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of Arts & Sciences. “I think it’s a good concern,” Whelton said. “We want to make sure that individuals are engaged and there is a system of checks and balances in place.” The issue first arose at the weekly Senate meeting Feb. 13 during a debate over the confirmation of Sarah McClanahan, a junior in the College of Communication, as CVP. When it was discovered that a student at large was not on the CVP committee — and subsequently that there was not one on the PVP or FVP committees — the debate was tabled until the constitutionality of the hiring process for the CVP could be reviewed by MUSG Judicial
Administrator Sarah Miller, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences. In her review, Miller found the lack of a student at large position on the hiring committee was a “violation of the letter of the constitution,” but not the spirit of the law “as it is written.” Sarah Miller did not respond to requests for comment on the story. Because the senate already voted on and approved the FVP and PVP hires, the same review process could not be used. This caused Wallace to submit a formal petition to ask Miller to
Marquette University’s Office of Administration was dissolved, according to a news brief released Thursday, Feb. 20. This would mark the second major change in the university’s leadership structure during Wild’s interim presidency, the first being the switch to a “strong provost” model in October. “With families stretched to the limit in their ability to afford additional tuition costs, these challenging times require us to take difficult but necessary steps,” Wild said in his letter. “Only by aligning our operations and resources with our fiscal realities can we keep a Marquette education affordable for our students.” Other administrative areas in the university will absorb the responsibilities of the Office of Administration, with many now falling under the jurisdiction of the Vice President of Planning, Tom Ganey. These include the Department of Public Safety, Information Technology Services, the Krueger Child Care Center and Parking Services. Lynn Sheka, associate director of university communication, said Ganey’s new responsibilities will consist of leading the university’s strategic planning efforts in collaboration with administrative vice presidents and academic deans, as well as communication and public affairs efforts on behalf of the university. “These changes are meant to create opportunities for collaboration across departments and administrative areas to lessen redundancies,” Sheka said, “and are the latest step in a comprehensive financial review that is identifying opportunities to reduce costs and ease the financial burden on our current and future students.” Ganey said in an email that he understands the decision made by Wild to change the administrative structure, since Wild has “spoken often about the need to align the university’s operations and resources with our fiscal realities to keep a Marquette education affordable.” “Enhancing our organizational effectiveness and ensuring sustainability of our valuable resources
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Department of Public Safety officer Pat Conlin, who has worked at the university for six years, checks Martha Hokamp, a freshman in the College of Business, into Cobeen Hall. The DPS may gain police and arresting powers pending legislation from the Wisconsin State Assembly.
State lawmakers draft bill to establish MU police department By Matt Kulling
matthew.kulling@marquette.edu
A bill being considered in the Wisconsin state legislature could give Marquette’s
Department of Public Safety police and arrest powers. The bill, introduced Feb. 17, would allow the university to enter into an agreement with the state and the city of Milwaukee to establish a university police department and employ university police officers. The measure was introduced by Republican state senators Leah Vukmir, Paul Farrow, Glenn Grothman and Alberta
Darling, and Democrats Lena Taylor and Nikiya Harris. If the bill passes and the university agrees to take on a police force, Marquette officers would have the same powers as Milwaukee law enforcement officials to “maintain order, detect and prevent crime, enforce laws and ordinances and make arrests for violations of laws and ordinances.” Andy Brodzeller, associate
director of university communication, said in an email that although the bill is an important step, more needs to be done if it passes. “Assuming the bill becomes law, additional steps remain before the university would decide to operate DPS as a police department,” Brodzeller said, “including opportunities to See DPS, Page 4
MUSG reviews legitimacy of VP positions Senator questions constitutionality of committee hires By Joe Kvartunas
joseph.kvartunas@marquette.edu
Marquette Student Government Senator Zack Wallace submitted a formal petition to the MUSG judicial administrator to review the constitutionality of the hiring of the Programs Vice President and the Financial Vice President. Wallace, a sophomore representing the College of Arts & Sciences, said he is concerned
over the lack of a student at large on the committees that hired the new Communications Vice President, Financial Vice President and Programs Vice President, the three hired positions on the MUSG executive board. A student at large is a constitutionally-required position on search committees for vice presidents. “I see this as a serious break of our constitution and that is what is supposed to be holding up the integrity of our organization,” Wallace said. Wallace’s petition found support with other members of MUSG, including Legislative Vice President Kyle Whelton, a junior in the College
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The UFC needs to change the way it markets women’s MMA. PAGE 11
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It’s been about a week since Gov. Scott Walker made headlines for the release of thousands of emails related to the now-closed John Doe investigation, but opinions are still mixed on the impact of the revelations. A John Doe investigation in Wisconsin determines if a crime was committed and who the possible culprits are. This particular John Doe probe launched to see if taxpayer dollars were used illegally to finance Walker’s 2010 gubernatorial campaign when he was still Milwaukee County Executive. It resulted in six convictions of Walker’s staff and supporters, but Walker, who is a potential 2016 GOP candidate for president, was not charged during the March investigation . “The (emails) give a more complete view than we had before of how active these exchanges were and how county and campaign issues were discussed,” said Charles Franklin, professor of law and public policy and director of the Marquette Law School Poll, in an email. “The question is whether this is enough to change people’s minds about the Governor.” Even though the emails received a lot of local press attention, Karen Hoffman, visiting
assistant professor of political science, said they won’t detriment Walker’s run for gubernatorial reelection this November. “Walker supporters will point out that the John Doe investigation did not find evidence to charge Walker with a crime, while others were already opposed, and this information does not change their views,” Hoffman said in an email. “Having said that, scandals are unpredictable, and if people start to believe that Walker knew about all of this, it is possible that he will have a problem.” Likewise, Franklin said he thinks “it would take something very unequivocal in the emails to shake opinions at this point.” While running for governor in 2010, Walker was required by law to keep his position with the county and his gubernatorial campaign separate. As a result, an issue of sexual assault that occurred between two Milwaukee Mental Health Complex patients on Sept. 2, 2010 was managed by his county executive staff, while his gubernatorial campaign staff managed the political ramifications. The leaked emails reveal how one of Walker’s key staffers trivialized the incident. “Last week was a nightmare,” said Kelly Rindfleisch, the now-convicted former deputy chief of staff to Walker in an email to a friend. “A bad story every day on our looney bin. Doctors having sex with patients, patients getting knocked up. No one cares about crazy people.” Jodi Blahnik, director of Student Affairs Assessment
Feb. 19 At 3:55 p.m., a student was in possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia in O’Donnell Hall and was taken into custody by MPD. The student was cited and released. Feb. 20 At 2:51 p.m., a student was in possesion of a falsified ID in Structure One. Feb. 21 At 2 a.m., a student reported that unknown person(s) removed her unsecured, unattended cell phone estimated at $300 in the 1400 block of W. Kilbourn Ave. Between 3 a.m. and 3:05 a.m., a person not affiliated with Marquette approached a student in the 800 block of N. 17th St. and demanded the student’s property. The subject fled without getting the student’s property. DPS
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Gov. Scott Walker speaks at the White House in January. For two years Walker denied knowing anything about illegal campaign activities by three convicted former aides in his Milwaukee County Executive office.
at the university Counseling Center, said she thinks the emails contribute to the stigma surrounding mental health and mental illness. “When mental health is stigmatized, it can hinder those in seeking the help that they need to address their mental health concerns,” Blahnik said in an email. Walker insisted Monday that there was no private email address in the governor’s office like the one he had in the Milwaukee County Executive office. A second John Doe investigation launched in October investigated the possibility of
campaign finance violations during the 2012 recall election. Franklin noted that a 2012 poll showed opinions on the first John Doe probe split down partisan lines. “In May 2012, a week before the recall election, the Marquette Law School poll found an even split about the John Doe investigation: 47 percent said it was ‘just politics’ while 46 percent said it was ‘something serious,’” Franklin said. “Not surprisingly, three-quarters of Republicans said it was ‘just politics’ while three quarters of Democrats said it was ‘something serious.’”
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MUSG: Schultz takes responsibility for hiring incident
review the constitutionality of the vote. MUSG President Sam Schultz, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences, said he took the majority of the blame for the lack of a student at large position on the search committees, despite the constitution stating that it is the executive vice president’s responsibility to find
someone to fill the position. The EVP this year is Zach Bowman, who recently announced he will run for president. Schultz said Bowman found someone to fill the at large role during the FVP hiring process last semester, but the interested student dropped out shortly before the hiring process took place. Schultz took over the
DPS Reports Feb. 18 At 3:14 p.m., a student removed property from a business in the 1600 block W. Wells St. and was cited by MPD.
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located and detained the suspect and he was taken into custody by MPD. The student was not injured. Between 3:30 p.m. and 4:45 p.m., a student reported that unknown person(s) removed her unsecured, unattended property estimated at $90 from a business in the 1600 block of W. Wisconsin Ave. MPD was contacted. Between 8 p.m. and 11:30 p.m., an underage student consumed alcohol in McCormick Hall. Between Jan. 21 at 11 p.m. and Jan. 22 at 2:41 a.m., unknown person(s) vandalized university property in McCormick Hall causing an estimated $100 in damage. Facilities Services was contacted. Feb. 22 Between 12:01 a.m. and 1:30 a.m., a student reported that unknown person(s) removed her unsecured, unattended property from the Triangle Fraternity and used her credit cards without her consent. The
responsibility from his EVP once he found out Bowman would run for president to remove any ethical concerns that could arise by a presidential candidate appointing someone to the committee that will hire a vice president. Schultz said he had trouble finding someone to fill the role simply because of a
lack of student interest. “It’s hard enough to get a student to go to a free lunch that we host, let alone two days of an interview process for a position that they’ll never interact with,” Schultz said. Schultz said he could have done a better job reaching out to interested student groups during the process.
Events Calendar estimated loss is $115. At 1:12 a.m., an underage student consumed alcohol in Schroeder Hall. At 1:15 a.m., an underage student consumed alcohol in McCormick Hall. Between 1:30 a.m. and 2 a.m., a student reported that unknown person(s) removed his unsecured, unattended property estimated at $300 from a business in the 1600 block of W. Wells St. Between 2 a.m. and 7 a.m., a student reported being sexually assaulted by another student in Campus Town East. MPD was contacted. At 12:35 p.m., an underage student attempted to use a falsified ID in the Union Sports Annex. Between 9:17 p.m. on Jan. 22 and 4:36 a.m. on Jan. 23, unknown person(s) vandalized university property in Campus Town West causing an estimated $60 in damage. Facilities Services was contacted.
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were priorities identified in our university-wide strategic plan, ‘Beyond Boundaries,’” Ganey said, “and we’re taking the difficult but necessary steps to achieve the ambitious goals we set for ourselves.” Ganey also said the decisions made to consolidate certain university departments “were the result of months of analyzing more than 280 budget-review documents provided by vice presidents and deans.” The new leadership structure will combine the Office of University Architect with Facilities Services, creating a single entity designed to build and maintain university infrastructure, Ganey said.
Margaret Callahan, interim provost and dean of the College of Nursing, said in an email that the Alumni Memorial Union and Auxiliary Services – which include the on-campus U.S. Bank, BookMarq, the food vendors at Marquette Place and the dining services in residence halls – will now report to the Vice President of Student Affairs, L. Christopher Miller. “This new structure allows for synergies with the Office of Residence Life and the Office of Student Development,” Callahan said, “which are actively involved with the AMU and Auxiliary Services in planning student events, and
creating a warm, welcoming environment in our residence halls and on-campus apartments.” The letter from Wild also mentioned the elimination of 25 university staff positions as part of further efforts to reduce costs. “Decisions such as these are among the toughest we face as university leaders,” Wild said in his letter. “Although Marquette has operated with positive margins for the past 16 years, they have remained thin. The decision announced today are steps we must take to ensure the university’s long-term fiscal health.”
engage with the broader Marquette community and neighborhood stakeholders and after details are determined with local law enforcement.” Brodzeller added that 21 other states allow private universities to operate a police department, such as Notre Dame, Georgetown, Boston College, Loyola Chicago and Yale. The bill, 2013 Senate Bill 610, was drafted after a governor’s task force on campus safety commissioned in 2007 recommended the Wisconsin legislature allow private colleges and universities to operate a police department, which is an option only available to four-year UW system schools. DPS was licensed as a private detective agency in 2001, which allowed officers to carry firearms. Brodzeller added he thinks operating DPS as a police department would allow for more effective and efficient use of university and Milwaukee Police Department resources. If the bill passes, DPS officers will have to go through more extensive training, similar to that of a police academy. Following the governor’s task force, a Marquette internal task force met in the summer of 2013 to review the idea of a university police department. The task force was co-chaired by L. Christopher Miller, the vice president for student affairs, and Janine Kim, associate professor of law. The group included faculty, staff and student representatives. Jilly Gokalgandhi, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences and member of the internal task force, said her role on the task force was to provide the pros and cons of having a police force from a student viewpoint. “I think the impact will be a more effective use of our tuition dollars to use the resources on campus to their advantage,” she said in an email. Gokalgandhi also noted the conversation is ongoing. “No decisions have been made,” she said. “I hope that we, as a student body, realize that commissioning DPS would be a step in the right direction.” Brodzeller said Interim University President the Rev. Robert A. Wild stressed in a memo earlier this month the university would follow the recommendation of the task force, including “providing opportunities for Marquette community
engagement on what commissioning would mean and how it would be implemented.” Lt. Paul Mascari, a member of DPS who was integral in shaping the bill, said DPS’ mission does not change with the outcome of this bill. “Our mission as public safety is not going to change, whether we’re a police department or licensed as a private detective agency,” Mascari said. “The collaboration we have on campus, in the community, the care that we show for the students, that’s something that’s going to remain the same, no matter what the patch says.” DPS is made up of more than 80 professional and 100 student staff members who provide patrol services, preventive services and victim and witness services. Mascari added that if the bill were to pass, conversations still have to happen between the university, DPS and MPD as to exactly what the jurisdiction of the new police force would be, and when DPS officers would refer incidents to MPD and the attorney general’s office. As far back as 2008, criminology professor Richard Zevitz, who previously worked for 10 years as a division director in the sheriff’s department in San Francisco, advocated for DPS to be its own police force. In a March 2013 letter written to the Tribune, Zevitz wrote “The commissioning of Marquette’s police force would in no way relieve the Milwaukee Police Department or the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office of responsibility for law enforcement on and around our campus. Instead, it opens the door for an enhanced level of service, continued professional cooperation and shared responsibility for the protection and wellbeing of all concerned.” Zevitz is on administrative leave for the spring semester and was unable to comment. Mascari shared a similar view, though, as he said if the bill passes, DPS would still maintain its relationship with MPD. “Our intent is to enhance our current excellent relationship that we have with the Milwaukee Police Department,” Mascari said. “It would be a partnership with them if we decided to go down that road to becoming a commissioned police department, so we’re really just looking at increased efficiency.”
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Competition among local bartenders stirs up Olympic confusion By Brian Keogh
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For the past five years, the OnMilwaukee Bartender Olympics brought bartenders together from around the city for an evening of friendly competition and drinking. The sixth-annual event at the Turner Hall Ballroom Thursday, however, will be called the Bartender Games on account of another similarly titled sporting event. “We changed the name because we were contacted by the the U.S. Olympic Committee for causing confusion with the actual Olympics,” said Andy Tarnoff, publisher at OnMilwaukee.com, who described the cease and desist letter OnMilwaukee received from lawyers with far too much time on their hands. Evidently, the stunning athletic prowess of Milwaukee bartenders and popularity of the games threatened to upstage the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi. Competitors like Adam Griffin, a bartender at Fire Bar who has worked in the industry for 12 years, don’t seem concerned about the loss of their status as “Olympians.” “The name change is okay,”
Griffin said. “I didn’t give it a thought either way.” The similarities between the competitions are, after all, stunning: both have teams and sponsors, although companies selling e-cigarettes and alcohol are not sponsoring Team USA. The OnMilwaukee Bartender Games, on the other hand, are sponsored by a variety of alcohol vendors including Absolut Vodka, Avion Tequila, Pama, 2 Gingers Irish Whiskey, Red Stag Hardcore Cider Infused Bourbon Whiskey and Fireball Whisky. Sponsor Johnson Creek Smoke Juice, a local e-cigarette company, will even let guests smoke e-cigarettes to their hearts’ content for the evening. Unlike the Olympics, the Bartender Games only allow people 21 and older to enter, and have not reached an international level — yet. Four Milwaukee teams will compete this year, including a “returning champions” team made up of competition winners from past years. According to Griffin, a previous champ, the team has been somewhat complacent in its training. “We got together once and rehearsed some drinks, but nothing too serious,” Griffin said. Along with the All-Stars, the Rookies and the Newbies, the teams will participate in four events throughout the evening. The first two rounds involve using tricks of the trade. There’s the signature cocktail contest and tasting complete with audience judges,
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Four teams of Milwaukee bartenders will face off in alcohol-themed contests and talent show competitions.
and then the timed stacking of Pabst cans, where whoever stacks the highest wins. Next the teams show off their non-alcoholic skills in a talent competition and karaoke contest. Whichever team wins the most events takes home bundles of gift cards, booze and most importantly, the prestige of being the victor. Griffin is upbeat about his team’s prospects at this year’s games. “I’m confident,” he said. “Most
others call it cocky, but whatever. I’m not worried about the others. (It’s) just no winner has ever won (a second time).” Potential confusion with the Olympics aside, the Bartender Games bring everyone together to appreciate some of Milwaukee’s best bars and the industry professionals involved with them. They also create an event that, for alcohol aficionados, marks one of the city’s annual highlights. “They’re a chance to get people
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Before its recent name change, last year’s OnMilwaukee Bartender Olympics brought in many industry professionals and alcohol enthusiasts alike.
in the service industry and fans of the industry together and watch bartenders do cool stuff in a tournament,” Tarnoff said. “I’m not just saying this because I’m involved, but this is one of the more fun things I go to every year.” The combination of competition and booze consistently brings a crowd that ultimately wants one thing. “It’s everybody, a lot of industry people, but it’s everybody that wants to get drunk on a Thursday,” Griffin said. Since starting the event with a coworker six years ago, OnMilwaukee Manager of Sales Development Caroline Henning found that what ultimately defines the Bartender Games is the element of unpredictability the variety of people (and alcohol) bring to the table. “The best part about it is you never know what to expect,” Henning said. “There are a definitely a mix of personalities that don’t care what anyone thinks and hilarious individual incidents that have made each year special.” What these “incidents” are is a little more difficult to discern. With drink samples and an open bar with cheap drinks, recollections are hazier than a room full of e-cigarette smoke. “I remember getting there both years and doing some stuff, and then it’s the next day,” Griffin said. “I’m not sure I can tell you (anything) accurately, since I’m usually wasted and need to see the pictures days later to know what I did.”
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One-man ‘Iliad’ offers new take on ancient poem New play compares modern combat to war through the ages By Hannah Byron Special to the Tribune
Is all still fair in love and war? The Milwaukee Repertory Theater explores the history of war with its production of “An Iliad,” a modern take on Homer’s classic epic. The show, directed by John Langs, opens at the Rep’s Quadracci Powerhouse Feb. 25 and runs through March 23. Actor James DeVita said writers Lisa Peterson and Denis O’Hare didn’t alter Homer’s work to create the modern version. Instead, they relate the similarities of the story to the problem and destruction of war in today’s society. The soldiers and civilians fighting in the current wars share similar battle experiences to the soldiers from Homer’s time. Likewise, the gods and goddesses who caused the ancient wars are metaphors for the people in power and governments causing the modern wars. “It really doesn’t change anything,” DeVita said. “I think the best thing to say about that is that it shows how really mankind hasn’t changed in three thousand years when it comes to warfare.”
In the production, DeVita plays the role of the Poet, the only character in the show, who symbolizes war throughout the ages. DeVita said the Poet’s life-long pursuit is to get people to see what war is really like. He tells the story of the Trojan War in a way that not only highlights the heroic figures, but the brutal, horrific reality of war. “(The Poet) could be anything,” DeVita said. “He could be a soldier, (or) he could be a photojournalist working in Afghanistan. So he is kind of a timeless figure.” The set, a bombed theater in the midst of a war-torn city, adds to the belligerent tone of the play and gives the audience a striking visual of the bloodshed the Poet describes. “It looks like the stage was actually hit by a bomb,” DeVita said. As much as DeVita looks forward to the opening of “An Iliad,” he admits he is a bit intimidated of performing by himself. The only other cast member is cellist Alicia Storin, who accompanies him as his muse and provides the sounds of war. “Walking out on that stage is the scariest part if the play,” DeVita said.“It’s frightening in a good way. It’s certainly a challenge to be up there by yourself, but at the same time, it’s thrilling too.” In addition to the nerves of running a one-man show, the rhetoric of Homer’s poetry also
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James DeVita, the sole performer in “An Iliad,” stars as the Poet, who interacts with the audience while narrating.
proves to be a challenge. “The language is beautiful and some of the poetry is dense, so I’m trying to communicate that poetry clearly to an audience so they get it and they’re moved by it,” DeVita said. “It’s one of my big jobs.” Although the Poet is the only character in the show, the audience also plays a key role in the production. DeVita uses a method of acting called direct approach, where he talks to spectators and engages with them in a way that changes
each performance. “A play like this is never the same from night to night,” DeVita said. “You have a blueprint obviously, but the audience is so different every night and the thing that I’m looking most forward to is trying to be with this audience and let them react the way they want to react. Every audience has its own personality, and I’m always a little different everyday too. It’s a challenge to be that open to an audience.” DeVita said although the title
makes it sound like a staged version of a long, ancient Greek poem, “An Iliad” is not what attendees expect. “I think a lot of people hear, ‘The Iliad’ and think, ‘Really? I’m going to hear ‘The Iliad?’’” DeVita said. “But I think it’s a story that the students are going to be amazed at how contemporary the actual Iliad story actually sounds and how it resonates with what’s going on in the world today.”
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Tony Manno,Viewpoints Editor Elena Fransen, Assistant Editor Tessa Fox, Editor-in-Chief Sarah Hauer, Managing Editor Joe Kaiser, News Editor Rob Gebelhoff, Projects Editor Claire Nowak, Marquee Editor
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Easy access to world news warrants greater awareness
Patrick Leary, Sports Editor Alec Brooks, Copy Chief Maddy Kennedy, Visual Content Editor Rebecca Rebholz, Photo Editor
STAFF EDITORIAL
Staff cuts raise concern over job security, budget process
Illustration by Rob Gebelhoff/robert.gebelhoff@marquette.edu
Our view: We believe last week’s layoffs and elimination of the Office of Administration were necessary, but they raise concerns within other departments of the university. The sudden announcement of 25 layoffs went out to staff and faculty in a letter from Interim University President the Rev. Robert A. Wild Wednesday. News of the layoffs, which included the complete elimination of the Office of Administration, were widely released in a news brief Thursday night. Marquette faces department restructuring in addition to abrupt staff cutbacks as an effort to keep the university budget and student tuition low. With the cuts, the university takes a clear initiative to find unnecessary departments and make affirmative changes to enhance the efficiency of the departments all together. Costs should be trimmed for the sake of university efficiency and tuition management but handled in a manner considerate to current employees. It is the university leadership’s duty to eradicate superfluous costs to the university and keep tuition manageable for students. Yet concerns arise with the abruptness and extent of these cuts, which raise questions regarding whether other offices could be eliminated for the sake of the budget and if more layoffs are in store throughout the university. Wild’s letter indicated the employee cuts were already in progress or would soon be carried out. However, hardly any warning was given to staff and faculty members, and the university at large was not clued in until after the fact. While the university disclosed news of the staff layoffs, the suddenness of the announcement failed to give staff sufficient time to prepare and also raised concerns about job security in other departments on campus. In wake of the layoffs,
staff may be worried about their positions and whole departments are questioning their fundamental importance in the university. While Marquette should pursue a costcutting path, and the Office of Administration was deemed cost inefficient, university leadership needs to explain to the community which departments may be labeled as unnecessary costs before proceeding with cuts in the future. The uncertainty regarding further layoffs is a concern as the budget for the next fiscal year becomes solidified. Wild said in Wednesday’s letter that the university would reduce employee positions by approximately 105, with the 25 layoffs, usual staff turnover, retirements and unfilled vacancies. Additional layoffs could be in order if the budget needs more work. Marquette leadership should be straightforward about any upcoming staff developments, indicating clearly whether staff should be concerned about their positions or not. Though there are issues with disclosure of the cuts, university leadership is following prescribed procedures in letting staff go. Laid off employees will receive severance packages and benefits as well as career transition services. Widespread layoffs are not preferred, but university leaders are following accepted etiquette and making the process as helpful as possible to those leaving the Marquette community. Layoffs are a necessary evil during times of budget reevaluation, but the university should proceed with consideration for the wider community, continuing to keep everyone informed in a timely manner that instills confidence in proceedings.
Seamus Doyle At any given moment there are thousands of important news stories unfolding in the world around us. It’s unfathomable that you can know them all, let alone stay informed as each situation evolves. Just this week, Syria continued to devolve into chaos; twin suicide bombers attacked Beirut, Lebanon; talks with Iran about their nuclear capabilities continued; the UN came out with a report comparing North Korea to Nazi Germany; Pakistan launched air strikes on the Taliban in North Waziristan; Joaquin Guzman, the world’s most wanted drug lord, was captured in Mexico; and the Ukrainian government issued an arrest warrant for its own president, who is missing. With a 24-hour news cycle and the Internet, it is easier than ever to stay informed on world events. It is increasingly important for individuals to stay informed and not just relegate policy to public officials and it is vital citizens make their informed voices heard. The list is just a few of the many current events continuing to unfold over the past week or so. But let’s pause for a second and take a deeper look at just one event: the situation in Ukraine. For those who have not kept up with the developing unrest in Ukraine, shame on you. But here’s a quick recap. In November, Ukrainian President Viktor F. Yanukovych refused to sign a political and trade agreement with the European Union that would have paved the way for European integration. Instead he turned to Russia and its president, Vladamir Putin, who wooed Yanukovych with a $15 billion low-cost
loan and Russian natural gas subsidies. Protesters quickly took to the streets of Kiev, Ukraine’s capital, demanding Yanukovych abandon the Russian plan and move toward the E.U. What began as a poor situation quickly deteriorated as Yanukovych, most likely with Putin’s backing, took a firm stance against the protesters, resorting in violence. Most recently, Yanukovych signed an agreement with opposition parties in parliament to relinquish some powers and hold early elections. He then abandoned the presidential palace and took refuge in the eastern part of Ukraine where many are ethnically Russian. Parliament issued a warrant for his arrest and is actively searching for him. There have been massive democratic protests in Kiev, violence recently erupted at the protests with dozens killed and a president has a warrant out for his arrest. Yet perhaps the most important reason people should seek out information about the situation in Ukraine is something quite simple: accessibility. The protests and violence in Kiev’s Independence Square are accessible raw and unfiltered online via life video feeds. Cameras set up in the square were broadcast by independent Ukranian news agencies without the drama or socalled “analysis” that comes with cable news stations like CNN. These live feeds showed dead protesters, burning buildings and militant police. The demonstrations were a lesson in the power of democracy that anyone with access should be willing to see. Franklin D. Roosevelt said the safeguard of democracy is education. If we wish to continue on as a strong, functioning democracy, we must be informed, and we must not shy away from the problems outside of our borders. In our increasingly global, interconnected world, events halfway across the globe have a funny way of affecting us. It is more important than ever to be well versed in the events that surround us – otherwise, we risk becoming isolated and alienated from the world we live in. Seamus Doyle is a junior studying international affairs and writing-intensive English. Email Seamus at seamus.doyle@marquette.edu with any comments or suggestions.
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Formerly homeless share more than just stories By Rob Gebelhoff
robert.gebelhoff@marquette.edu
Roseann Marfitt, a formerly homeless woman in Milwaukee, shifted a microphone closer to her mouth and introduced herself. “Hi, I’m Roseann,” she began. “I’m really happy to be here because …” She paused and looked to the ceiling. Tears began streaming down her cheeks as she clasped her hands tight. “… Because homelessness has not been fun for me. It was a short period of time, but I didn’t think I could survive.” I had the inspiring opportunity to hear Roseann’s story at a panel discussion I moderated Thursday afternoon. Roseann is one of four Milwaukee residents who shared experiences of wandering the city without a home. She and her friends — Marcus Roberson, James Parker and Sharona Smith — relayed both the struggles and triumphs surrounding their personal difficulties. “It was so hard,” she continued, choking on her tears. “I felt so broken. I never thought I would get out of that hole, emotionally and spiritually. I was just so broken.” Roseann explained it took her five days of sleeping outside before she was able to get space at a women’s shelter. Those five days, she said, were so painful that she “didn’t feel human anymore.” “The hardest thing for me about homelessness, especially as a woman, is that I had to prostitute — sell my body — just for a place to stay,” Roseann said. “I’ve been raped. I’ve been beaten. And the thing that got me through it was people — loving people.” This was a common theme throughout the speakers’ stories. Even at their lowest points, all four developed a passion to care for other people. “I’ve learned unconditional love from being homeless,” Roseann said. “That’s one of the best gifts I ever could have gotten. Even when I stunk, even when my stomach was growling, even when my ribs were
touching my back — someone was always there to say, ‘It’s going to be OK.’” Marcus expressed similar sentiments. “If I can help you, I’m going to try my best to help you,” he said. “I hate to see anybody out there going through what I went through.” The event was organized jointly by The Marquette Tribune, Soulforce Solidarity Communications, LLC, and the Association of Social Welfare and Justice Students. It provided a voice we don’t often get to hear: from those who are most vulnerable in society. It is easy for people like me, who cherish databases and crave economic debates, to forget the human qualities behind our political clashes. We get so caught up in the ideological that we lose sight of practical reality: of the people for whom we debate. Milwaukee maintains a trove of human wisdom that can seriously satisfy intellectual appetite. Learning does not have to stop at our classrooms, dependent upon the careful pruning of our professors. A further knowledge can be gained simply by engaging with the narratives of those who show up at the shelters surrounding Marquette’s campus. “I consider us to be wildflowers,” Roseann explained, motioning to her friends along the panel. “Against all odds, we’re survivors. We just keep coming back through the cracks in the pavement.” Wildflowers provide more than just an inspiring testament to personal resilience. They grow in the most unexpected places, attaching themselves to the nutrients of a free and experiential education. A tangled, wild and colorful arrangement of philosophies emerge from these flowers — rooted in love, hope and spirituality. MacCanon Brown, owner of Soulforce Solidarity Communications, who worked with me to bring these speakers to campus, said, “This event brought forth what is true about homeless people: their ability to open hearts and create unity among all people.” My experience working with the homeless was not rewarding because I was helping
Photo by Rebecca Rebholz/rebecca.rebholz@marquette.edu
Tears stream down Roseann Marfitt’s face as she shares her experience of being homeless at Thursday’s homelessness panel in the Alumni Memorial Union Ballrooms.
other people. On the contrary, my experiences helped me, providing extremely valuable, real-world theology in ways I did not know existed. These “wildflowers” find God in the combined benevolence of people, magnified by the stress of their lives. Service gives us the chance to gain from the wildflowers, to share in the inspiration they claim in the most painful moments of their lives. But most importantly, true service develops relationships that tear down social barriers and paint the true image of the most vulnerable. In the end, these relationships are not about helping people; they are about making people equal. They are a method of making everyone a bit richer, both socially and spiritually. As Sharona said during the panel discussion, “God is helping me to let me help the homeless. I love doing it because it helps me.” Students can benefit from engaging with
the people they see around them. It may not be volunteer service, but simply appreciating the willpower of these people will make a difference. “Homelessness takes a strong person to get through it,” James said. “It’s not for the weakhearted, I can tell you that. I used to think of the homeless as the lowest of the low, but it’s not like that. I’ve seen people really pull themselves up by the bootstraps.” It is to the advantage of students to make these relationships, to reach out and better themselves through the experiences of society’s wildflowers. Really, this is at the core of our Jesuit education: to eliminate poor judgment and to carefully assess the reality of the Milwaukee community. “Those that matter don’t judge, and those who judge don’t matter,” Roseann said. Rob Gebelhoff is a junior studying journalism and political science. He is the Tribune’s projects editor and helped organize the homelessness panel.
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Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Men slip past DePaul in OT Golden Eagles blow 15-point lead, hang on for 2-point win By Kyle Doubrava
kyle.doubrava@marquette.edu
With their backs to the wall and at risk of being dealt a devastating blow to their tournament resume, the Marquette Golden Eagles buckled down. Behind senior Davante Gardner’s 22 points, junior Todd Mayo’s 19 and senior Jamil Wilson’s 18 points and nine rebounds, Marquette topped DePaul 96-94 in overtime Saturday at Allstate Arena. Marquette (16-11, 8-6) avoided disastrous consequences by picking up the win. DePaul has lost 10 straight games and slipped to 2-13 in the Big East with the defeat. The Golden Eagles let a 15-point second half lead go to waste as the Blue Demons used the productive tandem of Brandon Young (29 points, six assists) and Billy Garrett, Jr. (26 points) to force the extra period. “They played like they were one of the top contenders in the league,” redshirt senior Chris Otule (12 points) said. “That was a very impressive win for us and very impressive play on their side.” Traling 58-43 with 15:04 to go, DePaul gradually began chipping
away at the deficit. Garrett scored 10 points in a 25-10 surge that knotted the game at 68 with six minutes remaining. The largest discrepancy from that point forward was six, when Marquette led 77-71. Two foul shots by Jamil Wilson with 8.1 seconds remaining made the score 82-79. Garrett’s clutch three-pointer on the following possession tied the game with 2.3 seconds left. Jamil Wilson fouled out with 2:03 left in overtime with Marquette behind by one. Gardner converted an and-1 moments later to put the Golden Eagles ahead by two, never to trail again. Garrett missed two pivotal free throws and was called for a charge in the ensuing seconds as Gardner and junior Derrick Wilson each scored to widen the gap to six. Marquette managed to get the job done late despite Jamil Wilson’s absence. “That changes our team,” coach Buzz Williams said. “Obviously (Jamil’s) really good defensively. He’s always going to be in the mix to get defensive rebounds. You trust him with the ball in his hands offensively, particularly in a critical stretch like that. For those guys to close down the game without Jamil, I thought says a lot about who they are.” Otule was a difference-maker in the post, scoring all 12 of his points in the second half and overtime. Thanks in part to Otule’s defense, Marquette held a 48-26
scoring edge in the paint. “I just got more aggressive, more confident as the game went on, and it definitely showed in the second half,” Otule said. DePaul shot 14-of-29 from threepoint range and finished at 46 percent from the field despite missing its first 10 shots. It took the Blue Demons more than six minutes to score their first field goals in each half. “I thought how we started the game was really good,” Williams said. “Arguably, defensively (that’s) as good as we’ve been. If they played six minutes without a basket in the first half and they scored 41 points over the next 14 minutes, we went from being as good as you can be to arguably as bad as you can be. Both halves were similar in how they started and how they finished.” The game was not without its quirks; Derrick Wilson connected on a 65-foot heave after Garrett’s game-tying three near the end of regulation, but Williams had called a timeout seconds before. “We said Buzz can’t use his timeouts anymore under four seconds because he made it,” Jamil Wilson said. “I didn’t actually hear the whistle, so I thought the game was over … but good for Derrick. He’s our half-court shooter now.” DePaul was playing its eighth straight game without its leading scorer Cleveland Melvin (16.7 ppg), who withdrew from the university earlier this month for undisclosed reasons.
Photo by Rebecca Rebohlz/rebecca.rebholz@marquette.edu
Jamil Wilson had 18 points and nine boards before fouling out in overtime.
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
UFC not marketing women well
Both teams record best finishes in program history
Special to the Tribune
The Ultimate Fighting Championship faces many challenges other popular sports leagues do not. Those issues include an extremely public and constant problem with performance enhancing drugs and a rigorous training regiment that frequently injures its top talents prior to major fights. Another unique concern President Dana White and his company grapple with is marketing men’s and women’s mixed martial arts at the same time. Saturday, women’s bantamweight champion and MMA star Ronda Rousey headlined UFC 170 in a matchup with Sara McMann. With the exception of one other fight, the rest of the bouts on the card took place between male fighters. Having bouts between both genders on the same fight card doesn’t pose a problem, and it’s not unprecedented. Many other prominent fighting organizations, including Strikeforce and Bellator, did the same. However, the way the UFC goes about promoting its women’s fights and fighters hinders the image of the female iteration of the sport. In 2011, TMZ’s paparazzi crew conducted a street interview with White. Nothing really stood out from the interview, until the reporter asked his final question as White walked into his car. “When are we going to see women in the UFC, man?” the reporter asked White. “Never,” White replied. However, a year later, he did a complete 180 and created a women’s division. He even took Rousey to the restaurant outside which TMZ interviewed him that night to tell her she would be the first woman in the UFC and the organization’s first female champion. Since then, marketing female fighters in a macho sport baffled White and the UFC. An article by Deadspin.com’s Tim Marchman Sunday night criticized the UFC’s treatment of Rousey in the lead up to the fight with McMann. The overwhelming story line, two Olympic medalists fighting during the Olympics (albeit, the wrong season), promised a fight that simply had no chance of playing out anywhere but on paper. Rousey finished her previous eight opponents by armbar, and all but one of them submitted in the opening round. McMann, although talented, simply could not match Rousey. Unsurprisingly, Rousey cruised to a first round victory when she kneed McMann in just the right spot (her liver) 1:04 into the fight. However, the more serious issue is the UFC’s continual promotion and misrepresentation
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7 Golden Eagles win Big East track titles By Ryan Patterson
Patrick Leary
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The Marquette track & field teams had a historic weekend. The men’s and women’s teams won seven individual titles and recorded the best team finishes in program history at the Big East Indoor Championships at the Armory in New York City. The Marquette women took third with a score of 114 points, while the men placed fourth with 121 points. Junior William Koeck was named most outstanding men’s field performer of the meet, after winning the weight throw with a toss of 69 feet, 8.25 inches. Teammate senior Bret Hardin was runner-up in the weight throw with a distance of 61 feet, 1.50 inches. Senior Carlye Schuh was named most outstanding of Rousey and other female fighters’ sexuality. When the women’s bantamweight division debuted in February 2013, White promoted the fight saying things like Rousey “is a guy in a women’s body.” As Deadspin’s Tomas Rios wrote at the time, White was “plainly equating masculinity with athleticism and echoing the lazy, gendered assumptions that render women’s sports as a sort of quaint distaff pantomime of the real thing.” The pre-fight billing also essentially ignored Rousey’s opponent Liz Carmouche, mostly because she didn’t fit the sexualized framework the UFC promoted. Carmouche is an armed forces veteran with three tours of duty under her belt and is openly gay. In contrast to Rousey’s Maxim Top 100 image, Carmouche just didn’t matchup in the eyes of the UFC. Unfortunately, not much changed a year later. Saturday afternoon, the UFC’s official Twitter account retweeted actor Marlon Wayans when he wrote this astonishing message: “This is hot!!!! Girl on girl! #ufc @ufc @rondaroussey I just wanna smell her training gloves and feet wraps... Am I weird? Probably and probably not alone,” Wayans tweeted. Moreover, UFC color commentator Joe Rogan ranted about how beautiful Rousey was as she exited the cage following her win. Regardless of how the fights end up, the UFC clearly has some serious promotion issues in need of immediate resolution. The initially hesitant White cannot suddenly support women’s MMA only because sex sells and Rousey is attractive. To run women’s and men’s MMA on the same UFC card, White and his company need to treat the women like athletes, not sex symbols. Only then will women’s MMA receive the respect from sports fans and media it deserves. Patrick Leary is a junior in the College of Communication. Email him at patrick. leary@marquette.edu. Follow him on Twitter @Patrickkleary.
women’s field performer of the meet. Schuh won the women’s long jump with a school-record leap of 20 feet, 0.5 inches. She was also runner-up in the triple jump with a distance of 39 feet, 3.75 inches, and fourth in the women’s 60 meter dash with a time of 7.64 seconds. Freshman Joel Swanberg had an excellent meet, winning two individual titles. Swanberg won the men’s 60 meter hurdles in a time of 8.50 seconds, and won the heptathlon with a score of 4485. He also finished third in the pole vault with a vault of 15 feet, 1 inch. Sophomore Tatyana Pashibin won the women’s pentathlon with a score of 3143. Marquette also dominated the high jump competition. The women had three of the top four places in the event. Freshman Omo Tseumah won with a leap of 5 feet, 8.75 inches, while classmate Bridget Bodee placed third with a height of 5 feet, 5 inches, and Pashibin took fourth with a height of 5 feet, 3 inches. On the men’s side, freshman Oumaru Abdulahi
won with a jump of 6 feet, 9.75 inches. Senior Michael Saindon was runner-up with the same height, but Saindon had one more miss at the winning height than Abdulahi. Sophomore Brett Tobin was runner-up in the men’s triple jump with a personal-best distance of 44 feet, 3.50 inches. The women’s 4-by-800 meter relay team of junior Krista McClure, redshirt freshman Nicole Ethier, freshman Alison Parker and sophomore Kayla Spencer placed third with a time of 8:20.47. Also, the women’s 4-by-400 meter relay team of seniors Katie Kemmerer, Gretchen Homan and Kate Hein and freshman Anna Strong took fourth in a time of 3:48.28. Sophomore Anton Rice finished third in the men’s 500 meter dash with a time of 1:04.22, the third best time in program history. Senior Kristen Gaffey placed third in the women’s shot put with a put of 44 feet, 6 inches, while classmate Kirsten Walker took fourth with a distance of 43
feet, 11.25 inches. Senior Patrick Stuart finished third in the men’s shot put with a put of 51 feet, 2.25 inches. Senior Abby Croft took fourth in the women’s pole vault with a height of 11 feet, 9.75 inches and freshman Nicole Jaffke took fifth with 11 feet, 3.75 inches. Freshman Anna Strong finished fourth in the women’s 400 meter dash with a time of 57.21 seconds, while senior Gretchen Homan took fifth in 57.27 seconds. Some other noteworthy finishes included junior Brendan Franz placing fifth in the men’s 800 meter run in 1:55.18. Sophomore Kayla Spencer placed fifth in the women’s 1000 meter run 2:50.21, and junior Samantha Kennedy took fifth in the women’s weight throw with a distance of 53 feet, 11.25 inches. The teams have a long break before returning to action Thursday, March 13 at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Fla. for the start of the outdoor season.
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Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Ohio State handily beats sloppy Marquette 11-7 Buckeyes use 6-0 run to put Golden Eagles on their heels early
By Andrew Dawson
andrew.dawson@marquette.edu
A little over a year ago, the men’s lacrosse team fell to Ohio State 18-8 in the program’s first game ever. This year, the team struggled again, falling 11-7. Both teams made plenty of turnovers, mostly unforced, and the play was sloppy. “Both teams didn’t play well,” coach Joe Amplo said. “Ohio State played well enough to win, but I think their bad was better
than our bad on that day.” Marquette struck first Saturday when redshirt senior attackman Tyler Melnyk opened the scoring early. The Buckeyes answered, but sophomore midfielder Kyle Whitlow regained the lead for Marquette with one of his three goals on the day. At the midway point of the first quarter, Ohio State took over, scoring six unanswered goals. Buckeye attackman Jesse King led the charge contributing three of his six points in the 6-0 run. The defense allowed many quality shots close to the crease and left senior goaltender JJ Sagl helpless between the pipes. Sagl made no saves in the first half and only three stops in the second. After a more than 20-minute
scoring drought, back-to-back tallies from Whitlow and freshman attackman Kyran Clarke cut the lead to three at halftime. Scoring was in short supply in the third quarter as both teams posted only one goal apiece. Fundamental mistakes kept either side from controlling the game. There was a little more scoring in the fourth with Whitlow earning his fourth hat trick of his career, but the squad could not muster up a comeback and fell by four goals. Amplo said he was was disappointed in the way his team played Saturday and felt it did not capitalize on the chance to defeat a nationally ranked opponent. “Shame on us for letting this opportunity slip past,” he said. “If
we played better, who knows if it could have been a different game, but it wasn’t. We played from 12 to two on Saturday and that was the result we got.” Faceoffs cost the Golden Eagles for the second time this season. Overall, redshirt senior faceoff specialist Cullen Cassidy and redshirt sophomore faceoff specialist K.C. Kennedy combined to win seven of 21 faceoffs. Thus far this season, the team average is .343, which is much lower than the more than 50 percent Amplo anticipated at the beginning of the season. The offense, however, struggled the most. Amplo said the team made many fundamental errors and failed to throw and catch well. Coming out of the Hofstra game
with some hype, the team took a step back. “When you make mistakes against a very good team, you’re going to be penalized for it,” Amplo said. “Offensively we did not put our best foot forward. We had too many unforced turnovers, bad decisions at critical times in the game that allowed Ohio State to have the ball back and allowed them to go on runs. I’m disappointed with the fact that our guys didn’t put their best foot forward in a game they needed to be more competitive in.” The seven-game road trip continues Saturday as the team travels to New York for the second time this season to face Marist.
Big east notebook Player of the Week
By Kyle Doubrava
kyle.doubrava@marquette.edu
McDermott moves into top 10 on D-I scoring list
Creighton senior Doug McDermott became the 10th leading scorer in Division I history after making a free throw in the second half in Sunday’s win over Seton Hall. McDermott’s scored 29 points to update his career total to 2,917. He passed Alfredrick Douglas (2,914) and is 34 points from ninth and 56 from eighth. The forward is still a long ways off from all-time leader Pete Maravich, who scored 3,667 points. Still, McDermott has been a headache for opponents this season, averaging 25.8 points per contest and shooting 50 percent or better in 10 of his last 12 games. Because of his contributions, Creighton is thriving in the Big East. The Bluejays are now 13-2 after their perfect 3-0 week and are positioning themselves nicely to potentially be a high seed in the NCAA Tournament. Melvin-less DePaul feeling the sting After Blue Demons leading scorer Cleveland Melvin withdrew from DePaul earlier this month, it marked more turmoil for the lowly team. The 2-13 Blue Demons played their last eight games without Melvin, who was suspended in late January for unspecified reasons, and have not won any of them. Senior Brandon Young stepped up in Melvin’s absence, averaging 19.0 points since his departure. Melvin is fifth on DePaul’s alltime scoring list and was the 2011 Big East Rookie of the Year. The struggle continues for coach Oliver Purnell, who has guided his team to only eight conference wins in the past four seasons. DePaul last qualified for the NCAA Tournament in 2004, and before that, 2000.
Ryan Arcidiacono Sophomore guard Villanova
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Sophomore Ryan Arcidiacono was Villanova’s savior in the team’s pair of tight wins this week. The sophomore’s threepoint play in the closing moments of the second overtime at Providence helped secure the victory. His three-pointer with three minutes left against
St. John’s Saturday put the Wildcats ahead for good. The Langhorne, Pa., native averaged 16.5 points and 4.5 assists in 40 minutes last week. Despite his timely shooting, Arcidiacono makes only 39.3 percent of his shots overall.
Villanova comes through in close games
Arcidiacono made another key shot in the St. John’s contest. With about three minutes remaining, the sophomore made a three-pointer to put the Wildcats up three points. Villanova’s defense helped preserve the lead, and Arcidiacono made a free throw with 12 seconds left for another three-point lead. Villanova is one-half game behind Creighton for first place in the conference. The Wildcats have three of their final four games at home, making a first-place bid certainly reachable.
The Wildcats needed two overtimes to put away Providence last Tuesday and barely survived St. John’s Saturday. Although Villanova punished the Friars by 30 points in their first meeting, Tuesday’s matchup was a nail-biter. ‘Nova sophomore guard Ryan Arcidiacono converted on a three-point play with 3.6 seconds to go in the second overtime to help seal the 82-79 win.
game of the Week This will be Marquette’s final opportunity to pick up a quality win before the Big East Tournament. The Golden Eagles squandered chances twice against Creighton and once to Villanova already. If Marquette can take care of
Marquette at Villanova Sunday, 1 p.m. CST business Thursday night against Georgetown, the team will go into Philadelphia 9-6 in conference action. In the event the Golden Eagles do not win at ‘Nova, they will need to win multiple games in the Big East Tournament to be
considered for an at-large bid. Villanova and Marquette went into overtime in their last meeting that featured great individual efforts. James Bell scored 30 for the Wildcats, and Davante Gardner had 29 for the Golden Eagles.
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