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University names Holz as A&S dean Loyola chemistry professor to assume position in summer By Melanie Lawder
melanie.lawder@marquette.edu
After five years of interim deans, Marquette’s largest college will finally have a permanent leader. Richard Holz, associate dean for resources and planning and professor of chemistry at Loyola University Chicago, has been selected as the dean of the College of Arts & Sciences. Holz, 50, will begin his duties as dean July 1. University President the Rev. Scott Pilarz announced Holz as dean in an email Richard Holz to the Marquette community Tuesday afternoon. “Dr. Holz is an accomplished and dynamic leader who is poised to lead Marquette University’s largest college,” Pilarz said. “The liberal arts and sciences are at the heart of what Catholic, Jesuit education has always been about, and we are excited to have found a leader who will ensure our students experience a transformative education in an increasingly complex world.”
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The announcement comes after an eight-month search. This was the third time since 2007 the university has attempted a dean search for the college. Holz said he is excited to begin his duties as dean. “I’m thrilled to be joining Marquette in my new role as dean of the Klingler College of Arts & Sciences,” Holz said in an email. “As I come from a Catholic, Jesuit institution and have grown up in the Midwest, my new role will be a perfect fit.” During a presentation on campus Jan. 31, Holz emphasized five themes he said will guide his vision for the college: Ignatian pedagogy, scholarly activity, global curriculum, environmental sustainability and diversity. Holz said he looks forward to learning from others how to “build out” these fives themes as the university maps out its new strategic plan. “When I start this summer, my first priority will be to spend time with our faculty and really get to know the people within the College of Arts & Sciences,” Holz said. “I also look forward to working with my colleagues across the campus to learn about interdisciplinary opportunities.” Phillip Naylor, professor of history and chair of the dean search committee, said Holz’s administrative experience, scholarly activity and See Holz, page 5
Inside Helfaer’s ‘Dollhouse’ See page 8
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Tyler Frost and Molly Edwards star in the Helfaer Theatre’s production of “A Dollhouse,” opening tonight.
Students focus on race issues, Chopstix cited for segregation in town hall format 18 health violations Meeting raises hope for more cultural interaction at MU By Emily Wright
emily.a.wright@marquette.edu
Inclusivity between cultural and ethnic groups at Marquette was the focus of a discussion held Tuesday afternoon in the Alumni Memorial Union. About 30 students attended the town hall-style gathering, hosted
by the university’s Intercultural Engagement department, weighing in with their thoughts on race relations at the university. In general, students said they felt Marquette hosts a student body but that it does not always feel like it in the classroom or around campus due to a lack of interaction and exposure. One female student said that while the Center for Intercultural Engagement is designed as an open space for all students, it is generally perceived as a space only open to minorities. Another noted that some white students have hesitated
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or asked permission to come into the center, which is located on the first floor of the AMU. Some conversations also centered on interacting with and meeting new people and the difficulties of doing so. Some students concluded that the fear of rejection makes it challenging to move outside of one’s comfort zone. Others criticized how some stereotypical images in popular culture and the media may impact the way students of all races approach cultures different from their own. See Intercultural, page 5
Popular Chinese restaurant receives $107 worth of fines By Nick Biggi
nicholas.biggi@marquette.edu
Chopstix Chinese Restaurant, a hot commodity for college students all around the Milwaukee area, has been fined for three pages’ worth of health violations, according to a Feb. 11 report.
Although the restaurant on Milwaukee’s east side has a history of past health code violations, Chopstix has remained popular for its quick and convenient delivery service. Chopstix received a total of 18 violations, amounting to a fine of $107. Three repeat violations from the last inspection by the Milwaukee Health Department included having chicken without an expiration date, a hole in the ceiling above the sink and handwashing sinks containing grime. See Chopstix, page 5
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A faculty-led discussion at Raynor library covers conflict in Syria and other countires affected by the Arab Spring Revolution, such as Egypt and Tunisia.
Forum explores changing Middle East Arab Spring, women’s rights among issues addressed by panel By Emily Wright
emily.a.wright@marquette.edu
Bringing a topic constantly in international headlines closer to home, the Raynor library played host yesterday to “What’s Next for the Middle East?”, a discussion on the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), part of the library’s global discussion series. The faculty-led discussion attended by about 20 people briefly touched about the conflict in Syria. Louise Cainkar, an assistant professor of social welfare and justice, brought up the large number of refugees fleeing Syria for nearby countries. According to the U.N., 678,241 refugees have already left the country, though the actual number may be higher. Other countries affected by the
Arab Spring revolution, such as Egypt and Tunisia, were also discussed. The sudden resignation of the Tunisian prime minister was shown as evidence that things are still tenuous in North Africa. When asked about the Marquette study abroad program in Cairo, faculty members said the situation is not particularly dangerous for Americans. “(It’s) safer for Americans (in Egypt) than it is for most Egyptians,” Cainkar said, a belief echoed by additional professors. While not often discussed in the public sphere, the recent rise of Turkey on the international stage was among the leading topics the panel addressed. “(Turkey) is the strongest economy in MENA,” said Phillip Naylor, a professor of history who specializes in North Africa and the Middle East. “(Turkey) is playing out its historical role of being the pivot between the Western (world) and the Middle East,” said Risa Brooks, an assistant professor of political science.
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She explained that recent changes wearing a hijab (a traditional head in Egypt are partially impacting covering sometimes worn by Musthe shift. lim women as an outward display Turkey’s attempt to join the Eu- of their faith), while in Iran women ropean Union was must do so. briefly discussed, Women’s rights with Naylor pointacross the reing out the history gion were also of the Armenian discussed. Caingenocide and kar said Saudi France’s ArmeArabia’s severe nian community restrictions on influencing French women’s rights opinion on the are an extreme subject. Brooks example that does pointed out that not apply to the Turkey’s civilianentire region. In military relationPakistan, studLouise Cainkar, assistant ies suggest more ship would be a professor of social welfare and women are gainkey part of allowjustice ing ing the country to advanced join the EU due to a belief in civil- degrees than men. While restrician control of the military. tions on women’s rights have Irfan Omar, an associate professor some grounding in a conservaof theology, pointed out the strik- tive interpretation of Islam, it is ing difference between Turkey and seen as a cultural norm for the Iran with regard to cultural attitudes region spanning across religions. about women. Omar said there was “Patriarchy is a problem, as it a time when a woman could not is in much of the world,” Cainkar enter a university campus while said. “Women are still struggling.”
Patriarchy is a problem, as it is in much of the world. Women are still struggling.”
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Thursday 21 McNair Scholars Colloquia, Marquette Hall 410, 12 p.m. WorkForce Career & Internship Fair, AMU Ballrooms, 3 p.m. Coffee House with Sam Brenner, Brew Bayou, 8 p.m. Annex Pop Quiz, Union Sports Annex, 9 p.m.
Friday 22 Conflict Coffee, Stone Creek Coffee, 2 p.m.
Annex Acoustic Night featuring Claire Kelly, Union Sports Annex, 9 p.m. You’ve Got Game, Weasler Auditorium, 9 p.m.
Saturday 23 Tripoli Shrine Circus, U.S. Cellular Arena, 10:30 a.m. Brew City Stomp Down 2013, Varsity Theatre, 1 p.m. Unlimited Spaghetti Dinner, Redeemer Lutheran Church, 5 p.m. Nick Offerman, Pabst Theater, 6 p.m.
Sunday 24 Wind Ensemble Concert, Varsity Theatre, 2 p.m. Oscars viewing party, Iron Horse Hotel, 6 p.m.
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Suicide prevention program trains MU students Event helps to identify and intervene in potential suicides By Eric Oliver
eric.oliver@marquette.edu
Marquette’s Counseling Center is taking strides to help students identify people who are experiencing suicidal thoughts in order to decrease their risk of self-harm. Suicide is the second-largest killer of college students nationwide, according to a study by the American College Health Association. Hoping to raise awareness to the issue, the center is holding an event called “Question, Persuade, Refer” today at noon in Alumni Memorial Union room 254. QPR is a nationally recognized suicide prevention program training participants to identify and intervene with someone contemplating suicide. Nicholas Jenkins, the mental health advocacy coordinator at the Counseling Center, said the training provided by QPR can help students deal with situations that may arise in their everyday lives. “By learning how to acknowledge the risks and warning signs, we have the potential to help our friends, fellow classmates, students and colleagues prior to someone attempting suicide,” Jenkins said. Researchers at the University of Texas-Austin in 2009 found that 18 percent of undergraduates and 15 percent of graduate students have contemplated suicide at some point in their lives. Jenkins said there are 1,100 confirmed suicides on college campuses annually. “What makes suicide prevention training so important is that people will seek help or display warning signs to friends, family, teachers or colleagues prior to coming into counseling,” Jenkins said. “Knowing how to respond to a person who may be suicidal greatly increases the chance of that person getting better.”
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Marquette’s Counseling Center hosts an event at the Alumni Memorial Union meant to aid students in working toward suicide prevention.
Paul Quinnett, president and CEO of the QPR Institute, said QPR is the mental health emergency equivalent to CPR. “It can be learned in 90 minutes, taught to anyone and will work with just about everyone considering suicide,” Quinnett said. “QPR is a skill every teenager and adult should have, and our aim is to train at least one adult in every family in America.” Besides teaching students to identify and intervene in potential suicide situations, Quinnett said. QPR will also help
prevent murder-suicides and mass murder-suicides. The training is free, Jenkins said, and has been offered at Marquette twice a semester since 2006. The counseling center also offers private QPR training for groups of 10 or more. “The structured training for QPR means we were able to have several people trained in providing QPR to the population here at Marquette,” Jenkins said. “It is personally rewarding for me to be able to provide a much-needed training
to the Marquette community.” Jenkins said the Counseling Center is working to provide more treatment options to Marquette students. “One of those options was the expansion of groups offered at the counseling center, which included our Taking Action groups for those who have issues with mood, stress or relationship concerns, as well as Happiness Groups that help students increase their sense of happiness,” Jenkins said. Jenkins said the counseling center believes addressing
happiness and positive psychology has significant impacts on overall well-being. Jenkins said the most important thing people should know about suicide prevention is to get the person having suicidal thoughts to seek treatment immediately. The counseling center is open from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. and also has a 24-hour crisis line, Jenkins said. “I encourage people who are concerned about their friends, students or family members to also call if you have any questions or concerns,” Jenkins said.
Event shines light on battle against modern slavery More than 27 million victims of human trafficking recorded By Catelyn Roth-Johnson
catelyn.roth-johnson@marquette.edu
While slavery in America was abolished with the Fourteenth Amendment, the challenge of ending worldwide was the topic of a discussion on human trafficking Tuesday. The event was part of this year’s “Justice Week,” which is cosponsored by the Campus Crusade for Christ and InterVarsity student organizations. Greg Darley, director of college mobilization for the International Justice Mission, spoke to a crowd of about 75 people in the Alumni Memorial Union. The International Justice Mission is a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit organization composed of lawyers and
social workers working to end slavery, sexual exploitation and violent oppression. “There are more than 27 million slaves in the world ... (and) there are more slaves today than all 400 years of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade (combined),” Darley said at the event. “And 2.5 million of those are trapped in the commercial sex trade.” Human trafficking is not exclusively an international problem, however. According to a 2012 National Human Trafficking Resource Center report, from July through September 2012, Wisconsin received 33 calls relating to human trafficking within the state. Eight of those calls were for tips of suspected trafficking, and five were reporting high risk situations. The quarterly report also stated that there were 5,183 calls nationwide during that period. Kyle Bero, a senior in the College of Engineering and the introductory speaker for the event, said he was glad
Darley was able to come and spread awareness on campus. “One of phrases that struck me was when (Darley) said many people in this world don’t know what freedom is,” he said. “I believe that Jesus died to give me freedom, and I couldn’t imagine a world without it.” In 2012, the International Justice Mission rescued more than 2,400 people from slavery across the globe, Darley said in his presentation. The organization works with local governments to identify and track areas that may be housing slavery and work with those governments to end it. Part of that work includes training police officials in developing countries to recognize signs of human trafficking. “We have helped officers – specifically in Cambodia – find ways to notice and stop what is happening,” he said. Despite the organization’s work, the allure of money generated from the $32 billion a year industry sometimes leads
We don’t have to just wait around; we can make the world a better place.” Reba Varghese, senior, College of Health Sciences to uncooperative governments and the perpetuation of human trafficking, Darley said. “It happens a lot where we find a location where the brothel is and arrive (and) everyone has already left,” he said. “There are some (officials) who would rather have money than justice.” Reba Varghese, a senior in the College of Health Sciences and one of the organizers of the event, said the invent inspired her to take action. Darley outlined ways students hoping to help with the cause could make a difference, including starting a campus chapter of the International Justice Mission, donating or fundraising and participating in the “Stand for Freedom”
event from March 5 to 15. The “Stand for Freedom” event is a nationwide effort to raise awareness of the 27 million people who are victims of human trafficking each year. The organization recruits groups of people to stand for 27-hour shifts outside of schools and churches. “We don’t have to just wait around; we can make the world a better place,” Varghese said. The next “Justice Week” event will be a showing of the movie “Nefarious” today at 8 p.m. in Marquette Hall 100 and 200. The movie focuses on the human and sex trafficking topics discussed earlier in the week.
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Intercultural: Program seeks to reduce stereotypes, open discussion In part, the program, titled “Who’s At Your Table,” was meant as a channel for students to become better acquainted with others of different ethnicities and an attempt to break down what some perceive as racial divides. The program was the first in a series to be hosted by the department, which is a branch of the Office of Student Development. It was moderated by John Janulis, coordinator for Intercultural Engagement, and Alexandria Taylor, a graduate assistant in the department. “‘Who’s At Your Table’ (allowed) students to express their views about racial segregation and self-segregation at Marquette,” Taylor said. “By providing a space
for students to discuss these topics, we are hoping (they) will be able to step out of their comfort zone by exploring identities that are different from their own.” Janulis said there were two goals of the program: to form communities of student leaders who are passionate about inclusivity on campus and to break down stereotypes that exist on campus. For the most part, the discussion was student-driven, with occasional questions asked by the two moderators. “We want to allow students to engage with each other across these issues,” Janulis said. Intercultural Engagement is planning to have more town hallstyle meetings over the next year,
Janulis said, with potential topics such as gender and sexual identities, Asian and Pacific Islander culture, Native American culture and Latino culture. The town hall meetings are aimed at starting conversations between students about tensions and potential divisions in the Marquette community. Anna Ogunkunle, a sophomore in the College of Communication, said the discussion was very interesting and well-facilitated. She appreciated that people were willing to voice their opinions on a topic that can be sensitive at times. “Most people aren’t willing to talk about (race),” Ogunkunle said. “It’s a bit touchy.” This week’s discussion topic was also significant because it
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Chopstix: Charged with contaminated food preparation area, fruit fly problem The health inspector made a “Dirty Dining” segment, a mannote that there was no soap or ager said the business hired an towels available for employ- exterminator to address the fruit ees to use, and new infractions fly problem. She denied the noincluded workers not washing tion that employees did not wash their hands. their hands. “Employees The report also are not washing cited the restautheir hands, and rant for underthere is no soap staffing. and no towels for “There are them to use even more than five if they tried,” employees the report said. working, and “Employees none of them must properly is the certified wash their hands food manager,” using warm wathe report said. ter and soap and “Whenever there Jane Unterberger, senior, College are more than dry their hands of Nursing five with singleemployservice towees working a els. Hands must be washed shift, the certified food manager frequently whenever con- must also be present.” taminated and before and The Tribune contacted after working with food.” Chopstix for comment, but According to the report, the no manager was available to establishment also had a “se- comment as of press time. vere fruit fly problem” in the Chopstix paid its dues and is area where food is prepared not closing down. Restaurants before being cooked. Chopstix in Milwaukee that are forced to was also fined for risks that close are usually due to rodents could lead to contamination is- and roaches. Other restaurants sues, specifically the sink and have also temporarily or permacontainers left uncovered. nently closed due to outbreaks When confronted on TMJ4’s of E. coli and salmonella.
(Health laws) are there for a reason, to keep us safe. By not following them, Chopstix is putting their customers at risk.”
Marquette students were shocked at the thought that they had been eating food prepared in these conditions. Clare McNamara, a freshman in the College of Business Administration, said a lack of handwashing should not be ignored, especially when there is food involved. “This is very disturbing,” McNamara said. “It’s hard to believe that a simple task can go so unnoticed until now.” Jane Unterberger, a senior in the College of Nursing, said that although Chopstix is not necessarily a five-star restaurant, it does have an obligation to keep customers safe. “It’s gross,” Unterberger said. “I don’t think Chopstix is the epitome of high quality food, but it is also unacceptable for them to so blatantly disregard health laws. They are there for a reason: to keep us safe. By not following them, Chopstix is putting their customers at risk.” “I think they should be shut down until they can meet health code,” Unterberger said. The Chopstix website currently does not address the report and is advertising its new Japanese restaurant called Mizu.
Most people aren’t willing to talk about (race). It’s a bit touchy.” Anna Ogunkunle, sophomore, College of Communication fell during Intercultural Engagement’s celebration of Pan African Heritage Month, which is recognized in February. Throughout the month, Intercultural Engagement, along with Black Student Council and the African Student Association, has hosted presentations, documentaries and other events designed to honor and celebrate the variety of cultures represented by students
on Marquette’s campus. “Pan African Heritage Month was engendered to highlight historical figures, events and issues related to the Pan African diaspora,” Taylor said. “In shedding light on these themes, we are hoping to challenge students’ perspectives and enlighten our community of scholars at Marquette about the myriad of cultures in our communities.”
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Holz: Five-theme change envisioned for college clear five-theme vision all lent to his value as a candidate. “He’s an accomplished scientist who also has sensibilities toward the humanities that we thought were important,” Naylor said. “He’s had administrative experience… He’s implemented a new core (of common studies) at Loyola.” Provost John Pauly cited similar reasons that led to Holz’s selection as dean. “Dr. Holz has had strong and successful administrative experience at a similar Jesuit university,” Pauly said in an email Wednesday. “He is himself an accomplished scholar, which matters a great deal in the leadership of the College of Arts & Sciences. People who met him during the interviews were impressed with his warmth and genuineness and with his specific, practical ideas about meeting the challenges of a contemporary liberal arts college.” Of the four dean candidates, Holz was the only one to have a current position in a dean’s office. As the associate dean of Loyola University Chicago’s College of Arts & Sciences, Holz oversees programs
that serve 6,000 undergraduates, 395 full-time faculty and 50 full-time staff. He earned his bachelor’s degree at Bemidji State University, his master’s degree at the University of Minnesota-Duluth and his doctorate in chemistry from Pennsylvania State University. As a professor of chemistry, Holz has also contributed to more than 90 research articles and granted two patents. Andrew Karls, a graduate student in the College of Arts & Sciences, met all four candidates when they visited campus in January. Holz was his top choice and was, in his opinion, the most qualified candidate. Karls said the new dean selection marks a turning point for the college after the failed dean search in 2010, when Marquette was the subject of nationwide attention after it rescinded its job offer to Jodi O’Brien, an openly gay professor from the University of Seattle. “There is also a sense of relief,” Karls said. “Finally we can begin to move forward as a college from the events of three years ago, and I know Dr. Holz has a vision that he is dedicated to creating here.”
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Richard Holz was a Loyola chemistry professor. He will assume the dean position in July.
Holz decision generates excitement for Arts & Sciences Our view: Despite being without a dean for five years, the College of Arts & Sciences’ hiring of Richard Holz is promising. For the past five years, the College of Arts & Sciences has been without an established leader. As such, its students have not had someone with a pronounced vision striving to offer the newest and best opportunities while also preserving a distinct Jesuit tradition. However, the university’s selection of Richard Holz as the new dean looks incredibly promising. Based on our interactions with Holz thus far, we believe he understands our university’s need for focus on holistic learning. In his meetings with students on campus prior to his selection as dean, he said a liberal arts education is intrinsically valuable and provides students with the ability to think critically and to envision a variety of future possibilities for life after college. Holz also emphasized his desire to make progress in the areas of sustainability and environmental ethics, topics specifically cited as areas of concern by students who participated in strategic planning forums earlier this year. Holz said during his visit that he wants students in the College of Arts & Sciences to know who he is and know he is accessible to them. He said that while he of course cannot have a constant line of students outside his office, he hopes to be able to address individual concerns and meet with students in the college and MUSG by having dinners and other events that offer the chance to connect. He also wants to improve advising, an issue at the forefront of MUSG legislation last month. We welcome Holz’s new energy and vision for the college, and we hope he follows through on these admirable and well-thought-out goals. In addition to pursuing these plans, we encourage him to develop clear academic guidelines and facilitate communication between departments in the College of Arts & Sciences and across colleges. We applaud the search committee for its hard work in this heavily
scrutinized process. In the delicate wake of the controversial decision in the spring of 2010 to rescind an offer of deanship to Jodi O’Brien from Seattle University, the committee conducted itself with utmost care, striving for transparency and for as much meaningful input from students and faculty as possible. Led by history professor Phillip Naylor, the committee provided hour-long lunches for students to get to know the final candidates better as well as meetings for the candidates to talk to faculty, Fr. Pilarz and Provost John Pauly. It hosted forums open to the public and provided video footage of these forums online so those who could not attend had the opportunity to provide input, too. We believe the committee took this input into serious consideration when selecting Holz, and we are grateful. We hope Marquette’s administration follows this model of thorough and transparent decision-making in the future. It is regrettable that an entire class of students in the College of Arts & Sciences did not have a dean for the duration of their time at Marquette. We believe, however, that this search provided current and future students with a strong leader for years to come. Holz seems capable of managing this position without getting caught in the bureaucracies of it. While this deanship may seem slightly tainted for students and faculty who experienced the negativity surrounding the 2010 incident, we want to move forward as a university and focus on making improvements with Holz so his job can be viewed in the positive light it deserves. The College of Arts & Sciences is the largest college at Marquette. It has the most majors and the most students, is home to the honors program and is symbolic of the university’s broader liberal arts, Jesuit focus. It also contains the core of common studies, so its leadership affects every single student to step onto campus. We are excited for this historic opportunity to welcome a new dean to our Marquette community, and we are eager to see what Holz has to offer.
Many of my close friends will tell you I talk about my hometown Kansas City, Mo., too much. When we watch a movie or show in which one of the actors is from there, I am quick to point it out. I could talk for hours about Kansas City’s history or its best barbecue restaurant. Though it may annoy them, I have so much to say about it because it is a city I know better than any other and one of my favorite places in the world. Last year my hometown came into the spotlight three times – once for the summer’s Major League Baseball All-Star Game and twice for tragedy. Last December, the Chiefs’ linebacker Jovan Belcher shot his girlfriend and then himself on the grounds of our football stadium. And Tuesday night a fatal explosion leveled a restaurant, sending 15 people to the hospital and killing at least one other. I am extremely proud of my city and how it handled itself in the public eye in all three of these instances. Our leaders have acted with wisdom and discretion, and my fellow Kansas Citians have always shown one another and the delicate situations much respect. I love my city. While I don’t foresee living there in the next five years, I know I want to end up there eventually. I have a deep appreciation and respect for the place where I grew up – but not everyone does. Since coming to Milwaukee, I cannot count the number of times I’ve heard KC written off as being “in the middle of nowhere,” a “cowtown full of hicks,” “home of the worst professional sports teams in the country” or “just flat prairie.” A lot of people also assume I grew up in Kansas, which brings to mind images of miles of corn, grass and cows. That’s not even an accurate portrayal of what Kansas really looks like. Okay, some of Kansas looks like that, but the Flint
Hills make up some of the most beautiful land I have seen in America. It’s very difficult for some people to fathom that there are actually two Kansas Cities, one in Missouri and one in Kansas, and that they actually are one continuous metropolitan area. If you take a few seconds to look at a map, it’s not that complicated. People don’t realize my city is just slightly smaller than Milwaukee. The two are actually pretty similar in terms of the entertainment they offer. Yes, KC has a downtown. We also have an arts district that is reminiscent of the Third Ward. We have a zoo, which is on the grounds of one of the largest municipal parks in the nation. Our football and baseball stadiums may not house the top teams, but they are some of the best places to watch an NFL or MLB game. Apart from modern entertainment, KC has a rich cultural history. We are home to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, a distinct jazz culture and the starting points of the Santa Fe, California and Oregon trails. Kansas City is home to more fountains than any other city except Rome and some of the best barbecue in the world (sorry, Texas, but it’s true). The stereotypes that KC is subjected to remind me a lot of the things I hear people say about Milwaukee. I’ve come to appreciate the culture and history of this city beyond the “cold, beer and cheese” that everyone talks about. Being able to explore my own hometown made me more excited to discover Milwaukee and more willing to look past and combat the negative stereotypes the city has accrued over the years. I was lucky enough to be in town for the All-Star Game this summer, and I loved seeing and hearing how surprised first-time visitors to KC were at the vibrancy of my hometown. I heard someone say, “I didn’t realize this was actually a city” so many times this summer. I am proud to say that I grew up in Kansas City, and my experience defending the “cityhood” of my hometown has helped me learn not to judge a place before I experience it for myself. I encourage you to do the same. Caroline Campbell is a senior in the College of Communication with a major in journalism and a minor in history. Email her at caroline.campbell@ marquette.edu.
-Finally having a dean
-The dean search taking five years
-Support for the Trib
-#longlivethetrib no longer trending
-Spring break
-The weeks before spring break
-A random warm day in the week
-The other frigid six days of the week
-Creativity
-Not having enough of it
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Thursday, February 21, 2013
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Without options, unhealthy food wins
Brooke Goodman We all know the feeling. It’s late, your stomach’s grumbling and you need food that’s fast, cheap and will induce a strong enough food coma you’ll be asleep before the guilt starts. Whether it’s leaving the library after midnight, heading home at bar close or simply missing the late night McCormick dining hours, facing a prospect of stale chips and ramen noodles at 2 a.m. is less than ideal. So what’s the solution to satisfy those late night munchies? Order Chopstix, that’s what. It begins the first weekend on campus as a new student. You walk into the residence hall, glance at the bulletin board and see a Chinese restaurant menu resembling those you keep stuffed in a kitchen drawer at home. One pair of roommates orders, and word spreads like wildfire about the place that may not have a correctly spelled name, but sure is delicious. The best part? It delivers until 3 a.m. You make that first fateful call to one of two phone numbers (that’s right – Chopstix is so popular they provide two numbers on the menu) and an instant romance buds. It may be a one-sided, selfdestructive romance based on financial gains, but a love affair nonetheless. Ordering Chopstix isn’t just an act – it’s an experience. It’s about chasing
the delivery guy across the street because you’re not quite sure what your residence hall’s address is yet. It’s the copious amounts of rice and meat fit to feed an entire high school football team. And it’s the lingering smell that serves as a reminder of the torture your body endured by indulging in such food. Overall, though, it’s pretty fantastic ... until the Milwaukee Health Department reports three pages worth of health violations at the restaurant. According to an NBC News TMJ4 article last week based on the health department’s report, the violations were endless. Employees didn’t wash their hands while working. Even if they wanted to wash up, there wasn’t soap to do so. There was a “severe fruit fly problem” in the food prep area. Dirty sinks, moldy shelves and slimy cutting boards were used near the food. Hearing reports like this is scary. If you’re like me, images of hair falling into sauces and body parts cut off and placed in egg rolls start to flood your mind. We all know Chopstix is food poisoning waiting to happen, but if the restaurant is clean we can at least blame ourselves for the injustice done to our bodies each meal. This isn’t the first time Chopstix has been slammed with health code violations, though. So why do we keep ordering it? The problem is not Chopstix. It’s the fact that if it isn’t Chopstix on those late nights, it’s cheese curds from Dogg Haus. If it’s not Dogg Haus it’s Real Chili. If it’s not Real Chili, it’s Jimmy John’s, accompanied by a mountain of mayo. And if it’s not Jimmy John’s, it’s Papa John’s on $5 Tuesdays. Our campus is surrounded by junk. Yes, we’re college students, and yes, we oftentimes choose to eat such things – I’ll even admit to recently surrendering
to cheese curds. But simply because we occasionally make such choices doesn’t mean they should be the only options. Some late nights all I really want is some fruit. The only option is to run to 7-Eleven and buy a little plastic container of grapes that may or may not have mold on them. The kiwis always look pretty good, but I mean, why does a place like 7-Eleven sell kiwis in the first place? Not everyone has the luxury of having a car on campus, or the time to take a 45-minute bus ride to the nearest grocery store. The realistic options are dorm or AMU food, the places on Wells Street or ordering health code-violating Chinese food. On top of that, rumor is that one of the healthiest options on campus – Subway – is being replaced by an apartment building. We need a legitimate place on campus to buy groceries that doesn’t primarily serve liquor. We need a coffee shop or deli that’s open all night. Other schools have them; why can’t we if people are willing to work late hours? And we need options that at least give us the chance to make healthier eating decisions on those late nights. I know it’s a matter of space and location, and I also know there are much more pressing issues currently facing the university than fresh fruit and veggies, but this is something that needs to be of higher importance going forward. Until the conversation progresses, though, it’ll just have to be fried cheese, greasy pizza and fruit-fly infested orange chicken. And we’ll deal with the unpleasant soy sauce hangovers in the morning. Brooke Goodman is a senior studying journalism and political science. Email her at brooke.goodman@ marquette.edu with anything you’d like to see her write about.
Tribune 7 LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Cuts to Tribune pages appear shortsighted Does the Board for Student Media see The Marquette Tribune as a publication or just a line in the budget? After recent events, it’s hard to be sure. Reducing the number of pages will certainly make printing cheaper. But when the board suggested this, no one could say exactly how much the change will save, how much student media needs to save, or how much alternatives to page cuts would save. Working quickly to address student media’s financial concerns is admirable. Halving the Tribune’s flagship after a single afternoon’s conversation is absurd. The implication is that the print version of the Tribune can be altered at the board’s convenience, readers and staff be damned. Maybe this is an isolated incident. There are positive signs — the board is wisely avoiding cuts to staff, and its latest statement said it is open to compromise. But if this shortsignedness persists, the Tribune’s biggest problem won’t be declining ad revenue or budget cuts, but the indifference of the Board for Student Media. Alec Brooks Junior, College of Communication
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Helfaer’s new period piece explores 19thcentury marriages By Peter Setter
peter.setter@marquette.edu
Marquette’s newest student production presents the fragility of a marriage ready to crack. “A Dollhouse” opens tonight at the Helfaer Theatre. Directed and translated by Maureen Kilmurry, the show is based off of the original play by Henrik Ibsen. This new translation of “A Dollhouse” follows the marriage of Torvald, a barrister, and his wife Nora in Norway in 1879. Through the portrayal of their marriage, the play explores an environment that ensnares both men and women and keeps them from finding their true potential. “It’s the journey of Nora, but it’s also the journey of Torvald,” Kilmurry said. “She hadn’t found herself as a human being, so how can she bring a full human being to the marriage and to raise the
children? It’s also about the challenges she sets out for (Torvald), that he hasn’t (found himself) either.” Through the lens of Nora and Torvald’s marriage, the play criticizes the traditional roles of men and women in 19th-century marriages. “It’s an indictment of the society of the time that bred that man ruled the house, and the woman was just there to make the house look pretty and nice,” Kilmurry said. Tyler Frost, a junior in the College of Communication, plays Torvald in the production. “The play has a complex plot, so you really have to pay attention and listen,” Frost said via email. “It focuses on both men and women and how they relate to their place in society.” Throughout the production, the audience witnesses Nora’s doubt that her marriage will work. In the last moment, Nora presents a challenge for Torvald in which the audience members must decide for themselves whether there is any hope for the couple. “The miracle that she hopes will happen in terms of his behavior – something that he would do, that he would rise to the occasion – does not happen. He is not the man she
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“A Dollhouse” is director Maureen Kilmurry’s new translation of Henrik Ibsen’s original play, “A Doll’s House.”
thought he was or could be,” Kilmurry said. Molly Edwards, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences, plays the role of Nora. Edwards believes Kilmurry’s translation is eloquent and creative. “When you come to understand (the play) and truly think about it, it sits with you for days,” Edwards said via email. “You debate if you like the ending, if you don’t like the ending, if the characters are just or ... corrupt. It’s incredible.” At the beginning of last year, Kilmurry was approached to direct “A Dollhouse.” She started looking at different adaptations of the play, but after weighing the pros and cons of each, she decided to do her own adaptation. “I was finding a lot of variety (in the adaptations) and I started thinking, ‘Well, what did (Ibsen) write originally? I want to go back and look at it.’ I was finding really interesting discrepancies, and it intrigued me,” Kilmurry said. The play was originally written in Norwegian, so Kilmurry needed to translate the entire script. With her translation, Kilmurry wanted to make a traditional production of Ibsen’s work. “I think a lot of the impact of the play is the fact of when it was written and trying to get a sense of how radical it was at the time,” Kilmurry said. “To me, the universality is self-evident, and I don’t
feel the need to make changes to modernize and emphasize that the play is still relevant. I guess it was trying to get closer to Ibsen’s voice and less of imposing my voice as a translator. I didn’t have an agenda other than to honor what I felt he was saying and to capture the time and place.” A key to Kilmurry’s concept lies in the title itself. Deviating from the widely used “A Doll’s House,” Kilmurry decided on “A Dollhouse.” By changing the title, Kilmurry moved the emphasis away from Nora as a trapped doll to an emphasis on the nature of the couple’s home life together. “The play is not just about Nora being a ‘doll’ but about an environment and culture that has kept both Torvald and Nora from fully growing up,” Kilmurry said. “From the things I was reading, he really wanted a story about the both of them. She’s the instigator, but it’s true for men and women to find themselves, to be the best human beings they can to bring to a relationship.” In order to convey the conception of a dollhouse, Kilmurry and her production team focused on designing a set that looks and feels like a dollhouse – where the audience is able to peer into all the rooms at the same time. “With this whole dollhouse theme, suddenly we thought, ‘How can we incorporate that subliminally in terms of the set?’” Kilmurry said.
“We opened up rooms that are referred to in the original production. You wouldn’t have seen Nora’s bedroom, or the office, or the hallways of people coming in and out, and we have that. It puts more of a thrust on the whole environment.” Edwards believes “A Dollhouse” deals with themes that students might relate to at this point in their lives. “The play has a lot to do with self-exploration,” she said. “Finding who you are and how society molds that individual ‘you’ is always important, I think. It’s easy to fit into a system and not even realize you’re doing it.” The play fits into the Freedom Project, a year-long series of events at Marquette celebrating the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. The Helfaer season selection committee, which Kilmurry is a part of, saw the themes of the Freedom Project and chose “A Dollhouse” because it explores “the freedom to pursue your own destiny.” “It’s a journey for everybody on some level. It’s something to think about in your own life,” Kilmurry said. “What’s holding you back and keeping you from being all you can be? It may not be a marriage; it may be other things. There’s going to be a kernel of something that hopefully makes you think ‘What haven’t I challenged in myself or discovered?’”
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MAM to debut ‘Color Rush’ photography exhibit New museum show opens lens to history of color photographs By Claire Nowak
claire.nowak@marquette.edu
Imagine a world without color photography: one where movies and cell phones capture solely in black and white. In today’s technology-rich society, color is taken for granted in photography, films and even university newspapers. “Color Rush,” the Milwaukee Art Museum’s latest exhibition, hopes to change that. The collection, which opens tomorrow, showcases a history of American color photography from 1907 to 1981, reminding viewers of the artistic and sentimental value of telling a story through color. “It’s a really important new history of color photography,” said Lisa Sutcliffe in one of her first press interviews as the museum’s new curator of photography. “It’s the first exhibition of color photography to really show not just the high moments (of color photography), but also the more popular moments in advertisements and … the context in which color developed.” Since beginning her position at the museum in January, Sutcliffe has worked closely with the exhibit’s co-curators Lisa Hostetler, who previously held Sutcliffe’s position, and Kate Bussard, the associate curator of photography at the Art Institute of Chicago. Though Hostetler and Bussard designed and installed Color Rush, they will hand over the curatorial reigns to Sutcliffe soon after the opening. “They’ll both be giving tours, and then it’s up to me after they leave to really make sure that what they want is communicated to the public,” Sutcliffe said. “I’ll continue to give tours and translate their work from my position.” The exhibition starts with some of the very first examples of color photography made with an autochrome, a glass slide with colored starch grains that became the first viable form of color photography. From there, Sutcliffe explained, the exhibit displays the progression of color photography in art and everyday life.
“The show traces the evolution of the technology of color photography through advertisements in the 1930s and 40s, to the birth of Kodak film and the use of color photography in snapshots and family albums and in the movies, and then artistic expression and early experimentation with color photography, to the 1970s and 80s when artists were able to use color photography more often because of new technologies and the growth of the photographic art form.” Coming from her position as assistant curator in the department of photography at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Sutcliffe is no stranger to these types of collections. Her most recent presentations have focused on postwar Japanese photography, contemporary Asian photography and the work of Dutch artist Rineke Dijkstra. However, Color Rush differs from these exhibits in the way the pieces are presented, a technique rarely seen in other photography collections. “There are actually quite a few films and slideshows, which you wouldn’t normally be able to see,” Sutcliffe said. “So not only are you seeing the work, but you’re seeing it in a format it would have originally been produced in.” One example of these slideshows is Nan Goldin’s “Ballad of Sexual Dependency.” In a series of slides, Goldin exposes a segment of the American population centralized on whiskey, drugs and sex. The collection even features photos of Goldin herself, showing that the lifestyle she so candidly captures on film is also her own. “It’s a really special piece because it is an installation of 720 slides, and they’re like her diary,” Sutcliffe said. “She took photographs of all of her friends and family as color slides, and then showed them in a narrative, along with music that she put together like a mix tape. It’s really raw and personal and really says something about what it was like to live on the margins and experience life in the 1970s and ‘80s.” After experiencing the emotion that can only be captured with color photography, visitors will certainly have more appreciation for the technology behind the color photos they take with their smartphones.
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Drunken crowd eats up ‘Walking Dead’ at Riverside
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The “Walking Dead” is currently in its third season on AMC. On Feb. 16, cast and crew members of the show took the stage at the Riverside Theater.
Members of AMC’s hit zombie show drink with MKE audience By Erin Heffernan
erin.heffernan@marquette.edu
“An Evening with the Walking Dead” was the perfect show if you love zombies and don’t mind crazy drunk people yelling their faces off. Fans of AMC’s hit series flocked to Milwaukee’s Riverside Theater last Saturday for a night of interesting behind the scenes stories and a lot of intoxicated “WOOOs!” Cast members, Norman Reedus (Daryl), Steve Yeun (Glenn) and Lauren Cohan (Maggie), as well as executive producer and special effects expert Greg Nicotero took
the stage for a rare discussion the show brought to only Milwaukee and Cleveland. The night was hosted by the AV Club’s Kyle Ryan, who provided interesting topics for a discussion on creating the “Walking Dead.” The sense of untamed enthusiasm at the 10 p.m. show was clear from the beginning, when “Walking Dead” clips were projected over the stage. The crowd of more than 2,500 people ranging from hipsters to families to your typical zombie-shirt-sporting horror fan, reacted with so many wild yells that there was a collective realization- “Ah yes, I am in Milwaukee. At 10 p.m. By the bars. In a wild, zombie-loving crowd. This is about to get rowdy.” Yeun came to the same realization just a few minutes after taking the stage. “This is drastically
different from the 7 p.m. show!” he said, amused but not quite sure yet how to handle the PBR-fueled cries of devotion. But for a while, the crowd was calm enough to hear some truly great nuggets from the making of the “Walking Dead.” Greg Nicotero told the audience about creating the look of the “walkers,” which included hand-picking each person to play the background parts for each scene and giving them grades in “zombie-school” to get the best performances. Nicotero, who has also done special effects work on Quentin Tarantino movies like “Kill Bill” and “Django Unchained,” explained how the crew created the impressive effect of one zombie, or as the show calls them “walkers”, with a severed jaw. It was constructed by creating an entire
prosthetic face that extends off the actor’s face to make it look like the chin had been ripped off. Nicotero even had an almostsentimental moment amongst all the gore. For him it is important that that the walkers evoke compassion as well as fear. Nicotero said that in crafting the special effects, he wants viewers to be able to tell what the zombies were like in life, making them all the more eerie. One story from Yeun, however, had to win the most memorable (and hilarious) award for the night. According to the actor, one day, when filming in the woods in Georgia, he found a tick attached to him. He discovered the critter just before getting into the shower. To use his words, “It was on my ‘little me.’” The boozy crowd went nuts as Yeun told the wildly entertaining process of finding the bug, deciding
the story was too good not to share and eventually landing on CNN because of it. Though true fans got plenty of great content, the crowd took over in the end. It became a night of sometimes amusing but mostly embarrassing crowd outbursts, including the oft-repeated “YOU CAN DO IT!” from “The Waterboy” (really guys? That movie came out in 1998. It’s over. It’s been over.) Eventually one seemingly-intoxicated man slurred, “Steve you’re delicious. You’ve always been delicious!” for the whole theater to hear. It was admittedly hilarious (there was something about the way he said delicious). This prompted Yeun to go into the crowd, find the man and begin taking questions directly from the audience rather than answer the pre-chosen selection provided by the moderator. The move resulted in a minor riot. Fans asked questions more fitting for sitting on your couch with some friends and a bag of Cheetos with two “Who would win in a fight X or Y?” questions. Eventually fanfavorite Norman Reedus descended into the mob, never to be seen again amidst swarms of fangirls (and some fanboys). The night ended as we all sort of knew it would from the very first “WOOO!”: in a giddy and confused, albeit very fun, bit of chaos. If you came to Saturday night’s show wanting a James Lipton-y “Inside the Actors’ Studio” look into the TV show, you might have been disappointed. But if all you wanted was a pseudo-hangout with the cast, some memorable stories and a fun time, “An Evening with the Walking Dead” delivered, drunken misbehavior and all.
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Hey, Milwaukee: Shut up
Matt Mueller I love Milwaukee, and I’m not just saying that because I’ve lived here my entire life. I think it’s a great place filled with great people that somehow feels like a big city and a small town at the same time. If I ended up staying in the ol’ 414 for the rest of my life, I would not lament it at all. But if this little love affair is going to continue, Milwaukee, I need to get something off my chest. Your concert crowds are atrocious. Let me explain myself. Last weekend, I went to “An Evening with ‘The Walking Dead’” at the Riverside. My girlfriend is a massive fan of AMC’s monster hit, and though I fell off the wagon after season one, it was due to lack of time, not lack of interest. If I had time to watch television, “The Walking Dead” would easily be scheduled in. The evening was meant to consist of a host asking the panel of stars – including Norman Reedus, Lauren Cohan, Steven Yeun and Greg Nicotero – some questions and then a few supplied by fans earlier in the night. The rowdy 10 p.m. audience, however, refused to let the event go as planned. Throughout the questioning, the crowd continued to yell out catchphrases and drunken proclamations of love. One audience member kept yelling out “You can do it,” which tells me that a.) he finally got around to watching “The Waterboy” and b.) he has a masochistic desire to be punched in the face by anyone with access to a fist. By the end of the night, the cast and crowd were yelling questions and answers over one another, and Norman Reedus flat-out disappeared into the crowd. It was complete and utter chaos. Yes, it was a good bit of fun, but if you went into the evening wanting to learn new information about “The Walking Dead,” you probably walked out only moderately satisfied. The enjoyment of the evening was based on the cast’s game responses and cool demeanor, not the audience’s unnecessary additions. This would be innocent enough if it was a one-time thing. I mean, it was a 10:00 showing on a Saturday night; of course people are going to arrive a little wobbly and not exactly shouting lines of Shakespearean depth and sophistication. But this isn’t the first time, Milwaukeeans. In fact, the number of shows I’ve seen tainted by ornery crowds who feel a desperate need
to be hated now outweighs the number of shows that have gone off without a hitch. I remember a Lewis Black comedy show in which a heckler disrupted the “Daily Show” alum’s routine and was deservedly berated and dismantled by the comedian. You’d think he would’ve learned his lesson, but a few minutes later, he had a new quip he wanted to try out. He was shown the door. I also remember a Flight of the Conchords concert in which the crowd seemed to confuse the stage for a shockingly realistic television and proceeded to yell whatever they wanted at the comedians. Admittedly, Jemaine Clement got a good line out of the heckling (Fan: “I love you Jemaine!” Jemaine: “I love you, too, but I think this is the appropriate distance for our relationship.”), but it still ruined the flow of the evening. True, the heckling may result in some spontaneous moments of entertainment, but it’s like comparing a deliciously prepared three-course meal to a cheap Easy Mac and Ramen combo platter. Both might taste good, but one is the carefully crafted result of an expert and one is just making the best of an empty pantry. Maybe it’s not just a problem isolated to Milwaukee. People nowadays are living in the Me Generation – a phrase I continually try to fit into whatever conversation I can, regardless of topic. We’ve been told that we should have everything our way and that everything that pops into our heads needs to be shared with everyone as soon as possible. The result is people who refuse to be talked down from a bad idea and refuse to believe they are accountable for their actions and words. There’s no good joke that we won’t piggyback onto in the hopes of stealing some of its thunder. Being creative ourselves is hard, so we try to take someone else’s humor. That’s why a drunk guy figures yelling a dated catchphrase from a bad Adam Sandler movie four times is a smart idea. That’s also how “the Harlem Shake” happens. Congratulations, everyone, you discovered the jump cut. Let me know when you discover humor. I’ve only ever attended one other concert outside of Milwaukee – a Nathaniel Rateliff concert in a fairly swanky New York nightclub where hecklers would’ve been publicly shamed in the New York Post the next day – so I can’t provably say whether it’s only Milwaukee with a case of the disgraceful yips. But this next statement is a fact. Milwaukee, you know you’re better than this. Matt Mueller is a senior broadcast and electronic communication major who reviews movies for OnMilwaukee. com. Email him at matthew.mueller@ marquette.edu.
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Aino Jawo and Caroline Hjlet of Icona Pop will headline “KISS after Dark: Light Up the Night” on Feb. 22.
Icona Pop to invade the Rave Swedish duo premiere electro-pop hit, ‘I Love It,’ on first US tour By Eva Sotomayor
eva.sotomayor@marquette.edu
Icona Pop’s breakout hit “I Love It” is nearly inescapable. From advertising campaigns to a recent episode of the HBO show “Girls,” the song’s dancy, electro-pop refrain of “I don’t care! I love it!” has been getting stuck in heads across the country. Following the song’s success, the two members of this Swedish duo have traveled the world playing shows at festivals from their native Sweden to their current tour in the U.S. The duo – Aino Jawo and Caroline Hjlet – met through a mutual friend in Stockholm at a house party and set off on a journey that is, as they describe it, “f----- crazy.” Jawo was out of a job and “partying a lot.” But from the moment the two met, they had an instant connection. “I was very frustrated because nothing was going my way with love and just my life,” Jawo said. “And I was going to a lot of parties. We just met one night, and we felt like we had something special. We met and said, ‘We have to do
something together.’” Since that chance meeting in February 2009, they have been producing, recording and performing together. Their debut album “Icona Pop” has been released in Sweden, and their EP “Iconic” has already received critical attention in the U.S.. Their hit “I Love It” was even named one of the Best Songs of 2012 by Rolling Stone magazine. “We partied all night and then she (Hjlet) called me the next day and said, ‘Hey I’m on my way to your place,’ and we wrote our first song together, and we’ve been together 24/7 ever since,” Jawo said. They captured the emotions of that first meeting in one of the first songs they wrote together called “Nights Like This,” with lyrics like “In nights like this/We’ll never be alone/Never gonna let you go.” “We sat down and started writing together,” Jawo said. “We didn’t even discuss what kind of music we wanted to make. We kind of just threw ourselves out there.” Even without strict planning or an idea of what direction they wanted to take, Hjlet and Jawo knew they wanted to make good pop music, with influences ranging from punk to reggae to classical music. The band is also greatly influenced by artists like Queen, David Bowie, Beyonce and Passion
Pit, with whom they’re touring this season. Icona Pop will be the headlining performer at The Rave at the Stellar Sparks event “KISS after Dark: Light Up The Night,” on Feb. 22. “For us, playing live has always been a very important thing,” Jawo said. The experience has been a dream come true for the newcomers – especially getting the chance to tour the U.S. for the first time. Even though the band just started playing shows in the U.S. a few weeks ago, its audiences have reacted strongly. “We love being on tour,” Jawo said. “It’s crazy. We’re always focusing on what we’re going to do. We love seeing so much of the world.” The success hasn’t exactly come as a surprise, but Jawo says that they are still getting used to the newfound fame. While the worldwide reaction has amazed the duo, they still look back at their first nights and first shows in Sweden and enjoy their success, thinking about how far they’ve come. “We’re just two best friends who started out on a couch in Sweden, and now we travel the world and hear our music everywhere,” Jawo said. “For us, it’s still a little overwhelming but we’re super honored and thrilled, and we hope that it keeps spreading.”
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Golden Eagles fall to St. John’s Simmons reaches 1,000 career points in 67-61 loss to Red Storm By Jacob Born
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Senior Sarina Simmons had the ball at the three point line and attempted to drive the lane. She pulled up and shot a jumper from the elbow, but the ball bounced out of the basket. Simmons followed her shot, got an offensive rebound and made the putback. With the basket, Simmons reached 1,000 career points. Marquette (12-14, 4-6), despite Simmons’ historic point total, fell to St. John ‘s (14-10, 8-4) at the Al McGuire Center. Simmons finished the night with 14 points and 10 rebounds, her seventh career double-double. She is the 22nd player in Marquette women’s basketball history to reach the 1,000-point plateau. Simmons said she had thought about reaching 1,000 points before she came to Marquette, but it’s still a great feeling to accomplish such a feat. “It’s a great accomplishment,” Simmons said. “As an individual, it’s something I can look back on after my years playing at Marquette and get to be proud of it … It’s a great feeling.” Coach Terri Mitchell said she expected this kind of accomplishment from Simmons. “I was really proud of her, the fact she did it with a double-double,” Mitchell said. “She’s been such a versatile player - she just can score from a variety of ways, so I’m really proud of what she did.”
The Golden Eagles seemed to be taking control of the game halfway through the second half. Before the first media timeout, junior Katherine Plouffe attempted to stop a drive to the basket by a Red Storm player and fell to the floor. She appeared to catch either an elbow or knee to the face, which resulted in a nose bleed. But when Plouffe returned to the court, she hit a three to notch the game at 34. Marquette would continue to trade points with St. John’s until the second media timeout. Afterward, the Red Storm came out and scored six unanswered points, securing the lead for the rest of the game. “That was really the game,” Mitchell said. “That was the momentum changer. We were playing catch-up the rest of the time.” The Red Storm would not allow the Golden Eagles back into the game. In the second half, St. John’s shot 59.1 percent from the field, including 3-for-5 from behind the arc. Senior Shenneika Smith led the team with 24 points, including 17 points in the second half. Smith utilized her speed in creating points off of turnovers during fastbreaks. “If you look at their shooting percentage in the second half … that was us letting them get by us,” Mitchell said. St. John’s was also efficient in the first half, shooting 44.8 percent inside of the three-point line, and converted two of its three free throws. The Red Storm forced the ball into the paint, where the team scored 42 of its 67 points. Marquette scored 34 points in the paint, but could not match the fastbreak points of St. John’s. “It was transition that was the game,” Mitchell said. “They scored in transition and we weren’t.”
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Senior forward Sarina Simmons’ double-double, 16 points and 10 rebounds, led Marquette on Wednesday.
The Golden Eagles have five days of rest before traveling to Providence to start the team’s final road trip. Marquette has excelled
on the boards, but the team now needs to focus on defense in the final three games of the season. “It’s always difficult to win on
the road,” Mitchell said. “It’s going to be a fight down the stretch of the way we want to end the season.”
Men’s lacrosse prepares for season opener at OSU Amplo, Golden Eagles head to Columbus to compete with the best By Ben Greene
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Coach Joe Amplo cited the players’ “commitment to each other” as a key strength for the team heading into its inaugural season.
Former Marquette Athletic Director Steve Cottingham announced the addition of Division I men’s and women’s lacrosse on Dec.16, 2010. This Saturday, exactly 800 days later, the men’s lacrosse team will travel to Columbus, Ohio, to face off against the Ohio State Buckeyes in the first game of its inaugural season. Marquette enters the game coming off a preseason exhibition campaign in which it beat both Denison and Pennsylvania but lost to Michigan and Hofstra. Coach Joe Amplo said that throughout the preseason the team has ramped up its work ethic as the regular season opener approached. “There has been an upgraded sense of urgency,” Amplo said. “But I don’t think our guys know just yet how important this needs to be to them … There is a heightened sense of urgency, yes. However, we need more because we want to compete against the best.” Amplo identified the players’ “commitment to each other” as
the Golden Eagles’ key strength as they enter the first season in the program’s history, but he added inexperience and youth will likely be obstacles. Defensively, Amplo said Marquette will be led by redshirt freshman defender B.J. Grill. Amplo said Grill has distinguished himself as one of the team’s most vocal and energetic leaders. He expects the 5-foot-7, 145-pound player to bring intensity and set the tone for the team. “Because we’re so young, I try to look at myself as the calm type of guy on the field and try to direct traffic,” Grill said. “I am one of the more energized guys, but at the same time I try to remain calm on the field … because sometimes we need that subtle type of temperament.” Additionally, Amplo named redshirt sophomore midfielder Ben Dvorak, redshirt junior defender Matt Melnyk and redshirt sophomore midfielder Andrew Smistad as team captains this season. Smistad said the only thing on his mind is this Saturday’s season opener against Ohio State. “We have been trying to prepare against those specific kinds of sets (that we have seen Ohio State run on film) so that we’re as ready as we can be for Saturday afternoon,” Smistad said. The Buckeyes are already 2-0 in 2013 and are ranked No. 17 by
Inside Lacrosse and No. 19 by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association Coaches poll. Ohio State’s offense is led by Logan Schuss, a senior attackman and team captain who has tallied more than 30 goals, 15 assists and 50 points every year since he was a freshman. Schuss’ numbers led the team in all three categories each year. The three-time AllEastern College Athletic Conference first team member shows no signs of slowing down in 2013. In only two games, Schuss has already earned 13 points from nine goals and four assists. Junior goalie Greg Dutton started every game for the Buckeyes in each of the last two seasons, missing just one due to injury. Dutton was named to the AllECAC second team last year, posting the best goals allowed average, 6.92 goals per game, and save percentage, 57.5 percent, in the conference. Both marks also ranked among the top 10 in the entire NCAA. Amplo said he is excited to see what his team can do against such outstanding competition in a game that actually means something. “What better way to start this thing off?” Amplo asked. “We’ve said all along that we want to build a program that is championship caliber and competes against the best.”
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MU ups intensity to roll past Pirates, 67-46 Blue, Gardner lead the Golden Eagles to 10th Big East victory
Shining light on who I’ll see at Final Four
By Trey Killian
robert.killian@marquette.edu
For a while, it looked like the trap could’ve been set. At the 17:50 mark of the second half at the Prudential Center, Seton Hall’s Tom Maayan gave the Pirates a 33-32 lead. It wasn’t where the Golden Eagles had expected to be at that point of the game. Seton Hall came into the contest with just two Big East wins but played Marquette to a tie at halftime. In a conference where winning on the road is difficult, no matter who the home team is, coach Buzz Williams said his team needed to boost its intensity after the half. “I don’t study other leagues because I don’t have the time, but I think it’s incredibly hard, no matter who you’re playing, no matter where you’re playing to win on the road,” Williams said. “The only chance that you have after Valentine’s Day is to overwhelm them with your intensity.” Marquette got the message, unleashing a 17-0 run after Maayan’s basket and outscoring Seton Hall 25-1 overall in a seven-minute stretch. The Golden Eagles would win the half 40-19, running away with a 67-46 victory. After shooting just 37 percent from the field in the first half, Marquette knocked down 16 of 26 field goal attempts in the second half to shoot 61.5 percent. During the 17-0 run, Marquette played its game by dominating the frontcourt. Davante Gardner picked up eight of his 18 points during that stretch, while Vander Blue led all scorers with 19 points, driving to the basket with ease. Marquette would finish with 38 points in the paint compared to Seton Hall’s 14. Turnovers played a big role in both halves, as the Pirates forced the Golden Eagles
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Junior forward Davante Gardner led the bench in scoring — putting in 18 points in his 25 minutes at Seton Hall.
into 10 before halftime, scoring seven points off them. In the second half, however, Marquette upped its ball control with just three turnovers and scored 17 points off nine Seton Hall turnovers. The Golden Eagles’ rebounding was consistently good throughout the contest, as they dominated the battle of the boards, 43-24. Forcing turnovers and rebounding the ball were both big factors
in the win, Williams said. “In the second half, I thought we were really good defensively, even though percentage-wise they were better than they were in the first,” Williams said. “I thought in the second half that our defensive rebounding and defensive field goal percentage were really good. We did a great job of getting the ball reversed and attacking the high post. I thought we were more consistent in the second half.”
Jamil Wilson continued to produce at a high level, scoring in double digits for the fifth straight game. Junior Cadougan dished four assists despite being held off the scoreboard. Gardner’s 18 points led a bench effort that outscored Seton Hall 30-14. With one road trap avoided, it’s on to the next one as the Golden Eagles head to Philadelphia to take on Villanova Saturday.
On Dec. 26, my dad dropped one of the biggest oh-by-the-ways of all time. “Oh, by the way,” he said, “I got us tickets to the Final Four.” He actually forgot to tell me on Christmas and just slid my childhood dream into the conversation as an aside the next day. Welcome to my life. Naturally, I have since tried to predict whom I’ll see play when I travel to Atlanta in April. With so much parity, predicting the 2013 Final Four presents a steeper challenge than in previous years. Nevertheless, here are the four teams I think I’ll see in Atlanta on April 6. Indiana Hoosiers After Tuesday’s impressive road win at Michigan State, it’s hard to leave the fighting Creans off this list. They have the best big man in the country in Cody Zeller and the most complete player in America in forward Victor Oladipo. They also have a bevy of supporting shooters surrounding their two stars, including point guard Jordan Hulls, Kevin “Yogi” Ferrell and Christian Watford. It has six wins against the top25 this year and will likely win the toughest league in the country, the Big 10. Indiana is the closest thing to a lock to play in Atlanta that college basketball can offer. Florida Gators Florida brings a wealth of experience to the table, starting with senior guard Kenny Boynton. Senior Mike Rosario and junior Scottie Wilbekin support Boynton in the backcourt, while senior stretch-4 Erik Murphy and junior center Patric Young complete the starting five. Notice a pattern? Three seniors and two juniors. Couple that with coach Billy Donovan who has two national championships on his resume, and this team has Atlanta in the cards. Louisville Cardinals Most coaches can only dream of a backcourt combination like Peyton Siva and Russ Smith, and the offensive force of Chane Behanan and defensive prowess of Gorgui Dieng forms one of college basketball’s most well-rounded interiors. If Siva plays well and Smith plays under control, Lousiville could hit its stride at just the right time like last season, when it made the Final Four. Hey, the Big East tournament champion has made the Final Four the last two seasons, so why not? Butler Bulldogs Want to guess what Brad Stevens’ record is in March in his last three seasons? How about 14-2? Yeah, Butler turns it on when it counts, and it might have its best team in its four years of national relevance. They have solid big men in Andrew Smith and Khyle Marshall, a score-at-allcosts guard in Roosevelt Jones, and one of the nation’s premier shooters, Rotnei Clarke (remember him, Marquette?). Above all, though, I have learned never to bet against Butler in March. In my 2010 and 2011 brackets, I took Butler a total of zero rounds and suffered the consequences. Never again. Patrick Leary is a sophomore in the College of Communication. Email him at patrick.leary@marquette.edu.
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By Kyle Doubrava
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No. 1 Baylor outlasts No. 3 UConn In what could have been a sneak peek at this year’s national championship matchup, Baylor overcame a slow first half and defeated the Huskies 76-70. The Lady Bears fell behind 29-26 at halftime and were down by as many as seven in the second half. Baylor center Brittney Griner then led an 8-0 run to take a 42-41 lead, and she scored seven points in a critical run that put the Bears ahead 67-61. UConn went to the free throw line just four times, while Baylor had 20 attempts. Griner scored 25 points in all and also recorded her 3,000th career point. The last player to reach that milestone was UConn forward Maya Moore in 2011. Baylor is 25-1 overall,
while UConn stands at 24-2. Marquette has a chance at redemption Last Wednesday’s heartbreaking loss at the buzzer to winless Cincinnati was a hard pill to swallow for the Golden Eagles. Instead of sitting at a more comforting 5-7, Marquette has to settle for 4-8 in the Big East. Fortunately for the Golden Eagles, opportunities are on the way for them to make up for the Cincinnati upset. The last three games of the season will be against teams with a combined record of 7-28 (Providence, Georgetown and Cincinnati). Marquette must play on the road for the Providence and Georgetown games. However, if the Golden Eagles were to win at least two of their final three, it would place them in more respectable territory for the Big East tournament and be a great
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improvement from last year’s 4-12 showing. Wildcats trying to claw their way back Villanova went on a tailspin after starting off 5-0 in the Big East, losing six of its next seven. It appears the Wildcats have gotten back on the right track, posting two straight wins over Seton Hall and Georgetown to improve to 7-5. ‘Nova closes out its year with three particularly difficult games against St. John’s, Louisville and Syracuse. As of Tuesday night, those four teams are separated by just two and a half games, so this stretch will be critical for Villanova if it hopes to have any consideration for the NCAA tournament. The team also hosts struggling Providence in the season finale, but the Wildcats lost to Providence last month during its horrendous skid.
Skylar Diggins Senior Guard Notre Dame
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Rutgers at St. John’s Saturday, 1 p.m. Rutgers coach C. Vivian Stringer is hoping to earn her 900th career victory this Saturday when the Scarlet Knights travel to St. John’s. Rutgers already had three chances
to help Stringer reach the milestone but lost all three. Stringer would be the fourth coach in Division I women’s basketball to reach the 900-win plateau, joining Pat Summitt, Jody
Conradt and Sylvia Hatchell. The Scarlet Knights enter Saturday 5-7 in Big East play but just 1-5 on the road.
Diggins continues to help the Fighting Irish maintain their perfect Big East record at 12-0. The senior scored 23 points and dished out seven assists at Marquette on Sunday and chipped in 21 points and four steals in a win against Louisville. In the Marquette victory, Diggins moved into second place
on Notre Dame’s all-time scoring list (2,131). She only trails current assistant coach Morgan Cunningham, who scored 2,322 points. On Sunday, Diggins became the first player in the program’s history to score 2,000 points, grab 500 rebounds and dish out 500 assists.
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Runners could improve and flourish in Catholic 7 Track and field, crosscountry fate sits in hands of other sports
By Christopher Chavez
christopher.chavez@marquette.edu
Back in December, Marquette decided to withdraw its athletic program from the Big East Conference along with six other Catholic schools (DePaul, Georgetown, Providence, Seton Hall, St. John’s and Villanova) to form the Catholic 7. This move and the changes by other schools are not centered on track and field or cross-country programs, but the teams will experience changes as a result. The way teams have developed in the Big East have allowed for them to be separated into a group of about five top powerhouses, three or four average teams and
then everyone else. The Golden Eagles have found a way to consistently battle for a spot in the middle of the conference in the last few years. Syracuse and Pittsburgh were the first two teams to declare their exit from the Big East for the Atlantic Coast Conference. Pittsburgh was a contender in the conference with a strong sprinting squad early in the 2000s but lately has declined with just some individual success. Distance success is a long way away for the Panthers with a heavy focus on sprints. On the other hand, Syracuse managed to put together a strong distance core and contended each year on the women’s and men’s sides of competition. The men made their exit in grand fashion at the 2012 Big East Cross-Country Championship by snagging the title. After the meet, head coach Chris Fox told Flotrack he was excited
about what is next in the team’s future and he would not miss running at Van Cortland Park. The Orange should compete well in cross-country with the ACC. Similarly, when Notre Dame decided to join the ACC in all sports except football, head coach Joe Piane expressed his excitement. Notre Dame’s track and field/ cross-country program is similar to several schools in the ACC. The Fighting Irish hope their Big East success translates to the ACC since the men’s track team has placed in the top three of the conference championship in the last 18 years. The women are coming off their first indoor conference championship since 2006. Taking a step back and looking at the bigger picture, Notre Dame would most likely need to start investing more on furthering its sprinting talent to keep up with the rest of the ACC. Teams like Clemson, Florida State and Virginia
Tech are among the best track schools in the nation, and even they struggle to score a few points at the NCAA Championship. On the women’s side of things, this situation is similar to 2003 when the conference lost Boston College and Miami, which were strong in cross-country and track respectively. Of the top five teams at the 2012 Big East Cross-Country Championship, three were members of the Catholic 7 on the men’s and women’s side. If you take out the nonCatholic 7 members, Georgetown would place first with Providence and Villanova following. Marquette moves up to the fourth-best team in the Catholic 7 by default, but there is a drop off in success and talent from the top three teams to the Golden Eagles. In order to be in conference title talks, more resources need to be put into the program. The same goes for a school like DePaul.
Before arriving at Marquette, athletic director Larry Williams oversaw the athletic department at Portland, where the men’s cross-country team recently notched top-10 NCAA championship finishes. Not a stranger to the sport, Williams could assist in developing the program in a new conference. As for the others joining the Catholic 7, schools like Creighton, Dayton, and Xavier have been cast as possibilities. They would fall into the middle or back of the conference. A school like Butler could be closer to the top after finishing fourth on the women’s side and ninth on the men’s side in the NCAA Great Lakes Cross-Country Regional. This far into conference realignment, a sport like track and field or cross-country will have no choice but to sit back as its destiny is decided at the hands of other sports.
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