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University President Michael Lovell indicated in an interview that conversations are underway to move Marquette’s next campaign into place following almost a decade of Marquette operating without a central fundraising campaign. “We need to take about a year to assess what the biggest challenges and opportunities are,” Lovell said. “Certainly after the first year we’re going to start planning and I think by two years we’re going to be launching a campaign.” The past decade saw a general lull in net revenues from fundraising at the university compared to the years that finished off the eight-year Magis campaign that ended in 2006. Like at many other nonprofit schools throughout the country, the 2008 recession forced Marquette to back off plans for its next campaign and to focus instead on maintaining its top projects. “I do think the targets will be much higher than we are currently raising,” Lovell said. “There are a lot of people who care very passionately about this university.” Marquette has already seen some progress, with donations exceeding the university’s expectations in the past fiscal year. “Our (advancement) team is coming off a year in which it has considerable momentum, surpassing its fundraising goal by nearly $10 million, raising a total of $60.7 million,” said Brian Dorrington, a spokesman for the university. Last year was also the first year in at least a decade that the university saw a decrease in the amount of money spent on fundraising, according to the university’s tax documents. Fundraising expenditures have steadily increased over the last decade from $6 million in 2003 to $17 million in 2012, dragging down the overall net gains. In 2013, however, fundraising expenditures dropped to $16.7 million. See Campaign, Page 2
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James Foley, a ‘96 Marquette graduate and a freelance journalist killed by the IS group, is seen during a memorial service in Iraq Sunday.
The Marquette community continues to reel from the developing news surrounding the death of one of its alumni, James Foley, a photojournalist whose graphic execution was posted online by the Islamic State Tuesday. Students and Gesu parishioners offered prayers Sunday for Foley and his family, noting that at one point, he worshiped in the Church of the Gesu himself. Foley, whose whereabouts had been unknown since he went missing in Syria in 2012, is now the namesake of a new scholarship fund organized by the university for a communications student
who might otherwise be unable to attend Marquette. “He seemed to me a warm and gentle soul,” said John Pauly, journalism professor and former provost of the university. Pauly had the chance to meet Foley when he visited campus in 2011 to speak at a Nieman lecture about his experiences being captured on a separate occasion while reporting in Libya. “By the nature of their work, journalists sometimes find themselves in harm’s way, and I appreciate their willingness to accept those risks,” Pauly said. “It is a terrible tragedy that offers everyone a moment to pause,” said Stephen Clarke, a Marquette Law student. “Even though most people here might not have known him personally, I think his death strikes a chord with students and professors alike.” The execution, apparently in retaliation for American airstrikes
against the Islamic State, may have been predicted by U.S. officials. Politico reported that earlier this year, there was an attempt by American special operations to rescue Foley and other hostages. Unfortunately, due to faulty intelligence, the hostages were not located where military officials thought. In the video posted to YouTube
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Public execution of MU alumnus spurs national attention
By Claudia Brokish
claudia.brokish@marquette.edu
Building begins on Jes Res
MUSG taps reserve fund
Looking to reduce a surplus of funds, MUSG implements new water bottle refilling stations, as well as giving students free water bottles. PAGE 4
Photo by Jim Cole/Associated Press
SPORTS
Bublr Bikes program is a great start to making bikes more available but now new improvements are needed.
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EDITORIAL
Top 10 MKE attractions
Marquee counts down the top 10 places to visit in Milwaukee, from Miller Park to Joan of Arc chapel. PAGE 6
See Foley, Page 3
Candles are lit Saturday in the town common during a vigil for James Foley in his hometown of Rochester, N.H.
Fransen: MKE bike sharing
After standing for almost a century, the Marquette Jesuit Residence will be torn down leading to the construction of a new $15 million space.
Tuesday afternoon and since confirmed by the White House, Foley is shown being beheaded by a member of the Islamic State, now thought to be one of a number of British citizens who left their native land to fight for the Islamic State. According to The Guardian, an
Foley represented MU ideal
James Foley’s execution especially devestated the Marquette community as he stood for faith, serving others. PAGE 8
MU facing difficult rebuild
Marquette men’s basketball faced an unusually active offseason when its leading returning scorer chose to forgo his senior season, while also landing three promising transfers from other D-I schools.
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MU breaks ground for new Jesuit home $15 million building project expected to finish by fall 2015 By Rob Gebelhoff
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The $15 million Jesuit Residence hall to be constructed in the coming months is projected to be complete by fall 2015, said Brian Dorrington, a spokesman for the university. The Office of the Architect was unable to respond for specific dates of the project by press time, but Jesuits living in the old residence building, 1404 W. Wisconsin Ave., said the timeline is expected to be developed in the coming weeks. That means the date for the demolition of the old residence hall, which Jesuit leaders have said would be too costly to renovate, remains in question. The university broke ground for the new building on Aug. 15 after nine months of fundraising to meet the $15 million goal. Fundraising was completed after two separate $1 million donations were announced by the university earlier in August, one from the Bernice Shanke Greiveldinger Charitable Trust and another from an anonymous alumnus and his wife. “In my short time on campus, I’ve already been amazed at the generosity and passion of our Marquette University alumni base,” said University President Michael Lovell in a news release.
Two other large donations came from the alumni couple Ray and Kay Eckstein, who donated $5 million in March, and another anonymous benefactor who earmarked $7.5 million to the project from a $10 million gift in January. The five-story building will be 40,000 square feet and will be located between the Alumni Memorial Union and Schroeder Hall, on the 1400 block of W. Wells St., where a parking lot for Schroeder Hall currently sits. The new project will house most of the Jesuits on campus, featuring 25 resident rooms and five guest rooms. It will also include garden space and a chapel on the side of the building that is more accessible to the community. The site of the old building will be converted to green space, eliminating one of the oldest structures on campus. Originally built in 1916 as the Stratford Arms Hotel, Marquette purchased the property in 1962. It became home to the Jesuit community in 1973. Despite its historical background, the aging facilities have become a nuisance for the Jesuits. The worst case took place in October 2013, when three residents were displaced from their rooms after a pipe burst on the fourth floor, flooding all floors beneath it and damaging hundreds of books and manuscripts. PLANNING FOR A DECLINE IN JESUITS The Rev. Jeff LaBelle, rector for the Jesuit community at Marquette, said the university had to
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Marquette administrators broke ground for the new Jesuit Residence to be constructed between the Alumni Memorial Union and Schroeder Hall.
take into account the general decline in Jesuits when planning the new building, which was designed by Kubala Washatko Architects. “When we planned the number of rooms, we planned a reduced number,” LaBelle said. This year, Marquette has a total of 48 Jesuits on campus, but LaBelle said he expects that to decline by 12 to 15 members next year. That underscores a much larger trend of a decline in what has been commonly understood as the strongest order within the Catho-
lic Church. In the ‘60s, more than 36,000 clergy claimed membership in the order, but today that number sits under 19,000. Reasons for the trend are elusive, but the 35th General Congregation of the Society of Jesus blamed a change in mass culture for the drop. Degree six of the congregation says, “Exaggerated individualism and consumerism have encouraged resistance to the powerful call of community service found in our mission.”
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Campaign: Lovell to take year to assess MU resources Dorrington did not comment on expenses associated with fundraising, and Michael VanDerhoef, vice president for University Advancement, was not available to comment. The Council for Aid to Education, a group that tracks the amount of money raised by schools throughout the country, reported that Marquette brought in roughly $58 million in donations last year, equating to
roughly $3.49 earned for every dollar spent. While that ratio is higher compared to recent years, it is far below the peak in 2004, when the university earned $9.23 for every dollar it spent. The peak occurred during the height of the Magis campaign, which included such high-profile donations as the $10 million gift for the Raynor Library and the $28 million donation by J.
DPS Reports Aug. 19 At 12:17 p.m., a known subject not affiliated with Marquette made a harassing phone call to DPS. At 10:53 p.m., DPS assisted MPD in detaining a subject not affiliated with Marquette who used scissors to cause minor injuries to three people also not affiliated with Marquette in the 700 block of W. Wisconsin Ave. MPD took the subject into custody. Aug. 20 At 3:53 p.m., a student reported that an
unidentified subject removed her cell phone off a table in a business in the 1600 block of W. Wisconsin Ave. and fled the scene. The estimated loss is $500. MPD was contacted. At 5:30 p.m., a student reported that unknown person(s) removed a vehicle registration sticker from her vehicle’s license plate in the 1700 block of W. Kilbourn Ave. MPD was contacted. At 7:41 p.m., a person not affiliated with Marquette acted in a disorderly manner in a business in the 1600 block of W.
William and Mary Diedrich for the College of Communication. A commitment to fundraising was one of the key tasks defined in the job description for the new president of the university. Many at Marquette expressed hope that President Lovell, who started his position at Marquette June 1, would begin a new fundraising campaign. In VanDerhoef’s most recent interview with the Tribune, he
said, “I think we’re all interested in launching a new campaign, but we just want to make sure that we’re prepared and that we’ve picked the right priorities for the university.” Dorrington said the next steps in starting up the new campaign include introducing Lovell to campus community and to alumni across the country.
Events Calendar Wells street and was taken into custody by MPD. Aug.22 At 12:48 a.m., an underage student in Abbottsford Hall admitted to consuming alcohol at an unknown campus location. Aug.24 At 11:25 p.m., DPS and MPD responded to a robbery that took place in the 2100 block of W. Wisconsin Ave. The victim, a Marquette student, gave up property after the suspect displayed a weapon and the suspect fled the scene.
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Monday 25 James Foley Scholarship Fundraiser, Sobelman’s at Marquette, 10 a.m. Root Beer Float Pedal Tavern, Westowne Square, 1 p.m.
Tuesday 26 James Foley Memorial Service, Church of the Gesu, 6 p.m. Student Showcase, Weasler Auditorium, 7 p.m.
Wednesday 27 Ball Pit Stop, Westowne Square, 11 a.m. Society of Women Engineers & AOE Open Event, behind Engineering Hall, 5 p.m.
Monday, August 25, 2014
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James Foley: a phone call home A letter from James Foley, Arts ‘96, to Marquette Marquette University has always been a friend to me. The kind who challenges you to do more and be better and ultimately shapes who you become. With Marquette, I went on some volunteer trips to South Dakota and Mississippi and learned I was a sheltered kid and the world had real problems. I came to know young people who wanted to give their hearts for others. Later I volunteered in a Milwaukee junior high school up the street from the university and was inspired to become an inner-city teacher. But Marquette was perhaps never a bigger friend to me than when I was imprisoned as a journalist. Myself and two colleagues had been captured and were being held in a military detention center in Tripoli. Each day brought increasing worry that our moms would begin to panic. My colleague, Clare, was supposed to call her mom on her birthday, which was the day after we were captured. I had still not fully admitted to myself that my mom knew what had happened. But I kept telling Clare my mom had a strong faith. I prayed she’d know I was OK. I prayed I could communicate through some cosmic reach of the universe to her. I began to pray the rosary. It was what my mother and grandmother would have prayed. I said 10 Hail Marys between each Our Father. It took a long time, almost an hour to count 100 Hail Marys off on my knuckles. And it helped to keep
my mind focused. Clare and I prayed together out loud. It felt energizing to speak our weaknesses and hopes together, as if in a conversation with God, rather than silently and alone. Later we were taken to another prison where the regime kept hundreds of political prisoners. I was quickly welcomed by the other prisoners and treated well. One night, 18 days into our captivity, some guards brought me out of the cell. In the hall I saw Manu, another colleague, for the first time in a week. We were haggard but overjoyed to see each other. Upstairs in the warden’s office, a distinguished man in a suit stood and said, “We felt you might want to call your families.” I said a final prayer and dialed the number. My mom answered the phone. “Mom, Mom, it’s me, Jim.” “Jimmy, where are you?” “I’m still in Libya, Mom. I’m sorry about this. So sorry.” “Don’t be sorry, Jim,” she pleaded. “Oh, Daddy just left. Oh … He so wants to talk to you. How are you, Jim?” I told her I was being fed, that I was getting the best bed and being treated like a guest. “Are they making you say these things, Jim?” “No, the Libyans are beautiful people,” I told her. “I’ve been praying for you to know that I’m OK,” I said. “Haven’t you felt my prayers?” “Oh, Jimmy, so many people are praying for you. All your friends, Donnie, Michael Joyce, Dan Hanrahan, Suree, Tom Durkin, Sarah Fang have been calling. Your brother Michael loves you so much.” She started to cry. “The Turkish embassy is trying to see you and also
Human Rights Watch. Did you see them?” I said I hadn’t. “They’re having a prayer vigil for you at Marquette. Don’t you feel our prayers?” she asked. “I do, Mom, I feel them,” and I thought about this for a second. Maybe it was others’ prayers strengthening me, keeping me afloat. The official made a motion. I started to say goodbye. Mom started to cry. “Mom, I’m strong. I’m OK. I should be home by Katie’s graduation,” which was a month away. “We love you, Jim!” she said. Then I hung up. I replayed that call hundreds of times in my head — my mother’s voice, the names of my friends, her knowledge of our situation, her absolute belief in the power of prayer. She told me my friends had gathered to do anything they could to help. I knew I wasn’t alone. My last night in Tripoli, I had my first Internet connection in 44 days and was able to listen to a speech Tom Durkin gave for me at the Marquette vigil. To a church full of friends, alums, priests, students and faculty, I watched the best speech a brother could give for another. It felt like a best man speech and a eulogy in one. It showed tremendous heart and was just a glimpse of the efforts and prayers people were pouring forth. If nothing else, prayer was the glue that enabled my freedom, an inner freedom first and later the miracle of being released during a war in which the regime had no real incentive to free us. It didn’t make sense, but faith did.
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Foley: Death of journalist inspires scholarship fund international manhunt for the man thought to be leading a group of British jihadists holding foreign hostages in Syria is underway. Linguistics experts are working to identify Foley’s murderer, a militant known as “Jihadi John,” by his accent. The believed Londoner has been recognized as having previous involvement in rebel hostage negotiation talks. In a statement given Wednesday from Martha’s Vineyard, Mass., President Barack Obama offered his condolences to the Foley family and condemned the killers. “People like this ultimately fail,” Obama said. “They fail, because the future is won by those who build and not destroy and the world is shaped by people like Jim Foley, and the overwhelming majority of humanity who are appalled by those who killed him.” Obama offered prayers for Foley and other American prisoners, including another American journalist Steven Sotloff, who is shown at the end of the video with the warning that his life depends on Obama’s future decisions. Since the release of the video, Politico reported that the United
States has orchestrated nearly two dozen airstrikes against IS holdings in northern Iraq. In his statement, Obama assured Americans that he would seek justice and remain vigilant, and has since asked Congress for $500 million to begin a Defense Department initiative to arm and train Syrian rebels. Since Foley’s disappearance on Nov. 22, 2012 while covering Syria’s civil war, his family has fought tirelessly for his release. After his death, his family has asked only that their son’s memory be honored and their private grief be respected. “We have never been prouder of our son Jim,” said his mother, Diane Foley, on the Find James Foley Facebook page. “He gave his life trying to expose the world to the suffering of the Syrian people. . . We thank Jim for all the joy he gave us. He was an extraordinary son, brother, journalist and person.” Foley, 40, was the oldest of five children and originally from New Hampshire. He graduated from Marquette in 1996 and studied history and Spanish. Claire Nowak contributed to this report.
Letter courtesy of Marquette Magazine 2011.
MUSG forks out reusable containers in dining halls Mashuda, Schroeder, AMU to implement plan for sustainability By Teran Powell
teran.powell@marquette.edu
In an effort to reduce Marquette’s environmental footprint, Marquette Student Government and Sodexo, Inc. implemented a reusable to-go container system in the Alumni Memorial Union, Mashuda and Schroeder dining halls. The idea for the reusable containers, called Ozzi, has been in the works for three years, said Kevin Gilligan, general manager of University Dining Services. As Marquette works to be more sustainable, Sodexo wants to be more sustainable as well. “Marquette Place alone was going through 75,000 containers a semester that were going straight to the landfill,” Gilligan said. Although the regular containers are biodegradable, they are just as harmful as styrofoam when not processed correctly. According to MUSG president Kyle Whelton, prior ideas for utilizing reusable containers did not meet standards over the last couple of years. Gilligan presented the op-
portunity to work with Ozzi to the AMU Advisory Board and the Dining Advisory Board. The Ozzi system fit perfectly into what Sodexo was trying to do with sustainability. MUSG allocated almost $45,000 from the reserve fund to purchase two Ozzi machines to supplement the single machine purchased by the university. Sodexo funded the containers. The reusable containers were provided to every student on a meal plan and living in the residence halls. To use the containers, students can take them to any Ozzi machine to be cleaned. There are two in the AMU and one in Schroeder dining hall. Students deposit the container into the machine and receive an Ozzi token. The token can be taken to Marquette Place, Mashuda dining hall or Schroeder dining hall. If a student asks for a to-go box they are given the option of paper or plastic, as well as disposable or reusable. Gilligan said the tokens are used to allow students to not be charged for the reusable containers if they plan to recycle them. “If a student has the reusable container, the cashier automatically rings in the charge for the container at the time of checkout, but when the student presents the token, the charge for the container comes off,” Gilligan said. When students finish
their meal, they can bring the container back to the machine and the process repeats. Upperclassmen who are not on a meal plan have a chance to be a part of the Ozzi system. Over the next couple of weeks Gilligan, Whelton and Rick Arcuri, director of business operations and auxiliary services for Student Affairs, will be around campus handing out tokens to anyone interested. Receiving a token admits a student to the program. Although the reusable containers are the focus of the Ozzi system, paper containers will still be available. MUSG decided, however, that after Sept. 8 there will be a 50cent charge for the paper containers. This charge helps fund the program to keep it going in the future. If students not in the residence halls need to buy a container, it costs a one-time fee of five dollars. If a container breaks, it is replaced for free, but if it gets lost or thrown away it will be five dollars to replace. “So far student reactions have been incredibly positive to the Ozzi initiative,” Arcuri said. Whelton said the Ozzi initiative will take time, but Marquette is taking steps to become a more efficient campus. “I think there is going to be a period of transition,” Whelton said. “We’re going to be doing every-
Photo by Matthew Serafin/matthew.serafin@marquette.edu
Plastic reusable to-go containers were distributed by Marquette Student Government for students to use at dining halls to reduce waste.
thing we can to make sure that students have the knowledge and the education that they need to use the system.” There will also be a vid-
eo coming soon provided by MUSG showing how to use the Ozzi system.
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Ivy on Fourteenth opens on time despite setbacks Retail space remains under construction for Subway, Burger King By Andrew Dawson
andrew.dawson@marquette.edu
The first floor of the Ivy on Fourteenth apartments might not have windows — or even walls — but residents began moving into their luxury living spaces when it opened Wednesday. The new luxury apartment structure on the 1400 block of Wells St. frequently did not look like it would open in time for the semester. Setbacks from a severe winter delayed much of the progress, and called for extra work hours from some of the workers. In recent weeks, The Opus Group, the construction firm that headed the project, had employees work through the night. “The few weeks prior to (opening), we were working at any minute we could possibly work,” said Julie Ledger, vice president and general manger of Opus Development Company. “It was a long road to get here. It was a really difficult winter. Everybody knows how difficult the weather was and the impact it has on the construction site was exponentially difficult.”
Even with its residents settling into their apartments, Ivy remains unfinished. The first floor is still under construction and will be used for retail space. “For people from the outside, [Ivy] looks not done because the retail isn’t done,” Ledger said. “The retail area is completely separate from apartments, so those retailers have different opening dates for later in the fall.” Four businesses will move into the first floor. Subway, which previously occupied Ivy’s space prior to construction, will return and is expected to be the first retailer to open. The only other confirmed tenant is Burger King. Concerning the other retailers, Ledger said one lease has been signed and will be a “fast casual food place” that is “unlike anything on campus.” Ledger said the other lease is being negotiated but will not be food. Zach Affeldt, a junior in the College of Health Sciences who moved into the building, said despite the long process, the apartments were well worth the wait and that he was not concerned about being able to move in on time. Affeldt said The Opus Group emailed progress reports, posted updates on social media and called to inform tenants in June that the move-in date was
Photo by Yue Yin/yue.yin@marquette.edu
Ivy on Fourteenth, on the 800 block of N. 14th St., opened to residents Wednesday despite weather setbacks.
scheduled for Aug. 20, barring any unforeseen complications. Work on the apartment units finished in time for move-in. The building contains 80 units as well as a computer lab, study rooms, fitness center, daily cof-
fee bar, state of the art club room and indoor parking garage with bike racks. Other amenities include cable, Internet, water, sewer and trash. “The apartments are super nice,” Affeldt said. “They’re
clean. We don’t have to worry about the tenants that lived there before. And with the nine-month lease I actually ended up saving a lot of money not having to pay for the summer.”
MUSG taps reserve fund for bottle filling stations Reserve dollars used for projects aimed to reduce campus waste
By Elizabeth Baker
elizabeth.baker@marquette.edu
As part of a university-wide effort to achieve greater sustainability, Marquette Student Government financed the installation of several water bottle refilling stations around campus with funds from its Prior Year Reserve Fund. Students living in residence halls received refillable water bottles rather than the coffee mugs MUSG distributed the past two years. The Elkay EZH2O systems, which include digital refilling stations and gooseneck water bottle fillers, were installed on existing water fountains in June and aim to prevent students from purchasing plastic water bottles. Estefania Elizondo, a junior in the College of Communication and one of the MUSG senators who authored the legislation for the water bottle refilling stations, said widespread campus support for an environmentallyfriendly project encouraged the senate to pass the bill. “In the resolution, we quoted (former university president) Father Pilarz’s letter advocating for more green initiatives on campus,” Elizondo said. “The student organization Students for an Environmentally
Active Campus (SEAC) also had a large part in this resolution. They attended both extremely long senate meetings to get their point across and did a wonderful presentation on why MUSG should fund this project.” In his letter, Pilarz said: “Marquette strives to develop men and women who … actively enter into the struggle for a more just society” and that “all aspects of sustainability are part of that just society.” “Ultimately, my goal is to have a completely green campus with no plastic water bottles on sale, so a full- on ban of plastic water bottles,” Elizondo said. Despite a strong push from students for the water bottle refilling stations, Elizondo said the decision was not easy. “We want MUSG to be financially responsible, and therefore there were concerns over the amount of money that was going to be spent on this initiative,” she said. In total, $11,690 was allocated for the resolution. The money came from MUSG’s reserve fund, which both Elizondo and MUSG President Kyle Whelton feel should be spent on projects that directly benefit students. “What we do strive for is to have this money go back to the students,” Elizondo said. “Throughout their time at Marquette, they should see that money go back to them in their activities and other things that they want to fund.”
As MUSG plans to spend more of the reserve fund this year, it should expect more difficult decisions allocating the money to campus initiatives. Although it has made significant progress on the reserve fund, Whelton said it is “egregiously large.” Last year, the reserve fund stood at about $250,000 before MUSG tapped money for projects like the water bottle filling stations and providing students with reusable to-go containers for dining halls. Whelton estimated the reserve fund now stands at about $163,000. MUSG’s financial policies mandate that the fund be at least 10 percent of the annual operating budget, providing a financial pillow in the case of a budget deficit. That places the requirement close to $50,000. There are strict stipulations on what the money can be used for, though. For example, projects running more than a full year can not be fully sponsored by the fund. Whelton said that if the opportunity arises, MUSG will commission more projects that would reduce waste at Marquette. “We are extremely proud of the water bottle filling stations and the Ozzi reusable to-go container systems we put in place this year and will continue to seek opportunities to make Marquette more sustainable,” Whelton said.
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Water bottle fillers installed throughout campus are one of a few projects funded by money from Marquette Student Government’s reserve fund.
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Top 10 places to visit in Milwaukee City’s most notable 7 venues range from chapel to cinema
By Claire Nowak
claire.nowak@marquette.edu
Whether you are an incoming freshman looking for a downtown adventure or a fifth-year senior hoping to cross the last remaining items off your college bucket list, take the time to visit these 10 locations that embody the Milwaukee identity.
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Cathedral Square Park: Located on Kilbourn Avenue and N. Jefferson Street, Cathedral Square is a prime location for uniquely “Milwaukee” events like Jazz in the Park or simply taking in the city’s scenery. Buy fresh produce in the park from East Town Market every Saturday until Oct. 4. It also lights up cold winter nights with an extensive and colorful Christmas lights display.
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Milwaukee Pierhead Light: Few Midwestern universities have the luxury of being close to any body of water, much less Lake Michigan. Yes, this does mean dodging seagulls on the way to class, but it also means access to attractions like the Pierhead Light. Built in 1906, the active lighthouse continues to aid vessels in the Milwaukee Harbor. Its pier at the entrance to the Milwaukee River is open to the public, making it a chill aquatic hangout or a noteworthy location for a lakeside picnic.
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Oscar’s Pub and Grill: Marquette may have Sobelman’s, but Milwaukee has other delicious burger joints, namely Oscar’s Pub and Grill by the Menomonee Valley. With menu items like The Big O, The Big Foot and The Big Gringo, it’s obvious owner Oscar Castaneda cares about the size of his burgers, which live up to their titles. The pub also offers weekly specials, including 45-cent wings and $2 mystery beers every Thursday. Plus, it has a ping pong table. Is there more you can ask for?
Kopp’s Frozen Custard: Actually, there is more you can ask for from a burger joint, like signature Midwestern custard. That’s exactly what you get at Kopp’s, a Wisconsin dessert landmark for over 60 years. Not only are the burgers large enough to cover your entire face, but also the custard flavors change daily. Monday’s flavor forecast calls for Lemon Meringue Pie and Strawberry Cheesecake. Intrigued? The closest location is in Glendale near Bayshore Mall.
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Miller Park: Which baseball team has the best standing in the National League Central Division? What organization lets oversized sausages race in front of thousands of spectators? Who has an adorable white dog as a mascot? If you couldn’t guess the Milwaukee Brewers, you haven’t been in Milwaukee long enough, and the best place you can see them is at Miller Park. Start off with a tailgate, then treat yourself to a baseball experience only Milwaukee can provide, complete with a retractable roof and an appearance from Bernie Brewer.
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Rochambo Coffee and Tea House: You love studying at coffee shops, but the Brew is always crowded and Starbucks is too mainstream. What do you do? Take a ride down to Brady Street and stop in Rochambo. The hipster hang-out has a relaxed atmosphere ideal for studying or catching up with
friends. It’s the only local purveyor of the herbal tisanes from Nuwati, Native American healing herbs. The coffee selection includes award-winning Irish coffees and specials like the chocolatey Milky Way. While you are down there, be sure to check out the numerous other venues Brady Street has to offer.
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Milwaukee Art Museum: Home to over 30,000 works of art, the Milwaukee Art Museum has a collection spanning across centuries of artistry, including one of the country’s largest collections from Wisconsin native Georgia O’Keeffe. Both the permanent galleries and exhibitions display a wide variety of styles and media, from Italian Renaissance masterpieces to American folk art. Even the building itself, specifically the Quadracci Pavilion created by Santiago Calatrava, is a work of art. Visiting the museum also gives you a chance to explore Milwaukee’s picturesque lakefront.
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Joan of Arc Chapel: Most Marquette students do not realize they live just blocks away from the oldest building in Milwaukee. But before Joan of Arc Chapel made it to campus, it was known in 15th century France as Chapelle de St. Martin de Sayssuel. It was later deconstructed and moved to Long Island in 1927. In 1964, its then-owners gave the chapel to Marquette as a gift, so it was again taken apart, reassembled and reopened to the public two years later. Stop in to admire a little piece of history or to attend a service, including the well-attended Tuesday night masses at 10 p.m.
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Milwaukee Public Market: The city’s premier culinary destination provides more than just high-quality food, though its 18 different vendors do carry everything from local cheese and sausage to Middle Eastern cuisine. Its authentic marketplace atmosphere turns everyday grocery shopping into a quest for your new favorite dish. The building, with its name written in glowing red neon lights, is a local icon; it even makes a cameo in “Bridesmaids.” Whether you’re exploring for the first time or going back for your weekly order, the market is just far enough from campus to make any dine-out into an adventure.
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The Oriental Theater: Considered one of the country’s best movie theaters, the Oriental is second to none when it comes to Milwaukee cinema. Its movie palace architecture and ornate furnishings have caught the eyes of moviegoers since it opened in 1927. It holds three screens - for both popular and indie films - and a Kimball Theatre Pipe Organ, whose nostalgic sounds introduce every 7 p.m. show in the main theater Fridays and Saturdays. The surrounding shops and restaurants make it a notable date location. A classy movie at a classy theater after a classy meal? You will win over your sweetheart the same way the Oriental has won over the hearts of movie-lovers throughout the city.
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Food trucks bring culinary variety to MU campus Mobile restaurants offer students ethnic, traditional cuisine By Catherine Gabel
catherine.gabel@marquette.edu
It’s no secret that Marquette students have limited food options on campus. Places like Qdoba, Dogg Haus and Jimmy John’s are mostly known for their late-night appeal, and the only way to get a salad is from Sodexo in the Union. Luckily, food trucks provide a temporary oasis to the food desert surrounding the university. Food trucks first appeared in Milwaukee nearly three years
ago. Essentially, their purpose is to provide delicious food in a timely matter. These trucks now line busy streets during all hours of the day, serving cuisines from numerous countries and cultures. City favorites include Yellow Bellies, a truck dedicated solely to rotisserie chicken, Meat on the Street, which specializes in Filipino food and Eats and Treats, which serves burgers, waffles and ice cream. Chris Jourdan, the owner of Eats and Treats, was recently featured by the Travel Channel for the truck’s beer brats and spicy jalapeno-cheddar waffles. “I think we are a great alternative to the general fast food industry,” Jourdan said, “as we are bringing fresh, locally-sourced whole foods to people on
plans, upperclassmen especially are typically parked outside the the go.” Most food trucks get their sup- struggle for convenient eating Milwaukee County Courthouse plies from farmers and bakeries options. Luckily, several trucks, between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. in the Milwaukee area, keeping including Yellow Bellies, Pita every day. dishes fresh and local. They pro- Brothers and Buddha’s BBQ, vide convenient locations to get a bite to eat with friends, meet some interesting people and snap the perfect Instagram photo. Kelsey Hau, a senior in the College of Communication, often visits Milwaukee food trucks for their quick, alternative meal options. “The first time I tried Yellow Bellies, I became obsessed with the idea of having quick food that is more unique than the typical Qdoba experience,” Hau said. “Not to mention, it’s a blast being able to try all different Photo by Madeline Pieschel/madeline.pieschel@marquette.edu types of food.” Once they lose their meal Customers buy dishes from food trucks outside the Milwaukee Courthouse.
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Monday, August 25, 2014
Fall months mean opportunities to explore MKE Outdoor restaurants, athletics give residents excuse to get outside
By Hannah Byron, Stephanie Harte and Paige Lloyd
more about the structure’s rich history. Though it’s only open on weekends, a short 10-minute drive from campus is all it takes to enjoy the views that North Point has to offer of Lake Park and Milwaukee.
hannah.byron@marquette.edu stephanie.harte@marquette.edu paige.lloyd@marquette.edu
Need ideas for how to enjoy these last warm months before the brutal Milwaukee winter sets in? Marquee knows where you should go, what you should eat and what you should do to make the most of the city’s outdoor attractions.
PLACES TO GO:
Fish Fry & A Flick Outdoor Movie Series
The Point Fish Fry & A Flick plays free movies outside Discovery World every Friday through mid-September. With a plate of Bartolotta’s fish and a Point Brewery beer in hand, sharing a movie alongside friends is perfect for the upcoming fall evenings. North Point Lighthouse
Originally constructed in 1886, the North Point Lighthouse offers reasonably-priced tours for Milwaukeeans interested in learning
Bublr Bikes New to Milwaukee this year, Bublr Bikes serves as a fun and convenient way to travel the city. For $7, riders can pick up a bike at any of the Bublr stations listed on the organization’s website. Bikes can be used for 30-minute intervals or longer with additional fees.
ACTIVITIES:
Edelweiss Boat Tours
Edelweiss’ Historic Milwaukee Boat Tours provide students with the chance to experience the city’s lakefront and downtown areas. The boat cruise features narrations touching on Milwaukee’s history and advancements, all while showcasing the city’s breathtaking waterfront views. This 80-minute tour costs $16 per ticket.
Milwaukee Kayak Company Marquette students still have time to experience summer in Milwaukee with the Milwaukee Kayak Company’s kayak, canoe and standup-paddleboard rentals. Before granting guests freedom to travel the river, company workers instruct all kayakers on the area, and fit them for life vests to ensure a comfortable and safe experience on Milwaukee waters. Milwaukee Kayak Company is located on 318 S Water Street.
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The Riverwalk
The Milwaukee Riverwalk, a three-mile walkway running through the city’s busy downtown neighborhood, offers a variety of exciting city entertainment including performing arts, dining and a nightlife that will draw the attention of any passerby. Along the Riverwalk, one will stumble upon many restaurants and monuments that showcase the rich history of the city, the most popular of these being “The Bronze Fonz,” a statue installed on the Riverwalk in 2008 to commemorate the popular “Happy Days” character.
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My Yo My With dozens of scrumptious flavors and decadent toppings to choose from, customers at My Yo My have the opportunity to create their own unique frozen yogurt treats. Students can also display their school ID at checkout for a 10 percent discount.
RESTAURANTS:
Cynthia’s International Home Cooking
You don’t need to travel to Mexico to taste authentic south Mexican dishes. Instead, dine on the outdoor patio at Cynthia’s International Home Cooking on Water Street. The view of the boats on the Milwaukee River and the heat of the summer can transform an ordinary evening into a night in Mexico.
Rock Bottom While going for a stroll down the Riverwalk, stop by Rock Bottom at 740 N. Plankinton Ave. for a classic beer-based Milwaukee dining experience. Make a toast or share a meal outside on the patio before the cold weather takes over and confines us to eat and drink indoors.
Marquee's 2014 Emmys Predictions By Lily Stanicek
Best Comedy Series
Best Drama Series
The Big Bang Theory, Louie, Modern Family, Orange Is the New Black, Silicon Valley, Veep
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Breaking Bad, Downton Abbey, Game of Thrones, House of Cards, Mad Men, True Detective Should win: This year’s race is clearly between “Breaking Bad” and “True Detective.” Although Emmy voters could very easily go with the more-recently-aired and much-talked-about “True Detective,” one of “Breaking Bad’s” submission episodes, “Ozymandias” (also nominated for Outstanding Writing), is one of the best episodes of dramatic television. Ever. Will win: Emmy voters won’t soon forget “Breaking Bad’s” intense series finale. The AMC hit will take home the statue.
Should win: Although it’s a nontraditional comedy in almost every way, “Orange Is the New Black’s” story covers everything from race and class inequality to friendship and building communities, stories that feel appropriately revolutionary. Despite its accepted status as “not a comedy,” “OITNB” is easily the best show in this bunch. Will Win: Many Emmy pundits have claimed “Modern Family” will walk away with its fifth Emmy in five years, but “OITNB” has just as good a shot, if not better one, at bringing Netflix its first best-series victory. Best Lead Drama Actor Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad” Jeff Daniels, “The Newsroom” Jon Hamm, “Mad Men” Woody Harrelson, “True Detective” Matthew McConaughey, “True Detective” Kevin Spacey, “House of Cards” Should win: With such a strong category this year, it’s possible to see Cranston, Hamm, Harrelson or McConaughey winning.
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Will win: McConaughey, with his (probably) short-lived, albeit harrowing appearance on the small screen, will win. His potential victory could also be a compelling end to the “movie star moves to TV” narrative, an interesting commentary on the talent and content of stories that are taking over television.
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Best Lead Drama Actress Lizzy Caplan, “Masters of Sex” Claire Danes, “Homeland” Michelle Dockery, “Downton Abbey” Julianna Margulies, “The Good Wife” Kerry Washington, “Scandal” Robin Wright, “House of Cards” Should win: In a category with snubs like Tatiana Maslany, Keri Russell, Vera Farmiga and Elizabeth Moss, there is not a clear winner here. However, Lizzy Caplan’s engaging portrayal of Virginia Johnson in “Masters of Sex,” a character that should, by all accounts, be impossible to play complexly and convincingly the way Caplan does, is the best choice.
Best Lead Comedy Actress Lena Dunham, “Girls” Edie Falco, “Nurse Jackie” Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep” Melissa McCarthy, “Mike & Molly” Amy Poehler, “Parks and Recreation” Taylor Schilling, “Orange Is the New Black” Should win: Julia Louis-Dreyfus and her excellent work on “Veep” this year will almost certainly take the Emmy home, her only possible competition being Taylor Schilling of “OITNB.” Will Win: Unless Emmy voters are going all in with “OITNB” this year, Louis-Dreyfus is the clear winner.
Will win: With such competent women in the running, the final decision could go many ways. Danes won the last two years, so a win for Robin Wright or Juliana Margulies seems more likely. The best bet would be Caplan or Washington, who would be the first African American woman to win in this category. Photo via nypost.com
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Best Lead Comedy Actor Louis C.K., “Louie” Don Cheadle, “House of Lies” Ricky Gervais, “Derek” Matt LeBlanc, “Episodes” William H. Macy, “Shameless” Jim Parsons, “The Big Bang Theory” Should win: Since the talent from these nominees is lacking in a way that the lead drama actor category is not, this race will likely come down to Jim Parsons and Louis C. K. With the range of dramatic acting Louis demonstrated throughout the season, mixed with the genuine laughs produced by his submission episode, “Model,” Louis seems like the better choice of the two. Will win: With a field lacking any clear standouts, sometimes the best way to standout to Emmy voters is to already have won an Emmy. In this case, Parsons takes it home.
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The Marquette Wire Editorial Board:
Elena Fransen,Opinions Executive Joe McAdams, Assistant Opinions Executive Joe Kaiser, Executive Director Rebecca Rebholz, Managing Editor Matthew Kulling, News Executive Ben Fate, Copy Chief
Monday, August 25, 2014
MKE bike sharing program set for a rough course
Claire Nowak, A&E Executive Jacob Born, Sports Executive Amy Elliot-Meisel, Visual Content Editor Valeria Cardenas, Photo Editor
STAFF EDITORIAL
Foley epitomizes MU tenets of faith and service
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New Bublr Bikes stations offer alternative transportation options in downtown Milwaukee.
Elena Fransen
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Our view: The passing of James Foley hits the Marquette community hard as he embodied the mission statement of being the difference in the lives of others. Marquette alumnus James Foley’s death last week laid bare the sentiments of journalists across the country and the world over. His efforts to showcase the stories of those subjugated in the Middle East at the expense of his own security represent a passion for journalism that few could ever emulate. Throughout his career as a journalist, Foley displayed a rare desire to cover stories at his own risk, something other journalists are often unwilling to do. In 2011, Foley was captured while covering the Libyan conflict and held in a Tripoli military detention center for 44 days. After his release, he returned to the United States for several months, but his desire to report the growing violence in Syria brought him back to the Middle East, even in the face of a full-fledged civil war. In 2012, Foley was captured in Syria, detained for just under two years and beheaded by Islamic State extremists last week. Foley was a beloved member of the Marquette and journalistic communities. As soon as the White House officially authenticated the video in which IS members beheaded James Foley on Aug. 20, major news outlets like the Washington Post decried the act as terrible and cruel, and the Marquette community responded. Within hours of the announcement of Foley’s death, the university announced it would host a prayer vigil Tuesday in memory of Foley and in support of hisfamily, and Marquette began work to establish the James Foley Scholarship Fund for future Marquette students. Sobelman’s on campus will donate 50 percent of its sales
Monday to the scholarship in memory of Foley. The Marquette community is shocked by the act of violence against an alumnus. But Foley was much more than someone who shared our Marquette experience; he was a tangible reflection of the ideals Marquette espouses. In service, Foley documented conflict and human rights violations in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan and Libya through video essays and written pieces as a freelance journalist, and intently covered the untold stories of violence in the Middle East. He gave his life providing narratives for those suffering, and as President Barack Obama described him, was “a man who lived his work… who courageously told the stories of his fellow human beings.” Foley found strength in prayer, and approached his worst adversities with internal reflection. In a letter published in the Marquette Magazine, Foley recounted how he prayed the rosary dozens of times while imprisoned in Tripoli to focus his mind. In the letter, Foley wrote about the power of communal prayer he and his colleagues felt during their time together in captivity. “It felt energizing to speak our weaknesses and hopes together, as if in a conversation with God, rather than silently and alone,” Foley wrote. The university’s motto encourages students to “be the difference,” to go out into the world and positively influence peoples’ lives. Foley did that and more. He ventured into the world to capture the stories of the most marginalized and set a precedent for the scope and role of journalism in times of conflict. He will be remembered not for how he died or at whose hand, but for how he lived to serve those throughout the world.
Summertime coming to a close is quite the bummer. The chill of another Midwestern winter is impending, and soon we will have to give up our favorite warm weather activities. A favorite of mine is biking, which admittedly can be done in the winter, but I’m not that hardcore. I try to stretch out the biking season for as long as possible but it can be difficult in a city like Milwaukee. I am hopeful at first, taking my bike down to the lake as often as I can until I get frustrated by how difficult it is in a city that won’t be called a biking capital anytime soon. Coming from Minneapolis, considered to be one of the most bike-friendly cities in the country, and home to numerous trails and bike boulevards and the Nice Ride bike sharing program, Milwaukee lacks desirable biking qualities. With its massive hills and unclear bike lanes, when there are any at all, the smaller biking population and poor consideration for bikers seems obvious. However, Milwaukee is trying to change that, with a new downtown bikesharing system called Bublr Bikes. Nine bike share stations have been installed since the beginning of August, all in downtown locations, in the first wave of efforts to encourage a larger biking population with more transportation options, which could spread throughout the city and onto Marquette’s campus. There are positive upsides, though there are plenty of obstacles that need to be addressed before such a system can effectively drive the desired profits and bike usage. Firstly, the streets in downtown Milwaukee are not prepared for bikers. Massive potholes, poorly marked bike lanes and little signage advising drivers to be aware of bikers make for a fairly dangerous biking environment. Improvements
in these areas need to be made for riders, drivers and pedestrians to stay safe in the busy streets. Nothing dissuades a bicyclist from biking more than the very real threat of getting hit by a car. Bike sharing programs throughout the nation come up against the problem of safety, as few programs provide helmets with each rental or when one signs up for services. Head injuries are a great risk when bicycling, and a recent joint study from Washington State University and the University of Washington found a 14 percent greater risk for cyclists getting such an injury in bike-share cities. Any city with a bikeshare service should address this problem by promoting helmet usage, and the risk of injury could be greater in Milwaukee, where cars often cannot or choose not to see bicyclists. Bublr Bikes are marketed as available to anyone, yet there is a clear, desired demographic. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett has spoken of how the program will be popular among young professionals and visitors to Milwaukee. This is a reasonable expectation of the program but with many people who do not fit these descriptions in downtown Milwaukee, many people may wind up excluded. Renting a Bublr Bike requires a credit card and a prepaid pass, and the locations of rental stations are very close together, implying other transportation is needed to get to them. Some Milwaukee residents, depending on age and financial standing, may not find this program as convenient and accessible as others. With its clear benefits for the environment and reducing automotive traffic, Milwaukee should make important changes to help a more diverse bike culture flourish. This would include establishing clear bike routes downtown and finding ways to get more people biking safely. Additional sharing stations will be installed in 2015. Until then, there are likely to be a few bumps on the road and the occasional flat, but the city of Milwaukee can start acting to rectify current problems with its bicycle environment. Elena Fransen is a senior studying history, philosophy and women's and gender studies. Email Elena with comments or suggestions at elena.fransen@mu.edu.
STATEMENT OF OPINION POLICY The opinions expressed on the Opinions page reflect the opinions of the Opinions staff. The editorials do not represent the opinions of Marquette University nor its administrators, but those of the editorial board. THE MARQUETTE TRIBUNE prints guest submissions at its discretion. THE TRIBUNE strives to give all sides of an issue an equal voice over the course of a reasonable time period. An author’s contribution will not be published more than once in a four-week period. Submissions with obvious relevance to the Marquette community will be given priority consideration. Full Opinions submissions should be limited to 500 words. Letters to the editor should be between 50 to 150 words. THE TRIBUNE reserves the right to edit submissions for length and content. Please e-mail submissions to: viewpoints@marquettetribune.org. If you are a current student, include the college in which you are enrolled and your year in school. If not, please note any affliations to Marquette or your current city of residence.
Monday, August 25, 2014
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MPS to offer free meals to all students with new program
Jasmine Gonzalez This summer, Milwaukee Public Schools announced that school breakfasts and lunches would be offered free of charge to all of its students, regardless of income level. This is a change from last year’s program, in which free and reduced-priced lunches were offered only to students from low-income households. The change is thanks to MPS’ participation in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), a federal program that allows schools with high percentages of low-income students to offer free school meals universally, rather than on an individual basis. In Milwaukee, over 83 percent of the students enrolled in the city’s public school system were eligible for free or reducedpriced lunch, making MPS a strong candidate for federal aid. On its surface, it appears to be a win-win situation for all involved. By implementing the program, schools can cut back on a significant amount of paperwork, eliminating the need to determine student eligibility on a case-by-case basis. It also streamlines the daily lunch process, as employees no longer need to distinguish between who pays and who does not pay for lunch each time. But the most obvious benefit is that Milwaukee’s school-aged children will be guaranteed a solid breakfast and lunch every school day. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is one of many sources who will uphold
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Free school lunches, like the one pictured above, will be provided to MPS students independent of their income level to help students learn.
the fact that unhealthy eating habits are closely linked to poor academic performance in children. By offering free meals to its students, MPS is taking a step toward breaking this cycle, ensuring that hunger is not an issue when it comes to a student’s academic success. jasmine color sided Ernst-Ulrich Franzen of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel took a similar, favorable approach to MPS’ decision, going so far as to say that the program held “no downside [and] a bunch of upsides.” However, a faction of online Journal-Sentinel readers responded with strongly negative reactions, revealing how opposition to the idea of MPS providing free school meals exists. One of the main arguments made among the
commenters is that the provision of free meals only reinforces dependency on government handouts. The belief, they stated, is that families would come to rely on the school system to keep their children fed, eschewing their own responsibilities as parents. Children, in turn, would fail to become self-sufficient, growing into adults dependent on government welfare programs. It is important, of course, to take this with a grain of salt, bearing in mind that an anonymous comments section online is not a legitimate source for reasonable and scholarly debate, but rather a breeding ground for knee-jerk antagonism. Currently, any search for a factbased argument against free lunch programs from a credible source come up
Demand for news pushes student media
Joe Kaiser Marquette Student Media made the goal a little while ago to maintain a stronger web presence. The College of Communication created Student Media Interactive, which is no longer a thing, and pushed student media outlets to all work in the same location in Johnston Hall, which we rarely ever did. A little while ago was 2003. Current student journalists and I were 11 years old or younger when that happened. But the push for a more multimedia focused, web-based student media continued for years and was still imperfect by the time this current crop of student journalists came to Marquette. It was
imperfect when the Marquette Wire, our still-new website housing content from all student-media platforms, launched in the winter. It is imperfect now, but the pace of news is forcing us to do more about it. It goes back to one week in September. A student athlete was arrested for assaulting a Department of Public Safety officer. Another student was hit by a car a couple days later. The polarizing FemSex workshop returned and disappeared in an instant. And then the week ended with former university president the Rev. Scott Pilarz announcing his departure from Marquette at 6:20 p.m. on a Friday and popular former professor the Rev. John Naus passing away Sunday night. Student journalists were left with a surplus of stories and needed to deliver them as quickly and efficiently as possible. It was overwhelming, but, looking back at it, inadvertently pushed forward what professors and advisers wanted a decade prior. With the news happening hourly, we had to think of how best to
woefully empty-handed. At the end of the day, though, is promoting food security among children something that should even be up for debate? All facts and figures aside, there is something disconcerting about the notion that an empty, rumbling tummy can be spun into a liberal-versus-conservative issue. By offering students up to two substantial meals a day, MPS can make further strides to improve not only its students’ academic performance, but also their quality of life by promoting healthier eating habits. Jasmine Gonzalez is a senior studying political science and history. Email Jasmine with comments or suggestions at jasmine.a.gonzalez@mu.edu and follow her on Twitter, @_jasberry.
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deliver it rapidly. Delivering news to the Marquette community in addition to being full-time students is already a challenge, and working at a professional pace and producing content daily takes it to another level. But there is opportunity in every difficulty. Readers should expect student media to be the leading source for Marquette news in a variety of forms – online, in print or on TV – because we are adapting to and overcoming the challenges that come with the development of digital news. When it all hits the fan, we’re going to need to figure out how to bring it to you. With the web, our resources and our outreach, the possibilities are endless and we’re excited for the potential. It did not occur 11 years ago, but Marquette student media is better-equipped now to provide more content, more efficiently. The news pushed us there, and we are ready to meet its demands. Joe Kaiser is a senior studying journalism and political science. Email Joe with comments or suggestions at joseph.kaiser@marquette.edu
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Monday, August 25, 2014
MU finishes undefeated in preseason
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Redshirt junior C. Nortey led the charge for the Marquette men’s soccer team agaisnt Ohio St. Friday night. Nortey scored two second-half goals to give the Golden Eagles a 3-2 victory.
Men’s soccer finish 1-0-2, overcoming pair of 2-goal deficits By Matt Barbato
matthew.barbato@marquette.edu
The men’s soccer team concluded the preseason with a 3-2 win on the road against Ohio State Friday and rallied for a 2-2 draw at home against Wright State Sunday. The Golden Eagles began their weekend in the Shindigz Soccer Festival in Fort Wayne, Ind. with a 3-2 victory against the Buckeyes Friday night. It was a back-and-forth battle for Marquette, who rallied back with two goals in the second half by redshirt junior C. Nortey. Marquette struck first when
redshirt junior David Selvaggi drilled an impressive bicycle kick past Ohio State’s keeper off of a corner kick from sophomore midfielder Louis Bennett II in the 25th minute. The Buckeyes answered just one minute later when Hunter Robertson scored off a free kick from 20 yards out. Ohio State assumed control in the 31st minute, when Max Holler found the net on a volley that squeaked past redshirt senior goalkeeper Charlie Lyon to give the Buckeyes a 2-1 advantage. After a few near misses in the second half of action, Nortey headed home the equalizer off of a Bennett II corner kick. The Golden Eagles kept the pressure, getting five corner kicks in only a two-minute span. Marquette could not find the net until the 77th minute when Nortey made a sliding kick on a cross
from redshirt freshman Jack Alberts to give Marquette the lead. The Buckeyes nearly tied the game for a third time on a golden opportunity in the last seconds of action, but it sailed over the crossbar and sealed a Golden Eagle victory. The Golden Eagles then closed out their preseason slate Sunday afternoon with a resilient rally and a 2-2 draw against Wright State in a game where the Golden Eagles erased a twogoal deficit. Wright State netted its first goal of the afternoon when Jalim Bayo converted on a through ball from Zach Zwiesler with a header inside the penalty box. Marquette tried to respond with multiple opportunities, but could not convert. The team’s best chance came from a pass across the box from Nortey to sophomore forward Coco Na-
varro, who was robbed by the goal post. The Raiders padded their lead in the 25th minute on a strange corner kick by Eric Lynch that looped through the penalty area and deflected off Lyon’s hand and into the net. Marquette responded early in the second half when Selvaggi capitalized on a penalty kick in the 55th minute after getting taken down in the box while trying to field an errant cross. The Golden Eagles continued to knock on the door with enticing chances, but could not prevail in the first 90 minutes. The teams played a 25-minute extra period, when freshman defenseman Colin Koerber netted the equalizer with about 13 minutes remaining in overtime. Head coach Louis Bennett said there was a mix of everything for his squad in the last
weekend of the preseason. “I thought there were some signs being in midseason form,” Bennett said. “There was some good, there was some bad and there was some ugly. We just have to squeeze out the bad, accept the ugly and get a little bit more good.” The No. 12 Golden Eagles begin their regular season with a trip back to Indiana, as they will play in the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic in Bloomington against the Hoosiers and Notre Dame next weekend. Bennett said he is looking forward to the challenge of facing the defending champion and No. 1 Fighting Irish next Friday. “Early season results can be a bit quirky, but I think we’re well on our way to being prepared,” Bennett said. “It’ll be a good yardstick of exactly where we are.”
Monday, August 25, 2014
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Powell highlights weekend for MU
Davis the star of this year’s LLWS
Jacob Born
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Women’s soccer lost to Northwestern on a goal in the 82nd minute. It is the first regular season home loss for the Golden Eagles since 2010.
Women’s soccer wins opener, but suffers loss to Northwestern By Jacob Born
jacob.born@marquette.edu
The Marquette women’s soccer team played vastly different games in its 3-0 victory against Loyola-Chicago and 1-0 defeat by Northwestern. The loss to Northwestern was the team’s first regular-season home loss since its 1-0 loss to New Mexico in 2010. In the opening match of the Marquette Invitational, Marquette and Loyola-Chicago played a back-and-forth game. Marquette held possession for the majority of the game, and had numerous chances in the first half, but none managed to get past the Rambler goaltender. In fact, it took until the 80th minute for the Golden Eagles to get on the board. Sophomore Ashley Handwork notched the first goal of the season off a cross from senior Mady Vicker. Vicker handled the ball on the right side of the net, when she kicked across to Handwork, who netted a shot to the right side. Redshirt freshman Darian Powell said that once the team scored the first goal, it was already thinking about the second. “Once we get one goal, we want to get another,” Powell said. “It was kind of just a team effort.” Head coach Markus Ro-
eders said the goal helped Marquette finish strong. “That, I think, kind of set the tone because I think it really deflated (Loyola-Chicago),” Roeders said. Nine minutes later, Powell secured the game for the Golden Eagles, scoring two goals within a minute, both coming off passes from sophomore Liz Bartels. With Powell streaking toward the box, Bartels gave her a touch pass and Powell went in on the Rambler goaltender oneon-one. Powell kicked the ball to the right side of the net, and it bounced off the post for her first goal of the game to give Marquette a 2-0 lead. Less than a minute later, Bartels controlled the ball on the right end line and crossed it into the box. Powell picked up the pass and went to the left side of the net, past the goaltender, for her second of the night to give Marquette a 3-0 lead. Powell gave credit to Bartels for setting her up for both goals. “It was such a blur,” Powell said. “Thanks to my teammate (Bartels), she did all the work. I just put it in the back of the net.” Even with less than a minute left in the game, Roeders said he teaches his players to play until the final whistle. “We always talk about that as long as there’s time on the clock we’re going to try to score,” Roeders said. “I don’t think we really let up. I think it’s something that’s instilled in the team.” With spirits flying high, Marquette came into Sunday’s
match against Northwestern looking for another win. But the team came out flat, and the Wildcats were able to control most of the first half. Marquette was held to three shots and none on goal, while Northwestern was able to take five shots, three of which required saves from Marquette goaltender Amanda Engel. But after the first half, it was still 0-0. “I don’t think we particularly started very well today,” Roeders said. “I thought we actually moved the ball out of the back line well, but then we didn’t get a whole lot of offense going.” The two teams returned to the pitch for the second half, and things started to get chippy quickly. Just six minutes into the second half, Morgan Proffitt received a yellow card for fouling a Northwestern player. Sophomore midfielder Meegan Johnston received a yellow card in the 75th minute after getting tangled up with a Northwestern player. And Northwestern midfielder Georgia Waddle was carded for pushing down a Marquette player in the 88th minute. “I thought it was a good physical game, not overly physical,” Roeders said. Unable to get a steady flow, Marquette still couldn’t get the offensive pressure it capitalized on against Loyola-Chicago. In the 82nd minute, Wildcat midfielder Niki Sebo stole the ball and went into the Marquette box on a 3-on-1. Sebo passed to forward Addie Steiner, who shot it past the diving Engel for the only goal of the game. The Golden Eagles had a
quality chance for an equalizer after the Waddle yellow card, but were unable to convert and suffered the 1-0 loss. “It doesn’t feel a whole lot different from when we lost to Western Michigan here last fall,” Roeders said. The game was a stark contrast offensively from Marquette’s 3-0 win Friday, however. Against Northwestern, the Golden Eagles only had one shot on goal, while the team had seven against LoyolaChicago. Marquette also had eight corner kicks against Loyola-Chicago, and only two against Northwestern. “We’ll keep working on the areas obviously we need to improve on and offense is definitely one of them right now,” Roeders said. Despite the loss, four players received accolades for their play in the Marquette Invitational. Powell, who was unable to play in the game against Northwestern because of a nagging knee injury, Bartels and senior midfielder Mary Luba were all named to the All-Marquette Invitational team, and Engel was named Defensive MVP of the tournament. This isn’t the first time Marquette has lost early in the season. Last year, the Golden Eagles fell to Portland and California-Los Angeles in its first three games. The team went on to finish the season 18-4-0 and 9-0-0 in Big East play. Marquette will look to get back in the win column against Minnesota Friday night in Minneapolis, Minn.
August is normally the most boring month for sports fans. Baseball loses its initial intrigue and does not quite yet reach the excitement of pennant races. Football falsifies excitement in preseason games where starters see little playing time. Hockey and basketball fans still have months before they see the regular season start. So to fill the void, ESPN, “the worldwide leader in sports,” broadcasts the Little League World Series. To be clear, I am not a big fan of the LLWS at all. I don’t get the point of broadcasting 12-year-olds playing baseball and having ESPN make a bunch of money off these kids. As for the competition, it‘s usually the same. Japan has been in the last four LLWS Championships, winning three of them. The West regions of the United States have been in four of the last five championships. It’s the same kids playing in the championships over and over again. However, this year was different. This year, the world met Mo’Ne Davis. Davis pitches for the Philadelphia, Penn., team, which represented the Mid-Atlantic region in the LLWS. Davis is also the first female to earn a win in an LLWS game. While she’s not the first female to play in the LLWS, she is on a very short list. And she showed that girls could play with, if not better than, boys at the same level. Davis pitched a shutout against Nashville, becoming the first girl to do so. Davis pitched in a semifinal match, and the game got a 3.4 overnight rating, the highest ESPN ever received for a LLWS game. Davis even became the first Little League player, both male or female, to grace a Sports Illustrated cover. She became a huge celebrity over the course of the LLWS, and she made great strides in gaining equality in sports for females. Davis showed that gender does not matter when it comes to playing sports. She is blazing a trail for other girls to follow her and play on the LLWS stage and make an impact just like she did. Normally, the Little League World Series is just a big deal because it gives kids a chance to be on a stage they will most likely never be on again. But this year, Mo’Ne Davis stole the spotlight and showed that girls can compete with the boys. Davis plays ball like a girl, and as she showed in the LLWS, that’s not a bad thing. Jacob Born is from Saint Louis, MO studying journalism with a minor in marketing. Email him at jacob.born@ marquette.edu.
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Sports
Monday, August 25, 2014
Active offseason brings uncertainty for MUBB Men’s basketball will have to rely on young talent to be successful By Matt Barbato
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By Mayo forgoing his senior season to play professional ball, Marquette has lost 72 percent of last year’s socring.
Marquette men’s basketball is no stranger to having a small amount of turnover from season to season. Following the 2011-12 season, Darius Johnson-Odom and Jae Crowder graduated, both leading scorers for the squad. The following season, Vander Blue left Marquette a year early to go play professional basketball. This past summer, Marquette landed three transfers but said good by to its leading-returning scorer. Todd Mayo announced July 30 he would be forgoing his senior season to play professional basketball. With the roster shake up, new head coach Steve Wojiechowski was dealt a blow to the rebuilding process. Mayo’s departure leaves Marquette with just nine players to start the 2014 season (Indiana transfer Luke Fischer becomes eligible in December, per NCAA transfer rules). Wojciechowski also landed senior Matt Carlino from BYU, who can immediately start playing for the Golden Eagles. However, Loyola-Marymount transfer Gabe Levin and Minnesota transfer Wally Ellenson cannot play until the 2015-16 season. Mayo’s exit, along with the absences of graduated seniors Jamil Wilson and Davante Gardner, means Marquette will have to replace 72 percent of its scoring from last season. In addition, the Golden Eagles need to replace five of their top six scorers from last season. Mayo’s Marquette tenure could be labeled as disappointing, but it seemed like the best was yet to come from the Huntington, W. Va., native. Mayo, who scored at least 20 points in the last three games of a subpar 2013-14 season, could have been the top option in Wojciechowski’s offense. To show how important Mayo would have been to his team,
freshman forward Deonte Burton was the second-highest returning scorer behind Mayo, averaging only 6.9 points per game. Derrick Wilson is the next-highest scorer at five points per contest, and he will not likely see as many minutes as he did in 2013. The Golden Eagles will obviously miss Mayo’s scoring ability, but must also find a way to replace his volume of shots. Mayo attempted 228 shots from the field last season and accounted for 16 percent of the team’s 3-point baskets. Assuming Mayo would have averaged more minutes as a starter in 2014, Marquette will likely have to replace at least 250-275 field goal attempts this season. There could be a silver lining for the Golden Eagles going forward without Mayo. Mayo was a pure scorer, but he did not add much on the defensive end of the floor. He had an even 1:1 assist-to-turnover ratio and recorded only 26 steals throughout the season. Most importantly, Mayo’s absence clears up space in a crowded backcourt. Former ESPN Top-100 recruits Jajuan Johnson and Duane Wilson will get an opportunity for extended minutes at shooting guard. Johnson played in 21 games last season, averaging 13.5 minutes and 4.3 points on 44 percent shooting. Wilson redshirted his freshman campaign after suffering a stress fracture in his left leg. Another player who could get in the mix is Sandy Cohen III, the lone recruit who remained committed to Marquette after Williams left the program. Cohen is listed as a forward, but at 6-foot-6, he could rotate between shooting guard and small forward. Carlino’s arrival proves to be even more important for the Golden Eagles with Mayo gone. The veteran point guard averaged 12 shots per game last season with BYU and his experience will take some pressure off of Johnson, Wilson and Cohen to perform immediately. Despite being sidelined for the entire upcoming campaign, Levin and Ellenson bring a lot of upside to the program. Levin has the size to play small forward and can log plenty of minutes if the Golden Eagles are still lacking depth at the position. He brings a lot of athleticism and has the talent to be a scoring threat, as shown by being the third highest scorer on the Lions last year. Levin could replace senior forward Juan Anderson after this season. As for Ellenson, he brings a lot of size and defensive capabilities to Marquette. Standing 6-feet10, Ellenson brought down 12 rebounds in just 62 minutes of game play, a .19 rebound-perminute ratio. To compare, Marquette’s best rebounding guard last season was Derrick Wilson, who pulled down 122 boards in 987 minutes on the court, a .12 rebound-per-minute ratio. Losing Mayo is certainly a big blow for the Golden Eagles for this upcoming season, but it might not be the end of the world for the team. Marquette landed three quality transfers, and with the extra minutes the underclassmen will receive from Mayo’s departure, could make the rebuilding process easier and more successful for Wojciechowski.