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Volume 98, Number 1
Monday, August 26, 2013
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‘Ivy’ to cover former retailers Former Sweeney’s building to make space for apartments By Matt Barbato
matthew.barbato@marquette.edu
Photo by Rebecca Rebholz/rebecca.rebholz@marquette.edu
Demolition of the structure on Wells Street that previously housed Kampus Foods, Subway and Sweeney’s College Books will begin in the coming weeks. The Opus Group is then planning to begin construction on a new student housing complex called “Ivy on Fourteenth,” on the same land. Vice President and General Manager of Opus’ Milwaukee office, Julie Ledger, said the current building’s demolition should be underway in just a couple of weeks, with the apartment complex being finished and opened for residence by the beginning of the 2014 academic year. Harrison Street Real Estate Capital LLC, a Chicago-based real estate investment management firm, is funding the project in the 1400 block of Wells St. Tom Ganey, vice president of planning and university architect, confirmed that the project is not affiliated with Marquette and will be privately completed by Opus. See Apartments, page 5
The new 80-unit Ivy on Fourteenth luxury apartment complex on W. Wells Street will include a fitness center and indoor parking for its tenants.
Former Marquette student dies after swimming in Madison’s Lake Mendota
New MUSG president emphasizes cooperation
de la Cruz attended MU for two years before transferring
Schultz brings three years of legislative experience, ‘cool head’
By Joe Kaiser
joseph.kaiser@marquette.edu
Memorial services were held Saturday to remember Richard “Grady” de la Cruz, a former Marquette student who transferred to the University of Wisconsin-Madison this year, at St. Matthias Catholic Church in Milwaukee. de la Cruz drowned Wednesday in Lake Mendota in Madison, Wis. de la Cruz was swimming with two other people near Porter Boathouse, home of UW-
Madison’s rowing team, when he located the body at 6:45 p.m. The Office of the Dane County reportedly became separated from the group and did not resurface, Medical Examiner confirmed in according to a Madison Fire De- a press release that preliminary findings from a fopartment press release. rensic autopsy ThursThe Fire Department day were consistent Lake Rescue Team was with an accidental called at 3:19 p.m., and drowning. rescue divers were in de la Cruz, a Wauthe water within minwatosa native, was utes of launching the about to begin his rescue boat. junior year at UWThe rescue divers Madison after transconducted multiple Grady de la Cruz ferring from Marsearches underwater where de la Cruz was Photo via Facebook quette’s College of last seen, and Dane County Sher- Arts & Sciences. He graduated iff’s Office personnel assisted from Marquette University High School in 2011. His death comes with a scanning sonar unit. The rescue team was released almost one year after another from the scene at 5:15 p.m., and UW-Madison student drowned in Dane County Sheriff’s personnel the same lake.
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DPS REPORTS......................2 CALENDAR...........................2 CLASSIFIEDS........................4
MARQUEE......................10 VIEWPOINTS....................12 SPORTS..........................14
By Joe Kvartunas
joseph.kvartunas@marquette.edu
The role of the Marquette Student Government president is to serve as the primary student representative to the school administration. This year, that role will be filled by Sam Schultz, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences, and a three-year veteran of MUSG. As president, Schultz is expected to be a leader of MUSG. Legislative Vice President Kyle
Whelton, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences, said the president needs to be at the forefront of MUSG’s advocacy mission, and that he needs to be able to “speak frankly” with school administrators. He also believes that Schultz is well suited for the role. “Sam has got an extremely cool head, which I think is by far his biggest asset,” Whelton said. Although Schultz is the elected leader of the organization, he views the leadership role as a collective effort between all the members of the MUSG Executive Board. The group is made up of Schultz and his five vice presidents. See Schultz, page 3
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Freshman takes to Tumblr to document Marquette life. PAGE 6
Tessa begins a new year with a reader-first mentality. PAGE 12
Impressive freshmen class could surpass benchmark set last year. PAGE 15