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Volume 99, Number 9
Thursday, September 25, 2014
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MU hosts Providence
Give up lattes for church?
The Golden Eagles battle the Friars in a rematch of the 2013 Big East Championship
Recently appointed Gesu Pastor calls on students to help fund parish PAGE 4
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Students scramble for off-campus space Prospective renters camp out for units 9 months in advance By Benjamin Lockwood
benjamin.lockwood@marquette.edu
Marquette students camped out in customary fashion last Friday at the Renee Row apartment complex’s courtyard, strewn about in dorm chairs and sleeping bags, eager to sign a lease for the
following school year. For many students, though, this early-semester onslaught of lease signing is cause for much concern. Jared Wheeler, a sophomore in the College of Communication, was one of the campers at Renee Row, but he did not spend the night out in the cold by choice. “I did it to fit in,” Wheeler said, wearing the weathered garb of a man resigned to sleeping outdoors. “All the places were going early – way earlier than I expected – so
I had to (in order) to get the house I wanted.” Renee Row, an apartment complex located at 927 N. Renee St., attracts a certain crowd. Beer cans, solo cups and other conspicuous beverage containers littered the courtyard as campers celebrated their future apartments. But many of these soon-to-be residents have not even had time to tour the units, as they were pressed for time to sign. Daniel Bergen, the assistant director of off-campus housing,
cautioned students to resist the pressure to sign early. “While it’s true that houses and larger occupancy spaces will move more quickly in the neighborhood, there are a variety of options available throughout the year,” Bergen said in an email. “Students should be intentional about their decisions and take their time – they should view the apartments they are renting prior to signing a lease.” Still, for students wishing to sign See Housing, Page 4
Data stolen in restaurant breach Students at risk after intruder compromises campus Jimmy John’s By Rob Gebelhoff
robert.gebelhoff@marquette.edu
Jimmy John’s announced Wednesday that credit card and debit card data was stolen at about 216 stores worldwide, including the location on Marquette’s campus. The press release stated Jimmy John’s was alerted of a possible breach in July and hired third party forensic experts to assist with the investigation. While the investigation is ongoing, the store said in a news release that the intruder stole log-in credentials from a point-ofsale vendor to access the systems between June 16 and Sept. 5. Cards swiped in breached locations appear to have been affected by the incident. The breach did not include cards entered manually or cards used for online orders. Staff in Marquette’s Information Technology Services said students who purchased food from the store should carefully watch their credit card statements and to change their passwords if they think their information has been stolen. The restaurant chain has since contained the compromise, INDEX
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Photo by Rob Gebelhoff/robert.gebelhoff@marquette.edu
The Jimmy John’s located on Marquette’s campus, 1532 W. Wells St., was one of many of the chain’s stores that may have experienced a data breach, posing a potential risk to students who purchased from the store.
and said it would offer identify protection services to customers affected. “Jimmy John’s has taken steps to prevent this type of event from occurring in the future,
including installing encrypted swipe machines, implementing system enhancements and reviewing its policies and procedures for its third party vendors,” the news release said.
Other Wisconsin stores that were breached include locations in Oshkosh, River Falls, Sheboygan and Portage, according to a Jimmy John’s website that listed all affected stores.
MARQUEE
EDITORIAL
OPINIONS
MU Theatre’s “Our Town”
Body cameras to curb crime
Emotional play celebrates the Helfaer Theatre’s 40th anniversary.
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DPS explores using body cameras after public pressure amid rising racial crimes. PAGE 8
Ed. College not phased by Common Core debate By Julia Pagliarulo
julia.pagliarulo@marquette.edu
Even though Wisconsin’s educational standards seem to be up in the air after Gov. Scott Walker announced that he wants to repeal Common Core, administration in Marquette’s College of Education said they feel prepared. “We are still having our students address their lesson plans to the Common Core standards,” said Joan Whipp, director of teacher education and an associate professor. “As of now, schools don’t think this change is going to happen and we are proceeding as normal.” William Henk, a professor and Dean of the College of Education, said “because schools have been preparing for Common Core and we have been preparing our aspiring teachers to go into Common Core schools, that die is cast and the professors will not see a reason to suddenly shift away from that because, like me, they are anticipating that even if Wisconsin does repeal Common Core and set up their own standards, they will be very similar to the standards of before.” Common Core became a hot-button issue in Wisconsin in the last legislative session when state Republican lawmakers proposed to rewrite the nationally developed standards in March. In response, more than 100 school district officials came to Madison to express support for Common Core, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported. Common Core education seeks to define what students’ knowledge and skills should be at the end of each grade in See Standards, Page4 SPORTS
Patel: Bucks and ‘Fair Play’
Preparations for new arena stir up debate over MKE public funding.
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Big East Notebook
A look at each men’s soccer team before the start of conference play. PAGE 12