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Students main factor in LIMO inefficiency By Claudia Brokish
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A vote will be held in the next two weeks to decide whether or not to start the expansion process. If the vote passes, an expansion committee will be established to review applica-
tions from National Interfraternity Council members who wish to establish a chapter at Marquette. The committee will
It’s 9:30 p.m. Students scream “Ring Out Ahoya” after a Friday night basketball game while zipping down Wisconsin Avenue in a LIMO. The LIMO’s driver, Beth Esmay, maps out a route to make sure students, singing or not, get to their destinations. This is a typical LIMO shift for Esmay, eature which can last up to ten tory hours. “I’ve had a lot of drunken conversations with people,” Esmay said, sharing the crazy moments of her job. “You’ll get vans full of people singing at the top of their lungs. That and Halloween, just Halloween in general. It’s a little bit terrifying.” Esmay, a junior in the College of Health Sciences, is just one of many student LIMO drivers who together served about 300,000 students last year. This high amount of traffic can seem surprising, considering the common opinion of students that LIMOs are slow. “I don’t utilize the LIMO service as often as I would like to because when it comes to a choice between getting home late without having to worry about my surroundings and getting home quickly, but having to be alert, I’m going to chose to get home as soon as I can,” said Anne Marie Matelski, a sophomore in the College of Health Sciences. “And I feel that LIMOs simply can’t provide that.” Sgt. Daniel Kolosovsky, manager of student safety programs, said this perception of LIMOs being unreasonably slow is incorrect. “What a lot of people don’t understand is that there are several things over which we have no control: the weather, traffic, events and the users of the program,” Kolosovsky said. “Ironically, of the ones I mentioned, the biggest drag is (students) who don’t know how to use the program correctly.” Ben Fate, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences, has been a LIMO driver since March 2013. He said he believes students
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University President the Rev. Scott Pilarz (left) receives the university mace during his inauguration in September 2011 from then University President the Rev. Robert A. Wild. Following his resignation, Pilarz announced to the university Wednesday that Wild will act as interim president effective Oct. 16.
Expansion policy altered for fraternities Proposed rule change makes it easier to establish new chapter By Joe Kvartunas
joseph.kvartunas@marquette.edu
The Marquette University Interfraternity Council unanimously voted Wednesday night to change the expansion policy for bringing new social fraternities to campus. The new policy proposes changing the vote total necessary to open for expansion from a two-thirds vote to a simple majority. IFC Vice President of Judicial Affairs Pat Doyle, a senior in the College of Engineering, wrote the policy change in an effort to update the rules made in 1988. “I didn’t like sort of the way it flowed and the way it was
organized, so I just decided to change it,” Doyle said. “It’s basically just a reorganization of the old policy.” Wednesday’s vote was prompted when three students approached IFC with interest in bringing a new fraternity to campus. Jason Kurtyka, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences; Thomas Schick, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences; and Matthew Walker, a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences; first approached IFC last spring about expansion. “This is something that we feel very strongly about,” Schick said. “This is something that we are very excited about, not just for what this organization will do to enrich us as gentlemen personally, but the fact that we could have a hand in bringing something to Marquette’s campus that could continually mold strong gentlemen for decades to come, potentially.”
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Nora Heiderscheidt, a junior the College of Health Sciences and a member of Pi Beta Phi, speaks at the Interfraternatiy Council Wednesday.
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News in Brief MKE Council votes against casino The Milwaukee Common Council voted unanimously Tuesday to oppose the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin’s plans for an $808 million casino to be built in Kenosha, the Business Journal serving Greater Milwaukee reported. The 15-0 vote was in favor of a resolution that called on Gov. Scott Walker to reject the casino, which is to be constructed on the former Dairy Greyhound Park property. According to the Business Journal, the Common Council cited concerns that the new casino may cause unemployment in Milwaukee, because it may draw business away from Potawatomi Bingo Casino, which is operated four blocks off campus on 16th Street. The federal Bureau of Indian Affairs acknowledged in its approval of the new casino that it may reduce revenues at the Milwaukee casino by up to 20 percent. Milwaukee County and the city of Milwaukee each collect 1.5 percent of the gambling proceeds at Potawatomi, the Business Journal reported. Walker set three conditions on Aug. 23 for the approval of the casino: It must have local support, it must not increase net casino gaming and it must have the approval of 11 tribes in Wisconsin. Walker placed a 60-day deadline for these conditions to be met, according to a report by Wisconsin Public Radio.
MKE skyline to gain a skyscraper Northwestern Mutual announced its plans Wednesday to build a new skyscraper on Milwaukee’s waterfront, replacing the current 16-story building with a structure twice the height, the Business Journal reported Wednesday. The Business Journal reported that the $450 million project, located at 800 E. Wisconsin Ave., will provide space for an additional 1,900 employees to be hired by 2030. “We wanted to create a beautiful complement to the
Milwaukee skyline from the start, but this is first of all a workplace that has to meet the practical needs of our business,” Northwestern Mutual CEO John Schlifske said. “This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to create greater efficiency and more employee collaboration, as well as additional energy and excitement for the community.” Demolition of Norwestern Mutual’s existing building is expected to begin December. The new structure is projected to be completed near the end of 2017, according to the Business Journal.
Obamacare details released for Wis. The Obama administration released a report Wednesday detailing health insurance premiums for Wisconsin families under the Affordable Care Act marketplace, with coverage beginning Jan. 1. Across the 36 states setting up these exchanges for health plans, premiums will be an average of 16 percent lower than projections by the Congressional Budget Office, which did not take into account federal tax credits. Those credits will be available to people with incomes up to four times the national poverty rate. According to the figures unveiled in the report by The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, a 27-year-old Milwaukee resident who earns $25,000 per year would pay $86 per month for the marketplace’s bronze plan after tax credits were implemented. The figures do not take into account the cost of deductibles and other expenses. In Wisconsin, the marketplaces for health insurance are scheduled to begin enrollment Tuesday extending through March.
Holocaust condemned by Iran In a deliberate step away from the explosiveness displayed by his predecessor, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called
DPS Reports Sept. 23 At 9:07 a.m. an employee reported that unknown person(s) removed unsecured, unattended university property estimated at $350 from Johnston Hall. At 9:07 a.m. an employee reported that unknown person(s) removed unsecured, unattended university property estimated at $500 from Johnston Hall. Sept. 24 At 12:55 p.m. a person not affiliated with Marquette reported that unknown person(s) removed his secured, unat-
tended bicycle estimated at $700 in the 1800 block of W. Wells St. MPD was contacted. At 1:35 p.m. a student reported that unknown person(s) forcibly entered her secured, unattended vehicle and removed property estimated at $300 in a rear lot in the 1400 block of W. State St. The estimated damage to the vehicle is $200. MPD will be contacted. At 3:47 p.m. a student reported that unknown person(s) vandalized his unattended motorcycle in the 800 block of N. 17th St. causing an estimated $130 in damage.
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Iranian President Hasan Rouhani addresses the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday at U.N. headquarters in New York.
the Holocaust a “crime against Jews — which is a crime against Christians, against Muslims, against all of humanity.” The statement is a repudiation of former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who had publicly denied the genocide of Jews by Nazi Germany during World War II. According to NBC News, Rouhani made the remarks while in New York Wednesday for the United Nations General Assembly, where he attempted to portray himself as a moderate in order to alleviate
international sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program. While many countries, including the United States, have alleged that Iran is attempting to construct nuclear weapons, Rouhani says his nation only seeks to use nuclear power for peaceful purposes. A planned meeting between President Obama and Rouhani was scheduled for Tuesday, but was dropped due to concerns from both sides that the timing “was not right.”
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Thursday 26 Italian Club Bake Sale, Lalumiere Hall, 10 a.m.
Women Of Faith, BMO Harris Bradley Center, 12 p.m. Capitol Steps, Pabst Theater, 7 p.m. Fidelio, Skylight Music Theatre, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday 28 Brewers Mini-Marathon, Miller Park, 7 a.m.
Professional Development Conference, Schroeder Complex, 7 p.m.
Milwaukee’s Uncanny Chili Cook-off (Home Chefs Edition), Horny Goat Hideaway, 11 a.m.
Doyle Brothers MU Unplugged, Westowne Square, 9 p.m.
The Hangover: Part III, Varsity Theatre, 8 p.m.
Friday 27 Studio 013 Refugees 24 Hour Show, Westowne Square, 6 p.m. Annex Acoustic Night feat. Henry Bremhorst & Eric Basta, Union Sports Annex, 9 p.m. Sigma Kappatizers, Sigma Kappa House, 10 p.m.
Jamey Johnson, The Rave, 8 p.m.
Sunday 29 What not to wear, Varsity Theatre, 1 p.m. Breaking Bad Trivia Night for Charity, Three Lions Pub, 6 p.m.
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Pilarz term to end in October; Wild will take reins Outgoing president writes to campus, explains departure By Joe Kaiser
joseph.kaiser@marquette.edu
The Rev. Robert A. Wild will serve as interim president while the university searches for a successor to University President the Rev. Scott Pilarz, the latter announced in an email Wednesday. Wild will assume the role Oct. 16. Wild previously served as university president from 19962011, and continued to live in the Jesuit Residence on campus since his retirement. After retiring as university president, he became the special assistant for advancement for the Chicago-Detroit and Wisconsin Jesuit provinces, a job he will continue to hold until returning to the Office of the President in October. “I left Marquette for two years, but my heart has always been here,” Wild said in the news release announcing the move. “As Jesuits, we are called to serve where we are needed, and I’m hopeful my past experience will help move the university forward in this time of transition.” Wild succeeded the Rev. Albert Diulio as university president six months after the latter resigned in December 1995. While in office, Wild saw admissions applications increase from 5,000 to 20,000, and oversaw the construction of the Raynor Library, Eckstein Hall, the Al McGuire Center and Engineering Hall. “As Father Wild has 15 previous years of success and experience as president at Marquette, the Board has great confidence in his ability to continue the current momentum on campus,” said Brian Dorrington, senior director of University Communication in an email. “He has a strong track record of connecting with both alumni and students.” Former Provost John Pauly commended Wild for returning to the Office of the President. “It is very generous of Father Wild to step back into his role on such short notice,” Pauly said in
an email. “Lots of us at Marquette are grateful for that.” Toward the end of his tenure, Wild came under fire for allegedly concealing information in a sex abuse scandal while he was provincial superior of the Chicago Province of the Society of Jesus. A year earlier, he dealt with the fallout from the university’s rescinded offer to make Jodi O’Brien, a Seattle University sociology professor, the new dean of the College of Arts & Sciences. However, the university issued a press release Wednesday focusing on Wild’s accomplishments including his push for “faculty and staff to consider what makes a Jesuit education unique and led the development of a university mission statement based on excellence, faith, leadership and service.” Pilarz said in the press release that he is confident in Wild’s leadership. “I know that Marquette is in great hands, and I will happily work with Father Wild and the Board of Trustees to ensure a smooth transition and a successful search over the next few weeks,” Pilarz said. “I have enjoyed my time here, especially my interaction with students, faculty and staff.” In the email to students announcing Wild’s appointment, Pilarz also gave reasons for resigning from his office mid-semester. The outgoing president cited caring for the health of his ailing father and his personal desire to do more pastoral work, teaching, research and writing. Pilarz said in his email that he did not think these factors could exist while being president. “I believe that Marquette needs a president who is willing to commit to working wholeheartedly on a comprehensive capital campaign over a five to seven year period,” Pilarz said. “Given my other hopes and desires, I am not in a position to do that now. Also, I want to be more available to my aging parents’ health concerns than I can be in my current role.” Margaret Callahan, interim provost and dean of the College of Nursing, told students in Pilarz’s class, Playing God:
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University President the Rev. Scott Pilarz came to Marquette in 2011 after serving at the University of Scranton.
Divinity and Plays, in an email that Tom Kiely, director of the Institute for Catholic Leadership, will continue to teach the class moving forward, while Pilarz may join the class via phone on occasion. The Board of Trustees also announced Wednesday that John Ferraro, a 1977 graduate of the College of Business Administration, will chair the presidential search committee which will be
announced soon. Ferraro is the global chief operating officer for Ernst & Young, a multinational professional services firm. Mary Ellen Stanek, a 1978 graduate of the College of Arts & Sciences, led the last presidential search committee in 2010, when the Board of Trustees unanimously decided on Pilarz. The committee that chose Pilarz had seven members, and the university hosted four forums for
students, parents, alumni, faculty, administrators and staff to voice opinions on qualities they would want to see in a new president. The new permanent president is expected to be announced by August 2014, which is when Wild’s interim term ends. Wild originally announced his retirement from the university presidency at a “State of the University” forum in March 2010.
Graduate applications rising with economic growth MU among schools that grew since 2011; acceptances also up Caroline Roers
caroline.roers@marquette.edu
The number of applications for admissions to U.S. graduate schools increased at an average rate of 4.5 percent between the years of 2002 and 2012, a study by the Council of Graduate Schools found this month. The study showed that applications to U.S. graduate schools increased 3.9 percent between fall 2011 and fall 2012, while graduate applications grew at an average annual rate of 4.5 percent. “At Marquette, we have a similar pattern, with growth in both numbers of applications and accepted students enrolling this fall,” said Carl Wainscott, director of graduate admission at Marquette. The total number of applicants accepted nationwide for graduate
school was 39.6 percent, including 38.8 percent for non-profit private schools and 40 percent for public schools. The national increase came after a sharp 8.8 percent drop in fall 2011. “Nationally, the number of student enrolling in graduate programs (had) been decreasing over the past few years,” Wainscott said, adding that Marquette saw two years of declining enrollments before the increase. Wainscott suggests that the improving economy is a large reason for the graduate application increase. “It has made the idea of incurring student loans for graduate education somewhat less daunting for perspective students,” he said. Daniel Garces, a graduate student in the College of Engineering, said he decided to pursue a graduate degree in hopes of getting an ideal career. “I knew that what I wanted to do required the degree and I had the drive to continue studying,” he said. Although many admission
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Infographic by Ellery Fry/ellery.fry@marquette.edu
specialists, including Wainscott, said they hope the numbers continue to rise, but Wainscott said there is no guarantee they will.
“Although I hope these numbers will increase,” he said, “actions taken on the federal level regarding student loans and research
funding has a real and direct impact on graduate education at Marquette as well as graduate education as a whole.”
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the College of Communication and Marquette Student Government senator representing that college, said she’s seen students try to isolate themselves from surrounding poverty. “Marquette students are aware of Milwaukee’s poverty, By Natalie Wickman natalie.wickman@marquette.edu but most of their interactions are limited to walking fast when Marquette students, living on they pass a bus stop,” Elizondo the cusps of an impoverished said in an email. Various Marquette classes recity, face newly released data from the U.S. Census Bureau quire students to complete volindicating that approximately a unteer work for a grade. Noreen third of Milwaukee’s residents Lephardt, adjunct associate lived in poverty in 2012. Ac- professor of economics, said cording to this data, Milwau- she finds value in that practice. “As part of MU’s Cathokee’s poverty rate ranked in the top 15 among the nation’s cities lic identity, I strongly support with populations over 250,000. academic and applied learnDavid Clark, a professor of ing about poverty in our city,” Lephardt said economics, said in an email. “It he thinks stuis important to dents are well realize the reaaware of how sons for poverty problematic are diverse and M i l w a u k e e ’s complicated.” poverty has beOn the other come. hand, Clark said “(Marquette he thinks stustudents) cerdents shouldn’t tainly come into be forced to volcontact with unteer because their lower income neighbors Estefania Elizondo, sophomore, of a certain curand unfortuCollege of Communication riculum. “I think nately they are that making sometimes the victims of crime,” Clark said them aware of the opportuin an email. “Our students nities is beneficial, but the volunteer in a range of differ- desire (to volunteer) needs ent activities (hunger cleanup, to come from within in my volunteering in social service opinion,” Clark said. Elizondo said student govactivities, etc.) so they are socially active in working to ad- ernment can be an asset to students who want to expand dress the problem.” Some students, however, said their service efforts. “MUSG funds and helps stutheir experiences don’t match those described by Clark. Este- dent organizations coordinate fania Elizondo, a sophomore in their volunteering programs or
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complexities involved with poverty and research about it. “In understanding the complexity of poverty it is essential to understand what the data means,” Lephardt said. “When a report comes out that ranks a city based on money income, it doesn’t completely reflect the value of welfare that a family is receiving.” Elizondo is aware of many other prominent issues that have spiraled out of Milwaukee’s poverty. Through her work at
MUSG, she hopes to inform and encourage students to do what they can to help and understand their campus surroundings. “Poverty is a problem that affects everyone in the community in different but strong ways,” Elizondo said. “Whether in regards to increased crime rates, Milwaukee’s poor education system, or its rampant human trafficking problem, poverty is a common denominator to all of these.”
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Greek: Sigma Chi opposes inviting new chapter onto MU campus select three fraternities to pres- not support inviting a new ent to IFC delegates, who will fraternity to Marquette. then vote on whether to allow “We find that it is more imfor the colonization of one of portant to focus on our Greek the three fraternities. A two- unity among the current frathirds majority ternities and sowould be needed rorities on this to establish a campus before colony. Later, we add another a three-fourths fraternity,” said majority vote by Andrew KreatIFC would be soulas Wednesneeded for the day, the Sigma colony to beChi president come a chapter. and a senior There are in the College mixed opinions of Education. among the dif“However, if the ferent fraternivote does pass Jack Howards, tonight, we will ties on campus. senior in the College of Arts & Kappa Sigma, the Sciences welcome the second largnew fraternity to est fraternity on campus accord- our Marquette Greek commuing to Marquette’s fall 2012 nity with open arms and help Greek report, fully supports them grow as a chapter.” the idea of expanding Greek Sigma Chi, however, does not Life on campus. have an IFC vote because the “Our point of view is that it university does not currently just increases the Greek pres- recognize them, due to violaence on campus,” said Kappa tions that occurred last spring. Sigma President Jack Howard, According to the 2012 report, a senior in the College of Arts 713 full time undergraduate & Sciences. students are part of a Greek orHowever, Sigma Chi, the ganization, or about 9.2 percent largest fraternity accord- of the student body, an increase ing to the 2012 report, does from 7.8 percent in 2011.
Our point of view is that it just increases the Greek presence on campus.”
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Members of the Interfraternity Council discuss the colonization policy change during their Wednesday meeting.
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts.” –Winston Churchill
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Lacrosse player to Committee leaders appointed face judge Monday MUSG chairs hope to address grocery store, faculty advising issues
By Joe Kvartunas
joseph.kvartunas@marquette.edu
Two of four Marquette Student Government committees will see new leadership this year with newly elected chairmen to the Student Life and Student Organizations committees. The MUSG Senate also assigned senators to staff the Academics and Business and Administration committees Thursday. The committee members for the Academics, Business and Administration, Student Life and Student Organizations committees are chosen by Legislative Vice President Kyle Whelton, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences. Senators rank their committee preferences, and Whelton assigns them. Senators must apply to be a committee chair. The new chair of the Student Life committee is off-campus senator Natasha Hanson, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences. Hansen is a veteran senator who has served on both the Student Life and Academics committees in the past. She is also a former president pro tempore for MUSG. Hansen said the issue she would like her committee to face this semester is space on campus. “The Student Life committee
tackles issues that affect every student on a daily basis,” Hansen said. “As Marquette continues to grow as a community, we need to assure we have sufficient space for our students to live, study and exercise.” The Student Organizations committee is now chaired by Communication Sen. Emmaline Jurgena, a sophomore in the College of Communication. She said it is the committee that works most closely with students as it addresses the concerns of more than 275 student organizations at Marquette. “We advocate for already existing student organizations on campus, but we are also the last step in the approval process for potential student organizations,” Jurgena said. The Business Administration committee will, once again, be staffed by off-campus Sen. Thomas Schick, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences. Schick was assigned to the committee as a freshman senator from McCormick Hall. He took over chairmanship of the committee in January after Joe Daufenbach, who graduated from the College of Arts & Sciences in May, left the position to become executive vice president. “It’s always given me opportunity to talk about and work on issues that I’m passionate about, and I’ve never really seen a reason to move from the organization that I know the best,” Schick said. The Business Administration committee often works on the
complex, multifaceted policy issues in a variety of areas. Last year, the committee passed the “Good Samaritan” policy, and this year Schick said he hopes to see a resolution calling for the construction of an on-campus grocery store. “It’s really hard to boil down exactly what we do,” Schick said. “Basically, we handle anything that could fall under the umbrella of issues that work between the students and the administration.” The Academics Committee is the other committee with a chair member who carried over from last year. Arts & Sciences Senator Zach Wallace, a sophomore in that college, took over as committee chair after Sam Schultz, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences, was elected president last semester. Academic issues are still Schultz’s passion, and Wallace said his views tend to align with the president’s, particularly on advising reform. Wallace said that the committee members look at three factors in order to select which issues to handle. They approach issues that they recognize, they listen to constituent opinions, and they reach out to students and academic councils to see what issues they think are important. The committees will meet this week to receive their respective assignments for this semester. MUSG Senate will convene on Thursday, where they will elect a new president pro tempore and settle the tie for the commuter senate seat.
Gargano allegedly was on LSD when he punched DPS officer By Matt Kulling
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Charley Gargano, a junior in the College of Education and men’s lacrosse player, will appear in court Monday for the assault of a Department of Public Safety officer on Sept. 15. Gargano was charged with substantial battery with intended bodily harm, which can carry up to a $10,000 fine and a prison sentence of up to three and a half years. According to a criminal complaint, Gargano is accused of striking DPS officer Annette Demeuse after she arrived to assist another officer, Valerie Gunderman, who found Garngano and two other students in a verbal altercation Sunday. DPS Capt. Russell Shaw said that Gargano was acting “very erratic” and that while the officers were trying to talk to him, Gargano struck Demeuse in the face, knocking her backwards into a concrete planter. Multiple Milwaukee Police Department squad cars arrived at the scene, in addition to fire trucks and an ambulance. Both DPS officers received medical attention. Demeuse sustained a nasal fracture and broken orbital bone in her face and received eight stitches above her left eye. At a hearing Friday, Milwaukee Court Commissioner Maria
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Dorsey issued a no contact order, which means that Gargano is not allowed to contact Demeuse in any way. Before the incident, Gargano reportedly attended a concert at The Rave, 2401 W. Wisconsin Ave. According to the criminal complaint, Gargano said that he “voluntarily ingested the hallucinogen, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), on four separate occasions,” while at the concert. Gargano told investigators he has “little recollection of what occurred after that point, and has no memory of committing a battery.” The criminal complaint stated that because of Gargano’s intoxicated state, the Milwaukee Fire Department needed to sedate him after DPS attempted to subdue him with pepper spray. Gargano reportedly fled the scene and was apprehended by a public safety officer in the median on Wisconsin Avenue between Johnston Hall, Cobeen Hall and Carpenter Tower. Gargano was taken into custody by MPD after being sedated and posted $1,000 bail before his preliminary hearing Friday. A statement from the university stated, “Marquette takes any allegation and act of misconduct seriously and expects all of our students to uphold Marquette’s values. In a situation where a student violates university policy, a student conduct process is initiated. In serious cases involving student-athletes, the student will not be allowed to participate in athletic and team activities indefinitely, pending the outcome of the university process.”
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No smoking gun linking video games with violence Billion-dollar selling ‘Grand Theft Auto V’ reignites old debate By Matt Kulling
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The release of Rockstar Games’ newest title “Grand Theft Auto V” has fired off a storm of debate on whether or not the actions within video games can be linked to violence in real life. In August, an eight-yearold boy in Louisiana shot and killed his grandmother in their trailer park home after reportedly playing the series’ previous installment, “Grand Theft Auto IV.” After this incident, CNN and the New York Daily News wrote stories emphasizing the connection between the game and real life actions. Darren Wheelock, an associate professor of social and cultural sciences, does not see why this connection was being made in the first place. “It is generally accepted among criminologists and other social scientists that there is no causal link between video games and aggregate rates of gun violence,” Wheelock said. “Anyone claiming otherwise is probably uninformed or has an agenda.” In a 2012 study by Texas A&M University, 333 participants were questioned about their video game consumption, including favorite games, time
spent playing, and how violent they thought they were. The participants then took part in questionnaires measuring their aggression, among other factors. Willing participants then completed an identical survey a year later. The study found that there was little evidence to support the relationship between video game violence and clinically significant aggression and civic behavior. Iowa State University and the Ohio State University performed similar studies in 2012, coming to a similar conclusion. Kyle Whelton, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences, agreed. Whelton said that violence is often attributed to the environment in which a child grows up. “The parents who let their children play GTA V when they are eight, nine or 10 are more than likely parents who are not active in that child’s life and care less about the things to which their child is exposed,” Whelton said. “Someone our age clearly has the capability to handle the content in a bloody shooter or GTA.” Whelton also said that the reason video games are so engaging is because the player controls the actions in the game. Other studies, like the one conducted at the Ohio State University in 2012, said that video games, especially those played cooperatively, can help people to be better at working together in the real world. This study used such cooperative games as “Left 4 Dead”
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This Tuesday photo shows the newly released “Grand Theft Auto V” billboard at Figueroa Hotel in Los Angeles.
and “Halo” and the findings indicate playing games cooperatively as opposed to competitively decreased arousal and violent tendencies. A study conducted at Brock University found that no matter the level of violence, competitive games made subjects more aggressive. Chase Larson, a sophomore in the College of Education, said that video games and other
media, although perhaps an aggravating factor, aren’t the only things that can cause violent tendencies. “I think (video games) might be similar from a standpoint of people seeing (violence) as they do in movies,” Larson said. “They are things which are not realistic, but at the same time I also think that there are some people who have some reason to go out and replicate
what they see (in the media). That reason may be to get attention or because they have some type of mental health issue, but a very small percentage of people who play video games do those things.” “Grand Theft Auto V” sold 15 million units in its first five days of release and made over $1 billion, making it the most successful first week release of all time.
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LIMO service an example for other schools’ transportation CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1: create much of the perceived LIMO wait time themselves. “It might seem like we’re taking forever, but if you think about the fact that we give maybe seven to eight minutes to each call, give yourself that much time to wait,” Fate said. He explained many students miss their requested LIMOs, think that the service is slow and then call back for a second pickup. HOW LIMOS OPERATE LIMO services, dating back to fall 1986, include three parts. The blue vans are a door-to-door service that can be requested at any location within the LIMOs boundaries. The white express vans follow two circuits on Wisconsin Avenue, one on Kilbourn Avenue and the other on Wells Street, which takes about 12 minutes to complete. The third part is the Student Safety Patrol, made up of student workers who walk
people to their destinations. or has been open for more than Drivers are required to stop for six or seven minutes, dispatchers about 15 to 30 seconds at specific will begin to prod LIMO drivers points around campus, including to pick up pending students. the residence halls, Raynor Me“Something (DPS) very much morial Library, Humphrey Hall, pushes during your trainings is a the 16th Street Parking Structure thing called ‘mapping,’” Fate ex(where the DPS office is located) plained. “You’ll be listening for and “Shamu” the calls that are (the lot between open, the people the Alumni Mewho have remorial Union and quested a LIMO Schroeder Hall). but haven’t gotRequests for ten one yet, and LIMOs go to a the people who dispatcher—usuare on your van. ally one student So you’re conon duty—and stantly switching take about one your route based minute to be on where you processed and need to drop peoto reach drivple off and pick Ben Fate, senior, people up.” ers. Drivers then College of Arts & Sciences must play a deliThe time it cate game: keeptakes for a LIMO ing open calls in mind as they to answer a call and pick somemap out their routes. one up can vary widely. After a call becomes “stale,” “That whole process for a
There’s tons of thinking and tons of communication; it’s a very delicate balance.”
call to get out might take 1-3 minutes,” Esmay said. “For someone to claim it, it really depends on where they are. They could be right in front of the door, or the LIMOs could be on opposite ends of campus. It could be anywhere from 5 to 20 minutes for a wait.” SO WHAT’S THE DELAY? Extenuating circumstances can also lead to LIMO delays. Firetrucks or ambulances blocking streets, extreme pedestrian
traffic at The Rave events or even severe weather conditions can all slow — or even completely stop — LIMOs. “There’s times when we go 5 mph because of how bad the weather is,” Kolosovsky said. As noted earlier, though, LIMO drivers cite students who do not understand the system as the main problem. For example, students often call for rides at the designated LIMO stops noted earlier. Calling a LIMO at such locations is
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Blue LIMOs can be requested anywhere on campus, a feature unique to Marquette. This is safer, as it brings students closer to their destinations.
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Thursday, September 26, 2013 largely unnecessary because one will eventually stop there to pick up any waiting students. Also, certain hotspots, like the LIMO stop locations, will have large amounts of students who want to take a LIMO and will likely lead to a slower, more crowded riding experience. “(LIMOs are) always going to get loaded up at Raynor, so it’s going to be a rough ride,” said Esmay. With a capacity of 13 passengers for regular LIMOs and 12 for expresses, drivers have to move quickly to be able to handle the large amounts of student traffic each night, ranging anywhere from 700 to 3,000 students. Weekend nights, event nights or simply nights with poor weather, may see even more requests. “There’s tons of thinking and tons of communication; it’s a very delicate balance,” Fate said. “You have to have it just right for things to even work at 80 percent of what they could be.” THE DEAL BEHIND THE WHEEL In order to get things as close to “just right” as possible, potential LIMO drivers go through a rigorous training process. Fate explained a driver goes through three steps to become a LIMO driver. Step 1: Students must complete three safety patrol shifts, each three hours long, to learn about the program itself and things like how to work the radio. Kolosovsky said he believes this step is very important to the process of becoming a LIMO driver. “Safety patrol is not entry level: it’s foundational,” Kolosovsky
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Safety patrol is not entry level: it’s foundational. Everybody get’s qualified to be a safety patrol.” Sgt. Daniel Kolosovsky, manager of the student safety programs said. “Everybody get’s qualified to be a safety patrol.” Step 2: Drivers are tested before entering three five-hour driving shifts, observing for the first half of each shift before becoming the driver. On the fourth night, usually a weekend, the new driver is only being observed and is largely on his or her own. Step 3: If the fourth night goes well, that driver is again tested to become a full, solo driver. This test covers content including radio knowledge and campus layout and procedures. This completes the training process, which by the end amounts to more than 40 hours. These high training requirements mean that LIMOs are always hiring in order to train new drivers. Ten prospective drivers are currently on their way to becoming LIMO-ready. This long, arduous training process provides a service unique to Marquette. “You have a system here at Marquette that I don’t think any other university has, (and) if they do, it’s just a small part of what we have and that’s door-to-door service,” said Kolosovsky. “Most universities are on a loop, or a route, like the expresses.” Student Safety Programs developed the Blue Prints for Success program, available online, in order to show interested universities some guide-
lines on how to run an effective system similar to that of the Marquette LIMO service. Kolosovsky said Student Safety conducted a study with other universities. Despite Marquette’s door-to-door transportation service, which is generally slower than loop services (and safer because students exiting the vehicles are closer to their destinations), LIMOs tend to be much faster than programs on other campuses. “At University of Wisconsin, it’s a 45 minute to an hour and a half wait … but with no door-todoor service,” Kolosoksky said. “It’s hard to compare.” ‘STUDENT SAFETY, NOT STUDENT SPEEDY’ Kolosovsky said an important factor to consider when dealing with LIMO services is that the drivers are students. This is something Kolosovsky said he believes many people tend to forget. Both Esmay and Fate have dealt with drunk or disgruntled passengers, but they said they still strive to uphold a foundational principal of the LIMO program: professionalism. “The ideal situation would be if everyone knew how the program works, but unfortunately that’s almost impossible,” Fate said. He said he wants to transport
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Katherine Lee, junior in the College of Arts & Sciences and LIMO driver, opens the door to the vehicle to students who request rides.
students as quickly as possible, but some students add more complication than necessary. “They only say two things on the phone: have you ID ready and be waiting, and if you’re doing both, you’re guaranteed to be on your LIMO pretty fast,” Fate added. Kolosovsky said he believes there is little else that can be done to increase LIMO efficiency. Even suggestions of GPS tracking merely show a LIMO’s
location, but would not provide other details, like how full it is. Still, Kolosovsky said he hopes to better inform students in order to make things run more smoothly. Above all, Kolosovsky stressed safety. “It’s student safety, not student speedy,” Kolosovsky said. “People can look at statistics and … they don’t see the whole picture. We’re really doing what we need to do.”
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Marquette Theatre’s newest show promises filthy good comedy By Erin Heffernan
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The French Riviera might make hopeless romantics of us all, but if you fall for Lawrence Jamieson or Freddy Benson you might lose more than your heart. The lead con men in Marquette Theatre’s latest show are known to leave women swooning and sans wallets, watches and diamond lavalieres everywhere they go. Opening Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the Helfaer Theatre, Marquette’s production of “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” employs a 17-member cast, 10-piece professional band and a whole lot of intrigue. The bawdy musical comedy follows the escapades of the two suave scam artists in a vacation resort in the South of France. Based on a 1988 film directed by Frank Oz, “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” is full of backstabbing tricks, Mel Brooksstyle sex comedy and classic Broadway pizazz. The show begins in the world of Lawrence Jamieson, played by Armando Ronconi, a junior in the College of Communication. He lives in a luxurious resort in the French
Riviera full of high-rolling ladies to con for cash. Jamieson is the kind of man who could pull off an ascot. Played by Michael Caine in the original film, the musical’s Lawrence retains Caine’s brand of debonair. Equipped with salt and pepper hair, a dry British humor and vanity that says “everything will go my way,” Lawrence has gotten so good at the con game he’s grown restless. As one of his marks proclaims he’s already too “God damn continental.” Enter Freddy Benson, played by Peter Sisto, a junior in the College of Education. Played by Steve Martin in the film, Benson is more street-smart con man than Jamieson’s high-class snootiness. With a penchant for slapstick comedy and manipulating female sympathies, Benson reminds Jamieson of his younger, rougher scamming days. The pair proceed to woo a series of women, working at times alone, together and finally in a fierce competition for riches and glory full of sabotage, disguise and enough dance numbers to keep even the biggest jazz square fan satisfied. It appears the show’s women have come to the Riviera for just the kind of love the con men promise. Hailing from exotic places like Cincinnati, Nebraska and Oklahoma, the three female leads add to the show’s character. The female marks range from a gauche American divorcee (Alexis Hamburg, a senior in the
Molly Edwards, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences, plays Christine.
College of Communication) to the southern belle with a song as big as her impressively poofed hair (Ava Thomann, a junior in the College of Communication) and finally to the prize scam, the naïve Christine played by Molly Edwards, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences. The show’s set is appropriately glamorous with grand staircases and a stage dressed as a marble ballroom floor. Stagehands look like bell hops, scenes are full of fancy decor and there’s even appearances by a chorus of French maids. If that weren’t enough, Jamieson sports a posh right-hand man, Andre, played by Kyle Conner, a junior in the College of Communication, who speaks in a thick French accent so that you know zhey are in ze Riveria, no? “I found a lot of inspiration form Lumiere (from ‘Beauty and the Beast’),” Conner said. “At the beginning, I think mastering any accent can just be a mountain because you are just judging yourself. But Chris (Flieller), our dialect coach, was a tremendous help for us. But (the accent) also came along after watching hours of YouTube clips of Lumiere.” Flieller worked as the show’s dialect coach to help the cast master an impressive mix of accents with Austrian, English, Southern as well as French dialects prominent in the plot. Flieller also happens to be married to the show’s director, Jane Flieller. The couple has worked together for more than 15 years at In Tandem Theatre, located just around the corner from Marquette’s Straz Tower. This show marks Jane Flieller’s first time directing a Marquette production. “I grew up in musical theater in high school and community theater and college. But my company is small and when we do musicals they’re more compact,” she said. “It was so much fun to put my hands on a show that needed a choreographer, a music director and lots of costumes.” “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” is a unique show in the way
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Peter Sisto, a junior in the College of Education, plays Freddy Benson.
it jumps through musical theater styles including a hoedown, sexy ballroom numbers, jazzy ballads and even some yodeling. “The bad news is the music is stuck in my head, the good news is it’s a different song every day, they’re all so widely different. And that excites
me. It was really fun to have that folio of genres,” Jane Flieller said. “And even though it’s set in the modern day it’s also got that elegant feel of a different era.” Though the show is relatively contemporary, much of the production has the air of classic musical theater shows like “Guys & Dolls.” “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” is only nine years old, premiering in 2004 to win 10 Tony nominations in 2005, yet in the show the women can still be “dames” or “broads,” themen still say “swell,” and ball gowns and classic military uniforms are worn with ease. But “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” has a bit more bite than “goldenage” favorites. There are a few choice words, for instance, you would never find in “My Fair Lady” and some risque scenes to designate the show as part of a more modern school of musical comedy. The humor is modern with moments of meta-humor and ripping George W. Bush to fit with the more recent irreverence of shows like “The Producers” and “Urinetown,” which Marquette Theatre took on at the end of last year. “I think there is a modern edge to (‘Dirty Rotten Scoundrels’),” Thomann said. “Which I appreciate there is more of that modern twist.” With enough glamor to recall the good old days and a modern take on what a musical can be, Marquette Theatre’s newest show should have the stuff to, as its opening number proclaims, “give the people what they want.”
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The Walking Drunk: Zombies invade Bay View bars Hamburger Mary’s to sponsor undead pub crawl for pet charities By Hannah Byron Special to the Tribune
Zombies are planning to invade Bay View this weekend. But don’t be alarmed, they’re not here to eat your brains, or perform a choreographed dance number. These zombies are just planning to throw back some booze, for charity that is. Saturday, Hamburger Mary’s, a Bay View diner known for its drag
queen divas, is organizing its first ever Zombie Apocalypse Charity Pub Crawl. With the purchase of a $20 ticket you get a T-shirt, event cup and drink deals at six participating bars. All participants are of course encouraged to look drop dead gorgeous in their best zombie attire. Though zombies traditionally shamble through the city at night, this pub crawl encourages some good old fashioned day drinking. The event goes from 2 p.m.
until 6 p.m with registration opening at 1 p.m Saturday at Hamburger Mary’s, 2130 S. Kinnickinnic Ave. “I’m very excited to see everyone dress up,” said frequent Hamburger Mary’s performer, Dear Ruthie in an email. “Halloween is pretty much a daily thing for me, so anytime I get (to) see a large group of folks in costume, I get excited. And the beer. I love beer. Beer.” Brothers Ashley and Brandon Wright, owners of the Hamburger Mary’s in Chicago and Milwaukee, are the brains behind the even. Ashley Wright explained that the idea for the crawl came from an event that a theater company in their Chicago neighborhood has done for six years but decided to put a philanthropic spin on the idea. All proceeds from ticket and zombie make-up sales will go to three local dog and cat rescue charities, including Secondhand Purrs, Remember Me Ranch and Ruthie’s Kennel Club,
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Dear Ruthie’s own charity. “(Ruthie’s Kennel Club) ‘adopts’ three to five charities per year, raises money for them over a 12-month period and then divides those donations equally among the three charities,” Ruthie said. “We strive to help smaller, grassroots groups.” Volunteers from each charity will guide participants to the six drinking establishments joining Hamburger Mary’s in the crawl. Stops include the Boone & Crockett, The Backyard, LuLu’s, Odd Duck, Tonic and Studio Lounge. At the bars, participants can order special drinks with their event cup or purchase regular drinks—which will be half off due to event sponsorship from the Sprecher
Brewing Company. “It’s a win-win,” said Ashley Wright, “It’s good for bar owners and also good for charities. And it’s a fun event for people to dress up as zombies and run around town.”It turns out not all zombies are heartless undead creatures that crave brains and flesh. Some may even manage to rekindle their human emotions, enjoy a couple beers and give back to their community. Unfortunately for all the freshman and sophomore undead at Marquette, all zombies must be 21 or older to participate. Hopefully the event will rise from the grave again next to become another great Bay View tradition to to break out the fake blood for year after year.
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Brothers Ashley and Brandon Wright (top) own Hamburger Mary’s.
Wisconsin super-group Volcano Choir comes home Chris Rosenau, Tom Winek talk MKE roots, recent acclaim By Taylor Gall
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Long before Bon Iver blossomed out of Eau Claire, Wis., Justin Vernon, the band’s frontman, was already collaborating with fellow Wisco natives to form Volcano Choir. Don’t let Vernon’s ties with Bon Iver fool you, though: Volcano Choir forgoes the quiet guitar riffs and wispy falsettos signature to Vernon’s bestknown band for a more resonating sound. Volcano Choir’s sophomore album “Repave” has received well deserved attention for songs like the majestic “Byegone” and the gentler croon of “Alaskans.” Volcano Choir blossomed out of Vernon’s collaboration with the Milwaukee-based band Collections of Colonies of Bees. The band’s latest album takes a sharp turn away from its experimental first release, 2009’s “Unmap,” to create an introspective and gorgeous atmosphere listeners will want to live in for months. I spoke over the phone with Volcano Choir keyboardist Tom Wincek and guitar player Chris Rosenau last Tuesday about their Wisconsin roots, the band’s growth and their recent appearance on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.” Taylor Gall: Your first album “Unmap” was pieced together via email, and “Repave” is a
collective effort. How did you make that transition? Tom Winek: When we finally added the final touches to “Unmapped” it felt solid, but then when we learned the songs to play live in Japan, we really felt like a band. We always felt like we were people making music together, but that was when we really felt like a band that played live and rocked out together. Chris Rosenau: The momentum that we got when we played those songs live kind of opened our eyes wider to what we could be. TG: A lot of your lyrics get fairly specific. Who does the writing for the band? TW: Justin writes the majority of the lyrics. We’ve all contributed small bits and pieces, but we’re more of a soundboard to bounce stuff off of. That’s something that Justin really likes about the band; we have some fully fleshed out songs that he can just put lyrics to and melodies to. TG: You are a band native to Wisconsin. How has spending so much time in Wisconsin influenced your band and your music? TW: There’s just a real sense of approachableness here. There’s a normal, human respect that people have for one another here that is harder to come across in other places. CR: I think that it ends up fostering an environment that we all totally take for granted. Like you can go to a metal show here and be super into the drummer, see him at some crazy jazz show and then you’ll start playing together in a country band. There
are no musical barriers here. TG: Recently you appeared on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.” How was your experience? TW: It was amazing. It was super surreal, and it could have been pretty bad. We could have easily had, like, a mental breakdown just because having David Kross and Bob Odenkirk like five feet away from you is crazy. It went really well, I had a very fun experience. CR: We work with people that we want to work with, who are friendly and who we really like. It’s really interesting and utterly shocking that we can work at this new level, hang around the Fallon show and make friends
with these people. It was a total hang. The day was bonkers, it was bananas; it was so cool. TG: You’ve played a few songs in recent live shows that aren’t on any albums. Do you have more songs in your back pocket? TW: We didn’t include a few songs on “Repave” so that we could have a more cohesive album. The songs we ended up with on “Repave” meshed together well. We are sitting on four songs that are all in a great spot, so we are actually playing three of them live in addition to our album songs.
CR: In the process of sending back some of the files for “Unmapped,” Justin named a few of the files “Fall Creek Boys Choir,” and the idea of a choir sort of stuck because of all of the crazy vocal stuff he does. Then our drummer, John Miller, ended up looping the whole volcano part in; Volcano Choir was perfect because it grabbed (the) whole upward momentum of the group. Volcano Choir will will come home to Wisconsin to perform with special guest Hello Death at The Pabst Theater on Saturday.
TG: How did you come up with the name Volcano Choir?
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LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
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Seamus Doyle,Viewpoints Editor Kara Chiuchiarelli, Assistant Viewpoints Editor Tessa Fox, Editor-in-Chief Sarah Hauer, Managing Editor Joe Kaiser, News Editor Rob Gebelhoff, Projects Editor Erin Heffernan, Marquee Editor
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STAFF EDITORIAL
Although timing unfortunate, MU must look to future
This letter was sent to the Marquette community from the Office of the President Wednesday via email:
Dear members of the Marquette community: I am writing to provide some further background and information on my decision to resign as president of Marquette. First, I want you to know that I have enjoyed my time here, especially my interaction with students, faculty and staff. The classes I have been privileged to teach stand out in my mind. Marquette students are bright, engaging, thoughtful and genuine. Our faculty and staff are generous and deeply devoted to the university’s mission. Our work together throughout the strategic planning process is also a highlight in my career in higher education. I have never before seen a campus community work so well toward a common purpose. Hopefully the plan will shape the university’s direction for years to come. Additionally, I want to thank the vice presidents and deans for their contributions to the life of the university and to my life. Given all of these truths, leaving Marquette is a decision that involved a great deal of prayer, thought, and spiritual conversation, a decision that evolved gradually over two years. But once I came to clarity, I decided it was best to act in a timely manner. Both the clarity and timing are entirely mine, despite the efforts of friends and colleagues to convince me to consider remaining at Marquette. As part of the final stage of my Jesuit formation, called tertianship (which admittedly came later for me than most Jesuits), I made the 30-day silent version of the spiritual exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola. Many of you are familiar with the dynamic of the exercises and its drive toward interior freedom. The exercises can lead to what St. Ignatius calls “an election.” During the retreat I felt initial stirrings that have grown in me over the past two years. I began to consider other apostolic opportunities available to me. As I look forward to my future as a Jesuit priest from the vantage point of being over 50, I realized I had been a university president for more than a decade. That is the longest I have ever done anything in my life and I have always been a restless soul. Believe me that I will be forever grateful for my work with colleagues and collaborators at Scranton and Marquette. It has been a blessing.
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Our view: Father Pilarz’s exit couldn’t have more unfortunate timing, but MU needs to focus on the future. University President the Rev. Scott Pilarz broke five days of silence Wednesday when he sent a campuswide email elaborating on his decision to resign. Pilarz said that while he has enjoyed his time on campus, prayer led him to realize that he had been a university president at the University of Scranton and Marquette combined for more than a decade, the longest he has every done something in his life. “I have always been a restless soul,” Pilarz said. He also cited his parents’ ailing health and Marquette’s need for a president who can commit to a comprehensive capital campaign. Pilarz should be commended for addressing the student body, but this should have been the first step in announcing his resignation, not an afterthought. In waiting five days to address the student body personally, Pilarz caused undue confusion, speculation and hurt amongst the Marquette community. In the email to faculty, students and alumni, Pilarz announced that the Rev. Robert Wild, his predecessor, would return as interim president while the university begins its second nationwide search for a president in four years. Wild is slated to begin as interim president Oct. 16, which means Pilarz will leave almost two months before his original resignation date of Dec. 14. While Wild is obviously a short-term solution, he is the best of many imperfect, temporary options to lead the university during this time of turmoil. As a past president of Marquette, Wild will hopefully make the transition as smooth as possible. Wild may even come full circle and graduate the senior class he welcomed to Marquette during his final year as president.
Despite the fortune of having a former president serve as interim, the timing of Pilarz’s resignation could not be worse. Pilarz’s resignation leaves Marquette without a president and a provost, the two highest ranking administrative positions at the university. “Both the clarity and timing (of the decision) are entirely mine, despite the efforts of friends and colleagues to convince me to consider remaining at Marquette,” Pilarz said in his email. This administrative instability makes the university look weak, and the continuing trend of administrative turnover could become a greater problem in the future. Next week, Marquette begins its reaccreditation process, a process vital to ensuring that Marquette’s academic excellence is nationally recognized. The Higher Learning Commission, which is responsible for assessing the university for reaccreditation, has five criteria. The fifth refers to resources, planning and institutional effectiveness. “The institution’s governance and administrative structures promote effective leadership and support collaborative processes that enable the institution to fulfill it’s mission,” the document describing the criteria states. While the university will go through this reaccreditation without a president, it’s not something that should happen again. The university must now look to the future as it begins a nationwide search for a new leader. Within the past few years, university bylaws have changed to allow lay people to be chosen to lead the university. What matters most is not lay or religious affiliation, but rather that the individual chosen be of the utmost quality and be willing to dedicate his or herself to a long-term capital campaign as Pilarz himself noted in his email. We thank Pilarz for his dedication to the university over his short tenure and wish him the best in his next endeavor as we look toward Marquette’s future.
At the same time, I have decided to do more and different things as a Jesuit. For example, I desire to do more pastoral work than I have been able to do as a president. I also want to do more teaching, research and writing. I acknowledge, as well, a couple practical realities that have influenced the timing of my decision. First, I believe that Marquette needs a president who is willing to commit to working wholeheartedly on a comprehensive capital campaign over a five to seven year period. Given my other hopes and desires, I am not in a position to do that now. Also, I want to be more available to my aging parents’ health concerns than I can be in my current role. This is common among people my age. Finally, I want to give the Marquette trustees enough time to conduct a careful search for a new president. I decided it was better to share my thinking with them at the start of the academic year rather than in December or May. I agreed that I would stay at Marquette until the board could find an appropriate interim president. I’m happy to share that the Board of Trustees has asked my predecessor, Rev. Robert A. Wild, S.J., to serve as interim president. Now that Father Wild has agreed to serve in that capacity during a search, I can confidently take some time to consider my future options during a sabbatical period in the coming months. I will assist Father Wild with the transition, while traveling back and forth to the East coast to care for my ailing father. Father Wild is concluding his duties with the Wisconsin Province and will take over as interim president on Thursday, Oct. 16. I know that Marquette is in great hands, and I look forward to working with Father Wild and the Board of Trustees to ensure a smooth transition and a successful search. I hope this helps to explain the nature and timing of my decision. Again, this has been a deliberate process in the context of great personal freedom during which I have had the support of friends and colleagues at Marquette and beyond. I am grateful for that and for my time here. God bless you, God bless Catholic and Jesuit higher education, and God bless Marquette. Sincerely, Rev. Scott R. Pilarz, S.J. President Marquette University
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City at a loss trying to generate revenue
Eric Oliver Milwaukee has a lot to see: the art museum, the public museum, lots of breweries and Miller Park, just to name a few. Now take some time to imagine what the art museum would look like if a huge ad for Jiffy Lube were plastered across it. Pending approval by the Common Council, the City of Milwaukee is getting ready to advertise everywhere. It won’t be as drastic as putting ads on iconic Milwaukee buildings, but there will be a lot more advertising going up around the city. Milwaukee’s Finance and Personnel Committee recently signed a contract with a Cleveland firm that will be put in charge of marketing city assets like parking garages or parks to generate revenue. It’s good to generate funds, and the city could certainly use them, but how much is too much? First they’ll sell the garages, then the parks, what’s next? City hall? Don Walker of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel said the idea has caught on nationwide, as the Metra system in Chicago partnered with a health care provider to equip trains with defibrillators. He also said other cities have partnered with soft drink companies for exclusive pouring rights. If we start putting ads everywhere, how soon will it be until we turn the corner on Wisconsin and Sixth to be greeted by a huge smiling ad for cigarettes? If approved, the city will still need to choose which advertisers will actually be utilized for the campaign. This is just the latest scheme in a relatively recent line of ways to earn the city more money. Last year, the failed Bloomberg Challenge sought to clean up the city while creating
income opportunities by taking large portions of bank-owned land and turning them into communal farms. Unfortunately, the city didn’t win the popular Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Mayors Challenge Fan Favorite Selection, resulting in a missed $5 million opportunity. Matt Howard, the environmental sustainability director of Milwaukee, said the city would carry out the creation of communal farms on a smaller scale if they did not win the challenge. Since loosing the challenge, there have been talks to downscale the project, but no further steps have been taken. With a failed chance at the prize money and any potential income that could be generated by the farms, there is no doubt that the city could use the extra money from the advertising campaign. But is using public buildings as ad space really the best way to lessen the city’s financial burden? Milwaukee officials are getting ready to release a proposal for the 2014 budget, which, according to Walker, is a $1.44 billion plan focusing on economic development and public safety. The budget decreased $55 million from last year, and taxes only increased by an estimated $4.85 per household, which adds up to just over $1 million. City officials won’t know the potential revenue until the marketing firm completes its analysis. So, would the ad campaign really be worth the consulting fee the company is charging? Milwaukee is basically trying to find extra income by outsourcing a job to a marketing company in Cleveland to find places in the city to advertise. The whole thing is over the top, and I just can’t find a way that it is going to actually benefit Milwaukee until it gets into the actual advertising. Even then, there are hundreds of ways that something could, and most likely will, go wrong. There is no doubt that something needs to be done to give the city a little more leeway financially, but as to what it is, I’m unfortunately at a loss. Eric Oliver is a senior studying journalism and writing intensive English. Email Eric at eric.oliver@marquette. edu with any comments or suggestions.
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Spirit of Naus always in the house
Helen Hillis Pressing his wheelchair throttle to full speed as he entered the St. Joan of Arc Chapel in the fall of 2010, Father Naus made a strong first impression on me. He flew threw the doors like a horse just out of the gate, enthusiastic about his “favorite hour of the week.” That was how Father Naus entered every Tuesday night Mass I attended freshman and sophomore year — full of joy and enthusiasm. This Tuesday was supposed to be a stressful day for me between class, a presentation for my internship, preparation for the career fair, training for my new position on campus, a stop by the farmer’s market and homework. Tuesday Night Mass, including an hour practicing with the choir beforehand, has always been a part of my routine – something that I don’t let go from my schedule easily. This week, however, the idea of forgoing mass to have two extra hours to check a few more items off of my to-do list seemed tempting. Mid-afternoon Tuesday, I was scrolling through the “#FatherNausTaughtMe” tweets when I realized what Father Naus had taught me: live every moment of your day with joy and gratitude. Do not miss opportunities to share a smile with others. With that in mind, I knew Tuesday night Mass was a must. By 9 p.m. I was in the chapel, warming up with the choir. There were more singers than I had ever seen, including alumni who had come from Madison to celebrate Father Naus’ life. The university set up speakers outside of the chapel in anticipation of the
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overflow. Students started lining up at 9:20. In true father Naus spirit, when the doors of the chapel opened, dozens of students came bounding in, matching the wheelchair speed of the man they were there to celebrate. There were a few tears, which Father Naus would not have wanted tears. He was a man of laughter. The mass was not sad, but it was emotional. How do you celebrate the life of a man who spent his days celebrating the lives of others? We sang, as we always do. We prayed, as we always do. More importantly, we laughed. We laughed at the Father Naus anecdotes, such as singing “Happy Birthday” to no one in particular. We laughed as Father Santos and Father Hendrickson showed us Father Naus’ interpretive version of the sign of the cross. When the re-sponsorial psalm read, “Let us go to the House of the Lord,” I accidentally replaced “house” with “Naus” and giggled at the perfection in my error. Father Hendrickson’s homily perfectly summarized the sense of community Father Naus brought to Marquette. Over the last few days, Facebook and Twitter feeds have been full of everyone’s Father Naus stories: lessons on the Wisconsin handshake and table chats in the AMU. Father Naus did all of these things to make us feel important, not only for our own self worth, but for the trust we feel in our community as a result of his kind words. Our closing song was “This Little Light of Mine.” The lyrics perfectly summarized the gregarious spirit of Father Naus. His love for his community -our community - did not fade when he passed away. It shone brightly in the St. Joan of Arc Chapel and will continue to shine as we honor his legacy for years to come. Whether that be through smiling at a stranger, or taking an hour from our day to celebrate the lives with others, Father Naus’ community will live on at Marquette. Helen Hillis is a senior studying international affairs and Spanish. Email Helen at helen.hillis@marquette. edu with any comments or suggestions.
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MU opens Big East Thursday
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Despite the new Big East having only one regular season champion instead of two the Golden Eagles will use the new system as motivation to win the conference title again.
Women’s soccer will travel to Creighton in Big East opener By Kyle Doubrava
kyle.doubrava@marquette.edu
Big East play begins tonight for Marquette women’s soccer, but like what all Golden Eagle teams will notice this year, the conference has undergone a few tweaks. Marquette faces first-year Big East competitor Creighton to-
night on the road and travels to play Villanova Sunday. In addition to Creighton, the conference has welcomed Butler and Xavier and has retained all but five of the Big East schools from last year. It’s been almost 17 years since Creighton and Marquette last met, and Thursday’s match is only the fifth meeting between the schools. The Golden Eagles sport a 7-3 overall record while the Bluejays have won their last seven to move to 7-2. The Big East will crown one regular season champion instead
of two like in years past, barring there are no ties for first place. Coach Markus Roeders, with his Golden Eagles defending regular season champions, believes the new system will provide ample motivation for his players to keep forging ahead. “We have to understand that no matter how much the league has changed, we are still the league champions from last year,” Roeders said. “We can do well in every game. We just have to have that focus in order for us to not waste energy. The good
thing is we’re just getting started and we’re coming out of a good week of play, so let’s take our talents to Creighton.” Junior midfielder Mady Vicker wants the team to stick to its usual business in scouting and practice, using the mentality that you shouldn’t fix something that isn’t broken. “It adds a little bit of motivation, but it doesn’t change much with how we’re going to go about taking every game,” Vicker said. “It’s all about taking each game one at a time, winning it, putting
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Marquette opens Big East Conference play with two road games against Creighton and Villanova, respectively. The first home game will be Oct. 3.
it away. The championship will come with each passing step.” The consensus for league champion is unclear, as both Marquette and No. 10 Georgetown have the talent to walk away with the conference title. The Big East Tournament will be held at the nearly renovated Valley Fields, where the Golden Eagles will hope home field advantage will guide them along. Part of the excitement of enlisting new schools in a conference is the opportunity to develop a history and perhaps a rivalry. Creighton, Butler and Xavier all present opportunities for the Golden Eagles to establish rapports, but for Vicker, it’s simply about earning the win and doing so in a humble manner. “I think for us it’s all about expecting the unexpected and treating every game like it’s a big game,” she said. “We don’t want to come in overconfident.” Marquette has been dangerous as of late, winning its last two games by a combined score of 8-2. Senior midfielder Maegan Kelly, who became the team’s alltime assist leader Monday, thinks the momentum will help as each match grows in importance. “It’s always good to go into conference (play) with two wins under our belt,” Kelly said. “Going in with confidence is the key to success. We’re traveling this week, which will be kind of tough mentally and on the body. We’ll be gone for quite a few days, so we’ll need to come out one game at a time as we’re traveling so we can get the results we want.” Fans will have to wait until Oct. 3 for Marquette’s first Big East home match against St. John’s.
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Volleyball eyes first place MU, Creighton early favorites to win Big East championship
NCAA can’t forget PSU’s actions
By Patrick Leary
patrick.leary@marquette.edu
In 2012, the Marquette women’s volleyball team battled Syracuse, Notre Dame and Louisville for the top spot in the Big East conference. The Golden Eagles finished second, losing to the Cardinals three times, including in the Big East Conference Tournament final at the Al McGuire Center. In 2013, none of Marquette’s toughest competition from last season will play in the Big East. Syracuse has moved on to the ACC, and the other two will join the Orange in 2014 and play an intermediate year in the American Athletic Conference. As such, Marquette’s biggest competition in this year’s conference will likely come from two Big East newcomers, Creighton and Xavier. The Bluejays pose the largest threat to Marquette’s title hopes. Ranked No. 23 in the nation entering conference play, Creighton swept the Golden Eagles in the first round of last year’s NCAA Tournament. The Big East coaches predicted Creighton would win the conference with Marquette a close second. Creighton finished out its preconference season 9-3 and without a bad loss on their resume. They brushed shoulders with the Golden Eagles at the seasonopening Hampton Inn Invitational in Bowling Green, Ohio. While the two teams didn’t play against each other that weekend, they faced off against a pair of mutual opponents in Bowling Green and BYU. While Marquette beat BGSU but fell to BYU, Creighton took care of both opponents and claimed the tournament title. Creighton’s most efficient offensive player is junior middle
Trey Killian
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The Golden Eagles defeated Illinois State Wednesday night to close out conference play in a five-set thriller.
blocker Kelli Browning. The Big East coaches picked Browning as preseason conference co-player of the year along with Marquette senior setter Elizabeth Koberstein. Browning has hit .304 so far this season and has a team high 72 total blocks. She is tied for third on the team with 2.13 kills per set. Junior outside hitter Leah McNary leads the Bluejays in that category with 3.11 kills per set. Sophomore outside hitter Melanie Jereb joined McNary and Browning on the preseason all-conference team. The Bluejays and Golden Eagles will meet Oct. 13 in Omaha and Oct. 25 in Milwaukee in the two most anticipated match-ups of the Big East season. Xavier found the third slot in
the coaches’ preseason predictions and ranked ahead of fourthplace Seton Hall by a wide margin. The Musketeers have started 2013 slowly, going just 7-6. They lost all three games in their most recent tournament in Irvine, Calif, and will need to recapture momentum at the beginning of conference play. Like Marquette, Xavier has a freshman outside hitter that has burst onto the scene early in her career. Abbey Bessler plays a similar role to Marquette’s Autumn Bailey, and has averaged 3.23 kills per set so far this season. The Musketeers also boast two unanimous preseason all-Big East selections in senior outside hitter Sarah Brown and senior middle blocker Alex Smith.
Smith is hitting an impressive .418 this season. Outside of the two newcomers, Seton Hall poses the biggest challenge to Marquette. The Pirates have the always dangerous Manthorpe twins (Shelbey, a setter, and Stacey, an outside hitter) back for their junior seasons. Shelbey was Seton Hall’s only unanimous all-conference selection and is known for her attacking skills on second contact. She averages 1.64 kills per set in addition to 8.19 assists. Pewaukee, Wis. native Amanda Hansen, a sophomore middle blocker, leads the Pirates in kills per set this season at 2.43. Marquette’s Big East journey begins this Saturday, Sept. 28 at DePaul at 7 p.m. CT.
Women’s, men’s lacrosse take different routes in offseason training, gear up for spring season Valley Fields will host tournament for women’s team By Andrew Dawson
andrew.dawson@marquette.edu
Despite the official season still being months away, lacrosse will be back at Valley Fields soon enough. Due to different rules, the women’s team will be participating in a fall league, while the men’s team will use the offseason to prepare for the spring schedule. As a part of fall ball, the women’s team will participate in practices and scrimmages against other D-1 schools. Women’s teams are allowed to play five days of competition, meaning the team can play in more than one game a
day and it would still count as one competition. Coach Meredith Black wants to take advantage of the opportunity and play all five days. “We still are going with the theory that to be the best you have to play the best, so I think our fall ball is an indication of that,” Black said. “It’ll be a challenge for us, but I think it’s a challenge that we’re ready to take and we want to play those teams to see where we need to be.” The team will participate in three tournaments, one at Valley Fields and the others at Ohio State and Michigan, with two games against Northwestern and Notre Dame this fall. The tournament at Valley Fields is slated for Sept. 29 and will host Grand Valley State and Cincinnati. This is the first tournament that Marquette has hosted, and Black is very
excited for the event. “Our home tournament on Sept. 29 should be a great day of lacrosse with some really strong teams,” Black told gomarquette.com. “We are excited about the opportunity to play in front of our home fans as we prepare for our spring season.” Because of the different rules between the men’s and women’s offseason, the men’s team will not play any games this fall. The NCAA limits men’s teams to 17 games per year, rather than having different limitations in the fall and spring. Joe Amplo, men’s lacrosse coach, said the team would have to travel to any school they would play, and not many are within a reasonable distance. The NCAA does not allow athletes to miss class for a non-championship season. “It just didn’t make sense to us from a travel perspective,”
Amplo said. “So for us to get out east to compete, we’d had to leave late, the flight options weren’t great and we would get in so late, so it wouldn’t give us the best opportunity to be at our best the next day and we just didn’t think it was worth while from a scompetition standpoint.” The spring schedule, which has yet to be released, will include two preseason scrimmages and 15 regular season games, including five home games. This is only two more games than last season when the team went 5-8, but the two games are going to add up and Amplo said the team prefers games over practices. “Our schedule is a little bit more compact, but from the kids’ perspective, I think that they’d rather play games than practices, especially in the spring time,” Amplo said.
Tuesday, the NCAA decided to cut back one of the harsh penalties levied on Penn State in the aftermath of the Jerry Sandusky scandal. The NCAA stated that it will restore 20 football scholarships to the university’s football program over the next few years, five coming next season and 15 more through the 2016-17 season. The choice came in response to improvements in Penn State’s athletic program observed by the NCAA that came earlier than anticipated. “This action provides an opportunity to recognize Penn State’s significant momentum, while also providing opportunities for student athletes,” said Nathan Hatch, president of the NCAA Board of Directors. The statement has been met with mostly positive reactions but for former coach Joe Paterno’s son Jay, it is not enough. “NCAA gives back SOME PSU scholarships? Why not ALL?” Paterno said via Twitter. “ANY football sanctions are still an affront to the truth.” It’s almost amusing in a sense to hear Paterno accuse anyone of an “affront to the truth.” The return of scholarships will be beneficial to the recovery of Penn State’s tarnished name, but the NCAA must always keep the initial reasoning behind the penalties in mind. While there is certainly an argument against punishing students, athletes and coaches who had nothing to do with the heinous acts themselves, the penalties were viewed as recognition of a program-wide flaw. The fact remains that members of the Penn State athletic program, including Joe Paterno, covered up sexual abuse to protect the program’s reputation. That should have never happened, but football’s high place in the university hierarchy allowed for the years of denial and deception. The NCAA laid the hammer down in hopes of ensuring that football would never be placed in such unreasonably high regard again. By even slightly letting up, is the NCAA softening that message? According to NCAA president Mark Emmert, the answer is no. “This action is a recognition that the university has in fact begun that process in a very serious way and has worked very hard at it,” Emmert said. “So rather than backtracking, it’s in fact a reward for and recognition of the responsiveness of the university.” While it’s important to reward compliance with punishment and recognize successful reform, history must not be allowed to repeat itself. Ultimately, when held against the innocence of even one child, the success of a sports program should have no precedence. The NCAA, Penn State and college athletics as a whole must never forget that in their future deliberations. Trey Killian is a senior majoring in journalism from Tampa, Fla. Email him at robert.killian@marquette.edu.
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Big East proving ground for MU Title will be difficult in arguably the best conference in soccer By Andrew Dawson
andrew.dawson@marquette.edu
With Big East play looming, the men’s soccer team needs to prove itself in one of the toughest conferences in college soccer. The team is no longer ranked in national polls or receiving votes after starting the season ranked as high as eighth. Rankings are just numbers, but as many as four Big East teams are ranked, and five are receiving votes. The new Big East is arguably the most competitive conference in all of collegiate soccer. Teams like Creighton and Georgetown consistently crack the top 10 and programs on the rise such as St. John’s, Butler and Providence, have quietly worked their way up. All of this talent makes for an extremely entertaining conference, but also a tough one to play in. No matter who the team plays, coach Louis Bennett said he is excited to play in a league filled with talent from top to bottom. “I think nearly everyone in our league, except for two teams, is over .500 now, so we enter the league play when we’ve got a lot more wins then we have losses on the docket,” Bennett said. “It definitely adds more spice to the meal.”
Marquette has the opportunity to reassert itself among the best teams in the nation. The Golden Eagles established themselves last season with a 16-4-1 record, which led to high expectations this year. They have not lived up to the hype entering the season, at least not on the scoreboard. At 4-2-1, there are plenty of positives to look at. Unfortunately though, it leaves Marquette sixth in the conference despite the team performing better than last year. This is strange, because, according to Bennett, the squad was able to get some ugly wins last year even with bad play, whereas this year, they are having trouble winning games with good play. “Last year, we were 6 or 7-0 at this time, and we kind of coasted,” Bennett said. “This year we’ve played well and lost. So the challenges that we’ve had we’ve had to put those things right and I think we’re well prepared.” The team is playing well and ranked first in scoring in the conference. A few games with one goal and no goal matches have hurt, but they are due for some multi-goal games in the near future, especially since the team had 41 shots in the past two games. Last weekend against LoyolaChicago, both sides of the ball played in unison for the full 90 minutes, which has not happened in many games so far this year. If the team can continue playing this way, especially against Big East opponents, it could
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With just two Big East teams below .500, Marquette will have a difficult time climbing the conference standings.
easily find its way back into the rankings and possibly atop the Big East standings. It will in no way be an easy road to the postseason from here on out. The team needs to earn results, not just statistics. Its first
challenge will be at Xavier Saturday night, in what will be a hardnosed road battle. “We’ve got to show some steel, even if that means we have to steal the game,” Bennett said. “We’ll do whatever it takes I
think to attempt to score one more goal than (Xavier).” Xavier is just the first hurdle to get over and Marquette will have more to follow. The Golden Eagles will need to play at their highest quality in order to succeed.