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MU expands textbook rental BookMarq adopts new program to loan 75 percent of titles By Jason Kurtyka
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BookMarq, the Marquette bookstore operated by Follett Higher Education Group, started a “Rent-All” program this semester, which allows students to rent all their books, excluding material students have to write in, such as workbooks. More than 75 percent of its titles are now available for rent. For some students, textbooks can cost close to $1,000 per semester. BookMarq realized this financial hardship for students, and in 2010 it unveiled a new rental program. During the program’s first fall semester, BookMarq offered 33 percent of its titles for rental. David Konkol, the manager of BookMarq, said he believes Follett’s policy is a success because books are becoming cheaper and more accessible to students. “Renting is all about the student,” Konkol said. “In fact, in many cases we’ll be renting a book for less than our cost to
put it on the shelf.” Over the last decade, textbook prices rose 82 percent and continue to rise 6 percent per year. According to the Government Accountability Office, the publishing industry releases new editions of books with small changes and undermine the market price on used textbooks, because they bundle the new edition with workbooks or online pass codes. To gain access to the online material, professors often require students to buy the newest edition of the textbook. Marquette is one of more than 400 schools who participate in Follett’s textbook rental program. Elio DiStaola, Follett’s Marquette campus representative, said their research shows almost 50 percent of students rent textbooks. “Rental continues to be the most popular option in our stores with this program,” DiStaola said. “We’re opening the door to even more savings opportunities.” Compared to students at the University of WisconsinMadison, who pay an average of $1,200 on books per semester, Marquette students receive more help on textbook costs through renting. In 2007, a UWSee BookMarq, Page 3
Deans, MUSG to meet on advising Schultz suggests professional advisers in reform discussion By Joe Kvartunas
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This year’s top priority for Marquette Student Government is academic advising reform, an effort spearheaded by President Sam Schultz, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences and former chair of the academics committee. “I think advising is one of those things that matters academically, simply to make sure you graduate on time,” Schultz said. “But good advising is hopefully more than that.” Richard Holz, dean of the Col-
lege of Arts & Sciences, is also a proponent of improving Marquette’s advising process. Holz and the deans of the other colleges are working on reviews of the advising process. Holz said he will be meeting with MUSG representatives on Thursday to hear their perspectives on the issue. A 2012 MUSG survey shows nearly 25 percent of students were either ‘dissatisfied’ or ‘very dissatisfied’ with their advising sessions. “That depends on college, but on average between the colleges, some of them are that bad,” Holz said. Anne Deahl, associate vice provost for academic support, said she recognizes these numbers show a need See Advising, Page 4
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BookMarq adopted a “Rent-All” program to control costs since textbook prices have risen 6 percent each year.
Clinic opens in 707 building
The newly named Marquette University Medical Clinic, formerly known as the Student Health Service, will expand its services by opening a new location in the 707 building, in addition to the existing space in Schroeder Complex. Although the name might be changed, the medical services provided at the clinic will be the same, said Keli Wollmer, physician assistant and clinical coordinator for the clinic, in an email. “After much research and input from students, it was felt that Marquette University Medical
Clinic is more representative of who we are and what we offer,” Wollmer said. Wollmer said the mission statement of the clinic reads: “In support of the Catholic, Jesuit tradition of cura personalis, or care for the whole person, (the clinic) is committed to advancing the overall health and wellbeing of our students while at the same time supporting their cognitive, emotional, behavioral and social development.” Wollmer said the new clinic will provide comprehensive health care by offering physical exams, sexually transmitted disease screening and pap smears. The clinic will also evaluate and help manage injuries such as fractures, sprains and strains with on-site X-ray machines. If a student is planning to leave the country, services like immunizations are also available to prepare for those trips. Along with the medical
services, new wellness services will be available to students. The facility in the 707 Building will offer free yoga and meditation classes starting this semester. Steve Pelrine, a sophomore in the College of Engineering, said he sees the new clinic as useful. “I never used Student Health Service, but I think it is very important for students to have access to a student health center,” Pelrine said. “It provides basic care in a familiar environment which is very helpful when you are away from home and away from your regular doctor.” “I would definitely use the medical clinic (if I needed to),” he said. “It’s more convenient than finding an immediate care center or waiting at an emergency room.” The new satellite clinic will be staffed by the physicians and physician assistants on a rotational basis, and will have a dietitian on staff.
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News in Brief Wild turkey spotted on campus
Thanksgiving may be coming early this year, as Marquette’s campus is home to a wild turkey. Students spotted the bird near the Olin Engineering building and Raynor Memorial Library. Brittany Bernal, a junior in the College of Health Sciences, said it has been on campus since the summer. “My first thought was how in the world is there a turkey living in Milwaukee?” Bernal said. James Blonien, service manager for the university’s grounds, said his crew has no intention of disturbing the turkey. “I have no idea where he came from as he just showed up one day,” Blonien said in an email. “We have taken no precautions other than to leave him alone. We have not had any other problems with turkeys on campus.” Blonien also said the turkey seems to be injured, as it was spotted limping.
Security at MKE airport simplified
Milwaukee’s General Mitchell Airport will be added to the Transportation Security Administration’s Pre-check program by the end of the year, allowing travelers to pass through security checkpoints wearing shoes, belts and light outerwear. The program’s expansion, announced by the TSA Wednesday, will apply to preapproved U.S. citizens holding frequent flyer benefits and traveling through participating airlines. The TSA will add 60 new airports to the program by the end of 2013. “As TSA continues to move away from a one-size-fits-all approach to transportation security, we are looking for more opportunities to provide the most effective security in the most efficient way possible,” TSA administrator John S. Pistole said in a news release.
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A wild turkey, spotted on campus by students, scurries across the path near the Olin Engineering building.
Pre-check members can also pass through checkpoints without removing laptop computers and liquids from their carry-on luggage. The TSA will also open new Pre-check lanes at the 40 airports implementing the program, including Chicago O’Hare Airport. In the release, the TSA said more than 15 million passengers have used the Pre-check program since it began in October 2011.
Microsoft to launch new Xbox console
The Xbox One, Microsoft’s newest game console, will launch Nov. 22, the company announced Wednesday. The launch comes a week after the release of Sony’s Playstation 4 and one week before Black Friday. The console will have 23 games available for it on launch
DPS Reports Aug. 30 At 4:04 p.m. a person not affiliated with Marquette trespassed in McCormick Hall and was detained by DPS. MPD took the subject into custody. At 7:48 p.m. an employee reported that a vehicle struck her parked, unattended vehicle and left the scene in the 600 block of N. 16th St. The estimated damage to the employee’s vehicle is $1,000. MPD will be contacted. Aug. 31 At 2:58 a.m. a student outside Cobeen Hall admitted to consuming alcohol at an unknown location. MPD will be notified. At 3:45 a.m. a student in O’Donnell Hall admitted to consuming alcohol at an unknown location. MPD will be notified. At 9:30 p.m. an underage student was in possession of alcohol in McCormick Hall. MPD will be notified. Sept. 1 At 12:16 a.m. a student and her guest not affiliated with Marquette admitted to consuming a controlled
substance in McCormick Hall. MPD will be notified. At 12:31 a.m. DPS found drug paraphernalia on the sidewalk in front of O’Donnell Hall. The items were turned over to MPD. Sept. 2 Between 12:00 a.m. and 12:48 a.m. unknown person(s) vandalized university property in McCormick Hall causing an estimated $30 in damage. At 12:48 a.m. a student vandalized another student’s property in McCormick Hall and admitted to consuming alcohol at an off campus location. The estimated damage is $75. MPD will be notified. At 7:04 p.m. a student reported being battered by another student in McCormick Hall. MPD was contacted. Sept. 3 At 3:56 p.m. a student reported that unknown person(s) removed his property from an envelope sent through the United States Postal Service to Straz Tower. The estimated loss is $50. The United States Postal Service was contacted.
day, including Call of Duty: Ghosts and Assassin’s Creed 4. At $499, the Xbox One is the most expensive new console, with the Playstation 4 coming in at $399 and Nintendo’s Wii U costing $299. Despite previous controversies regarding privacy and a since-changed policy requiring users to have a constant Internet connection, the Xbox One has broken the number of pre-orders sold by its predecessors. A successful holiday season may prove vital to the video game industry, which is experiencing a 9 percent drop in consumer spending.
Time Warner-CBS dispute resolved
The contract dispute between WTMJ-TV and Time Warner Cable continues, despite Time Warner and CBS resolving their own contract disputes
Monday. Time Warner provides cable services to a majority of Marquette students. Andre Fernandez, president of WTMJ-TV owner Journal Communications Inc., said the agreement between CBS and Time Warner gives him encouragement that his own company’s contract struggle might end soon. “We are encouraged by the announcement that CBS and Time Warner Cable have resolved their differences,” Fernandez said in a statement Monday. “We are hopeful we can now reach a mutually beneficial agreement with Time Warner Cable.” Journal Broadcast Group stations stopped running on Time Warner Cable July 25 in Milwaukee, Green Bay, Omaha, Neb., and Palm Springs, Calif. The two sides have not agreed on the amount the cable company should pay to carry the stations.
Events Calendar SEPTEMBER 2013
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Thursday 5 Jazz in the Park, Cathedral Square Park, 5 p.m. Annex Team Trivia, Union Sports Annex, 9 p.m.
Friday 6 Tosa Fest, Hart Park, 12 p.m.
Center for Intercultural Engagement Open House, AMU, 9 p.m.
Saturday 7 Latin American Student Association BBQ, Central Mall, 3 p.m. MUSG food tour of Milwaukee, SHAMU, 7 p.m. Annex Acoustic Night with Them Coulee Boys, Union Sports Annex, 9 p.m.
Monday 9 Marquette Praise and Worship, Chapel of the Holy Family in the AMU, 8 p.m.
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Hold the phone: Cell thefts on the rise on campus DPS report 5 ‘phone snatching’ incidents on campus since July By Natalie Wickman
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Five Marquette students’ phones were stolen out of their hands while walking down the street since mid-July, in a technique called “phone snatching.” According to the Department of Public Safety, phone snatching, when someone grabs another person’s phone and runs away with it, is on the rise. “We’re starting to see a trend going on in the neighborhood,” said Capt. Russell Shaw, associate director of DPS. “In about a three week period, we had four of these (crimes) occur.” The last reported instance of phone snatching occurred Aug. 28 at 8:14 p.m. when a student was walking on W. State Street. While he was ultimately able to recover his phone from the suspect, most victims are not as lucky. As a result, DPS teamed up with the Milwaukee Police Department to help locate stolen phones. According to the Federal Communications Commission, phone thefts now make up onein-three of all thefts.
As a precautionary measure, DPS is encouraging students to download apps onto their smartphones that would allow them to locate the phones remotely. Apps like ‘Find my Phone’ and the iPhone’s built-in iCloud service can find lost phones and display where they are on a map using GPS. Many of the apps are free and require only registration in order to install. To further secure a phone, MPD suggests setting a password lock, enabling remote data wiping, updating operating systems and installing tracking applications. DPS is also asking students to become more aware of their surroundings and avoid distractions while walking, like listening to music. “In most cases the person was walking down the street, talking (or) texting on their phone, not knowing what was going on around them,” Shaw said. Lt. Mark Stanmeyer of MPD said the best way to recover a stolen phone is to report the theft to authorities immediately, and then check a tracking application. Shaw said phones become more difficult to locate with time. Among MPD’s main goals is cutting down the growing market for stolen phones. Used smartphones, regardless of how they were acquired, can go for
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DPS and Milwaukee police concerted efforts to locate stolen phones and to limit a market for the contraband.
hundreds of dollars at retailers. MPD is in the process of producing databases that will allow them to track every item that is resold in Milwaukee.
“We’ve been working on a series of ordinances that would make it more difficult for stores to purchase stolen phones, and to (hold) them
accountable when they do purchase stolen items,” Stanmeyer said. “With creating less of a market, hopefully it will deter thieves from stealing.”
Children’s to open clinics with College of Nursing Partnership to serve north MKE, provide clinical experience By Elizabeth Baker Special to the Tribune
Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin is teaming up with Marquette’s College of Nursing to open two primary care clinics, which will serve children and families in Milwaukee communities in need of health care facilities. The clinics will open in October and will serve as clinical sites for graduate and undergraduate nursing students, according to a press release from Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin.
The clinics will be located at the COA Youth and Family Centers, 2320 W. Burleigh St., and the Northside YMCA, 1350 W. North Ave. Kelly Campbell, director of the Marquette Neighborhood Health Center, worked to help create the partnership between Children’s Hospital and the College of Nursing. “Doctors from Children’s Hospital came to the College of Nursing dean, Dr. Margaret Faut Callahan, asking for this partnership,” Campbell said. “We have to get nurses exposed to community health care so they can recognize the specific needs of the community. If we don’t, they may not consider community health in a
trajectory like this.” Norah Johnson, an assistant professor in the College of Nursing and certified pediatric nurse practitioner, said the College of Nursing’s interest in providing health care to inner city children dates back a few years. “We are concerned first and foremost about children in the community,” Johnson said. “That’s why it was a great idea to partner with somebody with good resources. We can serve more people.” Campbell said clinical placements for graduate and undergraduate students will hopefully begin in January. The graduate student program will be assigned to diagnosing and treating acute and chronic health conditions, while
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BookMarq: Costs still high, students say
Madison task force determined that a textbook rental program operated by the university would not be feasible. Other schools in the UW system employ a flat-rate system. For example, UW-Whitewater charges each student a flat rate of $153.12 per student to rent all books for the semester. Despite the BookMarq rental program, some students find the savings have a minor impact on the overall cost of textbooks. Joelle Pieterzak, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences, said many science majors in particular still pay high prices. “Science books are always being updated, so you always have to rent the newest edition,” Pieterzak said. “Renting new books is still super expensive.” Follett has limited negotiating power in textbook prices because it is the publishers who set prices for their textbooks. While book prices continue to
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Some UW System schools charge a flat rate for books instead of renting.
rise, Follett and BookMarq will continue to offer more rental titles to lessen the cost to students over the next few years.
“We’re blowing out the assortment for our students,” Konkol said. “If we can make a book rentable, it’s rentable.”
undergraduate students will carry out general primary care services. Mara Duckens, associate executive director of the COA Youth and Family Centers, said she looks forward to meeting the needs of the families in the community. “We know that in the 53206 zip code there is currently no health home, so this will be a huge benefit in the community,” Duckens said. “It’s a really interesting partnership. Children’s Hospital was looking to expand their scope and services to the inner cities, and so we’re very excited to enter into collaboration with one of the top hospitals in the country and one of the best universities.” In August, the center hosted an open house with hard hat tours of the new facility so members
of the community could see the clinic’s progress. “After hearing the proposition and plans from Children’s Hospital, our families were very interested and supportive,” Duckens said. Shanee Jenkins, executive director of the urban campus of the Northside YMCA, said she shares the excitement for the new clinics. “Knowing that more than 600 kids and families in the community will have access to clinics speaks volumes,” Jenkins said. “It’s neat to see collaboration in its truest form. Children’s Hospital is making a commitment to become more visible to the community, and Marquette as well. It’s a great thing to see.”
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New MU institute aims to develop Catholic leaders Program to provide training for members of MKE archdiocese By Caroline Roers
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Marquette launched a new Institute for Catholic Leadership at the beginning of the semester aiming to further support Catholic K-12 education and communities. The institute, housed at 1618 W. Wells St., will provide training and consultative services to Catholic leaders through conferences, targeted workshops
and individual consultations. The institute wants to provide the tools, looking out for new ways to help recruit and develop the next generation. “The main goal is that Catholic schools and institutions will be able to form a sustaining model and strong leadership within the communities,” said Thomas Kiely, director of the institute, who has held many leadership positions within Catholic institutions including being principal at Camden Catholic High School in New Jersey. This year, the institute plans to focus on developing leaders within the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. “There is an imperative that
we intentionally and systematically form leaders at all levels of our Catholic Schools and organizations who understand the nature of the Catholic institute,” said Kathleen Cepelka, superintendent for Catholic schools for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. “We are thrilled to have this opportunity.” Bill Henk, dean of the College of Education, said that focusing on having a strong leader is crucial for these schools. “You would be hard pressed to find a school that doesn’t have a strong leader,” Henk said. “The leader is the one who sets the tone for the entire school.” Aside from schools, the institute also plans on building
The main goal is that Catholic schools and institutions will be able to form a sustaining model and strong leadership within the communities.”
Thomas Kiely, director of the Institute for Catholic Leadership leaders within hospitals, ministries and parish councils. In the past, individual colleges within Marquette worked with these groups. The institute hopes to combine the efforts and take one giant step forward together in a university-wide effort. “All the colleges have human and material resources that they can bring centrally to this institute, and these can be used to
facilitate Catholic schools or Catholic hospitals,” Henk said. “The business school can provide financial support and the communication school bring marketing expertise. The institute can harness all of these abilities into one effort. “It is exciting to think of the possibilities,” he continued. “It really does take resources to make the difference.
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Advising: A&S dean to include student feedback in advising reform for improvement, but considers Marquette advising to be successful overall. “I think overall we would say ‘yes, advising is successful, but there is still work to be done,’” Deahl said. Deahl also specified that, while the university has advising standards in place, it prefers to give the colleges the authority to set their own
advising processes due to the differences between them. Schultz and other MUSG officials said they agree the advising process cannot be universalized in every area, but that they do think university outreach about the advising process can be “a little more universal.” MUSG has also discussed a more targeted idea for reform: an increase in the
number of professional advisers. Holz, who has been a proponent of professional advisers in the past, was quick to point out that this may not be the best solution. “Before we map out how to organize around a more refined vision, it is important that we take a comprehensive, indepth approach in continuing to assess our current advising
structure which includes getting student feedback,” Holz said in an e-mail. Schultz cited other changes he believes are necessary among advisers. “It depends by college,” Schultz said. “I think either way, there’s a lack of training for advisers on campus now, so the university and colleges need to decide (if it is) going to
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fiction stories in books, traditionally less than balmy comics, movies and even weather. “We have all these clivideo games. mate related emergencies, crises, “It’s a transmedia class, and it seems our sciso we’re doing a couence fiction imaginaple of novels, we have tion is becoming real, short stories, we’re doin the most nightmarBy Brian Keogh ing “Avatar” as a film,” ish way.” brian.keogh@marquette.edu Canavan said. “We’re “Movies like “Avatar” or like “WALLWhat if scientists manipu- going to watch a couple E” force us to conlated your brain so you couldn’t episodes of TV shows front the terrible ideas tell if people were physically and play “The Walking of what we are doing attractive? What if Superman Dead” game.” The course will also Gerard Canavan on this planet,” Anlanded in the Soviet Union drew Hoffman, a Marand was raised to protect the cover the novel “Superman: Red Son” by Mark Mil- quette graduate student studying Soviet Way? lar, “Oryx and English, said. Students in AsCrake” by MarCanavan’s class will also cover sistant Professor garet Atwood and several pieces of science fiction Gerard Canavan’s “Fledgling” by that center on apocalyptic stonewest class are Octavia Butler as ries, a growing trend in the genre. taught to ask just part of its exami- “There’s a desire for everything to these kinds of nation of sci-fi. break so finally we can have what ‘what if?’ quesScience-fiction we want,” Canavan said. “Once tions with a fois more than just a broken we like to think, we will fix cus on one of pasttime for Can- the problem.” the most-loved, avan, however, Russ Hamer, a graduate stuliterary genres— with his uncon- dent enrolled in the class, science fiction. ventional litera- said he enjoys the end-of-theThe course, ture dissertation world scenarios. offered as a litat Duke Univer“Science fiction is unique in erature course in the English Stephen Markowski, sity focusing in that the readers expect somewhat bizarre occurrences to department, student in Canavan’s the genre. “I have a chap- happen,” Hamer said. “So I’m aims to teach science fiction course ter on ‘death not bothered when students to suspend disbelief, ask questions by war,’ ‘death by environ- someone is about continuing social issues ment’ and ‘death by zombies,’” the last person of their and consider science fiction Canavan said. Environmental issues are at the e n t i r e as literature. forefront of many of Can- race left The course will exvan’s students’ minds in alive or amine 21st century taking the course. somescience “Look outside t h i n g today, it is 90 de- of that grees and it al- sort.” ways seems it is 90 degrees,” Canavan said indicating M i l w a u k e e ’s
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My earliest memory is watching a naked Arnold Schwarzenegger ripping a man’s heart out. That drastically changes a person.”
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Stephen Markowski, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences, enrolled in the course this semester after a lifelong connection with says science fiction. “My earliest memory is watching a naked Arnold Schwarzenegger ripping a man’s heart out. That drastically changes a person,” Markowski said. But besides the gore, Markowski feels that science fiction has made him aware of deeper existential questions about artificial reality. “In interacting with some text or film or show, (people) considered the deeper issue that the text was prodding them to consider and then understood the value in science fiction,” Hamer said. While using science fiction to contemplate deep issues and anticipate the future, it is important to remember the that many technologies in science fiction have become real. As Canavan reminds his students,“The world that we live in would be science fiction to the people of twenty, thirty years ago.”
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Mumford & Sons light up sold-out Milwaukee show Beards, banjos, beers took stage Tuesday at Marcus Amphitheater By Kevin Ward
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The whiskey drinking, banjo playing, legendary Mumford & Sons exceeded expectations Tuesday night at the Marcus Amphitheater in Milwaukee. The folk rock band started the concert off strong playing their hit single “Babel,” bringing the sold-out arena to its feet, following up with the roaring “Little Lion Man.” Mumford & Sons kept a consistent flow throughout the concert. The band would change tempo after a run of upbeat songs before the crowd’s energy blew through the roof. They even had the lights appropriately shining and moving to the pace of the concert, except for “Sigh No More,” when the band sang in complete darkness. The black stage allowed the music to speak for itself, until the climax of the song boomed over the audience as lights illuminated the band. Besides the flashy lights, Mumford & Sons didn’t bother with distracting concert antics. Instead, they stayed true to their acoustic style and gave the crowd exactly what they wanted— their music. Yet to appeal to the crowd, the English band added some Wisconsin touches to the show. The band’s typical vests, bowler hats and dust bowl vibe was broken up by banjo player Winston Marshall
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English superstar folk group, Mumford & Sons’, performed hits both new and old Tuesday night for a sold-out crowd at the Marcus Amphitheater.
sporting a vintage Packers Jersey. Between songs, Marcus Mumford took the time to connect with audience in classic Milwaukee fashion. “Who here is holding a PBR right now?” Mumford asked. “I’ve shot-gunned many a PBR in my lifetime.” By producing high energy throughout the night, the band was able to make its lesser-known songs, like “Dust Bowl Dance” and “Ghost That We Knew,” some of the night’s highlights. Mumford & Sons continued
the strong energy and strummed their way into the crowd’s hearts. Songs like “Lover of the Light” brought together the harmonizing sounds of an acoustic guitar, thumping of drums and the voices of thousands belting out every word. They pulled out all of the classics from their last two albums and ended the show with applause so loud it shook the stadium. This led to an unforgettable encore where Mumford came out saying, “Alright you cheese heads.” Then blew the crowd away with a Mumford &
Sons’ rendition of Bruce Springsteen’s “I’m On Fire” followed by The Beetles’ “Come Together,” where they allowed the opening bands, Bear’s Den and The Vaccines, to join in the jam session. The show ended with the hit song “The Cave” leaving the crowd wanting more. “This may have been the best concert I’ve ever been to,” said Mike McKevitt, a sophomore in the College of Engineering. “No wait, it is the best concert I’ve ever been to.”
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Mumford & Sons’ “Babel,” released Sept. 2012, won last year’s Grammy for “Album of the Year.”
COMING UP... Indian Summer Festival Sept. 6-8, Summerfest Grounds Take a canoe ride around Lake Michigan, attend a Pow Wow, dance to a drum jam or go to a Native fashion show this weekend at the 27th annual Indian Summer Festival. Head over to the Summerfest grounds for music, shopping and plenty to eat. A tribal farmers market will sell homemade foods and throughout the festival you can find Native American snacks including the traditional frybread. The traditional Summerfest festival dishes will also be served: cheese curds, lemonade and, of course, the sugary delicious clump that is funnel cake.
Center Street Daze Festival Sept. 7, Riverwest Neighborhood For a great selection of local bands, unconventional sports competitions and some grade-A people watching, check out the Center Street Daze Festival this weekend. Milwaukee’s Riverwest neighborhood is hosting the event which will include pinball, push car and dodgeball tournaments and performances by Milwaukee’s own Thiftones, Scrimshaw and Uptown Savages.
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Seamus Doyle,Viewpoints Editor Kara Chiuchiarelli, Assistant Editor Tessa Fox, Editor-in-Chief Sarah Hauer, Managing Editor Patrick Leary, Sports Editor Joe Kaiser, News Editor Alec Brooks, Copy Chief Rob Gebelhoff, Projects Editor Maddy Kennedy, Visual Content Editor Erin Heffernan, Marquee Editor Rebecca Rebholz, Photo Editor
STAFF EDITORIAL
MOOCs offer promising new model but uses are limited
The Marquette Tribune Thursday, September 5, 2013
Quotes Pro Quo “These degenerate molesters are cowards ... This man couldn't take, for even a month, a small portion of what he had dished out for more than a decade." - Cuyahoga County prosecutor Timothy J. McGinty on Ariel Castro hanging himself
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“Any death in custody is a tragedy.”
- Milwaukee Police Chief Edward Flynn on changes made to MPD policies prompted by the death of James Perry in 2010 Photo via Milwuakee PD
“Those who make accusations must show evidence. We have challenged the United States and France to come up with a single piece of proof.” - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad denying the use of chemical weapons by Syrian forces
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Our view: Massive Open Online Courses highlight the potential of technology in higher education, but should not replace traditional university courses.
As the largest available classroom space on Marquette University’s campus, the Varsity Theatre holds 1,156 students. Imagine 60 Varsity Theatres filled with students eager to start class. Now imagine each of these approximate 70,000 students is taking this course because they elected to do so. And none of them are receiving credit for it. This isn’t a collegiate-themed episode of “Whose Line Is It Anyway.” It’s the reality for thousands of Americans enrolled in Massive Open Online Courses across the country, from small technical colleges to the leading Ivy League universities. According to the Chronicle of Higher Education, MOOCs are specifically available to large numbers of students with minimal professor involvement. The publication clarifies that most courses use video lectures and the assignments are graded by machines or classmates to compensate for the tens of thousands enrolled. This month Marquette is cautiously diving into the MOOC pool by offering a scaleddown, pilot version of a MOOC for the first interested 1,000 university-affiliated patrons. The course is on applied investing and taught by David Krause, a College of Business Administration professor and director of the Applied Investment Management program. Marquette’s small-scale pilot is nowhere near as “massive” as others. Companies like Coursera or Udacity and non-profits such as edX and Kahn — in conjunction with universities like CalTech, the University of Pennsylvania, Stanford, Harvard and MIT — offer elite education to the masses. According to the New York Times, in the “early stages” of MOOCs in 2011, Stanford University enrolled 170,000 students in an artificial intelligence course. The Georgia Institute of Technology will begin offering a MOOC-based master’s degree in computer science in January. While the widespread use and role of MOOCs in higher education have yet to be determined, decisions like those at GIT to offer entire degrees through MOOCs raise concern. In addition to GIT, the University of California system, Colorado State University and San Jose State all experimented with or discussed offering credit for their MOOCs, with few results yet. In theory MOOCs seem to be positive. Instead of buying one book on a topic,
watching a documentary or listening to a podcast, MOOCs allow people to continue their education with resources only available to universities. But if universities continue to focus their time, energy and resources to developing MOOCs it could create larger problems in higher education. Because there are tens or hundreds of thousands of students enrolled, there is no face-toface personal interaction with the professor or other students. According to the Los Angeles Times, San Jose State suspended its collaboration with Udacity after only 22 to 44 percent of enrolled students passed its remedial math MOOC. When compared with the 75 percent average pass rate in traditional remedial math courses, it seems in-person discussion and interaction can largely affect how one understands material and offers different perspectives. Although it’s worth noting the San Jose course included not just college-age students but also high-school students. GIT plans to charge master’s students $6,600 – a fraction of their $45,000 oncampus tuition – to earn a MOOC degree. If other universities follow suit and continue to offer MOOC degrees, the on-campus equivalents gain value and credibility while MOOCs lose both. In their current state, MOOCs could be valuable. Students could use the readilyavailable online material to supplement their on-campus learning. One professor commented in the Chronicle that using MOOC lectures was like “outsourcing” the lecture periods, allowing more time for projects and personal interaction. Perhaps companies and universities should take note of Marquette professor and director of the Institute for Learning Howard Fuller’s advice on the future of MOOCs: change the method of teaching. “Technology does not mean that we don’t need great teachers, it’s just the opposite,” Fuller said in an interview with Online Colleges. It would be best to stray away from the “MOOC” model for one that incorporates technology while also encouraging professorstudent interaction. MOOCs give another option for those merely interested in learning more about a topic or those looking to continue their education. In concept, MOOCs provide a great option to learn for learning’s sake. However, MOOCs should not become the crux of anyone’s education, nor should they be the focus of collegiate resources, especially at Marquette.
“It is the policy of the United States to change the momentum on the battlefield in Syria so as to create favorable conditions for a negotiated settlement that ends the conflict and leads to a democratic government in Syria.” - Senate Foreign Relations Committee authorizing the use of force against the Assad regime in a 10-7 vote
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“We had a guy who was a ‘designated dive guy,’ so when the coach would go like that, he’d get ‘hurt.’ ... He’d be the guy who would fake an injury.” - Retired Chicago Bears Linebacker Brian Urlacher admitting that the Bears defense would fake injuries to slow down fast offenses
“As a state agency, Texas Military Forces must adhere with Texas law, and the Texas Constitution, which clearly defines marriage as between one man and one woman.”
- Josh Havens, the spokesman for Texas Gov. Rick Perry, on why Texas will not grant same-sex spouses the same benefits as it would for opposite-sex spouses
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The art of the Facebook unfriend
Helen Hillis Someone who I once was very close to recently unfriended me on Facebook. We’ve lost touch, but that doesn’t mean I won’t see this person again. In fact, I already have. The whole situation has probably upset me more than it should. Now that I’ve been unfriended, am I allowed to say hi on the street? Am I allowed to ask about why I was unfriended? Should I rant about it on Twitter? What about a passiveaggressive Instagram quote? Although a 2011 study by Social Guide, a Nielsen-owned company that analyzes social media, discusses 10 different reasons for unfriending, ranging from political comments to updating a profile too often, I think it’s much simpler than that. There are two scenarios in which one is unfriended:
indifferent or intentional. Indifferent unfriending is fairly straightforward. You see a name under your friends list, ask yourself how you know him or her, realize you barely do, and with two clicks of a button: unfriended. Your best friend’s second cousin whom you met once at her family reunion won’t even notice. Take caution with this method. Things change. Last summer I almost unfriended someone whom I have talked to three times since coming back to school. Indifferent unfriending can be a proactive approach too. I’ve taken up the habit of unfriending people on their birthdays. Mostly because I’m a cold-hearted witch but also because it’s convenient. I have a rule: If I don’t feel comfortable writing happy birthday on someone’s wall, I shouldn’t be Facebook friends with them in the first place. After 365 days my friends list will be purged. The indifferent unfriend is simple and harmless. If executed properly, no one gets hurt. With the intentional unfriend, you most likely had some sort of falling out. Maybe it was a break up. Maybe you hit her grandma with a car. Maybe you insulted his cooking. Whatever it is, you did something worthy of social media punishment. Those events cause a rift in the relationship, but why take it as far as unfriending?
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I have a friend, let’s call her Wendy, who recently unfriended her ex-boyfriend on Facebook. When Wendy first told me what she had done, I thought it was unnecessary. But in the process of writing this column, I asked her to clarify, and it actually made sense. Essentially, it comes down to Facebook stalking, Wendy said, whether you mean to or not. Seeing what he posted on Facebook is almost as bad as, or even worse than seeing him on the street because it allows your imagination to run wild with questions. Why did he like that page? Who tagged him in that photo? Which friend’s cabin was he at last weekend? Does it really matter? Nope. Wendy felt that by unfriending her ex on Facebook, she would have peace of mind. Her newsfeed would be “gasp free” when she saw him tagged in a photo with that girl, or realized that he was also at Caff’s last Saturday. Whatever it is, you probably did something worthy of the effort of clicking two buttons on the good ol’ FB. Don’t be too insulted. You could just let it go. Or you could write a column about it. Helen Hillis is a senior studying international affairs and Spanish. Email Helen with any comments or suggestions at helen.hillis@marquette.edu.
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Investments in mental health pay off
Eric Oliver Driving home from Johnston Hall last week, I heard two DJs talking about depression on the radio. It reminded me of a few years ago when I first started college, and I found myself becoming slightly depressed as the semester progressed. The DJs said that the only way to beat depression is to get out of your house, be with friends and do things to try and be successful before they erupted in inappropriate laughter. They were right, kind of. Fighting depression takes a lot more than just hanging out with your friends. Depression is a serious problem that most of us deal with in small bouts. It is even natural to feel depressed. Chances are most cases of depression will go away with time, but for the cases that stick around, you have to know that fighting them is not impossible, nor is it a losing battle. When you are depressed it may seem as if there is no cure, but helpguide.org, a medical website that focuses on mental health, offers a number of tips to help individuals suffering from depression. The first thing you need to do is build a good support network. Throughout my life I never talked about my feelings. It took the advice of a few very intelligent people to get me to open up, and today I feel so much better. One of the important parts of building a support network is finding friends who will just listen to you. If someone comes to you with his or her problems, remember that listening doesn’t always mean offering advice, sometimes it just means listening – nothing more. Second, you need to challenge negative thinking. When it seems you may be drowning in negativity, try thinking positively. By realizing that you can think positively and that everything will be okay, you will begin to see the negative thoughts fade away. A few tips relate to taking care of yourself. Personally, I used to be a hulking 220 pounds in my underclassmen years, and I found that I just was not as happy as I was in high school. So, I started running. It took over my life, I dropped 60 pounds and am now training for my second marathon. While I am not advocating for you to drop everything and start running 20 miles every Saturday, I would argue that when you take care of your body you are naturally happier. I now run and go to the gym five times a week. I started making a conscious effort to watch what I am eating, and I have never felt better. The final and perhaps the hardest tip is that you have to realize when you need professional help. Depression can be incredibly draining and if you do not take care of it you will find yourself spiraling downward. Feeling depressed is easy and getting out of depression is hard, but once you are happy, everything seems just a little bit brighter. I think we’ve all experienced that moment where we realize that we just cannot do it on our own. It is not a sign of weakness to turn to other people. Getting help from a trained professional is sometimes the best and only thing you can do. Eric Oliver is a senior studying journalism and writing intensive English. Email Eric with any comments or suggestions at eric.oliver@marquette.edu.
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Weekend proves first big test Golden Eagles looking for first win against Bowling Green, Drake
By Andrew Dawson
andrew.dawson@marquette.edu
After a disappointing weekend to start the season, the men’s soccer team will look to rebound with a double-header at the Panther Invitational. The Golden Eagles did not expect to start the season at 0-1-1, causing them to drop out of the NSCAA rankings. The team also fell to 16th on the Top Drawer Soccer rankings and 26th on the College Soccer News rankings. In order to improve, one point of emphasis is restructuring the defense. The defense returned all starters and added depth in the offseason, but has struggled thus far, giving up five goals in two games compared to the 17 total goals from last season. On many of the goals surrendered, players were behind the ball, so blocking shots and preventing shot opportunities is now a priority. The team’s freshmen did produce a few shining moments last weekend. Freshman defender Jake Taylor had two goals in his debut, freshman forward Coco Navarro scored his first goal, and freshman midfielder Louis Bennett II had an assist. But the veteran presence that was supposed to provide the team with stability has been
missing on the production end. Co-captain senior midfielder Bryan Ciesiulka is questionable to play this weekend after suffering a concussion in the Milwaukee Cup last Friday. As the leader of the midfield, his presence was sorely missed against Green Bay and could hurt them this weekend if he can’t suit up. In addition, players like redshirt sophomore forward C. Nortey, who scored the lone goal in the Milwaukee Cup in his first game back after missing last season with an injury, and junior midfielder Sebastian Jansonn need to put the ball in the net. There were many opportunities in last weekend’s matches to score, but great saves and an inability to finish kept Marquette from controlling the game. Finishing opportunities is a must this weekend, especially against a seasoned Bowling Green squad. The Falcons posted 5-0 blowout over Malone and a 1-1 draw with No. 14 Michigan last week. Drake, on the other hand, is in a transition stage and lacks experience. However, the Golden Eagles will need to play the full 90 minutes in order to avoid another Green Bay-type result. The weekend begins at 5 p.m. at UW-Milwaukee on Engelmann Field against Bowling Green and then returns to Valley Fields Sunday at 3:30 p.m for the Drake match. Fans are encouraged to come early to Valley Fields due to the on-going renovations limiting capacity to 500.
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Because of its 0-1-1 start, the Golden Eagles have taken a hit in the most recent national soccer rankings.
Gilligan raises Minto Cup during lacrosse offseason
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Tyler Gilligan achieved a childhood dream when he hoisted the Minto Cup with the Whitby Warriors.
Tournament pits the best teams in Canada in indoor contests By Andrew Dawson
andrew.dawson@marquette.edu
While most students headed back to campus to start the school year, Marquette men’s
lacrosse player red shirt freshman Tyler Gilligan was winning the Minto Cup with the Whitby Warriors. The Minto Cup, the annual junior men’s lacrosse championship of Canada, features the best teams from Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia. The tournament, which debuted in 1937, is equivalent to winning an NCAA
championship in Canada. As a defender for Marquette, Gilligan is used to using a long-pole lacrosse stick to keep attackers at bay, but the Minto Cup is not an outdoor tournament, rather, it’s box lacrosse, which is the indoor version of lacrosse. Box lacrosse, popular in Canada, does not allow long-poles, so Gilligan had to go short-stick
for the tournament. Hailing from Whitby, Ontario, Gilligan is no stranger to the indoor game, but needed some time to transition after the long college season. “It’s kind of an adjustment I guess, especially when I first get home,” Gilligan said. “It took me a little bit to adjust back but we had a couple practices before the season started. Once I got the hang of it again it kind of came naturally.” Though adjusted, it would be a long summer. To qualify for the Minto Cup, the team had to win in their home territory of Ontario. The season started soon after classes ended, and the team faced the Six Nations team in the Ontario final in August. Trailing 3-2 in a best of seven series, winning looked hopeless, but the team won the final two games on the cusp of elimination and clinched its ticket to its third straight Minto Cup appearance. The year before, Whitby lost in the semi-finals to the Coquitiam Adanacs, so this year the team planned to redeem the loss from the year before and winning it all. Winning all the matches entering the Minto Cup final, Gilligan finally had the chance
to win it all, but he would have to get through the New Westminster Salmonbellies in a bitter best-of-five series. Whitby won the first match with ease by a score of 16-6, but lost the second 9-7. Whitby won game three, which led to an elimination game four for the Salmonbellies. Game four was a back and forth of lead changes until overtime was necessary. Two goals later, Gilligan and the Whitby Warriors were Minto Cup Champions. As kids, many dream of winning the Superbowl, playing in the NBA or another sports-related dream. Gilligan’s childhood dream was to win the Minto Cup. “I grew up setting goals and one of those goals is winning the Minto Cup,” Gilligan said. “Winning the Minto Cup means a lot to me. It means the world to me.” Celebrations were brief as classes resumed the day after. With classes and training for the 2014 season underway, it was hard to savor the victory, but this is a moment that will be with Gilligan for the rest of his life.
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Sanchez focusing on golf game, grades Sophomore provides leadership both on and off the course
Scholarship smart move by Williams
By Jacob Born
jacob.born@marquette.edu
This time last year, Pat Sanchez was brand new to the Marquette golf team. This season, he comes in as one of the leaders of the pack, despite only being a sophomore. The Mazatlan, Mexico native proved a statistical leader for the team in 2012. He posted the Golden Eagles’ lowest score in four of ten events last season, was one of only two to play in every event, shot the lowest individual round of all MU golfers, 68, and was selected as an All-Big East Conference selection. Over the summer, Sanchez hit the golf course to get his body and mind sharp for the season. “I was practicing physically and mentally, and just tried working on getting good position and exercising,” Sanchez said. Before coming to Marquette, Sanchez played on the Mexican Junior National Team from 2006-2012. Before college he had to choose between playing for the national team or attending Marquette. “I would play for the Mexican national team, but it interferes with the university team,” Sanchez said. “Playing for Marquette was more important.” Sanchez will use the leadership skills he developed last season to unite the team and produce lower numbers on the scorecard. “(We) should be able to put together a good team,” Sanchez said. “I feel that this year we’re putting together a really good team and should be showing better results.” In addition to leading on the golf course, he also excelled in the classroom last year. Sanchez was named to the Big East All-Academic team and will keep studying hard this season. “I have some good goals for myself this year,” Sanchez said. “But I also want to better
Trey Killian
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Pat Sanchez looks to use his impressive freshman year to build a foundation for a great Marquette career.
my grades. I want to work on school and my grades.” Sanchez studies international business and supply chain management. He said it’s a really good fit for him and he really enjoys what he is learning in his classes. “Business is a good choice for me, especially because WE DELIVER PARTY ORDERS!
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during his time at Marquette. “Over the next three years, I want to keep getting better and better,” Sanchez said. “I want us to come closer as a team. Personally, I want to keep playing events and have myself get better every time.”
Phillip Flory has yet to play a regular season high school basketball game for Wisconsin Rapids, but on Saturday he immediately accepted Marquette coach Buzz Williams’ scholarship offer for the 2017 season. The 15-year-old guard, son of former Marquette standout Michael Flory, became the youngest recruit Williams has ever secured via verbal commitment. “I’m an organized person and now I know what I’m going to be doing four years from now,” Phillip told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Michael told the Journal Sentinel that Marquette was the only school to extend an offer at the time, though Indiana started showing interest. It’s hardly the most shocking move by a coach this year in regard to signing young talent. Alabama football coach Nick Saban extended a scholarship to eighthgrade phenom Dylan Moses back in February. Also, Fourteen-year-old basketball player Marvin Bagley III, is receiving from Arizona State, San Francisco and Creighton after completing the seventh grade last spring. But do cases like these hurt the players more than they help because of the expectations? According to Michael Flory, the decision won’t affect his play on the court. “Now it’s over and Phillip can concentrate on being the best player he can be for Wisconsin Rapids in the next four years,” he told the Journal Sentinel. The commitment could be a lowrisk, high reward move for the Golden Eagles. While it gives Marquette a competitive edge in the recruitment race, there are no real penalties for either side should the commitment fall through. Other coaches, like Villanova’s Jay Wright, have dealt with similar instances before without much issue. “It actually happened to us where a kid committed to us early,” Wright told ESPN in June. “By the time he was a senior, we both knew he hadn’t developed to the point where we thought he would. We both agreed on that, and he was able to go elsewhere.” These cases have drawn some concern. The NCAA’s Recruiting and Athletics Personnel Issues Cabinet issued a proposal in July that would keep coaches in all NCAA sports from offering scholarships before July 1 between a recruit’s 11th and 12th grade years. The cabinet meets again in September, but the proposal will not officially be voted on until January. As for the here and now, the move makes sense from Williams’ perspective. Coaches are under a lot of pressure to keep up in the changing scheme of college sports recruiting, and attempting to lock up younger talent has become an increasingly common practice. If anything, the decision shows Williams’ devotion to the programs’ future development, no matter how distant that future may be. Trey Killian is a senior majoring in journalism from Tampa, Fla. Email him at robert.killian@marquette.edu.
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Marquette Challenge will test the Golden Eagles
MU looks to forget BYU loss by defeating No. 3 USC, TCU By Patrick Leary
patrick.leary@marquette.edu
The opening weekend proved a mix bag for the Marquette women’s volleyball team, as it split a pair of matches with Bowling Green and No. 13 BYU. The loss to BYU came by three points in the fifth set and will go down as a missed opportunity the team will view with frustration as the season continues. Luckily for Marquette, it has an immediate opportunity for redemption Friday night, when third-ranked University of Southern California comes to the Al McGuire Center to kick off the Marquette Challenge. The Golden Eagles will also take on Texas Christian University Saturday afternoon.
Marquette vs. USC, Friday, September 6, 7 p.m., Al McGuire Center, Marquette Challenge USC, the highest-ranked team Marquette has ever hosted, started its season 3-0 with wins over Purdue, Western Kentucky and Alabama A&M in the Mortar Board Premier Championship at Purdue last weekend. Sophomore outside hitter Samantha Bricio was the tournament MVP, racking up 25 kills and nine service aces in three matches. Last season, USC made the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament, but lost to national champion Texas a match before the Final Four. As a program, the Trojans’ finest hour was roughly ten years ago, when they won back-to-back national titles in 2002 and 2003. Player to watch: Natalie Hagglund, senior, libero, Encinitas, Calif.
In 2011, Hagglund became the first libero in USC history to be named a first team American Volleyball Coaches Association AllAmerican. Not to outdo herself, she was renamed to the team in 2012. She averaged just a smidge under 600 digs per season in those two years, and her 613 last season ranks third in program history. Her 5.14 digs per set in 2011 ranks fourth on the USC all-time list. She even went to China with the Pac-12 All-Star Team for six exhibition matches against Chinese teams. Her oncourt leadership and brilliant defense make the Trojans click, and Marquette would be smart to serve away from her. Fun Fact: The team is referred to as the “Women of Troy.” Prediction: USC in four sets.
Marquette vs. TCU, Saturday, September 7, Noon, Al McGuire Center, Marquette Challenge The Horned Frogs began their second season in the Big 12 last weekend. They played in the Georgia Bulldog Invitational and went 2-1, beating Furman and Lipscomb but falling to the hosts, Georgia. They are an extremely young team this year, with 13 of 17 roster players being either freshmen or sophomores. In 2012, TCU debuted in the Big 12 with a 15-14 record, but just a 4-12 mark in the conference. It won nine consecutive non-conference games and was 13-2 at one point last year, before the Big 12 grind overwhelmed them and dashed their hopes at postseason play. Player to watch: Yvonne Igodan, senior, middle blocker, Houston, Texas.
Igodan, an all-Big 12 honorable mention in 2012, returns as the Horned Frogs’ number one offensive threat. She led the team with 311 kills (3.24 per set), nearly 100 more than the next most effective hitter on the 2012 team. Igodan is averaging just 2.3 kills per set so far this season, and has hit just .226, which is low for good middle hitters. She will likely test Marquette middles Jackie Kocken and Megan Niemann, who will be playing in just their fourth collegiate games. Fun Fact: TCU’s backup setter’s name is Fleming Smurthwaite. That’s not a typo. Prediction: Marquette in four sets.
Kelly prepares to finish collegiate career strong especially the new girls. She will help them in any way and give advice all the time.” Kelly, who is graduating in December, plans to enter the National Women’s Soccer League draft next season. Marquette women’s soccer coach Markus Roeders has By Kyle Doubrava kyle.doubrava@marquette.edu seen her improve over the years and feels she could be a strong asMaegan Kelly has had a colle- set to teams after college. “Maegan just needs to try to giate career that few other players be Maegan,” Roeders said. “She can relate to. The senior midfielder has been has a lot of different qualities a three-time Big East regular sea- you want to have in a player on a son champion, appeared in three successful team, as a leader, as a NCAA tournaments, and is on the player, as a role model. The main cusp of becoming the program’s thing for us coaches is to keep guiding her and keep giving her all-time assist leader. These accolades, however, are advice. She just needs to do what not the result of a single player she is capable of doing.” Kelly is three assists from beor a select group of players. Team attitudes, tradition and cohesive- coming the team’s all-time leadness have all played significant er. Stemmeler did not hesitate roles in Kelly’s development to credit that to Kelly’s selfless demeanor. and the team’s “Assists show success. that she is unselfKelly, with ish and is will30 career goals ing to do what and 31 assists, it takes to win,” is grateful for Stemmeler said. the lessons her “It shows that teammates gave she has great viher when she sion on the field first joined the and can make squad, and she some great passis prepared to be es to put the team a teacher to the younger players Ashley Stemmeler, senior in a good spot to midfielder get goals.” this season. Kelly’s ability “I’ve transformed on and off the field,” to not only pass but score as well Kelly said. “It would probably has made her a target for defendhave to do with my teammates ers. Despite the pressure on the and the older girls teaching pitch, she will always get a vote me throughout the years what of confidence from Roeders. “Defenders play her a little they’ve gone through. It’s kind of crazy to see how in three bit harder and at the same time she’s still able to play her role,” years you can change.” “Looking back, I would want to Roeders said. “Maegan is a socsee what the freshmen have done, cer player. She’s going to keep so when they become seniors I carrying on with what she’s done want to see if our senior class has trying to play the game the best been able to instill in what we’ve she can, be a team player and be learned from the past four years versatile as well.” Kelly may appear stern and sewe’ve been here.” Others can attest to Kelly’s rious in her in-game mode, but willingness to be a helping she wants others to know that her hand. Senior midfielder Ash- time in a Marquette uniform is ley Stemmeler believes it’s running short and that she simply wants to savor her final season. just Kelly’s nature. “I do like to bring energy, “She is really good at taking girls under her wing,” Stem- I do like to have fun,” Kelly meler said. “She’s so welcom- said. “I step out on the field ing, and she’s been like that all and I enjoy myself while I’m four years she’s been here at playing. It’s not too hard to be Marquette. She’s always look- loud and energetic.” ing out for everyone on our team,
Despite having storied MU career, midfielder wants to win again
Assists show that (Kelly) is unselfish and is willing to do what it takes to win.”
Maegan Kelly has 30 career assists, just three shy of being the programs’ all-time assist leader.
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Kelly wants to enter the national Women’s Soccer League draft after she graduates in December.