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MU remembers de la Cruz University mourns former student with memorial service By Caroline Roers
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He lit up a room wherever he was.” Attendees at the memorial included more than 60 friends, family members and Marquette faculty. “I think the memorial service is a way for his friends and family to come together and to have some closure and healing,” said Tom Koester, assistant director of Campus Ministry and director of music. During this time, the de la Cruz family wishes to remain private; however, Adam Hurrle, a junior in the College of Engineering and close friend of Grady’s, said that the de la Cruz family is very thankful for the outpouring of support from family and friends. Hurrle said he remembers de la Cruz as “having a lust for life that I will never forget.” de la Cruz was swimming in Lake Mendota with two other people when he drowned. According to a Madison Fire Department press release, de la Cruz became separated from the group and did not resurface. de la Cruz graduated from Marquette University High School in 2011 and attended Marquette in the College of Arts & Sciences for two years before transferring to UW-Madison this year. His death comes almost one year after another UW-Madison student drowned in the same lake.
Lourdes de la Cruz (left), Grady de la Cruz’s mother, embraces her friend Rebecca Toledo (right).
A memorial service for Richard “Grady” de la Cruz took place Monday night at the St. Joan of Arc Chapel. de la Cruz, a former Marquette student who transferred to the University of Wisconsin-Madison this year, drowned in Lake Mendota in Madison Aug. 21. The service included readings and petitions from fellow students, as well as a gospel reading from the Rev. Thomas Manahan from Marquette University High School. “This setting and all the people – we couldn’t have asked for a better day,” said Stef Yordan, a junior in the College of Business Administration at Marquette who also knew Grady in high school. “It is like he is here with us. All of his loved ones are here and those that aren’t are definitely remembering him.” “Grady was one of the most kind-hearted people you will ever know,” she said. “He was just a person you wanted to be around.
FemSex workshop returns to campus after challenges from alumni, faculty
Potential new arena could host Marquette, Bucks
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Critics still vocal despite new sponsor for student program By Natalie Wickman
natalie.wickman@marquette.edu
After receiving academic sponsorship from the University Honors Program, FemSex, a weekly student workshop centered on the discussion of female sexuality and reproduction, is returning to Marquette’s campus this fall. The program underwent scrutiny last year and eventually lost support from university administration. FemSex raised controversy last winter after some Marquette donors, faculty and alumni asked University President the Rev. Scott Pilarz why it was allowed on campus, wondering if the workshop’s content was
appropriate for a Catholic and Jesuit university. According to its syllabus, FemSex involves “discussions, activities, and individual exercises (designed to) explore what it means to take ownership of one’s own sexuality, body, pleasure, language, and education.” After reviewing the FemSex syllabus, Pilarz and former Provost John Pauly decided to withdraw university sponsorship in February, prohibiting FemSex from being held in the Gender and Sexuality Resource Center. The decision was met with criticism from FemSex supporters who said that Pilarz was too quick to make the decision and should have consulted more students first. After it was pulled, FemSex finished its run with sponsorship from the University Honors Program. This year FemSex will again be hosted by the honors program, a decision made by its
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director, Amelia Zurcher. The workshop will start with an information session tonight at 7 p.m in Ballroom C of the Alumni Memorial Union. “As an academic seminar, it needs an academic home on campus,” Zurcher said in an email. “I think an academic home for (FemSex) helps show its legitimacy to those who are less familiar with gender and sexuality studies and their place on campuses all over the country.” Zurcher said the University Honors Program provides space and academic support for FemSex as a sponsor, but no funding is involved in their relationship. John McAdams, associate political science professor, is a vocal opponent of FemSex on “Marquette Warrior,” his personal blog. McAdams said “it’s bad judgement on the part of the Honors Program to sponsor it.” See FemSex, page 4
Task force considering new arena as part of upcoming intiative By Matt Barbato
matthew.barbato@marquette.edu
Milwaukee is considering plans for a new basketball arena and putting together a task force to explore the issue, but Marquette does not yet have a position if the hypothetical plans become a reality. The BMO Harris Bradley Center opened in 1988 and plays host to the Milwaukee Bucks, Admirals and Marquette men’s basketball team. Despite being only 24 years and 11 months old, the Bradley Center is one of the oldest NBA arenas, which prompted discussion from Gov. Scott Walker and former U.S.
Sen. Herb Kohl, the owner of the Bucks. Walker said Aug. 28 in an interview with The Business Journal that any public funding plans for the potential construction of a new basketball arena in Milwaukee would have to be voted on by taxpayers. In his interview, Walker stressed the importance of keeping the Bucks in the city, but did not mention the future of Marquette’s men’s basketball team, which is unknown if the construction of a new arena occurs. Marquette basketball played in the Bradley Center since its doors opened, but the possibility of a new arena project raises questions about where Marquette would play if a new stadium was built. Although most discussions right now are hypothetical, Michael Broeker, deputy athletic director, said it is something that could be talked about more See Bradley, page 4
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Congress to vote on Syria Wednesday Wis. representatives cautious of action, remain undecided By Jason Kurtyka
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The Senate will vote Wednesday to approve or reject President Obama’s resolution to employ a round of “limited and narrow” strikes at Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime in response to its alleged use of chemical weapons. U.S officials reported Aug. 30 that more than 1,400 people were killed in multiple chemical weapons attacks in suburbs outside Damascus. One year ago, Obama said a chemical weapons attack would cross a “red line,” prompting American military intervention. According to the Washington Post, there is projected bipartisan support for and against the resolution and many representatives remain undecided. This reflects the stance of the Marquette College Republicans and Democrats, who declined to make a comment leaning one way or the other. “The Marquette University College Republicans have a wide range of positions within our organization on the current debate about military action in Syria,” said a College Republican statement. “We recognize that both sides make a strong case and realize that this issue is one that will cross party lines.” The College Democrats statement echoed the College Republican position, while also applauding the president for seeking congressional approval. “The Marquette University College Democrats recognize the diverse opinions within both parties on this issue and will not be endorsing either side on this issue,” said the College Democrat statement. “However, we would like to commend President Obama for his adherence to the democratic process outlined in our Constitution by seeking authorization from Congress.” The use of chemical
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Demonstrators chant slogans against a possible U.S. military strike against Syria during a protest in Cairo.
weapons, like the nerve gas reportedly used by Syrian soldiers, is internationally outlawed under the 1925 Geneva Convention and the 1993 Chemical Weapons Convention. Syria is a party to the Geneva Convention and is in violation of international law, prompting the response by President Obama. “Syria’s escalating use of chemical weapons threatens its neighbors,” Obama said at the end of the G20 summit in St. Petersburg Sept. 6. “But, more broadly, it threatens to unravel the international norm against chemical weapons embraced by 189 nations, and those nations represent 98 percent of the world’s people.” Yesterday, Syria’s foreign minister in Moscow welcomed a diplomatic proposal to turn over its chemical weapons to international monitors to avert U.S strikes. White House and State Department officials said they are open to diplomatic negotiations, but noted that they are not a reason to retreat from a threat of a military strike. The resolution was brought to the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee last Wednesday. It would permit up to 90 days of military action against the Syrian government and bar the deployment of U.S
DPS Reports Sept. 5 At 2:07 a.m. a person not affiliated with Marquette acted in a disorderly manner in the 1600 block of W. Wells Street and was taken into custody by MPD. At 8:01 a.m. a known subject not affiliated with Marquette trespassed in the Alumni Memorial Union. MPD was contacted. At 1:27 p.m. an alumnus reported that unknown person(s) removed his property estimated at $1,200 from a business in the 1600 block of W. Wisconsin Avenue. MPD will be contacted.
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American people for involvement in Syria. “America must not act alone,” Baldwin said in the statement. “We must engage a much larger, broader international community on this.” In response to the seemingly low amount of support in the Senate, President Obama gave seven different interviews Monday and has a scheduled primetime national address Tuesday night to make a case to the American people and Congress to intervene in Syria. Even if the resolution passes in the Senate, members of the House of Representatives appear less supportive. The Washington Post projected that 408 of 433 representatives are either undecided, leaning toward no, or against military action. Rep. Gwen Moore, who represents the Fourth District, which includes Marquette’s campus, has not been too vocal in the debate, only releasing one statement on the issue. “I look forward to engaging in a comprehensive and productive debate on whether the United States should take military action,” Moore said in the statement. Moore is undecided, according to the Washington Post.
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Sept. 6 At 3:01 p.m. a student was in possession of a false ID in Structure One and admitted using it to misrepresent her age. MPD will be notified.
Sept. 8 At 12:21 a.m. an underage student in Abbottsford Hall admitted consuming alcohol at an off campus location. MPD will be notified.
Sept. 7 At 12:50 a.m. an underage student in McCormick Hall admitted consuming alcohol at an off campus location.
At 1:31 a.m. three students acted in a disorderly manner outside McCormick Hall. One of the students admitted consuming alcohol at an unknown location. MPD will be notified.
Between 11:30 p.m. and 11:50 p.m. a student reported that unknown person(s) removed his property estimated at $1,200 from his unattended residence in the 800 block of N. 18th Street. MPD was contacted.
combat troops on the ground, while allowing a small rescue mission to be used in an emergency situation. After hours of debate, the resolution passed 10-7 with one member voting “present.” Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) is a member of the committee and was one of the members who voted “no” to the resolution. “The vote on a resolution to authorize military force in Syria was taken only 25 hours after formal hearings began,” Johnson said. “There were so many unanswered questions that I could not even consider voting ‘yes.’ It is unfortunate that a matter of such gravity was so inappropriately rushed.” Johnson also explained he would continue seeking more answers on the situation because of its importance until the final vote this coming Wednesday. Although the resolution passed through the committee and onto the Senate floor, the Washington Post projects only 23 senators are in favor of it and 50 senators remain undecided. In a statement released by her office, Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) said there needs to be a stronger case made to the
Sept. 9 At 5:37 a.m. a person not affiliated with Marquette trespassed in Structure Three and was taken into custody by MPD.
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Tuesday 10 One Dime at a Time benefitting Groundwork Milwaukee, Whole Foods Market, 8 a.m.
“Blood on the Dance Floor” concert, Turner Hall Ballroom, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday Swing Dance Night, Hot Water Wherehouse, 8 p.m.
Wednesday 11 9/11 Never Forget Project by Marquette University College Republicans, west lawn of the AMU, 7 a.m. Movie Time: Road to Utopia, Charles Allis Art Museum, 6:30 p.m.
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DPS assures students of safety despite violent year MU campus yet to be affected by 19 percent increase in murders By Matthew Kulling
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Homicides in Milwaukee increased by 19 percent this year, although none of the violent crimes took place on Marquette’s campus. Russell Shaw, captain of the Department of Public Safety, said he wants to assure students they are still safe on campus. “The university gives us a lot of resources and man power, and to be effective we have to be diligent,” Shaw said. Shaw also said the department hasn’t done anything specific in terms of officers on patrol or other measures. “Despite the spike in shootings this year, we fortunately haven’t had to deal with anything on campus,” Shaw said. According to reports from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the closest homicide to Marquette took place to the west and a few blocks south of Marquette University High School, near 33rd Street. A string of homicides was also reported south of Interstate-94 and National Avenue. Although the Marquette crime
report indicates that there were no violent crimes, the Milwaukee Police Department’s crime report for the week of Sept. 2 highlights two instances of shots fired near the corner of Wisconsin Avenue and 25th Street. Shaw said the added security the DPS provides is beneficial to students, which is shown through the crime statistics. “We patrol a fairly large area, and although we’re always concerned (about crime) we haven’t dictated anything special,” Shaw said. Shaw said DPS patrols as far west as 24th Street and Wisconsin Avenue to as far north as Highland Avenue. Travis Mantel, a sophomore in the College of Business Administration, said he feels safe living on campus amid the rise in homicides in Milwaukee. “Even with all the shootings, I do feel safe on campus,” Mantel said. “This is because at night I always walk with someone. I do not walk alone.” Mantel also said he appreciates the university’s efforts to keep the campus safe for students. “Marquette does a great job lighting up campus, which also makes me feel more safe at night,” Mantel said. “It doesn’t take long to figure out where you should walk and where you shouldn’t walk.”
Infographic by Ellery Fry/ellery.fry@marquette.edu
He said the increase in violent crime has not changed his outlook on the city. “I have the mentality that nothing will happen to me when I go out,” Mantel said. “Until something does happen
to me, I will continue to have that mentality.” According to a 2012 report by DPS, a total of five aggravated assault cases and one hate crime took place on Marquette’s campus between 2009 and 2011.
The number of violent crimes committed on Marquette’s campus in 2012 will not be published by DPS until October. The Tribune will publish information for 2012 once data is available.
MUSG briefed on university reaccreditation plan Visit to MUSG among 45 presentations to various student orgs By Joe Kvartunas
joseph.kvartunas@marquette.edu
Marquette Student Government met with the co-chairs of the university’s Reaffirmation and Accreditation Initiative at MUSG’s first meeting last Thursday to discuss the university’s findings regarding its self-study report. The talk to MUSG was one of 45 presentations planned by Gary Meyer, vice president for undergraduate programs and teaching, and Thomas Peters, senior associate vice president, for different organizations around campus. The talks provide details about the upcoming on-site review by members of the Higher Learning Council, the accrediting body of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. “We think it is very important to reach out to (MUSG),” Meyer said. “We were here two years ago, telling them what we were going to do, and now we are sharing the results of that with them. And hopefully they will distribute the results of that out through their constituencies as well.” Marquette was last reaffirmed in 2004 and will need to face reaffirmation again this academic year in order to qualify for federal financial aid. The first step in the reaffirmation process was the completion of the self-study report, which is available online at
marquette.edu/accreditation. The report focuses on five criteria that the HLC examined to determine whether Marquette merits reaffirmation. The criteria are mission; integrity – ethical and responsible conduct; teaching and learning – quality, resources and support; teaching and learning – evaluation and improvement; and resources, planning and institutional effectiveness. The report found that Marquette meets all requirements and expectations in each area, and outlined challenges and opportunities for improvement. A particular goal is regaining the university’s “Research Universities – High research activities” classification from the Carnegie Institute, which was lost following the release of new rankings in 2011. The next step in the process will be an on-site visit by the HLC evaluation team from Sept. 30 to Oct. 3. The team is made up of nine deans and professors from other universities, and will be chaired by Mary Kunes-Connell, associate dean of academic affairs at Creighton University. Following its visit, the HLC team will file a report that Marquette will have an opportunity to review. The university will receive notice of its reaffirmation by the end of the academic year. Peters said he was very happy with the Marquette community’s response to the selfevaluation process. “I was very happy to see the willingness on the part of the university community to embrace this effort and be ready for change,” Peters said. “I’ve
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The end of winter commencements has prompted MUSG to amend its constitution during its first meeting.
been here for 26 collective years and I’ve never felt it the way I do now.” MUSG also passed two pieces of legislation during this year’s inaugural meeting. The first was an amendment to the constitution – authored by outgoing Schroeder Hall senator Thomas Schick, a junior in the
College of Arts & Sciences – that removed the phrase “for December commencement” from the Senior Speaker Selection Procedures, reflecting the end of the winter ceremony. “We wanted to keep our constitution consistent and up to date with university procedures, so we simply removed
the words ‘December commencement’ from the senior speaker portion of our constitution,” Schick said. The other piece of legislation was the approval of a $3,000 SOF allocation to the Marquette Chorus. Senate approval is necessary for all allocations over $2,500.
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Bradley: Public funding for potential arena dependent upon voters seriously in the future. “This is an important issue for our entire community,” Broecker said in an email. “We intend on doing a lot of listening and learning throughout the process.” The Bradley Center is the third-oldest stadium in the NBA, behind Madison Square Garden in New York City and the Oracle Arena in Oakland, which were built in the late 1960s. “The challenge you are going to have for a new arena for the Bucks is that the BMO Harris Bradley Center, even though it has been around since the late 1980s, is relatively old in the NBA market,” Walker said in his interview with The Business Journal’s Rich Kirchen. “To most people, they look at it and say ‘it looks pretty good to me.’ There’s not as apparent compelling argument as there was with (replacing) County Stadium (with Miller Park).” The consideration for a new arena is a part of a widespread “cultural assets” initiative led by the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce, which is called the Regional Cultural and Entertainment Capital Needs Task Force. In an Aug. 27 story in The
Business Journal, Tim Sheehy, president of the Milwaukee Metropolitan Association of Commerce said the finalized roster for the task force would be released within the next couple of weeks. The invitation to join the task force was sent to 40 people and could include representation from Milwaukee, Waukesha, Ozaukee, Washington and Racine counties. Community representatives from the Bradley Center, Milwaukee Public Museum, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee County Zoo and Marcus Center for the Performing Arts also received invitations. Marquette doesn’t have a stance on the arena issue just yet, but instead will wait and see how the negotiations between the task force turn out, Broeker said. “At this point (the possibility of a new arena is) purely speculative,” Broeker said. “Certainly will be a centerpiece of discussion for the task force being put together.” Marquette is on a 25 game winning streak at the Bradley Center, which is the second longest home winning streak in the nation behind South Dakota State. The team’s last home loss was Dec. 29, 2011 to Vanderbilt.
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FemSex: Small changes to syllabus leave program content unaltered “If there were some actual technical expertise involved, it might be more of a legitimate academic exercise,” McAdams said, pointing out that FemSex is not led by professors, teachers or licensed counselors. McAdams said FemSex’s academic legitimacy would increase if it adds debate and disciplinary content. Ethan Hollenberger, an alumnus who helped bring FemSex to Pilarz’s attention in February, said he supports
holding FemSex on campus, but prefers that it be run without university sponsorship. “If this is truly student-led and this is truly student programming, let it be so and let the student organizations run it,” Hollenberger said. “When an academic program sponsors (FemSex), you see the (Marquette) Catholic identity eroding.” Alisha Balistreri Klapps, Claire Van Fossen and Rachel Bruns developed the curriculum for FemSex. They said
they believe FemSex is not at odds with Catholic views. “FemSex does not push any ideology, teach or impart any prescribed concepts, generalize experiences, make prescriptions, or advocate a particular philosophy or morality,” Van Fossen, Balistreri Klapps and Bruns said in a joint statement. “FemSex grapples with issues core to our humanity that are too often shamed, silenced, and ignored, often to the detriment of individuals and communities.”
Minor changes were made to last year’s FemSex syllabus. Van Fossen, Balisteri, Klapps and Bruns said the changes were to clarify workshop procedures, values and expectations. No changes to content were made. Balistreri Klapps, Van Fossen and Bruns said that FemSex has multiple offers of sponsorship from entities on and off campus. Its facilitators have also approached the GSRC and are having discussions to bring them back as
sponsors, said Susannah Bartlow, director of the center. Despite its rough history at Marquette, Zurcher said she still sees FemSex as beneficial to students. “FemSex empowers (participants) to understand, respect, and appreciate their own sexuality, and use it in just and healthy ways,” she said. “The venue it creates helps foster a more inclusive, respectful and intellectually curious environment on campus.”
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Fruit will fly at East Side tomato festival Saturday By Claire Nowak
claire.nowak@marquette.edu
Milwaukee may be known for its fair share of festivals, but only one is dedicated to a fruit. Tomato Romp!, Wisconsin’s only tomato festival, returns to Milwaukee’s East Side Saturday, Sept. 14 for a day packed with tastings, food fights and fun. This year marks the festival’s seventh run as it continues to celebrate not only the esteemed produce, but the entire East Side community. “We got the idea from the famous La Tomatina fight in Spain, and it looked like a great idea,” Andrea Rowe Richards, marketing manager for the East Side Business Improvement District, said. “The East Side is known for celebrating the seasons in a very different way, and it made sense to bring La Tomatina to America.” The festival’s most popular event is the Rotten Tomato Fight, a caged battle where participants fling tomatoes at opponents until only the juice is left. Last year, 250 people participated in the sold-out event, but this year’s fight hopes to be bigger than ever with a cage built for 500 people and 8,000 tons of rotten tomatoes courtesy of Maglio & Company.
Lizzy Owen, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences, has been part of the fight for three years and describes the scene as something akin to a storm of tomatoes. “The juice from the tomatoes is burning your eyes,” she said. “You can taste it in your mouth. It’s matted in your hair. You’re just blindly groping on the ground for every scrap of tomato you can and throwing it at subjects that you don’t even know.” Tomato enthusiasts taking part in the extreme food fight will also make a difference within the community. Each $10 entrance fee is donated to fight hunger in Milwaukee. The East Side Business Improvement District then matches that amount for an additional charitable grant. Last year, the proceeds were donated to Riverwest Food Pantry and the Kilbourn Park Community Gardens. “We try to donate to organizations that are serving in our immediate area,” Richards said. Though the experience may be messy, Owen says it is a unique and memorable one. “For the first 30 or so seconds that the actual fight is going on, it’s super intense, and then afterwards it’s just fun,” she said. “People are sliding around and making angels in the tomato juice … It’s kind of just a wonderful moment to realize that you were a part of something that not a lot of people can say they have participated in.” The Best Bloody Mary Competition is also a fan favorite at Tomato Romp!. Last year, the judges’ choice for the best concoction came from Yield, an East Side bar owned by Marquette alumni Patrick Kapple along with Tom and Jim Zeisler. Kapple said the secret to the winning recipe came from his own garden. “I grew a whole bunch of hot peppers – Hungarian black peppers, habaneros, jalapenos, chiles – and I made my own hot sauce that went into the mix,” he said. “It was a bit spicy, but
people seemed to really enjoy the fact that it was kind of different. It was more of a fresh flavor with the fresh tomatoes and fresh peppers from my garden.” Kapple participated in the drink contest for a few years prior to victory. “I know I make a pretty good Bloody Mary,” he said, “and every year I know I’m really close to winning, so when I won last year, it just felt like, ‘Finally, it’s about time I won.’” The competition will be stiff for the reigning champion, but Kapple knows there’s more to the contest than the title of Best Bloody Mary. “It brings in a bunch of people that have never been to the bar before,” he said. “It’s a good marketing tool.” Other tomato-inspired festivities include a fresh market with locally grown produce, a costume contest, and the new Tomato Chomp Crawl, a tour of nine East Side restaurants all featuring tomato-based dishes. A station will also be set up for a local artist to create a work of tomato art. “We do like to highlight the fact that the East Side has historically been the place in Milwaukee for emerging artists of all sorts, whether it be your tra-
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ditional paint or film or theater or they stage tomato fights across music,” Richards said. the country.” Since the success of the first Owen calls Tomato Romp! a Tomato Romp!, tomato fights memorable part of her Marquette and festivals experience. “For have become me (during) increasingly freshman year, popular throughit was a wonderout the country, ful way to propel branching into myself outside cities like Reno, of my comfort Nev., home of the zone,” she said. annual hour-long “It’s different, tomato fight, it’s fun and it’s and Minneapodefinitely somelis, which hosts thing that (parthe Midwest ticipants) will Tomato Fest. not forget.” “Imitation is “It’s a whole the most sincere lot of damn fun,” form of flattery, Richards said. and this tomato “You haven’t Lizzy Owen, three-time Tomato fight and the way Romp! participant lived life until the East Side has you’ve gotten staged it has been into a cage with duplicated now in cities across 500 of your friends and have America,” Richards said. “In fact splattered and smushed tomatoes there are companies that … (have) at each other.” made a business out of it, and
The juice from the tomatoes is burning your eyes. You can taste it in your mouth. It’s matted in your hair. You’re blindly groping on the ground for every scrap of tomato you can...”
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Last year, 250 people took part in the Tomato Romp! food fight. This year hopes to be bigger with space for 500.
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Plenty to love at East Side’s unconventional eatery Creative dishes, taste of home and movies meet at Love Handle By Claire Hackett Special to the Tribune
Love Handle is the type of place you won’t mind getting a bit chunky from. The food is that good. This little East Side sandwich shop’s sublime choices of creative comfort foods are so tasty, you might as well wear the restaurant’s namesake as a badge of honor. Owners Chris and Ally Benedyk moved to Milwaukee and opened Love Handle in August. The couple’s approach to food is personal, unpretentious and unconventional. The menu is an an ever-changing chalkboard of unique items named after everything from Wisconsin stand-bys, like the Packer or the Harley. At Love Handle the people are warm and friendly and the atmosphere is both eclectic and cozy. Situated at the intersection
of Prospect and North Avenues by Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital and Whole Foods, the restaurant has a laid back charm. From the decorative collection of doorknobs on wood to a bark trimmed wooden sign saying ‘Order Here,’ it’s the little things that make Love Handle a joy to visit. Though the atmosphere is warm and homey, the true star of Love Handle is the food. With specialty items like guava panna cotta, or black truffle bologna on the menu, no one will be disappointed. The Harley sandwich, put on the menu in honor of the 110th anniversary of the Milwaukee motorcycle company, is like the gooey grilled cheese your mom would make for you as a kid, but the adult version, filled with black truffle, pickled radishes and plenty of the rare Italian cheese, taleggio. The guava in Love Handle’s panna cotta gives the Italian gelatin-based dessert a creamy and light bounce of citrus. While this was one of Love Handle’s more traditional desserts, the sauce gives it just enough un-
conventionality to make it at home among Love Handle’s many innovative choices. For what you get, the price is great. Sandwiches go for $9, small plates are from $4 to $12, and the phenomenal desserts are well worth the extra 5 or 6 bucks. Love Handle also hosts movie nights every Wednesday at 8 p.m. with themed menu items. When the owners showed “The Princess Bride,” they had pecan buttercups in honor of the movie’s central heroine. Movies on this fall’s “Dinner & a Movie” schedule include “Dr. Strangelove,” “Rocky Horror Picture Show,” “Psycho,” “Rushmore” and “Gremlins.” “Wednesdays were our worst night of the week, now it’s great,” Benedyk said happy with the way the event attracted more business and draws people looking to have a good time. “We started with completely random movies…” Benedyk said. “The first movie we showed (was) ‘Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter is Dead?,’” a cheesy eighties flick that creates a bizarre what-if plot, essentially summed up in the title. “I wanted to turn Wednesdays, which are traditionally bad days, into a good day…” he said. At Love Handle, the food is one-of-a-kind. The ginger beer is the best in town. The movie choices are great. This little place brings it all together to give you a big reason for a bus ride across town.
Photos by Denise Xidan Zhang/xidan.zhang@marquette.edu
Love Handle is located on the East Side near Prospect and North Avenue.
Finding ink outside the lines in MKE art history
Erin Heffernan Back in the time when tattoos were the stuff of carnival shows, the arms of sailors and hearts that said “mom,” Amund Dietzel rocked some serious ink. Dietzel quickly became Milwaukee’s premiere tattoo artist after arriving in the city in 1914. The Norse sailor ran his tattoo parlor for more than fifty years until the city banned tattoos in 1967 — a move almost as curmudgeonly as the town in “Footloose.” Dietzel’s artwork helped develop the classic tattoo aesthetic. To picture his work, think tigers, koi fish and roses mixed in with visions of the sea and portraits of blushing femme fatales. This past weekend I visited the Milwaukee Art Museum’s
exhibit “Tattoo: Flash Art of Tattoos seem, at times, to hold Amund Dietzel,” a small, but a marginal place in art — rarely fascinating collection of the recognized in museums, and artist’s work including pieces difficult, if not impossible, to straight from Dietzel’s Milwau- preserve, sell or display in the kee tattoo shop. traditional sense. Now, I could go on about all But to me tattoos are a unique the ways in which I discovered in the way they feel like folk Dietzel is a grade-A bada**: art and fine art all at once. Like He arrived on the continent folk art, tattoos can be an egalias a shipwrecked Norwegian tarian expression, specific to sailor, traveled carnivals as a a culture, time and place and tattooed man, tattoo artists and while not are often not creating iconic classically tattoo art, painttrained; aled watercolor though it landscapes in does take his spare time. rigorous Though his porpractice and trait displayed artistic skill in the exhibit to master the appears to be a craft. prim, bespectaBut like cled man of the fine art, tatearly 20th centoos come tury, just a bit of from an tattoo creeps up evolving his arm revealhistory of Amund Dietzel ing Dietzel’s indesign that Photo via milwaukeemag.com ner rebel. shifts with But besides pondering all the each era and can express larger ways in which Dietzel is cool- aesthtic ideas. er me, seeing Dietzel’s clasLooking at the artwork of sic tattoo flash (patterns used Dietzel this weekend, I was for tattoos) in an art museum amazed at how classic tatmade a statement about the too design still remains beaustate of tattoos in the art world. tiful, yet also shows one
step in an ever-changing art form. Tattoo art has evolved from the designs found on ancient Egyptian bodies dated at 5,200 years old, to traditional henna tattoos in India and the Middle East used for weddings and other celebrations, the pin-up girls of Amund Dietzel, and even now to the Chinese character that you might be told means “serenity” but in fact means “toothpick.” What sets tattoo art apart for me, though, is the intense personal connection it can hold. When you tattoo yourself you are saying, that yes, the me of today is making a decision and choosing an image that I want to carry the rest of my life. While years ago that idea scared me — how could I be happy with one tattoo forever?— now it excites me. It seems powerful to pick an image, evolved from a history of tattoo artists like Dietzel, that you can connect with so personally, marking yourself with a moment in time. A tattoo gives sign to the world that the 21-year-old me will remain. As I age into the 49, 65 and even 72-year-old me, I can always remember the me that picked my first tattoo.
Photo via seawolftattoocompany.com
So, in honor of Amund Dietzel, I find myself looking to get some ink. Now I just have to decide what to get.
Erin Heffernan is a senior studying writing intensive English and political science. Email her with comments or suggestions at erin.heffernan@marquette. edu.
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Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Ignorance is never bliss
STAFF EDITORIAL
Rising city shootings don’t justify stereotypes
Illustration by Maddy Kennedy/madeline.kennedy@marquette.edu
Our view: With Milwaukee shootings on the rise, individuals should resist classifying neighborhoods as “ghetto.” Don’t venture south of the valley, beware of the west side of campus, and never, ever, go north of State Street. Or so most Marquette students were probably told during the first few weeks of their freshman year. Yet to some extent, these boundaries are arbitrary. Students often consider the neighborhood surrounding Marquette to be automatically dangerous, and with the increase of shootings in Milwaukee during 2013 compared to 2012, walking north of State Street or west of 23rd Street after midnight by oneself is probably not the best idea. Nevertheless, taking basic safety precautions does not justify stereotyping areas based on their geography or demographics. Marquette resides in the third Milwaukee police district. This district extends from Interstate 43 in the east to U.S. Highway 45 in the west and from Interstate 94 in the south to Center Street in the north. It is a part of the city that many refer to as the “inner city” or the “ghetto” — not altogether without reason. On average, incidents of assault, burglary, robbery and theft were all higher in District Three during the month of August than in Milwaukee as a whole. One promising statistic for District Three is that while shootings in Milwaukee as a whole are up compared to last year, District Three’s increased proportionally less than the city as a whole. While these statistics are worrisome, referring to Marquette’s neighborhood and the people that live there as ghetto is inappropriate. The attitude that certain parts of a city are “ghetto” just because of their geographical
area or the ethnicity of the people who live there pervades far outside of the Marquette community. The Atlantic recently published a piece by Svati Kirsten Narula on an app called “Ghetto Tracker,” an iPhone application that designates whole neighborhoods as “ghetto” or “safe” based on how people rated them. “To label whole geographic areas as ‘good’ or ‘bad,’ ‘safe’ and ‘unsafe’ — (makes) the operation distasteful,” Narula writes. The argument that whole neighborhoods can be written away as ghetto or unsafe simply because the people that live there are largely minorities or that most residents fall below the poverty line is not accurate. While poverty can arguably breed crime it is unfair to assume that all poor people are criminals. Understanding the city you live in is an important part of your higher education, but when you restrict the parts of Milwaukee that you visit because of the race or class of the people that live there, you lose out on an integral part of your education. While visiting some neighborhoods around Milwaukee may be perceived as dangerous, they should not be written off as “ghetto.” Furthermore, walking around any city alone, especially at night, poses hazards. In the end, it is the individual people that make up the composition of a neighborhood, not the aggregate income or the majority race of the people living there. The fact that people tend to write off some areas as ghetto and unsafe while others are “OK” speaks to undertones of racism and classism on campus. Students should make a concentrated effort to change how they view the neighborhood they live in.
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Helen Hillis $15. $1 per week. $0.17 per issue. $15. That is how much college students pay for a semester-long subscription to the Wall Street Journal. Perhaps you’d prefer $23.50 for the New York Times. Get rid of price tags altogether and you could find yourself on the bridge of Raynor Library with current editions of major newspapers. Print editions aside, the web age of 2013 offers the distinct advantage of finding information online without the price tag. A generation with seemingly infinite sources of information should have no difficulty being informed. During my two-month internship in DC last summer, I considered myself to be well informed. I read the paper and watched the news. Although I continued these habits in the fall, I got lazy while abroad in Chile this past spring. Despite having perfectly stable internet access in my house, I made little effort to connect myself to global politics. As an international affairs major, it’s almost embarrassing how little I paid attention to the news. It wasn’t until last week that I realized how dangerous my ignorance could be. While sitting in my international law class, the professor made several comments related to the international community’s reaction to the attacks in Syria. As I racked my brain for everything I knew about Syria, I had to accept it was very little. With my head hanging low, I left class struggling to remember the last time I had thoroughly read a major newspaper. You need to start at the basics, and that’s exactly what I did. The Rundown, a political blog operated through the Public Broadcasting Service’s NewsHour, offers a “cheat sheet” about the civil war in Syria. In seventeen bullet points, the service provides explanations of the underlying causes of the recent chemical attacks as well as the world’s reaction. What I immediately noticed was the fact that one of the largest sections, titled “The Syrian Exodus,” focused on the refugee crises facing Syrians. This struck me as odd because nearly every reference I have heard about Syria has focused on President Assad’s supposed use of chemical weapons. According to The Rundown, the surrounding countries—Jordan, Egypt, Iraq, Turkey and Lebanon—have taken in a combined two million Syrian refugees. Had I not taken the time to learn the basics, any news articles I read later would have been out of context. Because The Rundown cites multiple sources, I felt confident in its relative objectivity. From here, I watched President Obama’s most recent weekly address, two minutes and fifty-seven seconds on why the president sees the use of military force in Syria as a necessity. I then moved to U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha
Power’s remarks on Syria at the Center for American Progress on September 6th. Both of these sources took a nearly identical stance from the same perspective. For this reason, my next stop was Al Jazeera. My perspective quickly grew as I read that German intelligence had collected information suggesting that perhaps President Assad had not approved the chemical attacks on his people. Surprised that I had not heard this information from American news outlets, I hopped over to the New York Times to round off my perspective. Reading through the “Middle East” topics page, I did not see a single article whose headline suggested information on the German intelligence. To get a better feeling of where Marquette students stand on their knowledge of Syria, I reached out to a few friends. Sterling Hardaway, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences studying international affairs, did not hesitate to send me a threeparagraph email in response. Although I take caution when considering other people’s opinions about world events, Hardaway was an exception. He credited his world conflicts and security course last spring, as well as personal reading from Al Jazeera, Foreign Policy Magazine and NPR for his sources of information. Hardaway even included several comments on the refugee crisis, which I immediately recognized as an indication that he knew what he was talking about. While there are undoubtedly a few students like Hardaway on this campus, he is not in the majority. Three of the students I talked to immediately replied by saying “honestly nothing” or some variation thereof. Nathan Bowen, a junior in the College of Engineering, went as far as saying, “The government… likely knows more than you or I ever will, so I don’t think there’s any point to reiterate what talking heads say about the conflict and base my opinions on that.” I admire Bowen’s admittance to ignorance; it is a sign of intelligence. However, he brings up a valid point. Even if we did know exponential amounts of information about Syria, should it really matter? It does. On Wednesday of this week, the United States House of Representatives is scheduled to begin consideration of President Obama’s request for authorization of limited military force in Syria. This decision is one that could affect you as a taxpayer, a member of the voting population and a citizen of the world’s oldest constitutional democracy. Your Marquette ID grants you access to the library, where you can find endless sources of news. There is no excuse to find yourself without information. Until a few days ago, I used my time out of the country to justify my ignorance. $15. By the time you’ve read this column, that charge will be on my credit card as my subscription of the Wall Street Journal arrives at my doorstep. Don’t make this the last column you read today. Whether it’s through an online subscription or a stop by the bridge, how will you keep up to date with the world around you? 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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Tuesday, September 10, 2013
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For the love of MKE
Eric Oliver I love Chicago. I was born in a suburb of Chicago, lived next to one of the biggest cities in the world for most of my life and even have a tattoo of the state of Illinois with the Chicago flag in it. When I decided to go to Marquette in Milwaukee, my first thought was, “there is no way this measly city can compare to Chicago.” Chicago has some of the greatest sports teams in the nation—the Bears, the Blackhawks and the White Sox. The city is home to the tallest building in the United States— the Sears Tower (It may be the Willis Tower now, but it will always be the Sears Tower to me). We even have an ATM that vends cupcakes. I thought Milwaukee could never compare to Chicago, but then I finally arrived here. Milwaukee is basically Chicago’s less traffic-filled brother. Exploring the city and making the most of your time in it is one of the most important things you do while at school here. One of the best parts about Marquette is its location in the city. Sophomore year, I made it a goal to get out and explore as much of the city as possible each year. I went to as many coffee shops and restaurants as I could and had a
highly-caffeinated year. My goal continued into junior year when I added bars, frozen yogurt shops and music stores to my list. Milwaukee has a surprisingly wonderful array of music stores, and they all have a nice selection. Exploring the city has led me to greater appreciate Milwaukee. This year I hope to make it out to some of Milwaukee’s historical landmarks and a couple more Brewery tours. When I first came here I did not understand why the city had such a large reputation for beer. I knew Miller was brewed really close to campus. I also referred to the Brewers as the ‘Brew Crew,’ but I didn’t understand the real impact beer had upon Milwaukee. Now I know that Brewery tours are incredibly fun and always end with free samples. We have craft breweries in almost every neighborhood, and I would be ridiculed if I forgot to include Oktoberfest (basically a celebration of drinking). If I may suggest one thing for you to do before you graduate, make it the Lake Front Brewery Tour. The tour encompasses the heart and soul of Milwaukee with a wonderful story and you get FREE BEER! The best part of this city has to be the food, the coffee and the beer. Now that I have enjoyed quite a few beers, I know there is no other city like Milwaukee. We should all take a cue from Jacques Marquette and explore a little more. I mean you only go to college once. Chicago is always going to be my city. Living next to it for 18 years has assured it a special place in my heart, but in my four years here, Milwaukee is making a very strong case to be my second home.
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Quotes Pro Quo “He’s in his car and he continually has his hand on his gun, and he’s saying, ‘Step closer.’ He’s just threatening all of us with his firearm. I don’t know what he’s capable of. I’m really, really scared,” Shellie Zimmerman, wife of George Zimmerman, on a 911 recording causing Zimmerman to be temporarily detained.
“I am so happy, I am overjoyed,” Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe on the decision that Tokyo will host the 2020 Summer Olympic games. Photo via AP Exchange
“I hereby render my resignation from the Vice President Office, praying God Almighty to safeguard our beloved country, help the people achieve their aspirations....” Vice President of Egypt Mohamed El Baradei in his letter of resignation after the Egyptian military opened fire on a protest killing 600 people
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“I think there are [gay players] right now, and if they’re looking for a window to just come out, I mean, now is the window. My view on it is, yes, I am a Christian, but to each his own. You do what you want to do.” Robert Griffin III of the Washington Redskins on gay players coming out publicly.
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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Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Men sweep second weekend
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Axel Sjoberg, redshirt sophomore, wore the captain’s armband in place of the injured Bryan Ciesiulka in both Marquette’s games last weekend. He marked the occasion by scoring Sunday.
Team improves to 2-1-1 with Panther Invitational triumph By Andrew Dawson
andrew.dawson@marquette.edu
After starting the season on a low note, the Marquette men’s soccer team rebounded this weekend to win the Panther Invitational. The team played Bowling Green Friday at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Engelmann Stadium and turned around to host Drake Sunday at Valley Fields. For the invitational, Marquette (2-1-1) was without cocaptain Bryan Ciesiulka, who has been out with a concussion since the season opener against UW-Milwaukee. Ciesiulka’s absence left the captain’s band open for redshirt sophomore defender Axel Sjoberg to play a big part of Marquette’s win. Sjoberg allowed only one goal in the tournament and scored his first goal of the season against Drake. “I always pride myself in leading the team and anyone on the field can really do it and I just wore the band today and I was proud to do so,” Sjoberg said. Sjoberg’s weekend performances earned him MVP honors for the invitational and an alltournament team nod alongside teammates freshman midfielder Louis Bennett II, redshirt senior forward Adam Lysak and junior midfielder Brady Wahl. Friday, a slow start left both Bowling Green and Marquette scoreless at the break. The offense, however, found a rhythm
early in the second half and struck in the 50th minute. Lysak played a give and go with redshirt sophomore C. Nortey and Lysak one-timed the return pass low for the 1-0 lead. Nearly 20 minutes later, freshman midfielder Louis Bennett II tacked on an insurance goal. Receiving the ball at the top of the 18-yard box, Bennett took a touch and rocketed one past the diving keeper for the first goal of his college career. Nortey added another goal in the 81st minute when he put away a cross from senior defender Paul Dillon with a diving header. Redshirt junior goalkeeper Charlie Lyon and the defense also recorded their first shutout of the season, but allowed 15 shots. After a quick turnaround, Marquette faced Drake Sunday. Bennett II’s scoring touch showed up for the second consecutive game, as he scored the first goal with a shot that curled into the back of the net from 18 yards out. During his celebration, Bennett II ran to his dad, coach Louis Bennett Sr., and gave him a hug. Minutes later, freshman defender Jake Taylor crossed in a ball that deflected off Nortey’s head and Coco Navarro finished it off on the back post to extend the lead. Navarro led all scorers against Drake, posting four points on a goal and two assists. The first assist came on the Bennett goal and the other came late in the game to junior midfielder Sebastian Jansson who scored an open-net goal in the 88th minute to seal the game. Drake scored once and Marquette made two more during the second half while the
Golden Eagles kept their foot on the gas for the rest of the game and pulled out a victory. The freshmen standouts— Bennett II, Navarro, and Taylor—have played outstanding thus far. Together they made
six of Marquette’s 11 goals, are all top scorers on the team and helped Marquette score three or more goals in the last three games. “Little by little (the freshmen have) had small victories,”
Bennett said, “They’ve really rose to the occasion.” Marquette hopes to keep the success rolling Friday when they make their first out-of-state trip to take on Michigan in Ann Arbor.
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Louis Bennett II scored the first goal of his collegiate career Friday and added his second goal in Sunday’s game.
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Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Agnew, Greenwood lead XC Men finish third, women place fourth at Badger Classic By Christopher Chavez
christopher.chavez@marquette.edu
The Marquette men’s and women’s cross-country teams opened their season at Friday’s Badger Classic hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison at the Thomas Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course. The Golden Eagles placed third on the men’s side, while the women finished fourth overall. Wisconsin’s upperclassmen Jake Erschen, Jacob Naylor, Neal Berman and Malachy Schrobilgen swept the top four places before Marquette’s first finisher, redshirt senior Spencer Agnew, crossed the finish line in seventh place with a time of 18:46. Jack Senefeld last competed at the Badger Classic in
2010, when he finished third for Marquette and eighth overall. He returned to the course in Verona by placing 11th and finishing just 11 seconds behind Agnew in 18:57. Five of Marquette’s runners finished in the top 20. Sophomores Andres Tineo-Paz and Cody Haberkorn ran 19:13 as they finished side-by-side. Haberkorn managed to crack the team’s top seven consistently in 2012. Tineo-Paz looks to fill the void left by fellow sophomore William Hennessy, who missed the team’s first meet as he recovers from an injury. Nate Gomoll was the top Marquette freshman finisher and placed 18th overall in 19:31. There were just four other freshmen in the race that ran faster. On the women’s side, Marquette’s top five runners were either freshmen or sophomores. Kellie Greenwood placed fifth overall in 14:23 to lead the Golden Eagles. The Two Rivers native is Marquette’s top returner from the 2012 Big East
Cross Country Championship. Freshman Alison Parker finished second for Marquette and just three places behind Greenwood for eighth overall in her collegiate debut. Parker joins the Golden Eagles after an accomplished career at Neenah High School and was one of Wisconsin’s highly touted recruits. She was the second fastest freshman on the course in 14:29 behind second place finisher, Northwestern’s Andrea Ostenso, who was the fastest Wisconsin competitor at last year’s Footlocker Midwest Regional Championship. Freshman Brittney Feivor made her debut in blue and gold by dipping under 15 minutes for the race and cracking the top 20. Mariah Frank finished 10th at the Alumni Run and placed 24th at the Badger Classic. Captains Hannah Frett and Rebecca Pachuta rounded out the top five. Marquette returns to action as they head to South Bend, Ind. for the National Catholic Championship hosted by Notre Dame on Sept. 20.
Family comes first for Navarro Freshman striker is co-leader in points in opening four matches
By Jacob Born
jacob.born@marquette.edu
For college athletes away from home, chances to play in front of their parents are usually few and far between. Coco Navarro got that chance Sunday against Drake, and had the best game of his short Marquette career thus far. The freshman striker played 76 minutes against the Bulldogs, netted a goal and added two assists for a four-point game. Navarro said he’s been adjusting to the college game and that’s been helping him produce results. “I’m adapting to the team,” Navarro said. “I still have to work on a few things but I feel like I’m getting into the team, the rhythm, so I’m happy.” Navarro said he was more excited about his family being in the crowd though. His mother, Lupe, and father, Jose, flew up from Arizona to see him play. “It’s great seeing family,” Navarro said. “It’s the best thing.” His parents were excited to see him too. Lupe Navarro said she had been waiting for that game for a long time. “(I’m) very proud,” she said. “When he was younger I would ask myself, ‘OK, when am I going to see my son play when he’s older?’ and now he’s in college, and we get to see him play.” Navarro was born and grew up in Inglewood, Calif. The family moved to Arizona when Navarro was accepted into the Real Salt LakeArizona Academy, a youth major league soccer team. He played for the team for three years, and was even called up to the Real Salt Lake Reserves for five games, during which he scored one goal. Navarro said the experience playing for Real Salt Lake was great for making the transition to the college game. “It’s a lot like college,” Navarro said. “College is obviously a little faster, stronger, so I have to adapt to that as well. Real Salt
Lake was a great experience to get me ready for college.” His parents said having him move was hard, but they were happy when he made the decision. “It’s a little bit hard, but I always tell him we support him and as long as he is happy with what he’s doing, we’re with him,” Lupe Navarro said. Navarro ranked as the No. 38 recruit in the nation, the highest ranked commit Marquette has ever signed. He was also named one of the Top-10 Freshman to know by TopDrawerSoccer.com. Navarro said it was a long process to decide where to play, but Marquette was the best choice for him. “It was a long process but (Marquette) was the first school to start talking to me,” Navarro said. “I
had a bunch of options. But just from the start, the coaches on my visit, everyone was so nice and respectful, and I was raised being humble and respectful. I thought this would be the best fit for me.” Navarro said Marquette was the right choice. He has started every game this season and could be the only player to start every game during his freshman season in Marquette history. He’s tied with C. Nortey for the team’s highest scorer with six points this season. But for Navarro, the thing he’s the most proud of is being able to go by his father’s nickname. “I used to be ‘Coquito’ but when I got older, I was ‘Coco’ like my dad,” Navarro said. “I’m proud I’m able to take my dad’s name.”
Photo by Valeria Cardenas/valeria.cardenas@marquette.edu
Coco Navarro (23) celebrates a goal in Marquette’s 4-1 win over Drake.
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Seeberg sign a pertinent reminder
Patrick Leary Football officially came back with a vengeance this weekend. Battles between Notre Dame and Michigan and South Carolina and Georgia, captivated college football fans’ attentions on Saturday. Sunday, the NFL returned with thrillers between the Packers and 49ers, the Bears and Bengals, and most importantly, the Seahawks and Panthers. Lost in the shuffle of all of the football mania was something that happened before any of the action kicked off. Saturday morning, ESPN’s College Gameday took over Ann Arbor, Mich. to prepare America for the final showdown between Notre Dame and Michigan in the “Big House.” Perhaps the show’s biggest tradition (besides Lee Corso’s helmet selection at the conclusion) is the signs that fans hold up in the background. One sign in particular caused a massive stir on Twitter immediately after the show. The sign read “Hi Lizzy Seeberg.” Lizzy Seeberg was a freshman at Notre Dame’s sister school, St. Mary’s College, in 2010. On Aug. 31, 2010, about a week into her freshman year, she was allegedly sexually assaulted by an unnamed Notre Dame football player. Seeberg reported the assault the next day but was rebuffed by investigators. She received multiple threatening text messages from teammates of the player over the next few days, including one that read, “Messing with notre dame football is a bad idea.” Ten days later, Seeberg killed herself. Her death led to a cover-up by Notre Dame that hit the pages of the Chicago Tribune in November 2010. According to the article, Notre Dame “did not tell the St. Joseph County Police Department investigating Seeberg’s death about her report of a sexual attack” and failed to “refer the case to the county’s special victims unit.” Instead, the campus police force assigned the case “within the department.” Essentially, Notre Dame massively failed in its duties to investigate wrongdoing by one of its athletes, and it resulted in a young woman’s suicide. In January 2013, the Marquette
Tribune staff wrote an editorial criticizing Notre Dame’s “crisis mismanagement” and asking Marquette to learn from Notre Dame’s mistake. Then came Saturday morning, when a Michigan student brought the “Hi Lizzy Seeberg” sign into College Gameday and ESPN’s cameras caught it in the background behind analyst and Michigan Heisman trophy winner Desmond Howard. Twitter exploded with reactions that mostly sounded like this: “I don’t know who brought the ‘Hi Lizzy Seeberg’ sign to Gameday, but that’s subhuman,” wrote Dave Hogg, @Stareagle. However, after Deadspin. com posted an email from a reader who apparently was the fan who brought the sign into Gameday, reaction became more split, and rightfully so. In the email, the fan claims he made and displayed the sign “to show that (Seeberg) isn’t forgotten, and that people do know and care about her story.” He goes on to say that “even if her school refuses to acknowledge it, there are some people out there who do.” The email is long, goes into greater depth than those quotes and is definitely worth reading. Even if the fan is, as Deadspin puts it, “a committed Notre Dame hater who’d found a conveniently virtuous reason for hating Notre Dame,” he deserves commendation for readdressing the Seeburg controversy that Notre Dame seems so committed to making go away. Universities should not be allowed to bury crimes like this and get away unscathed. Marquette knows this all too well. Two female students reported they were allegedly sexually assaulted by multiple Marquette athletes in October 2010 and February 2011. The athletic department mishandled the case in multiple ways, one of which involved a meeting between coaches and players that, according to a Chicago Tribune story, offered the athletes a chance to get their stories straight before speaking with police. The events eventually led to the resignation of athletic director Steve Cottingham and a departmental restructuring in which the athletic director now reports directly to Marquette President, the Rev. Scott Pilarz. As the email reiterates, this kind of mismanagement is unacceptable. While subtly slipping a “Hi Lizzy Seeberg” sign into the background of a popular television show probably wasn’t the best method, people who think they can get away with cover-ups like the one at Notre Dame need these kind of haunting reminders. So criticize the Michigan fan all you want, but when it comes to sexual assault, no one should be forgotten. Patrick Leary is a junior in the College of Communication. Email him at patrick. leary@marquette.edu.
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Women win Marquette Invitational, improve to 4-2 Madigan shines with trio of goals in two matches in tourney By Kyle Doubrava
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The Marquette women’s soccer team was crowned champion of its invitational tournament this weekend at Valley Fields, defeating Saint Mary’s (Calif.) 3-0 and Colorado College 3-1. Senior midfielder Taylor Madigan, named the tournament’s Offensive MVP, scored three goals over the two contests. Senior defender Katie Hishmeh was named the Defensive MVP. It was the first invitational tournament hosted by Marquette, which improves to 4-2 and has now gone undefeated at home in 13 consecutive matches. “We hadn’t had that weekend yet where we’ve won both games, so that was a big thing for us,” coach Markus Roeders said. “We definitely wanted to set the tone. This was a big weekend for us. We had a chance to really put our best foot forward and I think we did that.” The nationally ranked Golden Eagles had early difficulty finding the back of the net Friday against Saint Mary’s, coming away with headers for near misses and finishing wide on several strikes. Goals by senior forward Cara Jacobson and junior midfielder Mary Luba in the 27th minute gave Marquette the momentum it needed. Madigan scored in the 33rd minute to widen the gap to 3-0. Madigan and Luba’s goals
occurred under unusual circumstances. Luba rebounded a shot that deflected the crossbar and drilled the ball in for the score. Madigan netted her goal when Saint Mary’s goalie Kaeli Schmidt dove to her right to block a Mady Vicker strike, but Schmidt lost control of the ball and Madigan, already inside the box, made easy work of it. Roeders praised his players for being constantly alert on the pitch for those scores, and believed the odd goals provided entertainment for the fans and for the bench. “I think people like to watch it, and I think anybody who came out tonight had to say that was pretty fun to watch,” Roeders said. “That’s something that’s within our play, and hopefully we can keep getting even better.” Colorado College established itself as the aggressor early in its match against the Golden Eagles, getting several breakaway opportunities that were eventually halted by Marquette defenders. Madigan received a feed from senior midfielder Maegan Kelly in the 28th minute and shot to make the score 1-0. Kelly, with 32 career assists, is now two shy of becoming the program’s all-time leader. The Tigers wasted no time entering the second half and tied the game 1-1 on a goal by Sarah Schweiss. However, Marquette, similar to its Saint Mary’s match, scored twice in swift fashion. Goals by junior midfielder Mady Vicker and Madigan came only three minutes apart, allowing the Golden Eagles much-needed breathing room.
“They put a lot more pressure on us than Saint Mary’s, but I think we responded well to it and came back with our own aggression,” Vicker said. “It worked out in our favor. It was really important to get a good, solid weekend.” Madigan isn’t searching
for attention after being named Offensive MVP, saying it would not be hers had it not been for her teammates. “It’s awesome, but I think everyone around me helped, obviously,” Madigan said. “All different people were scoring this weekend. Different people were
assisting, so it was just a matter of finishing our chances. We did what we needed to do.” Marquette hosts Colgate this Friday at 7 p.m. at Valley Fields. Colgate, which qualified for the NCAA Tournament last fall, enters the match 4-1.
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Senior midfielder Taylor Madigan scored a pair of goals against Colorado College at Valley Fields Sunday.
Volleyball swept by No. 3 USC, knocks off TCU Team bounces back from tough sweep to salvage weekend split
By Patrick Leary
patrick.leary@marquette.edu
If the Marquette women’s volleyball team learned one thing from this weekend’s Marquette Challenge, it was that removing just one piece from its rotation results in an incomplete performance. Such was the case Friday, when
Marquette’s most experienced hitter, junior right side Lindsey Gosh, missed the game against No. 3 Southern California with a knee injury. Marquette dropped that match in straight sets (25-16, 25-19, 25-14). When Gosh returned to the lineup for Saturday’s matchup against Texas Christian, a whole different Golden Eagles offense showed up and defeated the Horned Frogs in four sets (23-25, 25-20, 25-15, 25-16). Coach Bond Shymansky thought his team’s bounce back was admirable and will set the tone
for future success. “It was a good comeback win for us,” he said. “We felt that we were not only coming from behind in the set count after dropping the first one, but really that comeback win after last night’s loss. I think our team did a good job of refocusing and remembering how to play the game.” The weekend started poorly for the Golden Eagles, as USC overwhelmed the team in almost every facet of the match. “They really took it to us in a lot of different areas,”
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Junior right side hitter Lindsey Gosh missed the USC game, but made her presence felt against TCU Saturday.
Shymansky said. “What I wanted to see most out of our group was a little bit of fight. I thought we showed it briefly, there were glimpses and glimmers of it in the second set. But it wasn’t continuous.” In the match, USC did something no Marquette opponent had succeeding in doing this season. The Women of Troy shut down freshman outside hitter Autumn Bailey to the tune of just eight kills (Bailey averaged 22.5 kills in her first two matches). Factoring in Gosh’s absence, it was a quiet night offensively for the home team. “I thought Autumn Bailey had to find a way to fight back out of that,” Shymansky said. “She was trapped in a glass case of emotion out there for a little while. What are you going to do? She’s a freshman out there and this is the home opener. But I know she’s capable and she knows she’s capable.” Communication issues between senior setter Elizabeth Koberstein and the young hitters plagued the Golden Eagles against the Trojans. Specifically, Koberstein and redshirt freshman middle hitter Megan Niemann appeared out of sync at times during the match. “It was an off-day,” Koberstein said. “That’s going to happen and unfortunately it happened tonight. We just need to continue to work on it and get in the right mindset.” With Gosh back in the lineup Saturday afternoon, Marquette bounced back with a convincing four set win against TCU. “There was a much different
feeling on the court than there was yesterday,” Bailey said. “It was a little bit flat yesterday and we weren’t coming together as a team. Today it was a lot different. We had better energy and a better drive to win the game.” And win the Golden Eagles did, in part because the offense reasserted itself. Koberstein’s passing was on point, and Gosh’s return to the lineup opened things up for Bailey and sophomore outside hitter Erin Lehman. Bailey put together her third double-double in four collegiate matches (20 kills, 16 digs), Koberstein nabbed a double-double as well (55 assists, 11 digs) and Gosh and Lehman both notched double-digit kills (15 and 10, respectively). “Gosh really provides great firepower on the right and gives us so much better balance,” Shymansky said. “We missed her last night. We can certainly utilize that balance. She toughed it out today and played through the pain. I can appreciate that and so can her teammates.” With so many difficult opponents on the schedule (including top-ranked Penn State on Friday), bounce-back wins like TCU will likely define Marquette’s season. Koberstein says the team’s mentality in those situations will be crucial. “We had to keep reminding ourselves to be ourselves, do what we do and focus on our side of the net,” she said. “We were able to get back in our groove and find our confidence.”