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Support lost, FemSex looks to find a new home By Tony Manno and Natalie Wickman
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visits to Iowa, the first in the nation caucus state, multiple times in the past few months. “I think he’s in a strong position, but it’s going to be a very crowded field of strong Republic candidates, including our own Paul Ryan,” Franklin said. When considering Walker as a presidential candidate, Franklin said it’s important to consider the mindsets of people living outside Wisconsin state lines. “There’s been a bit of national polling on (potential 2016 presidential candidates,) some of which includes Walker and some that doesn’t,” Franklin said. “It’s a little
hard for us to understand that for a lot of the country, he’s just one of those Midwest governors.” Still, Franklin said Walker would have to win the governor’s race in 2014 before approaching the presidential election. Amber Wichowsky, assistant professor of political science, said improving the economy should be Walker’s main focus if he wants to win reelection. “To say that his odds of reelection are good is not to say that it won’t be a close race,” Wichowsky said. Walker receives multiple advan-
After the university’s decision to rescind academic sponsorship for a second time, the FemSex workshop is taking the next steps to find its place at Marquette. The decision to revoke academic sponsorship was reached after a discussion between university administration, FemSex representatives and the Honors Program that was “very factual and cordial,” said Claire Van Fossen, co-founder of the workshop and a Marquette graduate student. Van Fossen said the Honors Program was subsequently instructed by the administration to withdraw academic sponsorship for the workshop. Andy Brodzeller, associate director of university communication, confirmed the Honors Program was never given explicit permission from the university to sponsor the FemSex program in the first place. But Van Fossen said the university also did not indicate whether or not the withdrawal of academic sponsorship through the Gender and Sexuality Resource Center in February implied a blanket restriction on FemSex sponsorship through other university entities or departments as well. With the decision made, FemSex representatives are exploring new options to offer the workshop to Marquette students. According to a university statement released Monday, the “requirement for faculty presence” at FemSex workshop sessions was among the divisive issues raised during the meeting between the university and FemSex representatives, which led to the withdrawal of sponsorship. FemSex reached out to faculty and academic departments for this purpose, Van Fossen said, but the group has not yet received an offer. “We discussed the possibility but still do not know how we would go about arranging to have a faculty person donate such a large amount of time unpaid to be present for our s essions,” Van Fossen said. As for the future of FemSex on campus, Van Fossen said the group will seek help in securing a
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St. James Court, an apartment building located at 831 W. Wisconsin Ave., began $1.5 million in renovations in 1994 to become a historic site.
National Register to dedicate apartment building in October By Matt Barbato
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The St. James Court apartment building, located at 831 W. Wisconsin Ave. across from the Milwaukee Public Library, will be dedicated in the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places as a historic site Oct. 1. The building was accepted into the
national registry in 2007. The registry evaluates a property’s age, integrity and significance when considering properties for indiction. Owner John Hennessy began working on the building in 1994 and put it through a $1.5 million renovation in hopes of having it accepted by the national registry. “I knew the building had potential,” Hennessy said. “So we decided to renovate it in such a way that it could ultimately be placed on the national register of historic places.” The refurbishing took eight years to complete and in 2007, St. James Court was finally accepted
by the national registry. Now that the building features a new look and national recognition, Hennessy wants to focus on marketing his apartments and his area. “Now is kind of a good time to promote (the building), and we hope people will be more interested in living in the Westown area,” Hennessy said. “We’ll kind of show them that we have this cool building and that this would be a pretty nice place to live.” The complex was built in 1903 by the architectural firm Ferry & Clas, who constructed other famous Milwaukee landmarks like the Pabst Mansion
and the Central Library. Grace Booth, a junior in the College of Education and resident in St. James Court, said the retro style of the building adds to the allure of living there. “The building has a lot of historic charm and character,” Booth said. “One of the main reasons I chose to live here was because I loved how old the apartments were.” Hennessy said about 80 percent of the apartments are occupied by Marquette students withthe other 20 percent occupied by young professionals. See St. James, Page 4
Walker faces 48 percent approval rating Marquette pollster says governor seat security unknown By Natalie Wickman
natalie.wickman@marquette.edu
Gov. Scott Walker faces a 48 percent approval and 49 percent disapproval rating, according to a poll released Tuesday by Public Policy Polling, which also found Walker’s approval rating lowest among 18- to 29-year-olds. Charles Franklin, professor of law
and public policy and director of the Marquette Law School Poll, said the security of Walker’s governor seat in his 2014 reelection is unknown. “I think almost all political observers would say (Walker) comes in a strong position now, but there are potential vulnerabilities that could move him into a competitive race,” Franklin said. “We just have to stay tuned to see how that plays out.” Franklin said the Marquette Law School plans to release at least one poll on Walker and Wisconsin policies before December. Walker made signs of dropping his presidential bid in 2016 during
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Marquette buildings will be showcased to the city. PAGE6
Marquette loses credibility by defunding FemSex. PAGE 9
Bo Pelini’s rant against Nebraska fans could be a career road block. PAGE 11