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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
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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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Corrections In the Sept. 17 issue of The Marquette Tribune, an anonymous student is quoted as saying “(This assault is) obviously something of some seriousness because in most cases (MPD) would just give someone a battery citation, and they’d be on their way, but MPD looked at it as substantial battery, and that’s a more serious offense.” That quote should be attributed to Capt. Russell Shaw, assistant director of the Department of Public Safety. An anonymous student talked to The Tribune immediately after the incident but requested to not be directly quoted. The Tribune regrets the error. The Marquette Tribune welcomes questions, comments, suggestions and notification of errors that appear in the newspaper. Contact us at (414) 288-5610 or editor@marquettetribune.org.
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News in Brief Suspect shooters in Madison detained
Two subjects, ages 17 and 18, were detained Wednesday night by Madison police after shots were fired around 6:30 p.m. one block east of the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s campus, Fox6 News reported. The incident was reportedly an armed robbery in the 100 block of Langdon St. in Madison. Police said the suspect attempted to rob a 19-year-old male, was chased by the victim and fired at least one round, according to Fox6. No one was injured. UW–Madison students received a mass text from the university to “shelter in place and remain indoors until the situation is resolved.”
Chicago murders highest in nation
Chicago saw more murders than any other U.S. city in 2012, edging out New York, despite having only one-third of the latter’s population, the Washington Post reported. According to new FBI statistics, Chicago saw 500 murders, while New York reported 419. In 2011, 431 homicides occurred in Chicago and 515 in New York. While Chicago and New York led by sheer numbers, Flint, Mich. and Detroit reported one murder for every 1,613 and 1,832 residents, respectively, making them the two most dangerous cities in the country. According to the FBI, Milwaukee saw 91 murders in 2012, or roughly 1 for every 6,587 residents. So far this year, the city has seen 74 murders, according to numbers tallied by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Federal Reserve to maintain stimulus Stock markets reached record highs as the Federal Reserve announced Wednesday that it will keep its stimulus program intact, the Wall Street Journal reported. The Fed spent the last few
months alerting investors that it might end its $85 billion-a-month bond-buying program, also known as quantitative easing, at the September policy meeting, according to the Wall Street Journal. The central bank also decided to keep short-term interest rates near zero, which Chairman Ben Bernanke said will not rise until the unemployment rate hits 6.5 percent or the inflation rate rises above 2.5 percent. The reluctance of the Fed tapering its stimulus package indicates that it does not believe the economy is ready to recover without monetary support. “These actions should maintain downward pressure on longerterm interest rates, support mortgage markets and help to make broader financial conditions more accommodative, which in turn should promote a stronger economic recovery,” the Fed’s statement said, as reported by the Washington Post. The decision came while the White House searched for a successor to Bernanke as Chairman of the Federal of the Reserve, who is expected to step down from the position in January. Late Wednesday, the White House confirmed that Federal Reserve Vice Chair Janet Yellen is the frontrunner for President Obama’s nomination, the Wall Street Journal reported. If nominated, she would be the first woman to hold the position.
Tennis legend to open MKE schools Rocketship, a nonprofit group based in San Jose, Calif., intends to open eight K-5 schools in Milwaukee by 2017, and tennis legend Andre Agassi is helping them do it. Agassi, a former eight-time Grand Slam champion and Olympic gold medalist, was in Milwaukee Monday for a ribbon cutting ceremony at a new charter school, Rocketship Southside Community Prep. Agassi’s involvement in education dates back to 2001, when he opened his first school, the Andre Agassi College Preparatory
DPS Reports Sept. 16 At 5:18 p.m. a student reported that unknown person(s) removed her unsecured, unattended MUID in the Helfaer Recreation Center. Sept. 17 At 2:27 p.m. a juvenile not affiliated with Marquette was involved in a physical altercation with another person not affiliated with Marquette in the 11th St. One of the subjects sustained minor injuries. MPD was contacted. No citations were issued. At 2:55 p.m. a student reported
being battered by another student in Schroeder Hall and sustaining injuries. The student was treated at Marquette University Medical Clinic. MPD will be contacted. At 6:11 p.m. a student reported that unknown person(s) removed his secured, unattended bicycle estimated at $300 outside Raynor Library. At 8:16 p.m. a student reported that unknown person(s) removed his secured, unattended bicycle estimated at $525 outside Mashuda Hall.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke speaks during a news conference at the Federal Reserve in the nation’s capital Wednesday.
in Las Vegas. He opened another charter school in Detroit Tuesday. The eight planned charter schools in Milwaukee will serve up to 5,000 students.
Cat burglar caught naked in air vent Police found a naked man crying for help after his botched attempt to steal drugs led to him being stuck in the air vent of a veterinary clinic. The attempted cat-burglar, 19-year-old Shane H. Ray, prowled outside of the Small Animal Hospital in Milwaukee at 9 p.m. Sunday looking for a window to crawl through, but decided
to strip bare naked and snake his way through the ventilation system after finding none suitable. After climbing the roof carrying only a flashlight and hammer, Ray found himself trapped once the vent began to narrow. Ray tried to force his way out of the vent, but eventually had to call for help, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported. After 10 hours in the metallic cage, police were able to fish Ray out by having the fire department cut open the box. Ray was subsequently arrested and charged with attempted burglary. While the damage to the vent is estimated to be $5,000, the hospital’s air conditioning still works.
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Thursday 19
School Picnic, Central Mall, 5 p.m. Annex Acoustic Night featuring Ben Wagner, Union Sports Annex, 9 p.m. Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra performs Tchaikovsky’s Fourth, Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, 8 p.m.
Saturday 21
Goodwill Sale with Packer Wives, Brookfield Square, 11 a.m.
Milwaukee Coffee Festival, Urban Ecology Center, 11 a.m.
“Breaking Bad” Speaker RJ Mitte, Varsity Theater, 7 p.m.
Bay View Bash, between Potter Avenue and Clement Avenue on Kinnickinnic Avenue, 11 a.m.
Annex Pop Quiz, Union Sports Annex, 9 p.m.
Friday 20 Jewish Student Union Back to
Sunday 22 Steve Hackett: Genesis Revisited concert, The Pabst Theater, 6 p.m.
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Joan of Arc hosts weekly ‘mindfulness meditation’ MU Contemplative Community opens session for all to join By Caroline Roers
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Church bells chimed throughout Marquette’s campus at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. Students milled about the sidewalks and the dining halls were alive with chatter, but the St. Joan of Arc Chapel remained silent. In the chapel, 11 students and adults sat completely still, participating in a simple action— meditation. “We are always thinking about the future, the past and making lists,” said Alice Gormley, a librarian at Raynor Library and member of the Marquette Contemplative Community. “We are never truly in the present, which is why meditation is so great.” The Contemplative Community at Marquette introduced a
weekly meditation to capture the benefits of meditation. The hour-long session is open every Tuesday at the St. Joan of Arc Chapel at 4:30 p.m. to anyone in the Marquette community who needs a break from life to sit in silence. “We wanted to create something open to faculty, staff, students and alumni – the whole motley group,” Gormley said. “You don’t have to have any spiritual affiliation to come. If you do, that is fine, but if not you can (practice) whatever tradition you have. We all just sit quietly.” Although any type of meditation can be done at the session, the Contemplative Community participates in “mindfulness meditation,” which strives to develop attention to and awareness of breathing, thoughts and emotions. In a study done at Emory University in Atlanta, mindfulness meditation was found to improve emotional stability and response to stress. “Mindfulness meditation is
simply learning to pay attention and to be in the present,” Gormley said. “It actually is a lot harder than you think because being in the moment isn’t the same as thinking you are in the moment. It’s a challenge, but ultimately it is very relaxing and teaches you how to disengage yourself from all the stressful triggers in life.” “I feel like sometimes people just get so caught up in everything,” said Bronwyn Finnigan, assistant professor of philosophy and a member of the Contemplative Community. “Putting everything aside for an hour – not even an hour, just as long as you can hold it all off – is great.” Finnigan incorporates meditation into many of her classes as well to give her students a chance to catch up with life. “You can mediate on a problem or something that has been pulling at you,” she said. “You are able to just sit in silence and contemplate on it. Other times you can just listen to your breath. There is nothing to pull at you, and you don’t have to do
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Students silently develop awareness to their breathing and thoughts at a weekly meditation session launched Tuesday in St. Joan of Arc Chapel.
anything when you meditate. I think it is a very important thing to have in life.” Techniques and questions can be asked during the Tuesday session for anyone who is curious about the program. Sarah Walsh, a senior in the College of Engineering, was able to learn more about meditation for her Ignatian
spirituality theology class during the Tuesday session. “I thought it was interesting to see how people can calm and center themselves with an hour of meditation,” she said after attending the session. “It was a full immersion for me because I didn’t know anything about it before, but I really enjoyed it.”
MKE streets to get a bit cheesy Students elect 3 Department of Public freshman senators Works to add cheese
Jennifer Castilleja, a sophomore in the College of Engineering, said she doesn’t like how Milwaukee uses its rock salt. “The rock salt is very annoying,” Castilleja said. “It would By Matthew Kulling be enough to use half as much matthew.kulling@marquette.edu as they do now. It also ruins Milwaukee is considering a cars -- makes them rust.” Russ Alger, director of the new and unconventional way to unfreeze the streets this win- Institute of Snow Research at ter, using one of Wisconsin’s Michigan Technical University, said rock salt is still the chief exports: cheese. According to a report by Mil- best option. “When you look at all the waukee’s Department of Public Works, the city will start a pilot options, a lot of time road salt turns out to be pretty good,” program to deAlger said in termine whether the report. “So cheese brine, the we keep comwaste product ing back to road left over from salt. Cost-wise, making cheese, efficiency-wise, can be combined availabilitywith rock salt wise, it’s just the and applied to best answer. I the city streets. don’t see it getThe report does ting replaced mention one for a long, long downside: the time, if ever.” cheese brine has The report an odor. Jennifer Castilleja, sophomore, that College of Engineering mentions The report also rock salt is efsaid Milwaukee, like many other cities, uses rock fective in de-icing the roads, salt as a primary way to de-ice the salt has a long-term negathe roads because it’s plenti- tive effect on the pavement and ful, inexpensive and effective the environment. Because of these concerns, the report states in its purpose.
brine to de-icing salt
The rock salt is very annoying. It would be enough to use half as much as they do now. It also ruins cars -- makes them rust.”
the city used less and less rock salt last year, decreasing from 100,000 tons of rock salt in 2008 to only 44,339 tons last year. Polk County in northwest Wisconsin started using cheese brine in 2009, which, according to the Public Works report, saved about $40,000 for the county by using less rock salt in combination with the cheese brine. Milwaukee experimented with alternatives to rock salt in the past, using things such as salt brine on bridge decks and a molasses-type product to de-ice the streets in 2001. The molasses ended up being problematic because residents complained about the odor to the Department of Public Works. They also reported the product got stuck to the bottom of their shoes and tracked into homes. Another failed alternative the city used in recent years was a mix of beet juice and rock salt, but the mix reportedly turned into something like oatmeal in the dispensing trucks. In order to launch the cheese brine program, the Department of Public Works will have to find a cheese brine supplier and a way to get the brine from the factory to a holding tank. The projected cost of the program, according to the report, is $6,500.
Cobeen, McCormick, Abbottsford halls choose representatives By Joe Kvartunas
joseph.kvartunas@marquette.edu
While spots remain unfilled in the Marquette Student Government senate, students elected three freshmen senators to the Marquette University Student Government last week. An unsettled election for the commuter seat will be decided by the senate next week. Hannah Bobrytzke, who is in the College of Education, will represent Cobeen Hall. Murphy Quill, a student in the College of Business Administration, will represent McCormick Hall. Cormac Brown, who studies in the College of Arts & Sciences, will represent Abbottsford Hall. Bobrytzke, a native of Carey, Ill., said she is excited to be involved with MUSG during her first year at Marquette. “I definitely want to get involved in the planning of events,” Bobrytzke said. “I think it’s fun to do things that people will enjoy.” “I’ve always been a leader in different groups I’ve been involved in,” Bobrytzke added. “I didn’t realize it at first, but then people started telling me I was one, and then I started taking it seriously and trying to become a better one.” Quill is a native of Racine, Wis. and has family ties to the university through his uncle, who is a Marquette alumnus. Quill ran unopposed in his election last week. “I joined the senate because I thought it would be a real good place to make progress and see results on campus,” Quill said.
Quill said he hopes to be involved in the Business Administration committee or the academics committee. He cited the recently passed Good Samaritan Policy as an example of something that will make a difference for the Marquette community, which is a goal of his as a senator. MUSG President Sam Schultz, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences, said he believes the new freshmen senators will do well, but doesn’t expect any grand impact to be made right away. “There are a set of universal standards for senators, such as showing up to office hours and contributing to discussion in committee,” Schultz said. “I don’t think there are any expectations that they’ll walk in and author legislation right away, but the more they learn and get involved will help committees be more productive throughout the year.” Schultz, who was a senator his freshman year, said the best thing for the freshman senators to do is find the issues they are passionate about and not be afraid to reach out to people to work for results. The freshman MUSG senators will be joined by at least two other freshmen in the coming weeks. The race for the commuter senate seat resulted in a tie between two freshman Mogen Frenkel, a student in the College of Health Sciences, and Aliya Manjee, from the College of Arts & Sciences. That race will be decided by a senate vote Sept. 26. There is also an open senate seat in McCormick Hall, which will be filled by the McCormick Hall council. Another open seat, Straz Tower, could also potentially be filled by a freshman, since both freshmen and sophomores ive there.
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Plenty of buildings are still crumbling building to a historic araround since 1903, but Hennessy tifact with modern style and sleek said the combinadesign, but what tion of its design, he really takes its builders and pride in is the efthe area it resides fect his refreshed in makes it worthy building has of its dedication. on Milwaukee. “That area right “It’s very saton Wisconsin Avisfying to me enue is kind of that we rehabbed an enclave of histhis building and toric buildings,” made it a vital part Hennessy said. of what’s going “One of the things on nowadays,” that they noted John Hennessy, owner, St. James Hennessy said. when we applied Court apartment building “It’s not just a to be on the narelic from the past tional register was that this area is that’s falling apart or anything. I’m not just an address but it’s a real kind of proud of it, but more than environment there.” that I want to promote it because it Hennessy said he is proud of the can show what historic buildings revival of St. James Court from a can do for an area.”
tages from being the incumbent candidate including name recognition and a sizable campaign fund, but that doesn’t rule out chances of the race becoming competitive. “Walker’s reelection chances will likely hinge on how well he does among independents and political moderates in the state,” Wichowsky said. “These ‘swing’ voters are more likely to be sensitive to how well the economy is doing.” Julia Azari, assistant professor of political science, pointed to specific issues that college students should pay attention to when considering whom to vote for next year, including how the state budget is managed and proposals for economic development. “Students who plan on joining the teaching profession or another part of the public sector should look carefully at the Walker administration’s policies and decide what they think,” Azari said.
St. James: 1903 building renovated for dedication It’s very satisfying to me that we rehabbed this building and made it a vital part of what’s going on nowadays.”
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Walker: Governor may run for president
No Democratic candidates have undoubtedly important,” Franklin officially put themselves in the run- said. “She has business experience ning for governor, but when they in a significant way, and she also choose to do so is an important de- has cabinet and philanthropy expecision that will impact the rest of the rience.” race. Still, Franklin “The Democratsaid a Democrat ic Party has argued victory in 2014 that there’s no adwill not mean vantage of declarmajor changes in ing early – that Wisconsin. will make them a “It will be very target of attack,” difficult for a Franklin said. Democrat to undo Mary Burke, many of the maa member of the jor policy changes Madison School Walker made,” he Board, is a poten- Charles Franklin, professor of law added. tial Democratic The Marquette and public policy and director of candidate for the the Marquette University Law Poll Law School is al2014 race. She ready preparing has gotten statewide attention as for the 2014 election, and Franklin someone to watch as the race gets said there will be a significant inunderway. crease in number of polls next year, “As a candidate, (Burke) brings but the specific amount has yet to be financial resources and those are determined.
It will be very difficult for a Democrat to undo many of the major policy changes Walker made.”
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FemSex: Students weigh in after a second withdrawal of sponsorship space on campus through negotiations with other academic departments and university faculty in addition to external offers. “We have had several offers of space off campus but would like to continue to serve the Marquette community,” she said. The revitalization of the FemSex debate raised a new wave of concern on campus. Zach Dubois, a sophomore in the College of
Arts & Sciences, questioned the role of intellectual freedom on campus if programs like FemSex are restricted beyond academic sponsorship. “You have to have some kind of diversity for people to learn,” Dubois said. “We can’t all be stuck in the religious, Jesuit way. That’s not going foster growth academically or educationally.” In a Sept. 10 story, the Tribune
reported faculty and alumni opposition to the program’s reinstitution. Associate professor of political science John McAdams labeled the sponsorship by the Honors Program “bad judgement,” while Ethan Hollenberger, an alumnus who pushed the administration to review the FemSex workshop in February, said its sponsorship leads to “the (Marquette) Catholic identity eroding.”
The story also included statements from Amelia Zurcher, director of the Honors Program. Lily Stanicek, a sophomore in the College of Communication, said she believes the debate over the FemSex syllabus is misguided. “(FemSex) is not promoting anything,” Stanicek said. “It’s just a way to talk about (female sexuality). I don’t understand how that’s dangerous.”
Many of the opinions expressed after the workshop’s loss of sponsorship in February is also resurfacing. Dubois said he believes FemSex fits into a broader range of discourse that should be available to students. “Any discussion can be educational,” Dubois said. “Nowhere else on campus will you find a topic like this.”
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This weekend, the Gas Light building (above) will be among more than 100 MKE landmarks to open to the public.
MKE landmarks to welcome public indoors this weekend By Brian Keogh
brian.keogh@marquette.edu
Ever just want to walk into that beautiful building down Wisconsin Avenue? Well, this weekend is your best chance. For the third year in a row, more than one hundred of Milwaukee’s buildings, arenas, museums and landmarks will open their doors for two days this weekend, revealing the stories and people behind the buildings we pass as we move through the city. Sponsored by Historic Milwaukee Inc., Doors Open Milwaukee takes advantage of the city’s urban structures, public and private. The event will include public tours of the courthouse, a biking through Milwaukee event and a food and city tour bus shuttle for easy transportation from place to place. Doors Open initially started in the downtown area but has gradually grown to encompass more of the city and accommodate thousands that come for an inside look. The event has doubled in size since it began two years ago drawing ten and then fifteen thousand people from southern Wisconsin and surrounding states. “It just keeps growing. We’re hoping for twenty thousand this year,” Amy Grau, program manager of Doors Open, said. The list of buildings has also grown this fall, introducing interesting new additions. Milwaukee has many brewery tour, but this year Doors Open offers the unique opportunity to tour the brand new Brenner Brewery.
Owner Mike Brenner will lead visitors through the building as it’s converted from a cinder block parking garage into Milwaukee’s newest producer of micro-brews. A slew of other breweries are also opening their doors to the public this weekend including Lakefront Brewery, and Best Place at the Historic Pabst Brewery. If beer isn’t your drink of choice, stiff drinks can be found at Bryant’s Cocktail Lounge, the oldest cocktail lounge in Milwaukee and one of the best preserved in the country. Beyond booze establishments, Doors Open encompasses everything from restaurants like the spy-themed Safe House, to business buildings like the U.S. Bank Center with its 41st floor observation deck. Buildings like the U.S. Bank Center and the Gas Light Building provide visitors with outside views of the entire city seldom seen. This year the historic Gas Light building, located near the corner of Wisconsin Avenue and North Van Buren Street, is joining the throng of participants. Built in 1929, the art deco building was originally used as a navigational tool for sailors on Lake Michigan but is now a Milwaukee icon. During the energy crisis in 1973 the flame was turned off and not reignited until 1985. Visitors will be able to go up to its 17th floor and enjoy views of the city and lake admist the history. Many of the Doors Open locations are near, and even on, Marquette’s campus. This year, four of the university’s buildings are part of the event: Eckstein Hall, St. Joan of Arc Chapel, Raynor Memorial Libraries, and Engineering Hall. Students should take advantage of this event to venture outside the campus and explore some of
Milwaukee’s hidden gems. “You get to experience the city of Milwaukee as a student in a way that you don’t often get the chance to the rest of the year. This city has a long history that is well worth exploring,” Sam Schultz, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences and MUSG president, said. Doors Open helps tell the story of a city that has re-purposed buildings as it continues to evolve in the 21st century but is also something fun and interesting for a day exploring Milwaukee. Two-time attendee Robert Machado, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences, recalls his first encounter with Doors Open his sophomore year. “We were walking back from CoCo (Cobeen) when we saw a bunch of seemingly random people walking into the Wisconsin Club and decided to follow them. We ended up getting a tour of the gazebo.” “I like getting the opportunity to not only tour famous landmarks around the city but also to see things you don’t usually get to see,” Machado said. “It’s definitely a great thing, especially for people new to Milwaukee, just because they get to see the city.” Frank Lloyd Wright’s American SystemBuilt Home Model B-1 and many of Milwaukee’s churches like the impressive Basilica of St. Josaphat are on display for architecture enthusiasts.
Milwaukee Art Museum
Turner Hall, Pabst and Riverside Theaters, Marcus Center for the Performing Arts will allow visitors to get a peek behind the scenes with a backstage look at their favorite venues for performances in the city. A full (and much longer) list of buildings opening up this weekend is available on the Doors Open Milwaukee website. Anyone interested can get free tickets at City
Basilica of St. Josaphat
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Hall or just wander around and see what they walk into. Whether you end up learning some history, taking in a Milwaukee view or just grabbing a beer, this weekend is the perfect time to get to know a little more about Marquette’s hometown.
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Costello, Questlove collaborate on gritty new album ‘Wise Up Ghost’ joins Costello’s punk with The Roots’ rhythym By Taylor Gall
Special to the Tribune
Though “Wise Up Ghost” isn’t likely to be played on the Top 40 rotation, it’s one of the edgiest and potentially legendary pairings in a long time. Elvis Costello and The Roots deliver a punch on their new collaborative album, “Wise Up Ghost,” released Tuesday. The album is the perfect balance of soul and punk, representing some of The Root’s and Costello’s best work in years. Elvis Costello is an iconic rock ‘n roller known for blending effortlessly with the most unexpected people, collaborating with stars from Paul McCartney to Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong. His ability to be a stylistic chameleon is highlighted in this project with hiphop jazz group The Roots. This unlikely mash-up marriage began backstage at “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon,” when Costello was a guest on The Roots’ home turf as the show’s house band. The Roots’ drummer, Questlove, suggested they record an EP together. The
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collaboration worked so well they decided to make a full album instead – and it’s a good thing they did. Costello’s voice is biting and tangy as usual, but the backing by The Roots’ funky beats brings a twist to the English punk musician’s style. His lyrics are experimental and raw, blending with The Roots’ brassy trumpets and funky bass lines, giving the album a seedy, sexy, back-alley vibe. Costello uses this opportunity to reinvent himself yet again, delving into a trouble-filled, wicked world of betrayal and angst. Unlike many of his fallen ‘70s punk-rock colleagues, now sitting at home in corduroys and slippers, Costello has evolved with the times, allowing the music industry to take him where it will. Album opener “Walk Us Uptown” is filled with a brassy, addicting chorus and Costello’s classic repetition, but when you
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Elvis Costello teamed up with hip-hop pioneers The Roots to make this year’s most surprising collaboration.
dig down beneath the surface, you’ll find stinging lyrics like “While our tears run in torrents/ To suffer in silence or pay for some solace.” Costello slows it down in “Tripwire,” sampling from his own 1989 hit “Satellite.” The recycling of his classic song is smooth and lulling, but much like “Walk Us Uptown,” the lyrics ferment and bubble underneath the sweet doo-wop sound.
In the culture shock song “Refuse To Be Saved,” Costello makes a reference to Gil Scott Heron’s “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised,” slamming a generation that believes everything the TV feeds them. He lets The Roots take over the melodies and beats, sticking with poetic, spoken word verses. Costello has been releasing music since the ‘70s, but still has an appeal that isn’t limited to your cool uncle and hipster
roommate. He’s off the radar for most mainstream fans, but when you venture away from the well-tread path of synthesizers and one-size-fits-all lyrics, you’ll find the underbelly of Costello and The Roots’ sexy vocal lines and bright jazz riffs. Though The Roots and Costello form an odd couple, they mesh together beautifully, making “Wise Up Ghost” one of this year’s most affecting surprises.
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Students should avoid MU’s off-campus rental rush
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Our view: Students do themselves a disservice by signing leases up to eight months prior to moving in, resulting in unnecessary financial burdens. Every year within a few weeks of the start of school, the hysteria begins. The scramble for off-campus housing has sophomores and returning renters convinced they need to sign leases now, eight months before they even begin. It happens every year and needs to end as students may actually be doing themselves a disservice by continuing this chaotic tradition. A few weeks after moving in with new roommates whom you may, or may not, turn out to like, students start signing contracts that won’t begin for more than half a year. This means you may be stuck with that insufferable roommate for another year. Contractually tying yourself to a roommate for a year and half — on top of the year you just began — may seem daunting, but in actuality it is just one of many adverse consequences of the early signing dates. The first, and most important, consequence is financial. When students rush to sign leases eight months in advance, they create a short period of intense demand. This higher demand causes prices to increase. While factors like increased taxation, higher assessments and insurance also contribute to the rising cost of rent, students are likely to get a better deal if they wait a few months. Another adverse consequence of the early signing date is that students do not have time to shop around to find the best deals for themselves. Are you looking for a furnished or unfurnished apartment? Would you like utilities and cable included in rent or would you rather they be separate? What location will best fit your schedule next year? These questions cannot be answered by
visiting one apartment or one house and feeling pressured into signing because the landlord has other prospective renters. Stacie Dooley, the associate dean for University Apartments and Off-Campus Student Services, said there is no need for students to rush to find housing early in the fall semester for the next academic year. In fact, last June there were a plethora of properties still available to rent for this school year. They ranged from studios to four-bedroom apartments and even a seven-bedroom house. The myth that if you don’t sign soon, you’ll end up on 27th Street and Highland Avenue is asinine. While enrollment increased over the past few years, there is still plenty of off-campus housing to support Marquette’s student body. The process for Marquette-owned campus apartments does not begin until October — still early, but not on the scale of many off-campus properties. According to Dooley, Marquette tried to move housing assignments back to January one year — still far in advance of other universities like the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, which doesn’t begin its campus housing program until March. Yet, Dooley said the university was left with a surplus of vacancies as students panicked and signed off-campus contracts for the following year early in the first semester. With the exception of commuters, this problem affects all Marquette students at one point or another. While the university can only do so much to mitigate the adverse effects of the early off-campus signing dates, namely educating students about signing leases and researching apartments, it is up to students to take it upon themselves to stop, take a step back, and avoid the chaotic panic that the search for offcampus housing has become.
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Helen Hillis When at least 12 people were shot and killed in Washington D.C. Monday, I didn’t stop to think about it. Instead of focusing on the lives of the victims and their families, I commented that I used to run by the Navy Yard while living in D.C. It didn’t strike me as out of the ordinary that someone would violently take the lives of 12 innocent people. I didn’t focus on the way the worlds of 12 families had just come to a screeching halt. It was just another bit of information for the day. Later that day as I sat in the Tribune’s newsroom watching CNN’s coverage of the scene, it was too easy to tune out reporter Wolf Blitzer. It wasn’t until the camera zoomed in on the familiar intersection of Parson and N street SE, an intersection in the Washington Navy Yard, that I finally took notice. In the summer of 2012, I accompanied my cousin to that exact location to pick up her husband from his office; he is a civilian working for the Navy. Suddenly, the shootings mattered to me. Thankfully, my cousin’s husband was unharmed. However, the fact that I made it nearly eight hours without thinking twice about the incident, mostly because no one was talking about it, shows how little we notice these events anymore. When James Holmes trapped and shot 70 movie patrons in Aurora, Colorado last July, I was horrified. For months, sitting in a movie theater brought me a sense of uneasiness. I was at the corner of St. Paul Avenue and 13th Street when I learned that Adam Lanza stole the futures of 20 young children and six educators. My heart sank, tears came to my eyes and I got angry. Frustrated, I wondered why these events kept happening. My friends
and I shared our concerns for the victims and their families. My church in Saint Louis made a donation to Sandy Hook Elementary. A shooter at a mall outside of Portland made national headlines last December. Campus buzzed for days last August when Wade Page entered the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in Oak Creek with a semi-automatic pistol. It’s disheartening that the media has successfully convinced me that these things are common place. It says something about our society because I have heard very few people discussing the events since Monday. The media continues to cover these events, as they should, yet they’ve done so in a way that has made us indifferent. Not even a year ago, when tragedy struck Newtown, people were terrified. Yet ten months later, we barely seem to notice the most recent tragedy. In a reader comment on the New York Times article “Gunman and 12 Victims Killed in Shooting at D.C. Navy Yard,” Chris McMorrow of Walthman, Mass. expresses her concern for the desensitization of our nation, “I fear when we turn on our TVs, we see an unfolding horror, and say to ourselves, oh Lord, another one, then yawn and flip the channel.” She closes with the concern that events such as this are causing us to lose our common sense. I can’t blame the media for reporting the news, nor can I blame myself for the violent acts of other people. I can’t even blame the Marquette community for not talking about it, because I am perfectly capable of starting those conversations myself. We each have the individual responsibility to start and continue these conversations. The moment when it clicked for me, when I realized my family could have been personally affected by the Navy Yard shooting, shouldn’t have to happen. The moment we see something on the news that involves one selfish person threatening or claiming the lives of others, our attention should be grabbed instantaneously. An event such as Monday’s shooting shouldn’t go unnoticed, but instead spark a series of important conversations across campus. 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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Racist remarks on restaurant receipts alarming
Eric Oliver You are a waiter or a waitress, you take down someone’s order and deliver his or her food, all while having a smile on your face. You then look at the bill to see that instead of giving you a tip, the customer left a crude message. This trend has probably been going on for years, but thanks to the Internet, it is now
reaching the front pages of sites like reddit, Tumblr and the mainstream media. And it’s wrong. Unfortunately, last week at a Red Lobster in Tennessee, waitress Toni Jenkins claimed that instead of a tip a customer wrote “None N*****” on the receipt. She has been suspended from her job with pay, while Red Lobster investigates the validity of the receipt. When I first saw the story, I was shocked. I know that racism is still around today, but to think that someone would actually have the gall to write such reprehensible words on a piece of paper – that is truly disgusting. This is just one instance in a long line of unacceptable behavior. Another receipt that recently took the Internet by storm was directed at a homosexual waiter who received the awful message, “F*** you...,” calling the waiter a derogatory term because of his sexual orientation.
There are people who choose to blame the government and taxes as their reason for not tipping on their receipts, saying, “The government takes enough of my paycheck, why should it get any more?” Some use their status or position at a company as a reason not to tip – thinking that the server would instead enjoy the message, “Get a real job.” Leaving no tip would be better than writing something that could seriously offend someone. There will never be a time when it is acceptable to degrade another human being. If you wouldn’t say it to someone’s face, why would writing it on a piece of paper left for them be any better? I can’t figure out why this behavior still occurs. The consensus going around is that America has beaten racism. We have risen above it as a nation. It was presented that America had placed racism behind itself when
Barack Obama was elected. Yet, no matter where you look, you can still see racist behaviors. Neighborhoods are segregated. Threats are made over skin color. Racism is still alive and well in this country, and we won’t be able to out-grow it. We will always have racism and hate speech. It is in our popular culture, media and everyday conversation. This bigotry is there even if you don’t reflect those sorts of beliefs in your personal life. As a society we need to change this, but as an individual, there aren’t many things we can really do. Change can only start with policing your own personal behaviors and being as apolitical as possible, but despite this, I’m afraid racism will continue to exist. Eric Oliver is a senior studying journalism and writing intensive English. Email Eric with comments or suggestions at eric.oliver@marquette.edu.
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University loses by cutting FemSex As current, male students of Marquette’s Honors Program, we are perplexed by and aggravated with the university’s zealous assertion of its Catholic values and identity in the wake of the sponsorship withdrawal of the FemSex program. The Honors Program serves as an excellent channel through which programs like FemSex can establish an academically significant presence on campus. The initial appeal of the program was, for both of us, its intellectually engaging and rigorous pedagogical approach — it fosters intellectual development by introducing new perspectives in a way that is intrinsically rewarding and illuminating. Indeed, the Honors Program’s mission statement, as posted on its website, promises to do just that: “Our mission is to provide an education rooted in a classical humanities curriculum, particularly as it is shaped by the Jesuit ideals of rigorous academic inquiry, a habit of reflection on knowledge and experience and, growing from these, a desire to bring about justice in the world.” Both of us can attest to the fact that we would not be here if the program was not so promising and concerned with self-expression and discovery. Having and empowering an organization like the one at Marquette certainly creates an interesting academic environment that attracts more intellectually engaged and promising students. As the mission statement points out, Jesuit values are rooted in a meaningful,
diverse education that leads to intellectual reflection, from which a desire to bring about a just world germinates. If the Marquette Honors Program exemplifies the meaningfully engaging academic and intellectual approach that is a core value of a Catholic, Jesuit education, why should its decisions to foster new perspectives be in discord with the university’s Catholic mission? If the university is to be taken seriously as an institution that champions academic freedom, growth, and expression — all stated desires in the new strategic plan — new and exciting intellectual pathways, such as those explored in the FemSex program, must have precedence over Catholic values that can potentially hinder meaningful academic growth. It is our belief that having an academic setting through which programs like FemSex can operate is necessary for students to reach their true potential, as it is healthy for traditional values to be challenged by and put into dialectic with ones that oppose them. The university’s Catholic identity and values are failing, as the Catholic Church is, to adapt to an evolving collective global consciousness that places substantial value upon self-expression, self-empowerment and intellectual curiosity. If the university genuinely emphasized the idea of cura personalis, it would have realized the need to create an environment in which women are comfortable disclosing sexual assaults,
discussing isThe Honors Program serves as an excellent channel sues of gender and sexuality, through which programs like FemSex can establish and discovering how to eman academically significant presence on campus.” power themselves L.J. Cooper and Matt Cekanor, Marquette Honors students in a way that is intellectually meaningful. Instead, unfair pressure to withdraw in the first place. victim advocacy is scaled back, student If the university does not want the program to health programming is cut, and FemSex is sponsor things, like FemSex, that create new prohibited. The global disenchantment with academic perspectives, it is not only harmCatholicism stems from its failures to prog- ing its most valuable academic possession, ress its values, for example, its traditionalist but it is disrupting the potential that it has views of women and gender, and if the uni- to cultivate students who intrinsically value versity does not engender a passion for intel- education and have the ability to be agents of lectual inquiry that extends beyond its current change in the future. To quote the Association values, this disenchantment will only grow of American Colleges and Universities’ 2006 stronger among its faculty, staff and students. Board of Directors’ statement on Academic Therefore, if students are merely expected Freedom and Educational Responsibility: to regurgitate some form of the values of “The clash of competing ideas is an imCatholicism rather than investigate alterna- portant catalyst, not only for the expansion tive understandings of humanity, can it really of knowledge but also in students’ developbe said that they have received an effective ment of independent critical judgment… liberal arts education? It is also essential that faculty help students As two students of the Marquette Honors learn — through their college studies — to community, we believe that the program is engage differences of opinion, evaluate evia bastion for those who wish to develop in- dence, and form their own grounded judgtellectually and personally. We want to reit- ments about the relative value of competing erate the fact that we are not critical of the perspectives. This too is an essential part of Honors Program or its decision to withdraw higher education’s role both in advancing sponsorship for FemSex, as we believe that knowledge and in sustaining a society that is the university administration’s tactics to dis- free, diverse, and democratic.” mantle support of FemSex on account of its Louis “L.J.” Cooper, College of Arts & Sciences ‘16. Catholic identity is what brought about the Matt Cekanor, College of Education ‘16.
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Friendship without borders
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Swedish natives Axel Sjoberg (above) and Sebastian Jansson (below) both tested different sports before settling on soccer. Jansson played ice hockey while Sjoberg ran track.
Two met for first time in airport before traveling to MU By Andrew Dawson
andrew.dawson@marquette.edu
Two years ago, Sebastian Jansson, a junior midfielder on the men’s soccer team stood at the gate of a Swedish airport awaiting his future teammate. Jansson told his teammate he would wear a “fluffy hat,” while he searched for the “tallest man in the airport.” The two found each other with relative ease. The tall player, redshirt-sophomore defender Axel Sjoberg, stands 6-foot-7 and towered over the crowd at the gate. Sjoberg said when he saw the hat, he knew it was Jansson.
“It was like a freaking animal on his head,” Sjoberg said. On the nine-hour flight across the Atlantic, Sjoberg and Jansson bonded and became close. Their developing relationship helped ease the transition to an American lifestyle by sharing Swedish culture. Both knew what it was like to be so far from home. “It’s just easy to have someone from the same culture as you,” Jansson said. “We became good friends over time.” Soccer has been a lifelong passion for Sjoberg. As a gifted athlete in many sports, Axel had to pick between soccer, hockey and track. His best sport was soccer, but in 2004, he earned the 2004 Swedish record for the high jump. But even success on the track could not keep Axel away from accomplishing his dreams. “It was my childhood dream to be
a soccer player,” Sjoberg said. “It was always about soccer for me.” His journey to Marquette started when he was invited by coach Louis Bennett to attend Marquette’s summer soccer camp, five days before the camp. So Sjoberg booked his flight to Marquette. Unfortunately, he booked a flight to Marquette, Mich., but quickly corrected the error and arrived in Milwaukee. After attending camp and impressing coaches, who praised him, Sjoberg made his decision. “I went to the camp and they liked me,” Sjoberg said. “That was about it.” Unsure of the future, Jansson looked into going to school in the U.S. to play soccer. He decided to attend Marquette after hearing another Swede, Sjoberg, had signed on to the team. “I wasn’t sure if I was going to do it or not,” Jansson said. “You know
I might as well take this opportunity for a new adventure in my life. At one point he quit soccer to attend hockey school. Hockey was his sport, but when the hockey route didn’t pan out, he returned to soccer. Even after taking a year off, he still managed to be a top player for his age in Sweden in 2010.
Since arriving at Marquette in 2011, the two have made names for themselves. After quiet freshmen campaigns, in which Sjoberg missed most of the season with a broken foot, the two earned significant playing time and produced a combined 28 points.
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Two years after first meeting, both are now staples on the pitch for MU.
Club hockey drops first game of season to Aurora Despite loss, team still striving to return to nationals this season By Jacob Born
jacob.born@marquette.edu
With less than a minute left in the season opener for the Marquette club hockey team, the Golden Eagles were tied with the Aurora Spartans. The teams seemed destined for overtime, but the Spartans’ Joe Jablonski scored with just 22 seconds left in the game, handing Marquette the opening night loss. It was Jablonski’s third goal of
the game and the Spartans’ first win in program history. Captain Ryan Zanon said there were still positives to take from the 5-4 loss. “Despite a loss in our home opener, I felt the team played well,” Zanon said. “There are a lot of new guys so it was challenging going into a game not having played with each other before. I was really impressed by the heart our team showed to keep fighting throughout the game to tie it up late in the third period.” A loss was not the way the Golden Eagles wanted to start the season. Last year, Marquette went 27-4-5, finished first in the Mid-
American Collegiate Hockey Association Silver Division, and made it to nationals for the first time in the team’s history. “The team has its eyes set on returning to Nationals this year,” Zanon said. “Now that we’ve tasted what it’s like to be at the top, we expect nothing less, and this year’s team has the talent and mindset to get it done yet again.” Reaching nationals should be an achievable goal for Marquette, as four of the team’s top five scorers from last year are returning. Leading point scorer Dominic Zanfardino, as well as Tyler Schwichtenberg, Austin Carlson and Zanon will be able to give the Golden
I was really impressed by the heart our team showed to keep fighting throughout the game to tie it up late in the third period.” Ryan Zanon, Hockey team captain Eagles the offense they need to put opponents away. Goaltender John Foley provides valuable experience between the pipes and will command the defense again this season. Zanon said there is an expectation for the team to perform, and there is still ways for the team to improve.
“For the program, we want to continue to strive to make a name for ourselves and continue our winning ways,” Zanon said. “We’ve received a lot of recognition these past few years due to our successes; however, there are still many people that we would like to impress.”
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Marquette sweeps Green Bay Women’s volleyball defeats Phoenix, winning streak at 14
Pelini’s rant may be costly
By Patrick Leary
patrick.Leary@marquette.edu
The Marquette women’s volleyball team won its 14th consecutive match against WisconsinGreen Bay Tuesday night at the Kress Center in Green Bay. The Golden Eagles swept away the Phoenix (25-19, 25-12, 25-21) for their fifth win of 2013. Freshman outside hitter Autumn Bailey led the way for Marquette, playing error-free volleyball on her way to a game-high 11 kills and a .611 hitting percentage. Junior right side hitter Lindsey Gosh added nine kills and four aces, senior setter Elizabeth Koberstein had 29 assists and senior libero Julie Jeziorowski picked up a game-high 20 digs. The combined team had just four attack errors in the match. “I think we executed really well for the most part, stuck to the game plan and our passers were really focused, which helped me to run the offense,” senior setter Elizabeth Koberstein told GoMarquette.com. “The hitters were really focused as well, saw the court and put the ball away and it was just a very clean match.” The team fell behind early in the first set but rallied behind eight opening set kills from Bailey. The set was even at 12, but Marquette stormed ahead and didn’t look back for the rest of the match. Marquette’s best set by far
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Senior Elizabeth Koberstein (above) had 29 assists against the Phoenix.
was the second, in which it hit an absurd .471 without an error. Meghan Niemann led Marquette with four kills in the frame and the rout was on. The third set proved a bit tighter than the first two, with former Marquette assistant coach and current Green Bay coach Michaela Franklin’s team determined not to go down easily. Marquette led
by as many as eight, but Green Bay surged back late before fading in the final points as Marquette completed the sweep. The Golden Eagles, who improved to 5-3, out hit the Phoenix .382 to .134. Marquette hosts Marquette Invitational from Friday through Sunday and will take on No. 4 Florida and crosstown rival Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Nebraska football head coach Bo Pelini unexpectedly found himself in the hot seat this week. Monday, Deadspin.com released audio of the coach profanely insulting fans for leaving in the third quarter of the Cornhusker’s 2011 comeback win over Ohio State. There was speculation throughout the week regarding if and how Pelini might be disciplined. The answer came Wednesday in a statement by Nebraska officials Harvey Perlman and Shawn Eichorst. The pair stated that the administration was willing to “put the matter to rest” and reinforced the idea that the university’s “student-athletes, coaches and staff deserve all of our support.” Pelini’s apology Tuesday was deemed sincere enough and appeared to serve as adequate damage control for the situation. But completely dismissing the issue might not be that simple for Pelini in the long run. He can erase a lot of concern by winning, but should the 2-1 Cornhuskers struggle throughout the rest of the season, his rant would only strengthen any case against him as head coach. Deadspin claimed the actual publishing of the rant came as a result of their “tipster’s” disgruntlement at the Cornhusker’s 41-21 loss
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Non-conference play ends with a rivalry weekend Women’s soccer faces off against Louisville, in-city rival UWM By Kyle Doubrava
kyle.doubrava@marquette.edu
Ending non-conference schedules with back-to-back rivalry matches does not occur often, but for Marquette, it’s an opportunity to enter Big East action with momentum. Marquette will battle former Big East Conference member Louisville at Valley Fields Saturday and make the short trip Monday to face rival UW-Milwaukee, the team’s final nonconference match. Louisville was a Big East participant with the Golden Eagles from 2005 until this summer when the conference separated. The Cardinals are now members of the American Athletic Conference. Milwaukee and Marquette have been traditional city rivals, alternating host venues for years. Given the knowledge that Louisville and Milwaukee have against Marquette and vice versa, coach Markus Roeders believes these matches will be hard-fought. “We know what those teams are all about,” Roeders said. “They know us. I think, currently, both teams are going to pose a threat to our game just because if we don’t show up or follow the game plan and stick to what we need to be doing, we could expose ourselves.” Marquette defeated both the Cardinals and Panthers last season at Valley Fields. Over the last
four years, the Golden Eagles have gone 4-0 against Louisville and 3-0-1 against Milwaukee. “It’s something to look forward to,” senior defender Emily Jacobson said. “I think any game on our schedule we look forward to, but you know on the schedule when we’re going to play Milwaukee. It’s great to play a rivalry game. You’re always going to get extra excited for it.” Louisville has won its last three matches to improve to 4-21, while the Panthers have been less than stellar, struggling to a 1-6-1 start. With a 3-0 home record, Marquette should have the upper hand against Louisville, and despite the Golden Eagles’ 1-2 away record, they will be favored over a faltering Milwaukee squad. Roeders knows, however, that each win must be earned. “The game is scheduled for 90 minutes, and we have to be focused for 90 minutes,” Roeders said. “If it’s even more than that, then we have to be on. We have to keep focusing on those little minor details that really allows us to deny other teams to get a chance to score.” The Golden Eagles fell out of the national poll this week after succumbing to Illinois State on Sunday 3-2. The Redbirds jumped out to a 3-0 edge by the 28th minute and managed to hold the lead despite a Marquette rally. Senior defender Katie Hishmeh’s responsibility will be to avoid having that occur again. “I think we just need to come out and put in the first tackle or win the 50-50 balls,” Hishmeh said. “I think we were a little bit
slow to the ball from the start of the game and so we need to have a higher intensity level.” It will be the first taste of rivalry for the freshmen class which has surprise contributors thus far. Freshmen Morgan Proffitt and Ashley Handwork have each scored their first collegiate goals, leading a first-year class
that will keep adjusting as the year progresses. “We have a really good mix on the field,” Hishmeh said. “We have a lot of upperclassmen on the field with them, and underclassmen who can provide us with solid minutes. I think we have a great team chemistry right now and a great mix.
It’s kind of helped build respect on both ends. We need the underclassmen as much as they need us.” Marquette and Louisville square off at Valley Fields Saturday at 6 p.m. The match at Milwaukee is slated for 7 p.m. Monday.
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Morgan Proffitt and Ashley Handwork (above) have played meaningful minutes as underclassmen.
Klingsporn returns to MU in battle for Milwaukee Former assistant coach adds extra drama to rivalry
By Patrick Leary
patrick.leary@marquette.edu
Most Marquette sports teams, with the probable exceptions of men’s and women’s basketball, would likely identify WisconsinMilwaukee as their archrivals. In the case of Marquette’s women’s volleyball team, the crosstown
showdown, which resumes Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Al McGuire Center, comes with a built-in twist. In 2009 and 2010, Oakdale, Minn. native Nikki Klingsporn anchored Marquette’s offense as its starting setter. After transferring from Wisconsin-Madison for her junior season, Klingsporn put together two incredible seasons and sits fourth all-time on Marquette’s career assist list. As a player and an assistant coach in 2011, she played a vital role in taking the program to the next level. Now, Klingsporn plays a different
role in the rivalry. Since 2012, she has served as an assistant coach on the UWM bench. While that creates a certain amount of awkwardness on both side, Klingsporn says she loves remaining a part of the ongoing series. “It’s always fun to play against my alma mater in their home gym,” she said. “They are good competition for us to play and it’s exciting to be a part of it on the sidelines now.” Klingsporn’s college coach Bond Shymansky has been murder for UWM since arriving at Marquette in 2009. In four seasons, Shymansky’s
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Former Golden Eagle Nikki Klingsporn is fourth on the career assists list. She’s now an assistant coach for UWM.
squads are 5-0 against the Panthers. Klingsporn was a part of three of those wins for Marquette. Shymansky loves the matchup because of the mutual regard between the two teams. “All of our players know their players and a lot of them grew up playing against each other,” he said. “There’s always a good grudge match there and a lot of healthy respect.” Shymansky fully appreciates the important work Klingsporn put in to get his program to where it is today. “I’m certainly really proud of her,” Shymansky said. “There’s no getting around that. I respect what she can do as a coach … seeing the way she can communicate, relate, understand and articulate the game to younger players was really cool. That’s when I knew she would be fully capable of being a great coach someday.” Klingsporn returned the favor, recognizing the impact Shymansky had on her career and reflecting on the growth of Marquette’s program since she moved on. “It brings back good memories from my time there as a player,” Klingsporn said. “It’s really cool for me to see the seniors, who were freshmen when I was a senior, really grow as people and players. Playing against Bond is inspiring because he has been such an influential person in both my playing and coaching career.” Regardless of how he feels about
Klingsporn, Shymansky’s competitive spirit drives his desire to defeat his former colleague. “I appreciate and respect all of my former players but I still want to beat them at anything,” he said. “If we were playing cards, I’d want to beat them. If we were playing a game of HORSE with a basketball, I’d want to beat them. That’s no different when it comes to our job.” As for Sunday’s match, both teams are motivated to grab another victory in the rivalry. For UWM, a win would be their first over Marquette since 2007. “Marquette is a great team, and it would be special to win against any great team,” Klingsporn said. “With this being our last tournament of preseason, it would be good to gain some more confidence and momentum into conference play.” Marquette junior outside hitter Lindsey Gosh said her team wants to sweep the Panthers just like they did in the second meeting last season. “Milwaukee is our huge rival,” Gosh said. “It doesn’t matter that Nikki is on the other side as an assistant coach. We just have to do our thing.” Shymansky agreed with Gosh and is looking forward to getting another one past his former charge. “I’m sure it will be a great crowd, great atmosphere and a really good opportunity for us to go out and beat our crosstown rival,” he said.