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Volume 97, Number 32
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
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Obama begins second term President becomes second to take oath of office four times By Jason Kurtyka
jason.kurtyka@marquette.edu
Photo by Carolyn Kaster/Associated Press
President Barack Obama takes the oath of office from Chief Justice John Roberts with first lady Michelle Obama at the ceremonial swearing-in.
President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden swore their public oaths to uphold the Constitution in the country’s 57th presidential inauguration yesterday in front of past presidents, celebrities, and hundreds of thousands of other onlookers in front of the nation’s capital. During the inaugural address, Senator Charles Schumer of New York recalled the challenges the nation faced 150 years ago during the Civil War and related them to those the country is facing today. “When Abraham Lincoln took office (in 1861), the dome above us was a half-built eyesore,” Schumer said. “Conventional wisdom was that it should be left unfinished until the war ended. But to President Lincoln, to have an unfinished dome symbolized the half-divided nation. Lincoln said, ‘If people see the Capitol going on, it is a sign we intend the Union shall go on.’ And so, despite the conflict which engulfed the nation and surrounded the city, the dome continued to rise.” “Now our present times are not as perilous or despairing as they were in 1863, but in 2013, See Inauguration, page 9
Te’o hoax highlights MU alum abducted in Syria online relationships Journalist James Foley Manti Te’o is one of many Americans who pursue Internet love By Catelyn Roth-Johnson
catelyn.roth-johnson@marquette.edu
Media outlets nationwide flooded the news this weekend with stories about Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o and his fake online girlfriend. According to a Chadwick Martin Bailey study conducted in April 2010, Te’o is not alone. One out of every five singles in
the U.S. has dated someone he or she met online. “I know many people who have found relationships on online dating sites,” said Taylor Bland, a freshman psychology major in the College of Arts & Sciences. “One of my family members has been very successful with it.” In Match.com’s April 2012 research study, online dating came in third among the most popular ways for singles to meet, behind work and a friend or family member. Despite the prevalence of
By Emily Wright
emily.a.wright@marquette.edu
As the violence and unrest continues in Syria, James Foley, the Marquette alumnus and international freelance reporter who was kidnapped in Libya in April 2011, has been captured in the war-torn country. In recent weeks, Foley’s family has spoken publicly about his Nov. 22 kidnapping in an attempt to raise awareness about his capture.
See Manti Te’o, page 9
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DPS REPORTS.....................2 CALENDAR.......................2 STUDY BREAK.....................5
missing for 62 days after Nov. capture
VIEWPOINTS......................10 SPORTS..........................12 CLASSIFIEDS..................14
See Foley, page 7
Photo courtesy of the Foley family/Nicole Tung
Foley was kidnapped while reporting for the second time in two years.
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Wisconsin is making a slow economic comeback. PAGE 4
We all like to check ourselves out when we can. But why? PAGE 11
The Harbaughs will dominate headlines before the Super Bowl. PAGE 13