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Tuition to rise in 2013-14
Marquette announces plan to raise price by $1,390, 4.25 percent By Melanie Lawder
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In the 2003-2004 academic year, tuition at Marquette stood at $20,350. Now, a decade later, a year at the same university will cost more than 40 percent – and almost $15,000 – more. Marquette announced a tuition increase in a university news brief to faculty, staff and students Tuesday. At $34,200 per year, the new tuition for the 2013-2014 academic year is a 4.25 percent, or $1,390, hike from the current year’s price of $32,810 per year. Tuition has been increasing at a relatively steady rate for the past four years. From 2009 to 2012, tuition went up $1,360 each year, and for the 2012-2013 year, the price increased $1,410. Though tuition will continue to increase every year, Marquette Vice President of Finance John Lamb said the university is working to decrease the rate of tuition increase over the next few years. “We’ve had 4.5 percent increases (over the past two years),” Lamb said. “What we want to try over the next five years is take that increase down.” Lamb attributed the increased See Tuition, page 7
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University President the Rev. Scott Pilarz (above) informed faculty, staff and students of the tuition raise for next year in an email Tuesday afternoon.
Water under the Wisconsin Q & A with aspiring Ave. bridge for local business high court professor MKE shops recover Law prof. Ed Fallone from nearby bridge discusses his run for rehabilitation project the WI Supreme Court By Rob Gebelhoff
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Uhle’s Tobacco Company at 114 W. Wisconsin Ave. is a small cigar shop and smoking lounge nestled eature between the flashing martory quee of the Riverside Theater and the Milwaukee River. The shop, frequented by
On Feb. 19, Marquette associate professor of law Ed Fallone will go up against incumbent Justice Patience Roggensack and Milwaukee attorney Vince Megna in a primary election for a ten-year term on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. A general election will be held April 2. Fallone has been teaching constitutional law and corporate law at Marquette for the
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past 20 years. In a Jan. 7 interview with WISN, he called the Court “dysfunctional,” citing personality conflicts prohibiting the Court from carrying out its duty to fairness and partiality. Fallone said his experience in corporate and contract law and involvement with Latino organizations in Milwaukee will allow him to be a fair judge with broad political appeal. He recently sat down with the Tribune to talk about the campaign. Marquette Tribune: Where did you grow up? How did that influence you to go to law school? See Fallone, page 7
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News in Brief Three wounded in TX college shooting A man was charged with aggravated assault Tuesday following shootings at Lone Star College, located just outside of Houston, that left three wounded. In the midst of a verbal altercation, 22-year-old Carlton Berry allegedly drew a gun and wounded himself and two others. Berry allegedly shot the man he was arguing with, then accidentally shot a custodian and his own buttocks while putting away the weapon. Both Berry and the maintenance man are expected to recover smoothly. The primary victim, however, remains in critical condition with three bullet wounds. In addition to those shot, one student was rushed to the hospital after suffering from a heart attack. In the early afternoon, Berry arrived at and turned himself in to Northwest Medical Center, where he is still receiving treatment for his wound.
House passes debt ceiling extension The House of Representatives approved a temporary suspension to the nation’s debt limit Wednesday, allowing the government to continue operating without the risk of going into default until May. The Republican-drafted bill passed 285 to 144 and, despite some opposition from Democrats, is expected to pass through the Senate and be ratified by President Obama. The Treasury has already hit its borrowing limit of $16.4 trillion but has been able to avoid defaulting on its loans through the use of accounting tricks. While the bill does not allow for any new spending, it covers existing costs and provides Congress some breathing room while dealing with the budget debate. Republicans are seeking spending cuts in exchange for the extension and have included a clause in the bill that will hold legislators’ paychecks in escrow if they fail to pass a budget.
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Ana Leal, left, embraces a Lone Star College student after she was evacuated and picked up by her mother.
Larry Williams to go ‘On the Issues’ Larry Williams, vice president and director of athletics, will be discussing the future of athletics at Marquette as well as his own transition from athlete to administrator at an “On the Issues with Mike Gousha” event today at 12:15 p.m. in the Marquette Law School. Williams was an All-American while playing football at the university of Notre Dame. He also obtained a law degree from the University of San Diego while playing in the NFL. From there, he began his term as athletic director at the University of Portland. Now he will be guiding Marquette through its exit from the Big East Conference.
Charges filed in gang killing Charges were filed Wednesday against three men in the beating and killing of a local transgender rapper who went missing New Year’s Day, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Wednesday.
The missing rapper, who was identified in the criminal complaint as Ebony Young, was allegedly beaten by two gang members in the basement of her home Jan. 1. Her roommate said in the complaint that he heard and saw the gang members beat and shoot Young. Young’s body has not yet been recovered.
Online sex offender ban illegal Banning registered sex offenders from using social networking sites was ruled unconstitutional Wednesday by the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, the Associated Press is reporting. The ruling is in response to a 2008 Indiana law that banned registered sex offenders from using sites that could be accessed by children. The court ruled that the law went too far in restricting free speech. It said the “blanket ban” was too broad and did not actually protect children. Federal judges in Nebraska and Louisiana have stopped similar laws. Facebook has already banned convicted sex offenders from using the site. The Statement of Rights
DPS Reports Sunday, Jan. 20 At 12:04 a.m. some students hosted a party where alcohol was provided to underage students in the 1500 block of W. Kilbourn Ave. DPS and the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office shut down the party. At 11:09 p.m. MPD reported that two suspects not affiliated with Marquette vandalized a student’s secured, unattended vehicle in a lot in the 2100 block of W. Michigan St. causing an estimated $200 in damage. MPD took the suspects into custody.
Monday, Jan. 21 At 8:56 p.m. a student reported that unknown person(s) removed his unsecured, unattended property estimated at $166 from a residence in the 2100 block of W. Wisconsin Ave. Tuesday, Jan. 22 At 4:44 p.m. a student reported that unknown person(s) removed her unsecured, unattended MUID from Cudahy Hall.
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Human trafficking ring busted Federal authorities have arrested 12 people and detained another 44 in connection with a human trafficking and prostitution organization, the BBC reported Friday. Eleven women from Central America and Mexico, most of whom were in their 20s, were freed in the bust. The women were allegedly made to have sex with up to 30 men per day, charging $30 for each sex act. Authorities think the ring has been smuggling women throughout the world since 2008 while traveling to different cities in the U.S. John Morton, the U.S. immigration and customs director, said at a press conference regarding the arrests that human trafficking happens more often than the public thinks. “To those who would believe that sex trafficking doesn’t happen in America, reflect on this case and think again,” Morton said.
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Thursday 24 Attack of the Space Pirates, Milwaukee Public Museum, 9 a.m. On the Issues: Larry Williams, Eckstein Hall, 12:15 p.m. Annex Pop Quiz, Union Sports Annex, 9 p.m.
Todd Barry, Turner Hall Ballroom, 7:00 p.m. Acoustic Night Featuring Them Coulee Boys, Union Sports Annex, 9 p.m.
Saturday 26 Men’s basketball vs. Providence, BMO Harris Bradley Center, 1 p.m. Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood, Pabst Theater, 7 p.m. Marquette University Theatre presents ‘Can I Sing for You Brother?’, Helfaer Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Bucks vs. Golden State, BMO Bradley Center, 7:30 p.m.
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State Ballet Theater of Russia presents “Cinderella,” Pabst Theater, 7:30 p.m.
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First dean candidate Campus events remember the speaks on campus fruits of civil rights struggle Okker seeks to help develop students into ‘global students’ By Nicholas Biggi
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Wednesday marked the first of four visits from the candidates for the College of Arts & Sciences’ dean position. The first candidate to arrive on campus was Patricia Okker, a faculty fellow in the Office of the Provost and professor of English at the University of Missouri. Phillip Naylor, the chair of Patricia Okker the dean search committee and a professor of history, opened the presentation by introducing both Okker and the format of the search. “The search has been an enriching experience,” Naylor said. “We as a committee have met many impressive professors. Today, we start introducing you to dean finalists. Our guests over the next two weeks will address the role of the arts and sciences at a Catholic, Jesuit university in the 21st century.” Once introduced, Okker explained the difficulty of addressing the role of arts and sciences in just twenty minutes, which each candidate will be asked to do. “What I do want to do today is to emphasize three particular themes that I think are particularly relevant to the future of this college,” Okker said. “All three of them suggest the need to balance the challenge and opportunity of building on a very rich tradition and at the same time responding to new things and developments in higher education in innovative and creative ways.” The first of the themes that Okker outlined was interdisciplinary study. This would allow for more unique courses, Okker said, suggesting that Marquette embrace more “coteaching” of classes. Okker said this would involve different professors with varying areas of expertise working together to create course material. “Maybe a class on heart disease,” Okker said. “If there is a
course on that kind of topic, the faculty members would largely be learning along with the students. If I were in that classroom, I wouldn’t exactly know where the statistician is going to go or where the cellular biologist is going to take me. The classroom is going to be a place of creating knowledge.” The second of the themes was to develop students as global citizens. Okker explained that students need to have interreligious dialogue due to the many conflicts across the world involving religion. “If I’m imagining an ideal world in which we are pursuing peace and achieving peace, I can’t imagine getting there without having leaders who have that skill in interreligious dialogue,” Okker said. The last of the themes is what Okker called “an engaged pedagogy.” She elaborated on that ideal, saying students need to be encouraged to obtain many internships but also reflect well on them. The reflection period would allow students to understand what they wish to do following graduation, she said. Following Okker’s presentation, there was an open forum in which the finalist answered questions. Christine Krueger, a professor of English and a former chair of the Academic Senate, said she hopes the new dean will be a strong leader. “I think what the college desperately needs is leadership and advocacy,” Krueger said. “We need someone to make a case in the university generally for what it is we do. And, frankly, to play hardball.” The three other finalists will be visiting Marquette throughout the next week. Check back with the Tribune for continuing coverage on each of the forums. Marc Muskavitch, a professor of biology at Boston College and an adjunct professor at Harvard University, will be on campus for his forum on Friday, Jan. 25 at 4 p.m in the Raynor Memorial Libraries Beaumier Conference Room. Erik Herron, associate chair and professor of political science at the University of Kansas, will be hosted on Tuesday, Jan. 29 at 4 p.m. in AMU Ballroom B. Richard Holz, an associate dean and professor of chemistry at Loyola University Chicago, will be hosted on Thursday, Jan. 31 at 4 p.m. in AMU room 227.
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The Rev. Bryan Massingale gives a lecture recalling the 50th anniversary of the “Letter From a Birmingham Jail.”
Week-long ‘Days of Engagement’ honors non-violent legacy Emily Wright
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Marquette is celebrating the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil rights movement this week through on-campus activities such as presentations, vigils and a dinner. The keynote speaker of the week is Margaret “Peggy” Rozga, who worked on fair housing legislation and other civil rights causes in Milwaukee and is a professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Waukesha. Rozga spoke at a Marquette “Soup with Substance” event Wednesday afternoon. She also presented on her experiences with civil rights in Milwaukee Wednesday night. The Soup with Substance presentation focused on Rozga’s personal experience working in the Milwaukee area. She discussed specific stories of how she and her youth group came to focus on fair housing legislation, stressing how this was the dominant issue at the time for the African-American community. She discussed some of the communal frustration with the lack of legislation as well as the successes they eventually achieved. “Historians today are rethinking the civil rights narrative,”
Rozga said. She added that modern historians are looking more at what she called the “long civil rights narrative,” which focuses not just on the well-known actions taken by the African-American community in the South but also on civil rights actions taken across the country into the modern day. “Our intention in having Peggy speak on campus was to help provide a local context for the ongoing nature of civil rights and social justice education,” said John Janulis, coordinator for intercultural engagement in the Office of Student Development. Another event this week was a presentation by the Rev. Bryan Massingale, a Marquette professor of theology, celebrating the 50th anniversary of King’s “Letter From A Birmingham Jail.” Massingale described it as a great experience. “The question-and-answer period was very rich and went overtime,” Massingale said. “It shows me that there is not only strong interest in King’s life on this campus but also a hunger to connect social issues with a faith perspective.” Massingale chose the letter because it was important to the civil rights movement and is also required reading in Marquette’s Theology 1001 course, which is required for all students. “My goal in the presentation was not only to call attention to some of the major themes of King’s text but to show how is it still relevant today,” Massingale said.
Massingale said the important part of King’s legacy is focusing on the unfinished work of justice in the present. “I’m thinking of issues of the just treatment of immigrants, of LGBT persons, of the plight of low wage earners, of the racial disparity in our prisons, and of the chasms of income and wealth disparity in our country,” Massingale said. “King reminds us that his ‘dream’ is not yet realized, even with the re-election of an African-American president.” Janulis also felt that there were several enduring themes from King’s body of work that are still applicable to modern society. “I think what we learn from King’s legacy is that we have a moral responsibility to pursue the tenets of humanity and equality in our everyday lives,” he said. The MLK Days of Engagement are sponsored by the Office of Intercultural Engagement. Throughout the week, students will have the chance to take part in discussing and hearing about the legacy of the civil rights movement. “We hope that students who attend the events offered during MLK Days of Engagement will learn more about King’s messages of nonviolence, peace and social justice,” Janulis said. “We hope that students will recognize that social inequalities of opportunity and condition are still present in our society today and that King’s messages of fighting oppression with nonviolence and empathy are still relevant.”
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Marquette offering more healthy options, advice Dorms adapt in recent years with health-friendly eats By Catelyn Roth-Johnson
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For those students at Marquette dreading the fabled “Freshman 15,” the university has been making an effort to ease those fears in recent years by promoting more health conscious choices in the dining halls. Still, the vast majority of the responsibility falls on students themselves. Amy Melichar Messman, Marquette’s coordinator of health education and promotion since 2005, said healthy lifestyles are all about the student’s own choices. “We find that the most difficult aspect of campus eating is decision making and time management,” she said. “Healthy eating requires an effort to eat and make those good decisions.” In total, Marquette has 17 dining options on campus, with choices for all types of students, including vegetarians and vegans. Some selections the university offers includes three traditional dining halls — Cobeen Hall, McCormick Hall and Straz Tower – as well as 14 destination dining options, which include four cafes. Barbara Troy, an assistant clinical professor of dietetics, has been a registered dietitian for more than 35 years and a nutrition educator at Marquette for more than 25 years. “I think the most difficult aspect of eating healthy on campus, especially in a northern state such as Wisconsin, is consuming nine to 10 servings of fruits and vegetables daily,” she said. “Dried and canned fruit as well as baby carrots are some simple foods that keep well in a dorm room or refrigerator.” Troy also suggested that students take advantage of the farmer’s market days offered throughout
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The salad bar at Cobeen Dining Hall (above) is one of the several healthy options made available to Marquette students around campus.
the semester. “I think the more variety of attractive food that is offered, especially of whole (not processed) foods, the greater the likelihood for better nutritional intake by students,” she said. Zander Morrell, a freshman transfer student in the College of Engineering, said he prefers Marquette’s meal options to those at his previous school, St. Louis University. “At (St. Louis), we only had one main dining hall, and all of the food was very greasy with little to no variety,” he said. “Even the
off-campus options weren’t very good.” Morrell said he likes the wide variety of options that Marquette has to offer. “I think a lot of students here don’t realize how good they have it,” he said. “Compared to (St. Louis), the food here is a lot better.” Karla Padilla, a freshman in the College of Engineering, said she would like to see more take-out options like those at Schroeder and to be more informed of the options at Marquette. “The take-out containers make me feel less pressured to eat the
entire amount,” she said. “It also allows me to save some food for later so I am not as full.” Messman advises students to visit ChooseMyPlate.gov to calculate how many calories and what types of food they should be eating daily. “The amount of food you should consume all depends on a person’s body weight, the level of physical activity and certain dietary concerns,” she said. In addition, Messman said the university provides a full-time nutritionist and dietician, Tracy Benz, in the Student Health Center. “Tracy Benz is a great resource
many students don’t know about,” she said. “Any full-time student can make an appointment with her to discuss their health concerns.” Ella Engles, a freshman in the College of Engineering, had no idea there was a nutritionist on Marquette’s campus. She said it is important for students to know about what they are eating and what is going into their food. “I think that is why so many other students are so skeptical,” Engels said. “They want to know what they are putting into their bodies.”
Demand for medical professionals flatlining Record number of nursing graduates outpaces job growth By Eric Oliver
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While the healthcare industry is generally regarded to be a growing sector of the economy, a new study shows even it may not be safe from decreased hiring. In a report released in January by the Wisconsin Hospital
Association, job openings for nurses, pharmacists and other jobs in the healthcare industry are approaching historic lows. According to the report, the decline in openings coincide with a record number of medical school graduates, as schools across Wisconsin and the nation admit more students to their programs. For example, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee doubled its graduating class size in the fall of 2012, increasing the number of nurses from 50 to 100 and its graduate program
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from 25 to 50, according to data from its website. The report said hospitals in the state employ 4,000 nurse practitioners and 2,100 physician assistants. Sarah Schwei, a sophomore in the College of Nursing, said her unique experience as an ROTC cadet assures her of having a job after graduation, but even the armed services are cutting back. “Since I am in the Army ROTC program, I’m guaranteed a job after college,” Schwei said. “However, even the military is cutting back on their nurses.
Before, if you received a nursing scholarship for the Army, you were guaranteed active duty after you graduate school. Now, active duty is not guaranteed - you have to compete for active slots, or else you will receive a reserve (position).” Schwei said she has always wanted to be a nurse because she has family members who are alumni of Marquette’s nursing program. She said her cousin and aunt both love their jobs. “My dream job in nursing is being an Army nurse,” Schwei said. “I think it is the most
rewarding job for me. I get to serve my country and care for America’s heros. However, I also plan on going back to school for nursing informatics.” Rachel Schmiedl, a sophomore in the College of Nursing, said she only recently decided to become a nurse but has always known she wanted to do something in the medical field. Schmiedl said she isn’t worried about the tough economy because there will always be places where people will need nurses.
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Survey finds freshman class tech savvy, optimistic Smart phone usage by first year students increasing yearly By Melanie Lawder
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Like most young people in the United States, Marquette freshmen are technologically savvy, which may impact their academic performance. According to the 2012 FirstTime Freshman Survey, the results of which were released last Thursday in a university news brief, 74 percent of this year’s freshmen own a smart phone, a number much higher than the national rate for adults and previous Marquette freshmen. The survey polled students on their expectations for their academic career, demographics and other personal information. Brendan Natwora, a freshman in the College of Health Sciences, was not shocked by his peers’ proclivity toward smart phones. “I’m not too surprised that 74 percent of my class has smart phones,” Natwora said. “If I had to guess prior to seeing the statistic I would have estimated that 80 percent of the class has smart phones.” According to the Pew Research Center, 46 percent of American adults have a smart phone. The number of young adults (those between the ages of 18 to 24) who have a smart phone is much higher, at 67 percent. Not only does this year’s freshman class exceed the national average of smartphone usage among adults and their peers, but it also surpasses those of previous freshman classes. In 2011, 50 percent of respondents regularly used a smartphone, said Alexandra Riley, the associate director at Marquette’s Office of Institutional Research. In 2010, only 39 percent of freshman respondents indicated they regularly used smartphones. The survey also revealed that 96 percent of current freshmen regularly use a laptop and only 18 percent regularly use a tablet computer. The survey also measures
freshmen’s expectations of their academic career and life on campus. Sharron Ronco, the assessment director at Marquette, said the poll regularly finds college freshmen’s predicted grade point averages overly optimistic. At the end of their first year, 67 percent of this year’s class predicted their GPA to be a 3.5, 20 percent thought it will be a 3.0, 11 percent believed their GPA will be a 4.0 and none believed their GPA will be a 2.0 or below. “In the freshman survey, we are always struck by the gap between what grades freshmen expect to earn their first year and their actual grades,” Ronco said. Senior Associate Dean of Student Development John Dooley agreed. “It is interesting that the trends continue to increase on the confidence that new students have about their first semester GPA – particularly the increasing percentage that predict a GPA of 3.5 or higher,” Dooley said. Though it is unclear exactly what effects smartphones and technology have on the GPAs of college students, a 2011 study conducted by StudyBlue revealed that students who used apps to study their flashcards
on their phones studied 40 minutes more each week than students who just used their laptops to make flashcards. Natowara maintains that laptops – even if they are somewhat distracting – are staples for academic success. “Being in college, laptops are an essential,” Natowara said. “They are pretty much the key to being successful in college. Concluding my first semester of college, I was very surprised at how teachers use various online sites to grade papers and create chapter quizzes and other assignments. Without a laptop it would make these tasks pretty difficult and inconvenient, since a student would always have to search for an available computer.” The current freshman class also reported high usage of online social networking sites during high school. Fifty-nine percent said they updated their online social networks almost every day, 24 percent said a few times a week and seven percent only used these sites about once a week. Three percent reported that they updated these social networks less than once a month and three percent said they never did.
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Fallone: Prof. seeks 10-year court term Ed Fallone: I grew up in suburban Maryland, sort of the suburbs of Washington, D.C. So it was a mix of suburban and rural, a real mixture of rural and middle class kids. I am one of four children; my mother came to this country from Mexico, and she married my father, a high school English teacher. And actually, I got interested in the law from sitting around Friday nights with my friends arguing about sports, politics, girlfriends and everything under the sun, really. I was fortunate to get a scholarship to go to Boston University, and I got an undergraduate degree and law degree there in a six-year program. Then after graduation, I practiced law in Ed Fallone Wa s h i n g ton, D.C., mostly representing defense corporations and contractors who mainly built carrier ships and cruise missiles in their business disputes and in their defense in government investigations in their practices. What was your favorite class in law school? What is your favorite class to teach now?
MT:
Well when I was a law student, I really enjoyed corporate law. This was the 1980s, a time of insider trading and hostile takeovers on Wall Street, and I thought, as the son of a high school teacher, I thought this was new and exciting, and I really enjoyed it. Unfortunately, I was not a fan of my professor – I thought it was a fascinating topic, but he taught it in a boring fashion. And that’s one thing, when I decided to become a law professor, I wanted to get the students interested and excited about the topic. Which leads to my favorite class to teach, which is constitutional law. By nature it’s an exciting topic, because people come to class with opinions, and it’s always a great discussion in the classroom when people
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express their opinions, listen to the opinions of their classmates and perhaps reassess what they think they thought they knew. What was the biggest lesson you learned from a professor?
MT:
Well the lesson that I think I learned, and the lesson I try to pass on to my students today, is that when you reach a certain level of your profession, you can’t just rely on being the smartest person in the room anymore. Maybe in high school or in undergrad you could get away with not working too hard and just being smart, but by the time you’re in graduate school and certainly in the real world practicing, there are a lot of smart people out there. So, what really is important is preparation, being the most prepared person in the room.
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What is your biggest motivation to run for the Wisconsin Supreme Court?
MT:
I’m running for the state Supreme Court because I understand this is a crucial time in our state’s history. We have a state that is politically divided, and we have many contentious issues about to make their way to the Supreme Court. And so the public is looking to our court to be independent, to give a fair hearing to all sides and to come to a resolution on these very important questions. I’m running because at this time, I don’t believe our court is operating effectively – they are mired in personal disputes that is affecting their work. We can’t afford the luxury of the court being broken at this time, so I’m running to help fix the court.
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You mentioned being independent. What steps are you taking to make sure your campaign is nonpartisan?
MT:
I think one of the things I’ve learned is that while I’m extremely well-qualified to be a judge, the whole other question is if I’m a good candidate. But I am learning what it takes. My campaign is trying
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to bring many different groups under a big tent. I have support in the Latino community, where I’ve worked for 20 years, and I have support in groups that advocate for various causes such as access to justice. I have support from business leaders and corporate lawyers from my long career of representing businesses and investors. So what I hope to demonstrate in my campaign is a list of supporters that go across standard political lines. As an undergrad, you were a Spanish studies major, and you’re involved in many Latino organizations. How does this give you a different perspective on the law?
MT:
The groups that I’ve worked with and led in the south side of Milwaukee have involved me in the lives of the people that live in that community. I’ve seen firsthand someone who is “working poor,” someone who has a job but certainly can’t afford high priced lawyers. I’ve seen firsthand in a lawsuit, maybe a car accident, they’re on their own and that can begin a downward spiral in their life. So, I’ve worked on access to justice issues so that people in the community can ... keep their justice and legal problems from undermining their lifestyle. What informs my role as a judge will be working with people, not just the problems in the boardroom.
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If you’re elected, what personality trait of yours will better the court? Do you see yourself as an outsider?
MT:
Well, I see myself as independent and professional, someone who has high standards, which should be no surprise to anyone who thinks of Marquette, which represents independent thought and high standards. This is why I still enjoy being a member of the faculty. I would be a justice who is open to listening to both sides in a case, open to listening to my colleagues, but very interested in each individual case on its own merits and not trying to advance any broader agenda.
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Pilarz addresses a forum audience early in the fall 2012 semester.
Tuition: MU still below average Jesuit price tuition costs to inflation but did not comment on Marquette’s use of the additional revenue. University President the Rev. Scott Pilarz addressed the economic concerns of the new increase in a letter to the parents of current students. “In recognition of the many uncertainties facing families during this period of economic recovery, and of our responsibility to contain costs, this increase is less than the last two years of tuition increases,” Pilarz wrote. Though Marquette’s price tag may seem high compared to those of public universities, the university’s tuition still remains below the average cost of the other 27 Jesuit universities in the country, making Marquette the 50th Best Value College according to U.S. News & World Report. Deanna Howes, the executive assistant to the President of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities, said tuition costs for a Jesuit education during the 2012-2013 school year averaged to $35,3421. The average increase for tuition among Jesuit institutions from 2011-2012 to 2012-2013 was 4.2 percent, Howes said. Marquette’s fees for room and board have also increased another three percent, while its Anytime Dining Plan will increase another $55 to $1,915 per semester. The student health service fee is set to increase by $6 to $290, but the student activity fee will remain the same. The price of under-
graduate summer courses will also increase $20 to $700 per course. There will also be hikes in tuition for the university’s law school, graduate and professional school programs. Students who enrolled in Marquette’s Law School during fall 2010 or later will experience a $580 spike in tuition to $19,345, while those who enrolled before fall 2010 will see an increase of $535 to $18,495. Initial student reaction to the tuition hike is mixed. Kelli Bly, a junior in the College of Nursing, is among the students at Marquette who have come to accept the annual rise in tuition as a consequence of attending a private university. “I think the tuition increase is a given,” Bly said. “Not something I agree with or understand where the money is going to – but it seems to just be part of going to Marquette.” Though Bly may be sympathetic to rising tuition costs, her feelings are not widespread among all students. Randy Neu, a junior in the College of Engineering, is not as forgiving about this year’s tuition increase. “If there’s an increase every year, as we have been seeing recently, when do the increases end?” Neu said. Marquette Student Government President Arica Van Boxtel, a senior in the College of Communication, said in an email that this year’s tuition increase is understandable considering “all the financial factors included in running a higher education institution.”
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WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE Photo by Rebecca Rebholz/rebecca.rebholz@marquette.edu
Wisconsin Ave. businesses recover from 11-month construction project Marquette students and Milwaukee residents alike, is a popular local destination for smokers. Jeff Steinbock, president of the company, has owned the shop for 38 years. He greets his customers leaning against the counter with a lit cigar in hand. “I started this job when I was 19 years old,” Steinbock said. “This industry really becomes a passion. We’ve got the best customers in the world. It’s a lot of
fun; it’s not even like working.” Uhle’s, which was founded by John (Jack) Uhle, has been in Milwaukee since 1939, making it the oldest tobacco company in the city. The company developed a wholesale business that sells its products to agencies throughout the Midwest. As a tobacco retail store, Uhle’s is an exemption to the indoor smoking ban in Wisconsin, making it one of the only businesses
in Milwaukee where people can smoke cigars indoors. Almost every Saturday morning, a crowd of Uhle’s regulars comes to the store to take advantage of its smoking lounge. One regular, Jim Masters, a former Uhle’s employee, has been visiting the tobacco shop since 1960. Masters, who is not a smoker, travels half an hour from Mukwonago to the smoking lounge nearly every
Saturday morning. CHALLENGES OF “There’s a camaraderie that CONSTRUCTION ON you get if you stick around WIS. AVENUE BRIDGE here long enough,” Masters said. “There’s a generally reDespite its popularity, Uhle’s laxed and friendly atmosphere has recently faced many challengin the place.” es as a small business in MilwauDoug Stoneman, who has kee. On top of a slow economy been visiting Uhle’s regu- and competition from Internetlarly since 1997, sees his trips based tobacco companies, Uhle’s to Uhle’s as an important business shrank substantially durpart of his life. ing the construction on the Wis“It’s kind of an imperative consin Avenue Bridge. for me to come here because I “I lost a lot of revenue due enjoy the people,” Stoneman to the construction,” Steinbock said. “We can talk about stuff said. “Nobody walked by the and get a camaraderie that’s front of the store; only the regular mellowed with age and experi- customers came in.” ence. It gives me a social outlet The bridge’s rehabilitation projthat’s not work or everyday life. ect lasted almost a year, from That’s very important to me.” early Oct. 2011 to Sept. 22, 2012. Dan Rush, a World War II vet- According to the Wisconsin Deeran, has been visiting the shop partment of Public Works, the since 1947. Rush said the most project extended the life of the exciting part about visiting Uh- bridge by an estimated 45 years. le’s is the politiRegular cuscal conversation tomers noted the he has with his painful effect companions. the construction “You bring had on the busithe topic up ness. Stoneman and we’ll talk,” believes the busiRush said. ness would have “Some of us gone under had it know everynot been a hotspot thing about evfor cigar smokers. erything. We “If Uhle’s was don’t discuss selling anything football or baseelse, it wouldn’t ball.” Doug Stoneman, Regular be here,” Stone“We’re one customer at Uhle’s Tobacco man said. “The of the few only reason why places where, when we dis- they are alive is because loyal cuss things, we must have one customers knew where it is and of these on hand,” Stoneman because it’s cigar-Nazi free.” added, pulling a copy of the According to Jeffrey PoU.S. Constitution from one lenske, a city engineer for of the lounge’s drawers. the City of Milwaukee,
It’s kind of an imperative for me to come here because I enjoy the people. ... It gives me a social outlet that’s not work or everyday life.”
Photo by Rob Gebelhoff/robert.gebelhoff@marquette.edu
(From left to right) Dan Rush, Doug Stoneman and Jim Masters visit Uhle’s Tobacco Company’s smoking lounge so regularly that it has become a part of each of their weekly routines.
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construction on the bridge was necessary, as it was at the end of its useful life due to the high daily traffic on Wisconsin Avenue. Steinbock, however, believes that lack of city maintenance may have had an effect on the bridge’s deterioration. “I saw the bridge being put in in 1975,” Steinbock said. “In the time it’s been here, I never saw anybody out there with a paint brush. I’ve seen no maintenance.” Polenske did not comment directly on the frequency of the bridge’s maintenance prior to the 2011 rehabilitation project. “In accordance with state and federal requirements, we inspect our bridge inventory a minimum of every two years,” Polenske said in an email. “From these inspections we develop a bridge capital improvement and maintenance program to meet the needs and conditions of our bridges.” When the city received federal TIGER grants through the Department of Transportation, rehabilitation projects for the Wisconsin Avenue Bridge and the Juneau Avenue Bridge were put into motion. “The TIGER grant was a significant benefit to the city,” Polenske said. “Typical state and federal Photo courtesy of the City of Milwaukee Department of Public Works funds that are available for these kinds of projects are limited, and The city placed signs listing nearby businesses near the detours for construction on Wisconsin Avenue Bridge to show its support. it was likely that the city would have had to budget for the WisFor regulars such as Jim MasAmanda Gotto, manager of contract to give us greater assur- city, it was not the only problem consin Avenue and the Juneau Av- Mo’s Irish Pub at 142 W. Wis- ance that the project would be the city has brought to its busi- ters, potential threats to the enue bridges exclusively with city consin Ave., believes the con- completed in the most expedient nesses, Steinbock said. business mean potential threats funding. Because of the higher struction on the bridge negatively way. A business support liaison “What really frustrates me is to his lifestyle. costs associated with these mov- affected her business. “If Uhle’s were to go out of was assigned to these projects to what the city has let Wisconsin able bridges, this would have put “Things slowed down consid- provide a high degree of commu- Avenue become,” Steinbock business, and this is a nona strain on the city erably,” Gotto nication very early on in the de- said. “Where do you shop? smoker talking, there would be budget and the losaid. “Our out- sign phase through construction.” Wisconsin Avenue should be a hole in my life,” Masters said. cal taxpayers.” of-town customThe city also put up signs near the jewel of downtown Milwau- “I look forward to coming down According to ers who did not all detour points that listed the kee, and it’s not. They’re way on Saturdays, sitting down with the Department know their way shops that remained open during too aggressive and expensive these guys, and solving the of Public Works, on their parking.” world’s problems.” around the de- the construction period. a total of $23.8 tours were deDespite the city’s efforts million was terred from com- to support local businesses, granted through ing here.” Steinbock does not believe the federal stimulus Polenske said city supported Uhle’s Tobacmoney for the rethe city made co effectively throughout the habilitation of the efforts to reach construction process. Wisconsin Avout to business“The city claims they help enue and Juneau es throughout their retailers,” he said. “Don’t Avenue bridges. Jeff Steinbock, President of Uhle’s the construction believe them. They’ve done Tobacco Company process. The entire project nothing for me.” cost about $30.5 “We recogTENSION BETWEEN million. nize the challenges that street and While the timing of the stimu- bridge construction can have on THE CITY AND ITS lus package worked very well businesses,” Polenske said. “As BUSINESS OWNERS for the bridge’s rehabilitation part of the Wisconsin Avenue project, it cut deep into many and Juneau Avenue bridge projWhile the construction on the Photo courtesy of the City of Milwaukee Department of Public Works of the businesses surrounding ects, we placed incentives and bridge hurt relations between The rehabilitation project for the bridge cost a total of $30.5 million. the construction site. disincentives in the construction businesses like Uhle’s and the
The city claims they help their retailers. Don’t believe them. They’ve done nothing for me.”
MAP OF THE WISCONSIN AVENUE BRIDGE REHABILITATION PROJECT
MO’S RESTAURANT SUBWAY RIVERSIDE THEATER UHLE’S TOBACCO COMPANY MO’S IRISH PUB
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Milwaukee Alderman Robert Bauman, City Engineer Jeffrey Polenske and Mayor Tom Barrett attended a ceremony for the grand re-opening of the Wisconsin Avenue Bridge on Sept. 22.
THE BRIDGE WAS CLOSED FROM EARLY OCTOBER OF 2011 TO SEPTEMBER 22, 2012. Infographic by Rob Gebelhoff/robert.gebelhoff@marquette.edu
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Grab your ocarina; the music of Link and Zelda hits MKE stage By Peter Setter
peter.setter@marquette.edu
Fans of the “The Legend of Zelda” can now be whisked away to the magical kingdom of Hyrule. Instead of a video game counsel, however, now the music will create the adventure. “The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses” is coming to the Riverside Theater on Jan. 26. The show will feature a multimedia experience that presents 25 years worth of video game music into an action-packed 90-minute show. “Symphony of the Goddesses” was created by music director and composer Chad Seiter along with producer and lead creative Jeron Moore. The four-part symphony tells the story of the Hero of Hyrule, Link. It follows his struggle against the
villainous Ganon aided by Zelda, the Princess of Hyrule. “It’s a very operatic story,” Seiter said. “When you strip away all elements, you have this chess game between Link, Zelda and Ganon.” The symphony begins with an overture introducing the audience to the themes of Zelda. Link’s Theme, Zelda’s Theme and Ganon’s Theme begin the show, and audiences are introduced to the story of the video game series. Seiter considers the overture a type of “appetizer.” The symphony continues into four movements based on the main games in the series: “Ocarina of Time,” “The Wind Waker,” “Twilight Princess” and “A Link to the Past.” “It’s organized in a story chronology and through that, you get to re-experience the stories and see highlights from the games,” Moore said. “We walk you through the history of Link and Zelda and their struggle against the bad guys.” In addition to producing, Moore serves as the host of the show. Every two or three songs, he walks onstage to introduce the music and help guide the audience through what it is about to experience. A large screen hovers over Moore and the orchestra showing shots from the game played in synch with the music. “I’m a huge Zelda fan, so
it’s just fun to make anecdotal remarks, joke around and geek out with everyone there,” Moore said. “It’s really rewarding seeing the audience enjoy what’s been a labor of love for the whole team.” The show’s conductor, Eimear Noone, is an Irish composer and conductor working in video games, feature films and television scores. She recently created the scores to the popular video games “World of Warcraft” and “Starcraft II.” Although Noone tours with “Symphony of the Goddesses” as its principal conductor, she does not conduct a traveling symphony. The show instead uses local symphonies from each city it visits. “This is really important to me,” Seiter said. “In a time when orchestra music is slowly dying, it’s important to me to be able to bring this to many markets and use the local economy with the show.” Like many fans, Seiter and Moore both grew up playing the “The Legend of Zelda” series and saw the potential of the music. Prior to “Symphony of the Goddesses,” Moore worked on another concert series called “Play! A Video Game Symphony.” Moore said the show gave him experience in how video game concerts are produced, vital experience that helped him created the Zelda show. “(‘Symphony of the
Goddesses’) was the one that I always felt the world was missing and that fans would really appreciate, but I couldn’t just come right out and do it,” Moore said. “I needed to earn the right to pitch it. So I worked hard to that, and put together the team I believed in and things worked out.” Throughout the orchestration process, Seiter had the opportunity to work with Koji Kondo, the original and current composer of Zelda franchise music. For Seiter, it was “very daunting” to be working with Kondo because he had been listening to his music since he was a kid. “Thankfully, he wrote back saying ‘This is wonderful, I love it,’” Seiter said. “It let me do my vision to his melodies, which was very humbling.” Though “Symphony of the Goddesses” is focused on the story of Hyrule, the producers of the show encourage non-Zelda fans to see the show. It is meant to be musically interesting and entertaining on its own. “One of the fun things is that kids are dragging their parents in, and then there are guys like me who are in their early 30s who have been playing the games since they were young,” Moore said. “Their significant others haven’t always understood. They don’t understand why their partner likes Zelda, why they are a gamer or what it is about this thing that appeals to them so much. This is kind of
an opportunity to share that in a digestible, entertaining way.” As to why the Zelda games are so popular, Seiter and Moore point to the story as a reason people keep playing 25 years after the release of the first game. “The story is humongous, and the gameplay is everlasting,” Seiter said. “It was the first time you had an open world where you are going back to places you had already been. It’s an immersive experience, and I think that’s why people love it so much.” “I think people gravitate toward the idea of a classic story of good versus evil,” Moore added. “It’s the classic tale of a hero saving the princess from the clutches of evil. These games are big and full of discovery, and the characters are memorable.” Seiter and Moore also attribute the series’ success to the music created by Koji Kondo, who helped define the series with his music. “I think a lot of parents and grandparents are coming in saying ‘oh, Zelda, that’s cute,’ and they are leaving and it has impacted them in an emotional way and in a way that has them thinking ‘there’s more to this than I realized. Maybe my child or grandchild is getting something richer and deeper than I originally understood,” Moore said. Seiter said video games are an art form similar to music, “where lots of people put in lots of effort to create something amazing.” As a gamer himself, it was important for him pass along his love of this art form to an audience who might not see the art in gaming. “It’s important to show the world that video games are not these tiny little concepts, that they are far reaching and do touch people’s hearts,” Seiter said. The ultimate goal for Seiter and Moore goes beyond celebrating Zelda. The creators also hope the show will expose new audiences to an entirely new art form. “We are bringing younger audiences into the hall and introducing them to the symphony using something they understand and are passionate about as a gateway to to a form of culture they might not have chosen to explore before,” Moore said. “If one person in every concert is inspired to go and pick up an instrument, then that’s really what it’s about.”
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French singer tribute takes final bow at Skylight Edith Piaf’s music lives on with homage to famous chanteuse By Claire Nowak
claire.nowak@marquette.edu
For musical theater veterans Leslie Fitzwater and Jim Butchart, Edith Piaf was more than a French superstar. She was a musical sensation, the voice of the overlooked working-class French people and the subject of a production they have presented five times over the past 25 years. “Edith Piaf Onstage,” which opens tomorrow at Skylight Music Theater, illustrates the life and phenomenal music of Édith Giovanna Gassion, once a lower class street performer who became famous under the stage name, Édith Piaf. Piaf dazzled the world with her powerful voice and personal lyrics from the beginning of her career in the late 1930s until her death in 1963. Her music continues to be showcased today, featured in recent hit movies like “Inception” and “Madagascar 3,” and enjoyed around the world. “She was a real phenomenon,” Butchart said. “People at the time didn’t really understand what she was doing, at least in America. They thought of the French as being light and frilly. … She sang about prostitutes, death, sailors and lowlife, which is where she came from.” The concept for the show originated in 1987, when Fitzwater was asked to sing Piaf for Skylight Music Theater’s annual Bastille Day concert celebrating prominent French music. “I was handed a couple of Piaf songs,” Fitzwater said, “and they went over so well that it was suggested I write a show based on Piaf, which I did. The show then premiered in 1988, just because
someone liked the way I sang Piaf.” The husband and wife developed a production on the life of the French chanteuse, with Fitzwater writing the show – in the process becoming one of the premier authorities on Piaf in the world, according to her husband – and Butchart serving as stage director and choreographer. Fitzwater performs as Piaf, singing 20 of her most powerful songs and interspersing monologues about the French singer’s life. “If people come to see the show,” Fitzwater said, “they’ll see songs that I chose as my personal favorites, because they were the ones that affected me deeply.” One of Piaf’s goals in her music was to touch the hearts of her audiences. She once said, “I want people to cry, even if they don’t know what I’m saying.” Fitzwater and Butchart try to encompass this emotional aspiration within their production. “That was part of her appeal,” Butchart said. “Even though (her songs) may be in a language you don’t understand, you still understand what’s going on. You still see the emotional transition within it.” While she loved her role, Fitzwater originally felt that after four successful runs, it was time to bid Piaf “au revoir.” The directors at the Skylight, however, had plans to make it even better than the previous productions. “To be honest with you, (Leslie) was pretty set to retire (the show),” Butchart said. “She had done it a lot. Then Bill Tyson, artistic director of Skylight Theater, called her up two years ago and asked her if she’d be interested in doing it on the big stage, the Cabot Theater. (Leslie) was very excited … (for) a chance to do it in a fully-mounted production.” Preparations for the final run took an unexpected halt when
Fitzwater was diagnosed with colon cancer. The Skylight put the production on hold while the singer underwent surgery and chemotherapy treatments. Now that she is cancer-free, she and Butchart are ready to put on a final, improved version of the Piaf tribute. “This show is interesting because we’ve done it so many times, and each time has been a little different,” Butchart said. “This time is hugely different. To put it on the larger stage, we have much more of a support system, much more production values in the
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If people come to see the show they’ll see songs that I chose as my personal favorites, because they were the ones that affected me deeply.” Leslie Fitzwater way of sets, lights and costumes, the kinds of things that were on a budget beforehand.” Fitzwater will miss performing as Piaf in this format but is confident she will have other opportunities to sing the famous songs. She hopes audiences will walk away from the show with the same sincere respect she has acquired for the woman she has emulated for so many years. “It’s a story of hope amidst desperation, but it’s not as if the show itself is a complete downer,” Fitzwater said. “It
certainly lets you know that if things are getting bad, you just keep going and find the thing that you love to do.” If Piaf’s musical remedy can inspire listeners as it did 50 years ago, this kind of optimism will find its way into the hearts of audiences for years to come.
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Punch Brothers hit Turner Hall with bluegrass skill
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Nickel Creek’s Chris Thile fronts band that defies musical genres By Erin Heffernan
erin.heffernan@marquette.edu
Chris Thile is now officially a genius. The mandolin virtuoso earned the distinction last year receiving a MacArthur, or “genius” grant. For loyal Punch Brothers fans, Thile’s genius is not a new discovery. The Punch Brothers’ frontman was a child prodigy, releasing his first solo album when he was 12 years old. As a member of Nickel Creek, Thile found a level of fame
considered astronomical by standards of often-overlooked progressive bluegrass. Today, Thile is widely considered one of the greatest mandolin players in the world, playing with musicians like Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyar and Béla Fleck. Tonight Thile will take the stage at Turner Hall fronting the quintet of bluegrass all-stars who make up Punch Brothers. The band first formed in the wake of Nickel Creek’s disassembling in 2006. In its three studio albums, Puncher Brothers is known for mixing the raw energy of rock, bluegrass instrumentation, classical vitruosity and experimentation to create a sound that defies convention.
One “brother” is the accomplished double-bassist and Wisconsin-native, Paul Kowert. Kowert joined the band in 2010, completing its impressive lineup: Thile on mandolin and lead vocals, Noam Pikelny on banjo, guitarist Chris Eldridge and fiddler Gabe Witcher. “I was a big fan before joining the band. I saw them a couple times,” Kowert said. “And I’d been following Thile for years. They always joke that I’m on my trial period still.” Kowert, who studied with legendary bluegrass musician Edgar Meyer, has played bass on the band’s last two albums which have included some of the most popular Punch
Brothers’ songs like the playful “Rye Whiskey” and the experimental “Movement and Location.” For Kowert, new songs from the band’s latest album “Who’s Feeling Young Now?” are some of the best to perform live. “It’s fun to hear people sing along because they know the songs,” he said. But along with the studio album, the Punch Brothers also regularly perform other new material including “Dark Days,” a song written for the soundtrack to the blockbuster film “The Hunger Games.” In addition to the Punch Brothers’ mastery of their instruments there is a chemistry evident in the band’s often lighthearted stage presence
and palpable joy when performing together. Chris Thile jokes with the bandmates and bounces with delight as each takes a turn at a solo. “We try and be ourselves onstage,” Kowert said. “It’s a bit of a fraternity. We enjoy giving each other a hard time.” Another tenant of a Punch Brothers show is the everchanging sounds. Though some music comes from perfectly orchestrated instrumentation, the band follows in the tradition of bluegrass music’s spontaneity. “There is a lot of improvisation in the show, though it’s hard to say when it’s happening and when it’s not,” Kowert said. “There is room for variety throughout a lot of our music. A lot of times we’re changing little things in how we play it. Everyone is listening to each other. “ The diversity in the band’s style adds to the live shows, with songs ranging from traditional bluegrass songs to covers like Radiohead’s “Kid A.” According to Kowert the band’s mix of styles is “a natural result of loving a lot of different music. When we get together to write music all those different influences come through.” As for the future, this marks the end of the Punch Brothers’ scheduled tours. In the coming months, the band plans to focus on writing new music and recording its next album. If the record of unconventional musical turns serves as any guide, soon Punch Brothers will produce a surprise to listeners worthy of the title “genius.”
Jack the Ripper play finds heart in bloody true story New show brings London serial killer’s victims back to life By Eva Sotomayor
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Before TV gave us “Dexter,” there was Jack the Ripper. Jack the Ripper was a serial killer who terrorized London’s Whitechapel district in the late 1800s. He potentially killed as many as 11 women, but only five – Mary Ann Nichols, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes and Mary Jane Kelley – were proven victims. The unfortunate women are now known as “the Canonical Five.” “The Canonical Five of Jack the Ripper,” the first in the theater’s “Year of Fear” themed productions, aims to explore the lives of the women defined by their horrible deaths. The show will run Thursdays through Saturdays, Jan. 24 to Feb. 9. “The Alchemist’s ‘Halloween Shows’ have been very successful and are considered a tradition for quite a few folks,” said Aaron Kopec, writer and director of “The Canonical Five.” “This year, we are revisiting some of the favorite Halloween shows during the ‘year of fear.’”
The “Year of Fear” is set to bring several new stagings of dark audience favorites. After the story of Jack the Ripper, “Dracula,” “House of Horrors: A Chronicle of H.H.Holmes” and “King Lear” will come to the Alchemist stage as part of the special season. The plays were chosen to construct a sort of narrative when viewed together. “First, we catch glimpses of an unknown monster lurking in the shadowy alleyways, killing off the forgotten souls of London’s Whitechapel district,” Kopec said. “Then the monster stalks our loved ones from the darkness. Next he takes the form of the ‘everyman’ who lives next door and tortures and murders possibly hundreds just out of view. Finally, with Lear, the monster is in our minds as the title character brings us along through his trip to madness.” Kopec noted that the new play’s purpose is not to solve the riddle of Jack the Ripper’s identity, which has puzzled scholars. Rather, he aims to focus on the lives of the five victims and explore possibilities. Anna Figlesthaler plays Mary Kelley, widely accepted as Jack the Ripper’s final victim. Very little is known about Kelley’s life, with most of the information from rumors. Because of this, the actress took the few bits of information she
could find to create a complete character. “We couldn’t possibly present all of the theories or suspects in an hour and a half long show, so we had to focus on what made sense for us,” Figlesthaler said in an email. “The play focuses so much on the lives of the victims prior to the murders. I hope the audience will recognize that and be able to view these women as people rather than the victims of a mad man.” Since the women are closely connected through their fate, the cast also developed a sort of camaraderie between the five victims. “Having worked with all of these wonderful women before, that was very easy to do,” Figlesthaler said. Despite the dark subject matter, Kopec noted that the show is not all macabre. “I expect that the audience will find it hard to revisit these awful murders,” added Figlsthaler. “But the play also contains moments of humor and levity.” “The show is not a bloodbath production,” Kopec said. “Instead, the scares come in the form of tension and the knowledge of the ultimate fate of these women as the audience gets to know them.”
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Thursday, January 24, 2013
Coming up... Argo The Varsity Theater 1/25-1/26 Here is a list of the things you should do this upcoming weekend: Go see Ben Affleck’s “Argo,� breathe, eat, drink, sleep. In that exact order. Seriously, Affleck’s Iranian hostage crisis thriller is one of the best films of the year, as well as one of the frontrunners for Best Picture. Affleck, once hated by all of society, might even complete his comeback by winning Best Director as well! Wait ... what? He wasn’t nominated? Well, that’s just silly.
The Darkness The Rave 1/26 The Darkness did a Van Halen-style kick into the early ‘00s with the smash hit “I Believe in a Thing Called Love.� Lovers of hair metal head-banged in approval for a band that had the catchy tunes and spandex outfits to resurrect ‘80s rock. But alas, it was not so. Though they may have been written off as one hit wonders, the reunion tour comes to Milwaukee in hopes to rekindle the belief in a thing called “The Darkness.�
Claire Nowak tracks the downfall of the once great “American Idol.� Read all about it at marquettetribune.org.
“One cannot have too large a party.� -Jane Austen
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KidzBop and Conejito’s
Matt Mueller When I began writing this column, the original topic was going to be the hot new release, “Kidz Bop 23.� My Marquee reporters and I stumbled across the album at our last meeting (don’t ask; I don’t know how it happened, either). I, being a glutton for public embarrassment for the sake of my few readers’ entertainment – in case my “Oogieloves� experience last semester didn’t prove that – decided it would be a fun thing to review. I didn’t last long. See, one was not made to listen to a Kidz Bop album in its entirety, much like how tongue-singeing hot sauce is not meant to be poured into a glass and served alongside dinner. It’s worth listening to one song briefly, having a nice chuckle, then moving on to something that treats your ears with some respect. Plus, I figured being a grown adult with a robust knowledge of “The Oogieloves� and the latest Kidz Bop album was a really good way to get a lifetime ban from playgrounds and grade schools. So I decided to talk about something the Marquee section admittedly doesn’t cover enough: food. My girlfriend and I have made ourselves a little list of the restaurants here in Milwaukee we want to try. She’s a transplant from Cincinnati, and though I consider Milwaukee my hometown, I’m woefully uninformed about my city. So when we go out to eat – to places other than Qdoba or Jimmy John’s, of course – we’re not only getting a taste of great food, but a taste of a great city as well. There’s just one problem: A lot of the great Milwaukee restaurants are expensive – or at least too expensive for college students looking at postgraduation life with worry and packets of Ramen on the mind. This week, we tried a place on our list neither of us had visited before: Conejito’s Place. Despite the good buzz for its authentic Mexican dishes, it was hard to be enthusiastic walking up to the door. The outside, with its goofy, old school signs and Vaudeville lighting, looked a little, well, tacky. Before we sat down and ate a single bite, I was wondering if maybe the Internet had tricked me into a dinner from hell. And then the food came. And
then it was delicious. And then it was cheap. On the way out of Conejito’s, stomach full and satisfied, I knew I had a found a place to which I would return and take other friends and family. But why was I so skeptical? Why did I make the ultimate mistake and judge a book by its cover? I had lost respect for the hole-in-the-wall. When you think of great food, you often think of a fancy restaurant. You think of waiters wearing clean-cut uniforms and aprons, placing down an ornate plate of elegantly prepared food. When people grab dinner at a restaurant, they want the whole show. They want to feel pampered and indulge in the joy of being important enough to be served. But sometimes the best food – the dishes that fill the stomach and the heart – is the kind that comes from a modest place, run with simple and heartfelt means. The food at Conejito’s – beef enchiladas for me, chicken with mole sauce for my girlfriend – was served on flimsy paper plates. There was no style or grace to the service (in fact, our waitress had to cough in the middle of taking our order). The furnishings looked like they belonged in a cheap bar that might serve food as an afterthought. The food, though, was delicious, tasting of the kind of care that could only be learned through family recipes, not intense culinary training. No fancy techniques. Just damn tasty cooking. I’ve been across the nation for baseball trips with my father, and the best places we’ve eaten are not nice, fancy places. They’re restaurants like Jack’s in Nashville or the Primanti Brothers in Pittsburgh that you stumble upon wondering what you’ve gotten yourself into and end up discovering the best food you’ve ever shoved into your face. Any place can be all dressed up, filled with glamour and become a trendy hot spot, but it takes a unique restaurant to have real character. I don’t normally like to agree with Food Network star Guy Fieri (with his spiky hair and constant SoCal lingo, he reminds me of the walking embodiment of a mid-life crisis), but when it comes to quick, delicious homestyle eats, he’s totally right. Good food trumps glamour and style. And to think I almost turned around when I saw Conejito’s. And to think I almost wrote a whole column about Kidz Bop. Matt Mueller is a senior broadcast and electronic communication major who reviews movies for OnMilwaukee. com. Email him at matthew.mueller@ marquette.edu.
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Thursday, January 24. 2013
Interaction: A large part of giving a helping hand
STAFF EDITORIAL
Textbooks’ prices remain high as uses remain questionable Tony Manno
that moment when your most expensive textbook is a piece of paper.
On my second day living here in France, I went walking with a couple of Norwegian folks I had met the previous day. It was really the first time I had seen the sunlight in a while – I had spent the previous afternoon in a jet-lagged mega-sleep – and I didn’t have much else to do. We walked and walked, talked and talked. No matter what we were saying, a little bit of the other culture seeped through. And after a while, long story short, we ended up running into some strangers and moving them into their new apartment. We were foreigners, a little bored and clearly the sturdiest gentlemen walking the streets that day. Six floors with about 15 bags are enough for another day of hibernation. But it was one of the coolest little offshoots I’ve had in the recent past. Just one of those pure moments – people helping people. Afterward, we sat in their tiny new apartment, shared cookies and chatted in iffy English. One of the girls hung pictures of friends while the other pulled out some of her favorite treats from the Netherlands. We talked for
a half hour or so – why we were in town, where we were from – and it was enough to give a good glimpse into each other’s stories. It’s hard to quantify it, but I think these little events are what keep society going – we need more face-to-face interaction in this world, more random encounters with strangers to understand each other a little better. There’s so much importance in talking face-to-face. It’s something we take for granted – sitting down, looking each other in the eye, gesturing, changing faces. You just share more with a person when you interact personally. The majority of communication is nonverbal – which is good, because I wouldn’t have a place to live here if it weren’t for my superItalian hand gestures during apartment visits. That’s something you just can’t text (yet). And it’s even more important when you have that helping hand to give. The interaction is half the work. What’s the value in helping if you don’t give a little bit of yourself in the process? If you don’t tell a story, share a cookie or two? It’s the only way to understand how we function together, whether it’s similarities or differences, and it’s the emotional aspect of giving that is never talked about. It’s all pretty neat. I can only hope to have more of these little mutual “elevator speech” encounters (even if it means I have to climb the stairs again). Tony Manno is a junior in the College of Communication double majoring in journalism and writing-intensive English. He is studying abroad in France. Email him at anthony.manno@marquette.edu.
Illustration by Rob Gebelhoff/robert.gebelhoff@marquette.edu
Our view: The cost of college textbooks is putting a dent in students’ budgets. If the books are unlikely to be used in class, we hope professors find an alternative. As the new semester gets underway, students are again faced with the daunting costs of high-priced textbooks. Digital textbooks, sometimes offered by multiple retailers, are presented by professors as cost-saving options, but we have found that’s usually not the case, especially because digital books cannot be sold back or purchased used. Digital books sometimes come with additional, expensive access codes for online resources. Aplia in particular is a program with costs that run just as high, if not higher, than actual textbooks. Many students have been required to purchase Aplia for certain classes, when D2L and other web sources could provide many of the same quiz functions it offers, but for free. With most college students facing student loans, debt, rent and tuition payments, pricey textbook costs deepen the hole in students’ wallets, which can be frustrating when the books are rarely used. According to the National Association of College Stores, the average college student reports paying $655 for textbooks and supplies annually. The NACS notes that this is a slight drop from four years ago due to an increase in rentals, but the cost is still steep, especially when added on to the soon-to-be $34,200 Marquette students pay in tuition before aid.
We ask that professors respect students’ financial pressures by only requiring expensive texts if they will actually be used as an integral part of the course. If, realistically, only one or two chapters of a book or a few excerpts here and there will be used during the entire semester, professors should seriously consider saving students’ money by not requiring the text at all. Upperclassmen have typically learned to wait until “syllabus week” to purchase the books they need, but freshmen are unaware of this unspoken rule, usually ordering their books well in advance. Freshmen end up learning this lesson only by seeing their money go down the drain on unused textbooks at the end of the semester. We understand the proposition of heavy reading in college classes, and we would not expect anything less from our professors. But we ask that they examine other options when costs get out of control or the texts themselves do not serve much of a purpose, which many times occur simultaneously. The Raynor Memorial Libraries offer databases full of research journals and articles free to students and faculty. Ares, another library system, allows professors to reserve readings for classes through the library. We are certainly not asking for the university to do away with textbooks. We only ask that professors consider other options and find the most affordable way to provide students with their necessary materials.
“IN THE BOOK OF WISDOM.” HONESTY IS THE FIRST CHAPTER
-THOMAS JEFFERSON
-Temperature rising
-Still barely 15 degrees
-Scholarships
-Tuition increasing $1,400
-Almost the weekend
-Remembering it’s not a three day weekend
-Meeting dean candidates
-Not having a dean
-The national anthem
-Lip-syncing
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Thursday, January 24. 2013
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Taking time to consider happiness can reveal what actually lifts your spirits
Brooke Goodman I’ve had the opportunity to take some pretty incredible classes while being at Marquette. A lot of classes have opened my mind to opinions I’d never before considered, allowed expression in the best ways I know how and introduced me to people of all backgrounds and cultures. Among these classes are some I never imagined having the opportunity to take. I took a class on the history of East Asia that remains the most interesting course I’ve taken at this university. There was another course that allowed me to explore and refine my love for the American musical. One class taught aspects of human sexuality that every individual should know. And I’m currently on a historical journey down the road of rock ‘n’ roll, taught by a professor who exudes a “coolness” matching the content he teaches. I’m also taking a class this semester that directly aligns with Marquette’s mission, as it not only exists to provide knowledge but strives to help the students in it become better people. On the first day of class, the professor said his goal for the course is that each student
finishes the semester a bit kinder, a bit more compassionate and a bit more loving. The course is on the psychology of happiness, and a mere three sessions in I have already discovered things about myself that I never knew. Throughout the semester, the professor leads “experiential activities” to relax and push the boundaries of our thoughts in order to discover where the true meaning of happiness in each of us lies. We’ve only done one of these activities thus far, but I’ve already had a revelation: the things I think make me happy are not necessarily those that do. In combing my thoughts for happy memories, what I first called to mind didn’t necessarily make me feel happy. Sure, it was pleasant and smile-worthy, but there was no instant elation in the pit of my stomach. It was only once I let my mind fully go that I began to truly feel emotion connected to my thoughts. I saw specific images of playing with my sister when we were younger, the first time I ever sang for an audience and frantically running around to ensure everything was in place minutes before this year’s Late Night Marquette orientation week event started. I also saw the faces of people who so often make my day, although they probably don’t realize it. These were the images that popped into my head, gave me chills and created butterflies in my stomach – not because I consciously put them there, but because they were the moments that brought so much joy without being expected. As an extension of the experience, we’re
supposed to spend the first 10 minutes of each day recalling happy memories, with the idea that over time such reflection will result in a happier outlook. Although this may seem silly or too time-consuming at first, it has truly started to make a difference in the short time I’ve been doing it. I’m happier, more optimistic and have a greater energy and eagerness to begin the day. What I’ve learned from this is that although you may feel happy in a general sense, it may not be anywhere close to the full potential for happiness. What you might think makes you happy likely does, but it’s what you’re not thinking about that could have an even greater effect. I’ve learned that all it takes to achieve this is putting aside stress, pressure and jumbled thoughts for 10 minutes each day to simply let your mind wander. We all want to be happy. Some of us are, some might be getting there and others might still be searching for the strength and inspiration to keep pushing forward. But there’s always something to feel happy about, even if it’s not immediately recognizable. So next time you’re searching, go past the surface level and let your mind drift. You might be surprised by each day’s simple and unrecognized joys that add up to an undiscovered happiness that resides somewhere in all of us. Brooke Goodman is a senior studying journalism and political science. Email her at brooke.goodman@ marquette.edu with anything you’d like to see her write about.
Tribune 15 Live the year by a word, not a resolution By Caroline Campbell
caroline.campbell@marquette.edu
I have given up on New Years’ resolutions. They never work. I go to the gym for about two months and then quit. I start using curse words or gossiping again or stop reading on a daily basis only after a few weeks. What I have done instead for the past two years is choose a word to try to live by for the new 365 days, after some inspiration from a friend who does the same. Last year, the studious, committed, type-A part of me chose the word “balance.” It worked pretty well. But here’s the deal: balance was a little boring. Not that I didn’t appreciate it, especially with the extreme amount of work I had to do in 2012. I feel like my senior year is just beginning this semester. After the stresses of my classes and leadership roles the last two semesters, I’m ready to have fun. That’s not to say I had absolutely no fun in 2012. I had a lot of fun, but overall, if I had to use one word to describe my year, other than balance, it would be “stressful.”
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Thursday, January 24. 2013
Track team heads to Ames
Senior Cheldon Brown will face off against Olympic silver medalist Erik Kynard of Kansas State in the high jump this weekend at the Bill Bergan Invitational.
Golden Eagles to face NCAA champions, Olympians at ISU By Christopher Chavez
christopher.chavez@marquette.edu
Last year’s Bill Bergan Invitational produced several personal bests, Big East qualifying marks and a new record in the men’s 3,000-meter run for Marquette’s track and field team. The Golden Eagles hope for more of the same as they travel to Ames, Iowa, on Saturday. Coach Bert Rogers sees running on the Lied Recreation Center’s track as a prime opportunity to throw down Big East qualifying marks with other fast competition in attendance. “The next three weeks when we run at Iowa State, Notre Dame and Grand Valley State will be three meets where we run against some pretty good competition,” Rogers said. “I am not too concerned about them getting (Big East qualifying marks.) They’re in shape. They’ll get it.” Minnesota’s mid-distance squad hopes to defend its titles in the 800-meter run and the mile. Harun Abda posted the NCAA’s fastest 800-meter time in 2012 (1:46.97) at the 2012 Bill Bergan Invitational. Travis Burkstrand paced last week’s mile at the Jack Johnson Classic like a workout. This weekend, he is among the favorites in the mile after winning in 2012. The high-caliber talent does not stop with the running events. Erik Kynard, a 2012 Olympic silver medalist, will be high jumping for Kansas State. Marquette will rest
junior Michael Saindon after his jump last week put him fourth on Marquette’s all-time list. Senior Cheldon Brown will try his luck against Kynard after finishing third to him by .20 meters last year. “(Taking on Kynard) is a tough task to handle,” Saindon said. “Early on in the season, (Brown) was battling a minor upper hamstring injury. He’s fine now and a very talented athlete, so I wouldn’t be surprised to see him hit a high bar this weekend.” Rogers and his staff rested junior Carlye Schuh last weekend after a minor hamstring strain in the Badger Classic’s 60-meter dash. Last year’s most valuable player has a history of injuries but is expected to run the 60-meter and 200-meter dash this weekend. Senior Jack Hackett finished fourth overall in last year’s 3,000-meter run with a time of 8:09.27, which placed him second on Marquette’s all-time list. Unfortunately, there will not be a record chase in Iowa this year, as Kyle Winter will be racing in the 800-meter run for the first time all season. Jon Schafer’s record in the 600-meter run is safe for yet another week. Running on an oversized track will minimize turns on the track that annoy taller distance runners. Senior Patrick Maag is currently ranked 17th in the nation for the 5,000-meter run, which would put him on the bubble if the NCAA Indoor Championships were to start today. Maag hopes his time holds up this weekend as he races the 3,000-meter run. Competition begins Saturday at 9:30 a.m. with the men’s weight throw. Running events start at noon with the men’s 60-meter hurdles.
Photo courtesy of Marquette Athletics
Photo courtesy of Marquette Athletics
After notching the 4th best high jump mark in Marquette history, junior Michael Saindon will rest this weekend.
Photo courtesy of Marquette Athletics
Senior Patrick Maag and junior Jack Senefeld will race in the men’s 3,000-meter run on Saturday.
Thursday, January 24. 2013
Sports
Marquette faces Providence on Saturday Friars looking to give Golden Eagles their first home court loss By Patrick Leary
patrick.leary@marquette.edu
After a narrow overtime defeat at Cincinnati Saturday, the Marquette men’s basketball team has had the week off to prepare for this Saturday’s home showdown against Providence. Typically, a week would be more than enough time to prepare for one of the Big East’s traditional “cupcakes,” but some results the Friars have put together in 2012 suggest they might be on the verge of shaking that reputation. Though it is just 10-9 and 2-5 in the Big East, Providence has pushed elite teams within the conference. Its wins in conference came against Villanova (which beat previous No. 1 Louisville Tuesday) at home and at Seton Hall. The Friars also
played tight with Syracuse, the current consensus top team in the conference, losing to the Orange by just four. Buzz Williams’ practice of never overlooking opponents will certainly factor into this matchup as Marquette hopes to bounce back from a difficult loss. Players to watch: Bryce Cotton: A 6-foot-1 junior shooting guard, Cotton leads his team and the entire Big East in scoring with 21.9 points per game. He is a serious three-point threat, as half of his made field goals this season have come from beyond the arc, and he shoots 41.7 percent from distance. Marquette has struggled to close down shooters this season, getting consistently burned by distance shooters like Sean Kilpatrick of Cincinnati and Lamar Patterson of Pittsburgh. Locking up Cotton will be paramount to Marquette’s success. Kadeem Batts: Batts, a 6-foot9 junior power forward, provides Providence’s strongest post presence. He ranks second on the team in scoring, with 14.5 points
per game, and rebounding, with 7.3 board per game. Those marks are fourteenth and eighth in the Big East, respectively. Batts also ranks thirteenth in the Big East in field goal percentage, making just a tick over half of his shots on the year. Batts, along with fellow big man LeDontae Henton, leads a potent Providence rebounding attack that could cause Marquette problems if the Golden Eagles box out like they did in the first half against Cincinnati. Vincent Council: Council, a 6-foot-2 senior point guard, is the Friars’ unquestioned floor general. His experience and dynamic ability had college basketball experts predicting a major improvement from Providence in the preseason. Unfortunately, Council missed most of the pre-conference season after sustaining a hamstring injury in the season opener. Since returning, Council has averaged nearly seven assists and 10 points per game. His ability to create and find opening in defenses could certainly plague Marquette Saturday.
Key player for Marquette: Vander Blue: Providence has two solid big men in Batts and Henton, so feeding Davante Gardner on every possession might not be a realistic option, especially if the two big Friars can get Gardner into foul trouble at the other end. Marquette will need its only player who can consistently create his own shot to do so with regularity and effectiveness. Blue’s ability to drive the lane, get out in transition and knock down jump shots late in the shot clock will determine whether Marquette can score consistently against the Friars. The verdict: Marquette needs to watch out for the Friars. If the Golden Eagles get complacent, Providence could steal one Saturday, and that would go down as Marquette’s worst loss of the year outside of Green Bay. However, Buzz will get his team going, and Marquette has yet to lose at home in 201213. Marquette will beat Providence in yet another frustratingly close contest, 65-59.
Two transfers added to Bennett’s roster Former Ohio State amd DePaul players to join MU in 2013 By Matt Trebby
matthew.trebby@marquette.edu
Before this year, Louis Bennett had only taken one transfer in his first 16 years as a Division-I head coach. After his 17th, he’s allowing two players to transfer into his program. David Selvaggi and Brady Wahl, who left DePaul and Ohio State, respectively, are two of the newest members of Bennett’s team. Both spent two seasons at their previous school before making the choice to transfer to Marquette. Selvaggi is a forward who had a promising freshman season at DePaul, scoring nine goals and being named Big East Freshman of the Week twice. Both his
seasons saw the team finish toward the bottom of their division in the Big East, so Selvaggi decided to play elsewhere. His brother, Anthony, is a senior at Marquette and played four years for Bennett. Selvaggi will have to sit out a year at Marquette because he will go to a school in the same conference as DePaul. Bennett assumed Selvaggi would not want to come to Marquette for all those reasons. That didn’t stop David’s pursuit of transferring to the school where his brother played. “I painted a picture that was pretty bleak, and David kept bouncing back and saying, ‘No, I really want this,’” Bennett said. There were no concerns of having to follow in his brother’s footsteps for Selvaggi. All that was on his mind was having some of the same memories and accomplishing the same things Anthony was able to. “I think (Bennett) might have thought I would want to explore
other options and not choose Marquette, but hearing the experiences my brother had here and all that happened, I felt I wasn’t experiencing that at DePaul,” Selvaggi said. “I wanted to try to be lucky enough to experience some of those things my brother was having.” The forward will redshirt next season and have two years left of eligibility. Like Selvaggi, Wahl was already pretty familiar with the program. He was being recruited by Marquette before committing to Ohio State in January of his junior year in high school. Wahl was a member of the Chicago Fire Academy Team in high school, where he teamed with current Golden Eagles junior midfielder Bryan Ciesiulka. Over the course of the last season, Wahl noticed Marquette’s success and contacted Ciesiulka to congratulate him. As the time came to pick a new school, Wahl became interested in becoming a Golden Eagle.
“When I got my release, I had some serious conversations with him about Marquette in general – the school, how he’s liked it,” Wahl said. “Bryan is a kid I trust a lot. From the feedback I got from him, I knew when I got on campus, if I got that feel that I could see myself here, it’d be a no-brainer. I did my research, and once I came here it would be a matter of how I felt about it.” In his two seasons at Ohio State, Wahl played in a defensive midfield role. He appeared in 36 games and made 33 starts. Bennett expects Wahl, who is eligible to play immediately, to compete for a spot in Marquette’s midfield right away. Bennett said his team doesn’t hand out playing time but does give opportunities. He believes both are ready to put themselves in the best position to take that chance. “They’ve taken the wheel with two hands,” Bennett said, “and believe you me, they want to drive.”
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‘Jesuit spiels’ ring true at Florida bar
Trey Killian Every morning at convocation before school at my Jesuit high school in Tampa, some successful alumnus would talk about what his experience in Jesuit schools meant to him and how he’d been able to form instant connections with so many other former Jesuit school grads. I never took too much from them. I’d never felt like there was anything overly special about a Jesuit education, and I just didn’t see what made the whole “Jesuit connection” idea so prominent. So there I was, home for break after my fifth semester at Marquette. It was the day of the Marquette-Georgetown men’s basketball game, and finding a bar showing it in Redington Shores, Fla., was quite a challenge. I called seven different establishments to see if they even had the right TV station until I finally found a Buffalo Wild Wings about 30 minutes away. When I walked inside, I was surprised to find that the bar already had the game on one of its big screens, and sitting at the tables in front were two blue-andgold-clad alums. I sat down at an adjacent table, introduced myself and learned that they were a husband and wife who graduated in 1980, live in Milwaukee and were staying at the beach on vacation. The husband had lived in McCormick, like I had my freshman year, and the couple had maintained season tickets since they graduated. I told them I worked for the Tribune and covered the team, and we spent the rest of the afternoon cheering Marquette on to the big win and celebrating it afterward. I admit I ran up a pretty significant tab at the bar. We said our goodbyes as they got up to leave, and I continued to watch the postgame coverage. After a while, I noticed that my waitress hadn’t come by to ask about the bill. When I finally flagged her down, she said with a smile, “Actually, you don’t have to worry about it – the gentleman at the table next to you took care of it.” I was completely stunned. Here I was, thousands of miles away from Milwaukee, yet someone out of the kindness of his heart decided to do me a favor, simply on the basis that we at some point attended the same college. It was in that moment that all of those Jesuit spiels finally rang true to me. It was the first time I truly realized how special it is to be a Marquette student and the immediate bond I have with thousands of alumni all around the world. After that day, I found that while we may only be students for four years, we’re all Golden Eagles for life. And I now have my own story to tell should I ever end up hosting one of those cheesy convocations. Trey Killian is a junior in the college of communication. Email him at robert.killian@marquette.edu.
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Most people remember Super Bowl XXXVII in San Diego, Cali., as a 48-21 blowout in favor of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers over the Oakland Raiders. Some Raiders players, however, remember it as the game when former Oakland coach Bill Callahan “sabotaged” his own team’s chances to help his “good friend,” Tampa Bay head coach Jon Gruden. Callahan had taken over as head coach of the Raiders after Gruden was traded from Oakland to Tampa Bay for cash and draft picks the season before. In a SiriusXM Radio interview Tuesday, former Raiders wide receiver Tim Brown accused Callahan of throwing the game due to a “problem with the Raiders” and discontent while coaching that season. Brown’s claim was supported by his teammate that year, NFL legend and ESPN commentator
Jerry Rice, who found Callahan’s decisions two days before the game regarding the game plan questionable. “Why would you wait to the last second to change the game plan?” Rice said. “And in a way, maybe because he (Callahan) didn’t like the Raiders, he was willing to sabotage just a little bit.” Callahan has refuted these claims, of course, saying he is “shocked, saddened and outraged” by the idea that he intentionally lost a Super Bowl. Oddly enough, Brown claimed yesterday on the Dan Patrick Show that he never said Callahan “sabotaged” the game. “That’s something that can never be proven,” Brown said. “We can never go into the mind of Bill Callahan. ... I should have said, ‘We could have called it sabotage.’ It was a question, not a statement. You cannot prove it.”
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MU loses to Louisville in final moments Young’s big shots in final minute not enough in 64-63 loss By Jacob Born
jacob.born@marquette.edu
Despite struggling with turnovers, Marquette had a lead and a huge opportunity to knock off No. 13/12 Louisville at home Tuesday night. Junior Katie Young hit two clutch three-pointers in the final minutes of the game, including one that gave Marquette a onepoint lead with 14.1 seconds left in the game. After a Louisville field goal, Young again got the ball behind the three point line, but her final shot was blocked, and the Cardinals won 64-63. “What I loved is that even though we were down 10, we fought,” coach Terri Mitchell said. “We were able to take the lead with the shot Katie hit, and they just came right back at us. We still gave ourselves an opportunity, and that’s all I can ask of our players.” Coming off a game in which it turned the ball over a seasonlow nine times at Pittsburgh, Marquette surrendered 25 to the Cardinals. The Cardinals took advantage, scoring 29 points off of turnovers, a Big East-high for the team. Mitchell doesn’t have an answer for why the team continues to have turnover problems but said she will continue to work on it at practice. “I can’t explain it,” Mitchell said. “They’re not trying to do it. It could be anxiousness, it could be whatever. We know that was the difference in the game.” Since the start of Big East play, Marquette has averaged 20.2 turnovers and has allowed opponents to score 18.8 points per game off of those mistakes. Mitchell said there are positives to come out of having
that many turnovers. “I know they want to do well,” Mitchell said. “But the character we showed, even when (the game) changed, and to keep fighting and to not give up … we still gave ourselves a chance.” On the opposite side of the ball, Young, junior Katherine Plouffe, and freshman Brooklyn Pumroy made a difference. Young and Plouffe put up 17 points, while Pumroy notched 16 points of her own. For Pumroy and Young, both of those point totals were one away from career highs. Mitchell said she was really impressed with their play, especially Young’s play down the stretch. “We just called her number,” Mitchell said. “She and Brooke were our three point shooters. We called her number and she delivered twice, and I was really impressed with that kind of focus she had.” Pumroy agreed, saying Young was ready to make the big plays. “You can tell when Katie’s on because she is really confident, and she was like that,” Pumroy said. “We worked so hard that game and kept fighting, and when she hit that shot (to take the lead), that was really exciting.” The majority of Marquette’s points came from inside the paint and they outpaced Louisville in field goal percentage, three point shooting and free throw shooting. But what may be Marquette’s best offensive stat is its outscoring of Louisville in fast break points, 25-2. While this kind of loss can shake a team, Mitchell said she wants her team to focus on what will make it better, not what is causing it to lose. “I hate losing,” Mitchell said. “But if we remember the effort and toughness we gave, we can be better from the mistakes we made. We have to be a team that values the basketball more, shorten up our passes, and does whatever it takes.”
Franchise relocation is always hard
Patrick Leary
Photo by Xidan Zhang/xidan.zhang@mu.edu
Senior power forward Katherine Plouffe scored 17 points and pulled down eight rebounds in Marquette’s one-point home loss to Louisville.
Photo by Xidan Zhang/xidan.zhang@mu.edu
Freshman point guard Brooklyn Pumroy, who scored 16 points, was impressed with her teammate, sophomore Katie Young (17 points), Tuesday night.
According to Sir Isaac Newton’s first law of motion, an object at rest will remain at rest. The only way a resting object will move is if it is acted on by some foreign, unbalanced force. Now, Newton died before the inventions of the four major American sports, but his first law might explain why franchise relocation is such a difficult process in the modern sports world. From the infamous middle-of-the-night move of the Colts from Baltimore to Indianapolis in 1984 to the most recent relocation of the Atlanta Thrashers to Winnipeg, relocation is a dirty and painful undertaking that almost always leads to bad blood from fans toward the league approving the moves. In the summer of 2008, my hometown NBA team, the Seattle SuperSonics, moved to Oklahoma City and became the Thunder. The move resulted from Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz selling the team to a group led by Oklahoma City businessman Clay Bennett. The move crushed Seattle, both from a sports perspective and an economic standpoint. On the sports side, Seattle loves basketball more than they it loves the environment or dreary, rainy days. I consider it a top-five basketball market in the country. In a column a few years back, ESPN’s Bill Simmons was asked what one thing he would change about the sports landscape. He said he would put an NBA team back in Seattle. In recent weeks, reports surfaced that Seattle native and hedge fund investor Chris Hansen, who spearheaded the push for a new state-ofthe-area in the city, had purchased the Sacramento Kings with intentions to move the team to Seattle. The deal is reportedly done and only awaits approval from the NBA Board of Governors and the relocation committee (which is ironically headed by Bennett). But Sacramento has something on its side that Seattle didn’t five years ago, and that’s a mayor who understands what it takes to save a team from moving. Former NBA all-star Kevin Johnson, Sacramento’s mayor, launched into action after the rumors arose, recruiting potential investors to prevent the Board of Governors from approving the sale. Regardless of where the Kings end up next season, bad blood will without a doubt exist between Seattle and Sacramento, Sacramento and the NBA and Sacramento and the Maloof family, which reportedly sold the team to Hansen. Franchise relocation hurts sports because that sort of bad blood is pretty much unavoidable. But sometimes, what has to be done has to be done. One thing that has to be done, according to me, Bill Simmons and a lot of basketball experts, is an NBA team getting moved to Seattle. I feel you, Sacramento. Your situation is unenviable. But we need, and frankly, deserve our team back. Patrick Leary is a sophomore in the College of Communication. Email him at patrick.leary@marquette.edu
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Thursday, January 24. 2013
BIG EAST NOTEBOOK
By Kyle Doubrava
kyle.doubrava@marquette.edu
Notre Dame, Villanova fighting for first The Fighting Irish entered Wednesday 5-0 in the Big East good for first place. Villanova, a dark horse team that was picked to finish 10th in the preseason by Big East coaches, is challenging Notre Dame with its perfect 4-0 record. It even has an edge over 4-1 Connecticut. The Wildcats are undefeated in the Big East for the first time in 26 years, and it’s due in large part to senior Laura Sweeney, who has four double-doubles on the season and averaged 17.5 points and 9.5 rebounds per game last week. Although the Wildcats are not nationally ranked, they are still receiving votes for a Top 25 appearance. The longer the streak persists, the higher the possibility that the Big East will pick up its fifth ranked team.
Rutgers in need of a winning streak Entering today, the Scarlet Knights maintained a less-thanimpressive 2-3 conference record. Rutgers was selected to finish fifth in the Big East in the preseason coaches’ poll. The Scarlet Knights dropped their first three Big East games – though two were against nationally-ranked Notre Dame and Louisville – but are back to their old selves after two convincing wins over Providence and Georgetown. The team will hope to climb to an even .500 when it travels to Seton Hall this Sunday. Three winless teams at the bottom With its loss to DePaul Tuesday night, Cincinnati fell to 0-5 in conference action. Providence and Pittsburgh, both 0-4, are the other two winless teams in the Big East. All three teams were picked to finish in the bottom tier of the conference.
Cincinnati is last in the league in scoring (54.5 ppg) and 14th in field goal percentage (35.5 percent). Providence is 14th in scoring defense (67.2 ppg) and defensive field goal percentage (44.4 percent). Pitt is 13th in three-pointers made (2.8 per game) and 14th in steals (7.2 per game). Cincinnati’s next three games will be daunting challenges: the Bearcats host Connecticut this Saturday and then hit the road for Georgetown and Notre Dame. Providence plays at Notre Dame this Saturday, returns home for a matchup with St. John’s and then hits the road for Syracuse. Pitt, which did not win a single Big East game all of last season, has a chance next week to break its losing streak. The Panthers play at Georgetown and DePaul, then return home to play 2-3 South Florida.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK Stefanie Dolson center UConn
GAME OF THE WEEK Notre Dame at Tennesee Monday, Jan. 28
Although it isn’t a Big East game, it will surely be a treat for basketball fans to watch these two high-powered programs battle. Both teams are
allowing only 36 percent shooting and forcing plenty of turnovers (UT 18.0 per game, Notre Dame 22.1). Their rosters feature seven double-digit
scorers. Notre Dame has yet to lose on the road, but don’t expect the Irish to win by their average margin of victory of nearly 25 points per game.
Catholic 7 volleyball adds talent VCU, Xavier, Dayton, Butler and Creighton would be best options By Ben Greene
benjamin.greene@marquette.edu
Conference realignment for the women’s volleyball team, whose recent years in the Big East have been marked by steady improvement, could make the Golden Eagles’ trip to the national tournament a little harder. Just four seasons ago, Marquette’s volleyball team went 18-12, but only 6-8 in conference, and was not even invited to the Big East tournament. Since then, the Golden Eagles have added wins every season, finishing 23-9 in 2010 and 2411 in 2011, and reached the Big East championship semifinals both of those seasons. In 2012, the team went 27-7, played for a Big East title for the first time since it joined the conference in 2005 and returned to the NCAA tournament for the second consecutive season. Marquette’s 13-2 conference record last season earned it second place in the Big East, only behind 14-1 Louisville, the Big East tournament champion. Alongside Marquette and Louisville, Notre Dame represented
the Big East at the NCAA tournament, but only the Cardinals, who finished the season ranked No. 17 in the country, made it out of the first round. Last season’s success not only yielded team achievements to Marquette, but individual accolades, as well. Junior Elizabeth Koberstein and seniors Danielle Carlson and Holly Mertens were selected to the All-Big East First Team, making Marquette one of only two schools (Cincinnati was the other) to have three players receive the honor. The Golden Eagles were also the only Catholic 7 team to finish in the top five of the Big East last season. St. John’s ended the year sixth with a record of 20-12 overall and 7-8 in conference play, while Seton Hall’s 18-10 record and 6-9 mark in the Big East earned the Pirates ninth place. Villanova, DePaul, and Georgetown all finished below .500, combined for 11 conference wins, and rounded out the standings in 10th, 11th and 14th places, respectively. The last Catholic 7 team, Providence, actually plays volleyball in the America East conference, where it had an abysmal year. Going 1-30 overall and 0-12 in conference, the Friars were one of the worst teams in all of college volleyball last season. The Catholic 7 will likely add five schools to form a 12-team conference, and media outlets
nationwide have speculated that Xavier, Butler, Creighton, Saint Louis, Virginia Commonwealth, Dayton and Gonzaga are all candidates. Of those seven schools, Dayton (ranked No. 19 in the country) and Creighton (No. 24) found the most success in 2012, as both teams took home their conference titles and won their first round matches in the NCAA tournament. Coincidentally, Creighton knocked off Marquette in the first round of the tournament. Xavier and VCU also did well in 2012, winning a combined 46 games and finishing second and third in the Atlantic 10. Butler was also above .500, while Saint Louis ended the season ranked 10th in the Atlantic 10 and Gonzaga was eighth in the West Coast Conference. Looking at the seven prospective additions to the Catholic 7, it is clear that VCU, Xavier, Dayton, Butler and Creighton would be the best five schools to bring in, from a volleyball standpoint. If those teams were added, all 12 schools in the Catholic 7 conference, ranked top to bottom based on their volleyball teams’ success in 2012, would be as follows: Dayton, Creighton, Marquette, Xavier, VCU, St. John’s, Seton Hall, Butler, Villanova, DePaul, Georgetown and Providence.
Not only did the junior center cross the 1,000-point milestone in UConn’s recent victory over Syracuse, she also averaged 20.5 points and 8 boards in UConn’s 2-0 week. Dolson shot a scorching 63 percent from the
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field and also dished out 4.5 assists per contest. She scored a career-high 25 points against Syracuse last Saturday, and the Huskies will be hoping to ride her luck as they play at winless Cincinnati this Saturday.
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