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Sensenbrenner Hall to house study space and offices next fall By Claudia Brokish
claudia.brokish@marquette.edu
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The former law school Sensenbrenner Hall has been vacant since 2010 and is being transformed into offices and study space for next year.
Sensenbrenner Hall, Marquette’s former law school building, will be renovated and turned into College of Arts & Sciences academic office space. The decision was made last fall, and design work has already begun on the project, which is estimated to be completed by fall 2014. The project, funded by the refinancing of low-interest longterm bonds in fall 2012, will cost approximately $30 million. Marquette Architect Thomas Ganey said this high price tag covers not only Sensenbrenner, but also other buildings in need of repair. “We are currently doing design work on the renovation of Sensenbrenner Hall, Marquette Hall and Johnston Hall,” Ganey said. “We are still working to determine the final occupancies, but (Sensenbrenner) will be faculty offices, and we hope to improve the classrooms in Marquette Hall. We are repairing the structure in all three buildings.” The project of renovating Sensenbrenner will be extensive. Marquette law See Sensenbrenner, page 3
MKE sheriff, mayor Students march for life in D.C. duel on gun debate Campus Ministry Tom Barrett critical of PSA released by Sheriff David Clarke By Nick Biggi
nicholas.biggi@marquette.edu
Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke has come under fire for a public service announcement in which he urged citizens to no longer call 911, but rather take classes in operating a firearm. The message recorded by Clarke said it is simply no longer best to call 911 when in an emergency situation, partly because so many police officers have been laid off. “Consider taking a certified safety course in handling a firearm so you can defend yourself until we get there,” Clarke said. “You have a duty to protect yourself and your family. We’re partners now. Can I count on you?”
Possibly the top opponent of Clarke and his proposition is Mayor Tom Barrett. Barrett has been a staunch advocate of gun control and has released a statement through his office saying, “Apparently, Sheriff David Clarke is auditioning for the next Dirty Harry movie.” Both Barrett and Clarke made an appearance on Piers Morgan’s talk show Tuesday. Barrett made an argument that it is not Clarke’s job to be advising citizens on what to do in emergency situations. In addition, he argued that Clarke is advocating exploiting loopholes in gun-ownership laws. “The Milwaukee police chief and I agree that, if there is an emergency, individuals should call 911,” Barrett said. “And the fact is that the ad implies that the sheriff and the sheriff’s forces are not going to come to residences
By Emily Wright
emily.a.wright@marquette.edu
A delegation of 33 students and members of Campus Ministry traveled to Washington, D.C. last weekend to take part in the national March for Life, an annual gathering of pro-life supporters seeking to make their voices known on the national level. The march marked the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court case that effectively legalized abortion nationwide. About a half million people participated in the rally. Marquette students, sponsored by Campus Ministry, left Milwaukee Thursday night and arrived back early Monday morning before classes. They marched on Jan. 25 and Jan. 26, they listened Photo courtesy of Marquette Campus Ministry
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sends 33 to annual anti-abortion march
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A student holds a Marquette sign in Washington this past weekend.
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Our dreams can cause anxiety, but we should stay positive. PAGE 6
Team-first effort has Marquette off to a good start in the Big East. PAGE 13
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March: Campus Ministry sponsors trip for third time to Students for Life speakers and interacted with other students at the Students for Life Conference. “It was absolutely a positive experience for every student,” said Brad Schafer, a junior in the College of Engineering and the president of Students for Life. “I did not get a negative vibe from anyone.” Steve Blaha, the assistant director of Campus Ministry and this year’s chaperone, said Campus Ministry has sponsored trips to Washington for the March for Life since 2010. Prior to that, Students for Life would try to send its own delegation of Marquette students. Having Campus Ministry sponsor the weekend has increased the number of students involved and added a spiritual dimension to the proceedings. Prior to leaving campus, students participated in an Ignatian reflection period to center themselves around what they hoped to learn and gain. Blaha said Campus Ministry will hold a follow-up session sometime in the near future. “March for Life is the opportunity of a lifetime,” Schafer said. “You really have to be there to get the whole experience.” Blaha said abortion is a human rights issue, noting that 50 million abortions have been performed since the Roe v. Wade ruling in 1973. “(Marquette) has a strong tradition of believing all life is sacred and respecting human dignity as a Catholic university,” Blaha said. Marquette’s heritage as a Jesuit university does impact the activeness of its pro-life movement. However, according to Blaha, there is a wide variety of opinions on the issue among both faculty and staff. “(Marquette is) reflective of general society,” Blaha said. “A lot of students are not at a point where they have made a firm decision (about abortion).” Schafer said there are some things that do not reflect the pro-life approach that should be taken by the Catholic university. He pointed to the “Sex Talks” that have been hosted on campus, which sometimes discuss various types of contraception, as being particularly problematic. Students for Life does a variety of things, such as host speakers,
Corrections The photo caption accompanying the page one story “Former NFL star discusses the danger of concussions” misidentified the man in the photo as George E. Koonce, Jr. The photo is in fact of Michael McCrea, a professor of neurosurgery and neurology and director of brain injury research at the Medical College of Wisconsin who also spoke at the event. The story in question also misidentified Koonce as a senior athletics director at Marquette. Koonce is in fact a director of development for the university. The photo accompanying the page five story “Catholic schools to be assessed in 18-month study” was incorrectly
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A group of 33 students travelled to Washington this past weekend to take part in the annual “March for Life” antiabortion rally. This year’s march coincided with the 40th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court case.
watch movies and hold vigils throughout the year. Those who support abortion rights, on the other hand, feel that there is not as much negative pressure as might be believed. “I think that although Marquette’s campus climate is sometimes stereotyped as being very conservative, many students and faculty members strongly support women’s reproductive health, including the right to choose,” said Margaret Grace, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences and communications director of the College Democrats. While the emotional and political nature of the issue may sometimes make diologue difficult, Grace said she endorses open-mindedness and civility in discussion. “As long as both sides respect each other’s opinions and are open to a dialogue about these issues, as well as to change on campus and beyond, there should be no problem,” Grace said.
DPS Reports Jan. 28 At 12:37 p.m. a person not affiliated with Marquette reported that unknown person(s) vandalized a vending machine in Structure Two, causing an estimated $25 in damage. Jan. 29 At 8:45 a.m. a student reported being harassed by an unidentified subject in the Al McGuire Center. At 4:53 p.m. three underage students and two underage individuals not affiliated with Marquette were in possession of alcohol in the Gilman Apartments. Jan. 30 At 10:56 a.m. a student reported that unknown person(s) removed her unsecured, unattended property estimated at $1,210 from Cudahy Hall. At 5:38 p.m. a person not affiliated with Marquette reported that her parked, unattended vehicle was struck by an unknown vehicle in Structure Two, causing an estimated $100 in damage.
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College of Engineering senior Luke Braden pickets in the capitol.
Events Calendar JANUARY 2013
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Thursday 31 Women in Business speaker, Straz Hall 105, 6 p.m. Italian vs. Wisconsin Cheeses, Glorioso’s Italian Market, 6 p.m.
Friday 1 Chinese New Year’s Celebration, Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory, 12 p.m. How I Became a Pirate, Schauer Arts & Activities Center, 7 p.m. Winter Jam 2013, U.S. Cellular Arena, 7 p.m.
Saturday 2 Metro Division Rally, Cudahy 131, 11 a.m. Women’s basketball vs. DePaul, Al McGuire Center, 7 p.m. Annex Acoustic Night featuring The Earthlings, Union Sports Annex, 9 p.m.
Sunday 3 Bells and Whistles Viewing Party - MU vs. Louisville, Union Sports Annex, 1 p.m. Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra presents “All-Beethoven!”, Marcus Center Uihlein Hall, 2:30 p.m.
Monday 4 Admirals Mid-Season Rumble, MOTOR Bar and Restaurant, 6 p.m.
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Sensenbrenner: Vacant building to be restored to original layout professor Daniel Blinka said the building is in dire need of repair. “I actually taught the very last class in that building,” Blinka said. “It’s a great building, but I don’t even know if the bathrooms work anymore.” Blinka said Sensenbrenner won’t be opened for use as a study area until the renovations are completed because it would not be cost effective. The costs of heating and cooling such an old, flawed building are high. Ganey agreed that Sensenbrenner needs more than structural repair. “The mechanical and electrical systems, plumbing, restrooms, the air conditioning – all of that (needs to be repaired),” Ganey said. The bulk of the project, however, comes from the need to demolish structurally flawed additions to Sensenbrenner. Originally built in 1924, the building received several updates in the 1960s, which are, according to Ganey, not as well-built as the original structure. “At Sensenbrenner, we intend to demolish the old, round library that’s on the south end
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of the building and restore the original 1924 building,” said Ganey. “We are going to retain the big former library reading room on the third floor. There’s about a floor and a half that was the reading room originally in the 1920s, and we will retain that room as an event space of some kind.” Sensenbrenner is in considerable disrepair, as it has been standing vacant since the opening of Eckstein Hall in the fall of 2010. Debris can be found in considerable amounts throughout the building, and carpets and ceilings need repair. The foundation of the building, however, is sound. “The (main) staircase and the reading room are all original to the 1924 building,” said Charlie Haas, a university project architect. “Those will be restored.” The reading room is spacious and complete with a large fireplace. When asked if the fireplace would still be used, Haas replied, “Probably just for decoration.” The destruction of the round library on the south side of the building will leave a consider-
able hole, which will be used to add a south entrance, staircase and elevator. Fortunately, Ganey said, the university is able to move quickly on Sensenbrenner due to its lack of occupancy. Renovations in Johnston and Marquette Halls, both at least partially occupied, will not be finished until 2015. The Sensenbrenner project needs to be finished as quickly as possible according to Ganey, because there is an overcrowding issue in regard to academic office space. “On campus we have many areas where we have people doubled up in offices,” Ganey said. “It’s time to give them more collaborative space.” Ganey said he also hopes that students will find a pleasant study environment in the finished building. “We’d like to have space, student space, near faculty offices, like we’ve done in the newer buildings,” said Ganey. “If you go to Engineering Hall, there’s student study space down the hall from faculty offices. We’re trying to do more of that where
Photo by Vale Cardenas/valeria.cardenas@marquette.edu
Sensenbrenner Hall became vacant in fall 2010 when Eckstein Hall opened.
we can on campus.” Students partial to quiet study spaces in Eckstein or Engineering Hall will find a new space in the renovated Sensenbrenner. “It’s better to have a lot of quiet places on campus to
study,” said Sarah Huber, a freshman in the College of Arts & Sciences. “The library tends to get very crowded, especially during exam week. It can get really frustrating to try and study there.”
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Sheriff: Citizens should arm selves for time before police can respond to 911 call
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Professors to host pop culture lunch Gerry Canavan and C.J. Hribal to moderate first discussion in series By Catelyn Roth-Johnson
catelyn.roth-johnson@marquette.edu
Photo by Gary Porter/Associated Press
Milwaukee county sheriff David Clarke said he released an ad calling on residents to defend themselves because the old model of having a citizen call 911 and wait for help isn’t always the best option.
when they call 911, and that simply isn’t true. The sheriff’s department has jurisdiction over our freeways, over the airport, over the court, but it is the police officers that respond to these calls, and to have a sheriff basically imply that it’s not going to help you to call 911 is irresponsible.” Clarke responded by defending his position and also attacked Barrett on the lack of funding for law enforcement. “The mayor is completely wrong,” Clarke said. “I am the top law enforcement agent in Milwaukee County.” Jeri Bonavia, executive director of the Wisconsin Anti-Violence Effort, supported the mayor’s
Apparently, Sheriff David CLarke is auditioning for the next ‘Dirty Harry’movie” Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett ideology and questioned Sheriff Clarke’s motive behind the announcement and his appearance on CNN. “I think that this announcement was irresponsible and dangerous,” Bonavia said. “If you decide you want to use a firearm for personal protection, he should have explained the risks, and he did not do that.”
Both the mayor and sheriff argued that guns could have altered certain situations. Throughout the 11-minute time slot on CNN, the two discussed situations in which a gun could have prevented or stopped a death from occurring in the city of Milwaukee. In 2012, 73 of 92 (81 percent) homicides within the city of Milwaukee involved a firearm.
Marquette will host the first in a series of discussion on pop culture today at 12:30 p.m. in the Tory Hill Café. English professors Gerry Canavan and C.J. Hribal will moderate the event, which is open to all students. “Highlighting and discussing topics that go beyond the classroom is our aim,” Canavan said. “Sometimes it’s difficult as professors to fit every issue in lecture that students want to know more about.” Canavan said his intent is to make the discussion laid back and dialogue-oriented. “Our main goal is to have students feel comfortable talking about some of the things we love,” he said. Canavan said some of the topics covered at the event will be “The Hobbit” and “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.” “We might even add some ‘Glee’ discussions as well,” he said. “We hope this becomes a regular gathering.” Canavan said the idea for the discussion originated from other colleges having success. “Some of the English faculty saw other colleges with this great idea,” he said. “We thought this would apply great to Marquette as well.” Philosophy professor, writer and pop culture expert James South has written philosophical essays about many television shows and movies, including “Mad Men,” “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and the James Bond series. Given his experience, South said he is excited to attend the discussion. “Pop culture is a way for people to have an unmediated and immersive experience,” he said. “This can bridge the gap between generations and also have society question if our world should be like this too.” Regarding “The Hobbit,” South said he remembers reading the book in his junior high advanced English class.
“Even in the 1970s, this book was a classic,” he said. “And now they are bringing ‘The Hobbit’ back through a film.” South said incorporating old ideas into today’s pop culture can be very easy. “Today in movies we use 3-D, special effects and surround sound to capture the idea,” he said. “Contemporary artists have an immediate C.J. Hribal experience of a piece of art.” Using William Shakespeare as an example, South compared pop culture through the ages. “Back in the Gerry Canavan time of Shakespeare, going to a play was just like going to a concert,” he said. “Now, many in high school and even college dread to read Shakespeare. It’s foreign to use because it is not our culture.” Brianna Wheeler, a freshman in the College of Education, said pop culture is an important topic to discuss. “Our pop culture is shown through our music, movies and the clothes that we wear,” she said. “I can even see a huge difference (between) my parents’ culture and (mine).” Wheeler said she has seen the biggest pop culture changes in movies. “From watching movies (made) in the 1950s to now, it is a completely different generation,” she said. “We are much less conservative on television than sixty years ago.” Karla Padilla, a freshman in the College of Engineering, said the definition of pop culture is challenging to describe. “Our society’s view of pop culture is always changing, because society is always changing,” she said.
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MUSG passes much-needed advising reform resolution yeah, i really just can't help you. but thanks for coming to your advising session.
Illustration by Rob Gebelhoff/robert.gebelhoff@marquette.edu
Our view: Academic advising throughout the university needs to be improved. We are happy to see MUSG take up the issue and hope to see coversations continue. During a senate meeting last week, Marquette University Student Government passed a resolution on faculty advising and commended Provost John Pauly on his commitment to work with the Academics Committee of the senate to improve the advising system. We agree that improving faculty advising is necessary and would like to note where we see areas of possible advancement. The Spring 2012 Final Report on the State of Undergraduate Academic Advising at Marquette University showed that a quarter of all students are dissatisfied with their experience with advising at Marquette. Not every faculty member is likely qualified or equipped to be an advisor. Students in the College of Arts & Sciences have access to the college’s advising center with professional advising staff. Then, after students declare a major, the college places them with a faculty advisor in their area of study. In an interview last spring, Associate Dean of the College of Communication Joyce Wolburg said all faculty in that college can act as advisors. These advisors typically only see their students for advising twice a year when scheduling classes. “There is no way to learn (advising),” Wolburg said at the time. “You can read the lists, you can read the material, you can read the requirements, and then inevitably somebody’s going to come to you with an exception.” Most students in the College of Communication are placed with an advisor based on year and major. For example, all sophomore advertising students will have the same faculty advisor. For larger and more popular majors, this makes it difficult for an advisor to get to know her or his students. Students need more efficient advising in order to stay on track. It can be complicated to know where you stand with credits, especially when there is a confusion about what to pursue as a possible double major or minor
and what would fill those requirements. Not only would falling off track cause frustration, but most students cannot afford to stay an extra semester or take a class they later find out they did not need to take. MUSG’s resolution calls for establishing clear expectations of what students and advisors can expect from an advising session and provides suggestions to enhance the experience. It seeks to help show students how to use scheduling software in Checkmarq so that students can benefit from the system’s features. It also strives to “explore options to lengthen the advising period beyond one week to increase time for more meaningful advising meetings and increase communication between the many academic advisors students have on campus.” MUSG Senator Sam Schultz, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences and chair of the Academics Committee for MUSG, said MUSG has been looking into advising since 2008, and especially in the past three years. Schultz said that Marquette, outside of the professional advising staff in the College of Arts & Sciences, relies mainly on faculty advising, but MUSG hopes to improve advising by offering more training and tools without adding extra burdens of work for faculty. “Marquette is in this strange position where no one is trained to do advising (except professionals in the College of Arts & Sciences advising center),” Schultz said. MUSG also recommended that the Office of the Provost act on these solutions in a timely manner so that students can see a change before graduation. Schultz also pointed out, though, that advising is a two-way street, and students need to come prepared to advising session and put forth efforts to better the process. We suggest students also use other campus resources, such as mentor programs, the Career Services Center and other faculty members to supplement advising sessions. In accordance with our editorial mission, we urge Marquette’s administration to take this student input into account when evaluating the advising process and to keep students informed on the progress.
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Brooke Goodman From a very young age, we’ve been taught that all our dreams and desires can come true with some hard work, determination and a little bit of luck. Judy Garland sang that all it takes is crossing over a rainbow. Jiminy Cricket told us to simply wish upon a star. And John Hughes created films such as “The Breakfast Club,” “Pretty in Pink” and “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” to demonstrate how the impossible may be a mere weekend detention, party dress or skipped school day away from the possible. What happens when we don’t want our dreams to come true, though? What happens when we don’t think of the word “dream” as a construct meaning goals and ultimate endpoints but examine it as a subconscious act of the night symbolizing the thoughts and fears that plague us each day? John Lennon said, “I believe in everything until it’s disproved. So I believe in fairies, the myths, dragons. It all exists, even if it’s in your mind. Who’s to say that dreams and nightmares aren’t as real as the here and now?” Well, that’s a good point, Mr. Lennon. As we get older, it is much easier to see how our dreams and nightmares do, in fact, reflect the here and now. And that sometimes, the “here and now” is not necessarily an ideal outcome. Think back to childhood. You wake up from a peaceful sleep in a warm, cozy bed and sift through the images that just ran through your mind. There were familiar faces and strangers. You might have been in a fairy tale setting or running around a world never before seen. It may have been happy, or it may have been a nightmare. Whatever occurred in the dream, though, would soon escape your thoughts as nothing more than a distant memory as the day progressed. As we grow, though, dreams become much more real. The alarm goes off, and rather than revel in fields of flowers or an epic battle fought alongside super heroes, we mull over symbolic images of worries, anxieties, relationships
and question marks of the future. These are the dreams that start the day on the wrong foot. They leave an unsettling feeling in the pit of our stomachs and result in Googling “dream meanings” or consulting a dream dictionary. These are the dreams we don’t want to come true. When I was younger, I had a dream about a demonic purple monkey. Initially, the monkey was my friend, and we would laugh and play along the paths of my subconscious. It didn’t take long for my friend to turn evil and strive for world domination, though. Imagine a stuffed purple monkey standing amidst rising flames and then hanging from the Empire State Building King Kong-style. That’s the kind of havoc this little guy was wreaking. Unfortunately, there wasn’t much relief upon waking from this nightmare. I walked downstairs to discover my mom had just returned from the store with a new stuffed purple monkey for my sister (she was going through a monkey-loving phase at the time). Yes, this was the exact purple monkey from my dream. And yes, I still believe there was some very strange magic at work there. So here it was – my dream had come true. It was terrifying (especially the following months of finding the stuffed animal “mysteriously” under my pillow, hanging from my ceiling fan and in my closet). This dream becoming a reality, however, was not nearly as scary as the possibilities today. If my nightly dreams come true now, I will get rejected from graduate schools, miss interview times, live the rest of my life alone and have group projects serve as all my finals. I think I’d rather have the purple monkey hanging from my doorknob. My goal for this semester is to be more positive and optimistic. The only issue is that dreams are subconscious thoughts, so if they’re negative, that negativity is out of our control. What is in our control, though, is not allowing certain dreams that are the result of growing up to become realities. So for now, I’m no longer letting a dream’s symbolism get to me. And if another purple monkey happens to pop into my life, I’ll just deal with it when the time comes. 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.
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-Student publications
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-Milwaukee officials debating on national TV
-Being on “Piers Morgan Tonight”
-Men’s basketball winning 21 straight at home
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Breaking from a routine can bring about a smile
Caroline Campbell There is something beautiful in a routine. While we may dream of exciting, unpredictable lives where we live moment to moment, acting on impulses and going on spontaneous adventures (I’m going to go out on a limb and assume I’m not the only person who thinks like this), there is comfort in a schedule. Perhaps this is the type-A part of my personality showing through, but as someone who wore a uniform to school for 12 years, played sports with weekly practices and looked forward to sitting down at 4 p.m. every day to watch Gilmore Girls in high school, I appreciate my schedules. Maybe what makes having a regular routine so appealing is the ability to break out of it every once in a while. It’s always exhilarating and a little empowering to do something unplanned. I remember missing half days of school for doctor or dentist appointments when I was younger. If my mom was feeling generous, going out for lunch followed the
appointment. It was always a very strange, exciting feeling to be out and about in the city instead of in a classroom during the school day. The world looks a little different when you veer from the normal. I love having a set schedule; it will probably be one of the things I miss most about college. I enjoy writing down my class times, meetings and work shifts in my planner (yes, I’m one of those people who loses a little bit of my functionality when I’m caught without my planner). The same class Monday, Wednesday, Friday, my standing lunch date at noon on Mondays, Tribune meetings every Thursday evening, sorority chapter on Sunday nights – these are all things I look forward to and plan my life around. A lot of pleasure in life can come unexpectedly, as well, from something you didn’t even know you were supposed to look forward to: an impromptu trip to Chicago for the evening, an invitation to a show, that on-the-fly decision to go to the Public Market instead of the AMU for lunch. The saying “it’s the little things” comes to mind when I think about schedules and lunch dates, but these are some of the little things that make a big difference. An unexpected something extra to smile about can seem unimportant and small, but I’d never turn down something to smile about. Caroline Campbell is a senior in the College of Communication with a major in journalism and a minor in history. Email her at caroline.campbell@ marquette.edu.
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Be aware of upcoming statewide transit week As a recent UW-Madison grad, I’ve become a little nostalgic as I remember better days before I entered post-graduation life. During my walks down memory lane, I realized I took a lot of things for granted as a UW student. I think about things (which any Madison grad will know about) such as waffle days at Pop’s Club, State Street entertainment with Scanner Dan and chasing after the Route 81 bus. While at UW, I was able to walk to and from class most of the time. But, when I was too lazy to walk up Bascom Hill or needed to get home from Helen C. at 1:30 a.m., Madison Transit was there to offer me a safe ride. As a student, it was nice knowing I didn’t need to own a car, deal with chaotic parking and face the wrath of the Madison parking enforcement. Transit options were always available to me whenever I needed a lift.
Next week is officially known as “Wisconsin Transit Week” across the state, and there is a website to commemorate this occasion, www.witransitweek.com. The site will feature a new question each day during Transit Week for people to respond to via Twitter. So if you have a transit story to tell, or even just want to give a shout out to the transit agency in your city, join the conversation on Twitter using the hashtag #WITransit. (Yes, transit and public transportation can be a dry subject…but bringing social media into the mix will likely make it a bit more fun and interesting.) I know I have plenty of memorable stories from riding Route 81 during my time in Madison. I might just have to tweet about them during Transit Week. Amy Hildebrand December Graduate, UW-Madison Business Major
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The Clockmaker Hitchcockian tension makes Next Act’s latest production tick By Claire Nowak
claire.nowak@marquette.edu
When it comes to suspense, Alfred Hitchcock is the yardstick against which directors and writers are measured. To have their works come even somewhat close to the levels of masterful tension Hitchcock produced in his classic films is a feat not many have accomplished. Yet when a play is compared to Hitchcock’s work, it instantly alerts audiences to something unexpected from a stage show. Next Act Theater’s newest production, “The Clockmaker” (opening today), is one such play, defying the theater norm and exploring a genre usually saved for the silver screen. The show takes audiences to Germany in 1912, where Heinrich Mann, a lonely clockmaker, lives with the disappointment that he will never be the best at his trade. His luck changes, however, when a young woman comes into his shop for a repair. In helping the woman, Mann discovers his true greatness. The Hitchcock references are apparent in the show’s writing style and a puzzle central to the plot, details about which are themselves mysterious. “There’s a mystery that the clockmaker and the young woman are trying to figure out,” director Mary MacDonald Kerr said. “I can’t give it away, but they end up in a position where they don’t understand what’s happening, and there’s a mystery that they have to solve.” This plot twist is not the only way “The Clockmaker” keeps audiences intrigued. Playwright Stephen Massicotte tampers with the timeline of the show. “He writes these oddly old-fashioned but modern plays about human interactions and the afterlife,” Kerr said. “He tackles big subjects, but somehow they’re very small stories about only two or three people. In this one, he’s got devices where he’s messing with time.
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It goes into the future and into the past, and the characters don’t necessarily know what’s happened to them. It’s very interesting and very compelling.” Because this time-traveling component is central to the plot, it is an important element for the actors to really understand. While it can be difficult for performers to quickly transition between different periods of time, Kerr worked with cast members to ensure they understood the context of what they were performing. “It took us a little while for our brains to get wrapped around what happens when,” she said. “We lined up all the scenes in regular time, so we rearranged the play and spent time rehearsing in the (order) they would chronologically take place. That helped us remember where we are in each scene because you have to carry the emotional story into each scene from (the previous one), and it’s hard to keep track of that.” Kerr believes viewers will enjoy trying to figure out the purpose of the time-jumping and the answer to the mystery at hand. “There might be a time (when the audience may be confused), but it’s part of the fun,” Kerr said. “I don’t think people will feel like they’re missing anything or they’re not clever enough to figure it out. It’s intentional by the playwright. Everything gets answered.” Considering the unique plot and theatrical devices, “The Clockmaker” seems like an unusual work to perform. However, the show fits in well with the other Next Act productions of the 2012-2013 season. The company’s last two shows, “It’s A Wonderful Life” and “Microcrisis,” both focused on the impact one person can have on those around him, the former being in a positive way, the latter in a negative way. The subject matter in “The
Clockmaker” concentrates on similar values. “The themes in the show are moral responsibility to each other and the difference that one person can make, (how) one person’s one action can (have) a wider ripple effect,” Kerr said. “I don’t know if it was intentionally a theme, but it is definitely a theme that’s going through the season this year.” The similar motifs of these shows by no means suggest that audiences should not see “The Clockmaker” if they saw either of the other productions. If anything, audiences will get to see how a different playwright explores these themes while adding new elements of suspense and mystery. Kerr said the show’s successful reputation alone should give theater-goers incentive to see the production. “Even though it’s complicated, it’s very accessible,” Kerr said, “and the acting is remarkable. … It’s got a really lovely sense of humor about God, the afterlife, … our purpose here on earth and what our obligations to each other are as humans.” Although she was asked to direct the show a year ago, Kerr had only two months to actively prepare before spending four weeks rehearsing with the actors. That time may seem insufficient to prepare a piece so complex, but she is confident the cast is ready for tonight when the curtain goes up. To her, the show’s challenging elements never outweighed its rewarding payoffs. “I find the process of bringing a playwright’s work to life rewarding, always,” Kerr says. “I’m getting the reward of watching actors I admire do their work. And I really like the (script), so it’s a pleasure to be hanging out in that story.” If the show lives up to the hype, Milwaukee theater patrons and Hitchcock fanatics will love hanging out there as well.
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‘Hummingbird’ soars into heartbreak with beauty Local Natives’ new album retains indie sound, darkens tone By Erin Heffernan
erin.heffernan@marquette.edu
Local Natives’ first album, “Gorilla Manor,” sounds like it’s basked in folky sunshine (in fact one of its best tracks is appropriately called “Sun Hands”). Released in 2010, the album introduced us to Local Natives’ rich vocal harmonies, up-tempo drums, beautifully textured instrumentation and moments youthful yells and claps. “Gorilla Manor” defied the odds of the indie debut and quickly reached widespread critical acclaim and popularity. Suddenly, Local Natives was everyone’s favorite pick for a summer mix CD. Now, nearly three years later, the sunshine has dimmed to yield the darker yet still beautiful “Hummingbird.” For many listeners, the new album will feel like only a continuation of the “Gorilla Manor” sound. The Local Natives staples are still prominent. There are still layered harmonies, the slow-building tension and the airy falsetto. But with a close listen, this sophomore effort makes some real departures from the muchloved debut. “Hummingbird’s” atmosphere finds the band in a new, shadowier place – a shift which band members have attributed to personal tragedies effecting the band. Since we last heard from the band, Local Natives lost a member, parting ways with bassist Andy Hamm. Then, Kelcey Ayer, who often serves as the band’s lead vocalist, tragically lost his mother. There is a sense
of loss, possibly stemming from these events, that permeates the album’s 44 minute runtime. The moody sound may also stem from The National’s Aaron Desner taking the role of producer. “Hummingbird” doesn’t approach the depths of despair capable of a band like The National (whose track “Fake Empire” might be one of the saddest songs ever), but the raw folk joy of the first album is nevertheless somewhat scaled back. In its place, there is an added synthetic effect. The sound is cooledoff, but only slightly. “Hummingbird” offers less clapping and eases the prominant harmonies, but both still make appearances on some tracks like “Heavy Feet,” the album’s cheeriest. The passionate yelling from tracks like “Sun Hands” is replaced by wistful “oohs” on the enthralling first single,“Breakers.” Whereas Local Natives is seemingly dipping a toe in changing its sound, it dives head first into new lyrical territory. The album opens with “You & I,” a scorching breakup song with lines like “When did your love go cold?” The pain-ridden track introduces the album’s tone featuring a chill never heard on “Gorilla Manor.” The song’s lines “In all this light, all I feel is dark/ Had the sun without its’ warmth/I’m freezing” makes it clear that the sun, so often referenced in both albums, is no longer a symbol of vitality or hope but rather a reminder of happiness once had. Probably “Hummingbird’s” best song and the album’s true emotional punch in the wrenching song “Columbia” – which Ayers wrote in the wake of his Columbian-born mother’s death. Ayers sings, “A hummingbird crashed right in front of me and I realized all you did for us.” And if the song wasn’t devastating enough, “If you never knew how much/ If you never felt all
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Local Natives’ sophomore album ‘Hummingbird’, released Jan.29, delivers personal content and beautiful lyrics.
my love./ I pray now you do.” It’s a song so personal, so introspective and so genuinely sad that it feels like a peek behind closed doors into a private scene of the guilt, regret and grief of loss. The changes made on “Hummingbird” will require some adjustment. It doesn’t have the
immediate infectiousness of “Gorilla Manor”, and its songs never quite reach the anthemlike quality that likely attracted so many to the band originally. The album’s sadness is not summer-mix-tape-approved taking multiple listens for the music to take hold. But “Hummingbird” is worth your time.
Local Natives is a band willing to go places it hasn’t been before (including coming to Turner Hall in Milwaukee March 22). Though the new album retains the spirit of the band, “Hummingbird” also proves Local Natives is not afraid to seek change and venture into the dark.
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Coming up... Pitch Perfect The Varsity Theater 2/1-2/2 I’d love to tell you that I absolutely loved “Pitch Perfect,� a sassy a cappella-based comedy in the mold of “Bring It On.� Unfortunately, the theater’s power went out five minutes into the movie. However, those first couple of minutes were pretty spectacular, so I say give it a shot if you’re into music and laughing.
Sound City Oriental Theatre 1/31 Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters brings his love of music and the old days of recording to the screen with the rock doc “Sound City.� And by music, I mean real music. The kind that a computer or Autotune could never dream of recreating. If computers could dream, of course.
Yo La Tengo Turner Hall Ballroom 2/2 Yo La Tengo is a staple in every indie rock music collection. It’s the perfect band for a lazy Sunday or a drive in the rain. This weekend, you can see this classic band in all their understated glory. It’s gonna be yo-la-awesome.
Assistant Editor Erin Heffernan reviews the Helfaer Theatre’s latest production “Can I Sing for You, Brother?� Read all about it at marquettetribune.org.
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Favorite desert island album? Don’t ask
Matt Mueller Last week, I took a break from my usual movie business to talk about Kidz Bop and tasty food. I was going to hop back on the movie beat this week, but frankly there’s nothing to talk about right now. I could rant about “Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters� and “Movie 43� further cementing January as an interminable cinematic wasteland, but I’ve beaten that dead horse so hard that the glue factory won’t take him anymore. I could talk about the hiring of director J.J. Abrams to head the next “Star Wars,� but that’d be a one-word column: meh. I like Abrams, and I think he’s a fine pick, but I’ve already seen Abrams’ “Star Wars.� It was called “Star Trek.� I just don’t want these two unique, iconic franchises melded into indistinguishable cousins. So I’m going to continue this movie hiatus and talk about something else: school. Don’t worry, fun school. I’m currently in the midst of a History of Rock and Roll class. Normally when I tell friends and family that, I get some sort of snippy remark, like “Oh, wow; that’s a class?� or “You must be a senior.� It sounds like an easy breeze, but as taught by Dr. Phillip Naylor, it’s no toss-off class. It isn’t just about sitting back and listening to some sweet jams; the class is about how music transformed American culture, and vice versa. It’s just a regular history class, albeit with an awesome soundtrack. I’ve been really digging the class, especially the past week as we’ve watched “The Last Waltz,� Martin Scorsese’s famous rock
doc that plays as a treat for music fans and cinephiles alike. However, on the first day of class, we were asked to name our favorite desert island album and explain our choice. I was baffled. I eventually jotted down “40 Licks� by The Rolling Stones, but that doesn’t really count. That would be like naming the James Bond anthology as your desert island DVD. It’s cheating, and looking back, I should’ve picked a real album. But which one would I choose? Picking a favorite album isn’t like picking a favorite movie. A movie is a singular piece of work with a universal theme, but an album changes almost every four minutes. Plus, there are albums that I love, but almost every album has at least one song that is an absolute stinker (or, in some cases, an album has only one good song among stinkers). I learned this lesson the hard way back when I was a kid and bought myself Shaggy’s album, “Hot Shot.� I liked the song “It Wasn’t Me� (this column is getting progressively more embarrassing) and assumed the rest of the album would be up to snuff. I was wrong. Horribly, horribly wrong. Ever since then, I’ve been a singles man. I’ll buy up individual songs off an album but never just an album in one big chunk. As a result, the idea of only having to choose a single album – flawed tracks and all – befuddles me. If we’re scanning through my iTunes collection, some Black Keys albums – “Attack and Release,� “Brothers� and “El Camino� – would certainly make the short list. I love Local Natives and their mesmerizing, dreamlike rock, which would nicely soothe me if I was actually trapped on a deserted island. Grizzly Bear, Passion Pit, Kanye West and Radiohead might also find their way into consideration as well. But then you have to consider what your favorite desert island album says about you as a person. Do I not respect the origins
of rock enough if all of my previously listed selections are from the ’90s and later? Am I just another close-minded kid who won’t pay attention to anything released before Pokemon? If that’s the case, I’d probably get The Rolling Stones back into the conversation, or maybe Jimi Hendrix. At the same time, though, I’ve heard most of their stuff through “best of� albums and compilations. And where does that get me? Right back to where we freaking started. In my head, I banter these various albums back and forth, weighing pros and cons. I tie my brain into knots overthinking the scenario. “You couldn’t pick Radiohead,� my left brain shouts. “You’d get all depressed and moody, two very bad adjectives to be when trapped by one’s lonesome in the middle of the ocean.� “Yeah,� my right brain retorts, “well Passion Pit’s lead singer’s voice would certainly get on your nerves if it was the only sound other than waves and palm fronds you could listen to.� Eventually, I get a headache from all the arguing going on in my skull until the perfect solution hits me like the coconut that hit alternate-universe Issac Newton on the head. Somebody just make me a desert island mixtape. It’d be a mixtape that contains all my favorite songs from all my favorite artists – and maybe some songs from artists that I don’t like (I’m not a huge Ellie Goulding fan, but throw on the Bassnectar remix of “Lights,� and I’d have the perfect song to have a mini-rave with my very own Wilson). I’d take this carefully selected playlist with me on every flight I’d ever go on, just in case the plot of “Lost� breaks out. Some may say choosing a mixtape as my favorite album is cheating. I call it preparedness. 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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Underrated YouTube music deserves recognition
Unconventional bands bring new talent to internet stage By Maddy Kennedy
madeline.kennedy@marquette.edu
Since YouTube was founded in 2005, the video sharing website has been the best friend of procrastinators everywhere. Whether you need to put off an English paper, forget that anatomy test tomorrow morning or just need a good cat video to brighten your day, the site has always provided hours of endless, mind-numbing entertainment to those who need it. But is it possible that a site filled with dancing cats
and drunken fails could yield something bigger? Alongside the numerous ways to waste time are groups of talented musicians who often go unnoticed. There are groups of five people who can play a single guitar, guys who can rock out on cellos and others who cover current pop music (even classic Disney songs) in ways never seen before. Artists who don’t quite fit Hollywood’s typical Beyoncé bill have found their home here and deserve a moment (or many hours) of your time. Depending on how much homework you want to put off, of course. Walk Off the Earth This five-piece Canadian band has been creating both
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original songs and innovative covers since assembling in 2008. Among its most popular songs are covers of “Someone Like You,” “Party Rock Anthem” and “Payphone.” The group also covered last year’s Gotye hit, “Somebody That I Used to Know,” but instead of just mixing up the lyrics or using different instruments, Walk Off the Earth came up with an innovative new way to play the hit: with five people on a single guitar. The video quickly gained international attention, racking up more than 35 million views in less than two weeks. Almost a year later, the video has been viewed 145 million times and has been covered and parodied by other YouTube
groups. The group’s success in viral video stardom can be attributed to its unique musical style and versatility. Whether it’s a top 40 hit or a Wiz Khalifa classic, Walk Off the Earth mixes its ukulele-, piano- and guitar-infused style into any genre to create sounds and styles the original artists never could have thought of. Mike Tompkins Mike Tompkins took YouTube by storm two years ago with a style that he calls a “voice and mouth mashup.” It’s just like “Pitch Perfect,” but with only one guy, no stage and a much lower production budget. As both a singer and beat boxer, Tompkins is able to create a cappella covers of popular songs using only a microphone and several pre-recorded vocal tracks layered on top of each other. Some of Tompkins’ most notable covers include “Teenage Dream,” “Dynamite” and, recently, a mashup of Taylor Swift’s “I Knew You Were Trouble” and Justin Bieber’s “As Long as You Love Me.” Tompkins’ vocal talent and ability to combine songs from different artists makes him stand out on YouTube and has caught the attention of celebrities like Ellen DeGeneres and the cast of “Pitch Perfect,” with whom he worked to create a cover of Nicki Minaj’s “Starships” before the movie’s release last fall. 2CELLOS 2CELLOS is exactly what
it sounds like. Two guys with large string instruments remixing hit songs. Stay with me on this one. Despite their roots in classical music and film scores, Eastern European artists Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser have a way of taking old rock or current pop and making it sound classy, dangerous and, dare I say, fun. It’s one thing to play a cool guitar solo and quite another to shred a cello and bow to pieces with more spirit and style than some of the world’s classic rock legends. Pentatonix It’s hard to make a cappella look cool. Most of the time it’s just a small group of dorky guys trying to make a name for themselves on the Internet by covering a Katy Perry song, but not Pentatonix. Combining the classic, smooth sound of a cappella with the edge of modern beatbox and hip-hop, Pentatonix has managed to accumulate national success. After participating in and winning NBC’s “The Sing Off,” the five-person group accumulated 50 million views on YouTube and received a $200,000 recording contract with Sony. Pentatonix’s debut album, PTX Vol. 1, debuted at No. 14 on the Billboard top 200 (the highest of any a cappella album ever), and as the group continues to cover a range of songs from “Thrift Shop” to “Gangnam Style” it’s likely its success will continue to grow.
‘Hansel and Gretel’ re-imagining a Grimm failure Muddled plot, bland characters make film a bitter piece of candy By Peter Setter
peter.setter@marquette.edu
Moviegoers craving something sweet and satisfying should pass on “Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters.” Hollywood’s latest fairy tale re-imaging sells itself as a sugary treat but delivers bitter disappointment. This latest chapter in Hollywood’s goal to milk classic tales with any name recognition whatsoever turns its sights on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale. Even before the film’s release, there were signs that things were not looking good. First, Norwegian director Tommy Wirkola’s (“Dead Snow”) American debut was delayed for almost a year. Second, the release date chosen was in mid-January, when mediocre films are sent to die. That may be enough of a scare to stop you from eating the candy, but if you’re still not convinced, read on. “Hansel and Gretel” opens with the classic fairy tale – two children are abandoned in the woods, only to stumble upon a house made of candy. We all know how it goes from here. They think they are entering the home of a kind old woman, but in reality, she is a witch who attempts to fatten them up and eat them. This is where the classic tale ends and the “re-imagining” comes in. After their near-death encounter, the brother-sister duo develops
an affinity for killing witches. We find Hansel and Gretel, played by Jeremy Renner (“The Avengers”) and Gemma Arterton (“Quantum of Solace”), as adults traveling the world, hunting and killing witches to protect innocent villagers. The focus becomes the village of Augsburg, where the mayor employs Hansel and Gretel to find and return missing children, stolen by an evil witch, Muriel (Famke Janssen) to complete a black magic ritual. The whole mythology, from flame-resistant potions to hearts-of-good witches, gets muddled with an overly complex plot that delivers nothing but wholehearted confusion. “Hansel and Gretel” was touted as a four-genre “classic tale” with a “new twist,” but none of the four genres – action, adventure, comedy or horror – complements the classic story. They don’t even provide any truly original twist. Instead, the film fails to satisfy any genre and ends an unclassifiable mess. Above all else, “Hansel and Gretel” strives to be an action flick. Sure, Hansel and Gretel flaunt anachronistic guns and crossbows in a world seemingly set in the Middle Ages, but the two have no fun or style blasting witches to bits. Here we have all the violence but none of the enthusiasm that makes action films watchable. If the film fails as an action flick, it certainly fails just as much in the adventure genre. When I think adventure, I think of globe-trekking heroes who travel to exotic locations, questing to reach a heroic goal. And normally, they will encounter various obstacles and villains, as well as a few allies – which
is, in this case, a “white witch” love interest for Hansel and a quasistalker fan-boy for Gretel. But Hansel and Gretel don’t even make it out of one village. The methodical plot goes like this: villagers point to the woods, the siblings go fight some witches – usually involving a combination of running up trees, blood gushing, bonecrushing and swashbuckling – then a return to the village. Repeat this three or four times, and you’ve got yourself a movie. Perhaps the only funny part of this supposed comedy is its laughably terrible script. It’s filled with lazy writing and dialogue that fail to move the plot, flesh out character development or inject comedic appeal. The comedic elements of the film – and you can tell there are some by the uncommitted semi-laughter of the audience – fall flat. The script is overly reliant on f-bombs to get a laugh, and the few one-liners in the movie are forced. Despite these comedic flaws in the writing, the film admittedly has a few laughable moments. The ridiculous special effects were the funniest part in the creators’ attempt to bring the film a nod in the horror genre. The gore is cartoonish, with blood gushing every which way and heads exploding. The witches are constantly sliced into chunks with their entrails strewn across the forest. The ultraviolence is not horrific and too fanciful to be taken seriously. “Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters” is aiming to be a mindlessly fun B-movie, but it can’t even manage to reach those modest heights. It’s enough to give anyone a toothache.
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Women fall to Rutgers, 72-54 Physical Rutgers team hands Marquette third straight Big East loss By Jacob Born
jacob.born@marquette.edu
The Marquette women’s basketball team (10-10, 2-5) dropped its second game in a row last night, losing 72-54 to Rutgers (12-8, 3-4). The Scarlet Knights were able to grind out the Golden Eagles, riding a career high 23 points from senior Monique Oliver. Oliver scored the majority of her points in the second half, when it seemed that the Scarlet Knights couldn’t miss. Rutgers shot 16-for-24 from the field in the second half and went 11-for13 on free throws. Its second half started with a 8-2 run and after the 18:24 mark, the Scarlet Knights never lost the lead. Coach Terri Mitchell credited a lot of what Rutgers was able to do to Oliver, who came off the bench. “I thought Oliver had a fantastic game,” Mitchell said. “She took advantage of our freshman and just found the right angles.” Part of Rutgers’ ability to
score came from the physical nature of its game. Rutgers had 20 fouls on the night, including a technical from Syessence Davis. Its physical style of play, especially in the second half, never allowed the Golden Eagles to get into a rhythm. Rutgers was able to get 46 of their 72 points in the paint and made Marquette pay by making its free throws after a good basket. “It was a battle, it was a physical battle every step of the way,” Mitchell said. “They got some quick scores, and then we responded with some quick shots that I would not call quality shots.” Marquette was able to take the lead in the middle of the first half by reducing its turnovers and getting offensive rebounds. During a 13-3 run in the first half, Marquette had zero turnovers while bringing down seven rebounds. By taking good shots on offense and enforcing a zone and limiting the Scarlet Knights on defense, the Golden Eagles were able to get ahead. “In the first half, we forced them into ill-advised shots and took away the paint,” Mitchell said. “Second half, they just got way too many looks, got into deep position where they’re hard to defend.”
As the first half was winding down, junior Courtney Thomas went down to the floor clutching her right ankle. With the training staff around her, she had to be carried off the court. Thomas did not come back to the bench for the second half, and Mitchell said she didn’t have any information as to what the injury was or how long Thomas would be out. Marquette has already had problems with a short bench, as four players are out because of injury. The Golden Eagles were only able to put up 14 points compared to Rutgers’ 36 points off the bench and could have a problem with depth coming into the meat of the Big East schedule. Marquette will face DePaul on Saturday before going to play Connecticut for the second time this season. Marquette will likely be wiling to do anything to get a win before taking on one of the best teams in the nation. “It’s going to be dictated by who dictates the tempo,” Mitchell said. “If we take ill-advised shots, they’ll just go the other way and push it. So we have to know the shots we’re taking are the best shots.”
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Redshirt freshman center Lauren Tibbs scored nine points and pulled down six rebounds in 22 minutes against the Scarlet Knights.
Team to focus on Big East qualifiers at Meyo Invite Women’s 1,000-meter school and freshman record could fall By Christopher Chavez
christopher.chavez@marquette.edu
This weekend, Marquette’s track and field team will be
running at the 26th annual Meyo Invitational hosted by Notre Dame. After a recordsetting weekend at Iowa State, this weekend is aimed at getting a few more Big East qualifiers for those runners still without them. Due to entry limitations and higher caliber talent running at Meyo, coach Bert Rogers has adjusted his traveling roster
accordingly as he also looks ahead to next weekend. “The idea is to use Grand Valley State’s Big Meet as a little bit of a kickstart going into Big Easts,” Rogers said. “There will be a few of the other distance folks who will race this weekend and then have the following weekend off.” Seniors Patrick Maag and Connor Callahan and junior
Jack Senefeld will rest at home after getting their conference championship qualifiers out of the way at the Bill Bergan Invitational. Redshirt junior Spencer Agnew will tackle the 5,000-meter run, which will be the longest race for him since cross-country season and his first 5,000 on the track since the 2011 outdoor season. Agnew did not run last weekend due to illness, but his training has been going well recently, and he could be ready to punch his ticket to Geneva, Ohio, with a Big East qualifier. Freshmen Cody Haberkorn and Andres Tineo-Paz will run their first ever 5,000-meter race on the track. Hitting anywhere close to 15 minutes for the race would be a solid start. On the women’s distance runners side, Molly Hanson already owns one freshman record in the women’s 800-meter run. On Friday, her sights are set on the freshman 1,000-meter record currently held by junior Sarah Ball. Assistant coach Michael Nelson said he also considers Hanson a contender to take down the school record in the 1,000-meter race, which currently belongs to his wife, Cassie. Most of Marquette’s runners in the 1,000-meter race on the men’s and women’s sides will be out for Big East qualifying marks. Jumpers will be joining their running teammates in South Bend this weekend, as junior
Carlye Schuh will try to top her own record in the long jump. Rogers and assistant coach Nick Davis have been in talks to see what Schuh can do in the triple jump. Schuh shared some of her adjustments since she last triple jumped in December. “(There is) a lot more consistency and getting my technique down,” Schuh said. “Getting consistent on the board is really my big thing right now.” Junior Michael Saindon will return to action in the vertical jumps after taking the Bill Bergan Invitational off. Freshman Tate Pashibin started off the season jumping 1.63 meters at Notre Dame’s Blue and Gold Invitational. She has improved that mark since then and enters the competition with a 1.73-meter personal best. Marquette’s throwers will not travel with the rest of the team, staying closer to home at the Parkside Classic. Redshirt sophomore Bret Hardin said not having so many competitors around will help the throwers focus on their own tasks. “We’re trying to keep that momentum up,” Hardin said. “It’s going to be a smaller meet, so we really need to keep the intensity up and try to make the most of it.” Action from Notre Dame starts on Friday at 4 p.m. with the women’s pole vault. The broadcast on Saturday will begin at 10 a.m. with the women’s 3,000-meter run.
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Cards will be first real Big East challenge Trip to Louisville a big test for a team that’s struggled on the road
By Patrick Leary
patrick.leary@marquette.edu
So far in its 6-1 Big East campaign, the Marquette men’s basketball team has reaped the benefits of a fairly soft schedule. It played five of its seven conference games at home, and only one of those five teams (Georgetown) was ranked at the time. All that changes Sunday when the Golden Eagles take on No. 12 Louisville on the road. “We’ve played the least amount of games in conference,” junior guard Vander Blue said. “We’ve played the least amount of games on the road as well. We’ve had a great draw in our schedule this year.” Louisville presents a whole new challenge to Marquette, which has relied on home court advantage and mistakes by its mostly inferior opposition in its six victories in conference this year. Marquette’s only true road win of the entire season (not just in conference) came against Pittsburgh, which lost star point guard Tray Woodall just four minutes into the game with a concussion. Even so, Blue said Marquette enjoys the travel. “Guys like playing on the road,” Blue said. “I know I love to. We’ll be ready for the challenge. We want to keep it up. We’ve got a long way to go.” Blue’s exceptional performance of late has helped Marquette overcome some of the nerves that come with intense conference games. Coach Buzz Williams said Blue’s influence raises the level
of play for the entire team. “Van is magnetic,” Williams said. “Sometimes it’s magnetic in a good way, and sometimes it’s magnetic in a bad way … I think he’s past all of that. (Being) magnetic can be good or bad, and I think he’s starting to understand that.” With Marquette facing its stiffest in conference test of 2012-13, here’s a look at the players that make Louisville and Marquette tick. Players to watch: Peyton Siva: As Siva goes, so goes Louisville. The 6-foot senior point guard was picked as the preseason Big East player of the year, but his past inconsistencies reared their ugly heads in Louisville’s recent three-game losing streak, which dropped it from No. 1 in the country to below 10. Averaging 10.5 points and six assists per contest, Siva can create baskets for his teammates from nothing, and even when he struggles, his leadership on the floor rivals that of any player in the country. Russ Smith: Lousiville’s leading scorer is just that, a pure scorer. The 6-foot junior guard averages 18.4 points per game, which ranks third in the Big East. He is a volume shooter and a good one at that. He has attempted 311 field goals this season, 138 more than any other player on his team, and he still manages to shoot 41 percent from the field. If he has a weakness, it’s his streakiness. He has a slightly negative assist-to-turnover ratio this season, which pales in comparison to Siva’s 2-to-1 mark. Gorgui Dieng: It’s easy to see why Lousiville was the preseason favorite to win the Big East, with Siva, the consensus best point guard in the conference, and Dieng, the class of the Big East’s defensive big men, at the helm. However, Dieng suffered a wrist injury in the
Team-first philosophy paying off
Patrick Leary
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Senior Trent Lockett has earned the nickname “Tip-In Trent.” His ability to play tough under the basket will be key to a Marquette upset.
preseason and missed seven games. It has taken him a little while to re-adjust to the rigors of college basketball, and Dieng has scored just 9.4 points per game. He has averaged a solid 10 rebounds and more than two blocks since returning from injury. Trent Lockett: In Marquette’s road loss to Cincinnati two weeks ago, the Bearcats dominated the glass from the beginning. Once again, Marquette faces a team with a pair of domineering rebounders
in the persons of Dieng and Chane Behanan (7.4 rpg). Marquette will need to generate offensive rebounds if it doesn’t shoot the lights out, as it traditionally doesn’t on the road. Lockett has earned a new nickname lately with his play on the offensive glass. “Tip-in Trent” will need to fly past the Louisville bigs worried about boxing out Davante Gardner, Chris Otule and Jamil Wilson. If Lockett gets five offensive rebounds Sunday, Marquette could pull the upset.
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head(line)s Dallas Stars use social media to troll Cowboys, Te’o
Iverson contemplates comeback
In the Dallas Stars home opener, the jumbotron welcomed Lennay Kekua to the American Airlines Center. It was just an empty chair. This joke is second to a tweet that the team sent out. The Dallas Cowboys sent out a tweet saying “in the category of nobody cares... the NHL is back,” to which the Stars replied, “at least our No. 9 got the job done,” with a photo of Stars captain Mike Modano lifting the Stanley Cup after their 1999 Cup run. The Stars are having fun with their media outlets and there are no complaints about it. -Jacob Born
Former NBA All-Star Allen Iverson took to Twitter Tuesday, announcing his interest in returning to the Association. The 2001 Most Valuable Player admitted in a tweet that his actions caused his “early departure from the NBA” and said he wants another chance. For a struggling young team in need of a point guard, like the New Orleans Hornets, Iverson could be The Answer. -Ben Greene
On Monday night, after Marquette defeated South Florida 63-50, Golden Eagles basketball blog Paint Touches tweeted: “Marquette now tied for first in the Big East. On January 28. Nope, didn’t see that coming.” Did anyone? Remember, this team lost to Wisconsin-Green Bay, which was 3-7 at the time, 49-47 on Dec. 19. That was six weeks ago. Three weeks before that, Florida ran Marquette ragged for 40 minutes in Gainesville, obliterating the hapless Golden Eagles, 82-49. My, how things have changed for the better. Marquette is level with Syracuse atop the Big East standings at 6-1. Its only loss came by two points in overtime at now-ranked Cincinnati. How on earth did that happen? For one thing, almost every player on the roster stepped up an area or multiple areas of his game to improve the team as a whole. Junior Cadougan scores at will late in the shot clock. Trent Lockett crashes the offensive glass for tip-ins like the opposing big men don’t exist. Davante Gardner has raised his post game to an even higher level and refuses to miss free throws. Vander Blue shows flashes of invincibility as a scorer (like his 30-point masterpiece versus USF Monday). Less noticeable but still valuable contributions include Derrick Wilson’s rock-solid but not flashy whatsoever backup point guard play, Juan Anderson’s newfound three-point stroke and endless hustle, the emergence of Jamil Wilson’s mid-range game and glimmers of Steve Taylor’s potential as a dominant, inside-out collegiate forward. All of these individual accomplishments add up to Buzz Williams’ most cohesive team in his five years at Marquette. Just ask Cadougan what he thinks about the 2012-13 guys. “We just love each other, man,” Cadougan said. “In the four years I’ve been here, this is the closest team that I’ve ever been apart of. We just love each other and we play hard for each other. It shows the results right now.” Cadougan hits it right on the head. Last year was about Jae and DJO. Two years ago was about Jimmy, and before that Lazar and even the three amigos. This year, who’s it about? Blue is the closest thing Marquette has to a true star. Monday was his breakthrough performance. With Gardner ejected from the game and USF threatening to fight back, Blue took over and ended up scoring 20 more points than any other Golden Eagle. This year’s version of Marquette basketball promotes team above all else. They play together, for each other and win at all costs. They obliterate their modest preseason expectations game by game, win after win. As Williams said to the team after the infamous bat incident Saturday, “Damn the bat, we have to win.” Patrick Leary is a sophomore in the College of Communication. Email him at patrick.leary@marquette.edu
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Blue following footsteps of Marquette’s past leaders Guard’s offensive game keeps growing in leaps and bounds
By Trey Killian
robert.killian@marquette.edu
When Vander Blue arrived at Marquette in 2010, he faced lofty expectations. The now junior guard was expected by many people to be the “next big thing” for the Golden Eagles. He’d already made a statement by leaving rival Wisconsin-Madison to join coach Buzz William’s squad. He soon became a household name around campus. Blue showed some potential that December, scoring 21 points in a win over Texas A&M CC and 16 in a win over Centenary. From then on, however, he didn’t have a stellar freshman season, averaging just 5.1 points and 19 minutes on the court per game. His sophomore season wasn’t much better, as he scored just 8.4 points per contest in 25.7 minutes. “My first year really wasn’t my time,” Blue said. “We had guys like Darius, Jae, Jimmy and Dwight Buycks, and I wanted to learn from them and see how they played the game here.” During his first two years, Blue played in the shadow of Jimmy Butler, Darius Johnson-Odom and Jae Crowder. They were Marquette’s leaders, and when they left there was a lot of speculation as to who would be the Golden Eagle’s next top scorer. Eighteen games into his junior season, Blue’s started to fulfill
recruiters’ expectations. He elevated his offensive game, culminating in Monday’s 30-point career-high explosion in a win over South Florida. Blue admitted that in his earlier years he was able to “hide behind” players like Butler and Crowder, but he said he realizes it’s his time to lead the Golden Eagles. “I just go out there and try to play better in both halves,” Blue said. “I know what I can do. I’ve been playing basketball a long time and played against the best competition my whole life.” Blue leads the Golden Eagles in scoring with 14.8 points per game. He has scored almost as many points to date (267) as he did all of last season. Coach Buzz Williams has observed Blue’s growth beyond the stat sheet, however. “I think he’s taking ownership in how we have to function,” Williams said. “I tell our kids all the time that God blesses the intent of your heart, and I think Vander’s heart is in the right spot. I think he’s been accountable for his work and his preparation. I think that mentally, physically and emotionally he’s in a good groove.” The most dramatic difference in Blue’s offensive game has been his 3-point shot. After hitting just 16 percent of his threes in his freshman year and 25.8 percent as a sophomore, Blue has upped his accuracy to 32.4 percent. He’s knocked down 23 shots from beyond the arc, more than he had in his first two years combined. Williams credited Blue’s much improved shot selection,
knowledge of the team’s logistics and individual work ethic as reasons for his improvement. “The No. 1 reason he’s shooting a higher percentage is just because he’s shooting better shots,” Williams said. “He couldn’t make a (three-pointer) or a layup in his
first 30 games here, so I think he’s beginning to understand the value of a good shot.” After Blue’s career-high game, in which he finished with a threepointer for the ninth consecutive game, Williams recalled senior guard Junior Cadougan’s
statement when Blue was at the line for a chance at his 31st point of the night. “Coach, do you remember when he came here and he couldn’t shoot?” Cadougan asked Williams. “And now he’s scored 30.”
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Averaging 14.8 points per game, junior guard Vander Blue said he realizes it’s his time to lead the Golden Eagles.
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By Kyle Doubrava
kyle.doubrava@marquette.edu
Cincinnati, Pittsburgh nearly snap streaks It must have been heartbreaking Tuesday for fans of either Cincinnati or Pittsburgh women’s basketball. Cincinnati dropped to 0-7 after its tight 54-52 loss at Georgetown Tuesday night, and Pittsburgh also fell to 0-7 after losing to DePaul, 57-55. Cincinnati was trounced by Connecticut, 67-31, in its previous game and will likely fall to 0-8 when it travels to South Bend, Ind. to face No. 2 Notre Dame Saturday. Pittsburgh hosts South Florida Sunday in hopes of winning its first Big East game since Feb. 15, 2011.
No. 2 Notre Dame takes care of business at Tennessee Notre Dame had to deal with a slight interruption in its Big East schedule when it needed to square off with No. 9 Tennessee, but it managed to play through and pull out a 77-67 win. Senior guard Skylar Diggins led the way for the Irish, netting 33 points, as the team improved to 18-1 overall. The Lady Vols cut a 19-point deficit to five with 3:54 left, but Notre Dame maintained its composure and Diggins continued to score, sealing the victory. Providence stuns No. 25 Villanova The Friars entered last Wednesday’s game against the Wildcats 0-4 in Big East play, and the
Wildcats boasted a perfect 4-0 record. Everything on paper added up to Villanova cruising easily to a win, but Providence obviously had other plans when it stunned the No. 25 Wildcats in overtime, 65-60. Providence was led by Symone Roberts’ 20 points, while Lauren Burford paced ‘Nova with 20. The major statistical discrepancy was in rebounding; the Friars pulled down 57 rebounds (24 offensive) and limited the Wildcats to just 32 boards (seven offensive). Villanova led 29-10 at halftime but was held scoreless the first eight minutes of the second frame. Since the game, Providence was crushed by Notre Dame and Villanova picked up a win against Syracuse before falling to UConn Tuesday night.
DePaul at Marquette Saturday, 7 p.m.
This game has significance for both teams. Marquette, entering Wednesday with a mediocre 2-5 record, hopes to get back on the right track after suffering a heartbreaking, last-second loss to Louisville, followed by a miserable offensive performance in a defeat at USF. The Golden Eagles cannot dig themselves into too large of
a hole in the standings, especially with games against powerhouses UConn and Notre Dame coming up next month. If Marquette wants to remain in the hunt, it will need to start taking down teams in the top third of the standings, and it starts with 5-2 DePaul. DePaul nearly lost to 0-7 Pittsburgh Tuesday night, and it cannot
afford to allow games to get that uncomfortable if it wishes to crack the national rankings. The Blue Demons are currently receiving votes for the top 25, but will have to use their sharp 3-point shooting and perimeter defense (first in league in 3-point defense) to convince more writers and coaches to think of them as top 25 worthy.
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Antonita Slaughter Junior Guard Louisville
Slaughter enjoyed a prosperous week in which she led the Cardinals to two victories over Marquette and St. John’s. Her 14 points and seven rebounds were critical to Louisville’s one-point victory over Marquette. Slaughter put up 22 points and seven rebounds and shot 10for-11 from the foul line in the 57-
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54 win against the Red Storm. This was Slaughter’s first career conference Player of the Week nod and the first for Louisville this season. Slaughter ranks seventh in the Big East in 3-point field goal percentage (35.9 percent) and is averaging 9.1 points per game.
Wolverines, Big Red will be nice measuring stick Men’s lacrosse heads to Ann Arbor to take on Michigan, Denison
By Ben Greene
benjamin.greene@marquette.edu
The men’s lacrosse team will play its first game of the season Saturday afternoon, as it travels to Ann Arbor, Mich., for exhibition games against the Michigan Wolverines and the Denison Big Red.
Attackman Tyler Melnyk said Marquette will come into the exhibition anxious to play against a team in a different uniform. The redshirt junior said he expects the Golden Eagles to bring a high level of effort and energy to the games. “I definitely don’t think we’re going to get outworked in any aspect of the game,” Melnyk said. “Especially with all of the lifts we have been doing for the past two years, we will definitely be in good enough shape and be able to go out and compete and do
what we need to do.” Much like Marquette, Michigan has a lacrosse program still in its infancy. The Wolverines joined Division I last spring, playing as an affiliate member of the Eastern College Athletic Conference. Coach Joe Amplo said the Wolverines should provide a good assessment of the Golden Eagles’ preseason progress. “I would expect that (the exhibition game against Michigan) is going to be a good measuring stick for us,” Amplo said. “It’s going to
be a good measuring stick for our young guys and how well they have developed since they have been on campus. And certainly for our team, really playing in a pretty lengthy exhibition will be a good test for us.” Denison, on the other hand, is entering its 17th season of collegiate lacrosse. An established power in the Division III ranks, Denison notched double-digit wins and reached the national tournament every year since 2006. Last season, when Michigan
invited Denison to a similar preseason exhibition match, the Wolverines came out on top, 12-8. Michigan attackman Trevor Yealy, who led the team in goals and points in 2012, led all scorers with five goals in that game. However, Yealy has since graduated, meaning the Wolverines will likely turn to team captain Thomas Paras to fill the scoring void. The senior midfielder was the team’s second leading scorer last season and had the second most total points. The leading scorer for Denison last season, attackman Eddie Vita, returned for Saturday’s exhibition. As a sophomore, Vita had 44 goals and 15 assists in 17 games for the Big Red, but he will likely hope to improve on both of those numbers in his junior campaign. Denison will also return its goalie from last year, Nick Petracca. This will be Petracca’s third year as the starting goalkeeper for the Big Red, as the senior won the job three games into the 2011 season. However, Amplo said the coaching staff is not devising any special schemes or game plans to deal with opposing players, since Saturday’s match is only an exhibition. Freshman goalie J.J. Sagl said it does not matter who Marquette’s competition will be this weekend, because he and his teammates are more focused on improving themselves before their Feb. 23 season opener. “Going into an exhibition game like this, you want to be conscious of the little wrinkles the other team throws at you,” Sagl said. “But we aren’t necessarily worrying about them … because this weekend is about playing our game to the best ability that we can possibly play.”