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MU hosts panel on interreligious dialogue Local leaders’ visit a ‘first step’ toward deepening relations By Seamus Doyle
seamus.doyle@marquette.edu
A panel of six leaders from different religions gathered Tuesday to discuss the role of inter-faith dialogue and the challenges brought about by covert and overt violence facing Milwaukee area congregations. The panel included Rabbi Marc Berkson of the EmanuEl B’Ne Jeshurun synagogue in River Hills; the Rev. Donna Brown, pastor of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Milwaukee; Manpeet Kaur, a member of the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in Oak Creek and a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee graduate student; Mayank Mital, a member of the board of the Hindu Temple of Wisconsin; Imam Ronald B. Shaheed, Imam of the Sultan Muhammad Masjid; and Gelong Thubten Tsultrim, a Buddhist Monk of the Tibetan tradition who teaches at Deer Park Buddhist Monastery in Oregon, Wis. “We hear about religion as a source of violence,” said the Rev. Thomas Michel, a Marquette theology professor and See Faith Leaders, page 9
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Mayank Mital (left), board member of the Hindu Temple of Wis., and Imam Ronald B. Shaheed spoke on campus Tuesday about inter-faith diologue.
Milwaukee joins Act 10 lawsuit Group: Misconduct City to challenge Gov. has cost city millions Walker’s collective bargaining law By Monique Collins
monique.collins@marquette.edu
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Gov. Scott Walker, facing a lawsuit by the City of Milwaukee, answers a question during an Associated Press interview in his office Monday. INDEX
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The City of Milwaukee has formally requested to join a state lawsuit that could decide the constitutionality of Gov. Scott Walker’s collectivebargaining law, Act 10. The lawsuit was spearheaded by the Madison teachers’ union and the Milwaukee city employee union. It prevailed in circuit court and has moved on to the Court of Appeals in Madison’s district. John Matthews, executive director at Madison Teachers See Lawsuit, page 7
MPD legal costs for racial profiling and excessive force high By Nick Biggi
nicholas.biggi@marquette.edu
Last week, a group of citizens submitted documentation of what they believe is proof that the Milwaukee Police Department cost taxpayers over $14 million through misconduct over the past decade. The misconduct that MPD has been accused of, found by the coalition, indicated the problems were primarily along two lines: using excessive force and racial profiling. These claims,
combined with other complaints of alleged misconduct, have been reported to the U.S. Department of Justice after consulting citizens on whether an investigation should be conducted on MPD, in part because of the fallout following the death of Derek Williams in July 2011. The coalition of residents used Legistar, a record keeping system online used by the City of Milwaukee, to put together citizen complaints and lawsuits. In total, the group added together $14 million in costs the city has spent on defense and settlement for MPD. Civil rights leaders and lawyers have applauded the group’s effort. They specifically note the See MPD, page 7
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News in Brief Louisville latest to jump ship to ACC Louisville has officially announced that it will join the Atlantic Coast Conference for all sports as early as 2014, after the ACC Council of Presidents unanimously voted to accept the university on Wednesday. The Cardinals will become the 14th member of the ACC and the seventh former Big East school to defect to the ACC. ACC Commissioner John Swofford was quoted in the conference’s press release talking about the ACC’s recent additions. “With its aggressive approach to excellence in every respect, the University of Louisville will enhance our league’s culture and commitment to the cornerstones we were founded on 60 years ago,” Swofford said. “The University of Louisville is an outstanding addition to the Atlantic Coast Conference, and I commend the Council of Presidents for continuing to position our league for the long-term future. If you look at what has been done over the last 15 months, the ACC has only gotten stronger with the additions of Louisville, Notre Dame, Pitt and Syracuse.”
Obama recognizes Sikh holiday As Sikhs celebrated the birth of their founder Wednesday, President Barack Obama issued a holiday greeting to the world’s Sikhs. “I send my best wishes to all those here in America and around the world who are observing the anniversary of birth of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the first Sikh Guru,” Obama said in the statement. Obama also commemorated the lives lost in the Sikh Temple shooting in August. “This year, we also remember the innocent lives that were lost in the unspeakable violence directed against the Sikh congregation at the gurdwara in Oak Creek, Wisconsin,” Obama said. “I can think of no better way to honor their memory, and to join our Sikh friends as they mark this sacred time, than to recommit ourselves to the spirit of pluralism, equality and compassion that define both the Sikh community and our nation.”
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University of Louisville President James Ramsay, right, and Athletic Director Tom Jurich field questions during a news conference Wednesday announcing that the university is joining the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Powerball climbs to $550 million
Romney to visit White House
The Powerball hit a record high this week with the current jackpot estimated at $550 million. The cash value of the jackpot is about $360.2 million. According to the Powerball website, the odds of winning the jackpot are one in 175,223,510.The previous Powerball record jackpot was $365 million in 2006. The Associated Press reported that Powerball officials believe there is a 75 percent chance that the winning numbers will be drawn Wednesday night. According to WISN, local radio stations 99.1 The Mix and 103.7 KISS-RM gave away free lottery tickets Wednesday. Morning show radio co-hosts Kidd O’Shea and Elizabeth Kay ask that if one of the tickets win, the winner takes them to breakfast and gives them $1 million. The Powerball has not had a winner for two months. The lottery ticket is sold in 42 states, Washington, D.C. and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
President Barack Obama will host former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney for a private lunch at the White House Thursday, marking the pair’s first meeting since the Nov. 6 election. The president first alluded to the potential meeting in his victory speech on election night, saying he looked forward to “sitting down with Gov. Romney to talk about where we can work together to move this country forward.” No press coverage is expected in the White House’s private dining room when the two men meet. Romney has not made any public appearances since the election, only being spotted by the media at Disneyland, the movies and the gym with his wife, Ann. He has been spending most of his time at his family’s southern California home. Former campaign aides said Romney is expected to move into an office at the Bostonarea venture capital firm Solamere Capital, which was
DPS Reports Nov. 20 At 5:25 p.m. a student reported being harassed by other students at Straz Hall. MPD was not contacted. At 8:05 p.m. a subject not affiliated with the university was acting disorderly and began striking a university vehicle in the 900 block of W. Wisconsin Ave. MPD responded and cited the subject for disorderly conduct. Nov. 21 At 2:32 a.m. a subject not affiliated with the university was acting disorderly in
the 1600 block of W. Wisconsin Ave. MPD responded and transported the subject to a mental health complex. At 9:25 a.m. a student reported that an unknown subject removed property valued at $370 from his vehicle in the 900 block of N. 15th St. The victim filed a report at MPD Avenues West. Nov. 26 At 9:29 a.m. a student reported that a subject not affiliated with the university violated a restraining order at Straz Tower. MPD responded.
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co-founded by his son Tagg. It is unclear what role, if any, the elder Romney will have at the firm.
Chinese govt. runs fake ‘sexiest’ article An Onion article headlined “Kim Jong-Un Named The Onion’s Sexiest Man Alive for 2012” was picked up by China’s main government-run newspaper’s website Tuesday. The People’s Daily Online ran the article along with a 55-page photo tribute to the Korean leader, apparently missing the satirical nature of the post. “With his devastatingly handsome, round face, his boyish charm, and his strong, sturdy frame, this Pyongyang-bred heartthrob is every woman’s dream come true,” the Onion article reads. CNN reported Wednesday that an employee for the Chinese site said it was “impossible that the People’s Daily will quote from any unreliable media - we do verify our news and sources.” The article was no longer available on the Chinese site Wednesday afternoon.
Events Calendar NOVEMBER 2012
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Thursday 29 A Conversation with Ina Garten, Riverside Theater, 7 p.m.
Friday 30 Milwaukee Admirals vs. Chicago Wolves, Bradley Center, 7 p.m. First Stage presents “Rudolph the RedNosed Reindeer,” Marcus Center Todd Wehr Theater, 7 p.m. “A Christmas Carol,” Brumder Mansion Theater, 7:30 p.m. Lessons and Carols, Church of the Gesu, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday 1 “Let it Snow” Holiday Show, Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory, 9 a.m. Gold ‘n Blues Winter Concert, Varsity Theater, 7 p.m. Women’s Basketball vs. Fordham, Al McGuire Center, 7 p.m. Martina McBride: The Joy of Christmas Tour, 8 p.m.
Sunday 2 Milwaukee Repertory Theater presents “A Christmas Carol,” Pabst Theater, 12 p.m. Music Area Holiday Concert, Varsity Theater, 2 p.m. Igniting Hope: The Miracle on West Towne Square, West Towne Square, 8 p.m.
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Stage IV cancer survivor, alum featured in calendar Kelly Kuster raising awareness of early onset colon cancer By Elise Angelopulos
elise.angelopulos@marquette.edu
Many Marquette alumni experience positive life-changing events throughout their young adulthood, but for Kelly Kuster, a Milwaukee resident, fighting and surviving stage IV colon cancer was never part of her plan. Kuster, 36, will be featured on the June 2013 “Colonder” through the Colon Club, a nonprofit national organization focused on raising awareness about colon cancer in “out-of-the-box” ways. Kuster said she was chosen out of 150 applicants for her spot on the Colonder. “From the moment you are selected as one of the 12, you are treated by the Colondar team as a hero,” Kuster said. “It is very humbling.” Kuster’s battle began as a teenager when she noticed symptoms of chronic abdominal
pain before undergoing surgery to remove ovarian cysts, which partially caused the discomfort. In 2006, Kuster underwent a complete hysterectomy oopherectomy (a procedure which removes a woman’s ovaries and uterus). However, a few months following surgery, symptoms of colon cancer still persisted. Another doctor found stage IV colon cancer in Kuster’s sigmoid colon, which, according to her interview with the Colon Club, led to more complications. Kuster said she tries to tell other individuals undergoing similar treatment and sickness that “it is a disease, it can’t define you.” “It is easy to feel defeated when you read about survival rates,” Kuster said. “As a stage IV colon cancer patient in 2006, I had a less than five percent chance to live five more years. My husband, Bob, and I knew the only option for us was to fight and not give in to statistics – this was a daily physical and mental battle.” Kuster added that her husband has continuously been her anchor. In 2007, after successfully completing treatment, Kuster
was cancer-free with “no evidence of recurrent disease.” Danielle Burgess of the Public Relations Department of Semicolon Communications, a public relations firm founded by a colon cancer survivor, said Kuster serves as an inspiration to those affected by the worst diagnosis. “Her story offers hope that there is life and survivorship even when you’re diagnosed with stage IV cancer,” Burgess said. Burgess added that Kuster’s young age is a key factor in raising awareness for the realities of cancer. “We try to spread the word in out-of-the-box ways that shock the public that colon cancer is happening in adults much younger than when it’s ‘supposed to,’” Burgess said. Shannon Cunanne, a junior in the College of Communication and community relations chair of Colleges Against Cancer at Marquette, said her organization works to raise awareness throughout the Marquette community. “I have witnessed the struggles cancer brings on to individuals and families and decided
that I wanted to become more involved in promoting cancer awareness,” Cunnane said. Cunanne added that ways the CAC promotes educating all individuals about cancer include fundraising throughout the month of October for breast cancer, hosting the Great American Smokeout to create awareness of lung cancer and putting on an annual Relay for Life walk. As a survivor, Kuster said she is able to spread a special message through her work with the Colon Club. “People are surprised to hear I’m a stage IV colon cancer survivor,” Kuster said. “I usually get very odd comments. That’s why the Colondar is such an important project. We need people to understand that you can be diagnosed with colon cancer as young as your teens. It is not just for men over the age of 50.” Kuster stressed that if women (in particular) feel something is not right, they must follow their instinct to prevent more grave issues down the road. “If she doesn’t think her concerns are being taken seriously, she should ask for a second opinion,” Kuster said.
“I wish I would have stood up for myself when medical staff treated me poorly.” Burgess said many symptoms of cancer, including stomach pains, constipation and bleeding, are sometimes due to irritable bowel syndrome, stress or other health problems, which all seem “typical for college students.” She stressed that in the past, these issues have been discussed in the medical field as minor issues, when in reality they may be indicators of a serious illness. “We want to use Kelly’s story to show college students that while cancer may be unusual, it cannot be ruled out and must be screened for if symptoms of colon cancer occur,” Burgess said. Kuster added that it is beneficial when universities like Marquette strive to provide informational sessions and seminars for students. “The more information we provide to young adults about their health, the better,” Kuster said. “If we illustrate the importance of good health habits and regular screenings, cancer can be prevented or detected earlier when it is easily treatable.”
Walker discusses possible higher education reforms Governor wants to tie performance to funds in postsecondary edu. By Melanie Lawder
melanie.lawder@marquette.edu
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker proposed initiatives to change how public higher education would receive government funding at a gathering at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley, Calif. The proposed changes would dispense money to Wisconsin Technical College schools and schools in the University of Wisconsin system based on student performance and graduation rates. “What we’re going to do (about our education system) is not put money in,” Walker said at the forum. “Because as I mentioned before, spending more money is not the answer – spending it more wisely is. We’re going to make more investments that are driven off of performance.” Walker said this new outcome-driven funding would also affect the states’ elementary and high schools. “If you want money,” Walker said, “we need you to perform.” Andy Brodzeller, a senior communication specialist at Marquette, said Walker’s plan would not affect Marquette because of its status as a private institution. “At this point in the process Gov. Walker has only spoken generally about the concept,” Brodzeller said in an email. “Any changes would have to either be part of the governor’s proposed budget or introduced as separate legislation. Based on what the governor has said to date, any change would only apply to public higher education institutions.” Rolf Wegenke, president of the Wisconsin Association of
Independent Colleges and Universities, said the governor is currently consulting with the University of Wisconsin system, the Wisconsin Technical College System and WAICU in formulating a proposal for higher education. He said the governor’s announcement of performance funding is currently just a “general concept.” “Specific details are being developed with the expectation that a proposal will be included in the biennial budget proposal, which the governor will unveil in February 2013,” Wegenke said in an email. Walker’s plans to tie financial funding to academic performance stemmed from his aspirations to close the “skills gap” in the health care, manufacturing and information industries. “They have jobs,” Walker said. “They just don’t have enough skilled workers to fill those jobs.” According to The Next Generation Wisconsin study, manufacturing companies “had gaping holes” in five areas of their talent pool. The study said 37 percent of manufacturers lacked the talent and innovative leadership needed and that 66 percent lacked the talent needed to drive global engagement into the next decade. In a 2012 report prepared for the governor, Tim Sullivan, a special consultant for business and work force development for the state of Wisconsin, recommended performancebased funding in publicly funded schools and encouraged students to seek admission at WTCS so they might fill vacant jobs in the skills gap. “We’ve seen that many of Wisconsin’s future jobs are going to be middle-skill jobs, which are jobs that need some postsecondary education, but less than a four-year degree,” the report concluded. “To that end, Wisconsin should encourage students to attend our technical and two-year colleges.”
The governor voiced such recommendations at the Reagan Forum, emphasizing the need for students to explore the technical degrees that are high in demand in the state. “Are young people getting degrees in jobs that are actually open and needed today, not just the jobs that the
universities want to give us, or degrees that people want to give us?” Walker said. Androo Hinkfuss, a sophomore at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, was not pleased with this statement. He said students should not be pushed to pursue academic careers that do not inspire
or suit them individually. “It is the dream of having a job I enjoy after college that keeps me motivated,” Hinkfuss said. “Not a job that Walker wants me to have, but a job that engages my interests and plays to my talents. I know what I’m best at, and I know what I am interested in.”
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US task force mulling mandatory HIV testing Recommendation in draft form currently, seeks to reduce deaths By Eric Oliver
eric.oliver@marquette.edu
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is screening guidelines that would make HIV testing required for every person aged 15 to 65 nationwide. The guidelines are in draft form, which allows comments from the public for four weeks, said Douglas Owens, a senior investigator at VA Palo Alto Health Care System and a professor of medicine at Stanford University. Owens is also a member of the task force. The task force is an independent panel of non-federal experts who specialize in preventative and evidence-based medicine. It consists mainly of primary care providers. Tarik Jasarevic, a member of media relations with the World Health Organization, said the World Health Organization does not recommend required screenings for HIV, but it does encourage people to go and get tested and receive counseling about HIV. Salina Cranor, a member of the news media team for the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said the CDC is waiting to comment on the current draft until it clears its drafting period. “The recommendations on screening for HIV infection are
draft, and the public is invited to submit comments via the Task Force’s website,” Cranor said in an email. “Because these draft recommendations are subject to change following the public comment period, we will reserve comment until final recommendations are made.” Carolyn Smith, director of Marquette’s Student Health Service, said Student Health Service agrees with this recommendation given the strength of the current evidence, the benefits to public health and
the decreased morbidity that results from early treatment. She said the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has recommended all patients aged 15 to 65 get tested if they had known risk factors since 2005. “The new expanded recommendations now encourage clinicians to screen all adolescents and adults for HIV regardless of their perceived risk for HIV, eliminating the screening process with the hope of enhancing the number of individuals who get screened,” Smith
Most of the 50,000 new HIV infections in the US every year are among gay and bisexual men. 3/4 of gay and bisexual men with undiagnosed HIV had visited some sort of health provider in the previous year, 48 percent weren't tested for HIV. Emergency rooms are considered a good spot to catch the undiagnosed, after their illnesses and injuries have been treated, but experts say only about 2 percent of ER patients known to be at increased risk were tested while there. 1 in 4 new HIV infections occurs in young people ages 13 to 24 years.
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said. “The rationale behind the change in the recommendations comes from evidence that demonstrates substantial benefits to screening.” Smith said substantial evidence has shown that treatment early in the course of the disease is quite effective. She added that there is also evidence that antiretroviral therapy, when administered early in the course of the infection, considerably reduces a patient’s ability to spread the infection. She said this can have a
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6 out of 10 young people infected with HIV do not know they have it, are not getting treated and can pass on the virus to others without knowing.
Infographic by Tyler Kapustka/tyler.kapustka@marquette.edu
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tremendous impact on the 50,000 new cases of HIV in the U.S. that occur annually and that there are very few drawbacks to HIV testing. “All positive screening tests are followed up with a confirmatory test minimizing the risk of false positives,” Smith said. “The stigma of living with HIV is also a lot less than it was several years ago, and routine screening should reduce the stigma that was previously attached to testing. While there is the possibility that people who are positive will have a negative test if the screening is done too early in the course of infection, decisions can be made about whether it needs to be repeated.” Owens said screening only those who were identified as being at increased risk misses many people with HIV because people may not be aware they are at increased risk or may not disclose that they are increased risk. “Screening will help identify people who have HIV, and that’s very important because HIV treatment with antiretroviral therapy helps people live longer and healthier lives and helps reduce transmission of HIV,” Owens said. Owens said the task force found that screening would provide more benefits than any harm because of how accurate the HIV tests are. In recognition of World Aids Day, which is Dec. 1, Smith said Student Health Service will offer free HIV testing to any student on Dec. 3 and 4, with the results being confidential.
Same-day voter registration debated in Wisconsin Walker’s call for end to service criticized by Barrett, Democrats By Jenny Zahn
jennifer.zahn@marquette.edu
While giving a speech in California earlier this month, Gov. Scott Walker revealed plans to end Wisconsin’s same-day voter registration law in spite of its tendency to boost voter turnout rates, a development that has raised questions among other Wisconsin politicians, in order to make the voting process more efficient. Walker mentioned terminating the law on Nov. 16 as he laid out a series of previously unannounced elements of his impending legislative agenda before a sold-out gathering at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley, Calif. – a location known as a platform for Republicans vying for the presidency. Walker brought up the problems that can arise from a sameday registration system. “States across the country that have same-day registration have real problems, because the vast majority of their states have poll workers who are wonderful volunteers, who work 13-hour days and who in most cases are retirees,” Walker said in response to a question from the audience. “It’s difficult for them to handle the volume of people who come at the last minute. It’d be much better if registration was done in
advance of election day. It’d be easier for our clerks to handle that. All that needs to be done.” Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and other prominent Democrats expressed skepticism toward Walker’s claims and sought to pin his motives to partisan electoral advantages. “Clearly the governor is upset with the election results and believes the outcome here in Wisconsin would have been different if there was no same-day registration,” Barrett told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. “(His) goal is to suppress votes of people who don’t vote for Republicans.” The Nov. 6 election yielded 48,000 same-day voter registrants – 17 percent of total voters – in Milwaukee, which brought the city’s overall voter turnout to 87.24 percent, according to data from the City of Milwaukee Election Commission. Marquette’s Alumni Memorial Union hosted the top three wards with the most same-day voter registrations in Milwaukee, according to statistics from the city commission. A majority of voters who cast ballots at Marquette’s polling site registered the same day. Of those same-day registrations, 42 percent voted Republican and 58 percent Democrat, city commission data showed. Other hotspots for same-day voter registration included several wards at or near the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the Milwaukee School of Engineering. Voters younger than 30 accounted for more than 20 percent of the state’s total turnout,
the Journal Sentinel reported. Neil Albrecht, executive director of Milwaukee’s Election Commission, said the termination of the same-day voter registration law would negatively impact access to elections for more transient groups, such as students and people living in poverty. “A change to same-day registration is unwarranted in terms of increasing the accuracy and integrity of the election,” Albrecht said in an email. “There is no indication whatsoever of any correlation between same day registration and voter fraud. However, the elimination of same day registration would have a significant impact on the accessibility of the election to students and people living in poverty.” Same-day voter registration also had a significant impact on the gubernatorial recall election in June, which recorded 43,126 Election Day registrations – 19.2 percent of the total turnout – in Milwaukee, according to numbers from the city commission. Karen Hoffman, visiting assistant professor and director of undergraduate studies for the department of political science, said when election rules like the same-day voter registration law are being debated, it is usually true that electoral advantage is an underlying issue. “Historically, each party tends to advocate election rules that benefit them,” Hoffman said. “Even in the 19th century during debates on the introduction of the secret ballot, a politician’s position on the issue could be
predicted by how the secret ballot would help or hurt his electoral chances. So the same-day registration debate is typical of election rule debates in general. However, it is also true that the trend over time is for the rules to be less restrictive.” Wisconsin is only one of 10 states, as well as the District of Columbia, that offer same-day voter registration. These states tend to net the highest turnout rates in the nation, according to statistics from the United States Elections Project. Wisconsin averaged a 60.93 percent turnout over the past six elections – almost 10 percent higher
than the national average – and the Government Accountability Board estimated a turnout of 70 percent this month. “The benefit of (same-day voter registration) is demonstrated again and again in the level of civic participation in elections,” Albrecht said in an email. “My hope would be that more states would adopt same day registration in a spirit of increasing voter participation, versus Wisconsin or any state removing this resource and limiting access.” You can find the recording of Gov. Scott Walker’s speech on YouTube under “A Reagan Forum with Scott Walker - 11/16/12.”
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31. Raindrop sound 32. Former Italian currency 33. Decorate with needlework 34. Counter 37. Blackthorn 38. Autumn 40. Send forth 41. Epee or saber 43. Apprehend 44. Restitution 46. Cubic meter 47. Polka or samba 48. Surpass 49. Slender 50. Cease 51. Conceal 53. Render unconscious 56. How old you are 57. What we breathe
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Lawsuit: Suit claims Act 10 violates workers’ constitutional rights
February 15, 2011: Gov. Scott Walker requested that the Special Session Assembly Bill 11 (Wisconsin Act 10) be introduced in the Wisconsin Assembly's Committee on Assembly Organization.
February 16: The Joint Finance Committee took executive action and amended and passed AB 11. The bill was then schedThe Assembly Bill 11 uled for debate in the Wisconsin State was referred to the Joint Finance Com- Assembly on Feb. 17. mittee.
February 22: AB 11 was again debated in the Wisconsin State Assembly and immediately approved before being passed to the Wisconsin State Senate.
March 16: Dane County District Attorney Ismael March 9: A Joint Ozanne filed suit in Committee of Dane County Circuit Conference is Court against several created. They legislators as well as amend the bill to Secretary of State La remove aspects that Follette. Four Repubwould require a lican legislative three-fifths majority leaders were accused in the senate to of violating Wisconpass. The senate sin's Open Meetings approved the Law. amended bill. March 18: The court, March 10: The with Judge Maryann Assembly also Sumi presiding, passes the amended granted Ozanne's bill. motion to stop implementation of March 11: The bill is 2011 Wisconsin Act signed into law by 10 pending further Gov. Scott Walker. inquiry.
February 25: The Wisconsin State Senate read AB 11 for the first, second and third times. "However, the Senate was unable to proceed because of the absence of the constitutional quorum necessary to act on a bill containing appropriations."
TIMELINE FOR WISCONSIN ACT 10
March 31: Judge Sumi issued an amended order that the 2011 Wisconsin Act 10 was not to be published and was not in effect.
June 14: The circuit court decision is overruled by the Wisconsin Supreme Court, stating it "exceeded its jurisdiction, invaded the legislature’s constitutional powers...and erred in enjoining the publication and further implementation of the act."
Sept. 14: Dane County Circuit Court Judge Juan Colas "ruled that the law violated workers' constitutional rights to free speech, free association and equal representation under the law by capping union workers' raises but not those of their nonunion counterparts."
Nov. 21: The City of Milwaukee formally requests to join the Act 10 lawsuit, which could find the law unconstitutional.
Sources: Supreme Court Wisconsin Records and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
(2011)
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Inc., said the organization filed the lawsuit in order to argue that the law violated the rights of Wisconsin workers. “We represent 4,700 employees in the Madison Metropolitan School District,” Matthews said. “We need to support their values.” Matthews said the law has set Madison’s teachers’ union back about 54 years. “Act 10 has caused our members to lose a substantial number of (victories) that we have gained through collectivebargaining,” Matthews said. Matthews said about one-third of labor union workers voted for Walker, and he believes they are now regretting their decision. “Wisconsin voters (elected)
people who were against their own interests, and they see that now,” he said. Conservatives, however, think Act 10 is necessary in order to give local municipalities the flexibility they need. Patrick Garrett, chairman of the Marquette College Republicans, said the law has benefited schools, despite claims to the contrary. “School districts are saving money and have been given more flexibility because of the reforms Act 10 has enacted,” he said. Garrett said the recall in June proved that Wisconsinites are ready for change and that they support Walker’s decision. “The Governor won by a decisive 7 percent margin after
initially winning election in 2010,” Garrett said. “Governor Walker entered office facing a budget shortfall, and if these reforms were not enacted, many of these workers would have lost their jobs because the State of Wisconsin would not be able to afford their salaries.” On Sept. 14, Dane County Circuit Judge Juan Colas struck down Walker’s collectivebargaining law. Colas ruled that the law violated workers’ constitutional rights to free speech, free association and equal representation under the law by placing a cap on union workers’ raises while keeping the raises of their nonunion counterparts open. Despite Colas’ ruling, the
Wisconsin Supreme Court could overturn the decision, like it did in June 2011, after it was struck down by a different Dane County judge in an earlier case. Zachary Bowman, the president of the Marquette College Democrats, said the lawsuit against Act 10 is justified because it violates basic freedoms that are guaranteed through the First Amendment and Wisconsin’s constitution. The College Democrats have made efforts to support the lawsuit and the rights of union workers. “Now that we’re in our post-election stage, we’ll be turning to more issue advocacy-based work, and the implications of Act 10 are certainly a
part of that,” Bowman said. Bowman said the law has negatively impacted Wisconsin’s schools but has had little impact on private universities like Marquette. “Marquette isn’t directly affected, as far as I know,” he said. “However, our role as an institution of social justice should encourage all of us to advocate for justice on this issue.” Matthews said he does not see the lawsuit going to Supreme Court. “The decision is so soundly based on constitutional rights to freedom of speech, association and equal protection,” he said. “It would be a waste of the state’s money to appeal (the lawsuit).”
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MPD: Law firm calls for Department of Justice review of MKE police POLICE MISCONDUCT IN THE UNITED STATES (2010)
247 fatalities associated with misconduct reports
4,861 reports of police misconduct tracked
6,613 sworn law enforcement officers involved 354 were agency leaders, such as chiefs or sheriffs $346,512,800 spent on misconduct-related civil judgments and settlements (excluding sealed settlements, court costs and attorney fees)
Source: National Police Misconduct Reporting Project Infographic by Rob Gebelhoff/robert.gebelhoff@marquette.edu
citizens being able to stand up for those in their community whose rights were taken away. One law firm standing by the citizen coalition is Samster, Konkel & Safran, S.C, which has represented many victims of police brutality, including Frank L. Jude, Jr. who was beaten by off-duty MPD officers in 2004. Samster, Konkel & Safran, S.C is also representing Williams’ family. The firm announced its stance on its website Nov. 21. “In that case, we obtained a $2 million settlement for Mr. Jude, so we know the tremendous cost to the City of Milwaukee when its police officers violate civil rights,” the Samster, Konkel & Safran, S.C. post said. “We hope that the Department of Justice decides to conduct a complete review of the MPD so that future police misconduct can be prevented.” Jonathan Safran, a founding member and shareholder of Samster, Konkel & Safran, said this is unfortunate for not just the victim but the Milwaukee taxpayer. “It’s a double injury for the citizens of Milwaukee, because they have to pay their taxpayer dollars for the salary and benefits of the police officers to protect and serve them, and then to have to pay with their city taxpayer dollars to compensate for those who commit civil rights violations,” Safran said. These acts of misconduct took center stage in the media when Derek Williams, 22, died while
being held by Milwaukee police. In July 2011, Williams died in the back seat of a police squad car after telling officers he could not breathe. The officers failed to follow protocol by not calling an ambulance immediately. Law enforcement believed Williams was faking his symptoms. This also motivated the protesters who walked through Marquette two weeks ago calling for Chief Edward Flynn to resign after a video of Williams’ arrest was obtained and released by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Initially, in 2008, Flynn was brought to the department to restore the agency in light of the repeated incidents within the department. However, those waiting for a resignation from Flynn claim that nothing has changed over the past four years. Flynn has stated that he has no plans to step down. MPD had not responded to requests for comment as of press time. Elaine Steiner, a Milwaukee resident, said she is fed up with the high taxes she has to pay in addition to the other various payments the city requires. “I think the taxes are way too high,” Steiner said. “There are a lot of nutty taxes here.” Advocates hope these numbers will motivate the DOJ to move forward with its investigation. The Derek Williams case is currently being investigated by the FBI amid the release of the arrest video.
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CDC: Reported abortion rates see decline in 2009 Most recent numbers show five percent decrease across US By Eric Oliver
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Abortion numbers are dropping nationwide, but the falling numbers aren’t necessarily indicative of a long-term change, according to some experts. According to a recent report released by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the number and rate of abortions fell about five percent in 2009. This is the biggest one-year decrease in at least 10 years. Abortion experts estimate that more than one million abortions are performed each year, though with some states abstaining from reporting numbers to the CDC, as reporting them is voluntary, 785,000 abortions were reported for 2009. The CDC based the 2009 numbers – the most recent available – on 43 states and two cities that have consistently
reported numbers for the last 10 years. Researchers concluded that for every 1,000 women who could bear children, the number of abortions fell from 16 women to 15 in 2009. That is approximately 38,000 fewer abortions per year. Since 2000, the percentage of reported abortions fell about six percent, and the overall abortion rate fell about seven percent. Some researchers cite the recession as a reason why people may have been more careful about using birth control, according to a Nov. 21 TIME article on the subject. Barbara Sella, the associate director for Respect Life and Social Concerns with the Wisconsin Catholic Conference, said that although the number of surgical abortions is decreasing nationwide, medical or nonsurgical abortions are rising. The difference between surgical abortions and medical or non-surgical abortions is that surgical abortions are performed by surgically removing the fetus in a doctor’s office. Medical or non-surgical
abortions, which use chemicals to eliminate the fetus, are still rising in numbers, she said. Sella said the national numbers are also misleading because a number of large states do not report their abortion numbers. Over the years, the number of states reporting abortions has also varied, causing some difficulty when comparing numbers from previous years to more recent statistics. One such state is California, the state with the highest number of abortion providers. “I do think that the number of surgical abortions will continue to drop,” Sella said. “My hope is that people will say they are taking a human life and look at some other options.” Sella said the church is promoting three key points when it comes to planning around unplanned pregnancy. Those points are to know that you aren’t alone, to not be afraid to ask for help and that the church is ready to accommodate any individuals, not just Catholics. “Sometimes what is holding us back is that fear of reaching out and that fear of what other
people will think,” Sella said. “You’re not alone, and healing is possible. Many others have been in your shoes and have found themselves at peace. They’ve found a way to move forward without forgetting the child or their action.” John Jansen, project coordinator at the Pro-Life Action League, said its approach to coordinating prolife movements is more direct than that of the church. “More and more people know the reality of life in the womb,” Jansen said. “For years the prochoice movement would talk
about the fetus as just being a ball of cells. That argument is a lot harder to make these days, with the ubiquity of ultrasounds. Thirty years ago, that was an argument that the prochoice movement could make; today not so much.” As of press time, various pro-abortion rights advocacy groups, including Planned Parenthood of Greater Milwaukee, the Center for Reproductive Rights, NARAL Pro-Choice America and Washington Women for Choice, were unavailable for comment despite multiple attempts to reach them.
Women who had an abortion in 2009 <15
age of women percent
25-29 24.6%
.5%
30-34 14.8%
15-19 15.6%
35-39 8.9%
20-24 32.8%
>40 3.3% Source: http://www.cdc.gov/
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City adds to foreclosure funds Rapidly melting ice Common Council raising UN alarms seeks upkeep of claimed city houses By Monique Collins
monique.collins@marquette.edu
The problem of foreclosed homes has discouraged city officials and is expected to become more costly in the coming months. On Nov. 21, the Common Council’s Finance and Personnel Committee approved a plan that would allow $400,000 of the city’s contingency fund
to be used for the upkeep of foreclosed homes. The Department of City Development has already committed $1 million to the upkeep of these homes and plans to spend that amount next year. With $1 million already budgeted for existing foreclosed homes, the city may have to use more, since the numbers of these properties are climbing. Jeff Fleming, a spokesman for the Department of City Development, said the city is able to predict the number of homes it will take over in the coming years because it takes several years of the non-payment of taxes before the city takes over ownership.
Fleming said the city predicts taking on hundreds more homes in the coming years. The city actively tries to sell these homes but sometimes has to demolish the homes that are not good investments due to property damage. In some instances, the city takes over the ownership of homes while there are still tenants on the property, Fleming said. If the rent is fair based on market rates, the city continues to collect the existing rent. However, this money does not come close to covering maintenance costs of the city’s properties, Fleming said.
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City officials are looking to combat the deterioration of foreclosed homes through increased funding for upkeep.
Arctic ice with area larger than US gone after warm year
By Michael Casey Associated Press
An area of Arctic sea ice bigger than the United States melted this year, according the U.N. weather agency, which said the dramatic decline illustrates that climate change is happening “before our eyes.” In a report released at U.N. climate talks in the Qatari capital of Doha, the World Meteorological Organization said the Arctic ice melt was one of a myriad of extreme and record-breaking weather events to hit the planet in 2012. Droughts devastated nearly twothirds of the United States as well western Russia and southern Europe. Floods swamped west Africa and heat waves left much of the Northern Hemisphere sweltering. But it was the ice melt that seemed to dominate the annual climate report, with the U.N. concluding ice cover had reached “a new record low” in the area around the North Pole and that the loss from March to September was a staggering 11.83 million square kilometers (4.57 million square miles) — an area bigger than the United States. “The alarming rate of its melt this year highlighted the farreaching changes taking place on Earth’s oceans and biosphere,” WMO Secretary-General Michel Jarraud said. “Climate change is taking place before our eyes and will continue to do so as a result of the concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, which have risen constantly and again reached new records.” The dire climate news — following on the heels of a report Tuesday that found melting permafrost could significantly amplify global warming — comes as delegates from nearly 200 countries
struggled for a third day to lay the groundwork for a deal that would cut emissions in an attempt to ensure that temperatures don’t rise more than 2 degrees C (3.6 degrees F) over what they were in preindustrial times. Temperatures have already risen about 0.8 degrees C (1.4 degrees F), according to the latest report by the IPCC. Discord between rich and poor countries on who should do what has kept the two-decade-old U.N. talks from delivering on that goal, and global emissions are still going up. Rajendra Pachauri, chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which shared the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, urged delegates to heed the science and quickly take action. “When I had the privilege in 2007 of accepting the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of the IPCC, in my speech I asked the rhetorical question, ‘Will those responsible for decisions in the field of climate change at the global level listen to the voice of science and knowledge, which is now loud and clear,’ “ he said. “I am not sure our voice is louder today but it is certainly clearer on the basis of the new knowledge.” Delegates in Doha are bickering over money from rich countries to help poorer ones adapt to and combat the impacts of climate change, and whether developed countries will sign onto an extension of a legally binding emissions pact, the Kyoto Protocol, that would run until 2020. A pact that once incorporated all industrialized countries except the United States would now include only the European Union, Australia and several smaller countries which together account for less than 15 percent of global emissions. And the United States is refusing to offer any bolder commitments to cut its emissions beyond a non-binding pledge to reduce emissions by 17 percent below 2005 levels by 2020.
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Faith Leaders: Discussion centers on commonalities, ending violence the moderator of the panel. “But we don’t often hear about the violence that religions face.” The discussion, “Working Together Against Violence: The Contribution of Religious Communities to Social Harmony,” was prompted by the Aug. 5 shooting at the Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wis., in which seven people, including the shooter, were killed. Panel members emphasized the power of dialogue in
preventing misunderstanding and violence. “We tend to underestimate the power of the word,” Berkson said as the panel began. “It’s what American society ought to be about – that we can come together and discuss our faiths.” The theme of the power of the word continued throughout the rest of the discussion. “Dialogue with other faiths gives you a binocular view of something that your religion
might only give you a monocular view of,” Tsultrim said. Though none of the other religions had suffered from local violence to the degree that the Sikhs had, they had all been affected by some kind of violence. “I was asked by someone a few years ago what I had done to stop 9/11,” Mital said. “I said, I worked hard, paid my taxes and tried to make the country stronger.”
Mital stressed that awareness in addition to dialogue is important to bridging the rifts between different faiths. Brown agreed that awareness is key to understanding veiled violence. “We face the threat of racism, stereotypes and bigotry daily,” Brown said. As the discussion wound down, the conversation turned to the things the six religions have in common. “I believe that all of us, in our
traditions, (have) things that teach us to be compassionate and loving,” Tsultrim said. Berkson and Shaheed agreed that all religions at their core espouse equality. “We are all of infinite and equal value,” Berkson said. Shaheed denounced all violence, regardless of the faith or identity of the victim. “Why does it matter who was attacked?” Shaheed said. “It’s wrong, no matter who it is.”
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Community religious leaders gathered in Cudahy Hall Tuesday afternoon to address violence against religions and discuss the importance of promoting dialogue among different faiths.
MU adapting to demand for classes in cyberspace Online courses see growth, face-to-face learning remains stable By Elise Angelopulos
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New crowd-sourcing technology that integrates live large-scale lecture broadcasts and online class rosters may soon become the new norm. More than 33 universities use this technology to reach hundreds of thousands of students through the web. The online course provider Coursera has recently added other university partners, like the University of Texas, and began charging fees for certificates and proctored exams. According to an article in the New York Times, Massive Open Online Courses are free classes that encompass basic learning
practices like lectures and required readings but are administered online. In order to receive credit for these courses, students must pay block amounts, as they would when registering for a standard semester. The courses are available to anyone with an Internet connection and enable professors to create online lectures and discussion forms. This frees up more time for one-on-one interaction for students since basic notes and information are administered online. This enables students with questions or needs to receive such help in the actual classroom. Heidi Schweizer is the director of e-Learning at Marquette and oversees most university online coursework. She said she does not think online classes will replace lecture halls or face-to-face learning. “I do see more students mixing and matching online courses with face-to-face courses,”
Schweizer said. “The flexibility of an online course offers the non-traditional student (a growing number of students in higher ed) an attractive option to the challenges of time and place constraints face to face courses present.” Flexibility seems to have attracted students to online courses. The technology gained popularity last year when Sebastian Thrun, a Stanford professor, offered a free artificialintelligence course that reached more than 160,000 students in more than 190 nations. Schweizer said more than 100 online or blended courses are offered at Marquette and that online Core of Common Studies classes are popular and tend to fill during the summer months. “If an online course is well designed and well taught, it makes no difference if it is offered online or face-to-face,” she said. Schweizer said undergraduate students seeking a traditional
education must balance an online experience with in-person communication. According to the New York Times article, experts are unsure how the technology will be perceived, but they are certain that its ability to reach broader audiences is unparalleled. Schweizer said Marquette’s College of Education was “first in the marketplace” to offer an online graduate degree, but it no longer does. She said larger nationally recognized online programs may be of interest to the college in coming years. If Marquette students wish to enroll in online classes through other institutions, Joyce Wolburg, the associate dean of the College of Communication, said most class credits will transfer as long as they meet certain criteria. The class must be taught at an accredited university and provide the right content, along with other factors. Like Schweizer, Wolburg said
the College of Communication’s online summer courses like Principles of Advertising and Introduction to Communication are in especially high demand. Wolburg said online courses can be beneficial but may not be an across-the-board method of learning. “For students who live (far away) or need to fit a course around their work schedule, this is a tremendous benefit,” Wolburg said. “On the other hand, online courses are not for everyone. Some students and some faculty like the traditional classroom environment better, so students have to find what works best for them.” Wolburg said she is doubtful online classes will entirely replace traditional classes. “There is something to be said for the person-to-person interaction between faculty and students and the opportunity to build relationships,” Wolburg said.
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Hitchcock Famed director hits the screen again, this time as the subject By Peter Setter
peter.setter@marquette.edu
Great director Alfred Hitchcock is invading American theaters once again, albeit this time as the focus of a biopic about his life. “Hitchcock,” coming out Dec. 7 in Milwaukee after a limited release last Friday, is the most recent attempt to portray the famed director on screen, with Anthony Hopkins in the lead role. “The Girl,” an HBO film released earlier this year, is another attempt that focuses on the director’s obsessive relationship with actress Tippi Hedren. Patrick McGilligan, a Marquette professor, film historian and author of the Hitchcock biography “Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light,”
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has yet to see “Hitchcock.” “Honestly, it’s outside my purview of thought,” McGilligan said. “It doesn’t strike me as a serious film. It might be good, the performances might be good, but the ideas of the film sound kind of funny. It’s based on a good book, but they drag everything into it, including taking stuff from my book. It’s more of a hodge podge of entertainment.” Although McGilligan has not seen the movie, he already sees some flaws in the way the film presents events in Hitchcock’s life, most notably an alleged affair between his wife Alma Reville and the screenwriter of “Psycho.” The affair, which McGilligan researched and brought to the fore, was not in the source material for “Hitchcock.” “(The filmmakers) adopted it and put it into their film out of context and out of chronology,” McGilligan said. “In other words, I’m writing about it taking place in the 1940s. They put it in 1960 because they are creating this hodge podge fiction.
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If I were an ordinary person, I wouldn’t care. As a historian, I am offended.” For McGilligan, a film that went in the direction similar to the recent biopic “Lincoln” would be a better presentation of the real Alfred Hitchcock. McGilligan said a serious character study of the famous director would be “profoundly interesting, moving and valuable.” “I think in the case of ‘Hitchcock’, there’s not an attempt to present the real Hitchcock,” McGilligan said. “There’s an attempt to present an entertaining film revolving around the making of ‘Psycho’ and a suped-up idea of Alma’s love affair with the screenwriter. To me, that’s the wrong way to go.” In addition to “Hitchcock” and “The Girl” being released this year, Hitchcock’s “Vertigo” was named the best film of all time by the Sight & Sound critics’ poll this year, Hitchcock’s first film as a director – “The Pleasure Garden” – premiered last year in London after being restored, and his first film with a credit – “The White Shadow” – was found in New Zealand after it was thought to be lost. McGilligan said there is not a definitive answer as to why 2012 has seen such a resurgence for the director. But various waves of new Hitchcock material seem to have created a domino effect. “After his death, there was a period of quiescence while the films, which were owned by Universal, were restored and rereleased theatrically,” McGilligan said. “That started a little wave. After that was video, DVD and now Blu-Ray. And the centenary fell during that period of time, and additional books got a lot of attention, including mine.” McGilligan said that as time goes on, people start reflecting more on Hitchcock, leading to material that deals with his life and works. Today, people still revere him for his work and are making films to pay homage. “A lot of avenues of research and thought about him opened up, and people started to think of him differently and maybe even more nostalgically than before,” McGilligan said. “So we look back on someone like that now as not only someone
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Patrick McGilligan currently teaches a class on Alfred Hitchcock’s career.
who still has something to say to us in his film, or just entertain us, but as someone who is an exemplar.” Despite filmmakers looking back to Hitchcock as inspiration for their work today, McGilligan believes people still respond to Hitchcock’s movies because they are entertaining and the subject matter appeals across generations. “Not all, but most of them are about some convergence of sex and violence – sometimes domestic violence, sometimes political violence and terrorism,” McGilligan said. “Those are always very modern concerns. Every generation is interested in those. They are modern ideas, and he was a very subversive, modern filmmaker.” According to McGilligan, Hitchcock’s efforts to make each film his own still resonates with people today. “In sly ways, he fought censorship, and in sly ways, he fought the producers,” McGilligan said. “He was determined to make his own mark on whatever film he was making. And that mark was a very strong personality, ideas of what was entertainment and evolving sex and violence … and always with something that nobody can replicate, which is the Hitchcock humor, a dark humor
with sly innuendos.” McGilligan said many directors today aspire to reach the level of sophistication of a Hitchcock film. “You either see Hitchcock’s influence in their work – somebody like Spielberg – or you see someone who has absorbed that and moved on to doing something different,” McGilligan said. “You see the lessons of Hitchcock in the best filmmakers today, and they all want to make a film that’s that well thought out and controlled scene by scene.” To McGilligan, no other director has the level of fame of Hitchcock. Besides being a recognizable brand, the director is famous for 10 or 15 films and has a name familiar to people around the world. “He’s the only film director before 1970 about whom you can make a film called ‘Hitchcock,’ or you can have a Tshirt that says ‘Hitchcock’ or even just have a picture of his face and go anywhere around the world and everyone immediately knows what it is and they have an idea of what kind of film Hitchcock makes,” McGilligan said. “In terms of film directors, there is no one like him.”
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Beautiful direction keeps ‘Life of Pi’ sailing strong Director Lee turns unfilmable book into visual, emotional trip By Claire Nowak
claire.nowak@marquette.edu
This was a record-setting Thanksgiving weekend, and I’m not talking about Black Friday deals or turkey sales. With more than $290 million in ticket sales, it became the most successful Thanksgiving weekend in Hollywood history. Most of the credit can be given to “Breaking Dawn Part 2,” “Skyfall” and “Lincoln,” which were the three most profitable, respectively and unsurprisingly. But in the midst of vampires, secret agents, and past presidents were two key characters: an Indian boy stranded in the middle of the Pacific and a Bengal tiger, the stars of director Ang Lee’s newest film, “Life of Pi.” The movie is a faithful adaptation of Yann Martel’s 2002 bestselling novel, telling the story of Piscine Molitor Patel, who gives himself the nickname “Pi” as a child. As an adult, Pi narrates his tale to a writer hoping to hear a story “that will make you believe in God.” He recalls his unique childhood growing up in his father’s zoo and experimenting with multiple religions. These encounters with nature and faith foreshadow Pi’s epic battle for survival, when the ship taking Pi and his family from India to Canada tragically sinks, leaving Pi stranded in a lifeboat with a few of his father’s zoo animals. Hunger quickly gets the best of most of the animals, and soon the recent orphan is left alone with a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. It is difficult to encounter a more static movie setting than a solitary lifeboat in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Considering the ever more frequent use of intense action sequences, the setting in “Life of Pi” is abnormal and risky. Since 75 percent of the film takes place in a watery wasteland, there
There is a certain quality that makes their relationship believable – that is, if anyone ever got stranded in the middle of the Pacific with a carnivorous cat.
is a real potential for the movie to take a similar course to Pi’s boat and go nowhere fast. Fortunately, director Ang Lee keeps the audience captivated with the story and visual effects. A good portion of the movie surrounds Pi attempting to keep himself occupied, lest he go mad from isolation. This in itself is a difficult feat, portrayed brilliantly by newcomer Suraj Sharma, and it is even harder to make compelling on film. Yet Pi’s conversations with himself and Richard Parker are easily enough to entertain audiences. Immediately following the ship’s sinking, Pi’s primary concern is not becoming the tiger’s next meal. Still, even when the two begin to trust each other, it isn’t because of some magical change in one or the other. There is a certain quality that makes their relationship believable – that is, if anyone ever got stranded in the middle of the Pacific with a carnivorous cat. The role of religion in the movie is a refreshing touch in a time of characteristically secular movies. There is no endorsement of a single religion, but rather a combination of Hindu, Christian and Muslim beliefs that give Pi hope when he has nothing left. At times, he is openly and understandably frustrated with God for his impossible situation, but his childlike faith and trust in God keep him fighting for a return to civilization. Possibly the best part of the film is its incredible visual imagery. The 3-D effects are artistic and not overly exaggerated, the way 3-D should always be used, as opposed to a scheme to get a few extra bucks out of a movie ticket. While most shots are of the ocean, Lee adds variety with various sea creatures, dazzling sunsets and intense thunderstorms that show nature’s violence and beauty. His visual expertise gives otherworldly elements to the scenery, at times eliminating the horizon alltogether. By day, Pi’s lifeboat drifts through reflected clouds. By night, it floats in a sea of stars. For a film focused on one person, “Life of Pi” has an incredible amount of emotion and potentially risky techniques. Yet Lee pulls it off in a heart-tugging tale of beauty, faith and survival. Does it make viewers believe in God? Possibly, but not probably. Will it make the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences believe in 3-D again? Much more likely.
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Patrick Watson comes alive for band’s live shows Canadian indie band brings energy from its backyard to MKE’s By Erin Heffernan
erin.heffernan@marquette.edu
There is something about live music that often doesn’t translate on tape. Perhaps it’s the collective experience or the spontaneity. Maybe it’s in the bright lights, big speakers and high probability that someone will spill beer on your shoes. But for certain bands, the music is just different live. The sound surrounds and captivates, and the audience feels something headphones or a stereo could never deliver. Patrick Watson considers itself one of those bands. The Canadian band has found success, even winning one of the premiere Canadian awards, the Polaris Prize with its creates symphonic indie music that shifts between delicacy and resounding power. The band has a sound that can move move chamber-pop to rock seamlessly. Patrick Watson, the band’s frontman and namesake, has a unique voice that floats through the music, adding an element that is playful, tender and melodic. Now touring the country after the recent release of its album “Adventures In Your Own Backyard,” the band will play Friday at Turner Hall for the “Ten Buck Show” series. “(The live shows) are the thing I am most proud of,” Watson said. “Whereas CDs are not for everybody, I feel like the shows are an adventure that have all sorts of different things for different people.” From the band’s inception, it has focused on the experience it
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Canadian indie band Patrick Watson is known for their unique live shows, featuring elements like a 40-foot inflatable bubble and strange instruments.
creates for audiences. The members of Patrick Watson’s band first came together nearly by chance. Watson is a classically trained musician whose focus was on composing film scores, but he decided to assemble the band when asked to create songs to accompany a book of photography. “We thought it would be fun to do the songs live,” Watson said. “So we rented out a 100-year-old vaudeville theatre, and I think people just showed up to see what it would be like. But it worked really well, and people loved it.” The band then went on to focus on creating more unique shows featuring
unconventional multimedia elements. It searched for creative, surprising and innovative ways to connect with the audience. “We once did a show in a 40foot inflatable bubble,” Watson said, “and there were hundreds of projectors around us while we played.” Patrick Watson also played a show in which the images projected behind the band were being shot live during the performance. “We were doing things you just weren’t supposed to do.” Watson said. But soon Patrick Watson grew in popularity and began to tour around the world.
“We found out that you can’t take that kind of stuff on tour unless you are a big arena act,” Watson said. “But we hope to eventually go back to that.” And though there are no longer bubbles or projectors involved, the band still invests a focus and energy in creating energetic and unique shows. Watson has been known for using unconventional instruments, adding a grace to seemingly regular items. In the past the group has played bike chains, musical saws and spoons. Though it is moving away from the strange instruments on its newest album, the performances are always filled with hints of unconventionality.
“We still have marimbas, and our guitarist plays with a toothbrush at times.“ Watson said. “But I think what surprises people the most is the sound we can make with just that many people on stage. We have a really big sound live.” Patrick Watson comes alive on nights in concert halls, festival grounds and theaters when it plays its joyful and emotive music. “We’re a very in-the-moment kind of band,” Watson said. “We don’t play exactly the same every night. And I think that it is what people really appreciate. We’re not putting on a show. We’re putting together an evening where we all can get crazy together.”
‘Cartoon’ hopes on-stage animation draws a crowd Youngblood Theatre’s latest combines lively drawings, dark tone By Eva Sotomayor
eva.sotomayor@marquette.edu
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If you didn’t watch Saturday morning cartoons as a child, life was probably pretty boring. Most of us remember watching our favorite superheroes kick butt and save the world. “Cartoon,” the latest production by Milwaukee’s Youngblood Theatre, aims to be a grown-up version of our favorite TV shows – funny and entertaining but also, at times, violent and critical of society. The premise of the play is simple enough. It takes place in ToonTown after a character called Trouble steals a giant hammer that the dictator Esther uses to keep order. Chaos naturally ensues. Written by Steve Yockey, “Cartoon” may seem like a zany, goofy play due to its name and animations, but it actually deals with a lot of big topics. Its tagline, “A war on terror in ToonTown!”, neatly describes the dark tone behind the plot. “It tackles a lot of questions,
but it doesn’t hit people in the head in an obvious manner,” said Michael Cotey, the show’s director. “There’s no swearing or sexuality, but it’s very dark and very violent. It’s also in a dark theater, and the location fits the play really well. The audience in a way feels like they shouldn’t be there.” The play includes a diverse cast of stock and stereotypical cartoon characters, including the anime girl, the superhero, the prince and princess and many others. They are supposed to represent different aspects of society, with characters like Esther as a “dictator” and Trouble as an “anarchist” wanting to cause trouble in ToonTown. “It’s wild – it’s like watching 13 different plays all strung together,” Cotey said, adding that the play is supposed to be fastpaced, with different scenes moving quickly from one to the next and a runtime expected to hit only 70 minutes. In order to help create the cartoon universe of the play, the staging includes several projected animations. “One of the many elements are title cards, so it’s like flipping through different channels,” Cotey said. Although the play features the element of anima-
tion, Cotey noted that it’s not the only unique element in the play. “(The play) features a lot of things that we’ve never done before,” Cotey said. “It has original songs and singing and dancing. It has a lot of stage combat and gunfire. Being a small theater company, it’s one of our most ambitious plays yet.” The play has been in rehearsals since the last week of October, but Cotey said the intention of doing the play had been in his head for about a year. He describes the concept as something that “sneaks up on you,” and the idea stayed with him until he was finally able to bring it to life. “Cartoon” is playing in the Milwaukee Fortress, and tickets are $15. The play is set to premiere Nov. 30 and will continue its run through Dec. 15. The play is not only anticipated by audiences but also by the castmebers and the people behind the production. “We’ve been dealing with this play for so long that we already know every line and every surprise,” Cotey said. “So we’re excited to see how the audience will react to all of the surprises and unexpected scenes.”
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Do Dapper December
Matt Mueller In 48 hours, I will be free. Okay, maybe I’ve always been free, but for the past 29 days, my face has been the prisoner of a strange yearly ritual commonly referred to as No Shave November. I’ve participated in the hideous month of mustaches and man-hair since my freshman year here at Marquette. At the time, it seemed like an awesome idea. After all, what guy doesn’t want to parade around the city with a big, manly beard that says, “If you’ll excuse me, I have to carry a redwood log that I just chopped down with my bare hands?” That’s how the month of November always starts, but 30 days later, I’m stuck looking in the mirror at the sad, furry mess growing out of my chin that resembles a small rodent. My face refuses to grow a beard; it only manages a goatee pattern, leaving my cheeks and sideburns a barren wasteland. I am doomed forever to look like a “Die Hard” villain. That’s why I’m proposing a successor to No Shave November. There’s lots of reasons to put myself and those I love through this (seriously, this “beard” has ruined Mueller family Thanksgiving photos for almost half a decade at this point). On a wide-scale level, the origins of No Shave November – or Movember, as it is also called – are based in
charity and raising awareness for noble causes. And on a personal level, it’s my senior year. That means it’s my last chance to attempt to grow a beard before entering the real world, where randomly looking like Tom Hanks in “Cast Away” is not a good look for an interview. Even with those excuses, though, the fact is that during No Shave November, most guys look like unsightly schlubs. A few participants have the beard-growing prowess to look like the Brawny man, but everyone else can only pull at their feeble chin stubble in jealousy and frustration. The most common female reactions to No Shave November, in fact, seem to be “Don’t do it” and “Oh please dear God, don’t do it.” So, guys, after a month of leaving our appearance unshorn and unkempt, I think it’s our duty to make it up to the people we’ve forced our grungy looks upon. I happen to have the ideal solution: Dapper December. The concept is simple: We’ve looked like crap for the past month; let’s look handsome for a month in return. I’m not just talking about shaving off the beard (or whatever tufts of facial hair you may unconvincingly call a beard). I say dress up in a shirt and tie every day, maybe even a vest and a suit jacket too. Spare no expense. I mean, have you seen the photos of yourself from the past month? Unpleasant. Of course, Dapper December takes a bit of effort. You have to wake up a bit earlier, maybe set up outfits the night before, and unless you own an Express or a Gap, you’ll probably have to do some dry cleaning, laundry or get creative. But that’s the point; it is
a change from a month when guys everywhere represent the result of minimal effort. Appearances don’t mean everything, but they do reflect how a person wants the world to perceive them. It also reflects how a person sees themself. It’s trite to say that if you look good, you feel good, but it’s true. Wearing a suit and knowing you look like a character from “Mad Men” (minus the sexism and alcoholism) makes you more confident. And considering finals are just around the corner, I know many of us could use all the confidence we can get (with the least amount of studying, if possible). Psychological mumbo-jumbo aside, the goal is to show an effort. Nowadays, our culture has made it acceptable to routinely throw on sweatpants, athletic clothes and a cheap sweatshirt. It’s the norm to look lazy and present the image that you just don’t care. But unfortunately, that mindset may seep into everyday life and can affect how you interact and work with others. I understand there are days when you wake up at noon, and popping on a shirt and tie seems like more effort than necessary. But you might be surprised how much better you feel when you step out the door with your best foot forward. For the past month, you feared that the world would see your face. Now, in Dapper December, you’ll be ready to face the world. Matt’s movie reviews can be found at onmilwaukee.com. Contact him at matthew.mueller@marquette.edu.
Rob Delaney The Riverside Theatre 11/29 Twitter-famous comedian and writer Rob Delaney brings his unique and often profane brand of humor off the Twitter page and onto the Turner Hall stage. Hopefully, his set will be longer than 140 characters.
Alabama Shakes The Riverside Theatre 11/30 With songs like the hit “Hold On” that sound straight out of a long tradition of bluesy soul, it’s hard to believe that the members of Alabama Shakes are mostly 20-somethings just off their first album, “Boys & Girls.” They will bring their passionate live act to Milwaukee on Friday, bringing audiences both back in time and into the future of music.
Premium Rush Varsity Theater 11/30-12/1 When the summer began, I assumed that “The Dark Knight Rises” would be the most entertaining movie starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt in 2012. Well, look at all the egg on my face! As it turns out, “Premium Rush” is a lot more fun than any bike messenger action movie has any right to be.
@MUTribune Forget planes and automobiles. Assistant editor Erin Heffernan rediscovers the romance of trains. Find out more at www.marquettetribune. org
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Lamenting sequels that ruin the original
career search
Brooke Goodman
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Why are you here at college? Is it because you felt like it was socially expected of you? Was it the natural next step after high school? Did your parents give you no alternative, or was it genuinely your choice? College-age Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs probably asked themselves similar questions while in school, and they all went on to be extremely successful in life. But Zuckerberg didn’t major in social networking, Gates didn’t get a degree in computer science and Jobs didn’t specialize in being a technology guru and innovator. In fact, none of these men graduated from college at all. We are definitely not advocating dropping out of school, but if the only reason for going to college was to obtain a job four years later, we don’t think the experience would be nearly as meaningful. College is meant for self-discovery and higher learning, not just to churn out employees for the future. Too often we hear students complain about the core of common studies because it doesn’t directly relate to the specific majors students intend to turn into their careers. Just because the course description does not explicitly say “nursing” or “engineering” or whatever your major may be, does not mean the class won’t help you later in life in some way, even by simply giving you something new to think about. That’s the beauty of holistic education – it benefits you as a person, not just as a potential employee. In a commencement speech at Stanford, Jobs said he took a calligraphy class at college, not because it was required, but because he wanted to. At the time, he had no idea what the future had in store for him. He ended up applying the skills he learned in that class to create the computer fonts we use today. So maybe that dreaded class isn’t as pointless as you may think. ‘Tis the season for course evaluations, and we encourage students to think about that before clicking “submit.” If you’re only “taught” by reading a slideshow and regurgitating it to pass a test, are
you actually learning? Students and professors alike need to focus on what knowledge is actually being gained from Marquette’s courses, not just the tangible skills they are designed to produce. Sure, we may not remember the names of every philosopher discussed in PHIL 1001, but the class may change the way we think, and how we understand what it means to be a human being and the way this understanding influences the way we live. If you don’t end up in a career in the area of your major, would you still find the skills you’re learning in college important? Because you should. According to the 2011 Current Population Survey data by Northeastern University, about 1.5 million, or 53.6 percent, of bachelor’s degree-holders under the age of 25 were jobless or underemployed last year. That means that these students are graduating and getting jobs that do not pertain to their college major, or sometimes not finding a job at all. It’s no secret that the economy is in a less than desirable state right now, so it’s important to try to get a well-rounded education and be able to extract and apply skills learned from all classes to a variety of career paths. Who knows what sort of job you’ll have five years from now? There are certain courses that have intrinsic value; in fact, all courses should. Courses like Race and Gender Issues in Mass Media and Introduction to Economics, among other classes, might not relate directly to your dream career, but there is still valuable information to be learned from them. Living a full life means doing, seeing and thinking about all sorts of things, not just having your ideal job (although that would be nice, too). Look at the bigger picture of education while you have the chance. College provides us with an opportunity to grow as people, to think about what we know, what we believe and how it will affect the rest of our lives. We should use course evaluations as a chance to hold our professors and ourselves accountable to that ideal.
There are few things that frustrate me more than a sequel that ruins a great original. We’ve seen it with “Jurassic Park,” Disney classics, the “Saw” series, “Grease” and the “Halloween” movies, as soon as they attempted to incorporate witches. There was never a time when dinosaurs should have been extinct more than during “Jurassic Park III.” In “Cinderella II: Dreams Come True,” Disney completely disregarded the fact that fairy tales are supposed to end with “happily ever after.” Not “happily ever after ... and then there was more.” The “Saw” movies became even more confusing than the reason I spent all that money to see them in theaters. “Grease 2” proved that some awkward guy on a motorcycle trying to seduce Michelle Pfeiffer didn’t come anywhere close to Danny and Sandy. And news flash, “Halloween,” I don’t care about Michael Myers in space, on a beach or in a run-down house murdering a bunch of kids who just got high. What might frustrate me even more, though, is when producers try to make a sequel out of my favorite shows and movies. If you haven’t heard, there is going to be a “Boy Meets World” sequel. In other words, there is going to be a sequel/spin-off “thing” (I’m not quite sure what to call it) to one of the greatest shows of our generation’s time. If you can’t already tell by my rantings, I’m not quite ready to jump on the “Girl Meets World” bandwagon. The plan is to reprise Cory and Topanga (Ben Savage and Danielle Fishel) as they embark on one of the most terrifying journeys of parenthood – raising a teenage girl. Their 13-year-old
daughter, Riley, will experience many of the ups and downs of adolescence as she ... wait for it ... meets the world. There hasn’t been much word of plot lines or other returning characters, but it is known that Cory will be a seventh grade teacher, and Riley’s best friend, Maya, causes her teacher, Mr. Matthews, a whole lot of trouble. Sound eerily familiar? I don’t want to be a Debbie Downer, and I truly hope this show succeeds so I can watch Cory and Topanga at a normal time instead of at 6 a.m., but let’s just think about this for a second. Cory and Topanga are the new Mr. and Mrs. Matthews. At the same time, Cory is the new Mr. Feeny. Riley is the new Cory. Maya is the new Shawn. Together they’ll face the struggles of junior high. The only difference is that instead of having to walk five feet out the door to receive life advice, all Riley has to do is call upstairs for a nice paternal heart-to-heart. “Girl Meets World” seems to be exactly what it sounds like ... a poor substitute for a great show. I wonder if the theme song will be the same – no need to mess up something that works, right? Wrong, apparently. So, Disney Channel, please don’t mess this up. You saw what happened to Molly Ringwald when she joined the cast of “The Secret Life of the American Teenager” and said goodbye to ever having the same type of successes she had in John Hughes films. By no means am I saying the producers of this sequel shouldn’t try. I’m just saying there are some really high expectations that come along with its creation. The returning characters need to be revitalized yet still have all of their same lovable characteristics. And the new characters need to be dynamic and not live in the shadows of the actors who used to fill their similar roles. And above all else, please bring back Mr. Feeny. So yes, “Girl Meets World,” I’ll give you a chance, but you’d better live up to the epic-ness that was your predecessor. And please, oh please, don’t end up tainting my childhood. brooke.goodman@marquette.edu
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Discover your roots through your family tree
Tony Manno It’s those brief moments of having nothing on the brain that I’ve come to love. I usually tell myself I’ll fill those times with something intellectual – maybe read some Walt Whitman poems – and end up doing something mindless, like playing WarioWare mini games on my Nintendo emulator. But with a solid month of nothing coming up, I’d like to strike a chord
somewhere in the middle, between wandering aimlessly through Milwaukee and reading Wikipedia pages on theories in neuroscience. So in that time and the months that follow, I’ve come up with a noble pursuit: to get in touch with my roots. This investigation is something I’ve always put off. More times than not I feel like I get enough of my culture in the way my family acts and that I’m a nag if I try to dig any deeper. But we all come from somewhere unique, and we need to embrace it. I’m a three-fourths Italian and one-fourth Irish stew, but what does that mean if I don’t know the ingredients? I think these little factoids have formed us more than we let on. Unfortunately I can’t vouch for Ancestry.com, but I’ve heard good things. The first step I’ve gone through on this quest was earlier this semester when I looked myself up on Facebook. Not myself, actually, but rather alternate Tony
Mannos that live throughout the world. I figured sharing the Manno name gives us a true hereditary linkage, and sharing a first name just makes it bizarre. One Tony I found lives in Australia, and one works at a Missouri casino. To switch lives with another Tony Manno… But I digress. The next step is to do something that happens frequently: listen in on stories of relatives, especially from parents and other close family members. There are so many ways to interpret these stories that we somehow ignore because we’re so close to the people telling them. It’s as if we have them already figured out. But if you put some of these stories into context – who was there, what the time was like – they start to look a lot more interesting. Stories of my own parents’ childhoods can tell me about Italian customs, what a ‘70s childhood looked like and struggles assimilating to the American way. The final step, for me, then, is to take
advantage of studying abroad across the Atlantic next semester to go a final level deeper toward my roots, seeing Sicily and the other places my family hails from. If all goes right, I’ll come back to the States with an accent and a Luigi mustache. Of course, half of your roots come from where you already are. In that case, I’m an American male, a student who likes to walk aimlessly and someone who listens to Pearl Jam only if it comes up on the radio (you’ve got to secure these details in the meantime). There’s an adage in writing to “write what you know.” But some of the things we ‘know’ are only on the surface – and it does a lot of good to go a few layers deeper, to understand why we do the things we do and think the way we think. It’s a question of culture – all of us have a different one, and the more we know about it, the better we can tell the story. anthony.manno@marquette.edu
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TRACK AND FIELD
Cross-country a building block for runners Agnew, Ross ready to tear up indoor season after layoff By Christopher Chavez
christopher.chavez@marquette.edu
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Redshirt sophomore Spencer Agnew wants to qualify for the 2013 Big East Indoor Championships this year.
VOLLEYBALL
This is the second of a three part series previewing the 2012-13 season for the Marquette track and field team. Next Tuesday: Sprinters With cross-country season having come to an end, members of the Marquette distance squad will adjust to the change of scenery from hilly courses to the flat track. Coach Mike Nelson transitions from the cross-country coach to an assistant track coach, but he is still looking forward to the fast times ahead in the 2012-13 indoor season. “I see it as a building block process,” Nelson said. “As you get better in track, you get better in cross-country. As you get better in cross-country, you get better in track. My training doesn’t change all that much as we go from one to the next.” The majority of the crosscountry team spent time resting prior to fall break, and it is now getting into light training. Upon returning to Marquette for classes, the training intensity will gradually be built back up. Most of the runners who participated in cross-country meets during championship season will not be competing in the team’s first meet. Some runners who did not compete at the Big East Championship or the Great Lakes Regional have had extra time to prepare for the indoor season and will be ready to race. Redshirt sophomore Spencer Agnew was plagued by a foot
injury that sidelined him for the majority of the summer, and he eased his way back into form during cross-country. After redshirting his sophomore year, he is ready to be back on the track representing Marquette. “I’ve grown a lot as an athlete with a lot more training under my belt,” Agnew said. “I want to qualify for (the 2013 Big East Indoor Conference Championship) and, hopefully, mix it up with people in the conference to see how I can do. Definitely run some personal bests.” Agnew holds the freshman 3,000-meter record and will be racing in distances from the mile to the 5,000-meter. Right with Agnew will be junior Evan Ross, who has found more success on the track due to his speed on a flatter surface. “Evan has always thrown it down on the track,” senior Connor Callahan said. “He’s so talented that he can get into really good racing shape really quickly.” Senior Patrick Maag suffered an ankle sprain at the Big East Cross-Country Championship, but he rebounded and raced at the Great Lakes Regional. He missed time earlier in the crosscountry season, which leads the coaches to believe there is still mileage in the tank for him to start his indoor season earlier than most others. After a cross-country season with several freshmen in the top seven on the men’s and women’s sides, the early meets could be used to experiment with distances for the less experienced runners. “They’ve set themselves up for a good track season,” Nelson said. “With freshmen, you never know. Some of them have See Runners, page 17
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MU looks to cool off Bluejays Fall of Big East due Missouri Valley to poor football champ Creighton has won 16 straight By Patrick Leary
patrick.leary@marquette.edu
On Friday, the Marquette women’s volleyball begins its second trip to the NCAA tournament in Minneapolis. The Golden Eagles take on Creighton (28-3) in the first round, with a potential matchup with Minnesota (24-7) looming with a win. “We’re super excited,” senior right side hitter Holly Mertens said. “The past three practices this week were great. We’re all really energized and really focused
on what we want to do against Creighton. It’s high energy, high focus and we’re ready to go.” The Golden Eagles, who finished the regular season 26-7, discovered their fate on Sunday when the NCAA revealed the bracket. “There’s a lot of excitement going into the NCAA tournament,” coach Bond Shymansky said. “We’re a little on edge, and that’s a good thing. We’re a little tight, and that’s also a good thing, because we need to be able to let that out during the match on Friday.” Marquette is hoping to go further than it did last year, when it fell to Illinois (the eventual national runner-up) in the second round after defeating No. 24 Western Kentucky in the first round.
We’re a little on edge, and that’s a good thing ... because we need to be able to let that out during the match on Friday. ” Bond Shymansky, volleyball coach
“We know that those are highpressure situations,” senior middle hitter Dani Carlson said. “The times that we’ve been under pressure this season specifically we’ve risen and we’ve done well. Just relaying to the girls that we can believe in what we have and it’s what we’ve worked for the whole season.” Interestingly, Creighton presents a very similar challenge to Western Kentucky, in that it only has three losses and won the championship in a mid-major conference, the Missouri Valley. Shymansky said Creighton’s momentum will pose challenge for his squad. “Creighton’s a big blocking team,” Shymansky said. “They are a hot team for sure right now. They have a setter who’s super offensive and that’s something we don’t normally see.” Coincidentally, Minnesota will present an equally similar challenge to the one Illinois did last year, provided the Golden Eagles get past Creighton. Like See Bluejays, page 17
Matt Trebby When Tulane joined the Big East on Tuesday, I honestly questioned what criteria the conference had for schools that had interest in joining. If a school has a football team and is within 500 miles east of the Mississippi River, is it welcome? It doesn’t matter at all. Who cares how good they are at any sport? Tulane is in New Orleans and has football. What a market to have in the Big East! That is a whole different part of the country to add viewership of the conference! Since 2005, Tulane football has averaged 2.875 wins per season.
It is awful and not getting much better. The Green Wave have a new head coach, so there could be some room for optimism, but who in New Orleans is going to watch Big East athletics when their own team isn’t even good? Eventually, people won’t even know which teams are in the Big East for just football and which are in it for all sports. East Carolina arrived Tuesday just for football, as Boise State, Navy, and San Diego State will in the future. While all of this is going on, I realize Marquette is in an incredibly difficult situation. It really is at the mercy of schools like Cincinnati and Connecticut right now with Louisville leaving for the ACC Wednesday. The best solution for the Golden Eagles would be to jump into a conference like the Big Ten or ACC as a basketball-only member, with the understanding See Trebby, page 20
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THE FACTS: Plouffe was named to the Texas A&M Thanksgiving Classic All-Tournament team after posting a double-double (16 points, 10 rebounds) in Marquette’s 67-46 win over Marshall Friday and also had 18 points in the team’s 84-64 loss to Texas A&M on Sunday. Plouffe is averaging a team-best 13.8 points per game through four contests.
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Bluejays: Minnesota looms in second round should Golden Eagles advance
Runners: Hanson is ready to continue fall success
the Fighting Illini did in 2011, the Gophers will host their first and second round matchups and come battle-tested from the solid Big Ten Conference. “Minnesota has three big guns,” Shymansky said. “They are a sizable team also. They hit the ball really hard with those three guns and they’re an established program for sure.” During the week of practice leading up to the impending showdowns, Mertens has tried to keep the team focused on the task at hand. She said the focus hasn’t slipped much at all. “A little bit, otherwise I think we’ve done a good job,” Mertens said. “I think we’ve been
staying focused on the scouting report and knowing what we have to do but with a good balance of energy as well.” Mertens went on to say that the bond between her teammates will help push them over the top to achieve their goals. “The way that we work together, everyone does their part,” Mertens said. “That’s very important with our offense and everything that we do. Everyone’s bringing their best every day, and that’s very important for us.” According to Shymansky, this team has been capable of its NCAA aspirations since the season began. “We knew coming into the
season that we were going to be a tournament-type team,” Shymansky said. “But when we actually beat Michigan here, the biggest ranked win ever at the Al McGuire Center for us and for our program, that was a moment that really catapulted out team forward.” Carlson tried to put two wins into perspective and suspects she would get a little emotional regardless of the result. “We would establish ourselves as the best season Marquette volleyball has ever seen,” Carlson said. “That’s really cool. We’ve worked really hard for it. I would leave the court crying for sure.”
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Senior right side hitter Holly Mertens (7) says good team chemistry has the team prepared for another tournament run.
never really done indoor track, because indoor track in the Midwest is not run as much as it is on the East Coast.” It will be tough for freshmen to replace last year’s graduates in Blake Johnson and Olivia Johnson, but on the men’s side, upperclassmen like Callahan will run longer distances like 3,000 and 5,000 meters indoor. One of the bigger goals for Callahan is to run sub-14:30 for the 5,000-meters. His hard training from the summer was a slight burden at the end of the season, but he is ready to have his work pay off on the track. “I definitely think I was too fit too early,” Callahan said. “At the same time, I hope that will set me up for a good track season.” On the women’s side, the contributors are expected to come from all different classes. The freshmen, led by Molly Hanson, hope their accomplishments from the cross-country season carry over into the
next season. Down the road, sights could be set on some records like that of Nelson’s wife, Cassie Nelson, who set the freshman mile record (4:50.82) and went on to set the 1,000-meter record at 2:51:10. Several top 10 Marquette performances could also be seen. Sophomore Elisia Meyle battled through illness during cross-country season and will start her season early at the Blue and Gold Invite. She was injured toward the end of last outdoor season. If she can hold up after all the running in the fall, she could be ready for some strong showings this season. The distance squad is looking capable of scoring several points for Marquette at the Big East Championship, but it is months away from that point and will take it one meet at a time.
Apparently this NHL lockout is making people do some pretty crazy things. Riley Sheahan, a 20-yearold Detroit Red Wings prospect playing for the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins, was pulled over shortly before Oct. 29 with a blood-alcohol content of .30. Under Michigan state law, any drunk driver who scores above .17 on a breathalyzer will be considered “super-drunk.” Not that big of a deal, right? Guys get arrested for being really drunk all the time. Sheahan is also charged with lying to police when he allegedly claimed to be one of his teammates. Again, not that big of a deal, right? Don’t want
those cops thinking you’re someone you’re not. The best part, though, is that he was wearing a Tinky Winky costume! So we have an underage NHL prospect who was “super-drunk” and wearing a Teletubby costume. Unfortunately, the police report didn’t state why Sheahan was wearing a Teletubby outfit, so we’ll just have to use our imaginations on this one, but I’ll guess it’s something to do with Halloween based on when the arrest occurred. Still, a 20-year-old wearing a Tinky Winky costume? What’s wrong with Po? michael.locicero@marquette.edu
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WOMEN’S SOCCER
MU finishes another season for the record books Squad’s 18 wins tied for third-most in program history By Michael LoCicero
michael.locicero@marquette.edu
Coach Markus Roeders likes to acknowledge that he never knows exactly what team he is going to get from year to year, but one thing was certain about this Marquette team: it won and won often. Although the Golden Eagles’ season ended in the Sweet 16 on penalty kicks, 6-5, against BYU on Nov. 17, this Marquette team accomplished a lot of the goals it set for itself before the season started. “We wanted to win another division title, of course, but we also wanted to become the first Marquette team to win a conference tournament title, which we also did,” senior defender Ally Miller said. “While it was unfortunate our season ended the way it did, we still had a successful run.” Marquette beat Georgetown, 1-0, on Nov. 4 to earn its firstever Big East Tournament title and went unbeaten in Big East play to earn its fourth consecutive Big East American Division title. Miller added to her already impressive career by being named College Sports Madness’ Defensive Player of the Year and was awarded first team All-America honors in addition to earning Big East Defensive Player of the Year and All-Big East First Team honors. Miller easily surpassed her career high in goals with seven, and four of those were game-winning goals. “I had a tremendous four
years here and played with four very talented teams,” Miller said. “I’m just so blessed to be a part of Marquette soccer and will support this team for years to come.” Junior forward Maegan Kelly was once again a critical part of Marquette’s offensive success. Kelly was named to the AllBig East First Team and the Big East All-Tournament Team after being named to the 2012 MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List at the beginning of the season. The MAC Hermann Trophy is college soccer’s equivalent of college football’s Heisman Trophy. Senior midfielder Rachel Brown also joined Kelly and Miller on the All-Big East First Team, while senior forward Rachael Sloan was named to the All-Big East Second Team and freshman goalkeeper Amanda Engel and junior defender Emily Jacobson were both named to the All-Big East Third Team. Engel was awarded AllBig East Rookie Team honors for her performance in net this year and joined Kelly and Miller on the Big East All-Tournament Team. Engel made the transition from All-American goalkeeper Natalie Kulla seamless when she took over for sophomore Sofie Schunk in the loss to North Carolina on Sept. 7. In Engel’s 19 matches played, including 16 starts, she allowed just seven goals and had a record of 14-0-2 while making 43 saves. As a team, Marquette won 18 games, third-most in program history, and had a record-setting 17 shut outs. “We really had one of the more talented teams I’ve had in my 17 years here,” Roeders said. “There were really no weaknesses on this year’s team, and I think that was part
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Senior defender Ally Miller scored a career-high seven goals, including four game-winners, in her final season.
of the reason why we were so successful.” On a personal level, Roeders said his favorite moments of the year were a 4-0 Senior Night win over South Florida and winning the Big East Tournament title for the first time. The team will lose six seniors, including Miller, Brown, Sloan, defender Megan Jaskowiak, forward Lisa Philbin and
midfielder Sam Vicker, but Miller said the program is in great shape moving forward. “I think we’ve built an extremely consistent team year in and year out, and they will be just fine next year,” Miller said. “We have some of the best coaches in the country, and they will be great again next year.” Roeders said he’s not sure what next year’s team’s ceiling
would be but didn’t want to rule out another trip to the Sweet 16 and beyond. “I think when you say we can’t do something, that’s not fair because it limits us to a certain point,” Roeders said. “I’m not sure what next year will bring us, but I’m excited to find out.”
MEN’S TENNIS
Winter break does not mean no work for MU Players lifting three times a week prior to first match on Jan. 19 By Kyle Doubrava
kyle.doubrava@marquette.edu
Although the men’s tennis team’s first spring match is nearly eight weeks away, that doesn’t mean the players have completely packed up until next semester. The Golden Eagles will be focusing on conditioning and getting into optimal physical form
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Junior Dan Mamalat is fully recovered from an injury he suffered this fall.
for the season opener Jan. 19 at Notre Dame. Coach Steve Rodecap is hoping his players will take advantage of the time off during winter break to fine-tune various skills. “There’s a lot of self-motivation that goes behind it, because we only have control over them for a certain amount of time,” Rodecap said. “You have to be very self-motivated and disciplined to be able to be successful because it’s not only what (the coaches) do, but it’s also about what they do when they walk away for these break periods.” Players have been hitting the weights three times per week, and Rodecap said this plus other exercises over the break will only benefit a team that dealt with several injuries this fall. “A lot of it is physical,” he said. “The year gets pretty long, so this initial part is trying to recover a little bit from some injuries that we’ve had. There were a few guys who came out of the fall pretty banged up.” Junior Dan Mamalat had to cope with an injury at the beginning of the fall season, but he
is more concerned with how the team will collectively prepare. “Our biggest focus is getting stronger, getting faster and just getting our tennis game ready for peak performance as soon as Jan. 19 comes around,” Mamalat said. “We’re trying to work towards peaking at that time so we can (maintain that) peak during the season.” Rodecap said the team will begin evaluating Notre Dame a few days before the match, but noted that it’s difficult in tennis to scout because players sometimes don’t know who they’re facing until the day of the match. Sophomore Cameron Tehrani is looking forward to transitioning from the fall schedule, which was heavily individualbased, to the spring slate, which emphasizes the team effort. “I expect a lot out of myself and the team,” Tehrani said. “We’ll put six guys out there who’ll be ready to play, and hopefully they’ll bring their best game every single match.” Dykema signs for next fall The team announced Monday it has signed Nick Dykema for
next fall. Dykema, a local talent who attended West DePere High School near Green Bay, had a 78-13 record in varsity play. Rodecap wants him to be an instant contributor next year. “The thing I love about Nick is that he’s really, really committed,” Rodecap said. “He wants to be a really good player. He’s a self-motivated guy; he’s very disciplined on and off the court and I think he’s going to have a big impact. When that impact is felt, we don’t know. I’m hoping it’s going to be immediate.” Dykema will have four years of eligibility at Marquette. Players aren’t quite familiar with how he plays just yet, but they will hold him to the high expectations Marquette tennis has demanded over the years. “We’re excited about it, but still, we expect him to be good,” Tehrani said. “If we didn’t think he was going to be an impact player right off the bat, I don’t think Coach would have brought him in. I hope he’s working hard, which I’m sure he is, and hopefully he’s ready to play college tennis next fall.”
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Thursday, November 29, 2012
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Gators will provide toughest challenge to date Williams says MU will ‘have its hands full’ from beginning By Trey Killian
robert.killian@marquette.edu
The Golden Eagles are headed into their first true road contest of the season, and it couldn’t take place in a more hostile environment. As part of the SEC/Big East challenge, Marquette takes on No. 7/7 Florida tonight at the O’Connell Center in Gainesville, Fla. The arena may seat just 11,548, but in recent history, the “O’Dome” has gained a reputation as one of the toughest venues for opposing teams in the nation. Florida has maintained a 9815 home record since 2006 and is 103-6 over the last 12 years
at home against nonconference opponents. The Gators already routed visiting Wisconsin 7456 on Nov. 14 and have started the season 5-0. The Big East may be one of the toughest conferences in the nation, but its teams certainly haven’t frightened Billy Donovan. In 16 seasons as Florida’s coach, Donovan has beaten Big East opponents 16 out of 26 times. “I think Billy Donovan is one of the best coaches in the country,” Marquette coach Buzz Williams said. “I think he’s one of the best coaches under 50. I think he’ll be in the Hall of Fame long before his career is over as a coach. Their home court winning percentage speaks for itself.” Florida will be hungry for another big statement win after weather issues forced the cancellation of the Navy/Marine Corps Classic matchup against Georgetown. The Gators and Hoyas played
the first half on the deck of the USS Bataan in Jacksonville on Nov. 9, but much like Marquette’s matchup with Ohio State, the game was canceled due to floor condensation. In this regard, however, Marquette may be even more anxious for a chance to shine. The Golden Eagles were also robbed of a chance to take on North Carolina in the Maui Invitational by a miracle 3-pointer as time expired from Butler’s Rotnei Clarke. While easy wins over Mississippi State and Southern California made for a nice Maui trip, Marquette is aiming higher. “We haven’t played against a top 10 team yet, so we don’t really know what to expect,” junior guard Jake Thomas said. “I know that they’re going to try to play hard, and they’re going to try to push us, and it’s going to be really physical and fast.” The returning members of last year’s Sweet 16 squad know
exactly what to expect, however. Junior forward Jamil Wilson said at the beginning of the season that he was most looking forward to getting another shot at the Gators after they brought Marquette’s 2011-12 season to a bitter, disappointing end. Williams said Florida is better than they were at this point last season, better than they were in March and good enough to win a national championship. While top 5 NBA draft pick guard Bradley Beal and guard Erving Walker are gone, the Gators still have plenty of the speed and three-point sharpshooting that gave the Golden Eagles fits in the form of senior guard Kenny Boynton. Boynton is the program’s alltime leader in 3-pointers attempted with 786, and he’s made 275 of those shots. He’s helped the Gators average 7.4 buckets from beyond the arc per game so far this season.
Florida has also gotten the job done in the paint boasting a +10.6 rebound margin this season. Forwards Will Yeguete and Patric Young have combined for 17.2 points and 15.2 rebounds per game. “We will have our hands full from the very beginning,” Williams said. “They will set multiple ball screens per possession. Forty percent of their field goal attempts have been from three. And of the field goal attempts they have missed, they have rebounded 50 percent of them, which is staggering.” Both teams play with a fastpaced, bruising style, and neither gives up many turnovers, while forcing over 15 per game. The Marquette defense has played well so far this season, and if it can match the Gators and keep the game close, the Golden Eagles will have a chance at stealing a win.
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Keys to a Marquette win
1. Keep up The Golden Eagles have been at their best when they’ve been flying up and down the court. This years’ squad has looked fitter and better-conditioned, and it will need all of that against the Gators. Florida is one of the fastest teams in the nation and rank No. 8 in Ken Pomeroy's adjusted offensive efficiency (114.8). It’s unlikely Marquette will be able to put together many unanswered scoring runs against the Gators. The largest deficit Florida has faced is a mere five points in its last matchup with Central Florida. Marquette’s only hope is to stay fresh and on its feet, as the outcome of tonight’s game could be decided simply by which team runs out of steam first. 2. Make your free throws Against a team that ranks second in the nation in scoring defense (48.4 points per game), Marquette must try to keep the score close throughout the contest. In tight games, free throws make the difference, and Marquette has shot better from the stripe than the Gators have so far. Florida doesn’t send opponents to the line often, as it’s only allowed 12.8 free throw attempts per game, so Marquette will need to take advantage of the easy points when it gets those scarce opportunities. 3. When in doubt, feed the big men Junior forward Davante Gardner and redshirt senior center Chris Otule have formed a solid two-headed monster in the middle for Marquette. Otule averages 8.5 points and 3.3 rebounds per game, but Gardner has been even more productive off the bench, leading the team with 14.0 points per game. If the game slows down, Marquette should usits forwards, get plenty of paint touches and focus on winning the battle of the boards.
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Players to watch
1. Kenny Boynton, senior guard Boynton currently ranks first in career points among active SEC players and is sixth on Florida’s all-time scoring list. He’s the key cog of the Florida run-and-gun offense, averaging a team-leading 16.2 points per game. He’s earned a reputation as one of the most explosive players in the country and possesses a deadly quick release from the three-point line. 2. Erik Murphy, senior forward If Boynton is the cog of the Gator offense, then Murphy is its anchor. At 6-foot-10, Murphy has been an imposing figure offensively with 12.8 points per game, but isn’t as prolific a rebounder as his frame might suggest (4.4 rpg). Instead, Murphy has developed as more of a shooter than a grinder in the post, with a three-point touch that can’t be ignored. 3. Scottie Wilbekin, junior guard In Florida’s latest win over Central Florida, Wilbekin set career-highs in practically every category. He scored 17 points, dished out eight assists, grabbed five rebounds and hit four threes in 32 minutes off the bench. If Billy Donovan is looking to feed the hot hand tonight, expect a lot more from the Gainesville, Fla. native. Photo by Vale Cardenas/valeria.cardenas@marquette.edu
Infographic by Taylor Lee/taylor.lee@marquette.edu
Redshirt junior guard Jake Thomas says Florida will “play hard, and they’re going to try to push us, and it’s going to be really physical and fast.”
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Trebby: Basketball-only conference most likely for Golden Eagles that there would be no change in that status. If one of those two conferences wanted to get 14 or 16 football members and have two or four schools without football, that would be fantastic. Otherwise, the proposed “basketball-only conference” is very popular as well. Teams like Marquette, Georgetown, Providence, Seton Hall, St. John’s and Villanova would create their own conference so they wouldn’t have to worry about schools like Louisville, Pittsburgh or Syracuse leaving whenever there’s
more money to be made. For now, though, someone needs to take the blame. Why is all of this happening? Who started it? Well, Pittsburgh and Syracuse did. Last fall, when those two announced they would be leaving the Big East for the ACC, they knocked over the first couple conference realignment dominoes. They did so because of the Big East’s lack of quality in football. Every season, the conference sends a team that probably isn’t
even one of the country’s top 15 teams to a BCS bowl. The rest of the country then discusses how bad Big East football is and how embarrassing it is for the conference. So Pittsburgh and Syracuse decided to pursue other avenues when they could. Why did they do that? Because they aren’t any good at football. If any combination of Cincinnati, Louisville, Pittsburgh, South Florida, Syracuse or even West Virginia, while it was here, could have become an actually good
college football team, that would have raised the quality of the rest of the conference. Can I blame Brian Kelly for leaving Cincinnati when he was on the verge of that, or could I blame Dave Wannstedt for not being a good football coach and leaving loads of unfulfilled potential at Pittsburgh? Not entirely. Let’s face it: all of this is happening because Big East football is not good at all. All of these schools are leaving because none of them were able to build a
program that was even remotely respectable nationally. Louisville is the Big East’s best team right now, and I bet the SEC’s ninthbest team would wipe the floor with the Cardinals. Marquette can’t do anything about that. It’s not the school’s fault these programs can’t build good football teams. But that’s in the past. At this time, the Golden Eagles’ conference future is up in the air because all of their Big East counterparts, past and present, are awful at football. matthew.trebby@marquette.edu