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Campus LGBT climate evolving New center in AMU conducts research, engages students By Seamus Doyle
seamus.doyle@marquette.edu
Since it has a relatively small lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning community, Marquette has struggled to define its role in the This is the LGBTQ debate second of and how best a two- part to support its LGBTQ stuseries on dents and allies local LGBT without losing its identity as issues. a Catholic and Jesuit university. The discussions about Marquette’s LGBTQ community – how best to support these students and faculty and whether there is prejudice on Marquette’s campus – stretch back as long as the LGBTQ community’s campaign for equal rights. One of Marquette’s newest resources for its LGBTQ community is the Gender and Sexuality Resource Center. The center, which opened in September, will celebrate its three month anniversary Dec. 11. “The mission of the center is to provide a space dedicated to the pursuit of dialogue, growth and empowerment around issues of gender, sex
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and sexuality,” according to the GSRC’s website. The center has been actively engaging students on campus and has gotten use from students on campus, said Susannah Bartlow, the center director. “First semester the center (saw) good use – we had about three to four walk-ins a week,” Barlow said. “But more students come in at night to study.” The opening of the GSRC marks the most recent development in Marquette’s efforts to be more supportive of LGBTQ members of the student body and faculty.
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In May 2010, LGBTQ issues came to the forefront of conversation on campus when Jodi O’Brien, an openly lesbian professor from the University of Seattle, was offered the position of dean of the College of Arts & Sciences. Shortly after the contract was signed, the offer was rescinded without the consultation of the Academic Senate, according to a document produced in 2010 after a consultation for Marquette by Ronni Sanlo, a former UCLA senior associate dean of students and expert in LGBTQ issues in higher education. The position of dean of the College of Arts & Sciences has not yet been filled. The offering and then See LGBT, page 8
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Students swarm dogs from Health Heelers, a local non-profit organization, when they visited Raynor Library early Tuesday evening for a pet therapy session to help students cope with the pressure of finals week. More canines will be on campus Friday, Dec. 7 in the Alumni Memorial Union from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m.
Students protest to save FFP admission through the program. In an email, Provost John Pauly said fairness played an important role in the decision to make the change. “There have been and will continue to be many paths into Marquette; our normal admission pool welcomes a range of students with different abilities and backgrounds,” he said. “Students who believe they can succeed at Marquette will always have the chance to make that case in their applications.” In a Dec. 4 email obtained by the Tribune, Pauly told a sophomore student that the shifting admissions pool at Marquette has
Marquette is still exploring its role as a Catholic school in the LGBT debate.
“Save students like me” and “Save FFP” were the slogans blazoned across the shirts of about 30 demonstrators outside the Alumni Memorial Union yesterday around 12:30 p.m. The gathering was in protest of a recent administrative decision to end conditional admission to the university through the Freshman Frontier Program
beginning in the fall 2013 – a change Provost John Pauly said is being made in the interest of admissions fairness. The crowd consisted of students, alumni and other supporters of Marquette’s 42-year-old Freshman Frontier Program – formerly a five-week academic support program for selected entering freshmen who do not meet regular admission requirements but show potential for success at Marquette – some of whom were worried the change will strip the “heart and soul” from the program. Next fall, Marquette will shift the pool of prospective FFP students to already admitted students and no longer offer conditional
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DPS REPORTS.....................2 CALENDAR.......................2 STUDY BREAK.....................5
MARQUEE.........................10 VIEWPOINTS......................14 SPORTS..........................16
What’s under the tree? It’s our Christmas spectacular! PAGE 10
Find the balance between nostalgia and future prospects. PAGE 15
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Experiences with men’s soccer team second to none. PAGE 16
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News in Brief Foreclosures on the decline November foreclosure filings in southeastern Wisconsin were the lowest in six years in 2012. Filings dropped more than 32 percent last month, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Milwaukee County led the decrease with only 384 filings last month, compared to 528 in November 2011 — a decrease of more than 27 percent. According to data released Monday by CoreLogic, a provider of consumer, financial and property information, foreclosures are also down throughout the nation. According to the report, there were 57,000 completed foreclosures in August 2012. There were 75,000 in August 2011 and 58,000 in July 2012. About 3.2 percent of all homes with a mortage — 1.3 million — were in the national foreclosure inventory as of August 2012. Since the financial crisis began in September 2007, CoreLogic reported, there have been about 3.8 million foreclosures across the country.
US Government: world will not end Rumors about the world ending in 2012 have caused USA. gov, the U.S. government’s official web portal, to state that the rumors are false in a Dec. 3 blog post. “Many of these rumors involve the Mayan calendar ending in 2012 (it won’t), a meteor causing catastrophic effect (definitely not), a hidden planet sneaking up and colliding with us (no and no), and many others,” the post said. According to the post, NASA has received thousands of letters concerned about the end of the world. “At least once a week I get a message from a young person — as young as 11 — who says they are ill and/or contemplating suicide because of the coming doomsday,” planetary astronomer David Morrison said in the blog post. The post assured readers that “the world will not end on December 21, 2012, or any day in 2012.”
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Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long, left, presents new Arkansas football coach Bret Bielema with an Arkansas cap, during a news conference to announce Bielema’s hire in Fayetteville, Ark., Wednesday.
Bielema leaves Badgers Wisconsin football coach Bret Bielema is set to be paid $3.2 million annually over six years when he takes over at the Arkansas, the university announced Wednesday. He is scheduled to make $2.5 million this year at Wisconsin. The deal includes another $700,000 in annual incentives, and Arkansas is scheduled to pay Bielema’s $1 million buyout to Wisconsin. Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez does not plan to allow Bielema to coach the Badgers in the Jan. 1 Rose Bowl against Stanford and will not rule out the possibility of coaching the team himself. Alvarez coached the Badgers for 15 years, with his last game being the 2006 Capital One Bowl, before giving way to Bielema. Pittsburgh head coach and former Wisconsin offensive coordinator Paul Chryst is rumored to be the program’s first choice to replace Bielema, although Chryst is only finishing his first year at Pittsburgh and said in a statement Tuesday
DPS Reports Dec. 3 At 2:39 p.m. an employee reported that unknown person(s) removed his unsecured, unattended property estimated at $2,000 from Haggerty Hall. MPD was contacted. At 5:27 p.m. a vehicle driven by an unidentified driver struck an employee on a bicycle in the 900 block of N. 14th Street and fled the scene. The employee sustained minor injuries. Medical assistance was declined. MPD was contacted.
At 6:27 p.m. a student reported receiving an envelope sent in the mail with property missing from it in McCormick Hall. The estimated loss is $300. Dec. 4 At 4:24 p.m. a student reported that unknown person(s) removed unattended property from an unsecured residence in the 1500 block of W. Kilbourn Avenue. DPS located two suspects and they were taken into custody by MPD. Some of the student’s property was recovered. Estimated loss is $1,410.
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night that he is “committed to the Pitt football program and the University of Pittsburgh.” Bielema was 68-24 overall and 2-4 in bowl games over seven seasons as Wisconsin’s head coach. Arkansas went 4-8 this year and finished sixth in the SEC West under first-year coach John L. Smith.
Residents sue after pipeline spill
One hundred fifty families in Washington County, located just northwest of Milwaukee, are suing West Shore Pipe Line Co. and Buckeyes Partners L.P. for damages caused by a July 17 fuel pipeline spill. According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, a rupture in a section of 10-inch pipe led to 54,600 gallons of gasoline being spilled onto a farm in the town of Jackson. The lawsuit is attributing negative health effects such as nausea and diarrhea experienced by residents to toxins released by the fuel, which has since seeped into underground aquifers. Contaminants have been detected in 27 residential drinking wells
and two non-resident ones, with the highly toxic chemical benzene found in two of them. More families are expected to join the suit, which in addition to compensation is seeking the creation of a medical monitoring fund to screen those in the affected area for cancer.
Sveium OK after hunting accident
Chicago Cubs manager Dale Sveum said he is OK after his former Milwaukee Brewers teammate Robin Yount accidently shot him in the right ear and back with pellets while the two were quail hunting in Arizona. Sveum, who was about 50 yards ahead of Yount when the accident occurred, said at the baseball winter meetings that he will not need stiches. The two have been hunting partners in the past and have had close calls before, Sveum said. Sveum said that he has begun to jokingly call Yount “Dick Cheney,” a reference to the former vice president who also accidently shot a friend while quail hunting.
Events Calendar DECEMBER 2012
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Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Second City’s Dysfunctional Holiday Revue, Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday 8 The Nutcracker, Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, 1:30 p.m.
Ex Fabula: Game On, Turner Hall Ballroom, 7:30 p.m.
Women’s Basketball vs. UW-Green Bay, Al McGuire Center, 2 p.m.
MU Trivia Night, Union Sports Annex, 8:45 p.m.
Men’s Basketball vs. UW-Madison, Bradley Center, 5 p.m.
Friday 7 Badger Roast, Marquette Place, 11 a.m. MillerCoors Holiday Lites, Miller Brewery, 4:40 p.m. Bucks vs. Hornets, Bradley Center, 7:30 p.m. A Kick in the Dickens!, Alchemist
Sunday 9 Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Holiday Pops, Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts, 2 p.m. Holistic Healing: Mindful Eating, UWMilwaukee, 12:00 p.m. Pet Photos with Santa, Mayfair Mall, 6:00 p.m.
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Excessive smoking linked to lower cognitive ability
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A new study shows that smoking may decrease cognitive function.
Quitting smoking can stop cognitive damage from continuing By Eric Oliver
eric.oliver@marquette.edu
While the physical health risks of smoking are well known, a November study revealed
that excessive smoking can actually hurt cognitive ability. Participants in the study who had the most risk for stroke had lower cognition and memory compared to those in a lower quartile. Participants who had high blood pressure were also associated with lower global cognitive ability and low memory scores at the eight year follow up. The study concluded that smoking was always
associated with lower cognitive ability than nonsmokers. Catharine D. Malmsten, an assistant professor at the Medical College of Wisconsin, said she thinks the study shows that different cardiovascular risk factors can contribute to early cognitive decline. “I think it is an important thing for people to be aware of, because that might be the thing that could make someone stop smoking,” Malmsten said in an email. “Given that smoking has detrimental effects all over the body, if we can get someone to quit smoking, we can potentially improve their overall health quite a lot.” Malmsten said there is a lot of evidence associated with worsening cognitive ability. “It may in part be due to the fact that smoking worsens vascular health, increasing the risk of damage to vessels in the brain, potentially leading to strokes, etc.,” Malmsten said. “Also, it tends to be a habit that is associated with other behaviors that are not as good.” Malmsten said the cognitive damage that is a result of smoking can be halted if that
Van Boxtel and Neidhardt reveiw first semester as execs Duo looking to keep working with student orgs. next semester By Ben Greene
benjamin.greene@marquette.edu
Marquette Student Government President Arica Van Boxtel and Executive Vice President Bill Neidhardt are finishing up their first full semester as the head executives of the organization. Van Boxtel, a senior in the College of Communication, and Neidhardt, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences, came into the year with a five point platform emphasizing tuition, diversity, academics, student organizations and student life. While progress in fields like tuition and diversity is generally slower to achieve, Van Boxtel said the university has just concluded a feasibility study about students’ perceptions of diversity on campus, one of her goals coming into the semester. However, some of the other areas have yielded more tangible results. On the topic of Student Organizations, Van Boxtel said improvements were made in MUSG’s communication early on. “In regard to Marquette Involvement Link and our Student Organization Funding process, that was completely revamped this first semester. A lot of legwork was put in in the summer,” she said. “The Student Organization Funding guidelines have been posted online and have been made more accessible to students … and we’ve made it so the (SOF) applications can be submitted on Marquette Involvement Link, which was a nice change and more convenient for students.” Neidhardt cited the success of this semester’s MUSG programs as a major positive of the year so far. He said he expects
high student turnout to continue into the future. “We have had over 10,000 students show up to programs and still have half the year to go,” Neidhardt said. Van Boxtel talked specifically about a few of the MUSGsponsored events from earlier this year that were her personal favorites and had a strong student response. “We had a very successful Mania week; it was one of the best ones I’ve seen in the past four years,” she said. “I think that also Tim Wise was a great speaker to bring on campus, and that was a very successful program. Regarding academics, Van Boxtel said a lot of work has been done in the field of advising, which was a major point of emphasis for the executives. “We’ve made ground in
advising and working to improve that with students,” Van Boxtel said. “That’s been a common concern that students have brought to us for about five years. Our predecessors have worked with it so we’ve been working with the office of the Provost on that. We had a meeting last week with Provost Pauly to talk about some ways … to make experiences more consistent throughout.” Moving forward, Neidhardt said he is excited to do more work with student organizations next semester. “One of my next projects includes taking a closer look at our Student Organization Funding process and improving it,” he said. “It’s one of the biggest ways MUSG interacts with a large part of the student body, and I feel as though there is room for improvement.”
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person stops smoking. “If damage has already occurred, it is unlikely to completely reverse, but preventing it from getting worse by stopping smoking would help,” Malmsten said. Daniel C. Potts, a national advocate for persons with dementia and their caregivers through the American Academy of Neurology’s Palatucci Advocacy Leadership Forum, said the results of the study didn’t surprise him. “It makes perfect sense,” Potts said. “Vascular rick factors, such as HTN, physical inactivity, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, etc., increase one’s risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. It follows that smoking, an accelerator of the atherosclerotic process, would be associated with an increased risk of cognitive impairment.” Potts said he believes the issue of cognitive regeneration still has to be explored. “If you look at other vascular risk factors like HTN, mid-life HTN is associated with late-life cognitive decline,” Potts said. “So this makes me feel that damage that vascular risk factors exert is done over a long period of time. I would think the damage would have already
been done in a chronic smoker.” He warned against drawing too many conclusions from the study. “This is not to say risks could not potentially be lowered with cessation of smoking,” Potts said. “I think this needs further study.” Potts also said what is bad for the heart and blood vessels is likely also bad for the brain. Jay Matz, the communications director for the American Heart Association in Milwaukee, said the American Heart Association encourages everyone to stop smoking. “Eighty percent of cardiovascular disease, including stroke, is preventable,” Matz said. “Smoking is one of the seven heart health factors we have identified that people can focus on to lower their risk of heart disease and stroke. Smoking damages your entire circulatory system and increases your risk for coronary heart disease, hardened arteries, aneurysm and blood clots.” Matz said blood clots and hardened arteries increase the risk of heart attacks, strokes and peripheral artery diseases. He said smoking can also raise cholesterol and lung capacity, making physical activity harder.
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Dinner takes patrons ‘From Strangers to Solidarity’
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Kanwardeep SIngh Kaleka, nephew of the deceased president of the Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, speaks to students and staff in the AMU Tuesday night.
Attendees reflect on Sikh Temple shooting, discuss diversity By Elise Angelopulos
elise.angelopulos@marquette.edu
Kanwardeep Singh Kaleka, a member and nephew of the deceased president of the Oak Creek, Wisconsin Sikh Gurdwara Temple discussed the meaning of community and how we handle differences at the “From Strangers to Solidarity” reflection dinner yesterday in the Alumni Memorial Union. The event was hosted
by Office of Cultural Engagement, Marquette Student Government, Campus Ministry, the Office of International Education, Spirituality Education and Sikhism, and the Indian Student Association. Kaleka sought to inform the Marquette community about the importance of finding commonalities among our differences, and respecting how those differences relate to the Oak Creek Temple shooting that occurred in August. The free dinner, which was open to students and faculty. included vegetarian Indian fare like Naan (flour bread), Dal Makhani (lentils cooked in sauce), and Gulab Jamun
(honey-flavored pastry) and was open to all students and faculty. Erin LeMoine, the International Marketing & Communications Coordinator of the Office of International Education, said the office decided to partially sponsor the event to foster cross-cultural understanding, which is key in preventing tragedies like the shooting at the Sikh Temple. “It is through authentic dialogue and awareness building that the community can learn to understand and appreciate its differences,” LeMoine said. LeMoine added it is important that cultural events like the reflection dinner occur on
campus because they help break down stereotypes between different ethnicities and faiths. “Most often people are surprised by how many fundamental human values they share in common,” LeMoine said. “Our Jesuit mission calls us to be good neighbors and to fully engage with all community members. And Marquette is part of the Milwaukee community.” During his speech, Kaleka stressed ideas of community and acceptance as key factors in educating individuals about acts of terror like the shooting a few months ago. “The big concept here is that on that day a white supremacist killed six people mainly
because he saw those individuals as different,” Kaleka said. “He didn’t know much of our faith. He hated everyone who wasn’t like him. That was an attack on everyone and on anyone who has ever felt different.” Pictures of those six deceased members of the Temple served as a reminder to community members and students at the dinner that tragedy affects everyone. “My mission is to unite,” Kaleka said. “It is our obligation to work with everyone in our community because those people are you. They are a part of all of us.” Kaleka stressed that if the gunman who attacked Oak Creek Temple devoted even the smallest amount of time to understanding Sikhism, he would not have committed such atrocities. Kaleka said Sikhism is based on 3 major principles where one is expected to work hard and honestly, always keep God in mind and share what you have with others. Jasleen Bhasin, a junior in the College of Business Administration and one of the coordinators of the reflection dinner, said the tragedies at Oak Creek especially affected her sense of security as she is an international student. “(The shooting) was very hard,” Bhasin said. “ We are still all recovering from it.” Like Kaleka, Bhasin added that a sense of unity is more important now than ever. “The tragedy shows us that we can’t do this alone,” Bhasin said. “We are one community.” Bhasin said fundamental misunderstandings regarding a person’s faith, race or ethnicity are at the root of supremacist and racist attacks on others as she recounted after 9/11 atrocities occurred, the general public would often wrongfully assume her father to be Muslim since Sikh men wear head turbans. Attendees were asked to move to different tables away from friends or those they came with to encourage diversity in learning something from a differing point of view. “We are so immersed in our own micro-communities,” Kaleka said. “But community embodies stepping outside our comfort zone.”
DPS looks after student residences during breaks Officers look for suspicious activity on student property By Nick Biggi
nicholas.biggi@marquette.edu
Marquette’s Department of Public Safety offers the Vacant House Watch Program for students during extended academic breaks while students are away from campus during the school year. Students can sign up for the free house watch by going online or simply going to the DPS office and filling out a hard copy form. This will enroll them for the specific dates they know their home will be vacant. On the sheet, students will list a
primary contact for DPS to use if there is any suspicious activity on a student’s property. Joseph Secanky, a crime prevention officer for DPS, said the DPS officers do not actually go into the homes, but rather conduct exterior observations. “If there is anything that we notice, such as a front door being left open, maybe a window being left open, or any type of physical damage to the property that might alert us to any type of entry or attempted entry, we look for, or maybe people loitering or trespassing on a property they do not belong,” Secanky said. Students are also encouraged to keep all items that they plan on keeping in their residences while they are away secured. Officers request a notification if a student is to
come home early. “If students come home early or come home in between the break because they are going to spend a day at the residence, we would want them to contact us to let us know they will be home and what specific time frame as well,” Secanky said. Secanky also said DPS gets a majority of these requests for their homes to be watched over winter break because students will be gone for a longer period of time. He said break-ins are rare on campus, but DPS provides the service anyway. Capt. Russell Shaw said that while it is a helpful service, students must take initiative in order for the program to be effective. “The Home Watch Program is a great service that’s provided to the students over
breaks, but it’s a shared effort and can only work if students participate,” Shaw said. The program is able to work in large part because DPS is on duty every day throughout the year. “We are staffed 24 hours a day, every single day of the year including academic breaks, during holidays (and) days students are given off,” Secanky said. “Even if it is a day where the university
gets closed down to weather, we are still out there.” Clare McNamara, a freshman is the College of Business, said DPS has many efficient programs that are always available to students, which make her feel safer. “DPS makes Marquette a safer campus with their patrolling of grounds and notifications of criminal activity, which is needed for this city campus,” McNamara said.
The Home Watch Program is a great service that’s provided to the students over breaks, but it’s a shared effort.” Capt. Russell Shaw, Department of Public Safety
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Student response rate for course evaluations low Only 62 percent of students submitted an evaluation in fall 2011 By Melanie Lawder
melanie.lawder@marquette.edu
Every semester, course evaluations give students the chance to weigh in and tell their professors what they thought of class and instruction. To remind students of this annual semester tradition, the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment sent out an email to students on Nov. 26 stating that the course evaluations were up and ready for student feedback. Students have until Dec. 9, 2012, to complete their evaluations. All of the responses are anonymous – the instructors cannot see individual responses and cannot see who responded to the surveys. Instructors only see the response rate, a composite score of all the feedback and any additional comments students wish to provide. The dean of the instructor’s college and the instructor’s department chair will also be privy to the content of these evaluations. The response rate for these course evaluations is not as high as instructors would like them to be. Sixty-two percent of students submitted at least one course evaluation in the fall 2011 semester said Alexandra Riley, associate director of the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment. Out of the 10,200 students invited to complete course evaluations, 6,900 completed at least one. During this time more than 1,400 classes were evaluated, with students submitting approximately 28,000 evaluations. Lori Bergen, dean of the College of Communication, said the
switch to online course evaluations may be a reason why the response rate may not be as high. “You lose something when you don’t have everybody doing (the evaluation) in the room, doing it at the same time,” Bergen said. Marquette made the switch to an online survey system, called Marquette Online Course Evaluation System (MOCES), four years ago, in the fall of 2008. Prior to that, the university gathered the evaluations through a paper-based Instructional Assessment System adapted from the University of Washington from 2005 to 2008. This system had a response rate of 79 percent – 17 percent higher than the current online method. While the older system had a higher response rate, the switch was estimated to have saved the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment $15,000 and 175 hours in time, according to a 2008 report. To close this gap and increase student participation, the university began to offer prizes and incentives to get students to finish their evaluations. This semester, Marquette will be giving out a free iPad to a randomly selected student who completed all of her or his evaluations. Course evaluations consist of 17 statements, which the students rank how strongly they agree or disagree with the statement. Students are then asked to provide additional feedback in writing about the class and the instructor. Statements such as “This class was intellectually challenging,” or “The instructor was interesting,” are examples of statements students are asked to rank on a course evaluation. “Since the feedback teachers receive on course evaluation is so important, we have looked for ways to encourage students
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Paperless evaluations saves the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment $15,000 and 175 hours in time.
to complete their evaluations,” Riley said in an email. “In addition to giving away an iPad, we are also encouraging instructors to give students time in class to submit their evaluations on laptops, smart phones or other mobile devices.” Instructors who offered an evaluation during class last semester saw an average response rate of almost 79 percent Riley said. Faculty members and administrators continue to urge students to use the next three days to participate in the evaluations. “It has value to the instructors,
it has value to the academic program – whether it’s communication or education, or whatever it might be – because its feedback and feedback is always what we use when we want to have continuous improvement,” Bergen said. Vice Provost for Undergraduate Programs and Teaching Gary Meyer said the evaluations are especially helpful to professors, who can then improve their classes and alter the curriculum because of these results. “We want to help people improve the way they teach a course – (especially) if
they’re struggling,” Meyer said. Teachers aren’t the only ones who benefit from this feedback, Bergen said. Students also can also gain something. “I think the value (of course evaluations) is that you, the student, can contribute to the improvement of instruction in the place you love,” Bergen said. All evaluations will only be available to instructors after they submit their final grades to the Office of Registrar. Instructors will be “locked out” until all their final grades are submitted, Riley said.
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FFP: Freshman program no longer offering ‘conditional admission’ contributed to the decision. “At a time when our waiting list has expanded to include several hundred students, Marquette needs to insure that our admissions practices are fair and follow equivalent standards for all prospective students,” he wrote. Pauly also said in the email that the program will still exist for students who need extra help in the future, though the altered structure is still being finalized and will emerge in the coming months. On Tuesday, some students who passed through the FFP in recent years expressed disappointment, shock to anger at the decision, which some felt would have compromised their admission to Marquette despite their success once being admitted. “Without FFP, I would be in Ghana (for college),” said
Nana Oware-Asamoah, a freshman in the College of Arts & Sciences. “I wouldn’t be anywhere without FFP.” Oware-Asamoah, a Chicago native, said her family would have opted to save money by sending her to college in the East African nation if Marquette had not accepted her through the program. Kelsey Hau, a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences, said she was “devastated” at the news. “I owe everything to FFP, and I feel this discredits our successes,” she said. “It’s like saying students like us don’t belong here in the future.” Alumni joining the rally also shared disappointment regarding the change, including Marilynn Kelly Gardner, a 1984 FFP participant and a 1988 Marquette alum.
Gardner, now the CEO and president of Navy Pier in Chicago, said the FFP saw potential in her and provided her the opportunity to receive her education at Marquette. She said she wanted to see that same opportunity passed on to future Marquette students. Several parents of FFP students also attended the rally, including Sheila Wright, whose daughter Julie is a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences. “(After hearing the change,) my first response was ‘why?’” the Sheila Wright said. “I didn’t go to college, so this program would’ve been for people like me.” Wright also said she believed the alterations to the program effectively changed the program entirely and that the name of the program only remained the same to keep the previous funding
I owe everything to FFP, and I feel this discredits our successes.” Kelsey Hau, sophomore, College of Arts & Sciences associated with the program. Pauly did not directly comment on this idea, though he did say that the program will “keep its current resources and staffing, and ... any donations that have been given to FFP in the past or will be given in the future will stay in FFP.” He also said he sees value in the program as an academichelp program. “The main contribution of FFP, from my perspective, has been the program’s attentiveness to the well-being and academic success of its students,” Pauly said.
“My invitation to Mary Minson was to adapt the program to our current circumstances. I told her that I very much wanted her to lead that work.” While it remains unclear whether students who have been admitted in the past through the FFP would have been admitted under the planned, altered program, Pauly said Mary Minson, the program’s current director, would adapt the program to the new circumstance. Minson did not respond to a request for comment on the future of the program as of press time.
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May 2010: Marquette and 88 Seattle University faculty and staff sign a full page advertisement in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel condemning Marquette for withdrawing its offer to Jodi O'Brien.
May 2010: Marquette rescinds job offer to Jodi O'Brien.
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August 2010: InterVarsity Christian Fellowship put on probation after asking gay officer to step down.
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LGBT: Some students feel campus climate still has room to improve rescinding of that job offer to O’Brien caused discontent on campus among the LGBTQ community and allies. According to members of the Gender Sexuality Alliance, almost 200 students turned out to protest Marquette’s rescinding of its offer to O’Brien. “What really made students angry was how the administration flip-flopped on the messages to the student body to the point where it was obvious to community members that there was a total lack of transparency,” said Nick Gutierrez, the vice president of the GSA. After the O’Brien incident, the InterVarsity Christian Fellowship came under fire when leaders asked one of its officers to step
down after he came out as gay. The group claimed he was asked to leave because of his views on celibacy, while the student, who wished to remain anonymous, claimed he was expelled because of his sexual orientation. The InterVarsity Christian Fellowship was put on probation by the Office of Student Development for violating policies and procedures of its own constitution.
CAMPUS CLIMATE
Marquette’s “campus climate,” which refers to how accepted members of Marquette’s LGBTQ community feel by both the administration and the student body, has varied
over the past years. “There’s not as much openness here as there should be,” said Anna Oson, the secretary of the GSA. Members of the GSA said they often have to worry about the administration in situations that other clubs might not have to. “Honestly, sometimes it feels like we’re walking on eggshells,” said Emily Wright, the president of the GSA. “The administration isn’t blatantly against the LGBTQ community, but we always have to ask what kind of push back we can expect from them.” Provost John Pauly said students are at the center of all the university’s decisions. “Behind everything we’ve
done is a strong principle of care and respect for students,” Pauly said. Despite words of support from the administration, members of the LGBTQ community said they feel the university’s past actions have spoken louder than words. “Marquette has had a very hard time reconciling its Catholic identity with its identity as a liberal academic university,” said Nicole Cunningham, the public relations spokesperson for the GSA. The divide between staying true to Catholic doctrine in regard to LGBTQ issues and supporting students who identify as LGBTQ has sparked discussion over how Marquette should handle the issue as a Jesuit institution. Multiple students in GSA said that anti-gay rhetoric, including the words “faggot,” “gay” and “homo,” is still used by Marquette students. “I don’t think there has been a conscious effort to stop the use of anti-LGBTQ language,” Olson said. Despite some students saying the campus can sometimes feel hostile to members of the LGBTQ community, members of the GSA agreed that students, for the most part, are amiable with the LGBTQ community. “There is a decent minority of students who are unfriendly toward the LGBTQ community, but for the most part there is a ‘live and let live’ attitude,” Gutierrez said. “More often than not, the students who are not LGBTQ-friendly come from backgrounds that are devoutly religious and socially conservative or have no exposure to the LGBTQ community.” According to the GSA, certain departments within the university have been especially supportive of the GSA and Marquette’s LGBTQ community, including the Intercultural Engagement department within the Office of Student Development, Marquette Student Government, the Counseling Center, the LGBTQ faculty committee, the Academic Senate, the social sciences departments and the department of philosophy.
CAMPUS RESOURCES
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The university has taken steps to balance its Catholic, Jesuit identity with the needs of LGBT students.
After Marquette offered and rescinded its offer to hire Jodi O’Brien, the university had to face national negative attention. There was speculation that O’Brien’s offer had been
rescinded because of her sexual orientation. According to former university spokeswoman Mary Pat Pfeil, however, the offer was rescinded in part because some of O’Brien’s published writings conflicted with Catholic mission and identity. “There was a moment of community reflection that came out of that that has been healthy for Marquette,” Pauly said. Pauly said this moment of reflection has come with a renewed effort to support Marquette’s LGBTQ community. Marquette now offers domestic partner benefits to its employees and has put more money into women, gender and sexuality studies. Despite the rift caused by the O’Brien incident, Marquette has worked to repair its relationship with students and faculty who identify as LGBTQ and allies. “There is a movement at Marquette realizing that we need to better manage our commitment to our LGBT community,” said Steve Blaha, an assistant director of campus ministry. Blaha has facilitated LGBTQ discussion nights at Marquette for nearly 25 years. A number of different support systems have come out of this movement, including increased efforts from the Office of Student Development to support students as LGBTQ. “The Office of Student Development supports students and their allies in many ways, which include educational programming, a mentorship program (designed for students who have underrepresented religious, racial/ethnic and/or sexual identities and first generation students), and student organization support,” said John Janulis, the Coordinator for Intercultural Engagement, in an email. “Further, the Office of Student Development works in collaboration with other curricular and co-curricular departments to incorporate LGBTQ perspectives into course curricula and campus events.” The Gender and Sexuality Resource Center, which opened this year, is Marquette’s latest effort to be more supportive of the LGBTQ community. The GSRC operates out of the Office of the Provost. Bartlow, the GSRC director, said she has received unconditional support for the center from Marquette’s administration. “I am happy we got
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TIMELINE OF CAMPUS LGBT ISSUES October 2010: UCLA professor Ronni Sanlo conducts a two day study of LGBTQ issues on Marquette's campus.
February 2011: Marquette approves Legally Domiciled Adults benefits for LGBTQ employees.
September 2012: The Gender and Sexuality Resource Center opens its doors at Marquette with Susanah Bartlow as director.
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someone of Susannah’s caliber,” Pauly said. In its first year, the main goal of the center is to assess what the needs of the Marquette community are. “The Center advocates for Marquette’s LGBTQ community members and allies,” the GSRC’s mission statement states. So far, the GSRC has co-hosted LGBTQ discussion nights with campus ministry, co-sponsored a comedian with University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and hosts two faculty research projects, among other things. “My vision is for a lot of different students to come for the social and academic aspects,” Bartlow said. “We grow as people when we think about our gender.” Bartlow said she believes the campus climate toward members of the LGBTQ community can, at times, be unwelcoming. “I think there’s some tension on campus,” Bartlow said. “We don’t really know, and some of that makes it difficult. There’s a lot of silence around it. Some people don’t feel comfortable, and the GSRC presents a space for people to get what they need.” Bartlow said one of the objectives of the GSRC was to ask questions about Marquette’s LGBTQ community and perception on campus. “What are the dynamics playing into why people aren’t comfortable?” Bartlow asked. As the center continues to serve students in the coming years, it hopes to be able to conform to the needs of Marquette and its student population. “The GSRC is a huge sign of Marquette’s commitment to the LGBTQ discussion,” Blaha said. “And the center will help initiate and explore questions of gender and human sexuality.” Marquette also brought in Ronni Sanlo, an LGBT activist and a former professor at UCLA. It was Sanlo who recommended that the GSRC be created in her report about LGBTQ resources and climate at Marquette.
OTHER UNIVERSITIES
In comparison to other Jesuit universities, Marquette seems to be in the middle of the pack in terms of resources available to the LGBTQ community on campus. Seattle University, where O’Brien was a professor, is home to four university-sponsored groups composed of gay students as well as a “queer and trans lounge and library.”
While this may not be necessary at Marquette, which is home to a much smaller LGBTQ community than that of Seattle University, there are still more steps the university can take. Likewise, the University of Wisconsin-Madison has an array of campus resources for its LGBTQ students. The LGBT Campus Center, which was founded in 1992, is comparable to Marquette’s Gender and Sexuality Resource Center, which opened in September. According to the Madison’s LGBT Campus Center mission statement, “The Mission of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Campus Center is to strengthen and sustain an inclusive campus community for LGBTQ and allied students by eliminating heterosexism, homophobia and gender identity oppression.” Besides its LGBT Center, Madison is home to 11 LGBTQ and ally-oriented student groups and five support and discussion groups. Another program Madison has is its Queer and Ally Leadership Institute, which is designed to develop skills of LGBTQ leaders and their allies regarding intersecting identities, privilege and oppression. The University WisconsinMilwaukee and Saint Louis University both have “Safe Zone” programs to train students and faculty to become safe contacts, resources and
allies for students of the LGBTQ community. UW-Milwaukee also has an LGBT center.
NEXT STEPS FOR MU
While members of Marquette’s GSA are excited about the new Gender and Sexuality Resource Center, many think Marquette still has areas in terms of LGBTQ support that could be improved. “We need to work on gender identity and gender expression,” Wright said. “I would hope in the next five years we’d have gender identity and expression in the nondiscrimination policy.” While Marquette’s non-discrimination policy already includes sexual orientation and gender, adding non-discrimination of gender identity and expression would protect both students who identify as transgender and students who express their gender identity. “Marquette does not discriminate in any manner contrary to law or justice on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, veteran’s status or national origin in its educational programs or activities, including employment and admissions,” the policy states. While some of the work involving gender identity is covered through the role of the GSRC, members of the GSA would like to see a more concerted effort from Marquette both on a support side and an academic side. The lack of classes that focus on LGBTQ issues was concerning to Gutierrez, the GSA vice president.
“We’d like to see a wider variety of classes that deal with the issues surrounding Marquette’s LGBTQ community,” Gutierrez said. “And not only theology classes, where the foregone conclusion is that gay is bad.” Members of the GSA would also like to see increased ally training. “I’d really like to see more ally training for Resident Assistants and (members of) Greek Life,” Olson said. Pauly acknowledged that while there was still room for improvement, great strides had been made. “Every university can do more for these issues, but I am really pleased on the progress we’ve made in a relatively short amount of time,” Pauly said. According to Blaha, the best way to work out the differences between students, including students both for and against expanding university resources for the LGBTQ community, is to sit down and talk openly about these issues. “What we see across the country is not a lot of listening, but rather a lot of statements,” Blaha said. “I find that when we sit down together as people, it more often times then not provides direction for a mutual, civil discussion.”
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Worst Christmas Songs
Best Christmas Songs
“The Lights and Buzz” “The Lights and Buzz” by Jack’s Mannequin holds a special place in my heart. I’d always loved the song, but it wasn’t until I went away to college and had the experience of being away from home that I truly appreciated it. It’s a song about coming home to the “lights and buzz” after a hard time away, “making plans not to make plans” while you’re there and spending Christmastime in a place that “feels like summer all the time.” Yup, sounds just like my life. –Eva Sotomayor “All I Want for Christmas is You” No matter where I am or what time of year it is, this Mariah Carey Christmas classic will always make me drop what I’m doing and skip outside with more holiday spirit than one of Santa’s elves on a sugar high. With a catchy, upbeat pop tempo, it’s no wonder it’s been rocking around Christmas trees everywhere since 1994. –Maddy Kennedy “The Christmas Song” I’ll be honest: I don’t really like Christmas music all that much. It serves as great background music for baking cookies, opening presents and cracking jokes with the family, but I would never really listen to Christmas music for its own sake. The songs all sound pretty much the same (except for the really bad ones), and the radio plays the same 20 songs into oblivion. But if I had to pick one Christmas song I get the most joy from, it’d probably be “The Christmas Song.” It has a warmth to it that, no matter who sings it, plays like a soothing mug of hot chocolate. –Matt Mueller
“The Christmas Shoes” Listening to “The Christmas Shoes” is like getting jabbed in the ear with pine needles for four minutes. It’s not enough that the hit is shamelessly cloying and packed with enough sugary sweet schmaltz to give you diabetes. It also attempts to teach listeners a lesson by giving a young boy’s mom cancer. It’s borderline sickening. Plus, nothing kills a festive holiday dinner like hearing about a young boy’s dying mother needing shoes to look good for Jesus, who seems uncharacteristically snobby when it comes to fashion, I guess. –Matt Mueller
“River” I could live in Joni Mitchell’s “Blue” album – especially when it snows. “River” is one of the few Christmas songs I can listen to any time of the year. Mitchell so perfectly evokes a sort of bittersweet holiday spirit and manages to sing about reindeer and Christmas trees without making me roll my eyes. While the lyrics make you think of the traditions and beauty that Christmas can bring, there are also the tinges of sadness that often accompany the holidays as well. I mean, don’t we all sometimes need a river to skate away on? –Erin Heffernan
“I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas” Sung by demonic elf-child Gayla Peevey, “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas” is easily the least relevant and most annoying song you will hear this holiday season. The elaborate amount of thought and free time this child has put into deciding how to care for her/his (I can’t even tell) twoton friend is ridiculous and makes the listener wonder if Peevey should spend more time looking for friends instead of hunting down violent river animals. –Maddy Kennedy
“Believe” One would assume my favorite Christmas song would be in my favorite Christmas movie, and he or she would be right. “Believe,” the Grammy Award-winning song from “The Polar Express,” takes the top spot. Sung by Josh Groban, the song is a reminder of the regenerative nature of Christmas. It recognizes that adults have lost the magic of Christmas as time passes, but on Christmas, they are able to find their lost childhood dreams and live them again. With a great holiday message, combined with Groban’s soothing voice, the song is a winning combination. –Peter Setter “O Holy Night” It is my life goal to sing a duet with Josh Groban. In my mind, I plan that duet to be “The Prayer,” but his rendition of “O Holy Night” would work just as well. His clarity, precision and incredible range make him one of the best vocalists alive today. Combine that with a simple yet powerful carol, and the result is a breathtaking Christmas song that can and should be listened to year round. –Claire Nowak
Favorite Christmas Movies “A Christmas Story” There are some movies you love, and there are some movies you like. And then there are certain special movies that become a part of your existence. You can’t help but smile thinking about them, and you’re always in the mood to watch them … even when you’re not in the mood to watch them. “A Christmas Story” is one of those movies. Director Bob Clark’s holiday classic is one of the rare movies that manages to balance feeling remarkably specific and personal with being universal, as well as having both heartwarming schmaltz and cynicism. I mean, it’s iconic for a reason. –Matt Mueller
“Elf” I don’t know how to say this without sounding like a huge Grinch, but I’m not a fan of Christmas movies. Or Will Ferrell for that matter. Now that I’m done being negative, I’ll admit even I love “Elf.” It’s probably one of the few Christmas movies my sister and I watch without fail every holiday season. The story of a human adopted by Santa, raised by elves in the North Pole and heading back to New York City to look for his real family is silly, hilarious and highly quotable. What’s not to love? –Eva Sotomayor
“Scrooge” In the case of the 1970s musical version of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” I’ll admit that I have no perspective on whether it is a good film. As with most Christmas favorites, my love is rooted in childhood memories and family jokes rather than real quality. But there is the fantastic song “I Hate People,” which I am always tempted to hum under my breath waiting in line on Black Friday. Albert Finney does a genius Ebenezer Scrooge. There are as many Dickensian street urchins with cockney accents that you could ever want. And best of all, the ghost of Christmas present has one of the greatest beards ever filmed. –Erin Heffernan
“Santa Baby” Stop coming on to Santa, you selfish fool! I remember as a kid having to sing this song in music class and being totally disgusted. Why were we encouraging thinly veiled materialism? Weren’t we supposed to talk about a season of giving? And most importantly: Wasn’t Mrs. Claus going to be furious? I hated the song then and I still, though not so much to avoid disrespecting Mrs. Claus and more because I think the coy Marilyn-Monroe-esque delivery is just weird. Why is there a need to write a sexy Christmas song? Christmas is not sexy. Joyful? Yes. A time for family and good cheer? Yes. Sexy? No. The same goes for “Baby, it’s Cold Outside.” I prefer my holiday music creepy-seduction free. –Erin Heffernan “Carol of the Bells” “Carol of the Bells” isn’t a bad Christmas song, but it wins my vote for “Least Favorite” because for some reason it completely terrifies me. I think it was used in a trailer for a Christmas-themed horror movie, and I’m mentally scarred or something. As soon as the first notes of this song start playing, I instantly picture a chorus of creepy children singing it. –Eva Sotomayor
“The Chipmunk Song” For my ranking of least favorite Christmas tunes, there is no second or third place. There is only one – “The Chipmunk Song.” It’s hard to look (or listen, for that matter) past the annoying voices of the three chipmunks who supposedly sing the song, and if you somehow are able to do so, the substance is also terrible. Christmas is the same day every year, so do not fret, Chipmunks; it has not and will never be late. Literally any other Christmas song is better, so save your ears some distress, and choose anything else. Believe me, you won’t regret it. –Peter Setter
“Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer” What demonic entity possessed someone to write a song about an old lady getting killed on Christmas Eve? Whatever it was inspired Randy Brooks to write “Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer” and consequently ruined the jolly Christmas spirit we all know and love. Grandma gets drunk on eggnog, Santa is accused of murder and Grandpa mourns his loss by drinking beer and watching football. Mark my words, this song is going to make some poor child clinically depressed. –Claire Nowak
“The Polar Express” There is no doubt that “The Polar Express” is my favorite Christmas movie. Adapted from the best-selling children’s novel by Chris Van Allsburg, “The Polar Express” is a faithful interpretation of the literary Christmas classic with cinematic touches that only add to the experience. The film holds a deeper tone than most Christmas movies – a welcome change from nonsensical cheeriness – but is still a Christmas delight for young and old alike. And hey, Tom Hanks sings about hot chocolate – what could be better? –Peter Setter
“It’s a Wonderful Life” Okay, so it may be old, and it’s possible that the only time you’ve seen it was when your family forced you, or when you were too lazy to get off the couch and change the TV from the Hallmark Channel. But I still encourage you to give this 1940s classic another chance. It’s filled with cheerful Christmas clichés, quirky angels and a happy ending that may just make you want to dash down Wisconsin Avenue wishing every student, professor and academic building a very merry Christmas. –Maddy Kennedy
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Austen’s classic novel delivers literary flair to stage
MKE’s Repertory Theatre takes on tale of sisters and society By Erin Heffernan
erin.heffernan@marquette.edu
Jane Austen began writing what would become “Sense and Sensibility” when she was only 19 years old. As she first penned the story of Marianne and Elinor Dashwood, it must have been unfathomable that the two sisters’ story would still be widely popular more than 200 years later. But despite the odds, Austen’s work continues to have ardent fans and a continued presence in a pop culture, enamored with the glamour, romance and wit of her work. Austen’s novels have found themselves the topic of countless adaptations including film, miniseries and even bizarre spin-offs like 2009’s “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.” Austen’s work will once again be
revisited as the Milwaukee Repertory Theatre brings the author’s first published novel, “Sense and Sensibility” to the stage. The 2001 play, adaptated by Mark Healy, will be performed December 11 through January 13 in the the Repertory’s Quadracci Powerhouse. The story follows the two Dashwood sisters, Marianne and Elinor, who are left penniless after their father’s death. The plot surrounds the sisters’ romantic aspirations and disappointments, struggles with class and run-ins with eccentric characters. But what remains central to Austen’s story is the essential differences between how the sisters approach the world. They are often opposites with divergent desires, temperaments and ways of coping with pain. “I think everyone identifies with one of the sisters,” said Meaghan Sullivan, who plays the roles of Fanny, Lady Middleton and Lucy Steele in the production. “You are either more of an Elinor or a Marianne. Elinor is more measured and guarded, where Marianne is
more outwardly emotional.” The show takes a traditional approach to the style of the play, though it adds a unique flair. “The women wear the classic long dresses and beautiful ball gowns that we all picture when we think of Jane Austen, and the men where the suits of the time,” Sullivan said. The set of the show is also in classic Austen-style, with ornate late 17th-century sitting rooms and ballrooms. “One of the difficulties with the story is that it changes location so often,” Sullivan said. “But we devised a really clever way to change scenes. With just a change in the lights and a flipping of pillows, you go from England to Paris.” Another creative adaptation to the play is the way the Rep’s ensemble covers the play’s 13 principle roles through only seven actors. There is also original music sung live by members of the cast and an emphasis on the lighter side of Austen’s work. “Most people don’t remember how funny Jane Austen really was,”
Sullivan said. “‘Sense and Sensibility’ really is a romantic comedy, but most people only see it as a romance.” Sullivan, who is returning to the Repertory stage as an alumna of its internship program, plays three characters who bring much of the wit interspersed among the romance. She says that while there is plenty of romance, beautiful dresses and dance scenes that will appeal to fans of increasingly popular BBC period pieces like “Downton Abbey,” the production’s quick pace (only lasting 70 minutes) and comedic elements will give their production a wide appeal for audiences over the holiday season. This production comes in convenient timing for those planning to take the course on Jane Austen offered by Marquette’s English department next semester. The course has been taught by professor Albert J. Rivero since 1997 and returned this semester, filling up in the first few days of class scheduling. Rivero believes the romance in Austen’s
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works is partly responsible for this lasting popularity. “What resonates is the love stories,” Rivero said. “I think there is a lasting appeal to the two love stories in ‘Pride and Predjudice’ and ‘Sense and Sensibility’. They are the Cinderella stories where the young woman without money ends up with the handsome prince.” But Rivero believes there is more to gain from reading Austen romance. “Like a lot of her works, there is an irony to the happy ending,” Rivero said. “(‘Sense and Sensibility’ is a warning about the dangers that (the sisters) put themselves in when they think that their lives will have this happy ending, when they are looking to marry as the end all-be-all of life.” The Rep’s performance promises to be a fun, visually appealing show, allowing audiences to follow generations who have discovered and loved the characters whom one 19-yearold woman first brought to life.
Female voices form MU’s newest a cappella group The Meladies latest to join campus craze for instrument-free tunes
By Peter Setter
peter.setter@marquette.edu
The Gold ’n Blues and the Naturals now have a sister in the Marquette a cappella family, and she is a dose of sweet, spice and everything nice. The Meladies, Marquette’s upcoming all-female a cappella group, is the campus’s newest musical act. Though the official paperwork still needs approval for permanent club status, the Meladies expect to be official within the next two weeks. “Marquette has really wanted to start a female a cappella group for a really long time,” said Kristen Powers, a sophomore in the College of Communication. “They have the c o - e d Gold ’n Blues a n d the
all-male Naturals so having us is really pivotal for Marquette because it completes the full circle for a cappella groups on campus.” Powers, who serves as the group’s president, notes that the Gold ’n Blues were instrumental in the creation of the Meladies. Most of the women in the group were unable to join the Gold ’n Blues at the beginning of the semester, and this provided a way for them to get involved in the a cappella scene. “After about five dinners at Schroeder, we decided that we were going to make this group and were going to go through with it, so we started filling out paperwork,” Powers said. “We all just had a big passion for music, and that is something we wanted to add into our Marquette experience.” As for the name of the group, Powers created it after t h e
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group brainstormed various names over dinner and on their Facebook group. After a member said “The Melodies,” Powers decided to tweak it a bit. “I looked at it and thought ‘well, that’s kind of boring,’” Powers said. “I changed the spelling to ‘The Meladies,’ but I still wanted it to be pronounced ‘The Melodies,’ because ‘The Meladies’ sounds a little off. We all just kind of agreed on being called ‘The Melodies’ spelled like ‘The Meladies.’” A primary focus of the naming process was picking one that no other school in the nation had. According to Kathryn Slusher, a freshman in the College of Business, many a cappella groups at different universities have the same name, and the Meladies wanted to be original. “We wanted to set ourselves apart,” Slusher said. “That’s what the Naturals and the Gold ’n Blues did. There are no groups at other schools that have the same names.” The group is composed primarily of freshmen, with the addition of two sophomores. As Natasha Mraz, a freshman in the College of Communication, noted, it’s good that they are starting so young. “We all talked about it, how we can build our group now and establish ourselves for the next three years,” Mraz said. With auditions starting at the beginning of next
semester, the group looks to expand their numbers. However, Powers does not want to limit the group’s potential. “I think the best tip of advice (the Naturals) gave us is if you’re looking to add more people, but only two people come in who are strong enough to be in the group, only take those two,” Powers said. “But if you are looking for 16 people, but more than four people came in who were amazing, keep them all. We’re just going to make it so our sound will be really solid.” Along with holding auditions next semester, the group hopes to continue to sing at the Naturals and the Gold N’ Blues concerts to build a fan base and get its name out. “I would say if we have a concert by the end of next semester, that’s a success,” Powers said. The Meladies’ close relationship with the Naturals has been critical to its success. The group reached out to the Meladies from the beginning, and Powers credits their input as an established group on campus as an exceptional help. Both groups have similar positions within their organizations, and because of that, they have become mentors for the women’s group. The Naturals went as far as inviting the Meladies to a rehearsal. “We went into a rehearsal with them, and they showed us
what works and what doesn’t work,” Mraz said. “And they warned us it’s going to get hard but just to stay together.” And because the Naturals pushed the group to form and get its name out this semester, the Meladies were able to perform with them at the Gold ’n Blues concert last weekend. They will perform again with the Naturals at its concert on December 7. “The Naturals were gracious enough to have us come in on their concert with the Gold ’n Blues,” Slusher said. “We didn’t think we were going to be able to perform at all this semester.” The group covers songs and doesn’t foresee creating any original music in the future. However, the members do create original parts in the songs they cover. As time goes on, Powers said they will bring in arrangers to arrange their own music to cover. No matter the song, Powers thinks a cappella is really special and worth singing. “It’s such a different experience than going to a concert with drums and guitars. Each song you hear is coming from a person with their voice. You can create a guitar out of a voice; you can create a snare out of a voice. It’s really exciting to see a cappella.”
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‘Anna Karenina’ pretty, cold like a Russian winter Adaptation moves onto cinematic stage, fails to leap off screen By Eva Sotomayor
eva.sotomayor@marquette.edu
“Anna Karenina” isn’t just the title of a long, boring book you probably didn’t read for your AP Literature class. The novel by Russian writer Leo Tolstoy, published in 1877, is thought by many to be one of the best pieces of literary fiction, and some have even gone far enough to call it “the greatest novel ever written.” It has been adapted for the big screen many times, including its latest iteration, directed by “Pride & Prejudice” and “Atonement” director Joe Wright and starring Keira Knightley, Jude Law and Aaron Taylor-Johnson. Knightley plays the title character, a Russian noble stuck in a monotonous and loveless marriage with the Count Alexi Karenin, played by Law. Anna meets the Count Vronksy (Taylor-Johnson), and the two get romantically involved – secretly at first – but the affair eventually becomes gossip fodder, shocking 19th-century Russian society. As Anna is shunned and quietly ridiculed by society, she is torn between love and others’ expectations of her.
Instead of a traditional retelling, the film uses a theater setting to move the characters from scene to scene. Characters are frozen in place during intimate moments, and locations transition from elegant ballrooms to frosty train stations in mere seconds. At first, the brisk transitions are a bit confusing, and it takes a while to realize what is going on, but the audience gets used to being whisked from one place to another. The tactic is an obvious attempt to make the most out of the film’s running time and fit a more than 800-page romantic epic into a reasonable time frame. The theater element works well, and it creates some breathtakingly gorgeous moments. The warm colors and the way characters’ simple movements are choreographed – as well as motifs like a recurring train, which holds narrative significance – make “Anna Karenina” a very pretty movie. In addition, the set and costume design are spectacular. As Anna, Knightley has a typically gorgeous wardrobe, and she wears spectacular outfits and dresses throughout the entire film. Even when she’s breaking down, she manages to look amazing and elegant. It’s not just looks, though. Knightley is able to capture the emotion of a woman torn, forced to choose between her
regal standing in society and the life she’s always known or the entrancing sensation of feeling loved and wanted. As the cuckolded Count, Law is stoic and cold, yet his pain and the difficult position in which he has been put can be deeply felt. Unfortunately, the same can’t be said for Taylor-Johnson, whose expressions and delivery don’t seem to match the passion and desperation his words are carrying. But as “Anna Karenina” chugs forward with all of its switching back and forth between scenes, some of the emotion is lost. Even the beginning of the affair between Anna and Count Vronsky seems a bit rushed and thrown together. It didn’t help that the film’s second half becomes significantly slower and less visually vibrant. You’ll end up wishing you had some SparkNotes to get through Anna’s incessant paranoia and whining, which drag endlessly until it all ends abruptly and unsatisfyingly. With its talented cast, “Anna Karenina” had the potential to be an amazing film based on Tolstoy’s classic tale of adultery, love, loss and sacrifice. Instead, it focuses on being very pretty and skims over the important emotions, leaving the audience wanting more depth and interaction and fewer perfectly choreographed ballroom dances.
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‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ meets the MKE Symphony
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The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra teams up with Queen’s greatest hits to provide a night of memorable music.
Orchestra and Queen become unlikely allies in epic crossover show
By Claire Nowak
claire.nowak@marquette.edu
Freddie Mercury may no longer be with us, but his spirit will be ready to rock you at the Riverside this weekend. The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra will be performing with musicians from Windborne Productions in the company’s touring show, “The Music of Queen.” “It’s a full-on rock concert with the added benefit of the symphony orchestra behind it,” lead singer Brody Dolyniuk said. “If
you’re coming only expecting a rock band, you’re going to be in for a treat when you see the orchestra. If you’re coming only expecting an instrumental version by the orchestra, you’re going to be in for a full surprise when you hear the band amplified through the PA system.” Brent Havens, the founder of Windborne Productions, started the company with the intention of working in film and music production. When the opportunity for a new kind of production arose, he was willing to take the company in an unprecedented direction. “The idea came about in ’95,” Havens explained, “when a promoter in Virginia, along with an executive director of the
Virginia Symphony, were looking to expand their audiences from the usual crowds that were coming to see their classical shows. One of the ideas tossed around was classic rock.” Havens then began by transcribing and arranging Windborne’s first classic rock production, “The Music of Led Zeppelin.” The show featured a live rock band and vocalist, along with a full orchestra. Since the concert was the first of its kind, audiences were intrigued but confused. “People didn’t know what to expect,” Havens said. “They didn’t know whether this was more of an orchestral concert where you politely clap or a rock concert with people dancing in the aisles and screaming. It soon became
obvious it was a rock show with a full orchestra on stage, which gave it a whole different sense of power and a whole different color of sound.” The show was a success, captivating fans of orchestral music and classic rock. In response, Havens wrote “The Music of Pink Floyd,” which premiered the following year. Since then, he has arranged, conducted and toured with seven orchestral rock shows for Windborne, including “The Music of The Who,” “The Music of The Eagles” and “The Music of Michael Jackson.” He is also working on an eighth show, “The Music of The Rolling Stones,” due to premiere next summer. Of all his works, Haven said “The Music of Queen” is one of the most rewarding. “There are bits and pieces of all of them that I really love, so it’s really hard to pick a favorite,” Havens said. “Obviously the (Led Zeppelin) show was one of our first and has a special place for us, but I really love the Queen show, too, because it’s harmonically rich and melodically rich, and it just fits so well with the orchestra.” Dolyniuk joined the Windborne musicians three years ago. The singer got his start in music in Las Vegas, forming one of the city’s most successful rock bands, Yellow Brick Road. After performing with his band for 14 years, he auditioned for Windborne and joined “The Music of Queen.” “My approach with this is definitely not to (do an)
impression or an impersonation of Freddie Mercury,” Dolyniuk said. “I’m not dressing like him. I don’t put on a fake moustache and try to do his moves and mannerisms. But having grown up with the music and having sung along with it for so many years now, there’s a natural tendency for me to sing in the vein of Freddie Mercury’s style.” Dolyniuk has enjoyed the “new level of respect” and overwhelming praise for his performances, especially since he has such a large role to live up to. Some of the songs are incredibly difficult to perform because of Mercury’s high quality vocal skills, but there is one that fits him the best. “There’s no easy song in this show,” Dolyniuk said. “I don’t just walk out there and expect it to happen without some effort. But the one that I think I feel the most comfortable on is ‘Somebody to Love.’ It shows off all of the qualities of Freddie’s voice; it’s a real challenge for me; and it’s just such a good crowd pleaser.” As for performing with the Milwaukee Symphony, Havens and Dolyniuk agree it is nothing short of a privilege. “The Milwaukee Symphony is a world-class orchestra,” Havens said. “It’s always wonderful playing with them. The first time they see the music, it’ll be pretty much perfect.” As one of the few productions of its kind, “The Music of Queen” will entertain audiences of all musical tastes, leaving fans asking, “Is this the real life?”
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Are these new holiday releases Ferraris or fruitcakes? scope, not length. The heralded 48 frames per second that apparently makes “An Unexpected Journey” look more fake than real is also not encouraging. It hurts me to say this (and I’m totally eager to eat my words) but … Verdict: Fruitcake
Matt Mueller No fear, my fellow movieloving cinephiles. I know we’ve had to suffer through a rough stretch since Thanksgiving, with the lone releases being a poorly received Brad Pitt film, a “Saw” rip-off and this weekend’s “Playing for Keeps.” What is that last movie, you may ask? That’s a damn fine question. But Christmas is now approaching with a bag full of big releases hoping you’ll choose them when you get sick of your family. But which ones are like a Ferrari (preferably with a big red bow on top), and which ones are like finding a barely digestible fruitcake in your stocking? Well … they haven’t come out yet, so I have no clue. But let’s get completely judgmental and make rash and unfounded claims about movies in the name of entertainment. “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” Every part of my nerd soul wants to be mega-pumped for the first installment of “The Hobbit” trilogy. They got Peter Jackson back behind the camera, as well as Ian McKellen as the film’s heart, Gandalf. Plus, “The Hobbit” is an epic story like “Lord of the Rings,” but with a bit more light-hearted fun. But I just … can’t. Maybe my lack of enthusiasm is due to the decision to split the story into three, surely draggedout parts, an idea clearly the result of a greedy executive’s most diabolical fever dream. It’s an epic tale, but epic in terms of
“Jack Reacher” Every year, there’s a generic action movie that comes out around Christmas time and is instantly forgotten by society (“The Darkest Hour” last year, “The Tourist” before that). This year, the generic action movie comes with an even more generic action movie title: “Jack Reacher.” I really like Tom Cruise, and after last year’s invigorating “Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol,” he appeared to be back in audience’s good graces. From the looks of “Jack Reacher,” though, it seems to be headed toward the same fate as “Knight & Day” – the bargain bin. Verdict: Fruitcake “This is 40” Listen, Judd Apatow, I like you. I like your movies (for the most part). I’m just not nearly as enamored with your family as you seem to be. He makes personal movies, which is a rare find in the world of Hollywood comedy. But that also results in films that feel ridiculously bloated (cough, “Funny People”) and struggle to balance emotional depth with raunchy humor (cough, cough, “Funny People”). Considering “This Is 40’s” 134-minute running time, it seems things have changed very little. Verdict: Fruitcake “Django Unchained” Playing the role of the hard R-rated film that some family will make the horrible mistake of taking the whole clan to see (previously played by “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”) comes Quentin Tarantino’s “Django Unchained,” another genre-bending
ode to cinema. Tarantino’s films have always been particularly tailored for the kind of people who are the movie nerds among movie nerds. At the same time, they are almost always polished and entertaining for laypeople as well. Most of the references are sure to fly over some audiences’ heads, but as long as the bullets and profanely witty dialogue fly as well, I think we’ll be pleased with Tarantino’s blaxploitation Western action comedy. Just don’t bring Grandma. Verdict: Ferrari
“Les Miserables” It’s hard not to be cynical toward “Les Miserables.” It’s a glossy, epic, heart-bleedingly emotional musical, directed by the guy who shamefully won Best Picture for last year’s glaring Oscar bait (“The King’s Speech”) and starring a cast of Oscar winners. Plus, it features Anne Hathaway, whose desperation for an Oscar and for audience’s love acts as a shield to her charms. In short, it’s Oscar bait to end all Oscar bait. But even with all those reasons to groan at the mere sight of the poster, “Les Miserables” looks like it might just win me over. During a screening of “Lincoln” (runner-up for most obvious Oscar bait), the trailer began, and I commenced an eye roll. Two minutes later, I was shockingly moved. Well played, “Les Mis.” Well played, indeed. Verdict: Ferrari
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“Parental Guidance” “Parental Guidance” is a family comedy starring Billy Crystal and Bette Midler. It’s the perfect Christmas movie for boring people. Verdict: Fruitcake Matt’s movie reviews can be found at onmilwaukee.com. Contact him at matthew.mueller@ marquette.edu.
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STAFF EDITORIAL
Fans deserve to know where athletic department stands
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IT’S OFFICIAL! @MUMeladies are a student organization Thanks for the support! Make sure to stop by the @MUNaturals concert friday at 7! #WOO
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Hey @UWM & @MarquetteU. Get to Walgreens on Oakland Ave! You’re gonna be on my show! Consider this an official excuse to cut class.
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@UWMadison Everything is a competition during #BeatBucky Week. And I’m just getting warmed up.
never let go, buzz! never let go!
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Do what you need to do to get through finals week louisville
notre dame
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Brooke Goodman Illustration by Rob Gebelhoff/robert.gebelhoff@marquette.edu
With the recent Big East departures of Louisville to the ACC and Rutgers to the Big Ten, along with the additions of Tulane and East Carolina (for football only), it is time for Marquette students to be given answers on where the university stands in terms of its athletic future. Director of Athletics Larry Williams has always affirmed that Marquette will stay committed to the Big East but also do what it can to protect itself for the future. But remaining in the Big East only because of its name doesn’t do Marquette fans and donors much good, especially the students whose tuition is potentially affected by some of the revenue the sports teams bring in. Just because the Big East is still being called the Big East doesn’t mean it is the proud conference it once was. In addition to the departures of Louisville and Rutgers, Syracuse, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh and West Virginia have all left for greener pastures in the last year. The biggest reason for these teams’ exoduses is a desire to ensure their collective financial future with a solid football conference. Big East football has reeked of mediocrity for some time now, and it’s difficult to blame schools for jumping ship. That still leaves those Big East schools without major football teams, including Marquette, in the dust. We need to know that there is a plan in place for when the Big East effectively won’t support the revenue stream that Marquette athletics has traditionally brought in. There is no question that the men’s basketball program is Marquette’s leading team in terms of revenue. According to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics report from the period of July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012, Marquette reported that the men’s basketball team produced $14,389,717 in revenue. Compare that to the total revenue for all sports – men’s and women’s – of $26,504,896.
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We have no doubt that Williams and other administrators have a plan for when the school finally decides it’s time to look out for itself instead of sitting back and waiting. The thing that bothers us is that the athletic department is staying hushhush on the topic. There isn’t any way it can be naïve enough to believe that sticking with the Big East as we now know it is a valid long-term plan. Schools like Southern Methodist, Houston, Memphis and Central Florida aren’t quite the same as Syracuse, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh and West Virginia. There have been countless rumors and speculation about where other schools, not just Marquette, will end up when all the dust settles. One solution we support is an all-Catholic league in which the Golden Eagles would join forces with other non-football schools like DePaul, Georgetown, Seton Hall, St. John’s and Villanova, and maybe even Creighton, Xavier and Saint Louis. Men’s basketball coach Buzz Williams is another voice the student body would like to hear. He did offer some thoughts on the subject to the Journal Sentinel’s Michael Hunt last week: “I don’t know (what the future holds),” Williams said. “As I’ve said all along, the commitment from the institution and the department is going to stay what it is. I trust that we’ll put ourselves in the best position possible for our future. What league that’s in, who’s in it, all of those things, I don’t know.” It’s hard to blame Williams. He hasn’t exactly had a rosy relationship with Larry Williams since the latter was named Director of Athletics exactly one year ago today. So maybe Buzz really doesn’t know where the athletic department is headed. But as students of this institution who pay upwards of $30,00 per year and are rewarded with fine athletic programs every year, we deserve to know where our school stands and what the future holds.
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IN THE OCEAN OF BASENESS, THE
DEEPER WE GET, THE EASIER THE SINKING.
-JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL
This time of the semester can be scary. Raynor becomes a battleground; everyone tweaks out in class because of the excessive amounts of coffee they’ve consumed. Anarchy becomes a legitimate option when a professor goes over class time and steals those extra two minutes that could be used to study or sleep. Finals week is like Christmas Eve when you’re four. Sleep isn’t an option because you’re too anxious for what awaits in the morning; all you want is to receive the items on your Christmas list (in this case As on every final paper and exam); and you really just end up eating a whole lot of cookies. It would be nice if we could have Rudolph’s shiny red nose to lead use through the storm that is finals week as he did for Santa on Christmas Eve, but unfortunately, there’s no such luck. We deal with it, do work and power through however we can. And you know what? That’s just how it has to be. The typical direction I could take this column would be to try to give a bunch of advice on how to manage the stress of finals week. But the truth is, it’d be pointless for me to write 600 words about stress management and maintaining personal health when I’m not even keeping up my own right now. Plus, if I tried to say that getting a decent amount of sleep is a priority over the next week, nobody would listen to me anyway. Sleep deprivation is inevitable, exercise routines disappear, everyone (myself included) becomes obnoxious and sometimes all your want to
do is give up. And that’s OK. If you need to stay up until 4 a.m. to finish your million papers and group projects due the week before finals, do it. And if you find yourself in Cudahy when the building lights get turned off, don’t let it depress you – look at it as an experience you can cross off your Marquette bucket list. In a little more than a week you’ll be able to sleep in and take naps without feeling guilty for not reading or studying. If you typically work out every day but don’t have the time right now to do so, don’t let it stress you out. In fact, go shamelessly eat ice cream and the chocolate in your Advent calendar. If working out is your stress relief, do it. And if you really need to burn some calories, there’s always the option of the good old flash card sit-ups or lifting stacks of textbooks instead of weights. But if going to the gym feels like a burden, remember that you can get back on track during break – don’t let a missed workout add even more worry to your day. And if people are bothering you, or you’re bothering them, go spend time alone. Emotions and stress run high right now, and the last thing anyone needs is a fight to break out over not completing jobs on a chore chart or saying something passive aggressive. We’re all in the same boat, so simply walking away might be the best thing for everyone involved. So although Student Health Service and the Counseling Center will probably be upset with me for suggesting that you throw personal health out the window for the next week, I won’t try to give you advice. Eat a ton of junk food, drink gallons of coffee and study until you can’t keep yours eyes open anymore. Do whatever you need to do to get through this next week and look forward to all of the wonders that lay ahead – family, friends, celebrations that will occur when the world still exists on Dec. 22 and a much needed four weeks of activities that do not include finals. brooke.goodman@marquette.edu
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Let’s go back to the future A shoutout to shouting
Tony Manno As they say, this semester’s been one for the record books. But not a good record, like fastest cup stacking or highest pizza toss. It’s one of those weird ones you’d rather not have known – the man with the longest fingernails, for example (Melvin Boothe, with a combined length of over 32 feet, because I know you were wondering). It’s been a big stressful ball of nothingness, something I’m looking forward to getting past. It just reminds me of all my other semesters, the classes I’ve enjoyed, the free time I’ve had and the stress-free moments in between. What did I do wrong this time? What could I have done differently? Did I become less intelligent, like it feels? But I guess as I’ve gotten a bit older, things have come into perspective, and I’ve trained myself to stop with the nostalgic garbage. We are very prone to nostalgia, it seems. People are paying hundreds of dollars to see
The Rolling Stones and whatnot. I recently heard “Boy Meets World” is getting a spinoff (and I’ll only muster the courage to watch if William Daniels is back as Mr. Feeny). This got me wondering: what’s the point in spending all that time looking back? If you think you’re getting something meaningful out of it, just think about what you can find if you look forward – talk to people whose stories you haven’t heard or watch a movie you haven’t seen. Granted, some things I just can’t let go of: “Hey Arnold!” Goldfish, garage sales, Neil Young, VHS tapes. These are things I still enjoy now, and especially with movies and such, it’s always worth it to go back and reevaluate it with your newfound outlook. But there’s a difference between memory and nostalgia, something constructive versus distracting. I’m not going to look back on this semester with great reverence, but a lot of good stuff will stay stuck in my mind. I even have some books I can re-read later on. Events are always shinier in retrospect, but don’t fall into the trap. Every semester’s been just as bad – glad I could reassure you. So get past it, and look for all the other cool things up ahead. Life is like a box of chocolates, not a box of packing peanuts. Don’t waste so much time rifling through your mind pondering over what once was (Tom Hanks is just great, isn’t he?). There’s a lot more to explore. anthony.manno@marquette.edu
Caroline Campbell Tuesday night I was running around campus, reporter’s notebook in hand, pen behind my ear and journalistic endeavors at heart (I hope this paints a clear Rory Gilmore/ Carl Bernstein picture of me in your mind). I was overwhelmed and exhausted with the prospects of finals week, impending adulthood and a grave lack of sleep. But then something happened. As I was rushing from the AMU to Starbucks in order to obtain that beautiful caffeinated substance that has sustained the lives of busy, stressed people for thousands of years, I heard a noise. Behind me, a fellow student let out a quiet “yeeeeeeeeow!” I have no idea what happened to make him so excited, but his friend egged him on. “Dude, do it louder, see if anyone hears.” Of course someone heard. This time, his yelp reverberated around West Towne Square and through the open windows of
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McCormick Hall. Sure enough, within seconds, he had a response. From what sounded like a women’s floor, a higher-pitched yell sounded a reply to my friend. It had begun. He yelped. She yelped. He yelped again. She replied. The group of people on the ground outside were all laughing hysterically, myself included. More McCormick residents had joined in the Twilight Bark. As I stood there in the glow of the light posts from the Union and McCormick, lights on the Christmas tree twinkled and a crisp breeze blew around me, ushering out the warmth that had been with us in Milwaukee since the weekend. I was once one of those freshmen. Though I did not live in McCormick, I definitely spent a night or two yelping out the window as I studied with friends ... or did other things. No matter what people are doing in that legendary dorm, yelling out the window (or pelting people with water balloons from an upper floor), is part of the Marquette experience. I smiled to myself as I continued my journey up 16th Street. I thought, “Only at Marquette.” There are many things I will miss about this university and many I will not, but little things like that remind me of how much I have come to love my school over the past four years. caroline.campbell@marquette.edu
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MEN’S BASKETBALL
MU looks to ‘Beat Bucky’ twice in a row UW, Golden Eagles still searching for true team identity
By Trey Killian
robert.killian@marquette.edu
The Wisconsin-Madison game is consistently one of the most hard-fought and exciting matchups Marquette plays every season. This time, the intense rivalry takes on a bigger meaning for the Golden Eagles and Badgers. Both schools are coming off a Sweet 16 run last season, and both have started off the season in disappointing fashion. Marquette is in the middle of a full week of rest following one of the worst losses in program history last Thursday at Florida. The Golden Eagles are still searching for a statement win and hope to take the sting and embarrassment of that rout in Gainesville behind them. On the other side, Wisconsin is hoping to avenge last season’s loss to Marquette at the Kohl Center and keep its recent two-game winning streak alive. The Badgers started the season ranked 22nd in the nation, but losses to Florida, Creighton and Virginia have kept Bo Ryan’s team from breaking back into the national scene. Despite the rough start, coach Buzz Williams believes Wisconsin’s record is misleading. “Their record doesn’t say it, but I think as the year progresses they could end up being the best team they’ve had since See Beat Bucky, page 20
Photo by Vale Cardenas/valeria.cardenas@marquette.edu
Coach Buzz Williams thinks this Wisconsin team could eventually end up being the best team he’s seen in the five years he’s been the coach at Marquette.
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It feels like I’m Despite early NCAA exit, part of the team MU had best year in history
Matt Trebby The men’s soccer team made me feel more welcome than even I think it should have over its past two seasons. I’ve been lucky enough to broadcast its games over the past two seasons for Marquette Radio and to be this paper’s beat writer for the team this past season. I was a soccer fan to begin this whole experience, so that made my introduction a bit easier. Once a few of the players (some of the more ruthless upperclassmen on the 2011 team) found out I was an Arsenal fan, it was easy to integrate me into the team (and by integrate, I mean mock me whenever Arsenal lost, which happened
more than desired). My expectations for the past two years were far surpassed, though. I went into it thinking I was going to have a job to do in broadcasting games and writing. In my mind, there was an imaginary line as to how close I could actually get to know the team. Boy, was I wrong. Some of the best people I’ve ever met are part of that program. I’ve had countless talks with coaches and players about everything but soccer, conversations I will remember. I also learned a few things, too. First, it’s tough to travel as a team if you don’t have your own jet. People are constantly staring at you, especially when one of the players is 6-foot7. I will never forget walking through an airport standing next to Axel Sjoberg. The whole time I thought something was wrong with my hair because everyone kept staring. These guys represented See Trebby, page 17
Golden Eagles won 27 games, including 15 in conference play By Patrick Leary
patrick.leary@marquette.edu
Even though its postseason run didn’t quite get off the ground, Marquette volleyball still had the best season in program history. The Golden Eagles went 27-7 and 15-3 against Big East foes. Both of those marks surpassed any previous Marquette volleyball team. The team scored defining wins over No. 23 Michigan and Notre Dame, whom the Golden Eagles defeated twice in 2012. They also produced three AVCA all-region players in senior right side hitter Holly Mertens, senior middle hitter Dani Carlson and junior setter Elizabeth Koberstein. All three also made first team all-Big East.
“Twenty years from now, this may just turn into another year that we went to the NCAA tournament,” coach Bond Shymansky said. “But I feel that we have back-to-back years and we’ve built that foundation and I think that’s a really great legacy to leave.” Shymansky felt that people who watched Marquette in 2012 will remember it for its consistency on the offensive side. “This will be the year of the slide hitter,” Shymansky said. “Everyone will remember how dynamic we were with one-foot attacking.” Unfortunately for the 2013 Golden Eagles, the three best slide hitters, Carlson, Mertens and senior middle hitter Kelsey Mattai will all graduate after this season. Marquette will be tasked with finding their replacements. “Collectively, they had such a big impact for us,” Shymansky said. “I think about how much each one of them changed in terms of their ability. The things that we do in our
program are very different. Early on, it was kind of a mind blow for them, but they started to turn that corner.” Carlson, the senior captain who provided emotional leadership for the Golden Eagles on and off the court, finished her career as the 12th player in school history with more than 1,000 kills. She averaged just under three kills per set in 2012 and led the Big East with a .398 hitting percentage. “Dani found a high level that she consistently competed at,” Shymansky said. “She didn’t come across as flashy to a lot of people, but she was incredibly steady. To be steady at a .400 hitting clip is really impressive.” Mertens led the 2012 Golden Eagles with 419 kills and 3.35 kills per set. She had a kill in one of every three swings she took. She overcame injuries in her first four years at Marquette to put it all together for a stellar redshirt senior season. See History, page 17
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Sports Calendar
TRIBUNE Player of the Week
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Men’s Basketball vs. Wisconsin - 5 p.m.
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THE FACTS: Pumroy averaged 13.5 points per game in Marquette’s two wins last week over South Dakota State and Fordham, respectively. The 5-foot-9 guard scored a career-high 17 points in the Golden Eagles 77-74 overtime win against the Jackrabbits last Wednesday and made 4-of6 3-pointers. She followed that up with a 10-point, five-rebound game in Marquette’s 51-48 win over Fordham on Saturday.
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History: Departure of Mertens, Mattai, Carlson will be tough to swallow “Holly’s legacy will be as a real bomb-dropper,” Shymansky said. “She could light up the ball and light up our team as a result.” Mertens said that she wishes to be remembered as a model of perseverance in sports, as she never gave up because of her knee injuries. “I want people to look back and see that I wasn’t a starter my whole career. I didn’t start a whole season until this year… even though it’s only one season, that one season made my whole career. That was enough for me as a college athlete.” It took Mattai four years to truly get involved in the Marquette attack, but her senior season was well worth the wait. She posted 179 kills, good for 1.5 kills per set. She also served as a nice complement to fellow middle hitter Carlson because of her .342 hitting efficiency. “Mattai spent three years as a journeyman, so to speak,” Shymansky said. “Finally this year as a senior, she let go of her frustration and delivered that into hard work and performance.” Mattai says her career shows it’s never too late to make a difference. “It’s never too late to contribute,” Mattai said. “You can always be working hard. It’s
never too late to give something to your program. Just keep fighting.” Middle hitter Carol Henney, Marquette’s fourth graduating senior, didn’t play much in 2012. However, Shymansky said the contributions Henney made early in her career helped the program for the long run. “Carol worked her tail off to help establish our program with a winning culture,” Shymansky said. “She had that blue-collar Wisconsin work ethic.” As far as 2013 is concerned, Shymansky will need to replace his graduating seniors’ play and leadership. He says that he’s faced similar challenges before and succeeded. “Any program, you always have turnover,” Shymansky said. “Three years ago, they asked ‘What are you going to do without Nicki (Klingsporn) and Becka (Gonyo)?’, our senior setter and our senior middle, and we came up with an answer and it all worked out great. This last year, they asked, ‘What are you going to do without (Ciara) Jones and (Ashley) Beyer?’, the two senior outside hitters. “We came up with an answer and it all worked out great. We have confidence in our returning players to fill those roles.” When asked what he’ll
Photo by Vale Cardenas/valeria.cardenas@marquette.edu
Senior middle hitter Kelsey Mattai finished an up-and-down Marquette career with 179 kills in her final season.
remember about the 2012 season, Shymansky said that he’d remember the Michigan win and the feeling of elation from seeing Marquette’s name on the NCAA tournament bracket during the selection show. But he also said one memory sitting in his office will haunt him until next year. “It might be the (Big East
championship) runner-up trophy,” Shymansky said. “That thing’s going to sit in a precarious spot in my office because it’s not something I’m happy about. It needs to be a reminder or a daily calling card that we need to do it better.” Shymansky says the team needs to continue to improve
in 2013, and he can do a lot to make that happen. “I know I want to get our team mentally tougher and hungrier about winning each point,” Shymansky said. “I don’t want us to get satisfied with being a good team. I think we are a good team, but I want to be a great team.”
The Los Angeles Lakers’ struggles this year have been well documented. Mike Brown was fired after a 1-4 start, and new coach Mike D’Antoni hasn’t exactly blown the doors off in his first 13 games, going 7-6. Pau Gasol is having the worst season of his career and was benched last week. Kobe Bryant told him to “Put your big-boy pants on. You can’t whine about it. You can’t complain about it.” Gasol missed Sunday’s loss to Houston with tendinitis, so Bryant went out and scored 39
points, but the Lakers blew a 13-point lead with under 10 minutes left and Bryant missed a critical 3-pointer in the closing seconds. Apparently Rockets radio play-by-play man Craig Ackerman wanted to take advantage of it and took at dig at Bryant’s comments: “The game is over! The game is over! The Lakers have just pooped their big-boy pants!” Who knew Ackerman was a bully in his grade school days with comments like that?
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Trebby: Bennett, LeNoble some of the more passionate men in their sport Marquette in such a fantastic manner. They talked to everyone who came up to them with a smile and were always willing to say hello. I’ll never forget how, after a loss at Notre Dame this past season, Axel and Ryan Robb took pictures with a youth girls soccer team there to watch the game. The result would have killed me. I wouldn’t be able to talk to anyone. They were smiling and were still able to be themselves. Through my talks with the coaching staff, I know the program is going to be one of college soccer’s best for many years to come. They want to do things the right way and want to do it with good people. The passion coach
Louis Bennett and his staff have for the game is evident. When I would go to Valley Fields for an interview after practice, I’d end up there for an hour, talking about the program and whatever else was going on. I love passionate people who love what they do, and every person involved with this team is just that. I also got to know the team’s sports information director, Luke LeNoble, who will tell you he is the best at what he does. While he is a bit unorthodox, he’s is probably right. All the times I would contact him later than I should have to get interviews or whatever I needed to do my job were handled smoothly and on time. I hope I’m not done
broadcasting this team or covering them in some way, because it’s been too much fun. Every road trip, win or loss, has given me a memory I will never forget. The one lasting memory, regardless of whether it’s over, is that the opportunities I was presented with because of the team are amazing. The team’s season-ending banquet was last night, and I unfortunately couldn’t attend, so I hope everyone reads this and knows it’s been absolutely fantastic and has meant a lot to me. I will remember you as quality players, but it’s cool knowing I made a few friends along the way. Thanks, guys. I’ll see you around. matthew.trebby@marquette.edu
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TRACK AND FIELD
Sprinters, jumpers take to the starting blocks Blue and Gold Invite a good barometer of where squad is By Christopher Chavez
christopher.chavez@marquette.edu
Photo courtesy of Marquette Athletics
Senior Kyle Winter (right) will run the 500-meter race at the Blue and Gold Invite along with freshman Anton Rice on Friday in South Bend, Ind.
The Marquette track and field team’s sprinters and jumpers will open their season at Notre Dame’s Blue and Gold Invite on Friday. “The December meets are always a good opportunity to test how our fall training has done and if we can do some really good things just off our fall training,” coach Bert Rogers said. “That sets us up really well for the upcoming season.” This year marks the sixth consecutive season in which Marquette has decided to load up the buses and travel to South Bend, Ind., for the meet. The competition is always the same, with Marquette joined by Notre Dame, Detroit and DePaul. These teams also get to check out the same track they will be racing on at the Meyo Invitational, one of the more popular meets of the year. At Meyo, senior captain Kyle Winter may be running the 800-meter race, but he will be starting off the season with the 500-meter race. His personal best of 1:03.93 is the second
fastest time in Marquette history, and he has a chance of setting a record in his first opportunity of 2012. He will be in the 500-meter race with freshman Anton Rice and would like to see both of them coming close to that record time but wants the two to hit the Big East qualifying mark of 1:05.64. “(The school 500-meter record) is definitely a goal I want to try and get this year, but I don’t know if the meets and the races are going to fall in line that way,” Winter said. “I do think that Anton and I could both qualify in the 500. It will be a great race to start off the season.” Rogers is excited about this year’s freshman class, but prior to the meet he will tell his new athletes not to be too concerned about the competition in their first meet. Their training is not meant for them to peak in December, rather they should continue to improve and have their best marks towards the end of the season. Aside from some of the hype surrounding the freshmen, there’s been quite the buzz about the show junior Carlye Schuh has been putting on in practice. After a phenomenal freshman year, she was solid as a sophomore but struggled toward the end of the year while battling injuries. If her explosiveness from
practice translates to the day of the meet, she could easily climb up from her spot at No. 4 in the Marquette long jump record list. Last year, Tyler O’Brien set the 200-meter record at the Blue and Gold Invite. The year before, Spencer Agnew set the freshman record in the 3,000-meter race. After redshirting his sophomore track season, Agnew is back in a Marquette uniform ready to tackle the mile and 3,000-meter races. Agnew suffered a foot injury during outdoor season and missed significant training time in the summer. He’s ready to compete after a long road back. “Just not being where I wanted to be (was the toughest part),” Agnew said. “I knew that I could get there but it’s just going to take time. I came into shape a little late in the season and didn’t have time to help the team like I wanted to.” Agnew is just one of the handful of runners seeing action in distance event this weekend. Some of these cross-country runners did not race at the Great Lakes Regional and have been resting much longer than others. With finals approaching for the student athletes, Marquette will arrive in South Bend before the meet starts at 6 p.m. and will return that same night after the last relay is finished.
BASKETBALL BRIEF
Huskies, Hoyas highlight top games over break Ten games will be played during students’ time off By Kyle Doubrava
kyle.doubrava@marquette.edu
Heading home for the holidays? Scrambling to sell your Fanatics tickets to fellow Marquette students? Before packing the car or boarding the plane to head to your hometown, take a gander at several key home basketball games you would be missing over winter break. Men’s basketball Savannah State -- Dec. 15 Winter break kicks off with a basketball doubleheader. The men’s team has a 1 p.m. matinee meeting with Savannah State at the BMO
Harris Bradley Center. Savannah State, entering today with a 5-4 record, has scored 60 points or more in only two games this season, including an ugly 39-38 win over Western Illinois earlier this year. LSU -- Dec. 22 Marquette will take on SEC foe LSU on Dec. 22. Last season, the Tigers handed the Golden Eagles their first loss of the year, and any fans with a sour taste stuck in their mouths will want to see in person if Marquette can exact revenge. LSU enters Thursday with a 5-0 record, albeit all its games have been at home thus far. Connecticut -- Jan. 1 Fans can start off the new year watching an intriguing home matchup with Connecticut. The Huskies, playing their first season without former coach Jim Calhoun since 1986,
are expected to be middle-ofthe-pack contenders this season. Connecticut’s recruiting, however, has been consistently strong over the years and the team always poses a threat. Georgetown -- Jan. 5 The Hoyas are expected to fight for one of the top four seeds in the Big East. The No. 15/23 Hoyas have only lost one game this year, and that was to No. 1 Indiana. Getting balanced scoring from several contributors means any Hoya has the potential to blow the game wide open, which Marquette will need to take note of heading into this one. Women’s basketball Toledo -- Dec. 15 The women’s team plays one of its five December home games against Toledo, which has bounced back nicely since a close 79-76 loss to Dayton
to open the season. The Rockets should be well rested and ready to go against the Golden Eagles that night — the team has a week-long break before the matchup. Dartmouth -- Dec. 20 This should be a sure win for Marquette. The Big Green have started slow (1-5) and lost four of their five games by 13 or more points. If Marquette can force turnovers and make Dartmouth take uncomfortable shots, the Golden Eagles will handle this Ivy League squad with ease. Syracuse -- Jan. 5 The Golden Eagles welcome Syracuse to the Al Jan. 5 as both teams start their respective Big East schedules. The Orange struggled last season in conference play but still advanced to the WNIT finals. Expect Syracuse to play with a distinct
sense of urgency in this one because of the pressure to start its Big East schedule strong. Connecticut -- Jan. 12 Luckily for the Marquette community, it gets to see Connecticut at the Al for a second straight season. Coach Geno Auriemma’s Huskies are ranked No. 2 in the most recent national poll and have plowed through their non-conference schedule with ease. Connecticut will likely win the regular season conference title, and it won’t be shocking if it claims victory at the Big East Tournament, too. It’s unfortunate that Marquette residence halls don’t open until the following day, because many students should see this powerhouse team in action.
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MEN’S SOCCER
Ciesiulka organizing Starving Children fundraiser Midfielder also earned Academic All-America honors By Matt Trebby
matthew.trebby@marquette.edu
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Junior Bryan Ciesiulka wants to raise $22,000 to help feed hungry children.
There aren’t many student-athletes who are as active and successful both on and off the field as Bryan Ciesiulka. The junior midfielder was named a All-Big East second team player for his performances this past season when he scored five goals and dished out nine assists during the team’s 16-4-1 season. He was also named a Capital One Academic All-America second team member on Nov. 28. In addition, Ciesiulka is organizing an event on Jan. 20 in conjunction with Feed My Starving Children, a non-profit organization with locations in Arizona, Illinois and Minnesota. A native of Naperville, Ill., Ciesiulka volunteered while at home and he saw the possibility of bringing it to Marquette. “He’s the type of kid who has an idea, and he wants to run with it,” assistant coach Steve Bode said. “You love to help a guy like that because you know where his
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Beat Bucky: Badgers allowing just 57.1 points per game through nine contests I’ve been here,” Williams said. “Jordan Taylor is gone, and that changes their team. Obviously losing Josh Gasser hurts their team.” Williams added that the Badgers have introduced a different offensive scheme that Marquette hasn’t previously seen from them, and adjusting to it will be key. “They play completely different than they’ve ever played,” Williams said. “Coach Ryan probably invented the swing offense. If he didn’t, he was one of the first coaches that partook of it. They play a little swing this year but not a lot. They’re running a lot of the Princeton offense now like Georgetown. “I think offensively, as they’ve figured out how to play without Josh (Gasser) and as they’ve become more accustomed to their new
offensive system, I think they’re getting better.” Redshirt senior forward Jared Berggren leads the Badgers with 14.9 points per game. His 6-foot-10 frame creates an imposing presence on the boards where he’s averaged 6.7 rebounds per game. Freshman forward Sam Dekker has contributed in the frontcourt with 10.4 points per game. Junior guard Ben Brust scores the most out of the backcourt and surprisingly leads the team in rebounds with 7.8 per game. “Sam Dekker is obviously a really good player for them as a freshman,” Williams said. “Berggren has improved dramatically since last year. I think they’re categorized as playing slow and they do, but they’re very efficient in what they do because their offense helps
their defense so much.” Marquette will have to watch the three-point line as Wisconsin has made 76-of-220 shots (34.5 percent) from beyond the arc so far this season, while allowing opponents to sink just 38 three-point attempts. The Badgers allow just 57.1 points per game, while the Golden Eagles allow 63.1, meaning Saturday will likely be a defensive struggle. Director of basketball operations Jerry Wainwright said improved physicality will also be a focal point after a “soft game” against the Gators. “That game became kind of a pick-up game,” Wainwright said. “Physically, especially on the defensive end, we weren’t what we can be, and we need to correct that. It had better be there Saturday, and I think that it will be.”
heart is, and you know what his intentions are.” After meeting with volleyball player Rachel Stier, the president of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee, Ciesiulka started spreading awareness throughout the athletic department and Marquette as a whole. “He was already planning on doing this fundraiser, so everyone decided it’d be a good idea to make it our yearly fundraiser and to help it out,” Stier said. The program’s goal is to raise $22,000 and get 500 volunteers to help send 100,000 meals overseas to those who need them in January. Stier said they are just over halfway to their goal, and are hoping to get much more this weekend. On Saturday during the men’s basketball game against Wisconsin at the Bradley Center, there will be a 50-50 raffle to help support the cause. Half of the proceeds will go to a lucky fan and the rest toward helping the cause. “We’re splitting the money, and the Bradley Center holds 20,000 people, a dollar a ticket,” Ciesiulka said. “We hope that through it we’ll be able to raise a lot of money, pay for a lot of meals and also hopefully get a lot of volunteers through it.” “It’s our last big bang here on campus as a whole athletic
department together,” Stier said. “We’re hoping the basketball game will be a big push to getting us to our goal.” Ciesiulka was organizing this event during his team’s season, as well. Through his play on the field and work in the classroom, no one could say he was distracted. When it comes to his academic honors, Ciesiulka was quick to share the credit with the academic staff in the athletic department whom he thinks make it difficult not to thrive academically. “It’s a shout-out to all the academic support we have,” Ciesiulka said. “Maureen Lewis has been great throughout my whole three years. Everyone in the whole academic staff has been great. They make it easy, and they find ways to help you be successful.” Bode thinks Ciesiulka is a person who will later be regarded as one of the greats both on and off the field. “Ten, 15 years down the road when Marquette soccer is hopefully continuing to thrive off the foundation that’s being set right now, he’s hopefully a guy that people look back and say, ‘That’s not only one of the best players who’s played at Marquette, but one of the best people, best students, and full-package kids.’”
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Keys to a Marquette win
1. Control the tempo As is always the case with Wisconsin, the Badgers will try to grind Marquette to death by playing a slow game and minimizing possessions. An ideal score for the Badgers would be in the 50s, but the Golden Eagles need to push the young Badgers to play their style of play, namely running the fast break and getting plenty of paint touches. According to Ken Pomeroy, Wisconsin ranks No. 334 in terms of adjusted tempo, averaging just 62 possessions per game, while Marquette ranks No. 66 with 69.3. Anything less than 65 possessions and the Golden Eagles will be in trouble. 2. Don’t let up Wisconsin has struggled at the outset this season, heading to Milwaukee with a 6-3 record. A road loss to Florida and a neutral site defeat at the hands of Creighton are nothing to be ashamed of, but a home court loss to a Virginia team that will be a bubble squad all year is head scratching. The Badgers boast just three seniors who see significant minutes and have rotated between sophomore Traevon Jackson and redshirt freshman George Marshall at point guard in lieu of the graduation of Jordan Taylor. Without Josh Gasser, who was lost for the season with a torn ACL, this Badger team has shown a tendency to get rattled. Marquette needs to take control early and put Wisconsin away when it has the chance. 3. Forget about Florida This shouldn’t be too hard of a task because the game happened nine before and coach Buzz Williams always has his team prepared, but Marquette can’t make some of the same mistakes it made against Florida again on Saturday. Junior guard Vander Blue scored 20 of the team’s 49 points with the next leading scorer tallying just six. If Marquette allows the thoughts of its romp in Gainesville, Fla., re-enter its minds, it could be a long night for the Golden Eagles. But this team took on adversity last year when then-junior guard Junior Cadougan missed the Wisconsin game because of a suspension and then-senior forward Jae Crowder scored just two points in 24 minutes. It is the more talented team this time around and needs to play like it from the opening tip.
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Players to watch
1. Jackson/Marshall Jackson earned his third start in Wisconsin’s 86-40 win over Nebraska-Omaha Tuesday night and scored four points in 21 minutes. He turned the ball over just twice, but only had one assist. Marshall played 15 minutes off the bench and had just three points while going 1-for-5 from the field. Marquette can’t let either of these players have a good game. 2. Sam Dekker, freshman forward Dekker has been the most pleasant surprise for Bo Ryan’s squad this year, averaging 10.4 points per game, good for a tie for third on the team and is shooting 52.3 percent from the field. Dekker came to Madison as a heralded recruit and has lived up to the billing so far. Most freshman don’t earn many minutes their first season under Ryan, but Dekker plays well beyond his years. His ability to get to the rim and finish as well as knock down 3-pointers could give Marquette fits. Expect some combination Vander Blue, Trent Lockett or even Jamil Wilson to cover Dekker when he enters the game. 3. Jared Berggren, senior forward Berggren, along with Ryan Evans, has the most experience on this team and his having his best year yet in Madison. The 6-foot-10 big man is averaging 14.9 points per game and is pulling down 6.7 rebounds per game. His ability to stretch defenses by knocking down 3-pointers will be something Marquette will have to contend with. Expect redshirt senior center Chris Otule and junior forward Davante Gardner to have their hands full guarding Berggren 20 feet from the basket and the senior could be in for a big night.
Infographic by Taylor Lee/taylor.lee@marquette.edu