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High court debates marriage Supreme Court hears oral arguments on Calif. Prop. 8, DOMA By Jason Kurtyka
jason.kurtyka@marquette.edu
The issue of same-sex marriage was argued before the Supreme Court last week in two separate cases, both of which carry potential long-term, national implications for the hot button topic. Locally, reaction to the hearing was varied, with both sides showing support on social media and other platforms. Paul Nolette, an assistant professor of political science, teaches constitutional law and civil rights and liberties classes to Marquette undergraduates. Nolette, an expert on courts and public policy, explained the basic arguments underlying the two cases. “The main argument for opponents of the Defense of Marriage Act and Proposition 8 is that these laws violate the U.S. Constitution’s guarantee of equal protection of the laws by discriminating against people on the basis of their sexual orientation,” Nolette said. To show their support for samesex couples, many students changed their Facebook profile pictures to a red equals sign, which was meant to symbolize a call for marriage See Marriage, page 7
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Demonstrators chant outside the Supreme Court as the court heard arguments on California’s voter approved ban on same-sex marriage, Proposition 8.
Alumna honored as physical therapy Rookie of the Year Liz Scott starts new program at Chicago’s Silver Cross Hospital By Eric Oliver
eric.oliver@marquette.edu
The phrase “Rookie of the Year” is synonymous with people who become exceptionally great early in their careers. Liz Scott, a doctor of physical therapy who graduated from Marquette’s PT program in 2010, is just that. The Wisconsin Physical Therapy Association named her the organization’s 2012 Rookie of the Year last week.
Scott, a Whitefish Bay na- according to the WPTA website. tive, said she was honored and Scott said she recently relocathumbled to receive the award. ed to work for the Rehabilitation She said she had Institute of Chicago at not even know she Silver Cross Hospital. was nominated. She said she was hired The criterion for the to develop its outpaaward, according to tient neurological rethe WPTA website, is hab program to benefit that the recipient has those with neurologicontributed to the procal diagnoses. fession through clini“It is a rare opcal practice or service; portunity to start a Scott received the program from the Liz Scott award for her work in ground up, and I am clinical practice. excited for this new The award has been given endeavor,” Scott said. since 1996 to physical therapists Scott said she is hoping to deto who have made significant velop an outpatient Parkinson’s contributions to physical therapy See Scott, page 9 within three years of graduation,
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Campaign violation changes tickets in general election By Joe Kvartunas
joseph.kvartunas@marquette.edu
Marquette Student Government will hold its election for president and executive vice president tomorrow, pitting Michaela Tarpey, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences, and Thomas Schick, a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences and Schroeder senator, against Sam Schultz, a junior senator from the College of Arts &
Sciences, and Zach Bowman, a sophomore Senator from the College of Arts & Sciences. The election was originally slated to include the ticket of Will Knight, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences, and Dan Bresnahan, a junior in the College of Business Administration, who finished second in the March 21-22 primary, ahead of Schultz and Bowman. VIOLATION AND APPEAL Knight and Bresnahan fell to third place after they were docked 17 votes for a mass texting campaign violation that See MUSG, page 7
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An HIV scare in Oklahoma sheds light on accountability. PAGE 10
Men’s basketball defied expectations and took us on a wild ride. PAGE 13
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News in Brief Pope breaks Holy Thursday tradition Pope Francis, who has been praised in his first weeks as pontiff for his humble demeanor and commitment to the poor, drew the ire of Catholic traditionalists this past weekend when he broke with papal tradition and washed the feet of two women during a Holy Thursday ritual – an honor normally reserved for twelve priests. One of the women was a Serbian Muslim, the other an Italian Catholic. The Vatican’s chief spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, said Friday that the move by Pope Francis was “absolutely licit” under Church doctrine, the Washington Post reported. The Post also reported that the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a statement in support of the gesture, as “all members of the church must serve one another in love.”
South Korea ready for attack
South Korean President Park Geun-Hye ordered her country’s military leaders to deliver a “strong response” should recent North Korean threats materialize, the New York Times reported yesterday. During a briefing, the South Korean military presented a plan in which it would preemptively attack the North should an imminent nuclear or missile attack be detected. North Korea raised tensions on the peninsula last week after leader Kim Jong-un declared that a “state of war” existed with the South. During a meeting of the country’s top leaders Sunday, Kim said his country remained dedicated to constructing more nuclear weapons while pursuing economic development. On Monday, Pak Pong-ju, who is perceived to be an advocate for Chinese-style reforms, was appointed premier. In 2007, Pak was removed from that post after he called for a marketbased wage system. While many analysts say the North’s recent rhetoric is simply saber rattling, U.S. officials have indicated that they are taking the threats seriously, with F-22 fighter
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Pope Francis kisses the foot of an inmate at the juvenile detention center of Casal del Marmo, Rome, Thursday.
jets sent to South Korea over the weekend. White House press secretary Jay Carney said Monday that the U.S. was “committed to maintaining peace and security in the region” and that North Korea “should stop its provocative threats and instead concentrate on abiding by its international obligations.”
Aurora shooter faces death penalty Prosecutors in the trial for Aurora theater shooter James Holmes said Monday the gunman deserves to die. “For James Eagan Holmes, justice is death,” Arapahoe County district attorney George Brauchler said in court, according to The New York Times. Holmes killed 12 people during a midnight premiere of “The Dark Knight Rises” at a
Colorado movie theater last July. Holmes was offered a plea deal last week in which he would plead guilty to the shooting in exchange for life in prison with no chance of parole. He has not entered an insanity plea, however, despite his lawyers having called him mentally ill. Holmes’ lawyers filed legal papers last week saying Holmes “is currently willing to resolve the case to bring the proceedings to a speedy and definite conclusion for all involved” if prosecutors took the death penalty off the table, according to the New York Times.
‘Google Nose’ reeks of April Fools Google pulled an April Fool’s Day prank Monday when it
DPS Reports March 27 At 8:59 a.m. an employee reported that unknown person(s) removed unattended university property estimated at $20 from Johnston Hall. March 29 At 7:22 p.m. an underage student was in possession of alcohol in the 1400 block of W. Wells St. MPD was notified. At 7:48 p.m. a person not affiliated with Marquette removed property from a business in the 1600 block of W. Wisconsin Ave and was taken into custody by MPD.
released the beta version of “Google Nose,” allowing users to search scents on the Internet. When Google users type “Google Nose” into the Google search bar, a landing site for the fake service comes up, introducing the site that “leverages new and existing technologies to offer the sharpest olfactory experience available.” While “Google Nose” is not real, some companies are trying to create actual artificial nose and smell technology. California-based company Cyrano Sciences is working to create an electronic nose with a database of smells. In a piece for “This American Life,” Nancy Updike reported that “factories could put electronic noses throughout their plant to detect dangerous gases that might be leaking during the manufacturing process.”
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March 31 At 10:47 a.m. a student reported that unknown person(s) removed his unattended property estimated at $320 from a residence in the 2100 block of W. Wisconsin Ave. MPD was contacted. At 10:47 a.m. a student reported that unknown person(s) removed his unattended property estimated at $630 from a residence in the 2100 block of W. Wisconsin Ave. MPD was contacted. April 1 At 5:16 a.m. unknown person(s) caused minor damage to university property in Campus Town West. Estimated damage is unknown at this time. Facilities Services was contacted.
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Wednesday 3 “Argo,” Hales Corner Library, 2 p.m. Bucks vs. Timberwolves, Bradley Center, 7 p.m. Galactic, Turner Hall Ballroom, 7 p.m. Brewers vs. Rockies, Miller Park, 7:10 p.m. “A Raisin in the Sun,” Milwaukee Repertory Theater, 7:30 p.m.
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Sex, gender differentiated at student discussion Town hall-style meeting gave students a ‘safe space’ to talk By Emily Wright
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Gender expression, identity, and gender roles in society and at Marquette were the focus of a town hall-style meeting held last Tuesday in the Center for Intercultural Engagement. About 40 people took part in “Let’s Talk About...Gender, Sex, and Gender Expression,” the second of several meetings sponsored by The Center for Intercultural Engagement. The discussion was led and facilitated by Susannah Bartlow, the director of the Gender & Sexuality Resource Center, and Sheraden Bobot, program assistant for the GSRC. It was a chance for students to discuss their understanding of gender roles and to learn vocabulary they might not have been exposed to prior to the meeting. The major learning point from the evening was the difference between sex and gender. “We frequently use sex and gender interchangeably when they mean different things. Sex is biological in nature while gender is a social construction,” said John Janulis, coordinator for intercultural engagement in the Office of Student Development, in a follow-up email. Among the topics discussed was a “Mrs. Degree”, the concept that women enter certain majors in order to get married, not because they are interested in the subject matter. Participants discussed the challenges facing different sexes within certain majors, as well. Male students who enter the College of Nursing and female students in science- or math-based majors such as engineering often face negative stereotypes because they study in fields typically associated with the opposite sex.
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About 40 students attended “Let’s Talk About ... Gender, Sex, and Gender Expression,” sponsored by Intercultural Engagement on Tuesday.
According to the Marquette Fall Semester Census, less than 10 percent of freshmen in the College of Nursing from 2009 to 2012 were male, while females made up between 18 and 22 percent of freshmen in the College of Engineering over the same period. “Our main goal for (the meeting) was to provide a safe space for students to talk openly and honestly about their understandings and experiences related to their identities,” Janulis said. Although gender may not seem particularly controversial for a discussion topic, experts often cite it as a major factor in societal norms and identity.
“Gender is inextricably bound up in all our social and cultural structures,” said Pamela Hill Nettleton, an assistant professor in the College of Communication, in an email. Nettleton said expectations associated with a given gender are assigned early and are continued throughout life, aided by media portrayals of gender roles. “In any cultural and social organization, including educational ones like universities, many of these assumptions are readily revealed,” Nettleton said. Following the event, Bartlow said there were many different levels of understanding among the attendees,
Gender is inextricably bound up in all our social and cultural structures.” Pamela Hill Nettleton, assistant professor, College of Communication sometimes making it challenging to start the discussion. “My hope is that we can get to a deeper place in the conversation,” Bartlow said. Despite the challenges facing the discussion, feedback from students and organizers appeared positive. “Intercultural Engagement is
doing something good here – hosting discussions about important issues and how they impact the Marquette community,” said Jesse Dirkman, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences who attended the discussion. “It’s an idea with a lot of potential, and I hope that these discussions continue in the future.”
Aggravated assault, domestic violence on the rise CRIME AT MARQUETTE
Milwaukee-wide trend not found on Marquette’s campus By Nick Biggi
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Source: http://marquette.edu/publicsafety/SRG-Statistics.shtml Infographic by A. Martina Ibanez-Baldor/angela.ibanez-baldor@marquette.edu
Aggravated assault numbers continue to rise in Milwaukee, largely because of a 48 percent increase in domestic violencerelated assaults from 2011 to 2012, according to the Milwaukee Police Department. The numbers, released by MPD in February, indicate that although crime as a whole has decreased, violent crime continues to see a heavy spike, especially in aggravated assault. “The recent increases in some categories clearly illustrates that work still needs to be done, but I’m encouraged that greater outreach and collaboration in the area of domestic violence prevention may have increased citizen confidence,” MPD Chief Edward Flynn said in a statement about the most recent crime data. “It appears that this confidence is leading to more reporting.”
Marquette Department of Public Safety Captain Russell Shaw, however, said domestic abuse and aggravated assault remain two completely separate issues. He said what separates domestic violence from aggravated assault is the relationship aspect involved in the harm done to the victim. “Domestic abuse is generally looked at as two people involved in an intimate relationship and is a pattern of behavior which involves the abuse by one partner against another,” Shaw said. “Aggravated assault is a serious offense and is the unlawful attack by one person upon another for the purpose of inflicting serious bodily injury.” Shaw said Marquette does not face too many issues with domestic abuse on campus. “As far as the campus is concerned, very few cases of domestic abuse are reported to DPS annually,” Shaw said. “Most assaults reported to DPS are misdemeanor batteries that usually incur minor injuries and are student-on-student related crimes.” The issue of domestic violence has been sensitive as of late in the Milwaukee area.
Jennifer Sebena, a Wauwatosa police officer, was killed by her husband while she was on duty last December. Despite this, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund declined to include Sebena because she was a victim of domestic abuse. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker wrote a letter to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund asking it to reconsider its initial decision. “Officer Sebena’s death was very personal to me as she was on duty – patrolling the neighborhood where I live with my family in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin – on the night she was killed,” Walker wrote. “Officer Sebena was protecting the citizens of Wauwatosa on December 24, 2012 when she was ambushed. It should not matter who committed the murder as the act was taken against a police officer on duty.” An online petition on Change. org has more than 16,000 signatures collected as of Monday in an effort to get Sebena’s name on the memorial in Washington, D.C. The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund will reconvene Wednesday to reassess the decision.
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MU law professor to appear on Wis. ballots today Marquette for 20 years and said on based on what I have done, as I his website that he is running for the would do for them.” Wisconsin Supreme Court to enFallone said unity on the sure fairness in the courts and to bench is necessary to keep it increase access to the legal system. functioning well. His website says special interests “I think we have a problem and corporations have too much with dysfunction on the court, influence on the court and that as has been noted by national By Jason Kurtyka jason.kutyka@marquette.edu he is the one to stand up to them. observers, national experts, Throughout his campaign, Fal- members of the bar who apVoters throughout Wisconsin lone has said dysfunction is one proach me on the campaign are heading to the polls today to of the central problems on the trail, and it ultimately reduces to decide who will be the next mem- court. In June of last year, Justice one thing: an attitude of the curber of the Wisconsin Supreme David Prosser allegedly put his rent members on the court of us Court. Marquette Law Professor hands around the neck of Justice versus them,” Fallone said. Ann Bradley In the same March Ed Fallone will face off in a choke22 debate, the candiagainst incumbent judge hold during dates discussed the alPatience Roggensack. an argument leged ethics violation Justice Patience Rogin her office. against Prosser. gensack was elected “I ask the “There has to be a to the Wisconsin Supublic: judge hearing,” Fallone said. preme Court in 2003 me on me,” “The public needs to and is running for reRoggensack hear the evidence. The election. Roggensack said in a depublic needs to know is endorsed by a long Ed Fallone bate March Pat Roggensack what is the justification list of district attorneys 22. “I don’t that Justice Prosser has, and circuit court judges. Her website says she sees herself get into fisticuffs with my col- what were the facts. And there as a candidate who represents leagues. I don’t swear at them or has to be resolution. It’s been use bad language. So I want them almost two years. And where neutrality and experience. Ed Fallone has been a con- to judge me as they want me to there is no resolution, when the stitutional law professor at judge them: fairly and impartially case is stuck in legal limbo ...
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then there’s no accountability.” Roggensack said the issue would be resolved after the race. “The matter with Justice Prosser and Justice Bradley will have resolution,” Roggensack said. “When I am done with this race and we get through April 2, I will ask that this is placed on the court’s calendar for the seven of us (on the court) because there is repair work that needs to be done. ... There will be accountability on that matter.” Roggensack said in the debate that she was removing herself from the ethics trial because she witnessed the incident and separated the two justices. “I physically separated Justice Prosser and Justice Bradley with my own body and held onto
Justice Bradley until she calmed down,” she said. “I am not an unbiased judge (in that case).” Roggensack did not mention in the debate how she would address the case. Last fall, she told her fellow justices that she would issue a letter of apology. Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson dismissed this as “divisive and window dressing.” The case is currently stalled because only two justices are on the case, and a total of four are needed to take action on an ethics trial. “That’s when people begin to question, is there a different rule for Supreme Court justices, or is everyone accountable for their actions in the state of Wisconsin?” Fallone said.
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Marquette nation travels to NCAA tournament MU fans head to Washington D.C. for Elite Eight berth By Daniel Alfonzo
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When the Marquette men’s basketball team competed in NCAA Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight tournament games last week, several hundred Marquette fans traveled to Washington, D.C., from across the country to support the team. Despite being mostly strangers, the fans came together to create a close-knit community. The Golden Eagles were stationed at the Washington Marriot Hotel in Washington, D.C. Two hours before each game, fans gathered at the hotel for a pre-game reception and to send off the team with cheers, chants and high fives. The Marquette pep band and spirit squad kept the crowd going with songs and cheers. The team paraded through the hotel lobby as it made its way to the buses outside. Michael Bartley, a 1984 graduate of the College of Communication and managing editor at WQED in Pittsburgh, Photo by Daniel Alfonzo/daniel.alfonzo@marquette.edu said he appreciated the chance to see the team live. Marquette supporters cheered on the men’s basketball team in the Verizon Center team during Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight tournament games. “You have to realize we Marquette alums who don’t live in the way to the Verizon Center the team started before leav- most fans at a game, but we D.C., Wednesday night and Milwaukee don’t get to be with and after the game, Marquette ing Milwaukee. The Marquette were very vocal and respectful arrived Thursday morning. the players often,” Bartley said. fans were seen in bars and pep band and spirit squad at the game,” Padilla said. “I “We traveled with a few of “We just cheer while watch- restaurants chanting, “We are traveled with the basketball think that’s the kind of attitude my buddies; it was a long trip ing the games Marquette.” team on a charter plane. the Marquette community as in the car, but it was great beon television. “The Mar“Traveling with the team and a whole has – we’re very pas- cause we all split the gas, So seeing them quette commu- the band was absolutely won- sionate about Marquette, but we took turns driving and had a off and wishnity is second to derful,” said Katherine Padilla, respect others around us.” blast,” Flores said. ing them luck in none,” Bartley a junior in the College of Arts Joseph Flores, a sophomore in Flores said he enjoyed experson was such said. “When I & Sciences and member of the the College of Health Sciences, ploring the city and seeing the a thrill. And our got to the Sweet Marquette pep band. “There was happy to be at the game. national monuments and cherry players were so Sixteen pre- was such a sense of camarade“The camaraderie we expe- blossoms in between games. accommodating, game reception, rie among everyone.” rience when seeing other MU “The Marquette commushaking everyI ran into people While the majority of fans fans was thrilling,” Flores nity really impressed me this one’s hand.” I hadn’t seen in in the arena cheered for Mi- said. “It really made me proud past weekend, because I realThe presence 30 years. We ami and Syracuse, a concen- to see so many people com- ized how vast Marquette Naof the Marquette simply picked trated section of Marquette ing together to appreciate tion is,” Flores said. “There is Michael Bartley, 1984 graduate, community was College of Communication up where we fans opposite the Marquette and enjoy the great basket- an instant connection, whether apparent at the left off. Our bench made their voices heard. ball tradition this school has you are on campus or across pre-game recepMarquette com- During the Miami game, the developed over the years.” the country. The Marquette tions, city streets and the Ve- munity is one of keen loyalty. Marquette fan section filled Flores traveled with a group community is very strong and rizon Center, where the tourna- We never lose that.” the stadium with cheers. of close friends in car from constantly growing.” ment games were played. On For some, interaction with “We may not have had the Milwaukee to Washington,
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Prosecutor not charging MPD officers for homocide Reccomendation from Derek Williams’ inquest trial ignored By Melanie Lawder
melanie.lawder@marquette.edu
Though the inquest jury of Derek Williams’ death recommended in February that the state file criminal charges against the three officers involved, John Franke, the special prosecutor assigned to the case, decided not to press homicide charges Friday. The three officers failed to respond to Williams’ request for medical attention and he died in police custody. Franke decided against the recommendation because he did not believe there was enough evidence to establish guilt of homicide beyond a reasonable doubt. Williams, 22, diedin the back
of a squad car in July 2011, most likely from a sickle cell crisis. He complained to officers about breathing difficulties for nearly 15 minutes before fainting and dying. The officers ignored Williams and told him “you’re breathing just fine.” Only after Williams became silent and was slumped over for several minutes did the officers respond with medical help and CPR. Franke’s report concluded that the officers’ inattention and hesitancy to respond to Williams was a “grievous mistake” that deprived Williams of medical attention that may have saved his life. Franke said he could not aptly prove whether any additional medical help would have saved his life because of the uncertainty surrounding the cause of Williams’ death. “Whether the mistake made any actual medical difference for Williams cannot be known because of the uncertainty about the cause of death and because,
even if we accept sickle (cell) crisis as the cause of death, there is no way to determine whether earlier intervention by the paramedics would have made any difference,” the report read. Though Franke chose not to press charges, Daniel Blinka, a professor at Marquette Law School, said such a decision is not legally binding, and further legal action could ensue for the officers. Along with the family filing a civil suit for monetary damages, Blinka said the officers involved could be charged at the federal level on the basis of a violation of Williams’ civil rights. According to a March 29 article from the Associated Press, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Milwaukee has not yet made a decision on whether to sue MPD for civil rights abuses. Franke’s decision not to file charges was met with some protest and concern in Milwaukee. A group of about 75 people
marched down Wisconsin Avenue Friday protesting police brutality and Franke’s judgment, according to a March 30 article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Mayleen Jordan, Williams’ aunt, told the Journal Sentinel in the same article that the family will continue to fight for a better outcome. “As a family, we’re going to pray that there will be justice,” Jordan said. “As hard as they fight, we’re going to f ight harder.” Khalil Coleman of Occupy the Hood, a grassroots organization that has worked closely with Williams’ family, echoed Jordan’s commitment to justice. “We will continue the fight for justice,” Coleman said. “Not just justice for Derek Williams, but justice for all civil and human rights.” Community members invested in the Williams case called for the resignation of
Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn last fall. Flynn released a statement Friday reacting to Franke’s decision in which he said the involved officers – Jason Bleichwel, Jeffrey Cline and Richard Ticcioni – will return to active duty soon. “I have learned of Judge Franke’s decision to not file charges in connection with the death of Derek Williams,” the statement read. “The Milwaukee Police Department cooperated fully with the inquest process, and members of our Internal Affairs Division observed the inquest proceedings. No new information was brought to light that would lead us to reopen our original internal investigation. Based on this fact, the officers will soon be returned to fullduty status. The Milwaukee Police Department is committed to the protection of the community and to restoring the trust of those whose confidence was shaken by these events.”
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equality. This social media movement was initiated Wednesday by the Human Rights Campaign, an organization founded in 1980 to support equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans. Tyler Tucky, a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences, was among those who changed their profile picture. “I changed my picture because I think the message of equality needs to be vocalized more, it was a movement, and, throughout the day, it was inspirational to see all the reasons for changing pictures,” Tucky said. “I did it because as a gay young man I believe everyone should be allowed to love whomever they love.” At Marquette, the Gender Sexuality Alliance has been active in the push for same-sex marriage and is hopeful about the Supreme Court’s ruling. “We are cautiously optimistic regarding the potential rulings; we hope that the justices recognize that love between two people is not restricted to heterosexual couples and that gay individuals should have their relationships recognized to the full extent of the law,” GSA said in a statement Monday. Nolette also outlined the opposing viewpoint. “Opponents disagree that this is a violation of equal protection,” Nolette said. “According to this side of the argument, sexual orientation has never been treated similarly to race for the purposes of equal protection. After all, definitions of marriage as between a man and a woman have been around for centuries.” Additionally, Nolette said, some opponents of same-sex marriage argue that the issue should be decided by voters and legislators, not an unelected court. The chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco, attended and led prayers at the March for Marriage in
Washington, D.C. March 26. The USCCB issued a press release urging the Supreme Court to uphold DOMA and Proposition 8. “It is my hope and prayer that the Supreme Court will uphold Proposition 8 and DOMA, respecting the very nature of the human person and the nature of marriage as the union of one man and one woman,” Archbishop Cordileone said in the statement. Nolette said the oral arguments before the court about Proposition 8 seemed to suggest that the court may be “looking for a way out of deciding” about same-sex marriage in a broad sense. “It appeared to me that the Court is not prepared to strike down same-sex marriage bans across the country but is also not entirely comfortable with a decision upholding Proposition 8.” Nolette said. “The Court can do something known as ‘dismissing the case as improvidently granted,’ which would essentially mean that the Court thought it was too early to decide this case.” GSA wrote that the two cases argued in front of the Supreme Court last Wednesday are only a step in their goal of gender equality. “While we are looking forward to a future where same-sex couples are equally recognized under the law, we realize that this is still an uphill battle, that one court ruling will not overturn years of societal discrimination,” their statement said. “Rather, changing the hearts and minds of individuals will happen on a personal level. As Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, ‘Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.’” Nolette predicted that, if either case is ruled on its merit and not dismissed as improvidently granted, the ruling would likely come close to the end of this Supreme Court’s term – sometime around June 27. If dismissed, Nolette said the ruling could come at any time, but likely not until at least May in order to allow for dissent to the dismissal.
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MUSG: Knight, Bresnahan endorse Schultz, Bowman after campaign violation occurred during the primary and and chair of the elections comwere removed from the race. mittee that heard the initial vioThe hearing in which they were lations case, said the penalty found guilty was held last Tues- was assessed based on precday. Knight and Bresnahan then edent set by past mass texting filed an appeal on the ruling, violations, the most recent of which was heard by the MUSG which occurred in 2008. The appeals committee. The appeals appeals committee found that committee is separate from the the punishment was suitable elections committee that heard based on precedent. the initial violation case. Knight and Bresnahan said “The appeals committee they were upset about the decifound that the sion, but they initial ruling have endorsed by the elecSchultz and tions committee Bowman in the was completely general election. consistent and They had the opin accordance portunity to file with the MUSG to run as writeconstitution, in candidates that there was a by 5 p.m. Monviolation with day night but sufficient evichose not to. dence and that “We felt we the penalty was had been fighting Zach Bowman, sophomore, an uphill battle fair and neither College of Arts & Sciences the entire time, capricious nor arbitrary,” said which we are exjudicial administrator Rebekah hausted from fighting,” Knight Newman, a senior in the College said of that decision. “We fully of Arts & Sciences, who chaired support Sam and Zach and wish the appeals committee. them the best. We believe MarThe committee was made up quette students will be in very of Newman; Kyle Stranahan, capable hands with them.” an off campus senator and a Bowman said he and Schultz senior in the College of Busi- are happy to be back in the race. ness Administration; and Heinz “The fact that we’re back Schelhammer, a senior senator in the race due to the violafrom the College of Business tion is just plain silly, but Administration. As chairman of nonetheless, we’re obviously the Business and Administration excited to have the opportucommittee, Schick would nor- nity to win the student body’s mally sit on the committee, but support,” Bowman said. he was replaced by Schelhammer due to his conflict of interest PLATFORMS in the case as a fellow candidate. One of Knight’s and BresnaSchultz and Bowman have han’s chief complaints was that focused their platform on acathe 17-vote deduction penalty demic issues. Schultz has spent they were assessed – 5 percent the last two years as chair of of their primary vote total – MUSG’s Academics Commitwas too harsh for the violation tee, and he said his experiences committed. David Kuester, the dealing with academic issues MUSG elections coordinator gives his ticket an advantage.
The fact that we’re back in the race due to the violation is just plain silly, but nonetheless, we’re obviously excited to have the opportunity...”
“There are a lot of academic issues that need to be addressed, and I think we’re the only ones focusing on that,” Schultz said. Schultz and Bowman’s platform revolves around improving advising, reforming CheckMarq and also making the Core of Common Studies more structured. They plan to work with the new dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, Richard Holz, on all academic issues. Tarpey and Schick have also made academic reform an issue on their platform, with Tarpey noting advising as a key issue. Overall, Tarpey described Student Organization Funding as the biggest issue for her campaign, pointing to increased publicity as the biggest reform needed. “I think it is one of the biggest ways that students will see return on their student activity fee,” Tarpey said. In light of the events that led to Schultz and Bowman being included in the ballot, both tickets have expressed interest in revisiting campaign rules, agreeing that there could be more detail in the rules, specifically in regard to what defines an unsolicited message, the violation for which Knight and Bresnahan were punished. With so little time left to campaign, both tickets are concentrating their efforts on increasing voter turnout. Both have limited resources left due to the extended campaign season and would like to allocate them in the best possible areas. “I think the more difficult thing will be increasing the low 17 percent turnout rate MUSG had for the primary,” Schultz said. “I know the student body is sick of this election cycle, but I really hope students will check their email and take a minute to vote.”
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Scott: Marquette grad cites PT professors as ‘phenomenal mentors’ exercise group like the one she Tina Stoeckmann, a clinical assisted with at the Veterans assistant professor in the College Affairs Medical Center. of Health Sciences, nominated Before working in Chicago, Scott for the award. StoeckScott started her physical ther- mann is also the neurologic apy career at West Allis Memo- residency program coordinator rial Hospital, where she was of- at Marquette. fered a full time position after “We are really excited she got completing her residency. It was this award, and she is very dethere she chose to specialize in serving,” Stoeckmann said. “She neurological physical therapy. is exactly the kind of person they She said she had phenomenal had in mind when they wrote mentors throughout her experi- this type of recognition.” ences at West Allis, but in the Stoeckmann said she nominatend she had the deepest con- ed Scott for the award because nection with the of everything patients who had she has accomneurological-replished so far. lated diagnoses. “She’s already “It was head and shoulthroughout PT ders above the school and my other profesinteractions with sionals in her patients of all age group or types of diagpeer group,” noses that I reStoeckmann alized that the said. “She has neurological accomplished so population is one already, Tina Stoeckmann, clinical much in which there is and she’s such a assistant professor, College of the most potenHealth Sciences dynamic, positial to positively tive, outgoing impact someone’s life on a daily person that she gets involved basis,” Scott said. “There aren’t in her community; she takes many jobs available in which on leadership roles. She is just you, as a professional, can have that type of person, so I think an impact on others each day just there is no stopping her.” by doing your job.” Stoeckmann said she first Besides the new program she had Scott in class in 2009 and is developing in Chicago, Scott that Scott was already standing said she also sees herself teach- out from other students early ing future therapists, whether in her academic career. it is at Silver Cross Hospital “She asked great questions. or in the classroom. She followed up with outside “I hope to have found a teach- projects. ... I thought she was ing opportunity in the Chicago fantastic enough that I kept her area that is comparable to the on to be my lab supervisor for one I had while in Milwaukee,” the class,” Stoeckmann said. Scott said. “My passion for Scott returned praise for the education of the future of Stoeckmann, saying that proour profession lies in both the fessors in the physical therapy clinical instruction and didactic department made her Marquette education of the students.” experience unforgettable. Scott said when she found “They were mentors from the out who nominated her – one of very first day of the program,” her Marquette professors – she Scott said. “I continue to reach was incredibly humbled. out to many of them for guidance “Each of the women who con- and mentorship and believe that I tributed to my nomination have was able to build bonds that will touched me in a particular way carry me through my PT career.” and have significantly contribScott said another influence uted to me becoming the physi- was the friendships she made cal therapist that I am today,” throughout the program. Scott said. “I would not be the “I am now married to a felperson I am professionally with- low Marquette graduate, Donout each of them. It is an honor ald Scott, and the number of to know that they have the confi- Marquette graduates and studence in me to nominate me for dents who were at our wedding such a significant award.” is evidence of the strong bonds
that were formed during my years at Marquette,” Scott said. “It’s truly priceless.” Stoeckmann said Scott is an incredible person, whether it is because of how she cares for her patients or how she goes about her daily life. “If you get a chance to meet her, you’ll know exactly what I’m talking about; if you don’t get that chance, you missed out on something you don’t even know is great,” Stoeckmann said.
Stoekmann said that Scott’s personality is contagious, much like her laugh. “She was always very bubbly, very positive – she had an easy laugh,” Stoeckmann said. “But she also occasionally has a little snort in her laugh, so when she laughs, she makes everybody else laugh. That follows her wherever she goes.” Stoeckmann said in five years she could see Scott in a leadership position in her
community and profession. “Her strength through college laid the foundation, but the things that she has done in the last couple of years since she graduated have, too,” Stoeckmann said. “It’s further support for the fact that she is just going to continue to explode. She is just going to keep getting better and better as she grows professionally and personally because she is just such a neat person.”
She was always very bubbly, very positive – she had an easy laugh.”
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Tulsa health case demands accountability
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Brooke Goodman
turn in votes for musg president here
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Why we will not endorse any MUSG ticket in this election Our view: While the Tribune would have liked to endorse a ticket for this year’s MUSG election, we cannot in good conscience recommend either option. In 1988, the Tribune editorial board offered support for both MUSG president and executive vice president candidates, until then-candidate Scott Walker released a brochure slamming his opponent and used his campaign staff to pick up and throw out copies of the Tribune. The Tribune then retracted its original editorial supporting both candidates and instead threw its support behind Walker’s opponent, John Quigley. The Tribune has not been particularly active in MUSG endorsements since then, but this year, our editorial board wanted to change that. However, based on conversations we’ve had – some of them off the record – with those involved about the candidates and how this campaign has transpired, we do not feel we can in good conscience endorse either ticket. Certain aspects of both tickets did show some promise. In our interviews with both sets of candidates, Sam Schultz displayed motivation to improve MUSG from within, and his heart seems to be genuinely in the right place. He also portrayed strong leadership skills, intellect and dedication. Similarly, Thomas Schick showed the potential to be a pivotal member of MUSG, and we appreciate his involvement and past achievements in the organization. We stated in an editorial last week that the chaotic elections process this year would likely not improve the 17 percent voter turnout from the primary, nor influence general feelings of students that MUSG is more or less an ineffective governing body. We hoped to find that one of the tickets would present itself as the clear choice to change poor
perceptions about student government and help the organization evolve, but we had too many reservations about each ticket to make that conclusion about either one. Calls for “more transparency” and “outreach” are only meaningful if the promises are backed with the necessary experiences and are given in good faith. We expect our candidates to do more than “talk the talk” when running for office; we expect their behavior to reflect their words. While we saw glimpses of those good intentions during our interviews, the signs to the contrary outweighed any hope of a clear-cut recommendation to Marquette students. We are by no means discouraging students from voting or caring about the election process – we sincerely hope more students become engaged. But in this race, based on the past events and the conversations mentioned above, we cannot endorse either ticket on principle. If the way this campaign was conducted is any reflection of how the eventual winners govern, the future of MUSG could be very troubling. Each ticket of course has strengths and weaknesses that the other does not. Whoever wins tomorrow’s election will do so based on perceived qualifications, and we hope the victors become the leaders MUSG needs. We would never have considered endorsing if we did not have that desire. The same can probably be said for the Tribune editorial board in 1988. Its members, too, strived to get involved in the electoral process, only to find that their principles prevented them from making a decision based solely on the issues. It is unfortunate that we have gone 25 years without making major waves with our support in an MUSG election. But once again, in 2013, the Tribune will not endorse candidates for student government president or executive vice president.
Imagine walking to the mailbox one day, finding a letter from the Tulsa Health Department and Oklahoma State Department of Health and reading the bolded statement, “As a precaution, we are recommending that you get tested for hepatitis C virus, hepatitis B virus, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).” About 7,000 people read those words last week when they learned that a Tulsa, Okla. dentist office they had visited in the past seven years – run by Dr. Scott Harrington – currently faces 17 allegations of safety and health violations. The investigation conducted by the Oklahoma Board of Dentistry began when an individual came down with hepatitis C after an appointment at the office. According to the complaint filed, the allegations include an unlocked and unattended drug cabinet holding expired drugs (some up to 20 years old), multiple sterilization and cross-contamination issues involving tools and needles and a lack of maintained drug logs. Perhaps the worst allegation, though, was that unauthorized and unlicensed employees had been administering IVs to sedate patients, which only the licensed dentist is allowed to do. To make matters worse, the complaint also notes that Harrington and his staff told investigators that a “high population of known infectious disease carrier patients” receive dental care from him. This is obviously an extreme situation, and the investigation will likely uncover many more factors at play, but it still begs a question that extends beyond this isolated incident: What happens when the professionals we trust can no longer be trusted? Dr. Harrington has 36 years of experience. He is a 1974 graduate of the University of Washington School of Dentistry. According to reports of currently at-risk patients, his office was always incredibly clean, which led them to believe health procedures were being properly followed. But Harrington is a professional, and he likely learned safety and health procedures in the early years of his education. He knew the tools being used were not properly cleaned and sterilized. He knew the drugs in the cabinet were expired, and he continued to administer morphine when a new shipment hadn’t arrived in four years. And he knew that his unlicensed assistants were not supposed to provide sedatives to patients. Most importantly, he knew he was tarnishing the doctor-patient
relationship, and yet he did it anyway. Although a documented incident such as this may be rare, it’s not uncommon to hear everyday stories or complaints of poor treatment and services involving professionals – whether they are in the medical field or not. Hospitals are criticized for relocating patients one too many times and employing professionals who don’t truly care about the patients. Doctors get heat for the ease with which they prescribe medications, as is commonly seen in the issue of antidepressants being prescribed to patients who may not actually suffer from depression. Mistakes made by accountants and lawyers can ruin individual or corporate finances and reputations. The idea that some professors may grade based on biases is an all too frequent grumbling. As individuals, we have to trust people trained in certain fields to take action and make decisions for us. Medical professionals ensure our bodies are healthy. Teachers aid in our educations. Government officials are supposed to represent the population while ensuring that society functions properly. If things go wrong in any of these areas, professionals are supposed to fix the problem – not make it worse. As long as individuals take on careers for the right reasons – due to vocation, skills and talents and a genuine passion for the field – everything should be fine. It’s when these positions are pursued for others reasons, such as status, financial success or a lack of interest in other areas, that problems arise. By no means do I have the right to question anyone’s motivations in terms of career path, but the incident in Tulsa serves as a reminder that accountability in motivations does matter, regardless if one is just beginning a job or has been doing it for 36 years. In a society in which we depend so much on others for goods and services, the ability to trust those around us is vital. Whether it is an accountant, lawyer, journalist, professor, congressman or medical professional, accountability is something that cannot be taken lightly. Sometimes merely expecting accountability from those around us is not enough, though. The individuals in Tulsa put their oral health in the hands of another, only to be let down. Instead, we must demand accountability – from those around us, but more importantly, from ourselves. No matter what the profession, role or level of education, everyone is trusted by someone, and that is not something to take for granted. After all, I doubt that the college student version of Scott Harrington would ever have guessed that 36 years later, 7,000 people would anxiously await test results for hepatitis and HIV at his expense. Brooke Goodman is a senior studying journalism and political science. Email her at brooke.goodman@ marquette.edu with anything you’d like to see her write about.
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Branding ignores quality of products
Tony Manno There are two storefronts in view when I look out my apartment window here in Paris: one awning reads “Alimentation Générale,” a general food store, and the other reads “Boucherie Musulmane,” a Muslim butcher shop. If I ever need a flank steak or a sack of lemons, I know where to go. It’s quite simple, even though there’s no real store name in sight. These generalized storefront titles were one of those shocks I felt leaving the U.S., these generalized storefront titles. They make me feel like a kid in the ‘40s, wearing pinstripe suspenders and running down to the corner store to buy his grandpa a pack of smokes. Maybe that’s just a vibe I get from the movies, but that corner store was just a store, chosen for its convenient location and maybe a nice conversation
or two with the guy behind the counter. Storefronts seem to carry that same vibe here – pharmacies are just pharmacies and advertise themselves as such, with a big green cross above the door. Laundromats are laundromats, and if you need it, it’s right there. The whole thinking is different; when you need something, you go and get it. Easy. Usually at home, though, I feel like there is always some chaos going on in my subconscious, a devil on one shoulder and an angel on the other, never using their inside voices, trying to tell me what to buy and where to buy it. It’s the plague that is brand loyalty – the names we see in ads every day are the ones that make the sales. What am I really buying here, the Coke or the can it comes in? Here’s something I don’t miss much about home: the billboards telling me what to do, or the false window signs at 16th and Wells making Papa John’s pizza look edible. That’s not to say products can’t be radically different depending on the names behind them – Cheese Nips, for example, just aren’t the same. It’s just that the bombardment of brand images trying to sell me things gets to be a bit mind-numbing. Can’t we just decide for ourselves? But there may be some hope on the horizon. In a way only Forbes can, the magazine published an article showing a return to old ways: a study by Ernst & Young found brand loyalty to have fallen by 15 percent as the
deciding factor in purchases, down to just a factor of 1/4 in decision making. This is due to a wishy-washy economy, of course, but the report mentions a doubt that the old numbers will return any time soon. That’s great, but companies will need a new strategy. I think this change in buyer loyalty calls for a return of the ground-shaking set of 20th-century experiments, second only to the polio vaccine: the Pepsi Challenge. The irony is, of course, that this was just another mechanism for advertising the Pepsi brand. But hey, the general idea makes a lot of sense. A blind taste test is designed to take away any preconceived notions about your preferences for a product, whether it’s going for the cheapest price between two nearly identical colas at the supermarket or remembering the Budweiser billboard you pass every day during a bumper-to-bumper morning commute. It’s a stripped-down version of advertising: going for the quality of something over the best combination of words and pictures in an ad. Back to basics. And in some far-off utopia where all ads are replaced with Pepsi Challenges, producers would strive for quality rather than presentation. In such a distant world, aliens or no aliens, everybody wins. Tony Manno is a junior in the College of Communication double majoring in journalism and writing-intensive English. He is studying abroad in France. Email him at anthony.manno@marquette.edu.
Tribune 11 Wherever I go, the MU community follows By Caroline Campbell
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Marquette’s traditions surrounding men’s basketball are quintessential to our undergraduate experience: the trek to the Bradley Center (no matter how cold), the confetti throw after the first field goal, singing the alma mater and watching away games at the Annex. But several games each year fall on days when classes are not in session, whether over Christmas break, spring break or, like this past weekend, Easter weekend. Some of my best basketball-watching memories have been miles from Milwaukee. When I am at home, the combination of basic cable and the strange disinterest of most people in the area in Marquette basketball (I guess there are those two teams from big schools in Kansas and Missouri; someone mentioned Tigers and Jayhawks this weekend, though I don’t even think the latter is a real type of bird) make Marquette games difficult to watch at home.
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Senior guard Junior Cadougan struggled throughout his final NCAA tournament. Syracuse guard Michael Carter-Williams (left) was named the East Region’s Most Outstanding Player.
‘Cuse zones out ‘Elite’ MU No. 3 men knock off Miami in Sweet 16, stumble in round of 8 By Trey Killian
robert.killian@marquette.edu
Marquette’s Sweet Sixteen win over Miami was its most complete game as a team all season. It defied the “start slow, finish strong” trend that had defined the Golden Eagles’ first two NCAA wins, as they dominated the Hurricanes from start to finish. Saturday’s season-ending loss was a reversion to the team’s first two games. Against a highly talented Syracuse team, Marquette’s comeback magic ran out. “We just were not making shots we usually make,” junior guard Vander Blue said. “(We) couldn’t get stops; they were really good on the glass. I don’t think anything was different from when we played them in Milwaukee.” In the first game, Miami shot a dismal 20.7 percent from the floor as the Golden Eagles’ defense held the Hurricanes to 16 first-half points. Usually an effective three-point shooting team, the ‘Canes hit just one of eleven attempted threes with Kenny Kadji and Rion Brown going a combined zero for seven. Meanwhile, Marquette shot
44.4 percent and held a doubledigit lead for a majority of the half’s final 10 minutes. Blue and Jamil Wilson had 15 points combined, with Wilson starting strong from beyond the arc with a pair of threes. In the Elite Eight, it was the Orange defense that dominated a low-scoring first half. In the first 10 minutes alone, Marquette turned the ball over five times and made just two of eight attempted field goals. Wilson missed all four of his first-half attempts from the field, and after Blue scored the first points of the game on a three-pointer, he fell silent, missing his next three field goals. It took a nice spurt from Davante Gardner to cut the deficit to six points heading into halftime. Gardner scored seven points, recorded a block, assisted on a dunk by Chris Otule and grabbed three rebounds in the final 10 minutes of the half. Marquette had rallied from halftime deficits of two points and eight points in Lexington, Ky., so the situation certainly wasn’t foreign. The Golden Eagles shot 41.4 percent in the second half to beat Davidson and 59.3 percent to knock off Butler. The Orange defense clamped down, however, as Marquette shot just 18.7 percent from the field in the final 20 minutes. Marquette had seen the 2-3 zone plenty of times during the regular season, but coach Buzz
Williams said the Orange zone stood without comparison. “To compare Syracuse’s zone to someone else’s zone I think is unfair to Coach (Jim) Boeheim and disrespectful to their players, because every game is a different game,” Williams said. “They have pros. I think they probably have guys on their team that after they win the national championship may not play for Syracuse anymore. It is the zone, and it is the players in the zone.” While Blue led the team with 10 points down the final stretch, he had little support. Wilson ended up one for nine from the field, and Gardner couldn’t continue his effectiveness, scoring just five points in the second half. Marquette’s 39 total points tied a record low in Elite Eight history, as the Golden Eagles never settled in and gained any kind of consistency on offense. After a magical run, Syracuse provided a harsh reality check for the Golden Eagles. “In order to beat Syracuse you have to hit shots, get to the free‑throw line and stop them in transition,” senior Junior Cadougan said. “You’ve got to do a whole bunch of stuff to stop them. Obviously today they were clicking real well. They did a great job from start to finish. We didn’t get to the free‑throw line as much, we didn’t hit the shots we usually hit and they came out with the victory.”
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Junior guard Vander Blue was named to the all-East Region team for his performances against Butler and Miami. He struggled against Syracuse.
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First trip to D.C. unsuccessful for men Late rally falls short, Big East rival Hoyas prevail with 17-12 win By Andrew Dawson
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A late rally from the Marquette men’s lacrosse team failed Friday against Big East opponent Georgetown, and the Golden Eagles fell to the Hoyas 17-12 in their inaugural
trip to Washington, D.C. The Hoyas took advantage of Marquette’s slow start and jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead. But redshirt sophomore midfielder Ben Dvorak scored on a bounce shot for his first goal of the season and put the Golden Eagles on the board before the end the first quarter. Marquette showed little improvement in the second quarter, as its defense was unable to control the Georgetown offense and freshman goalie J.J. Sagl was a sitting duck between the pipes.
After the Hoyas went up 9-2, Marquette was forced to make a goalie switch, and freshman goalkeeper Matt Barone saw his first action of the season. The Golden Eagles trailed 9-3 at the half. Momentum rested with Georgetown, but the Golden Eagles broke loose in the third quarter. Marquette went on a 6-1 run on one goal from redshirt freshman attackman Kyle Whitlow, two from freshman attackman Conor Gately and a hat trick from redshirt junior
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Junior attackman Tyler Melnyk posted a hat trick in the third quarter alone, but Marquette’s rally came up short.
attackman Tyler Melnyk to pull within one going into the fourth. “We’re going to be tough, we’re going to be hard-nosed and we’re going to fight to the end of the whistle,” Joe Amplo said about the halftime adjustment. “That’s what I told our guys, that they’re going to have to drag you guys off the field. We’re not going down without a fight.” The Hoyas would not have any of it, as they controlled the majority of possession time and scored four unanswered goals to start the fourth. Whitlow ended the run on a beautiful behind-the-back goal from a distance, and a three-minute unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on Georgetown gave Marquette, down 14-10 with 7:03 to go, a golden opportunity to come back. The Golden Eagles only tallied one goal on the long man-up opportunity, and the Hoyas ran out the clock as they held off Marquette’s rally to take the game 17-12. Possession played a deciding role in the game. The Hoyas dominated the faceoff-X, winning 23 of 32 draws and winning the groundball battle 45-33. The loss drops the Golden Eagles to 2-4 on the season, but Amplo said he was very happy with his team’s performance. “I thought it was a good college lacrosse game,” Amplo said. “We played a very well coached team, a team that’s trying to prove themselves. I was proud of our guys for responding, and I think you saw a youthful team out there. I think you saw a team that’s going to fight.” Next up for the Golden Eagles is Notre Dame, which is ranked No. 4 in the Inside Lacrosse polls and No. 5 in the coaches’ polls. The game will be played at a neutral location (Chicago) today at 4 p.m. “It’s an unbelievable challenge and unbelievable opportunity for our guys,” Amplo said of the Notre Dame matchup. “(The team has) a couple of days of rest, and then we’ll prepare for them on Sunday night and Monday and hopefully give the number one team in the country the best shot we can.”
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Season of surprises well worth it
Patrick Leary As I sat waiting for my 6:30 a.m. Sunday flight to take off from Washington, D.C., the pilot’s voice came over the intercom with a message for his cabin of mostly returning Golden Eagles supporters. “To all of the Marquette fans, there are 285 other teams out there that would’ve loved to get as far as you guys did. You had a great year.” Even though I was operating on less than two hours of sleep and feeling like I had to vomit, I couldn’t help thinking how right the captain of Air Tran flight 273 was. In November, when the Tribune published the “Golden Eagle” issue previewing the upcoming basketball season, our six sports writers predicted how the men’s team would do. All of us thought Marquette would make the NCAA Tournament, but not many of us held ambitions for this team beyond that. I picked Marquette to advance to the Sweet Sixteen, but not based on the team’s talent. I simply trusted Buzz Williams to take any sort of team that made the tourney into the second weekend. In December, as I was boarding a flight to Calfornia, the team was on the verge of defeat at the hands of Wisconsin-Green Bay. I left my phone on after the stewardess asked me to turn it off, just so I could see confirmation of the horrific loss. Even the Big East season, regular season championship and all, proved daunting at times. Throw in the Big East Tournament loss to Notre Dame, and Marquette looked doomed for an early NCAA Tournament exit. And for most of the Davidson game, it appeared that premonition would hold true. I sat in the jPad with my head in my hands, refusing to believe that Marquette would actually succumb to a No. 14 seed. But then, whatever magic that helped this team continually defy expectation, from earning a share of the regular season title after getting picked seventh to grabbing a No. 3 seed when most experts had them generously as a No. 5, kicked in again. The worst three-point shooting team in the entire tournament made three straight triples, and Vander Blue, Marquette’s emerging star, laid in the game-winning score. That magic kicked in again last Saturday, as the Golden Eagles held off the best tournament program in recent memory and defeated Butler by the skin of their teeth. The magic continued as they obliterated a consensus top-five team in Miami. Even though the magic ran out against the dreaded Syracuse 2-3 zone, the 2012-13 Marquette men’s basketball team not only exceeded expectations but rendered them irrelevant. I would never have personally experienced the first five minutes of the Marquette-Syracuse game, the most intense, heart-pounding sports action I have witnessed live, without the unexpected success of this team. Moments like that make us as fans and journalists realize just how many other teams wish they could have what we have. Patrick Leary is a sophomore in the College of Communication. Email him at patrick.leary@marquette.edu.
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Tennis teams struggle on busy, difficult road trips
Men defeat UTA, fall to SMU, women defeated by USF By Jacob Born
jacob.born@marquette.edu
The Marquette tennis teams had a full schedule this weekend, as both teams were in action away from the Helfaer Rec Center. The men’s team traveled to Dallas to take on Texas-Arlington and Southern Methodist, while the women’s team traveled to Tampa, Fla., to take on South Florida. On Friday, the men’s team opened the weekend with a 5-2 win against UTA, snapping a four-match losing streak. The Golden Eagles got off to a hot start, winning the No. 1 and No. 3 doubles matches. Dan
Mamalat and Vukasin Teofanovic led the way in the No. 1 spot, winning the match 8-4, while No. 3 doubles team James Stark and Gleb Skylr took their match 8-6. The No. 2 team of Logon Collins and Cameron Tehrani were notched at 6 before the match was suspended. In the singles matches, Mamalat and Teofanovic both won their matches, giving Marquette wins in the No. 1 and No. 2 spots. Mamalat won convincingly 6-2, 6-4, while Teofanovic had to battle back from a first set loss and went three sets, 6-7, 6-4, 7-6. Tehrani also picked up a win in the No. 4 spot, and David Packowitz rounded out the match with a win in the No. 6 spot. Mamalat was the only Marquette player not to go three sets in singles. Saturday’s match against SMU went differently, with Marquette dropping the match 6-1.
Marquette lost both the No. 1 and No. 3 doubles matches and was down 7-5 in the No. 2 slot, but the match was not completed. On the singles side, Teofanovic was the only player to win, winning the No. 2 match 6-3, 5-7, 10-2. With his three victories on the weekend, Teofanovic improved to 18-15 on the season in singles play and 10-8 in doubles. On the women’s side, the team faced No. 53 USF on Saturday and lost 6-1, its sixth
loss in seven matches. The Golden Eagles lost the No. 1 and No. 3 doubles matches, did not finish the No. 2 match and were tied at 6 before the match was called. Marquette dropped every singles match in the No. 1 to No. 5 slots, but Laia Hernandez Soler prevented the sweep in the No. 6 position. Hernandez Soler went three sets and won 6-3, 2-6, 7-5. The men’s team (9-11) will finish off the season with four
straight home games, hoping to put together another win streak heading into the Big East Championship. The Golden Eagles will start the home stand facing Cleveland State and Chicago State on Saturday. The women’s team (10-9) is facing Notre Dame at home today before an 11-day break. After the time off, Marquette will go on a two-game road trip to Louisville and Cincinnati before the Big East Championship.
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Sophomore Vukasin Teofanovic (above) and junior Dan Mamalat won their doubles match in the win over UTA.
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NCAA TOURNAMENT NOTEBOOK By Kyle Doubrava
kyle.doubrava@marquette.edu
player of the week ncaa Trey tournament notebook Burke Final Four is set
Sophomore Guard Michigan
No. 1 Louisville, No. 4 Michigan, No. 4 Syracuse and No. 9 Wichita State are all heading to the Final Four in Atlanta. Louisville will play Wichita State Saturday at 5:09 p.m., and Syracuse will battle Michigan at 7:49 p.m. Saturday. Wichita State has a chance to become the lowest seed to ever win a national championship. No. 8 Villanova capped its miraculous run in 1985 with an upset win over No. 1 Georgetown. Shockers live up to their name It’s safe to say that very few fans, if any, had Wichita State pushing all the way to the Final Four in their brackets. The No. 9 Shockers took advantage of a suddenly weak West region and advanced to the Final Four by beating No. 2 Ohio State 70-66 Saturday. This is the Shockers’ first trip to the Final Four since 1965.
The Shockers did not face No. 3 New Mexico, No. 4 Kansas State or No. 5 Wisconsin, who all lost in the opening round. Wichita State did, however, take care of business against No. 1 Gonzaga to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. Despite shooting just 37 percent from the floor in its win over the Buckeyes on Saturday, Wichita State held Ohio State to 31 percent shooting. The Shockers held a 60-45 lead with 6:50 to go, but the Buckeyes quickly cut the deficit to 62-59 with 2:49 left. Wichita State maintained composure despite missing free throws down the stretch that would have put the game out of reach. Florida Gulf Coast’s magical run comes to an end The No. 15 Eagles out of the Atlantic Sun were one of the tournament’s pleasant surprises. Florida Gulf Coast made it all the way to the Sweet 16 before falling to No. 3 Florida, and its success has been the object of much national attention. Coach Andy Enfield is
attracting high-profile schools with coaching vacancies, and the Eagles and an FGCU student’s father are battling to trademark the phrase “Dunk City.” The Eagles go back to Fort Myers with high hopes and anticipation for next season. Ware suffers grisly injury Louisville’s Kevin Ware suffered a devastating leg injury in Sunday’s win over Duke. With 6:33 left in the first half, Ware ran toward a Duke player to defend his shot. Ware jumped and landed awkwardly on his right leg. Ware’s leg snapped just below the knee, resulting in his tibia protruding about six inches out of his leg. The injury occurred in front of the Louisville bench, and players and fans immediately grimaced at the sight of it. Play was stopped for nine minutes as Ware was taken off the court on a stretcher. In his postgame comments, coach Rick Pitino said Ware will likely miss a full year of playing but is expected to make a full recovery.
GAME OF THE WEEK No. 1 Louisville vs. No. 9 Wichita State Saturday. 5:09 p.m.
Photo by John Loomis/ESPN
After going scoreless in the first half of Friday’s wild overtime win over Kansas, Burke finished with 23 points. He also poured in 15 on Sunday in the Wolverines’ win over Florida to help his team move on to the Final Four. The
sophomore made a game-tying three-pointer at the end of regulation of the Kansas game, and his clutch performance is a major reason why Michigan is in its first Final Four since 1993 and the Fab Five.
After Kevin Ware’s gruesome injury Sunday against Duke, the Cardinals remained calm and pushed ahead to stifle the Blue Devils. How much of an impact
will Ware’s absence have? Will the emotional impact of Ware’s injury propel Louisville over the hot Shockers, or will it take its toll on the Cards? Wichita
State has already taken down a No. 1 seed and a No. 2 seed, and it will be interesting to see if its luck will finally run out.
Runners, throwers compete in Calif., Ohio meets Senior Hackett runs against best of best at Stanford Invitational By Christopher Chavez
christopher.chavez@marquette.edu
This weekend, Marquette runners raced San Francisco, Palo Alto and Cincinnati chasing Big East and NCAA Regional qualifying marks as the outdoor season gets underway. Oliver Nikoloff Invitational This meet featured the most members of the team making their season debuts. Two weeks ago, it was the field events that saw most of the action at the USF Bulls invitational in Tampa, Fla. Freshman Cody Haberkorn is coming off an indoor track season in which he only raced three times. He was one of the team’s top five runners consistently throughout the cross-country season, which makes it no surprise to see him excel in his first 10,000-meter run on the track. He was Marquette’s top finisher in sixth (31:32.15), senior A.J. Gedwill crossed the finish
line shortly after in ninth. Gedwill’s time of 31:52.84 is more than a minute better than his personal best of 33:04.24 run at the same meet in 2012. Marquette took the top three places in the women’s 10,000-meter run, as sophomore Elisia Meyle led the charge with a personal best of 36:47.77 in her longest race since last May. Senior Christina Sliepka and junior Hannah Frett finished in second and third, respectively. First-year law student Tyler Leverington finished sixth for Marquette in 3:55.58 in the 1,500-meter run. He started out in 2:10 through 800 meters, which came back to hurt him down the stretch. Sophomore William Koeck fell short of the Marquette record in the hammer throw, but it was not as close as his season debut, in which he fell short of the record by a centimeter. He threw 55.25 meters to finish third overall Saturday. Sophomore Samantha Kennedy was able to move up to sixth on the Golden Eagles’ all-time list, as her throw of 115 feet and 8 inches in the javelin got her the victory over five other competitors. Junior Michael Saindon put down a Big East qualify-
ing mark in the high jump with his leap of 2.03 meters. San Francisco State Distance Carnival Seniors Patrick Maag and Connor Callahan made their season debuts on the West Coast. The race started out well for the two Golden Eagles, but they finished 19th and 20th, respectively, in their heat of 25 runners. Maag’s time of 14:37.32 is a Big East qualifying mark. Callahan’s 14:42.62 is just 2.62 seconds off from qualifying. Stanford Invitational Senior Jack Hackett was one of 44 runners in the second section of the men’s 10,000-meter run. As rain started to fall at Cobb Track and Angell Field, he looked perfect through the 5,000-meter mark as Oregon’s Mac Fleet was pacing the race with 400-meter laps in the low70 second range. As the pack started to string out 20 minutes into the race, Hackett fell behind. It was his first collegiate race since cross-country season and his first time on the track since May. He is in top physical form but could use a race or two to get used to the track again.
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Sophomore Samantha Kennedy earned a victory in the javelin and moved to sixth all-time at Marquette with a throw of 115 feet, 8 inches.