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Republicans shoot for safety College Republicans host gun safety event at shooting range By Jason Kurtyka
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It’s not typical that student organization events feature firing 9 mm Glocks and dealing with a Wisconsin state trooper, but that’s how 25 College Republicans spent their Sunday morning in Waukesha. The group invited Marquette students to a gun range for a safety event and a day of shooting firearms ranging from small, concealable pistols to shotguns. Matt Walker, a freshman in the College of Arts & Sciences and an executive board member of Marquette College Republicans, organized the event in an effort to make the national debate on gun control more relevant to students. “The event was a great success, and we hope to bring more students out to experience how to shoot a weapon,” Walker said. “The experience can help students better understand the debate over gun control by actually using a weapon.” Kate Barelli, a freshman in the College of Health Sciences,
Sunday’s event came in response to recent nationwide debates about gun control and gave students the opportunity to identify better with the issue.
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Sexual assaults see Raynor Library to sponsor new short-term spike exhibit to honor Dorothy Day DPS says most attacks in 2010, 2011 occured in residence halls By Nick Biggi
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Last week, Marquette’s Department of Public Safety reported two sexual assault incidents that allegedly occurred in February. The incidents were reported to DPS, and the Milwaukee Police Department was contacted. DPS Capt. Russell Shaw said all the sexual assaults reported to DPS are directly investigated by MPD. The crimes have just been
written into the DPS Daily Log, despite occurring at various times throughout the academic year, because the victims chose to report them in recent weeks, Shaw said. Statistics regarding the number of sexual assaults for 2012 have not yet been released. DPS officials were not available for comment Monday when asked for the numbers. According to DPS’ Annual Security and Fire Safety Report, there were six sexual offenses in 2011 in the residence halls and nine total. All three of the reported sexual offenses in 2010 allegedly took place in the residence halls, also according to the report. See Assaults, page 9
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To extend the legacy of Dorothy Day on Marquette’s campus, the Raynor Library Archives is sponsoring an exhibit designed to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the first publication of the Catholic Worker, the newspaper Day helped found. The exhibit also celebrates the Catholic Worker Movement begun by Day and a French peasant
philosopher Peter Maurin. Me a Saint,” which was writDay, a controversial figure in ten, produced and directed by Catholic Church history, is best Claudia Larson. Larson, who known for her work in New also conceived and designed York with the Cathothe exhibit, worked lic Worker Movement, on the documentary which focused on nonfor 15 years before its violence and hospitalworld premiere at New ity to the poor. Pope York’s Tribeca Film John Paul II gave the Festival in 2006. Archdiocese of New “I often say that it’s York permission in as though Dorothy Day 2000 to open the cause walked up my front for her canonization in steps, knocked on my the Church, which aldoor, I answered,” Dorothy Day lows her to be called said Larson. “She’s a “Servant of God” been here pushin’ ‘n by Catholics. proddin’ me for over 22 years.” The Dorothy Day Exhibit was Larson has been interested in inspired by a documentary enSee Day, page 7 titled “Dorothy Day: Don’t Call
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News in Brief Madison students protest Palermo’s
Protesters at the University of Wisconsin-Madison “occupied” Chancellor David Ward’s office during a sit-in Monday. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Monday that the protestors demanded the university cut ties with Palermo’s, the Milwaukee-based pizza company that allegedly fired workers this summer for trying to unionize. Marquette student group Youth Empowered in the Struggle has organized protests against the company at the Bradley Center, which serves Palermo’s pizza. The product is also served in Marquette hall stores. The protesters claim the company is violating the university’s code of conduct by associating with what the group calls a “lawbreaking company.” “Chancellor Ward has abandoned the Palermo’s workers and callously ignored the moral standards that UW claims to uphold,” Cornell Zbikowski, one of the occupying students, told the Journal Sentinel Monday. “The Palermo’s workers have been on strike for 11 months as Dave Ward hides and counts the days until retirement. I’m ashamed to call David Ward my Chancellor.” In November 2012, the National Labor Relations Board ruled that Palermo’s had acted lawfully in its firing of the employees, which the company claimed it did because of the employees’ immigration status.
Students honor Vietnam War’s end
Today marks the 38th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War. To commemorate the event, the Vietnamese Student Association will present the film “Journey from the Fall” and host a discussion in Olin Engineering Room 202 at 7 p.m. today. The film follows the story of a Vietnamese refugee family as it escapes to the U.S. following the surrender of South Vietnam to the Communist North in 1975. “The Fall of Saigon is significant to the Vietnamese community because it reminds of our past and where our families’ earlier generations came from and what they experienced,” said Vietnamese Student Association member Khanh Tran.
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Wauwatosa East High School hung more than 1,000 pairs of jeans on its fence on Denim Day.
April 30 is considered a day of mourning for the Vietnamese-American community. VSA is encouraging its members to wear black in remembrance of the Fall. Today, the vast majority of the more than 1.5 million Vietnamese-Americans are the descendants of refugees from the war or their descendants.
Former Marquette professor dies Longtime marketing professor at Marquette Ralph Brownlee passed away April 24 at age 92. Brownlee joined the Marquette faculty as a professor of marketing in 1949 and taught at the university for 54 years. The College of Business Administration honored Brownlee with the addition of the Brownlee Atrium to Straz Business Hall in 1999. An obituary about Brownlee in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel said his former students went on to head Sears, Kimberly-Clark and other large companies. “‘Some of you are going to be millionaires, multimillionaires,’” Brownlee liked to say, according to the article. “‘So it can be done. But you have to give, too.’” He was also on the board of the Serra International Foundation, which raises money to encourage men to become priests. Brownlee also helped set up a shelter for battered women.
DPS Reports April 25 At 11:46 a.m. unknown person(s) vandalized an apartment building window in the 2000 block of W. Wisconsin Avenue, causing an estimated $500 in damage. At 11:54 a.m. DPS observed a person not affiliated with Marquette consuming alcohol in the 1400 block of W. Wells Street. MPD was contacted and cited the subject for public drinking. At 12:36 p.m. a student reported that unknown person(s) removed his secured, unattended bicycle estimated at $1,000 outside Engineering Hall. MPD was contacted. At 3:38 p.m. a person not affiliated with Marquette trespassed outside the Alumni
China releases U.S. human rights report In response to the U.S.’s recently released Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, China’s State Council Information Office released a report titled “Human Rights Record of the United States.” The report aims to reveal “the true human rights situation of the U.S. to people across the world by simply laying down some facts.” “As in previous years, the reports are full of carping and irresponsible remarks on the human rights situation in more than 190 countries and regions including China,” the report reads. “However, the U.S. turned a blind eye to its own woeful human rights situation and never said a word about it. Facts show that there are serious human rights problems in the U.S. which incur extensive criticism in the world.” The report cites “firearms-related crimes,” including the shootings in Newtown, Conn., and Aurora, Colo., along with the growing gap between the rich and the poor, as human rights violations. The report also names police misconduct, inmate and suspect abuse and the large influence of monetary contributions in the 2012 election as violations of human rights. It also cites “rampant” racial discrimination, child neglect and abuse and the crimes of U.S. soldiers abroad as areas of concern
for the U.S. The report says that the U.S. “faces prominent problems in protecting the rights of women and children” and other minorities in general.
Local high school honors Denim Day Last Thursday, Wauwatosa East High School commemorated Denim Day by draping 1,050 pairs of donated jeans on its fence. High school senior McKenna Nerone, the student behind the project, collected 1,800 pairs – surpassing her goal of 1,050 – and will donate them to PathFinders, an organization that provides clothing and food to homeless, mentally ill or youths who are victims of sexual assault. Each of the 1,050 pairs on the school fence is a symbol for each person sexually assaulted during the time Nerone is at school each week. Denim Day, celebrated on April 24, was created in 1997 after an Italian Court decided to overturn a convicted rapist’s sentence because the teenage victim’s jeans were tight and the victim must have helped remove them. The Court concluded that this implied consent. The day the Court made the decision, female members of the Italian Parliament protested by wearing jeans to work.
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At 3:54 p.m. an alumna reported that unknown person(s) removed her secured, unattended vehicle in the 2000 block of W. Kilbourn Avenue. MPD later recovered the vehicle. The vehicle was damaged and the GPS unit had been removed. MPD turned the vehicle over to the alumna. April 26 At 1:16 a.m. a person not affiliated with Marquette forcibly removed a backpack from a student and fled the scene in the 800 block of N. 15th Street. DPS located and detained the suspect. MPD was contacted and took the suspect into custody. The student was not injured, and his property was recovered.
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Vocation Series: Exploring Marriage and Religious Vocations, AMU 252, 7 p.m. Brewers vs. Pirates, Miller Park, 7:10 p.m.
Wednesday 1 ICEE Fundraiser, Raynor Flagpole, 11 a.m.
Tuesday 30 Making a Difference: The Change from Charity to Justice, AMU 227, 5 p.m.
Brewers vs. Pirates, Miller Park, 12:10 p.m.
Minority Student Health Organization Networking Banquet, Raynor Memorial Library Suites B and C, 5 p.m.
Susan Egan, Harris Theater, 1 p.m.
“Fall of Saigon” Presentation, Olin Engineering 202, 7 p.m.
Apartment 3A by Jeff Daniels, In Tandem Theatre Co., 7:30 p.m.
LIFE IS NOT EASY FOR ANY OF US. BUT WHAT OF THAT? WE MUST HAVE PERSEVERANCE AND ABOVE ALL CONFIDENCE IN OURSELVES. WE MUST BELIEVE THAT WE ARE GIFTED FOR SOMETHING AND THAT THIS THING MUST BE ATTAINED.
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MUSG approves budget, hosts disability speaker After brief debate, senate unanimously passes 2014 proposal
Heidi Vering discusses work with Office of Disability Services
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Marquette Student Government unanimously passed its budget for fiscal year 2014 at its meeting Thursday. The budget had been debated in committees for the two weeks since it was proposed, leading to the vote last week. MUSG Financial Vice President Cole Johnson, a sophomore in the College of Businesses Administration, was the leader of the budget committee that has worked on building the budget since February. The budget committee, which also included former President Arica Van Boxtel, outgoing Programs Vice President Matt McGonegle, new Programs Vice President Tyler Tucky, former Arts & Sciences Senator and new Executive Vice President Zach Bowman and Schroeder Hall Senator Thomas Schick, talked to students and MUSG senators and analyzed past years’ fiscal trends to build the budget. “We have constant concerns with how we allocate resources,” Johnson said. “We have a huge variety of conflicting interests, needs and concerns that need to be addressed.” Those conflicting concerns were addressed over the past two weeks. The senate briefly debated the budget, with several senators speaking in favor of it. After addressing some questions about how the budget allocated money for the National Jesuit Student Leadership Conference, all 25 senators in attendance voted to approve the budget. Legislative Vice President Kyle Whelton, a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences, said budget concerns won’t be at the forefront of the senate for the foreseeable future. “The only time the budget comes into play is when the FVP needs senate approval for a line item movement,” Whelton said.
Heidi Vering, the associate director for the Marquette Office of Disability Services, spoke with Marquette Student Government at its meeting Thursday about disability issues on Marquette’s campus. Vering focused on accessibility issues facing students, as well as potential services for the temporarily disabled. Vering was invited to speak after Marina Murphy, a freshman in the College of Arts & Sciences, exercised her concerns over accommodations for temporarily disabled students to Whelton. “The main reason I contacted (Vering) was because of Murphy,” Whelton said. Vering spoke to inform the students about the role of ODS and challenges facing the office. The number of students receiving accommodation for some kind of disability has risen by 93 percent over the past five years, according to data compiled by ODS. Vering also made it clear that even though Marquette does not have an Americans with Disabilities Act representative, her office is capable of making sure all necessary accommodations are made available to the students who need them. The Disability Advisory Committee, which Vering leads, has put forth several recommendations to the university’s upper administration, including adding door openers for all student restrooms and developing electronic communications services for students with disabilities that affect their ability to navigate campus. “It’s not necessarily a legislative issue, but it’s something that we need to talk about,” Whelton said.
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Vering’s speech responded to freshman Marina Murphy’s concerns regarding disability accommodations.
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Senior Week programming provides special send-off Office of Student Development to host majority of events By Catelyn Roth-Johnson
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Marquette seniors will have the opportunity to enjoy their final moments as undergraduate students during Senior Week, hosted by the Office of Student Development. Senior Week features several events specifically for seniors from May 13 through May 17. The week includes a senior service and reflection, a challenge signature event, a ball, a barbecue, a fish fry and the final commencement. Tickets are available in the Brooks Lounge for all of the events, which range in price. The most expensive events are $30, and an all-inclusive “package deal” can be purchased for $60. Matt Lengen, coordinator for student organizations and leadership in the Office of Student Deveopment said OSD has been planning for the week since the middle of last semester. He said the most prominent change is Marquette Student Government’s sponsorship of the week’s events. “For as long as I know of, Photo by Rob Gebelhoff/robert.gebelhoff@marquette.edu MUSG has always sponsored The annual graduating senior survey gives seniors the chance to give their feedback on their academic, social and spiritual experiences at Marquette. the events with the Office of Student Development, and it has been mostly student-or- the College of Communication, decided he only wanted to Marquette. Jon Dooley, senior many students from that college ganized,” Lengen said. “I was said she plans to attend all the go to one event. associate dean of student devel- participated in the survey. there to offer events during “I will be attending the for- opment, said staff in his office “It’s important for seniors guidance and adthe week. mal for sure,” Bellomo said. “I meet with graduating students to complete these evaluations vising.” “I got tickets will probably not be attending each year on how the survey because it betters the educaNext year, to everything so any other university-sanctioned can be improved. tion at Marquette, and we reMUSG will only I have the op- events during Senior Week.” “The 2012-2013 survey ally value the students’ input,” sponsor the Seportunity to do Kyle William Smith, a senior changed because of student Dooley said. nior Ball, he whatever my in the College of Communica- input,” Dooley said. “We Jackson said she has learned said. schedule will let tion, said he is worried about had meetings with a num- much during her time at Mar“Two of the me do,” Jack- the financial costs of going ber of graduates who wanted quette and is looking for Senior Week son said. “As to all of the activities. a better amount of questions more adventures in the future. coordinators for a senior look“I will probably not (at- from the academic to social “As a first generation college this year, Lauren ing back, I re- tend),” he said. “I feel it’s too and spiritual.” student, I was really focused Peter and David alize that col- expensive, and a lot of my The questions in the survey on my academics and was deBredemus, spent Haley Jackson, senior, College of lege is so much good friends either graduated range from internship oppor- termined to do the best I could a lot of time tunities to the effectiveness of in order to get a good job,” she Communication more about the last year or are juniors.” ensuring the experiences Undergraduate seniors were studying abroad. In the 2012 said. “I don’t remember how I events were fun and the friends also invited to complete the survey, 41.7 percent of the se- did on the test or paper I stressed and resonated with their fellow you make.” annual graduating senior sur- nior class participated. The sur- over freshman year, but I do repeers,” Lengen said. John Bellomo, a senior in vey designed to get students’ vey results show which colleges member the late nights I spent Haley Jackson, a senior in the College of Engineering, feedback on their time at had particular answers and how laughing with my friends.”
I got tickets to everything so I have the opportudity to do whatever my schedule will let me do.”
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Day: Exhibit to be displayed in Raynor Archives through semester Day her whole life, but was especially inspired by stories about Day at the Movement’s 60th anniversary celebration in New York in 1993, which was an opportunity to meet some of Day’s oldest friends from the Catholic Worker. There, she spent time with Phil Runkel, an archivist in Raynor Memorial Library who is responsible for the Catholic social action holdings at Marquette. She also said she is working on a book based on transcripts from her interviews about Day. “It is a rare privilege to have this collection of documents at Marquette because they present a significant contribution to and perspective on the history of the Catholic Church in
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the United States,” said Susan Mountin, the director of Manresa for Faculty in the Center for Teaching and Learning and an adjunct assistant professor in the theology department. The exhibit features many documents from Raynor Memorial Library’s archives as well as some of Day’s personal items. It is designed to give the Marquette community a chance to explore details about Day’s life and experiences, and to see the impact of the Catholic Worker. “This exhibit is a great visual kick-start to further study of Dorothy Day,” Larson said. Marquette also hosts a student program for sophomores called the Dorothy Day Social
Justice Living Learning Community. Students participating in the program live on two floors of Straz Tower and do many things together such as take a class each semester (Philosophy 1001 and Philosophy 2310), a pair of retreats, and service learning. Maddie Chouanard, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences, was in the program last semester and is an RA on the Dorothy Day floor. She said that being in the community forced her to re-evaluate her plans. “It changed my perspective,” Chouanard said. “(The program) has become a large part of my life now.” Chouanard said service learning allows the students to
This exhibit is a great visual kick-start to further study of Dorothy Day.” Claudia Larson, Dorothy Day filmmaker connect with the community. The students attend the same sites throughout the year. Day, who underwent a major transformation during her conversion to Catholicism, is known for pushing for major reforms in the Church. “Dorothy Day was inspired by the Gospel stories about Jesus and looked to what he said and did as the guide to her life,” Mountin
said. “She had an incredibly deep love of the Catholic Church, but from that love she also critiqued the institution when it did not live up to the standards of Jesus.” The exhibit will be on display through at least the end of the semester. “The ease in which the exhibit is laid out makes for a casual, but profound, learning tool,” Larson said.
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McCabe Hall Council hosted the Strike Out Homelessness charity bowling tournament at the bowling alley in the basement of the Union Sports Annex Sunday afternoon.
Dozens of students strive to ‘strike out homelessness’ More than $1,000 raised for Repairers of the Breach shelter By Allison Kruschke
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McCabe Hall Council helped support the Milwaukee community Sunday by hosting Strike Out Homelessness, a bowling tournament sponsored by the Residence Hall Association, the Alumni Memorial Union, the Annex, the S pirit Shop and Bookmarq. “This was the first big event McCabe has ever really done, and it was hard to create this huge program from the bottom up, especially with our lack of knowledge about how to create a program like this,” said Rachel Heilgendorf, a sophomore in the College of Education and organizer of the event. Dozens of students paid to participate in “cosmic bowling” to support Repairers of the Breach, a daytime homeless shelter in Milwaukee. The event raised $1,033 for the organization, surpassing McCabe Hall Council’s goal of $1,000. Attendees also had the opportunity to participate in drawings for prizes. “We were a sll very happy and excited by the turnout of this program,” Heilgendorf said. “I am hoping this event can keep going in the coming years because it does affect the Milwaukee community.”
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Students who payed to play in the “cosmic bowling” tournament also had the chance to enter into drawings for various Marquette-related prizes.
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Assaults: 2012 campus sexual assault numbers expected to decrease SEXUAL OFFENSES AT MARQUETTE INCIDENTS IN RESIDENCE HALLS
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Shaw said sexual assault and robbery are the crimes reported most often in the Marquette area. Shaw said these two types of crimes have been low this year. There has, however,
been an influx of sexual assaults reported in recent weeks. “Certainly we have had a spike in the past couple of weeks, but if you look at when they actually occurred, some of these took place in
all of the reported sexual assaults a very safe part of Milwaukee.” happening in residence halls. Caroline Maher, a freshman “The ones we have been receiv- in the College of Communicaing the most are in the off-campus tion, said despite DPS’ suclocations,” Shaw added. “It goes cess her trust for the organizaback to why we are closing down tion has weakened due to fear of really large house parties to a receiving an alcohol fine. point where they “I want to stay are getting overaway from them crowded. It goes even more when back to how much drunk, so they’d alcohol can affect be the last perpeople. (Alcohol son I would call,” contributes to) Maher said. most of the sexual Shaw said assaults we deal problems like with. Unfortusexual assault nately, some of are the reason these parties are DPS shuts down where the sexual parties. assaults occur.” “I think when Russell Shaw, captain of you have young Shaw said the Department of Public Safety individuals obviadministration and the resources ously out there the university provides DPS help blowing off some steam,” he it prevent sexual violence. said. “They need a release, but “Being proactive stops a lot of at the same time they have to be crime from happening,” Shaw cognizant of what they are dosaid. “It is a collaborative effort ing; they have to stay in control. with MPD that keeps our num- Unfortunately, a lot of times bers low. MPD has said in the they don’t. Our bottom line is to past that the Marquette area is keep the students safe.”
the 2012 year,” Shaw said. “That is not going to reflect on 2013.” Shaw added that most of the alleged sexual assaults being reported occur off campus, contrary to the 2012 data which showed
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Guns: Wisconsin state trooper gives gun handling training session said the gun debate felt more After the bill failed to adrelevant for her after shooting. vance, President Barack Obama “Because I had never even held a press conference to touched a gun before the safety express his disappointment event, the issue with Congress. of gun control “The fact was a distant one is, most of for me,” Barelli these senators said. “Being could not ofable to actually fer any good fire a weapon reason why we that could be in wouldn’t want the hands of any to make it hardone of Wisconer for criminals sin’s residents and those with made me realsevere mental ize how powerillnesses to buy ful guns are and a gun,” Obama Samantha Connor, freshman, said. how serious the “There College of Arts & Sciences were no coherconversation about them has ent arguments to be. Experiencing the power as to why we wouldn’t do of these weapons reaffirmed my this. It came down to politics.” belief that regulation and backSamantha Connor, a freshground checks should be an man in the College of Arts & essential part of the procedure Sciences, is a lifelong hunter to legally own a gun.” and agrees with the traditional A bipartisan bill proposed Republican view supporting a by Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W. Second Amendment interpretaVa., and Pat Toomey, R-Penn., tion based around the individudetailed a plan for increas- al right to bear arms. ing background checks for “I believe the Second guns sold online and at trade Amendment helps to ensure shows. It failed to beat the my security as an American threat of a filibuster in the citizen,” Connor said. Senate on April 17. A large portion of the event
Sunday was dedicated to educating students about gun safety and how to properly handle a firearm. The College Republicans invited a Wisconsin state
trooper to speak on the topic. “We went through a 45-minute to an hour training session,” Walker said. “Even though we, the College Republicans,
believe in our right to the Second Amendment, we also believe in training people to handle weapons in order to promote safety.”
I believe the Second Amendment helps to ensure my security as an American citizen.”
Photos by Rebecca Rebholz/rebecca.rebholz@marquette.edu
(Above left) A state trooper demonstrates how to safely handle a gun with a plastic replica to a group of 25 College Republicans and other Marquette students. (Above right) Annette Vinton, sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences, practices shooting at targets during the safety training event held at a gun range in Waukesha, Wis., Sunday.
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Joe Kaiser, Viewpoints Editor and Editorial Writer Katie Doherty, Editorial Writer Andrew Phillips, Editor-in-Chief Maria Tsikalas, Managing Editor Patrick Leary, Sports Editor Pat Simonaitis, News Editor Ashley Nickel, Copy Chief Allison Kruschke, Projects Editor Rob Gebelhoff, Visual Content Editor Matt Mueller, Marquee Editor Rebecca Rebholz, Photo Editor
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
College education not limited to area of study
STAFF EDITORIAL
Year in review: Reflecting on crucial campus issues Our view: As the Tribune concludes its print content for the academic year, the editorial board would like to reflect on the year and looks to the upcoming semester. In our first issue of this academic year, we voiced concern about the newly instituted alcohol fines that were creating a buzz around campus at the time. We outlined our disappointment at the ambiguity and design of the policy, and we sought to be Marquette students’ voice on the subject. Throughout the year, we’ve tried to not only represent student opinion but to present clear arguments for issues we believe students should care about. In our final week of print before turning the page to the summer, we would like to emphasize once more some of the issues we have determined to be most important this year and to focus on the principles behind these issues moving forward.
ALCOHOL
The changes in the alcohol policy started the year off on a loud note. The lack of transparency around the alcohol fines still exists, as it has been 156 days since we requested information from Dean of Students Stephanie Quade. We requested the number of alcohol fines and the total revenue from the fines. After all, if students are going to be coughing up money for every violation, they deserve to know where said money is going. Of course some of the information, like names and details of the situations, should be kept private, but making known the amount of money the administration has collected is vital to improve transparency. If the revenue goes to alcohol prevention and alternative events that students enjoy, the administration should not have a problem revealing the numbers, and many students would be pleased with how it is being spent. If Marquette was a public university, the Tribune could file an open records request under the Freedom of Information Act to obtain this information, and the university would have no choice but to report the numbers. While acting in its full right, the administration is taking explicit advantage of its status as a private university and deliberately choosing to keep its students in the dark. At an MUSG meeting in November, Vice President of Student Affairs Chris Miller described student input as “invaluable.” Miller and Director of Student Health Service Carolyn Smith had only contacted approximately a dozen students for about a month when deciding whether to implement a universitywide healthcare mandate. They said they had discussed the issue with administrators, however, for nearly five years. If the administration wants Marquette students to trust that its statements lauding the value of transparency and student input are not simply phony press releases, it needs to demonstrate that accordingly.
MUSG
After a tumultuous election season, we look forward to seeing what the new administration and senate accomplish during their time in office. We hope our student representatives will spend their time developing legislation based on authentic student concerns, not suggestions from administrators. The purpose of student government is to act as a student’s voice and a link to the administration. Seeking out student input should be each branch of MUSG’s highest priority. One piece of legislation we hope to see passed is the long-debated Good
Samaritan Policy, which would allow students to seek help from DPS for intoxicated students, such as requesting medical attention for possible alcohol poisoning, without fear of risking getting themselves in trouble for drinking.
EDUCATIONAL VALUE
We have sought this year to advocate for the inherent value of education and have voiced concerns about education becoming commodified and viewed merely as a jobmarketing tool. We hope the administration, professors and students alike will continue to value education for its role in personal growth and development. Finding a job or internship has its place in college and is key to advancing in a career, but such a goal cannot replace the enrichment and intellectual stimulation that come from thought-provoking professors and classmates and challenging curriculum. We were impressed with the hiring of Richard Holz as the new dean for the College of Arts & Sciences, a position which was vacant for five years. We believe Holz will value holistic learning and focus on student needs. In our February 21 editorial following his selection, we said, “In his meetings with students on campus prior to his selection as dean, he said a liberal arts education is intrinsically valuable and provides students with the ability to think critically and to envision a variety of future possibilities for life after college.” We’d like to see the entire university embrace such a vision.
ATHLETICS
With the small number of student-athletes actually going on to play professional sports, it is important for everyone to remember that student-athletes are actually at Marquette for an education. While athletic scholarships play a big part in this education, it is crucial to see these students as students first when it comes to decisions in the athletic department. The basketball team, while it does make a significant amount of money for the university, should not be viewed as a business, nor its players as pawns. As a Jesuit university, we strive for “cura personalis” for every student, including student-athletes. They should not be exploited for their talents, and their success as people should be not be measured in wins and losses. It is important for students to remember that when a change happens to the basketball team, such as a transfer or new recruit, it is not just a change that impacts the team on the court but rather is a decision that changes the course of a student athlete’s life. Marquette’s athletics department does not conduct itself terribly by comparison to other programs, but it must break from the status quo by having a different view of athletic scholarships and prioritizing education for student-athletes. By treating its athletes as students first and foremost, Marquette can truly “be the difference,” in the world of college athletics that sometimes disappoints. While the urgency around some of these concerns may fade over time, the issues themselves do not. We may not be debating or inquiring about alcohol policy three years from now, but the desire for transparency will still exist. We may no longer be holding MUSG accountable for a turbulent election, but we will still be holding MUSG accountable to its constituents. We anticipate the need to tackle similarly pressing issues as they arise in the future. We take our editorial role seriously, and we look forward to continuing to strive to develop opinions representing the thoughts and concerns of our student body.
Caroline Campbell In less than three short weeks, I will be graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism. Unlike many members of my class, I’m not avoiding “the g-word.” While I am sad to leave Marquette and my friends here, I am excited about the future. “Oh, journalism,” you say. “Interesting, what do you plan on doing with that?” Actually, nothing, but thanks for asking. I will be teaching middle school next year. While I may not be calling myself a journalist right away and will be focusing more on curriculum, grading papers and pre-teen drama than bylines, sources and breaking news, I am confident that my education was not for nothing. Studying journalism the past four years has taught me more than just how to write a news story, conduct an interview or produce multimedia content. I have learned a lot outside of classrooms at Marquette. My work for The Marquette Tribune and involvement in Greek life helped me mature and grow probably as much as, if not more than, the classes that I took. I started my journalism major ahead of many of my classmates. I took four years of journalism in high school, so I often felt like my beginning major classes were redundant. However, the more advanced journalism classes I have taken helped me
improve my skills. Classes at the collegiate level also carry a freedom that many high school curricula cannot offer: the opportunity for hands-on experience. Some of the best classes I have taken have sent me out of the classroom and into the community to practice skills we learned and discussed in class. While there were definitely times I found myself sitting in class listening to material I had heard several times before, both in high school and college classes, I do appreciate the ability to eventually take that material with me into the field. Projects that forced me to contact people I did not know for interviews helped me learn how to quickly form working relationships with others, something I am sure would be valuable for anyone, not just a teacher or a journalist. In fact, many people would agree that college is as much about the social learning done outside academic life as it is about book learning. That’s really the reason universities are set up the way they are. If all students needed to do was take classes, colleges would be set up like high schools, and we would all go home to our families at the end of the day. The culture of the university encourages students to engage with and learn from each other as they begin to branch away from their families and strike out on their own. I am proud to soon call myself a Marquette University alumna. I will be graduating with one of the most versatile degrees this school offers. I am confident that, whatever I end up doing with my degree and my life, I have acquired the skills at Marquette that will prove valuable to me. Caroline Campbell is a senior in the College of Communication with a major in journalism and a minor in history. Email her at caroline.campbell@ marquette.edu.
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College of Comm’s failures force us to find success
Brooke Goodman College is a time for self-discovery. It’s also a time to learn – not only academically, but about oneself, others and the surrounding world. Decisions on a university, a field of study and the college that a major falls in are crucial to such an acquisition of knowledge. The curriculum, courses offered and professors who teach them can make or break a student’s undergraduate academic experience. I always found the prospect of being a journalist appealing, and I was thrilled at the possibilities of a Diederich College of Communication education on the first day of classes freshman year. Four years later, it’s a slightly different story. The College of Communication is outstanding for many reasons. It regularly brings highly successful and inspiring communication professionals to speak on campus. Constantly evolving technology is embraced so students can compete in an ever-advancing world. Conferences geared toward professional development such as the PR + Social Media Summit are hosted annually. Johnston Hall is home to the Wakerly Technology Training Center and
also serves as the roots for Marquette’s amazing branches of student media. The college has provided me with some wonderful academic experiences, as well. A notably challenging and frustrating magazine design course served as one of the most rewarding classes I’ve taken at Marquette. Eye-opening courses on issues of class, race and gender result in headaches from struggling to find solutions to today’s societal problems. I was humbled by a critical writing course that proved I’m not cut out for all facets of journalism. The College of Communication certainly has a lot to boast and be proud of, but there is also an overwhelming cry for improvement and re-evaluation. There is a lack in variety of courses offered in many academic areas, which results in too much repetition of professors and topics. For journalism students in particular, the curriculum seems to be ever-changing, which at times causes difficulty in understanding graduation requirements. Expected feelings of intellectual stimulation when leaving a class are frequently replaced by sad sentiments that the previous hour was a slight waste of time. Just as I’ve had rewarding academic experiences within the college, there have also been a fair share of terrible moments. I’ve watched the same videos in different courses every semester for the past four years. I’ve sat in class as a professor takes 20 minutes to figure out how to use the Internet. Each semester I’ve tried to enroll in interesting courses listed on Checkmarq only to find out they never existed in the first place. Busy work, professors losing papers and an emphasis on tweeting well rather than writing well are abundant.
This semester, I’ve witnessed budget cuts and the convoluted restructuring of a student media that many argue has been the most rewarding aspect of their time in the College of Communication. Around this time last year, I arrived for a 3:30 p.m. Friday final to discover a proctor administering the test. It turned out that the professor had unexpectedly traveled overseas, and the proctor was supposed to place the completed exams in his mailbox so they could be graded. Perhaps I’m missing something, but placing lengthy essay exams in a Johnston Hall mailbox when the professor is overseas and final grades are due the upcoming Tuesday just doesn’t quite add up. As I prepare to graduate, I ask myself a question that has become definitive of my College of Communication experience: “Do my end of the semester course evaluations even get read?” Despite the frustrations, I would undoubtedly choose to attend Marquette as a journalism major again. This is not a result of my College of Communication experience, though. It’s due to what I’ve gained through courses, extracurricular involvement, a strongly developed connection to the university’s Jesuit ideals and the relationships and mentors I’ve established outside of the college. If I wouldn’t have sought other learning experiences to fill the void that developed from my College of Communication academics, my Marquette experience might not have been as special as what it was. In fact, reaching outside of my major and the college helped make me the person I am today. I admit that this perspective may very
well seem like a graduating senior’s personal rant. I’ll also acknowledge that my experiences have mostly been within journalism course requirements and the typical elective options that coincide with it, and thus not necessarily reflective of every student’s experience. Although these facts may diminish my viewpoint, I wouldn’t be writing such an argument if it wasn’t for hearing similar rumblings, disappointments and wishes for improvement from those around me – not just journalism students, but individuals in all academic areas within the college for the past four years. When I walk across the stage at graduation in three weeks (fingers crossed my diploma isn’t mysteriously “lost” following this column), I’ll be grateful for my Marquette experience in so many ways – for the people I’ve met, relationships I’ve built, experiences and opportunities I’ve had and the knowledge I’ve gained. I will be thankful for the information and skills I learned and put into practice throughout my time as a journalism major. I will stand confidently knowing that I am a better person than I was upon arriving here four years ago. I will be most thankful, however, that my not-so-great experiences in the College of Communication pushed me to try new things, explore new interests and pursue joys and passions that I may not have otherwise discovered, and I’ll hope that future students will be able to do the same.
Okanjo offers ecommerce innovation
and upscale furniture to vintage dresses and vinyl records. It also sells some more unique, quirky products. For the low price of $1,350, for example, you can purchase 720 servings of assorted freezedried meats. The site’s initial success isn’t what makes Drescher and Rowe’s company special. To those who work there, Okanjo is more than an ecommerce platform; it’s a group of proud Milwaukeeans dedicated to supporting and interacting with their community. Rowe and Drescher, both Midwest natives, began to develop Okanjo in the Los Angeles area but decided to move the company back to Milwaukee. “We’re a Wisconsin-based, Milwaukee-headquartered company, and that’s very important to us,” Drescher said. Okanjo’s Milwaukee pride that makes Okanjo so unique. Okanjo makes it easy for customers to give back to communities throughout the country with GuideStar, an online service that connects businesses to 1.4 million national nonprofit organizations. “We want to connect people and communities to things they care about,” Rowe said. “It should be easy to give to the things that are important to you.”
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.
Milwaukee architecture underrated city feature
Tony Manno On top of my finals ending a week ago, I was fortunate enough to take a course here in France on Parisian architecture – about 1,500 years of it. After getting past some of the old stuff – walls around the city that are no longer standing, mansion houses that let one family stretch out while the public lives in squalor – there was a lot of talk about apartment buildings, modern museums and the buildings that really give the city its face. I don’t know what sparked my interest, but I have a hard time crossing a bridge anymore without half an hour of eyeing the support structures. Architecture is the book cover of a city, a splendid mixture of creative design and bythe-numbers engineering that produces some pretty incredible structures as a result. All of them, in fact – run down apartment complexes, freestanding brick houses, buildings new and old. For most, of course, what goes on behind the scenes doesn’t make much difference. But the looks from the outside are tax free, so you may as well take advantage. And with a bit of Milwaukee’s pleasant sunshine finally climbing out of its manhole, I’m ready for some leisurely trots down Wisconsin Avenue (or runs – whatever floats your boat, but I’m the one
who blocks the sidewalk). If you’re doing the same, and you should, try looking up, not down. Milwaukee has a lot to see. One often overlooked pleasure is the Wisconsin Gas Building, just a few blocks past the river. Like the Empire State Building with a trim, parts of this building displays the ultimate in Milwaukee building materials: cream city brick. If anything, these yellowish walls are what give Milwaukee its face – if the city were to rebuild the Tower of Babel, it would be made from cream city brick. A detour to the old Blatz brewery gives an even better look. At the lake, take a beeline from the Milwaukee Art Museum (chances are you’ve looked at the whale tail before) and go for the Milwaukee County War Memorial, designed by Eero Saarinen in the ‘50s. Up until now I’ve usually looked past square-looking buildings, but with my new-found love for boring shapes, this one pops. My ‘50s counterpart would have lived in a house that looked like this – something like Frank Lloyd Wright’s blocky Fallingwater. Its a snapshot of a different time in Milwaukee. Skip the way back down Wisconsin and cut through Pere Marquette Park to Old World Third Street. This stop’s especially sweet. The decoration of the buildings seems imported from Germany along with the beers and brats. If you’re on a bike, don’t look for too long. I’ve had too many close calls with traffic nuts. Bonus: stop at the Milwaukee Cheese Mart to stuff yourself with some fresh cheddar samples, and take the bus back. The city’s architecture is great eye candy, but Milwaukee is great for more reasons than that. 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.
By Maddy Kennedy
madeline.kennedy@marquette.edu
Sites like EBay, Craigslist and Etsy have been popping up around the country for the past 20 years. Now Milwaukee has one of its own: Okanjo. Characterized by its simplicity and transparency, Okanjo is a local-social ecommerce platform founded by media experts Mike Drescher and Jeff Rowe. Drescher and Rowe, Okanjo’s CEO and President, began to conceptualize the site back in 2010 after connecting with a frustrated EBay seller. “EBay, while successful, is complicated,” Rowe said. “Initially, we didn’t set out to create a new site, but we wondered if there was a simpler way to operate on a similar platform.” Drescher and Rowe describe Okanjo as a website with the locality of Craigslist and the power of EBay. “We wanted to create an opportunity for people to transact safely and locally,” Drescher said. Okanjo provides Milwaukee residents with the opportunity to list and sell items to people in the area. Since the site launched on Feb. 1, 2013, users have uploaded and listed more than 200,000 products that have a total value of more than $4 million. Okanjo boasts a wide variety of products that includes everything from autographed Packers helmets
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Men’s streak snapped after 3 Early 6-0 run for Red Storm dooms Golden Eagles to 15-10 loss
had more possessions due to improved faceoff play, 12 of them were squandered by turnovers. Freshman midfielder Connor Bernal, who led Marquette’s offense with three goals and one assist, said the offense’s unBy Ben Greene timely turnovers disrupted the benjamin.greene@marquette.edu team’s rhythm. “When we turn the ball over, For the first quarter of the it creates momentum, and it men’s lacrosse team’s game kills our spirits sometimes,” against St. John’s Saturday, the Bernal said. “When we have Golden Eagles were hanging less possession to capitalize on with the No. 20 Red Storm and because we turn the ball over, it even closed the is harder to get opening period any momentum with a 3-2 lead. going.” To start the Although second quarter, Marquette was however, St. handed its first John’s went on loss in more a 6-0 run to put than three Marquette on its weeks, Amplo heels. The Goldsaid he is not en Eagles never disappointed in fully rebounded his team’s perfrom their secformance. He ond-quarter colsaid the Golden Connor Bernal, freshman Eagles still sallapse, as the Red midfielder vaged Storm cruised to some a 15-10 victory. progress from Marquette’s loss dropped the the loss. team’s record to 5-7, while the “The reality is, you are not Red Storm earned their pro- going to play great every gram record ninth win this sea- week,” Amplo said. “The step son. Coach Joe Amplo said it we took forward is that we’ve was a “weird game” because got to learn how to manage the Golden Eagles’ level of play games like that when something Photo courtesy of Marquette Athletics saw such a sharp decrease in the is missing.” Kyle Whitlow and Blaine Fleming celebrate a goal against Detroit, the second win of their three-game streak. second quarter. “The first quarter we were dominating play,” Amplo said. “And then, in the first eight minutes of the second quarter, I joked and said it felt like a seventh-grade lacrosse team took our jerseys and played.” St. John’s junior attackman Kieran McArdle had a gamehigh six points (four goals and two assists). McArdle was nominated as one of 25 finalists for the Tewaarton National Player of the Year Award after amassing 85 points through his first 13 games. He is second in the country in points per game (6.58), assists (49) and assists per game (3.92), and he tied for ninth in goals per game (2.67). Freshman goalie JJ Sagl said the team was successful in limiting McArdle’s production for most of the game in St. John’s set offensive situations. “McArdle is a really gifted, crafty left-handed guy,” Sagl said. “We had B.J. (Grill) on him, and B.J. did a fantastic job making sure he didn’t get topside on him. All the goals he had were in transition or broken situations.” For only the third time this season, Marquette won 50 percent of its faceoffs. Led by freshman midfielder Paul Riportella, who won 10 of his 16 faceoffs against St. John’s, the Golden Eagles went 14 for 28 at the center X. Marquette has seen steady improvement in its faceoff play this year, as the team opened the season winning only 33 percent (52 for 153) of the time through six games but has won 51 percent (74-146) of its faceoffs in Photo courtesy of Marquette Athletics the last six games. Marquette will face Duke in its second and final home game of its inagural season this weekend. It boasts a 5-7 record after a three-game streak (with Although the Golden Eagles wins over High Point, Detroit and Bellarmine) was snapped by future conference rival St. John’s Saturday.
When we turn the ball over, it creates momentum, and it kills our spirits sometimes.”
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My friends at MU made me better
Matt Trebby
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Sophomore David Sajdak (center) finished third in the men’s 1,500-meter run at the Benedictine Twilight Invitational with a time of 3:55.13.
Schuh, Koeck break personal records Team picks up more Big East qualifying marks in Lisle, Ill. By Christopher Chavez
christopher.chavez@marquette.edu
Marquette track and field competed at the Benedictine Twilight Invitational in Lisle, Ill., this weekend. Junior Carlye Schuh and sophomore William Koeck broke their own records in the long jump and hammer throw, respectively.
Schuh’s jump of 6.06 meters puts her 21st in the NCAA West division, a regional championship qualifying mark. Koeck’s throw of 59.91-meters is the 36th best in the region. Senior Sarah MacCourtney won the women’s high jump, clearing 1.75 meters. Her mark ranks 24th in the region. Marquette had its share of Big East mark hits and misses. Junior Zach Grese set a personal best, as he won the 3,000-meter steeplechase. His time of 9:22.44 met the Big East standard. He will join freshman
William Hennessy in the event next weekend. Junior Spencer Agnew (3:53.03), freshman D.T. McDonald (3:54.61) and sophomore David Sajdak (3:55.13) took the top three spots in the men’s 1,500-meter run. All set outdoor personal bests and punched their tickets to the conference championship. Sophomore Glenn Lawrence, Jr. left the meet empty-handed with shortcomings in the men’s 100-meter and 200-meter dash. He missed the 200-meter qualification by .04 seconds with his
time of 22.04. His miss in the 100-meter dash was even closer, as he ran .02 seconds slower than the standard of 10.93. Junior Connor Stengel also missed the 200-meter dash mark with his fourth place finish overall in 22.02. It was a wind-aided mark with a reading of 2.3 meters per second, which means it cannot be registered as a personal best for him. Marquette travels to Piscataway, N.J., for the Big East Outdoor Championship, which runs from May 3 to 5.
NBA center Collins comes out of closet Journeyman is first active openly gay athlete in major sports By Patrick Leary
patrick.leary@marquette.edu
Before Monday, most basketball fans knew Jason Collins as a journeyman NBA center who never reached his first-round pick potential. From Monday on, he’ll be known as the first active openly gay athlete in the four major American team sports. “I’m a 34-year-old NBA center. I’m black. And I’m gay,” Collins wrote in an article on SI.com’s home page that will appear in the May 6 issue of Sports Illustrated. Collins, whom the Houston Rockets drafted with the No. 18 pick in the 2001 NBA draft, has played for the Nets, Grizzlies, Timberwolves, Hawks, Celtics and Wizards in his 12-year professional career. He boasts career averages of 3.6 points and 3.8 rebounds per game. He played college basketball
at Stanford from 1997-2001 alongside his twin brother Jarron, and he holds the record for the highest field goal percentage in program history. Collins said he started to consider coming out during the 2011 NBA lockout, when his professional habits were put on hold. “I’m a creature of routine,” Collins wrote. “But the lockout wreaked havoc on my habits and forced me to confront who I really am and what I really want. With the season delayed, I trained and worked out. But I lacked the distraction that basketball had always provided.” He decided to come out when his roommate at Stanford, U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy (D-Mass.), a straight man, walked in Boston’s Gay Pride parade last year. That coupled with the recent bombings at the Boston Marathon convinced Collins he shouldn’t wait for the most convenient time to come out. “Things can change in an instant, so why not live truthfully?” he wrote. Collins mostly received congratulations and well wishes from
fellow athletes. Lakers star guard Kobe Bryant tweeted his reaction Monday. “Don’t suffocate who u r because of the ignorance of others #courage #support #mambaarmystandup #BYOU,” Bryant said. Former Marquette and current Heat guard Dwyane Wade tweeted his support for Collins as well. “Jason Collins showed a lot of courage today and I respect him for taking a stand and choosing to live in his truth. #nbafamily,” Wade tweeted Monday. Former president Bill Clinton, whose daughter Chelsea attended Stanford with Collins, voiced his support in a statement. “Jason’s announcement today is an important moment for professional sports and in the history of the LGBT community,” Clinton said. “It is also the straightforward statement of a good man who wants no more than what so many of us seek: to be able to be who we are.” NBA Commissioner David Stern issued a statement commending Collins for his courage. “Jason has been a widely respected player and teammate throughout
his career, and we are proud he has assumed the leadership mantle on this very important issue,” Stern said in the release. Not all of the reactions to Collins’ announcement were positive. Most notably, ESPN NBA analyst Chris Broussard voiced his opposition to Collins’ lifestyle Monday on Outside the Lines. “I think its a sin, as I think all sex outside of marriage between a man and a woman is,” Broussard said. “If you’re openly living that type of lifestyle, then the Bible says you know them by their fruits. It says that, you know, that’s a sin. ... So I would not characterize that person as a Christian because I don’t think the Bible would characterize them as a Christian.” Miami Dolphins wide receiver Mike Wallace also criticized Collins. “All these beautiful women in the world and guys want to mess with other guys...smh (shaking my head),” Wallace tweeted. Regardless of reaction, Collins’ decision may pave the way for other active gay athletes to come out in the near future.
As my college experience comes to an end, I can’t help but feel like I did a lot wrong at Marquette. People usually think of the positive times right about now, but I can’t help but realize there is so much I would have done differently. With all the success and ambition of those I have worked with at Marquette, I’ve done a lot of thinking about what I am going to do. I’ve been fortunate to receive compliments from people about how I have a great future ahead of me. I appreciate those kind words, but it would be a bit reassuring to know where on God’s green earth I am going to be in three or four months. Because of my uncertain future, I have been doing a lot of reflection lately. I’m excited for school to end and to get going with a real job, but did I do enough to prepare myself for success? When I was supposed to be studying or preparing for work, did I put myself in a position to do the best I can? Not all the time, unfortunately. Did I consistently pay enough attention to detail to do the best job I could? I did not. My biggest regret is that I let people down. There were some who were very close to me and who had a lot of faith in me. At times, when I needed to be at my best, I was subpar. Still, I would like to think I’ve done a lot of good at Marquette. While I’m never going to win any scholarships for my work in the classroom, I would like to think I have still left my mark on this school, especially in Johnston Hall. I’ve been fortunate to meet some incredible people through Marquette. I have friends who are from all over the world. Being from nearby Waukesha, I have no idea how some ended up here, but I am grateful that they did. What I will remember most, above all these regrets I may have, are the people I can now call friends. To anyone who stuck with me on Twitter, listened to any of my broadcasts or read anything I have written: thank you. All of you who have made me laugh or smile or who have let me brighten your day a little bit: thank you. To everyone I am lucky enough to call a friend: thank you. I’ve known I would go to Marquette since I was 7 years old. While there is a lot I would change about my time here, it has all molded me into the young man I am today, and I’d like to think I’m all right for the most part. I wouldn’t be the person I am today without every single experience and every single memory I have of this school. I’ll forever love Marquette. Thank you to everyone who made my experience here as amazing and enjoyable as it was. Matt Trebby is a senior in the College of Communication. Email him at matthew. trebby@marquette.edu.
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Club sports thrive in tournaments, championships Women’s volleyball wins national title; hockey also succeeds
By Jacob Born
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Ultimate Frisbee Throughout the year, the club ultimate teams tried to get a bid to regionals. Two weekends ago, both the men’s (Birdhouse) and women’s (Moxie) teams earned bids to the tournament this coming weekend. The two teams have worked since September to build competitiveness and travel the country for tournaments. Sophomore Abby Mann, captain of Moxie, said two of the best tournaments for each team were Hallowinona at Winona, Minn., and High Tide in Saint Simons, Ga. Players who stepped up for Birdhouse were Daniel Noyes and Daniel Magnant, who both consistently earned scores and deflections, with Matt Brennan playing stellar defense. On Moxie, Maeve Dwyer was a great leader for the team both on and off the field.
Women’s Club Volleyball The club volleyball team won their second national championship in six years this spring. Marquette’s team, ranked No. 3 by the National Collegiate Volleyball Federation, took down No. 2 Texas in the semifinals and No. 1 Arizona in the finals. Leaders on the team were junior Jenny Ciriacks, first-year dental student Yvonne Marten and sophomore Meredith Vertin. All players earned AllAmerican honors in 2013, while Marten also received the same honor in the 2012 season. Molly Aikins played a major role on the team throughout the national tournament, which didn’t go unrecognized. She was named MVP of the entire tournament.
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The women’s club lacrosse team went 5-8 in 2013. Adrienne Mulligan and Ella Engels led the team in points.
Women’s Lacrosse The women’s club lacrosse team finished this year’s season 5-8, despite starting out the season 3-1. The team played the most on the road at tournaments, with only the final three games at Valley Fields. Marquette started out the season with a big win against Marshall. Led by freshman Ella Engels, who scored four goals and two assists, and sophomore Adrienne Mulligan, who had two goals and three assists, the team scored 13 first-half goals. Freshman Bhavini Patel recorded her first shutout of the season in the dominating win. Engels and Mulligan started out the season strong and carried the momentum throughout the season, as both of them notched 43 points in 13 games. Mulligan led the team with 32 goals, while Engels led the team with 17 assists. Head coach Vinny Maurici said he is excited for the future because of a deep and talented freshmen class. Men’s Ice Hockey The men’s ice hockey team had its best season in team history, earning a bid to nationals in Springfield, Mo. The team finished with a 1-2 record in pool play and did not earn a spot in the tournament semifinals. The Golden Eagles relied on the steady play of junior Dominic Zanfardino, sophomore Tyler Schwichtenberg and senior captain Will Jurgensen. Zanfardino tallied 54 points and led the team with 33 assists. Schwichtenberg and Jurgensen were the team’s leading goal scorers, each hitting the back of the net 27 times. Zanfardino played hero for the team in the American Collegiate Hockey Association Division-III Pacific Division regional tournament, scoring a wrap-around goal to force overtime against rival Robert Morris-Peoria. The win sent Marquette to nationals.
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The men’s club hockey team adavanced to nationals for the first time in program history. Dominic Zanfardino led the team in points (54) and assists (33).
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Women finish season with 13th consecutive loss Team ends inagural campaign 2-15 after loss to Notre Dame By Andrew Dawson Special to the Tribune
In the final game of its inaugural season, the women’s lacrosse team was unable to overcome coach Meredith’s Black’s alma mater, No. 10 Notre Dame, falling to the Fighting Irish 14-5 Saturday. The Golden Eagles concluded the season with a 2-15 record and finished on a 13-game losing streak after starting the season 2-2. Marquette took the lead right off the bat, as freshman midfielder Hayley Baas ran the crease to beat the Notre Dame keeper 48 seconds into the game. It was one of the rare times that Marquette struck first and one of the fastest goals the team has scored all season. Despite Marquette’s early lead, the Fighting Irish would tally multiple quick goals, starting a 6-0 run for the home team. Baas finally answered when she found the top left corner, but again Notre Dame would answer with two goals, including a buzzer-beater with less than a second left in the half. The Golden Eagles trailed 8-2 at the intermission. Possession was again an issue for the Golden Eagles, and it stemmed from their inability to clear the ball. The defense did well in causing turnovers but failed in the clearing game and
consistently turned the ball over in the process. “We struggled with our transition, but I think playing such a well-known team that is very successful is good for us because it’s going to help us,” captain and freshman attacker Emily Donovan said. “Everything we’re doing now is going to make us better for next year.” The tempo did not slow down in the second half, as the Irish continued to control possession. Clearing was a huge problem for Marquette, as it gave up three goals to start the half. There was a little bit of momentum for the Golden Eagles toward the middle of the half as freshman midfielder Kenzie Brown scored back-to-back goals to make it 11-4, but it quickly faded. An upside to Saturday’s game was the increase in draw controls. In their past four games, the Golden Eagles have averaged 7.75 draws per game. They won the draw battle 11-9 on Saturday. Baas would tally the final goal of the game, giving her three on the day, but the season would end in defeat for the Golden Eagles. The hat trick is Baas’ fourth of the season, and she finishes as Marquette’s second-leading goal scorer with 21 goals on the season behind Brown’s 24. The two were Marquette’s only goal scorers against the Fighting Irish. Despite issues with possession and turnovers, Black said the team finished the season strong. “We definitely didn’t control
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Hayley Baas (right) scored the opening goal for Marquette Saturday, but a 6-0 Irish run put MU behind for good.
the possession well,” Black said. “We had a lot of turnovers, which hurt us on the scoreboard, but we did fight the whole 60 minutes, really hustled, and I thought we played well.” Black said she is proud how
her team has performed this season despite its struggles. “I couldn’t have asked for 33 better players to start this program at Marquette,” Black said. “They work so hard day in and day out. They hustle, they
want it, they’re enthusiastic, and I’m just so proud to be their coach and so proud of the effort they’ve given. I think we’re going to move up toward the top very quickly.”
Burton ‘Milwaukee’s LeBron James,’ says HS coach successful squad that finished 33-3 overall. Burton’s numbers skyrocketed upon his return to Milwaukee as he scored 21 points per game, leading Vincent to a 17-7 finish overall and berth in the regional finals. The small forward plays much By Trey Killian robert.killian@marquette.edu bigger than his 6-foot-4 frame suggests. A report by Scout.com calls Buzz Williams’ Marquette him one of the “most physical and teams succeeded thanks to a bruis- toughest wings in the class.” ing, physical style of play. Mil“Burton is a load to deal with,” waukee native Deonte Burton fits the description states. “He has that mold. great strength, is aggressive, and Burton, who is the state’s top is an elite athlete. Now he doesn’t recruit according to ESPN.com, have a ton of skill outside 10 feet committed to Marquette last Sep- and is a little short for a forward, tember and adds a combination of but still he plays taller than his toughness and athleticism to Wil- listed height given his unique athliams’ roster. leticism.” At No. 49 on Scan this code to Burton the ESPN 100 read Trey Killian’s was the first and 11th for his profiles of Marmember of position, Bur- quette’s recruits the 2013 ton drew a lot for the 2013-14 class to sign of praise on the men’s basketball a national national level, season. letter of inand he won tent with the an impressive Golden Eacomparison from Marquis Hines, gles, and like the other four, he’s his Milwaukee Vincent High made a big impression on WilSchool coach, in an interview with liams as a good personality on and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. off the court. “He’s like the LeBron James of “Deonte has a spirit about Milwaukee,” Hines said of Burton. him that is infectious,” Williams “No player in the state has his raw said. “He is an absolute joy to be talent athletically. There’s no one around, and I have the utmost adlike him. No one can touch him.” miration and respect for how he Burton played under Hines at has responded to the recent hardVincent for his freshman and ju- ships in his life. Nothing has ever nior prep seasons, spending a been given to him, and because season at Brewster Academy in of that, he has a firm foundation Wolfeboro, N.H., in between. He in what he believes in on and off scored just six points per game the floor and is very consistent in at Brewster but contributed to a his approach to how he works on
Burton ranks No. 49 on ESPN 100 and No. 11 at small forward
a daily basis. Because that type of value system is in place, and the access he has had to our program since his commitment, I believe he will have a smooth transition from the beginning.” Burton joins one of his
longtime friends at Marquette in fellow recruit Duane Wilson. The duo met back in 2004 at Hillside Boys and Girls Club. “Back then, I didn’t know who he was,” Wilson told the Journal Sentinel. “We were all calling him
‘Big Baby’ after (Orlando’s) Glen Davis. He was something else.” “It’s pretty wild we’re both going to Marquette,” Burton told the Journal Sentinel. “But it’s cool. We’ve been close for a long time.”
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Deonte Burton of Milwaukee’s Vincent High School scored 21 points per game in his senior season.