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Volume 96, Number 29
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Students’ civic MKE celebrates MLK IQ declining Federal report calls for return to roots in higher education By Katie Doherty kathleen.doherty@marquette.edu
Universities must make civic engagement and knowledge a priority or face the consequences of a struggling democracy, according to a report commissioned by the U.S. Department of Education. Civic learning includes knowledge of U.S. history, democracy, politics and diverse cultures and prepares students for action in their communities in order to become active citizens. The National Task Force on Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement, which released the report, recommended that Americans “reclaim and reinvest in the fundamental civic and democratic mission of schools and of all sectors within higher education.” The report, “A Crucible Moment: College Learning and Democracy’s Future,” was commissioned by the U.S. Department of Education under the leadership of the Global Perspective Institute Inc. and the Association of American Colleges and Universities. Larry Braskamp, professor emeritus of education at Loyola University Chicago and senior fellow at the AAC&U, said that because many institutions are centered on job training, they lose a focus on civics. “What we’re interested in is students understanding that they are part of a bigger world and community,” Braskamp said. “We’re hop-
ing it’s not just one course (on civics). We’re hoping that it permeates the campus.” Braskamp said in general, Jesuit universities have a strong focus on civic learning because it fits with their mission and views on social responsibility. Kim Jensen-Bohat, director of Marquette’s service learning program, said civic learning is a key component to the university’s outreach to the community. Bohat said service learning sends about 1,400 students — almost 20 percent of the campus — out into the community each semester. She said service learning at Marquette engages the community in ways specific to different majors and courses. For example, a class in the College of Business Administration creates databases for community organizations and a broadcasting class in the College of Communication creates marketing and promotional videos. Marquette’s dedication to civic and service learning has gained national attention. “I know Marquette has a very strong student service program,” said Elizabeth Hollander, former executive director of Campus Compact, a national coalition of over 1,100 university presidents dedicated to promoting service and civic engagement. Marquette was one of the founding members of the Wisconsin chapter of Campus Compact. She said the campus itself can promote civics by engaging the community surrounding it and discussing local issues. Faculty can also lend research to public problem-solving and can use that See Civics, page 5
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As part of the Dr. Martin Luther King Day of Service, students beautified Alexander Hamilton High School yesterday. The school was chosen because it could accomodate the estimated 400 volunteers.
Week of events includes service at local high school By Simone Smith simone.smith@marquette.edu
More than 50 Marquette students volunteered for the Dr. Martin Luther King Day of Service at Alexander Hamilton High School yesterday, kicking off the Office of Student Development’s MLK Days of Engagement. The week of events includes an MLK Mass at the Joan of Arc Chapel tonight, a Soup with Substance event on Wednesday, a Community Service Fair on Thursday and an Open Mic Night
on Friday. The Day of Service was a collaborative event between the Office of Student Development and City Year Milwaukee with volunteers from Marquette and advocacy groups City Year, AmeriCorps and Public Allies. There were an estimated 400 total volunteers present. The MLK Day of Service included five hours of what City Year development director Molly Cary called general beautification of the high school, which consists of 1,800 students. According to Deepika Katta, a corps member of City Year Milwaukee, Hamilton was chosen because it could accommodate the most volunteers, and had a number of bare walls to beautify. “The hallways could hold
30 volunteers — we wanted to choose a big school for MLK Day,” Katta said. “That way we could work with the most organizations, and (it was the) easiest way for us to reach the community.” Though some took yesterday as another day of vacation, Elizabeth Roque, a freshman in the College of Business Administration, was proud to be volunteering. “I heard about it through the Urban Scholars — it looked interesting. I had nothing to do so I said, ‘Why not try community service?’” Roque said. “The satisfaction is that I’m helping my community and not at home doing nothing. I’m doing See MLK, page 5
Violence brings MPD from squad car to city bus Sheriff Clarke critical of Chief Flynn’s actions By Matt Gozun benjaminmatthew.gozun@marquette.edu
In response to a large number of recent violent incidents on the Milwaukee County Transit System, uniformed Milwaukee police officers are boarding city buses to keep riders safe.
Police Chief Edward Flynn announced in mid-December that the Milwaukee Police Department would begin to patrol buses, a job traditionally allocated to the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s office and the private contractor G4S. According to Sheriff David Clarke, recent county budget cuts have forced him to lay off roughly 50 deputies, resulting in his office’s decreased ability to respond to problems. “It is not a new thing for the Police Department of Milwaukee to board buses,” Flynn said during a meeting with the sheriff and
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city aldermen at City Hall last Wednesday. “What we’re able to do now with data and with the good working relationship with Wackenhut (now G4S) is to focus our approach.” Flynn’s announcement back in December drew some criticism from the sheriff’s office after he appeared to be critical of Clarke’s explanation that a smaller force of deputies was prohibiting him from fully responding to the incidents. “The public pays us to protect them, not make excuses why we can’t,” said Flynn during the
announcement in December. During the meeting Wednesday, Clarke responded by saying he would “have appreciated probably a phone call from (Flynn).” “‘I’ve got some resources I could help you out (with),” Clarke said. “That would have been more collaborative than ‘Well, he says it can’t be done, we’ll do it and we don’t want to hear excuses.’ I didn’t appreciate that.” December saw many high profile criminal incidents occurring on city buses. On Dec. 7, a bus driver on Route 27 was attacked after a rider refused to pay his
fare, and on Dec. 15, a 12-yearold girl and 24-year-old woman were involved in an altercation on a Route 35 bus that ended with the latter being stomped on the ground by multiple attackers while trying to retrieve her 2-year-old child. Other incidents have included drug dealing at bus stops, assaults by high school students and various fights, one of which ended with a bus window being kicked out. The sheriff’s office has
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