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Volume 96, Number 39
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Mission Week aims for ‘Good Samaritans’
and Ministry, celebrated Mass and delivered the homily to kick off Mission Week Sunday evening at the Church of the Gesu. He was scheduled to hold the Mass with University President the Rev. Scott Pilarz, but Pilarz was unable to officiate due to By Andrea Anderson andrea.anderson@marquette.edu illness. Leonhardt was excited for the week’s events. “Mission Week calls the comThe Good Samaritan parable’s idea of “Who is your neighbor?” munity to reflect on the mission of Marquette is the theme as a Catholic for MarJesuit Uniquette’s anversity from nual Mission different perWeek, with spectives,” events aimed Leonhardt said to answer that This story is part of a weeklong question by Marquette Student Media collaboration in an email. year e n c o u r a g i n g for Mission Week. Check online for cov- “This it is through students, staff erage from Student Media Interactive and the Marquette Journal. the lens of and the public the parato explore the Catholic and Jesuit tradition at ble of the Good Samaritan in Luke’s Gospel. From this the university’s core. The Rev. Douglas Leonhardt, parable comes the theme of associate vice president of Marquette’s Office of Mission See Mission, page 5
Event encourages Marquette to think more about others
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Mission Week began Sunday with a Mass celebrated by the Rev. Douglas Leonhardt at the Church of the Gesu.
Probation for frats MUSG books Hellogoodbye to go through fall notice to a student organization that its behavior is unacceptable. It serves as a notice that if the behavior continues or other inappropriate behavior occurs, more severe action may be taken by the university. “The organizations have not By Simone Smith simone.smith@marquette.edu been suspended and have the right to appeal,” Venne said. “These deSix Interfraternity council frater- cisions are the result of an outcome nities were notified last Thursday from a student conduct hearing.” that they were placed on probation The Marquette student organithrough the fall 2012 semester for zation handbook’s fraternity and alcohol-related violations. sorority information, under the Delta Chi, Omega heading “Peer ReDelta, Sigma Chi, view Board,” reads, Sigma Phi Delta, “The fraternities violated “These boards, comSigma Phi Epsilon their own organizational prised of Marquette and Triangle frater- policies as well as those University students nities were named of the university.” in IFC and Panhelas the organizalenic organizations, tions on probation, Kate Venne adjudicate disciplinaccording to Kate Director, University Communication ary matters associVenne, director of ated with fraternity university commuand sorority chapters. nication. ... The Greek com“The fraternities violated their munity recognizes that Marquette own organizational policies as well University has the authority to inas those of the university and the tercede in disciplinary matters if it Interfraternity council,” Venne is deemed necessary by university said in an emailed statement. administration.” “Marquette University takes any A member of a fraternity inallegation of misconduct seriously volved, who spoke on the condiand expects our students to uphold tion of anonymity, said his fraMarquette’s values by maintaining ternity has been placed on social a high standard of conduct.” Venne said probation is a formal See Greek, page 5
Organizations not suspended, still able to appeal decision
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DPS REPORTS.....................2 CALENDAR.......................2 VIEWPOINTS........................6 CLOSER LOOK....................8
STUDY BREAK....................10 SPORTS..........................12 CLASSIFIEDS..................14
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Hellogoodbye will perform MUSG’s spring concert on March 29 in the AMU with local group The Fatty Acids.
Marquette Student Government announced Monday that indie pop
band Hellogoodbye would headline this year’s spring concert. The annual concert, set for March 29 in the AMU, will pair the Huntington Beach, Calif.-based group, famous for their 2006 hit song “Here (In Your Arms),” with local band The Fatty Acids. MUSG commissioner and senior Kathleen Ward said she thinks The Fatty Acids will be popular with the Marquette community.
“[Their genre] is definitely something positive that would fit well into Marquette’s mission, but we also just loved their music,” she said. Josh Evert, singer and keyboardist for the band, said he’s excited to work with Hellogoodbye. “It’s really cool to be able to open for Hellogoodbye,” he said. “This isn’t our first time playing
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Marquette students score low on STI prevention. PAGE 2
Civil rights leader to be commencement speaker. PAGE 3
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Scarlet Knights up next for red-hot Golden Eagles. PAGE 15
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MU found low in STIs Students reported the following
Having had no sexual partner
Number of sexual partners in the last school year
35.2 % 28.8 % Having had one sexual partner
45.1 % 45.0 % Having had two sexual partners
10.5 % 10.8% Having had three or more sexual partners
12.8 % 15.3%
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
DPS Reports Feb. 15 Between 11:48 a.m. and 11:49 a.m. a student reported that unknown person(s) removed her unsecured, unattended property estimated at $1,920 from the AMU. MPD was contacted. Feb. 16 At 3:12 p.m. a person not affiliated with Marquette trespassed in the AMU and was taken into custody by MPD. At 7:52 p.m. a student reported that unknown person(s) removed his unsecured, unattended property estimated at $255 from Valley Fields. Between 7:30 p.m. and 11 p.m. unknown person(s) entered a student’s secured, unattended vehicle in the 900 block of N. 17th Street. Nothing was taken, and the vehicle was not damaged. Feb. 17 At 2:19 p.m, a student reported that an unknown person(s) accessed his logged-in email account without his consent in the AMU. Feb. 18 At 12:51 a.m. a student reported being sexually assaulted by a student ac-
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quaintance in an alley in the 900 block of N. 15th Street between 11:54 p.m. and 11:56 p.m. on Fri., 2/17. MPD was contacted. Feb. 19 At 2:21 a.m. a student acted in a disorderly manner outside Campus Town East. At 3:14 a.m., MPD took a student into custody for abusing the 911 system outside a business in the 1600 block of W. Wells Street. Between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m., DPS observed a person not affiliated with Marquette loitering outside a business in the 1600 block of W. Wisconsin Ave. MPD was contacted and took the subject into custody for outstanding citations. At 7:36 p.m., a student was in possession of a controlled substance in Abbottsford Hall. MPD was contacted. At 9:16 p.m., a student reported being sexually assaulted by a student acquaintance in a residence in the 900 block of N. 17th St. between 12 a.m. and 3:30 a.m. MPD was contacted.
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the three most commonly reported the ABC strategy. STIs on college campuses were “Most HIV/STI transmission or HPV, chlamydia and gonorrhea. pregnancy risks occur because of Smith said these infections are condom non-use or inconsistent prevalent across the country and are use,” Brozon said. easily transmitted through all forms While Marquette students are of sexual contact. less likely to contract an STI, their uments/NCHA09ExecSummary.pdf ) She also said that the number of awareness may not be better than By Sarah Hauer sexual partners Marquette students that of other college students. About sarah.hauer@marquette.edu have might partially explain the 80 percent of people who have a Students may treat sexually trans- lower STI rates. sexually transmitted infection expemitted infections like an urban legThe 2010 STD Surveillance re- rience no noticeable symptoms. end, but an increasing number are port by the CDC said estimates sugSmith said she has found there’s finding out they’re real. gest that young people ages 15-24 a lack of understanding about STIs According to Carolyn Smith, ex- represent 25 percent of the sexually among students. ecutive director of Student Health experienced population but acquire “Students need to know what Service, STIs are increasing across nearly half of all new STIs. Accord- they are, how they’re transmitted the United States, and Marquette ing to the American Social Health and how to protect themselves,” students are not immune from that Association, by the Smith said. increase. age of 25, half of all After abstinence, “If it’s prevalent in the communi- youth will acquire Smith said that conty,” Smith said, “it will be prevalent one or more sexusistent and proper here.” ally transmitted incondom use is the Luckily, statistics suggest Mar- fections. best way to prevent quette students with STIs still reIn the U.S. alone contracting STIs. main below the national average. there are approxiApril is STD “the In the prior 12 months, 4 percent of mately 19 million awareness month, Marquette students reported being new cases each and starting in diagnosed or treated by a profes- year, according to March Student sional for an STD/I, while 5.1 per- the American Social This is the second story in a Health Services will three-part series on sexual cent of college students nationwide Health Association, begin a big educahealth at Marquette. reported the same. about half of which tional and testing According to the 2009 National occur among the push. College Health Assessment, Mar- ages 15-24. “The only way to really know if quette students are less likely to use Bill Brozon, public health edu- someone has an STI is to get testcontraception than students nation- cator for the City of Milwaukee ed,” Smith said. ally; 50 percent of Marquette stu- Health Department, cited three speStudents said they think their dents had in the prior 12 months, cific behaviors that place youth at peers are knowledgeable about sexversus 56.8 nationwide. the greatest risk for STIs, HIV and ual health and STIs. The Center for Health Education unintended pregnancy:having mulRyan Vincent, a senior in the Coland Promotion was unable to ad- tiple, sequential or concurrent sex lege of Business Administration, minister the NCHA survey in 2011 partners; engaging in unprotected said he thinks most students are but will administer the survey this sexual intercourse; and selecting a knowledgeable about sexual health spring. Last year SHS tested 133 partner at higher risk. and sexually transmitted infections. people for STIs, and about 2 percent He said one approach to reduce He said most people received sexual of the STI tests were positive. the behavior risks is to utilize the education in high school where they STIs are caused by bacteria, para- “ABC strategy”– Abstinence, Be were taught about sexual health and sites or viruses, usually transmitted faithful to one partner – or, if “A” or STIs. by sexual activity with an infected “B” cannot be achieved, use Con“People are definitely knowlperson. With the exception of viral doms. edgeable (about STIs),” Vincent infections such as genital herpes, “But even if every agency, orga- said. He said most people take pregenital warts, hepatitis and HIV, nization or parent in the commu- cautions to prevent contracting dismost STIs can be cured. nity delivered these messages, it eases and infections through sexual Smith said it is hard to gauge still might not be enough to solve activity. exactly how prevalent STIs are on the problem of STIs,” Brozon said, Melissa May, a senior in the colcampus because many students adding that even the ABC strategy lege of Arts & Sciences, agreed. choose to be treated or tested for has its faults. “Most people know about (STIs) STIs off-campus. “There may be a discrepan- but they don’t ever think that it will Smith said the three most preva- cy between young adults’ STI happen to them,” May said. She lent STIs on Marquette’s cam- status and self-reported sexual said this causes some students to pus are human papillomavirus, behaviors regarding abstinence,” not take precautions, such as using chlamydia and genital herpes. The Brozon said. He also said that the contraception, when engaging in Centers for Disease Control and downplaying of the effectiveness sexual activity. Prevention reported that in 2010 of condoms creates a breakdown in
Chlamydia, HPV, genital warts most prevalent at MU
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Wednesday 22 Marquette Men’s Basketball vs. Rutgers, Bradley Center, 7 p.m. To Kill a Mockingbird, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, 7:30 p.m Grand Teton Brewing Beer Tasting, Bomb Shelter, 1517 S. 2nd St., 7 p.m.
Music: Young The Giant, The Rave, 2401 W. Wisconsin, 7 p.m.
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The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, 7:30 p.m.
Morgan Spurlock: “The Greatest Lecture Ever Presented”, Alumni Memorial Union Ballrooms, 8 p.m.
Hip Hop Tuesdays, The Uptowner, 1032 East Center St., 9 p.m.
Live Rock Band Karaoke, Red Rock Saloon, 1225 North Water St., 9 p.m.
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New changes have unforeseen impact on voucher program By Joe Kaiser joseph.kaiser@marquette.edu
The number of students enrolled in Milwaukee’s school voucher program increased 10 percent in the 2011-2012 school year, to 23,198 students, according to a recent report by the Public Policy Forum. The report suggested possible factors contributing to the rise including a provision in the state budget that allows Milwaukee students to attend any private school in the state, the expansion of the voucher program to include all of Milwaukee County and the City of Racine and increased voucher eligibility to families of four. In addition, once a student is eligible for a voucher, they now remain eligible for following years even if the family’s income grows beyond the cap. Milwaukee’s voucher program is the oldest in the nation. The forum’s report also found many of the new voucher students had actually already been enrolled in private schools. “We looked at the total enrollment for each school voucher and non-voucher students,” said Jeff Schmidt, a Public Policy Forum researcher. “If they grew more (in) vouchers than enrollment, we assumed the students were already enrolled in private schools.” Schmidt said it won’t be certain until next year how big of an impact the regulatory changes had on the enrollment spike. Coinciding with the new regulatory changes, though, 2,202 additional students are using vouchers, each costing $6,442, which increases the program’s total cost
Graphic by Andrew Abraham/ andrew.abraham@marquette.edu
by $14.2 million. Marquette Educational Policy and Leadership associate professor Ellen Eckman said there are some issues with the new regulatory change. “The difficulty is that (the regulatory changes) were never approved,” Eckman said. “The state is having trouble making these schools accountable. There is declining enrollment in public schools and it is difficult for taxpayers.” Others, like Marquette political science associate professor John McAdams, said the expansion of the voucher program is ultimately a good thing for education in the state. “There is pretty good evidence that competition makes public schools better,” McAdams said. “People aligned with public schools would rather have a monopoly. They’re like the American auto industry fighting Japanese imports decades ago. But now American cars are pretty good because of it.” McAdams said vouchers provide an option for parents who see their kids struggling in public schools. “(Voucher schools) tend to get students who are struggling because parents want to look somewhere else (besides public schools),” McAdams said. Eckman disagreed with that mentality. “They are both taxpayer-funded schools,” Eckman said. “You have one large group of schools scrutinized and another one that is not.” The forum’s report showed that standardized test scores for the 2010-2011 school year, in which the first-year voucher schools were required to administer standardized tests, were lower among voucher schools than public schools. Data is not yet available for the 2011-2012 school year.
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Hank Aaron, a former baseball player and civil rights advocate, will be the 2012 commencement speaker.
He will join the ranks of former speakers David McCullough, a Pulitzer Prize winning author, in 2011; Wendy Kopp, the founder of Teach For America, in 2010; and Dick Enberg, a network sportscaster and By Erin Caughey this year’s Axthelm lecturer, in erin.caughey@marquette.edu 2009. Outside of his baseball caFamous baseball player and reer, Aaron worked for equality civil rights advocate Hank Aar- and civil rights. He established on – or “Hammerin’ Hank,” as the Chasing The Dream Founteammates and fans used to call dation, an organization which him – was announced as the helps underprivileged students commencement speaker for the seek an education by providing 2012 graduating class and will scholarships. Speakers are chosen through also receive an honorary doctor suggestions to the university of humane letters degree. After 23 seasons in Major based on their demonstration of League Baseball, Aaron fin- excellence and their connection ished his final season with the to the university, said Steven Milwaukee Brewers in 1976. He Frieder, assistant to the presihit 755 home runs in his career, dent and corporate secretary. surpassing Babe Ruth’s career The honorary degree Aaron will high two years prior to retir- receive is also based off his acing. Aaron is returning to Mil- complishments. “In the case of Mr. Aaron that waukee to speak to this year’s graduating class about the im- would be both in athletics and civil rights,” Frieder said. portance of diversity. Because of his “In light of what start in the Negro Father Pilarz ex- “He understands American League pressed in his in- Marquette’s mission auguration speech and belief in excellence, before his major league career beabout excellence faith, leadership and gan in 1954 and and access, Mr. service.” his past dealings Aaron just seemed George Koonce with segregation like a perfect fit,” University Advancement in the south when said George Koonce, playing with the director of development in University Ad- Atlanta Braves, Aaron has credvancement, in an email. “He un- ible insight on racial inequality. “I think his message is going derstands Marquette’s mission and belief in excellence, faith, to be tailored to the students and will most likely let them know leadership and service.”
Baseball legend chosen as May 2012 graduation speaker
that no matter where you come from, we can all participate in the American Dream,” Koonce said. “No matter who you are or where you are from, opportunities are available to succeed.” Koonce said even when done with his professional career, Aaron returned frequently to the area and “holds Milwaukee dear to his heart.” Many students don’t know much about Aaron other than his baseball career but look forward to his commencement address either way. “I don’t really have a strong reaction either way,” Daniel Starr, a senior in the College of Education, said. “But I think being able to listen to anyone as distinguished as Hank Aaron is a great opportunity regardless of context.” Aaron was contacted with the help from two of his local friends. Aaron’s childhood friend from Milwaukee Joe Kennedy and close friend John Daniels, chairman of Quarles & Brady LLP, played big roles. The two, along with Pilarz, were very active in bringing the Major League Baseball star to campus, Koonce said. “We all agreed that Mr. Aaron would be perfect for addressing the student body to encourage leadership and excellence as the graduates move on to the next phase of their journey,” Koonce said.
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GPS guides MU Student insurance, ensured Program links underrepresented students together
of Multicultural Affairs, said the different groups have common threads, including students building leadership skills and community with each other and Marquette. She said GPS also hopes to help more students By Simone Smith stay at Marquette. simone.smith@marquette.edu “As we look to support different communities — racial, firstDiversity is an important generation, LGBT students — piece of the collegiate experi- one way we thought we could ence, but a new initiative from help shape and build communithe Office of Multicultural Af- ties within these groups is to alfairs called Group Peer Support low students to feel connected is now seeking to help students with the campus to stay at Marfind commonality in relation- quette for all four to five years ships as well. of their college experience,” The initiative includes Cadet said. monthly “1MU” discussions But the groups are not fofor first-generation students, cused on the idea that someas well as groups called Multi- thing is wrong with the univercultural MEN (Male Empower- sity, Janulis said. ment Network) for males from “We view this as a bunch of underrepresented backgrounds people passionate around the and DIVA (Diverse Individuals issues, sharing their experiValuing Another) for women ences on campus and how to from underrepresented back- help each other be successful at grounds. Marquette,” he said. John Janulis, interim coordiJennifer Solorio, a senior in nator for Multicultural Affairs, the College of Communication, said the series is intended to attended the first-generation help students build relation- college student discussion and ships with other students and enjoyed it. also as a place where students “I’m a second semester secan talk about the issues they nior and haven’t seen much may be facing, including aca- outreach to first-generation demics or even getting settled students,” Solorio said. “The on campus. He said the aim is series is very much needed — for the dialogues to be student- first-generation goes beyond led and student-centered. race and economic background. “I’m a 30-year-old white male I would definitely love to conwho works full time here,” Jan- tinue working on it.” ulis said. “I don’t experience Cadet said GPS will prothe university the same way as vide insight into other ways to students. We reach out to want students students, but “We view this as a bunch of to talk about it will take issues they people passionate around the time to raise way they want issues, sharing their experiences awareness of to talk about on campus and how to help each the new seother be successful at Marquette.” ries. them.” J a n u l i s “It’s really John Janulis said GPS can about stuOffice of Multicultural Affairs hopefully acdents finding complish just what other that. students are doing, what faculty “Our role in Multicultural Af- or department can help, how fairs is to create an opportunity different campus resources can for students to dictate what gets help provide answers and lettalked about, how it gets talked ting students learn from other about and for students to be- students about different access come agents in themselves in points,” Cadet said. “It’s an opnavigating the university and portunity for students in popucreating change,” he said. lation to get together and offer Carla Cadet, assistant dean perspectives.”
What services are covered? Services
Student Health WPS Statewide Center Network
Out-ofNetwork
Injuries Due to Intercollegiate Sports
Not covered
Not covered
Not covered
Injuries Due to Intramural and Club Sports
100% covered
80% covered
60% covered
Ambulance Services
80% covered after deductible, up to $1000 per visit
Travel Immunizations
100% covered
Not covered
Not covered
Physical Therapy (Up to 40 Visits per Year)
100% covered
80% covered
60% covered
Emergency Room Visits
N/A
100% covered ($150 co-pay)
60% covered
Source: http://www.wpsic.com/waicu/pdfs/25149_1103_Marquette_Voluntary_Plan.pdf Graphic by Andrew Abraham/andrew.abraham@marquette.edu
Some students find health care costs an extra burden
students solely paying for their insurance is somewhat irrelevant to many students. “I am fortunate enough that my health care bills are always accounted for,” Heald said. “I personally do not know anyone By Elise Angelopulos at Marquette who can’t pay for elise.angelopulos@marquette.edu insurance.” While some situations may Any college student knows force undergraduate students that tuition is not an end-all, be- to larger health facilities like all amount. Room and board, hospitals and clinics, Marquette textbooks and meal plans are does offer health care plans for continuous out-of-pocket ex- graduate students through indepenses that most students bud- pendent companies. get for. Tracy Tillman of Rust InterNevertheless, an equally im- national Associates, one comportant necessity many students pany with an insurance plan may not consider is securing offered for Marquette graduate health insurance. students, said her company’s Julie Bach, an office assistant plan costs about 30 to 40 perat Marquette’s Center for Health cent less than typical insurance Education and Promotion, said plans. She said the coverage is if students become sick while comprehensive and includes a enrolled as undergraduates, the drug card. pre-paid $136 fee included in The plan is tuition costs available to all should suffice “I’ve heard other people say that full- and partfor Student the cost and hassle of going there time graduate Health Service doesn’t pay for what we need.” students carvisits for mirying a credit Barrett Heald load of 6 crednor illnesses. College of Arts and Sciences “The health its or more, acservice offers cording to the preventative measures,” Bach Marquette student health insursaid. “Although should some- ance web page. thing more serious happen, According to the company’s there is a wide referral process.” website, coverage costs $500 to Bach said newer develop- $600 per semester and ranges ments in serving students in- from basic coverage to premiclude the addition of X-ray um prices. screenings. Marquette also offers a volHowever, many students like untary student health insurance Barrett Heald, a sophomore in plan available to all underthe College of Arts & Sciences, graduate and graduate students believe many of Marquette’s through the Wisconsin Assohealth services are often insuf- ciation of Independent Colleges ficient. and Universities, which is un“I’ve heard other people say derwritten by WPS Heath Insurthat the cost and hassle of going ance. The plan covers between there doesn’t pay for what we 60 and 100 percent of costs, deneed,” Heald said. pending on the health care proHeald added that the issue of vider. Student health centers are
completely covered. Some students, like international students at Marquette, may find difficulty in funding health insurance plans or transferring their coverage to American plans. However, Tillman said because they have enrolled in a university and must pay tuition, such students have already proven their financial stability. Heald said such assumptions may affect these students, because financial responsibility pertaining to tuition does not necessarily indicate sufficient funds for health care. “It’s wrong to assume since they have money for tuition, they can also pay for health care,” Heald said. Renay Austin, manager of patient access and registration at Aurora Sinai Hospital on Wells Street, noted the influx of Marquette students seeking health treatment and said students use both their parents’ insurance and student-coverage plans. Austin described Marquette as a prestigious university with few students lacking insurance or adequate funds to pay for their healthcare needs. She added that Marquette seemingly serves patients in self-diagnosing their students as needed, but admits that certain situations must require hospitalization, and in turn, insurance payments. Undergraduates seeking university-provided insurance may consult the university’s Office of Risk Management, where numerous healthcare options are offered. However, such plans are equal in price to graduate plans. Marquette’s Student Health Service was unavailable for comment as of press time.
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Mission: Speakers stress community
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The Liturgical Choir prepares to sing from their hymnals during the inaugural Mass of Mission Week 2012.
Mission Week.” research. Thursday will also With a variety of events oc- feature a screening of the workcurring each day of the week, in-progress documentary “Old Leonhardt said students, faculty South” by College of Commuand the public can choose which nication professional-in-resievent is right for them and see dence Danielle Beverly. what they can do to make a difThe Rev. Edward Mathie, ference. director of Campus Ministry, “We will focus on our neigh- attended another event, a disbors who are local, cussion Monday national and intermorning on the national,” Leonhardt “We will focus on hookup culture in said. “We will reflect our neighbors who the U.S. by Jennion and examine how are local, national fer Beste, associate we can network with and international.” professor of theothe neighbors to conlogical ethics at nect, support and Douglas Leonhardt Xavier University learn from them.” Associate vice president in Cinncinnati. The week’s events Office of Mission and Ministry “The conversaare highlighted by tion was terrific,” keynote speaker BerMathie said. “She nard Amadei, founding presi- was absolutely marvelous. ... dent of Engineers Without Bor- She has been working on this ders, who will speak today at for seven years or so at Xavier 4 p.m. in the AMU ballrooms. and what she has is fresh data Ash Wednesday services at the from listening to students. This Church of Gesu and Chapel of is incredible.” the Holy Family will also be Beverly has been working on held, and Phil Nyden, professor “Old South” for three years. of sociology and director of the Two College of Communication Center for Urban Research and seniors, Ciara Jones and Sade Learning at Loyola University Hood, are assisting in the proin Chicago, will speak Thurs- duction. day about combining university The documentary foland community knowledge in lows the second-oldest black
neighborhood in the state of Georgia as it faces gentrification by a University of Georgia fraternity that holds an annual antebellum parade and flies a Confederate flag both during the parade and outside its house. Beverly noted that since she began her filming process, the fraternity has been instructed to take down its Confederate flag after the parade stopped in front of an all-black sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha, which was celebrating the foundation of its chapter. The fraternity was secretly given money by the university to occupy the land three blocks from campus, but one four-generation family refused to give in to the buyout and “leads the fight to indicate why it’s hurtful,” Beverly said. After showing a few clips from the film, there will be a discussion and reception. “I’m eager to hear people’s reactions,” Beverly said. “It’s about a university and their ignoring of the very community they live in. … If any real change will occur, it will be with the young people.”
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Concert: Indie pop band selected by student vote in front of a large crowd, so we’re not too stressed about it.” Like Hellogoodbye, The Fatty Acids’ music falls into the pop genre. The band has released two LPs since forming in 2007: 2010’s “Stop Berries, Berries, and Berries, Berries” and 2011’s “Leftover Monsterface.” “I think song writing for me has always been an emotional outlet; I just write about whatever is engaging me at the time, whether it’s personally or politically,” Evert said. Evert said The Fatty Acids, who graduated from the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, enjoy playing for college students. He said it will be their first time on the Marquette campus. “We want to play on campuses as much as we can because that’s where we find a responsive audience and get to meet people our own age,” Evert said. MUSG co-commissioner and College of Communication sophomore Sasha Molin booked both bands along with Ward, choosing
The Fatty Acids based on their locality and genre. “I’ve seen The Fatty Acids in concert a couple times,” Molin said. “They’re like the old Hellogoodbye, but with more lights.” This year’s concert is the first in which the headlining band was chosen by students. A survey sent out in the fall semester offered a number of bands as options, including Secondhand Serenade, Voice Avenue and Lights. “I know a lot of students think MUSG makes all the decisions, so this was a good way to make them feel involved,” Molin said. “I think the fact that students voted for Hellogoodbye is going to make the show that much more enjoyable. “There were bands we were rooting for, but we didn’t try to persuade the students either way.” Tickets for students will be on sale today in the Brooks Lounge for $12. Tickets for the general public go on sale March 6, for $15.
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Greek: Social events limited suspension until May 20 and probation until January 2013. “Social suspension means that we can have no social events that involve alcohol,” the fraternity member said. “After May 20, we can have events, but of course the semester (will be) over. We’ll be under a more watchful eye.” The fraternity member said there is a double standard between the way the university handles Greek events and events put on by nonGreek organizations. “If a frat holds an event and there is drinking involved, we have to let OSD know,” he said. “If a regular organization like club sports gets together and wants to drink, they don’t have to register.” He said because Greek organizations are more coordinated with the university than other organizations, they can be placed under more scrutiny. According to Marquette’s Greek life risk management policy, all
house parties must be registered with the Interfraternity council judicial vice presidents when a number of conditions are present, including if two or more chapters host or sponsor the event, or if alcohol is present and information about the event was distributed through any chapter communication methods. The fraternity member said he believes the university is operating based on stereotypes of Greek life. “Everyone recognizes what we did was a mistake, but Greek life isn’t all bad,” he said. “There’s more to it than drinking.” Venne said specific incidents and violations are not made public because student conduct hearings are confidential. Other Greek organization members were contacted but declined comment because their organizations’ bylaws prohibit making statements to the press.
SHS presents new anti-STD initiative to MUSG Student government hears proposal to reduce testing cost By Simone Smith simone.smith@marquette.edu
On Feb. 16, MUSG saw a presentation given by Dr. Carolyn Smith, executive director of Student Health Services, and Dr. Michael Zebrowski, director of the Counseling Center. Smith gave an update on Student Health Service, which now has a 20-person full time staff with the dietician on staff having increased hours. She said that in the last academic year, Student Health Services had 12,000 visits, and the top
four reasons for being seen were: respiratory conditions, preventive medicine (immunizations and screenings), muscular-skeletal injuries and mental health. Smith also gave some statistics from a 2009 National College Health survey of 2,000 students. She said she and SHS were surprised that only two-thirds of students 17-24 years of age rated their health as “good or excellent.” She said the survey helps get information about students so SHS can design its services to best meet the needs of students. Smith said another survey will go out later this month. Smith also said that students are screened for depression and alcohol abuse. She said alcohol abuse can affect academic progress because students may attempt to treat
their own symptoms with it. In addition, Student Health Service will be starting new initatives including Intimate Partner Violence/Sexual Violence Awareness and STD Awareness Month. Smith said that Student Health Service is moving to bring down the cost of STD screenings and will raise awareness through its “Sex at 7” discussions, a safe haven where students can talk about the issues at the end of every month. Zebrowski, director of the Counseling Center, said depression numbers among students are down. However, the number of students who suffer from anxiety has increased. He also said more students are coming in, and this could possibly be attributed to a diminishing stigma of counseling. “Students are comfortable
coming in and talking to us; it’s not that big of a deal,” Zebrowski said. He said the Counseling Center is looking to increase its visibility among students through Facebook. MUSG President Joey Ciccone said he met with Mary Stanislaos, the executive vice president for the university, and talked to her about MUSG on campus, its role, setup and some campus issues including housing, enrollment, dining and safety. “We talked about how MUSG works and what we’re looking to achieve on campus,” Ciccone said. Program Vice President Derek Merten said Morgan Spurlock, the director of “Super Size Me,” will be on campus Thursday at 8 p.m. in the AMU ballrooms to talk about his new documentary on product placement. He also said there are
still 300 tickets available to go on a trip to Key Lime Cove, where Marquette students recieve 3.5 hours of free waterpark usage. MUSG Advisor Kate Trevey announced that Ian Jamieson, coordinator for student organizations and leadership, has accepted a job offer at another university. The Office of Student Development is searching for a replacement and hopes to hire one by April. The Academic committee is exploring the possibility of a social entrepreneurship major and tackling Core of Common Studies issues. One new student organization was approved, Students for Education Reform, an organization for improving education in grades K-12.
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Be neighborly during and after Mission Week
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Mission Week 2012 is officially un- with the unstoppable spread of globalizaderway. This year’s theme, “Who is my tion, and we cannot ignore it. We must conneighbor?” encourages students to become cern ourselves with everyone’s issues, not more involved with the community. Simi- just our own. That means experiencing a lar to last year’s “Imagine God” theme, this week of service during Mission Week and year’s Mission Week reminds us of Jesuit then applying its theme toward others, 365 ideals and how to uphold them. days a year. The theme attempts to pop the infamous Some people may argue that most vol“Marquette bubble” to get more students unteers only help people who are less forfamiliar with their neighbors. But what tunate because it makes them feel better exactly is a neighbor? Is it the person who about themselves. But we believe Mission lives directly next to you? Is it the people Week (and service in general) shouldn’t be at the bus stop at 12th and Wisconsin with about helping the less fortunate. It should whom you avoid eye conbe about helping anyone tact? Is it the person who and everyone. We’re not Whether you live in a crowded lives across the state line? talking about charity; we’re We at the Tribune believe subdivision or the middle of a talking about genuine huthat being a neighbor is cornfield, you have neighbors-man compassion. not about proximity of liv- about 7 billion of them, in fact. Ideally, we would like ing. Whether you live in a everyone to venture outcrowded subdivision or the side themselves to make a middle of a cornfield, you difference for others, but have neighbors — about 7 billion of them, make sure you do it for the right reasons. in fact. You should not be helping other people The agenda for Mission Week 2012 cer- simply because Marquette tells you to. tainly focuses on our neighbors in Milwau- You definitely should not be serving others kee with events such as an area bus tour just because an editorial in the Marquette and a community research workshop. But Tribune told you to either. You need to be it also focuses on areas far beyond our im- helping others because it is the humane mediate surroundings. Thursday, there will thing to do. be a screening of the documentary “Old Some people talk about putting up a South,” which follows a black neighbor- fence to keep their next door neighbors hood in Georgia as it battles a Confederate away. Some neighbors call the cops when college fraternity. Similarly, the keynote the music is too loud. There are those address given by Dr. Bernard Amadei will neighbors who dog-sit for you when you’re focus on our neighbors, not in Milwaukee, on vacation or who help you shovel your but in the developing world. driveway. But there are also neighbors in Clearly the people responsible for plan- the next state over and across the ocean that ning this year’s Mission Week were aware are working toward common goals. that there are local, national and internaRegardless of the country you were born tional neighbors. But were you? in, the kind of food you like, the way you “Who is my neighbor?” is a good ques- get to work or what you do on your days tion and Mission Week itself is a great idea. off, you are the same as everyone else, and But why does it have to take a week-long we’re all neighbors. We hope that you can event to get some people to engage with remember that, even after Mission Week others? The world is constantly shrinking is over.
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Last Thursday I was struck by the reader submission titled “Consider broader impact” and felt compelled to respond. In her piece, Ms. Malloy chastises Marquette students who participated in a procapitalism rally last semester. To the author, these students represent privileged elites who thoughtlessly and arrogantly throw their success in others’ faces. I could not help but feel queasy reading these judgmental words. I was completely shocked when the final sentence of the submission claimed that this rally served to create a “deeper fissure in (Milwaukee’s) social landscape.” I could not help but get the impression that the mindset of the writer was truly more divisive than a simple rally celebrating the success of capitalism. This submission separated the world into two distinct social classes: elite Marquette students with wealthy families, and the people of Milwaukee, for whom a Marquette education is “unattainable” and “untouchable.” I reject this narrow worldview. I attended the pro-capitalism rally and certainly do not consider myself to be part of an elite class. I did not attend a private high school
in Virginia with five-figure annual tuition, and I am concerned that celebrating the most successful economic system the world has ever seen would be confused for throwing success in another person’s face. The truth is, capitalism has provided for both Ms. Malloy, myself and our families. Capitalism could also provide for every single person in Milwaukee if our government leaders would allow it to. Instead of developing careers, many people in our city and country have been fooled into believing that welfare programs can lead them to prosperity. As a result, many of the less fortunate among us are trapped in a neverending cycle of government-funded housing, food stamps and apathy. Capitalism creates opportunity and raises living standards in ways that no other economic system can. For me, rallying around this fact does not demean anyone. It provides hope that we can choose any career we desire and achieve anything we put our minds to. Craig Maechtle Senior, College of Business
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Lasting love need not be unrequited Bridget Gamble Freshman year, one of my closest friends (let’s call her Ann) was in a relationship with a guy she couldn’t stand. He’d pursued Ann heavily the summer before college began, visiting her at work and reminding her constantly of his admiration for her. By the end of the summer, he’d become so frustrated with Ann’s frostiness that he gave her the silent treatment one night in the car. “What do you want?” Ann asked, exasperated. “I want to date,” he said. “Fine. Let’s date.” If that wasn’t enough of an omen for a loveless relationship, there was an abundance of others. Ann continued to introduce her boyfriend to friends and family as her “friend.” Their conversations were insipid and fizzled fast, and Ann, a writer and lover of quirky romances, cringed every time he fed her
cliches about how their “unstoppable” son even more irresistible because of the distance they create. Cue an ugly, love was “meant to be.” Needless to say, they didn’t last long, endless chase. These roles can switch throughout the and it was Ann’s guilt that kept her playing the girlfriend role for as long course of a relationship, and they often as she did. It was her first relationship, do. In a matter of weeks, I’ve seen myand she thought it was normal to sacri- self go from a stone-cold cynic set on fice her own happiness for the sake of denying the other person the privilege of calling me their girlfriend to an ensomeone else’s. “(Unrequited love is) like a conspira- amored fiend begging them to stay. According to pop culture writer cy of silence, where one person doesn’t Chuck Klosterman, want to openly speak rejecting words and In a matter of weeks, I’ve seen myself go this is standard. “Every relationship the other doesn’t is fundamentally a want to hear it,” said from a stone-cold cynic set on denying power struggle,” he Dr. Roy Baumeis- the other person the privilege of calling ter, a psychologist me their girlfriend to an enamored fiend has said, “and the individual in power at Case Western Re- begging them to stay. is whoever likes the serve University, in other person less.” a recent New York My experiences — Times article. In fact, 98 percent of Americans along with my friends’ — may affirm have experienced this kind of lopsided this, but others’ don’t. Last week, I watched a short film pro“love,” according to the same article. Over the weekend, I read an article in duced by McSweeney’s and the StanThe Atlantic by Stephanie Fairyington ford MRI lab in which contests particiin which she claimed that “romantic re- pated in a “love competition” — they allowed their brains to be monitored lationships are never mutual.” I hate to say it, but I found myself for five minutes while they thought about a person they loved. agreeing. The person whose brain produced In almost all of my relationships, one person has always been more com- the most neurochemicals related to the mitted than the other. The committed experience of love (and thus, won the one usually finds the carefree per- contest) was a 75-year-old man named
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Kent Pells. “Today I’m gonna be loving (my wife of fifty years) Marilyn Pells,” Kent announced to the cameras. Marilyn also competed, but did not tie with her husband, nor place in the contest. Kent and Marilyn’s love is the kind that Stephanie Fairyington wrote fearfully of, where one person’s heart throws off the see-saw’s balance, and even science can prove it. Like Fairyington and plenty of others, love is something I’ve always tried to measure, to put in technical terms. Kent and Marilyn simply refer to it as “fun,” “blessed,” and “a good trip.” They married only three days after meeting and say they are just as much in love as they were back in 1961. I think a huge part of their success is probably the absence of the anxiety and jealousy that comes along with obsessing over the possibility of unrequited love. If it’s true that only 2 percent of Americans have managed to avoid unrequited love affairs for the course of their lives, maybe there’s something people like me can learn from them: stop keeping score. bridget.gamble@marquette.edu
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Local charter school welcomes bullied students
art room, the only thing that matters is cardboard. The room is covered inchby-inch in cardboard boxes of all shapes and sizes. There are scissors in each student’s hand — all cutting furiously. By Alexandra Engler Today the students are making alexandra.engler@marquette.edu 3-D objects from cardboard. Special to the Tribune “I like what ya’ got going on It’s a Thursday afternoon here,” Engle says. and Jill Engle’s art class at The She stands behind a table of Alliance School is in full swing. students. One boy is making a Scraps fly. Colored pencils are basketball hoop that he wants scattered across the tables. to start painting red for his Every so often a roar of laughter favorite team, the Chicago envelops the room. Bulls. She pauses and watches Students chat with each his progress. other — about “Check this school, their out,” she says. “Everyone can remember a time he projects, “It might make what they are or she didn’t want to go to school it easier.” wearing or because of bullying.” She bends what they are over Tina Owen down doing after Founder, The Alliance School the table and school. sketches a Ocasionally, variation students spill in and out, of the original design on the relaying a message from the cardboard then says, “There, teacher next door or the office now just cut around that and upstairs. you’ll be good!” They are laughing about Another student across inside jokes or a funny new the room picks up his large story. cardboard box and yells across They talk about having a the room at Engle. sleepover this weekend or a “Hey Jill, we got any more new movie they want to go see. tape?” he says. He is always If it wasn’t for a decision in Engle’s classroom, even made by Alliance’s founder when he is not in class. He is and lead teacher, Tina Owen, wearing a bright blue cardigan to open Alliance seven years and a striped shirt underneath. ago, most of these students and His forearm is covered with teachers would not have known brightly colored bracelets, all each other. homemade. (“I just like making But today, sitting in the art new things, trying out how class, they act like family. creative I can be,” he says. “I The Alliance School is a small can do that here.”) charter school for grades six Engle, looking back at her through 12 in the Milwaukee student, sighs: “No, no tape. We Public School system. are all out.” Alliance is known around Engle has already spent Milwaukee and the nation for $1,500 of her own money on art being a safe haven for students supplies for her students. And who didn’t feel comfortable three months into the school at other schools. The school year, they are already out. has made a name for itself She turns to the rest of the by creating a safe learning class: “From now on we are environment for any and all going to have to bring in our who need it: gay, straight, own tape and glue. We don’t black, white, Christian, atheist have any more to give you all.” and all variations in between. One student sitting at the next Those things don’t matter at table is making a bouquet of Alliance. flowers. She cuts huge petals And currently in Engle’s out of an old UPS box. Her
short black hair is tucked under a black knit hat that falls to the left side of her face. She is wearing a white shirt and black jeans that cling to her small frame. When she smiles, she flashes a slight gap between her two front teeth. She sits diligently. Her hands tightly grip her yellow pencil. Her face is about three inches away from the soft brown cardboard surface. Her pencil line is sharp and dignified. If she misses her mark by a centimeter she erases it and starts over. Under her breath, almost murmuring, she sings. Once she is satisfied with her petal, she cuts it out with the same intensity with which she drew it. Every so often, she sets the scissors down and stretches her small, thin fingers and arms. One by one she cracks her fingers and shakes out her hand. After a few painstaking minutes devoted to detail, she sits up straight, smiles a small simple smile and holds up her petal. She shouts to Engle across the room, and holds up a gigantic cardboard petal. Engle smiles back, her eyes glazing right over her plasticrimmed glasses, and yells back: “You go girl!”
The birth of Alliance In 2003, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, a non-profit organization set up by Bill Gates and his wife, announced it would give $17.25 million to the Technical Leadership and Assistance Center of Milwaukee, a nonprofit organization that focuses on education reform. The Technical Leadership and Assistance Center was given the money with the instructions to help restructure Milwaukee’s large high schools by creating smaller and more autonomous schools. From then on, it took proposals for charter schools to be set up within the Milwaukee Public School System.
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The Alliance School on Walnut Street in Milwaukee greets its students with a colorful mural at the school’s front doors. Having experienced bullying at other high schools, students here seek a safe learning environment.
Tina Owen, founder and lead teacher—a position equivalent to a principal—of Alliance, was unsure whether she could do it, or even if her idea was worth proposing. But she saw a problem in Milwaukee’s education system –and the education system as a whole. She decided something had to be done. In July of 2003, she took a leap of faith. She sent the Technical Leadership and Assistance Center her proposal. The proposal was to create what she considered the “perfect school”—one built on
the foundation of complete and total acceptance. “Everyone can remember a time he or she didn’t want to go to school because of bullying,” Owen said about her proposal. “When I spoke to people about that—about creating a school where bullying wasn’t the kids’ experience—everyone understood it. Everyone agreed that all students deserve that.” Owen knew that the only way this was going to work was if she made people identify with her mission. She wanted to make people see that bullying, feeling excluded and alienation were
P M O S T OUT
B Stomp Out Bullying is an advocacy organization focusing on reducing and preventing bullying in schools, online and in communities across the United States. Statistics show that teen bullying takes place with extraordinary frequency at schools in the United States. For students at The Alliance School in Milwaukee, the mission is simple: respect and accept everyone.
One out of every four teens is bullied.
Nine out of every 10 LGBT students are harassed at school or online. Source: Stompoutbullying.org
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alliance school not a part of the educational humdrum gray walls, the colors experience — or at least should on the mural pop: crimson, jade, not be. a blushing pink, gold, cobalt, One in four teens is bullied sky blue, purple and all shades at least once in his or her life. in between. The colors swirl Nine out of 10 LGBT students together in intricate shapes. are harassed. A shocking It is the first sign that this 160,000 students stay home school is different—something from school—any given special. The mural depicts day—because they are afraid people of all types of people of bulling. And every seven interacting. There are symbols minutes, a child is bullied, all of love, equality and peace according to the organization intricately entwined with the Stomp Out Bullying. people on the mural. In all of these bullying cases, It reminds each student of adults intervened four percent his or her mission at Alliance: of the time, and students respect and accept everyone. intervened 11 percent of the time. In the rest of the cases, 85 percent, the bullying continued after intervention. Owen wanted to created a school where this wasn’t the case. Most of the 175 students who A few months later, the Technical Leadership and go to Alliance, were considered Assistance Center accepted her “non-traditional” students at proposal. Owen’s dream was other schools. This means they were at risk of dropping out for slowly turning into reality. And in 2005, after a year various reasons, were bullied, and half of preparation and or needed a different teaching determination, Alliance opened technique. But at Alliance they do not its doors to a flood of students who needed a place to call have this label. It is left at the front door. And soon the “nonhome. Alliance is painted a simple traditional” student becomes light gray-blue. From the simply a student. It is the school Owen had outside, the school isn’t much always dreamed of, and one to look at. It has a few windows, each she wanted for herself. Owen with intricate trim on the edges, herself was what she described telling of the time period when as a “non-traditional” student. Since she was young, Owen the building was built — around 1920. But sitting between the moved around a lot: Kentucky, modern, and much newer, New Jersey, Guam, Greece, Roosevelt Middle School and Texas. As she says, “I grew up Elm Creative Arts School, the everywhere.” building looks Her father even older. “I was a good student. But I just was in the Air There is didn’t come from that kind of world.” Force, and her no grand was entrance, Tina Owen family Founder, The Alliance School always moving only a simple from base to c o n c r e t e base. staircase That was up until Owen was leading up to two daunting 13, when her father went to black doors. There isn’t much that is prison. The members of her family welcoming about the building. That is, except for one thing. relocated back to the United A mural greets all the students States, where they had not lived and visitors as they walk into in several years, and settled in El Paso, Tex. From then on, Alliance. With the backdrop of the Owen moved in and out of
A Personal Proposal
foster care and group homes. She became a mother at 17 and had another child shortly after. “Emotional wreck” is a phrase she uses to describe herself. During her high school years, she said she was simply pushed to get through. Her counselors advised her only to get enough credits to graduate. Ever since she was 13, she had been pushed through the system. “I was a good student,” Owen said. “But I just didn’t come from that kind of world.” College wasn’t the goal for Owen. Her world meant taking care of her children and graduating high school. Shortly after graduation she moved to Milwaukee, where she had family. In Milwaukee she was able to find a job and opportunities to make ends meet for her children. Most importantly it offered her another opportunity: college. Owen was 22. She wanted a future for, not only herself, but also for her two children. She pulled out the Milwaukee phone book and flipped to the yellow pages. She went straight to “C.” C, for college. She pointed her finger on the first name she saw: Marquette University. She started off as a journalism major on track to go to law school. But as she was sitting in her freshman year English course, a fellow student introduced herself to Owen. She told Owen she was an education major, and that one day she wanted to become a teacher. “That moment was like a light bulb went off in my head,” Owen said. “It was just a moment where I got it. It all came together. She decided to be a teacher: “It became my calling—my vocation.” Owen’s vocation has brought a world of opportunity to the 175 high school students at The Alliance School.
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On any given day, nearly 160,000 students 160,000 in the United States stay home from school because they are afraid of bullying.
Every seven minutes, a child is bullied. Graphic by Katherine Lau/katherine.lau@marquette.edu
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Club Hockey
Young team sets foundation for the future MU concedes to Robert Morris in MACHA final By Trey Killian robert.killian@marquette.edu
When a poker player goes all in, it’s about taking a big chance to claim a high reward at the risk of losing it all. Down 2-1 late in the third period in the Mid Atlantic Collegiate Hockey Association’s Championship game, the Marquette men’s hockey club went all in, pulling their goalie to get an extra attacker on the ice in hopes of sending the game into overtime. The Golden Eagles ended up conceding an empty-net goal to Robert Morris and losing 3-1, but those on the Marquette roster believe their team gained much more than it lost. “Getting to that game was big for our club,” said Will Jurgensen, junior and team captain. “All year our club has grown in status around campus through our Facebook and Twitter profiles, and we were able to string together a lot of wins to back up the talk and make a name for ourselves.” The Golden Eagles cruised through the regular season, finishing with a 20-3-1 record and securing the No. 1 seed for the MACHA North Division. Sophomore forward Kevin Dolan said the season wasn’t without its rough moments, but that the Golden Eagles dealt with its issues quicker than anyone had anticipated. “I had high expectations for our team, and we exceeded them,” Dolan said. “We brought in a new coach and a few new freshmen so I expected that there would be some growing pains. They were there during the first six games, but then we went on to win 17
of our last 18.” In the playoffs Marquette knocked out Missouri State 4-2 in the quarterfinals and defeated McHenry College 5-4 in the semifinals, earning the right to square off against Robert Morris, the No. 1 seed in the MACHA South Division, in the championship. Jurgensen said his team was well aware of the scale of the game going in, and that it was the first time the Golden Eagles would have been considered underdogs all season. “That championship game was probably one of our best played games of the season,” Jurgensen
said. “We had watched (Robert Morris) completely destroy their playoff competition first hand, and we knew that we would have to play our best hockey of the year to have a chance, and I think we came really close to that.” Goaltender RJ Bennett, the team’s lone senior, said Robert Morris’ experience factored into the loss, but that Marquette’s youthful talent, on the other hand, gives the Golden Eagles the chance for a bright future. “They were the more experienced team. They had a couple of guys who were 24 and 25 years old, and
I’m the oldest player on our team at 22,” Bennett said. “The fact that we got so far this year with half of our team being new and that I’m the only player leaving this year gives them a great foundation. This was by far the most talented team I’ve been a part of.” Bennett said that the team’s success along with its efforts at branding itself has increased its presence on campus in a big way. “We had a lot more presence on and off the ice this season,” Bennett said. “I feel that we are the most recognized we have ever been. It’s almost like being a basketball player
with strangers coming up to us and congratulating us and wishing us well.” Jurgensen said even off-campus interest in the club has reached an unprecedented level after Marquette’s big run. “The number of emails I’ve already received from kids who are interested in playing hockey here is unbelievable,” Jurgensen said. “We’ve gotten emails from a lot of other teams as well who have seen what we are able to do and want us to play them. It’s huge for us because we weren’t really anything special before this season.”
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The Marquette club hockey team, which includes only one senior, finished the regular season 20-3-1 and earned the No.1 seed in the MACHA North Division.
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Sprinter brings MU should open its doors home Big East title
Winter helps MU men finish 9th at Big East finals By Christopher Chavez christopher.chavez@marquette.edu
This weekend, junior Kyle Winter did something no Marquette runner has ever done before: win the 800-meter dash at the Big East Indoor Championships. Winter captured Marquette’s first-ever conference title with a time of 1:52.99. The Golden Eagles finished 9th at the championship meet, their highest finish since 2006. “Going into the race I had a lot of confidence to at least get top three,” Winter said. “I knew what the race was going to be like, and that it was going to be a tactical race.” The strategy on when to kick was all planned out ahead of time between Winter and coach Bert Rogers. “We knew it going into the meet that (Winter) was going
to be a contender,” Rogers said. “After the prelims and the field sorted out, we both knew that he had an actual chance to win it. It went as we hoped.” Sprinting captain Tyler O’Brien ran in what Rogers called “the deepest 200-meter field” in the last few years. The senior tied his school sprinting record in the preliminary round at the banked track at the Armory — a distinct advantage for runners — and then ran .10 seconds slower in the finals resulting in a seventh place finish. Redshirt junior Jack Hackett ran a tactical race by coming out of the gates strong and leading early on. In 2011, he had placed and scored for Marquette and not much would change in 2012 with his time of 4:11.30, good for fifth place. He added four points to the Marquette total. Upperclassmen that had toured New York City and the Armory before knew that it would be strictly business on their visit in 2012 and that there was no need to get caught up in the lights. Senior thrower Jonathan See Title, page 13
Andrei Greska You hear the superlatives every telecast. “This Marquette team has more intensity than any team in the country.” “Marquette plays harder than you. And I don’t care who you are.” “The Golden Eagles practice harder than most teams play.” ESPN analyst Len Elmore dubbed Marquette the junkyard dogs a few seasons ago for their scrappy, never-day-die style of play, and now the whole country has bought in to this frame of mind that the reason the Golden Eagles play like warriors is because of the rugged training they undergo every day. I don’t buy it. As any good journalism professor would tell their students, you have to show, not tell. I can’t just say Jae Crowder should be a lock for an All-Big East
First Team selection. If I want to be taken seriously I have to show you that he has the second best offensive rating in the conference according to Ken Pomeroy’s stats, behind only Kevin Jones, scoring 16.2 points per game and grabbing a shade under eight boards. So when I hear national analysts rave about Marquette’s work ethic and practice ethos I can’t help but be a bit skeptical. It’s my nature to want to see proof. As a wise woman once told me, believe half of what you see and none of what you hear. With this as my basis, I petitioned the Marquette athletic department to be allowed to see a practice at the beginning of the year. I wanted to see for myself what exactly made their practices so special. I was told the chances were slim but they would see as the year went on. October, November, December and half of January passed by the time I decided to once again put in a request to see a practice, this time with a qualifier that I need not see the full thing, just an hour or so. Nope. I understand the Marquette Tribune name doesn’t carry the same
weight as the ESPN or Journal Sentinel brands do — whose reporters are routinely green-lighted with access — but at some point, it’s not enough to simply mollify the big boys. Take a look at what one of the premier basketball schools in the country did just last week. Kentucky is no stranger to success, leading the nation with 51 NCAA Tournament appearances — Marquette is tied for 11th with 29 — and is fresh off a trip to the Final Four last year, yet it still caters to the peons. The Wildcats opened up the doors to their Memorial-Coliseum practice facilities on Wednesday and allowed all students, faculty and staff to watch practice. About 2,000 people showed up for the one-of-a-kind event, including ESPN camera crews that transmitted the practice live via ESPNU. Now I get that the fervor over Kentucky basketball in the bluegrass state is akin to year-round Linsanity so I’m not using this as an example of how committed fans are, but rather how beneficial openness is. What is the Marquette athletic department scared of? If we got See Doors, page 13
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Doors: Priceless branding
to see a practice would it be like Dorothy pulling back the curtain on the Wizard? I think not. Fans love Marquette and are dying to get more information about what makes this spunky bunch tick. Last season a camera crew followed Marquette from bootcamp up to the game against the Badgers, providing never-before-seen coverage of what goes into becoming a successful team, all the while turning mundane activities into marketing gold. One of the first episodes shows
Buzz calling a team meeting and giving a life lesson about how their true character is revealed through adversity. It is inspiring and portrays exactly why he is such a special coach. Here’s another chance for priceless marketing. I’m not even saying open up the Al to everyone for a practice — although I do think it’s a great way to manufacture interest. Just let a few non big-wigs get in on the action. We’ll prove its worthwhile. andrei.greska@marquette.edu
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Title: Women finish 15th
Kusoswki set the Marquette record in the weight throw with a 63 feet and 1/4 inch toss. He said he had been waiting for a performance like this one after missing time due to a back injury. “We took it as any other week. We didn’t want to get ourselves too excited,” Kusowski said. “Once we got there, the atmosphere took over for itself. It felt good, and everything pieced together to get the throw that I was looking for.” Even sophomore Carlye Schuh didn’t see an issue with the setting. Before the meet, she was hoping to break the 19 foot mark —a goal she achieved with a leap of 19 feet and 1 1/2 inches,
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Marquette WEst Virginia 76.7..................Points per game................73.3 11.2.................Scoring margin..................6.8 72.9...........Free throw percentage............66.3
Men’s Basketball at West Virginia - 8 p.m.
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moving to second in the Marquette record book. Schuh would score four of the six points for the women’s team, which would finish in 15th place with six points. There will be one more indoor meet as the Alex Wilson Invitational takes place at Notre Dame in two weeks and could serve as a last chance meet for upperclassmen to move up in the record books. For those not competing, Rogers has decided to amp up the intensity of training and conditioning. “We’re going to start gearing up with some hard training for the next couple weeks as we prep for the outdoor season,” Rogers said.
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the facts After a home game against Rutgers on Wednesday, the Golden Eagles have a quick turnaround just two days later in Morgantown, W.V., against the strugling Mountaineers. West Virginia has lost five of seven games, including three straight at home. Marquette has not won at West Virginia since joining the Big East in 2005, however.
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A quartet of double digit scorers was not enough for the Marquette women’s basketball team as the Golden Eagles dropped their third straight contest, 79-63 to Syracuse on Saturday. Freshman guard Arlesia Morse led Marquette with 20 points while junior forward Sarina Simmons picked up 14, sophomore guard Katie Young recorded 13 and sophomore forward Katherine Plouffe added 10. Scoring droughts continued to haunt the Golden Eagles, as the Orange used both a 12-4 run midway through the first half to take an 18-10 lead and a 16-0 run to go up 59-39 with 9:10 left in the game. Marquette never got closer than 10 points with 3:59 remaining and weren’t able to mount any kind of serious comeback as the final minutes ticked away. Syracuse shot 54.4 percent for the game, while Marquette was unable to keep up, making just 38.5 percent of its field goal attempts. The Golden Eagles again struggled with ball handling, surrendering 21 turnovers and 32 points off of those turnovers to the Orange. In a game that Marquette desperately needed to keep its postseason hopes alive, it fell short yet again, and the Golden Eagles are all but eliminated from an NCAA tournament bid, barring a championship in the Big East Championship Tournament.
The Marquette men’s tennis team continued its winning ways at home with a pair of dominating wins this past weekend. A day-night doubleheader saw the Golden Eagles pick up 7-0 wins over Western Illinois and South Dakota State on Saturday, running their unbeaten streak at the Helfaer Tennis Stadium to five. The Golden Eagles didn’t lose a set in 18 combined matchups and only freshman Cameron Tehrani dropped more than two sets. After sitting out the afternoon session, junior Jose Carlos Gutierrez Crowley came back with a dominating 6-0, 6-0 win in the No. 1 position and teamed with sophomore Dan Malamat to record an 8-1 victory in the top doubles match. Freshman David Packowitz made quite the debut, claiming a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Western Illinois’ Justin Liss in the No. 6 position. In the nightcap, he picked up a 6-1, 6-1 win in the No. 5 spot. A date with in-state rival Wisconsin awaits the Golden Eagles on Wednesday. Aside from picking up a win over the rival Badgers, Marquette also will attempt to win its first contest away from Milwaukee. The Golden Eagles have dropped all three of their road contests this year.
The Marquette women’s tennis team swept through the weekend, taking down Big East foes Connecticut and West Virginia at Helfaer Tennis Stadium. The Golden Eagles rolled past Connecticut 7-0 on Friday afternoon with wins by seniors Gillian Hush and Olga Fischer, who took down their opponents in straight sets in No.1 and No. 2 singles. Hush extended her winning streak to six matches but did not stop there. Hush defeated West Virginia’s Emily Mathis on Sunday in a hard-fought match that went three sets. Fischer celebrated her birthday with wins on the singles and doubles ends as the Golden Eagles topped the Mountaineers 6-1. Freshman Ana Pimienta was the only Golden Eagle to lose, falling to Ikttesh Chahal 6-4, 6-4. The Golden Eagles look to continue their winning ways as they take on Ball State and Wisconsin on their home court this weekend. They are undefeated at home in 2012 and 3-0 since dropping a loss at Western Michigan on Feb. 5.
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The 1993-’94 season was a memorable one for Marquette men’s basketball. Under coach Kevin O’Neill, the team won the Greater Midwest Conference regular season championship. Marquette clinched the championship on Feb. 23rd, when it traveled to Dayton and took down the Flyers, 63-58. In the old seven-team conference, the Golden Eagles went 10-2, led by senior big man Jim McIlvaine and junior guard Tony Miller. McIlvaine led the team throughout the season, averaging 13.6 points and 8.3 rebounds. Most impressively, the senior averaged 4.3 blocks per game. He finished his Marquette
career as the all-time leader in blocks with 399. Miller averaged a career-high 8.3 assists per game in the 93’94 season, while also averaging 7.2 points and 4.9 rebounds. The Cleveland native is Marquette’s all-time leader in assists with 956, averaging at least 7.5 per game in each of his four seasons. O’Neill’s Golden Eagles were a No. 6 seed in the Southeast region of the 1994 NCAA Tournament, and made it to the Sweet 16 after beating No. 11 seed Louisiana-Lafayette and No. 3 Kentucky. Their journey stopped there, though, losing to Duke, the eventual national runner-up. matthew.trebby@marquette.edu
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MU’s quick transitions key during Big East play Team has yet to lose at home in conference action By Mark Strotman mark.strotman@marquette.edu
Marquette is one of the Big East’s hottest teams, and facing Rutgers on Wednesday will be the easiest remaining game on the schedule. But the Golden Eagles (225, 11-3 Big East) know any Big East contest can be a difficult one, which is why they must remain focused on the present as they close out their conference schedule. Coach Buzz Williams has instilled a “just today” attitude in his team, which is focused on accomplishing daily goals before looking forward. “We focus one day at a time,” junior guard Junior Cadougan said. “We’re built on ‘just today.’ Coach puts that in our heads to just take care of today and then we’ll worry about tomorrow. We need to focus on what we’re doing now.” Associate head coach Tony Benford echoed those sentiments. “You have to worry about today. You have to get better today,” Benford said. “When you come in the gym every morning, your mindset has to be ‘Let’s get better right now.’” Rutgers will travel to Milwaukee having dropped seven of its last eight games. It is 1-9 on the road but enters the bout with Marquette with some momentum. Despite dropping a 74-64 contest to No. 2 Syracuse on Saturday, the Scarlet Knights were within two points with less than three minutes to play. “It’s been a tough year for those guys, but they’re capable of winning,” senior forward Jae Crowder said. “If we do what we do, we’ll be fine. We can’t afford to get off to a slow start like we have done at home.” Slow starts had plagued the Golden Eagles until Saturday. A quick transition offense in the first half helped Marquette outrun Connecticut, leading to a 79-64
win in Hartford, Conn. That first half saw Marquette make 13 field goals. Of those baskets, the Golden Eagles used an average of 11 seconds before the shot was taken. Cadougan, who led that charge with eight assists, said the lethal transition offense is a combination of an executed game plan and will to work harder than the opponent. “We just have the mindset to go out and play our hardest and see what happens,” Cadougan said. “And we’ve been playing harder and are coming out with victories.” Part of the reason for the improved transition offense is the emergence of sophomore forward Jamil Wilson. Since sophomore forward Davante Gardner went down with a knee injury on Jan. 28, Wilson has logged over 32 minutes a night and has averaged 11.4 points and 5.6 rebounds. He has recorded a block in 11 straight games. The Golden Eagles have 74 fast break points in their four wins since losing Gardner, who is expected to miss his sixth straight game against Rutgers. Williams originally thought Gardner would have returned by last Saturday, but a focused squad that now goes only seven players deep has lessened the blow left by Gardner’s absence. That focus has led to a 13-1 home record, including a perfect 7-0 record in Big East play. Benford said home dominance was a team goal at the start of the season. “Our goal going into the season was that we would take care of home, and we’ve done that so far,” Benford said. “So we have to continue to have that mindset and come out with great energy. That’s the whole key for us is to step on the floor with great energy.” With hopes of a top four conference finish and subsequent double-bye in the Big East Championship Tournament, Marquette is still playing for plenty. “We’re getting antsy,” Cadougan said. “Everyone wants to play in their conference tournament and play in the NCAAs. But we just have to be patient and finish the (regular) season strong.”
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BIG EAST NOTEBOOK
By Michael Wottreng michael.wottreng@marquette.edu
Historical season for South Florida could translate to NCAA Tournament bid South Florida guaranteed itself a winning Big East record for the first time in school history Sunday with a 56-47 victory at Pittsburgh. The Bulls (17-10, 10-4 Big East) joined the conference in 2005-’06. That year they finished dead last, winning just one game in conference play. The highest South Florida has ever finished since it joined the Big East was a tie for ninth place in 2009-’10, when it finished 9-9 in conference play. The Bulls have won four consecutive games and eight of its last 10 heading into a match up with Syracuse this Wednesday. The biggest reason for the Bulls’ success has been its defense, as South Florida is the best statistical defensive team in the conference, allowing just 58.2 points per game and ranking 12th nationally. Even though it’s been an historical season in Tampa, the Bulls’ tournament credentials are still questionable. Their best win is at home against a Seton
Hall team that is firmly on the bubble. Also on the Bulls’ resume are losses against Big Six conference bottom-feeders Penn State and Auburn. An opportunity to dance in March will depend largely on the Bulls’ performance in their last four games of the regular season. South Florida hosts Cincinnati and West Virginia along with road trips to Syracuse and Louisville. A split of that slate and a good performance in the Big East Tournament would put a lot of pressure on the selection committee, but anything less than that performance would confirm the belief of many experts that South Florida is merely the benefactor of a soft conference schedule. Mike Brey separating from the pack for Coach of the Year Notre Dame was picked to finish ninth in the preseason coaches’ poll even when preseason All-Big East selection Tim Abromaitis was still healthy. The graduate senior forward scored 22 points against Missouri in November in a 29-point loss. Abromaitis would suit up one more time before he tore his ACL and was lost for the season.
When Notre Dame’s (19-8, 11-3 Big East) best player went down, many people were quick to write off the Fighting Irish. However, Mike Brey has done possibly the best coaching job of his career in his 12th season in South Bend. Brey has Notre Dame tied with Marquette for second in the Big East. Notre Dame has been known for being nearly unbeatable in South Bend, but the Fighting Irish have also won four straight games on the road and five of their last six. It is one of many reasons Brey is the leading candidate for Big East coach of the year. Jim Boeheim has had an incredible season, especially considering the allegations surrounding former assistant coach Bernie Fine early in the season. Buzz Williams and John Thompson III of Georgetown have also done fantastic jobs leading their respective teams to the top of the conference standings. However, Notre Dame has already locked up a single bye in the conference tournament and has the inside track to a top four finish and a double bye despite the loss of its best player and brutal conference schedule.
Game of the Week: Feb. 27 Notre Dame
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Week’s Stats 17.0 points 6.5 rebounds 36.5 minutes
Georgetown
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012
of its final four games against the bottom four in the conference and a win at Georgetown could cement a two seed. Georgetown has a trip to Seton
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Hall and Marquette and will need to hold serve at home for a top-4 finish.
No. 2 Syracuse survived a pair of road matchups at Louisville and Rutgers to remain at the top of the Big East standings with three games left. Fair made the game-winning layup with 2:12 left in regulation as the Orange
were able to outlast Louisville 52-51 last Monday. On Sunday, Fair poured in a career-high 21 points to hold off a pesky Scarlet Knights squad. He was 11-for-20 from the floor and made 11-of-12 free throws in the two wins.