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Cape Town assault raises concerns Alumna pushing for more security after sexual assault case

By Erin Caughey erin.caughey@marquette.edu

On May 13, 2011, a female Marquette student studying abroad in Cape Town as part of the South Africa Service Learning program was raped in an alley just outside of the university-provided housing.

Just after the incident, a night guard was put in place outside of the building for the remainder of the program. This security service was discontinued after that semester’s group left.

Now, program alumna of that semester and 2011 Marquette graduate Molly Arenberg is pushing for the university to provide more preventative security and build a greater awareness of sexual violence in foreign countries where its students are studying.

“My first and primary goal was just to get the night guard back in place,” Arenberg said. “However, through my attempts to talk to (the Office of International Education), the Department of Public Safety, the Leadership Council and a (DPS) sexual violence advocate, it became more and more apparent that there is a systematic problem in how Marquette responded to this act of sexual violence.”

Arenberg said students were

Rally pushes an ‘open’ MU Student protest aims to spur more diversity on campus

sleeping when the attack occurred, and two students woke to the victim’s screams. The victim was then taken to the hospital and provided a counselor.

The university-provided housing, the Kimberley House, is located at 1 Kimberley Rd., adjacent to the alley students often use to walk home. In response to the attack, the university installed a light and three security cameras providing a live video feed of the house’s alley entrance, which students are told to use.

Current students in the program were asked if they felt the need to reinstall a night guard, but they decided against the proposal.

One current participant in the program, Jessa Hackman, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences, has been speaking on behalf of the group. According to Hackman, the group has discussed the safety issues brought up to them and views the dangers no differently than any other major city’s crimes.

“We know she (Arenberg) is coming from a place of love and concern for the current and future members of this program, and for that we are really thankful,” Hackman said in an email. “However, at this time, the current residents of the Kimberley House feel comfortable in our environment here in Cape Town.”

Students were instructed by the university to use the buddy system, Arenberg said. This, she said, is not an adequate See Africa, page 5

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

By Allison Kruschke allison.kruschke@marquette.edu

Photo by Allison Kruschke/allison.kruschke@marquette.edu

A new student organization invited the student body to join its movement Thursday by hosting a rally to “open up Marquette” for its new diversity initiatives.

Youth Empowered in the Struggle (YES), a Marquette chapter of the citywide advocacy group Voces de la Frontera, held a studentled rally on Central Mall to introduce its Open Up, Marquette! initiative. The organization was created last semester to advocate for immigrant students and students from diverse backgrounds.

The organization gathered YES members as well as other students to speak about bringing more diversity to Marquette and reaching out to the Milwaukee community.

A group of about 30 students held signs and chanted “Open Up, Marquette!” as some students spoke about other diversity initiatives the group plans to take on, including the recruitment of more multicultural faculty and the formation of a new multicultural center, in addition to the one already located in the Alumni Memorial Union.

Maricela Aguilar, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences and a student organizer for YES, said the organization hopes to empower students at Marquette to make a positive difference with regards

Students took to Central Mall on Friday to push their diversity initiatives.

See Rally, page 5

Affirmative action to see Supreme Court again were any race but white they would have been admitted to the university and attended that fall as freshmen. Both students were enrolled in Texas high schools at the time.

“I hope the (Supreme) Court will decide that all future University of Texas applicants will be allowed to compete for admission without their race or ethnicity being a factor,” Fisher said in a statement issued by the Project on Fair Representation, a foundation based in Washington that opposes race-conscious government actions.

Bill Powers, president of the University of Texas at Austin,

The Supreme Court is likely to not hear the case until October 2012.

A new Supreme Court case involving the University of Texas has gained national attention for its potential implications on racial identity as a determining factor in college admissions.

Abigail Fisher, a white student who claims the University of Texas at Austin denied her admission due to her race in 2008, is the primary plaintiff suing the univer-

sity. The other is Rachel Michalewicz, another white student.

The University of Texas system admission policy automatically admits students who finish high school in the top 10 percent of their class, although there is a partial exemption at the Austin campus to limit that automaticadmittance to 75 percent of the incoming class. For those who aren’t in that top bracket, race is taken into consideration in an effort to diversify its incoming classes.

Fisher and Michalewicz were both denied admission and claim that the university’s race-conscious admission policy violated their civil and constitutional rights. They argue that if they

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Veterans

WHITE

Boxing

Students sue U of Texas after alleged denial due to race

By Andrea Anderson andrea.anderson@marquette.edu

Photo by J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press

DPS REPORTS.....................2 CALENDAR.......................2 VIEWPOINTS........................6 CLOSER LOOK....................8

STUDY BREAK....................10 SPORTS..........................12 CLASSIFIEDS..................14

Organizations look to help military veterans get jobs.

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Stand up, seniors. It’s the last home game. We need you.

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See Affirmative, page 5

Former freshman with puncher’s chance of an Olympic berth.

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Famous filmmaker visits MU

DPS Reports Thursday, Feb. 23 At 4:08 a.m., unknown person(s) vandalized university property in Campus Town East causing an estimated $5 in damage. Facilities Services was contacted.

Friday, Feb. 24 Between 1:00 a.m. and 1:15 a.m., unknown person(s) removed a student’s unsecured, unattended property estimated at $32 at an unknown location.

At 7:59 p.m., an underage student was in possession of alcohol in the 1400 block of W. Wells St. At 11:24 p.m., a student reported that unknown person(s) ignited a small pile of trash on fire in a hallway in McCormick Hall causing damage to the carpet. The student extinguished the fire. Estimated damage is unknown at this time. MPD and Facilities Services were contacted.

Saturday, Feb. 25 At 12:14 a.m., a student was in possession of a controlled substance in Carpenter Tower Hall and was cited

by MPD. At 1:24 a.m., a student was in possession of a false ID in a business in the 1600 block of W. Wells St. At 7:53 p.m., three underage students were in possession of alcohol in the 1400 block of W. Wells St. At 8:22 p.m., an underage student was in possession of alcohol in the 1400 block of W. Wells St. At 8:37 p.m., two underage students were in possession of alcohol in the 1400 block of W. Wells St. Sunday, Feb. 26 Between 10:20 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., a person not affiliated with Marquette acted in a disorderly manner in the 1600 block of W. Wisconsin Ave.

Photo by Megan Harris/Marquette Student Government

Morgan Spurlock says his film has already turned a profit from companies vying for their product to be featured.

Spurlock delivers speech on films and product placement

By Monique Collins monique.collins@marquette.edu

Marquette Student Government hosted “The Greatest Lecture Ever Presented” in the AMU ballrooms on Thursday — an exaggerated title that fit its speaker, documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, to a T. Spurlock spoke on the influence of product placement in media and his newest film, “POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold,” released in April 2011.

Spurlock’s controversial reputation attracted many students to the event. Some began arriving an hour before the doors opened to get prime seating. More than 500 guests attended.

Spurlock is best known for his documentary “Super Size Me.” The film documents Spurlock’s 30-day diet of McDonald’s and the psychological and physical effects it had on him.

“I loved ‘Super Size Me’ and the point he got across through the movie,” said TeAngelo Cargile,

a sophomore at Milwaukee Area “Hyatt really opened the floodTechnical College. gates for us,” Spurlock said.

Cargile met with Spurlock after Eventually, Spurlock convinced his presentation. enough companies to invest in “Meeting him was epic,” he the film. Even before its release, said. “He changed the fast food in- the film already made a profit, as dustry and how it advertises. He’s several companies jumped on the bringing controversial issues to bandwagon later on. light, and that’s what I want to do “It doesn’t surprise me that so with my life.” many companies wanted to come Spurlock’s goal was to make a along toward the end,” Spurlock film “all about product placement, said. “In business, no one wants to marketing and advertising, where be first, but they don’t want to be the entire film is funded by prod- last, either.” uct placement, marketing and adSpurlock captivated the audivertising.” ence with hilarious stories about As the title suggests, one of the meeting with companies and leslargest sponsors recruited is POM sons on the influence of product Wonderful, but other brands, in- placement. cluding Ban Deodorant, Trident, “The College of (CommuniHyatt Hotels and Old Navy, also cation) treats us well,” said Eric took part.

Decker, a freshman in However, finding the college. “He did companies to take part “In business, no one a great job on keepin the film was not wants to be first, but ing everyone’s atteneasy. Spurlock even they don’t want to tion, and I thought turned to McDonald’s be last, either.” the presentation did a for an investment. great job digging deep “They never reMorgan Spurlock into the world of adturned my calls,” he Filmmaker, ‘Super Size Me’ vertising and product said. “I can’t blame placement.” them. I haven’t set Spurlock’s film foot in a McDonald’s since March was nominated for Best Docu3, 2003.” mentary in the Phoenix Film After Hyatt Hotels agreed to in- Critics Society Awards and was vest in Spurlock’s documentary, released at the 2010 Sundance other major brands followed.

Film Festival.

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- Ivan Pavlov, Russian psychologist

Events Calendar February 2012

Mary Poppins, Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, 7:30 p.m.

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Tuesday 28 H.D. Tylle: Touring Germany and Working in Wisconsin, MSOE Grohmann Museum, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Milwaukee Bucks vs. Washington Wizards, Bradley Center, 7 p.m.

Wednesday 29 The Decorative Impulse, Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Peter Frampton, Pabst Theater, 7 p.m.

Milwaukee Admirals vs. Peoria Rivermen, Bradley Center, 7 p.m.

Contact Us and Corrections In the Thursday, Feb. 23 edition of the Marquette Tribune, a photo identified as Steve Taylor, a Marquette recruit for 2012-13, was actually a photo of his high school teammate, Jabari Parker. The Tribune regrets the error.

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Milwaukee groups MUSG welcomes diversity reach out to vets Multicultural Affairs MUSG Notes Veteran unemployment rates - jANuary 2012

brings message of inclusivity, variety

By Simone Smith simone.smith@marquette.edu

ALL VETERANS: 7.5% Second gulf war era (iraq and afghanistan) veterans: 9.1% First gulf war era veterans: 6.4% World War II/Korea/ Vietnam veterans: 7.2% Veterans of other service periods: 7.5%

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Graphic by Zach Hubbard/zachary.hubbard@marquette.edu

Mission is to educate ex-military on job searching and skills

By Joe Kaiser joseph.kaiser@marquette.edu

With the unemployment rate currently at 8.3 percent nationally, different demographics of Americans are searching for work. One group, military veterans, reported a 7.5 percent unemployment rate by a Bureau of Labor Statistics report from earlier this month, are starting to receive help in their job search.

The Society of Human Resource Management’s Metro Milwaukee chapter held a seminar last Tuesday at the Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board located at 2338 N. 27th St., with hopes of showing local employers ways to hire more veterans.

Program coordinator Heather Page said it is part of the organization’s objective to try to find ways for people to find work.

“Our mission is to have a passion, especially in these difficult times, to put people back to work,” Page said. “We can educate our members on putting people to work. We are focusing right now on students and veterans.”

The seminar featured guest speakers from the military, who spoke to the audience of human resource professionals and various community leaders about their own experiences as well as ways to provide more opportunities for veterans to find work as civilians.

One of the major issues highlighted at the seminar talked about measures veterans need to take to bolster their resumes.

“There are a lot of transferable skills that a veteran can take into the workplace,” Page said. “With application tracking systems, if a job recruiter types in key words (to search for an applicant), they might not be able to find them on a military resume, but (the veteran) might still have the skills.”

In an effort to combat veteran unemployment, the military is providing transitional programs for those leaving active duty for civilian life.

“The unemployment rate is high everywhere,” said Marquette professor of military science and Lt. Col. Robert Kaderavek. “What the military does do is they have a program called ACAP (Army Career and Alumni Program) where they teach folks about opportunities (available).

Everyone gets some exposure to job skills through ACAP.” The goal of ACAP is to provide job assistance training, counseling and resources for soldiers transitioning back to the workforce. Page said highlighting the military’s ability to provide transitional programs was a key part of the seminar.

“During Vietnam, (soldiers) could go back to civilian life without any job training,” Page said. “Now, the military has transitional programs.”

As part of Gov. Scott Walker’s “Working Wisconsin” plan, the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs is planning to host career fairs, online job fairs and educational seminars to inform employers about the benefits of hiring veterans.

“Partnering with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, (we are) up to 15 Career & Benefit Fairs now,” said Kathleen Scholl, communications specialist for the Wisconsin Department of Veterans affairs. “We are in process of finalizing our list (of fairs) and will post information to our website soon.”

The Society of Human Resource Management is also planning to have more events concerning veteran employment in the future.

“This was just one of many events we currently have planned or are planning,” Page said.

The Metro Milwaukee Society of Human Resource Management has been in existence since 1925 and represents more than 900 members from over 500 companies.

Marquette Student Government saw a presentation on diversity from Multicultural Affairs by Carla Cadet, assistant dean of Multicultural Affairs, and John Janulis, interim coordinator for Multicultural Affairs, last Thursday.

Cadet and Janulis discussed their current vision statement and goals in addition to their desire to address the varied experiences students may have.

Multicultural Affairs assists students and creates programming on underrepresented and first-generation students, race, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation. Janulis noted that those categories aren’t mutually exclusive.

“We need to understand that those communities may overlap,” Janulis said. “We need to develop a sense of how each person’s experiences are different and unique.”

Cadet said they also focus on shaping students as leaders.

“How do we build an inclusive community?” she asked.

“How are we equipping students with the competence and skills to do that?”

Janulis said Multicultural Affairs is developing a bias incident reporting system, a tracking measure of harassment which students may experience as a result of their social identity.

“Having this information will allow us to see the deficits and address those deficits through programming and services,” he said.

Multicultural Affairs is also going to partner with the Office of International Education to enrich the experiences of international students, Cadet said.

She said the goal is both to look at students being global citizens and to seek other opportunities for international education and involvement.

Cadet acknowledged the increased numbers of diverse students in Marquette’s freshman class but said Multicultural Affairs looks to enrich the experiences of students once they are at Marquette.

Janulis said it goes back to student experience and said they are looking at new ways to create programming.

“Accountability is incumbent upon us as a community to ground programming into what students are experiencing, because some students are silenced,” he said.

Multicultural Affairs is looking to improve student experience, Cadet said, through a mentorship program in conjunction with the Alumni Association and the Ethnic Alumni Association. It is looking to establish an advisory board on the Diverse Cultures component of classes comprised of faculty to help inform the classroom and how Multicultural Affairs can play a role.

Janulis said the work goes beyond his and Cadet’s efforts.

“It’s not just a Multicultural Affairs or MUSG thing,” he said. “It’s a Marquette thing.”

Marquette Student Government President and College of Arts & Sciences senior Joey Ciccone said he is working with the provost and dean of admissions to discuss the enrollment plan for the next academic year. He said he is also looking for support for the Diversity Roundtables. The second roundtable of the semester was held yesterday in the Multicultural Center at 12:30 p.m., and next is March 8 in the Multicultural Center at 12:30 p.m.

Executive Vice President and College of Business Administration senior Trent Carlson said all university committee leadership applications will be available in March. Results from the dining survey will be presented to the dining and AMU advisory board in the coming months. Carlson said the Student Organization Funding deadline is Friday and applications are due in the MUSG office at 5 p.m.

Programs Vice President and College of Business Administration senior Derek Merten said a DiversiTEA on women in business will be hosted Wednesday by the Women’s and Gender Studies department to kick off Women’s History Month in March. Merten also said tickets for the Spring Concert featuring Hellogoodbye and the Fatty Acids are on sale for $12 in the Brooks Lounge.

The Business Administration committee will meet with someone soon about a possible grocery store on campus and will be attending the Gender Resource Center input session to see how MUSG can help. The committee is also working on talks to install water bottle refilling stations on campus.

The Student Life committee is looking for students to possibly have their rooms photographed so that prospective students are able to get a better idea of what dorm rooms look like.

Senator Jilly Gokalgandhi, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences, said there was a new core curriculum course approved by the core curriculum review committee. “Theology of Economics” is set to be offered every two years and will be taught by three different professors. It should be in the the academic bulletin next year. Gokalgandhi said the course came about as a proposal from the theology department after students complained about course selection.

NEWS Milwaukee Crime Statistics, 2010 vs. 2011:

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Sprinkler upgrades MPD releases crime stats crime may Milwaukee Crime Statistics almost completed Violent be on the decline, Homicide: 2010: 95 2011: 85

University aiming to fulfill new WI law demands by 2014

Rape: 2010: 196 A new emergency generator 2011: 196be installed in McCorwill also

2010 versus 2011

new report indicates

mick over spring break and will HOMICIDE 2010: 95

By Matt Gozun provide energy for the pump to 2011: 85 Robbery: send water up the building in the benjaminmatthew.gozun@marquette.edu 2010: event2,943 of an emergency. This sumAccording to a report released mer, piping 2011: 3,175 will be placed in the Feb. 16 by the Milwaukee Police

By Sarah Hauer second floor and above.

2010: 196 RAPE sarah.hauer@marquette.edu “By August, the sprinkler sys- Department, the city saw a gener2011: 196 Aggravated Assault: tem will be ready to go,” Ganey al decrease in crime during 2011 While students are away over 2010: said. 3,102 He said in summer 2013 a when compared to 2010. The new spring break Marquette will con- 2011: fire protection 2,736 sprinkler system numbers reflect a general decline tinue work on a new fire protec- will be installed in the first and in crime during a four-year peROBBERY AGGRAVATED riod, but show that the city has tion sprinkler system in McCor- lower levels.

ASSAULT ARSON Burglary: mick Hall.

Chuck Lamb, vice president of continued to struggle with certain 2010: 249 crimes such as burglary.

Mashuda Hall, Carpenter Hall, 2010: finance, could not release a total 6,206 2010: 3,102 2010: 2,943 There were 85 homicides in 2011: 257 Cobeen Hall, Triangle Fraternity cost for the project. Lamb said 2011: 2,736 2011: 6,626 2011: 3,175 and Sigma Phi Delta Fraternity funding for the sprinkler systems Milwaukee in 2011, a 9.5 percent already have the system installed. came from two sources: the an- decrease from 2010. That number McCormick Hall will be the last Theft: nual capital budget and a previous is higher than the 81 homicides the city has seen on average per building to receive the system, 2010: bond 21,243 issue. which comes as a result of stricter Ron Ripley, director of facility year in the last four years, particBURGLARY THEFT 19,294 building code requirements loom- 2011: services, said each project was ularly due to a low number of 71 ing in Wisconsin. done over the course of two years. and 72 murders in 2008 and 2009, In 2005, Wisconsin passed Act Auto 2010: 6,206 2010: 21,243 “We can only perform these respectively.

Theft: Other violent crimes saw a 78, which requires all residence operations in the summer, so we 2011: 6,626 2011: 19,294 4,330 our way through the general decrease. The number of halls, dormitories and residential 2010: are working rapes in 2011 was 196, which de4,534Ripley said. facilities sponsored by the univer- 2011: buildings,” 2010: 4,330 sity to contain an automatic fire Ripley said some cosmetic spite being equal to the number in AUTO THEFT 2011: 4,534 sprinkler system on work was done to the 2010, reflects a 16.9 percent deeach floor by January “This is notArson: buildings while the crease since four years ago. Agan Source: Milwaukee Police Department Crime Statistics 2011 1, 2014. inexpensive2010: under-249 sprinkler system was gravated assault decreased to a Graphic by Zach Hubbard/zachary.hubbard@marquette.edu four-year low of 2,736 incidents, According to the installed.

He said con2011:all 257 taking to retrofit National Fire Incident tractors were hired to or a decrease of 11.8 percent from last year and 34.6 percent since upward. Despite decreasing from experienced crime in Milwaukee.

Reporting System our buildings with perform the work.

Source: Milwaukee Police Department 2007 to 2010, automobile bur“I never really felt unsafe here, sprinkler systems.” and the Fire Analysis “The nature of 2007. 2011 Crime Statistics (http://city.milwaukee.gov/ImageLibrary/Groups/mpdAuthors/ Ron Ripley (Marquette residence The sole violent crime to see an glary and arson have increased but it is a good thing for the cityand Research DiviDirector of Facility Services halls) is that they increase in incidents was robbery 4.7 percent and 3.2 percent, re- wide community,” Anderson said. sion reports, sprinkler systems reduce fire don’t burn,” Ripley which increased 7.9 percent from spectively, since 2010, with 2011 “I’ve never been a victim of any deaths and property said. “They are made 2010 to 3,175, in 2011 but that seeing 4,534 auto thefts and 257 crimes, but we’re a part of the Milwaukee community, so I think was still roughly 10 percent lower arsons. loss by a factor of one-half to out of concrete.”

MPD believes the increase in we should care what happens to two-thirds.

Ripley also said it is unusual than the number in 2007.

Overall, the numbers suggest robberies may be due to an in- the larger community instead of Tom Ganey, the university ar- that old buildings need to renoviolent crime is on a decline in creased demand in the black mar- just what happens to us.” chitect, said work began to install vate when codes change.

But Jeff Ocwieja, a freshman a new fire protection sprinkler “This is not an inexpensive un- the city. Although MPD reported ket for scrap metal.

“Scrap metal prices reached a in the College of Arts & Sciencsystem in McCormick last sum- dertaking to retrofit all our build- a modest 2.3 percent decrease mer. The first residence hall to re- ings with sprinkler systems,” Ri- over the past year, since 2007, historic high in March 2011 of es, said the fluctuating levels of ceive the new system was Mashu- pley said. “Fortunately, the time violent crime has decreased by $4.50 per pound for copper,” said crime, with certain offenses risMilwaukee Police Department ing and falling each year, showed da Hall in 2007. frame allowed us to space out the 23.2 percent.

Similarly, property crime de- spokeswoman Anne Schwartz in there were some things outside of Piping was installed in the top work.” three floors of the building. The Regarding McCormick Hall, creased by 4.1 percent, despite an a press release. “Translated into the police department’s control.

“Despite the best efforts of built-in closets were taken out which was dedicated in 1968, increase in most categories over scrap metal burglaries, there were and wardrobes were placed in the Ganey said there is always talk the past year. The overall decrease 794 burglaries and 918 thefts re- the police department, there is rooms. about renovation or demolition of in Milwaukee crime was driven ported in which recyclable metal not much they can do to control crime in the city,” Ocwieja said. by a 9.2 percent drop in theft, was targeted by thieves.”

Ganey said an additional sprin- the building.

Student reactions to the re“I don’t see many police officers which still leads property crime kler head would have had to be “Presently, we have a lot of walking around, which makes me installed in each closet, so the suggestions but no funding plan,” with 19,924 cases. That is an 18.4 leased data were mixed.

C. Terrence Anderson, a senior think they are underfunded and percent decline since 2007, which university removed the closets to Ganey said. in the College of Arts & Sci- not as prevalent in the city as they saw 24,408 incidents. save money.

Less common property crimes, ences, said he felt the numbers should be.” including burglary, auto theft and were good news for the city, even arson, have all seen a slight tick though he had never personally

PEACE

DPS bolsters contact systems New program in place for emergency scenarios on campus

By Eric Oliver Special to the Tribune

The Department of Public Safety tested its new Deep Freeze emergency notification program on Friday as part of the TextMU system already in place.

Deep Freeze, a computer software program, allows DPS to broadcast a message over any university computer with the software installed on it. The test is part of the TextMU software campus safety uses to alert students of campus and severe weather emergencies.

Katie Berigan, a lieutenant for DPS and one of the officers who manages the system, said TextMU is part of Marquette’s critical

incident management plan and its notification system is the inability safety initiatives in the aftermath to respond to the messages.

Berigan stressed that speed of of the Virginia Tech and Northern Illinois University tragedies from communication is essential when it comes to emergencies, which 2007 and 2008 respectively.

“We need to be able to alert stu- is why DPS utilizes a variety of dents, faculty and staff of situa- methods to inform everyone. tions and events that could impact Besides text messaging, these life and safety, as well as be able include email, the university webto give instruction on how to stay site, university voice mail, Access safe in a variety TV message of emergency “Deep Freeze is yet another tool boards, postconditions,” ings in buildBerigan said. for us to reach as many people as ings both on “Deep Freeze is possible, as quickly as possible.” and off camyet another tool pus and use of for us to reach megaphones or as many people Katie Berigan other devices as as possible, as Lieutenant, DPS needed. There quickly as posare also more sible.” than 450 Blue However, Joseph Valenti, a Light Phones around campus for sophomore in the College of people to call DPS from virtually Business Administration, has res- anywhere in the immediate area. ervations about the system.

Telephones, text and email are “I’ve never seen it in action, so currently the industry standard on I don’t know how long it takes for emergency notification, but DPS DPS to show up,” Valenti said. is always looking for new techHe also said a major flaw in the nologies, Berigan said.

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Rally: Student group has four initiatives to promote more inclusivity to diversity on campus. Aguilar space created specifically for added that YES is focusing on multicultural and social justice four main initiatives. projects would give students and “The first initiative that we the Milwaukee community a want to focus place to come on is bringing together. more support “We’re calling on the broader “A new cento ethnic stud- Marquette community to ter could act ies programs make these initiatives a like a hub for and things like reality.” all the work that that,” Aguilar could be done said. “We also in the commuFrancisca Meraz nity,” Aguilar want more mulCollege of Arts & Sciences ticultural facsaid. “There are ulty, more supa lot more disport for our students of diverse cussions and meetings that need backgrounds and the possibility to happen, and we wanted to get of a new multicultural center.” more students involved.”

Aguilar said she hoped a new YES plans on getting its

projects underway next week after a general meeting takes place Wednesday.

“We’re hoping that a lot of people that are here at the rally will show up,” Aguilar said. “Then students can brainstorm and set up meetings with the appropriate administrators, and we can get these ideas underway.”

Francisca Meraz, member of YES and a freshman in the College of Arts & Sciences, said the organization plans on having many more events to allow their voices to be heard.

“We’re calling on the broader Marquette community to make these initiatives a reality,”

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she said.

Other organizations have noticed YES’s message and want to help make diversity a priority at Marquette. Andy Suchorski, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences and chair of Marquette’s College Democrats, said his organization hopes to play a role.

“The College Democrats want to be a part of promoting these progressive ideas and issues,” Suchorski said. “If you care about social justice issues, you need to be actively engaged in the community, but you also need to vote for progressive Democrats who will make social justice issues a top priority.”

Suchorski added that Marquette’s College Democrats share YES’s message of reaching out to the diverse Milwaukee community.

“Marquette University should play a greater role in celebrating diversity and promoting social justice in the Milwaukee community,” Suchorski said. “There are so many people within only a few blocks of Marquette that are struggling to feed their families and find good paying jobs. These are not only social justice issues, but these are progressive issues as well.”

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Affirmative: Courts have varying opinions Africa: More security added defended the university in a public statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court hearing and the university’s admissions policy.

“We have a holistic admissions process that helps us serve all of the populations of the state of Texas,” Powers said. “It is very narrowly tailored and follows previous statements by the (Supreme Court) on how an admissions process meets our constitutional requirements, and we will continue to make those points as we proceed with this litigation and best serve the people of Texas.”

Paul Nolette, a professor of political science in the College of Arts & Sciences, had students in his “Civil Rights and Liberties” class read the case brief and hold a mock trial about the case, which is similar to a 2003 ruling on affirmative action. He said a big reason why this case is being revisited in the Supreme Court is because of the Court’s newer justices.

“One reason why this change is because the membership of the court has shifted dramatically and there are four new members,” Nolette said. “In the past the court has been fairly preferential, accepting affirmative action at the university level. But because of all of the changes in the court, it has opened the door for the court to look at these types of affirmative action programs more skeptically.”

In 2009, U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks from Austin chose to uphold the university’s policy.

Sparks ruled that the admissions race-conscious student-assignpolicy is carefully constructed to ment plans. The opinion for that serve the government’s interest in case was authored by O’Connor’s diversity. Two years later in 2011, successor, Justice Samuel Alito. a panel of three judges in the 5th Marquette could never be sued U.S. Circuit of Court Appeals in for allowing affirmative action New Orleans unanimously agreed in its admission policies because with Sparks’ decision. it is a private organization that In the 2003 case, Barbara Grut- is not affiliated with governmenter, a white female, was denied tal decisions, sanctioned by the admission to the University of government or specified by in the Michigan’s Law School based Bill of Rights and the rest of the on her race. The law school had Constitution. a specific admissions policy that The University of Texas has looked to promote diversity in the asked the justices to ignore the university. The university argued case and argued that the claim the policy was in place to ensure was not contestable because both students from minorFisher and Michaleity groups — specifi- “(There) has never wicz had moved on cally, African-Amer- really been a clear and are attending icans and Hispanics handle on how it wants other universities.

— were well repre- to treat affirmative ac- Fisher is seeking the sented in the student tion in terms of the abolition of the policy body. and $100 in damages Constitution.”

Paul Nolette to cover her applicaThe Supreme Court majority ruling, au- College of Arts & Sciences tion fee and housing thored by Justice Sandeposit. dra Day O’Connor, Nolette said the said the United States Constitu- case might not make college adtion “does not prohibit the law missions any simpler. school’s narrowly tailored use of “If I’m going to make a prerace in admissions decisions to diction, the court will muddy the further a compelling interest in waters even more because there obtaining the educational benefits have been a line of cases since that flow from a diverse student 1978 where the courts come back body.” time and time again to the issue of O’Connor hoped that at some affirmative action,” Nolette said. point in the future, racial affirma- “(There) has never really been a tive action would not be neces- clear handle on how it wants to sary when diversity needed to be treat affirmative action in terms promoted, but the Grutter case is of the Constitution.” facing scrutiny after a 2007 rulThe case is likely to be heard in ing that forbade public schools the 2012-13 term, which starts in from promoting diversity through October.

and you will find it.

Security measures put in place at the Kimberley House in Cape Town, South Africa Three security cameras outside the house which feed into a live monitor inside

Armed security agency patrols the neighborhood and is available to escort students home from activities in the area An emergency call button was already at the house, immediately activating an armed security agency response and sending security to the house

The Marquette Department of Public Safety joined the study abroad and orientation staff in discussing safety and asking students to reflect on personal preparations Source: An email from Terence Miller, director of the Office of International Education

Graphic by Katy Moon/kaitlin.moon@marquette.edu

preventative measure.

“Marquette told them that the buddy system is enough, and as students with faith in their program, they agreed,” she said.

“This is another reason why I am concerned not just about the product, but the process of Marquette taking appropriate action.”

Current students are not disregarding their safety, though. According to Hackman students are taking personal responsibility and provided security features that have been added by the university, and according to Hackman, the group “feels confident” it is safe.

Terence Miller, director of the Office of International Education, said in an email that the university is in constant communication with its students in the Kimberley House. He reiterated the current students’ sentiments.

“Our two on-site Marquette University staff members met with all 21 students currently studying in Cape Town and living in the Kimberley House last week Thursday,” Miller said. “They reassured us that they felt safe living in the house.”

Besides the newly installed cameras, the house features an

emergency call button, which will activate an armed response and send security to the house. There is also an armed security agency that patrols the area and will walk students home, which program participants have also been encouraged to use, Miller said.

Arenberg is not asking for the program to be shut down. As an alumna she said the program is “life-transforming” and she thoroughly enjoyed her experience.

She just asks that Marquette better address its response to sexual violence in all aspects of study abroad programs.

After several weeks of correspondence with the university via email, Arenberg, with consent from the victim, decided going to the media was the next option.

The story was also reported by Milwaukee’s TMJ4 TV station last Wednesday.

“I hope I don’t have to go any further,” she said. “The reason I took it to the press was because Marquette froze me out of dialogue. I didn’t want to take it to the press. It was the only way to get Marquette to address the issue appropriately.”

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Remember when you were in high school isn’t solving. and you came home to find a Marquette According to the U.S. Department of University envelope in the mailbox? Imag- Education and the National Center for Eduine how you would feel if you had received cation Statistics, the overall dropout rates a rejection letter. You’d probably be pretty of 16-through 24-year-olds have declined. upset. But what if you discovered that the However, Hispanic and African American only basis for your rejection was that the dropout rates are still significantly higher university had decided to accept someone than those of Caucasian students. In 2009, of a different race instead?

5.2 percent of Caucasian students aged 16 The U.S. supreme court recently agreed through 24 years dropped out compared to to take on the case Fisher v. University of 9.3 percent of African American students Texas. It involves issues stemming from the and 17.6 percent of Hispanic students. university’s affirmative action policy, bringThese statistics illustrate yet another reaing old arguments into the spotlight. son why people do not support affirmative Affirmative action refers to the practice of action — they believe it is not solving the taking race, religion, gender, sexual orienta- problem. We argue this is because affirmation or national origin into consideration in tive action (as it is most commonly utilized) order to benefit an underrepresented group. only works to get minority students acceptThis process is usually justified as counter- ed into college. It does not work on helping ing the effects of a history of these students graduate. prejudice.

In order for affirmative It’s no secret that some peoaction to truly improve It’s time to change the circumstances of the ple are opposed to affirmative the conversation about people it hopes to serve, its action, mostly because they believe it is an arbitrary prefer- affirmative action. aid must go beyond freshence of one race over another. men year of college. It must Affirmative action can even work toward helping stube seen as reversed racism to dents graduate. some.

Affirmative action is typically based on It’s most important not to lose sight of a person’s race, not their material possesthe very real societal problems affirma- sions. However, because of the current tive action is trying to combat, and, in turn, economy and rising tuition rates, many it’s time to change the conversation about people are finding it more difficult than affirmative action. ever to afford college.

Anyone who thinks affirmative action Those most hurt by this situation are stuis solely about giving a candidate of color dents coming from lower socioeconomic preference over a white candidate is mistak- backgrounds. This is why we believe there en; but, so is anyone who thinks the battle should be more emphasis on class in relais over once a minority student is accepted tion to affirmative action. Marquette does a into college. good job by providing resources such as the We should be discussing why so few mi- Freshman Frontier Program and the Equal norities and individuals from lower eco- Opportunity Program that focus more on nomic classes attend college, as well as students’ economic situation than their race. how we can keep them there once they are Whether you support affirmative action admitted. or not, there is no denying that something We at the Tribune believe virtually every must be done to lessen the effects race and problem in America can be traced back to class have on education. Affirmative aceducation (or lack thereof). However, if this tion may not be perfect. But, with more is true, why must higher education be so un- emphasis on the socioeconomic discrepattainable for some people? ancy among Americans, it could potentially It’s hard for minorities to get into college, renew America’s desire to attain higher but it’s also difficult to remain in college. education, and also make higher education It’s an uphill battle that affirmative action more accessable.

It’s been four years, but I can re- belting out every last word. I don’t remember clicking the button — Attend- member doing this, because the song is ing. I can remember my first sight of not played after games. I’d love for the campus — Gesu, the AMU, the Beer- band to play it when the clock strikes can, the Bradley Center. I remember zero this Saturday against Georgetown. my first sip of Lite in the 24 oz. cup I’d love to be able to do that after every — the Bradley Brew. I remember my MU home game, from here forward. first post-game trip to I’d love the chance the Third Street strip, to show the GeorgeWhat I cannot remember is town fans and the thrills from a Warrior win still cours- the Alma Mater, united with rest of the Bradley ing through my veins my brothers and sisters of Center that, win or — meet at OGBH; Marquette at the end of the lose, I’m still proud no, Brat House; no, of our players; proud game.

Buck Bradley’s! I reof coaches; proud of member the Saturdays what we stand for; that seemed to last an and most importanteternity, the kegs and eggs, the cliché ly, still proud of the best decision I’ve chants, the ‘Pray’ video. I remember ever made — attending this university. my first look inside the Bradley Center — the players, the students, the alumni, Peter McCormick the Buzz, the gold, the unity. Yes, I remember the unity — We are Marquette!

Senior, College of Engineering What I cannot remember is the Alma Mater, united with my brothers and sisters of Marquette at the end of the game,

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School spirit still significant as seniors possible seats; the upper-level is fine with us.

The enticements to arrive early have lost much of their original luster. By senior year, the average wardrobe probably includes at least 15 Marquette t-shirts, so there really is no desire for another gold shirt with the Baird logo on the back (still, wouldn’t it be great if the t-shirt cannon could make it to Kelly White the upper-level, just once?).

Not being the first ones through the door, however, does not mean we have less school spirit. We proudly don one of our Dear fellow senior Fanatics, I see you: sitting in the upper-level of the free Marquette tees before hanging out at Bradley Center at almost every basketball a pal’s house prior to game time. We watch the game and bop to other game. I’m right there with you. sections during time outs.

Who can blame us? The seats are We smile during the Smile nice — and sitting for as long as We have perfected Cam, laugh at the Jump possible is ideal, especially since the view is great without having enjoying the game Around Guy and cringe to stand.

— casually and with the non-couples feaAdditionally, every mem- without excessive tured on the Kiss Cam. Occasionally, we splurge for a ber of the group can be in the $7 beer. We have perfected same section (maybe even the cheering. enjoying the game — casusame row, if lucky enough). ally and without excessive There is no rush to get to the cheering.

Bradley Center hours in adThis week, though, is our vance, racing through the doors and thrusting hands at the workers’ fac- last game as students. Not to get too senties for a stamp in order to secure the best mental (trust me when I say I am resisting

the urge), but it’s our last hurrah — literally video still pumps me up — though I have — as the sixth man. seen it on fewer occasions.

That feeling you are trying to suppress It’s tough to say if I will arrive in time right now is nostalgia. for the opening video on Saturday, and I Remember freshman year basketball sincerely doubt that I will sit down low. I games? I can’t recall exact details from am certain, however, that I will yell and that season, but I do remember the intense cheer and jump (even if I sit down during wave of Marquette pride I had at every the less exciting parts) and proudly Ring single game. I remember getOut Ahoya. Afterward, I ting ready with my floormates will go to Buckhead’s to hours in advance of game celebrate with my entire I will be proud of my team class for some free food time. I remember being the first ones to arrive to the pre- and my school and our and camaraderie to kick game at my roommate’s older dancing coach. off Senior Challenge. I brother’s apartment. I also rewill be proud of my team member being the first ones and my school and our to leave so that we could sit dancing coach. down low (we probably had This week is certainly lanyards on too – oy.). I remember waiting not the last time I will cheer on the Goldin line outside for hours and then sprinting en Eagles — I plan on doing so well into to our seats. I remember freaking out when March and for years to come — but it will we would appear on the jumbotron and be the last time we all get to do it together screaming every single cheer. I remember in the Bradley Center. I encourage you all the way those senior stars said “Stand up to come with bright eyes and full hearts to Marquette, we need you,” and I remember chant “We are Marquette” just one more rising to do so. time.

That feeling of excitement and solidarity felt in the student section is still there — at kelly.white@marquette.edu least for me. When I hear the ‘Pray’ video, I still get goosebumps. And the opening

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Remembering the anniversary of serial killer’s trial

By Matt Gozun benjaminmatthew.gozun@marquette.edu

Twenty years ago, Nirvana was topping the charts, George H.W. Bush was president and Marquette, a member of the Great Midwest Conference, had lost to a 19th-ranked Cincinnati basketball team. Eckstein Hall, Cudahy Hall, Zilber Hall, the Raynor Library, the Al McGuire Center and the Dental School didn’t exist, and Wisconsin Avenue was devoid of its decorative pillars and fencing.

Clearly, much has changed.

But as history has proven, the effects of the past can leave scars visible far into the future.

For the city of Milwaukee, Jeffrey Dahmer is one of those scars. The mass murderer was found guilty of 15 counts of murder in February 1992— though he had actually committed at least 17 — and was sentenced to 957 years in prison.

His presence can still be felt in the shadows in the neighborhood where he committed his crimes — a neighborhood only a few blocks away from Marquette.

But time moves on. Dahmer is dead and Milwaukee is still alive. And in the twenty years following the trial, the city and the university have moved on.

Troubled personality Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer was born in West Allis on May 21, 1960. He moved with his family to Ohio at an early age only to return to his hometown to live with his grandmother in 1982. In 1990, he moved into unit 213 of the Oxford Apartments at 924 N. 25th Street, Milwaukee, Wis. .

During his childhood, Dahmer was considered quiet and withdrawn. He often spent time alone, dissecting the corpses of dead animals, and by his high school years had developed alcoholism. At the age of 18, he committed his first murder: 19-year old Stephen Hicks, a hitchhiker whom Dahmer invited home for some drinks, bludgeoned to death with a 10 lb. dumbbell and buried in the Dahmer family’s backyard.

Later, Dahmer would say he killed Hicks simply because he did not want to see the other man go.

Dahmer dropped out of Ohio State University after one quarter due to his alcoholism and was forced by his father to join the Army. After only two years into his six-year commitment, Dahmer was discharged, once again due to his drinking problem.

The erratic behavior only increased upon Dahmer’s return to Wisconsin. In both 1982 and 1986, he was arrested for indecent exposure, the second time for masturbating in front of two young boys. Before moving out, his grandmother began to notice odd smells coming from the basement and had found a handgun under his bed.

By 1987, Dahmer had begun the long string of murders that would only end with his final arrest in 1991. In those four years, he murdered 16 young men and boys, all without attracting any real suspicion. He worked a regular job at the Ambrosia Chocolate Factory, and, despite the odd sounds and smells that came from his apartment, he was able to prevent anyone from discovering the gruesome evidence of his crimes.

The murders followed a predictable pattern. Dahmer would lure his victims — ages ranging from 14 to 33 — back to his apartment after meeting and socializing with them, often by enticing them with money for posing in pictures. After drugging them with spiked drinks, the victims were killed,

usually by strangling.

With the victims either unable to respond or dead, Dahmer performed gruesome experiments on their bodies.

In an attempt to permanently remove their consciousness, Dahmer drilled holes into their heads and injected hydrochloric acid, a process that inevitably killed the subject. Other methods involved drugs and the removal of parts of the brain. As Ed de St. Aubin, professor of psychology at Marquette, explained, Dahmer was driven by an intense desire for sexual control.

“His goal was to create comatose individuals,” de St. Aubin said. “He wanted to have complete sex slaves basically.

He tried various things to take somebody’s consciousness away and to keep them physically alive.”

Dahmer dismembered his victims and dissolved them in acid in order to more easily dispose of their bodies and had installed a fake security system into his home to discourage potential robbers from finding his numerous “trophies,” the dismembered and preserved remains of his victims, including a human head he kept in his refrigerator.

However, the masquerade of normalcy could not last, and on two occurrences the horrors of unit 213 were revealed to the outside world.

On Apr. 17, 1991, Konerak Sinthamsophone, a 14-year old Laotian-American boy, was found running naked and bleeding on 25th and State Street in an attempt to escape from Dahmer. Clearly intoxicated and unable to communicate, Sinthamsophone could not respond when Milwaukee police officers returned him to Dahmer against the protests of the women who had found him.

Dahmer claimed the teenager was his 18-year old boyfriend and that the two were involved in some lover’s quarrel.

Tracy Edwards was much luckier. On July 22, 1991, Edwards escaped from

Photo by Gary Porter/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Jeffrey Dahmer makes his initial appearance in court the day after he was arrested at his Avenues West apartment.

Dahmer’s apartment after a struggle in which the latter had tried to handcuff him. After spotting a police car, Edwards led police officers to the Oxford Apartments, leading to the discovery of various mutilated corpses and Dahmer’s arrest.

Michael Krzewinski, a professor of sociology and former detective in the Milwaukee Police Department, investigated Dahmer’s apartment the morning after he was arrested. Although the bodies had been removed by the time he had arrived, he handled many of the tools and appliances used in Dahmer’s experiments, including his refrigerator.

“The smells were primarily gone (by the time I was there),” Krzewinski said. “You knew what had happened in that particular room, so it was kind of eerie for all of the detectives involved.”

By the time the police had finally caught up to Dahmer, de St. Aubin said Dahmer’s murders were becoming more evident, making his capture inevitable.

“The crimes he was committing and the nature of them became more dramatic, closer together and kind of stupid,” de St. Aubin said. “At the end, he had bodies in his apartment and in the dumpster of his apartment building. He was very easy to catch at that point, whereas early on it was very methodical, very thought out, and very wellpaced. And then he just seemed to get more and more desperate and in need of increasing his activities.”

Proximity Problems When the truth about Jeffrey Dahmer was revealed, the Marquette community was shocked. While none of Dahmer’s victims were Marquette students, the sheer proximity between campus and the murderer’s home drew attention. The Oxford apartments were only a half mile away from Mashuda Hall, and many of the locations associated with Dahmer would be familiar to students today. The Ambassador Hotel, near the intersection of 23rd and Wisconsin, was the site of the 1987 murder of Steven Tuomi. The Third Ward, whose bars and establishments Dahmer would regularly frequent, was where Dahmer met many of his victims before luring them back to his apartment to meet their violent ends.

Dahmer’s trial, held in the Milwaukee County Court House, quickly became a media circus as national and local media swarmed Milwaukee. Dan Patrinos, the media coordinator for the trial, described the story’s scale when it made news twenty years ago.

“It was a major story in Milwaukee and it certainly drew hundreds of reporters from around the world to the city,” Patrinos said. “It was front page with major headlines. Television had it and it was coming live out of the courtroom, so all of this had a major impact on Milwaukee in terms of the

nature of the story and what was involved. It certainly had a major impact on the sensibilities of the city.”

However, the nature of the case made it difficult for the media to handle, said Daniel Blinka, a professor of law.

“I think in one sense that because Dahmer preyed on young men, the media didn’t quite know what to do with him,” Blinka said. “How does one write about Dahmer’s sexual impulses to kill young men and have sex with their dead bodies?

How do you explain that to the general public?”

After the trial ended, the stigma Marquette received with being so close to the crime scene explained, in part, a period of decline for the university. In the fall of 1991, the university received 6,081 applications for undergraduate admissions.

The next two years would see applications fall to 5,531 and 5,316, respectively.

According to Bill Thorn, a professor of journalism, the media’s coverage of the Dahmer trial brought unneeded attention to Marquette after one of the local newspapers identified his location as being in the Marquette area, rather than in the Avenues West neighborhood.

“The (Milwaukee) Journal kept identifying Dahmer as living in the Marquette area,” Thorn said. “The administration had meetings with the editorial board saying ‘He’s not anywhere near the boundaries of Marquette, why do you keep associating Marquette students with Dahmer? We get letters from parents worried that Dahmer is eating Marquette students.’”

Change for the better In the aftermath of the Dahmer trial, Marquette began a neighborhood revitalization plan that involved a series of construction, destruction and renovation. In late 1992, construction began on the first $30 million Campus Town apartments as part of the greater Campus Circle project. Campus Circle, a non-profit founded by Marquette in December 1991, demolished about 30 dilapidated buildings in the area by April 1994 and had also worked on renovating other apartments, including one described in the Journal-Herald article as “a supermarket for drugs.”

Campus Circle was successful in convincing MPD to build a substation for Avenues West, and was able to remove businesses considered “seedy” from areas where it now held a lease. A series of campus beautification projects, including the creation of the decorative linings on Wisconsin Ave., were implemented to better define Marquette’s campus.

According to Rana Altenburg, vice president for public affairs, Marquette had struggled to create an identity for itself in its urban environment.

“Twenty years ago, you could drive down Wells St. or Wisconsin Ave. and you weren’t

Tuesday, February 28, 2012 completely sure where the university began and ended,” Altenburg said. “Over the years, especially in the past twenty years, the university has been much more intentional about really creating a sense of place in the community.”

The Dahmer case also led to reform within the Milwaukee Police Department. Because Dahmer’s victims were mostly members of minority groups, questions were raised regarding the police department’s treatment of traditionally underserved populations.

“How is it that over the years we didn’t know there were 15 or 16 people missing?” Blinka said. “Why is it at that time the gay community didn’t have enough trust in the Milwaukee Police Department to say ‘We think there is someone out there preying on members of our community?’”

Two of the officers who returned Sinthamsophone to Dahmer were suspended for their mishandling of the case but were later reinstated following a judge’s order, Krzewinski said, but he added that the case led the department to “wake up” to certain issues.

“Everybody (in MPD) was very shocked,” Krzewinski said. “While we do have crime in Milwaukee, we never had anything of this nature. It caused the police department to wake up to some degree to treating minorities and woke the police department up in regard to missing persons investigations.”

“It had a bad effect on Milwaukee, but a good effect on the police department because things began to change,” he added.

Memories Remain

Jeffrey Dahmer was killed on Nov. 28, 1994 after being beaten to death by fellow inmate Christopher Scarver at the Columbia Correctional Institution in Portage, Wis. Scarver, who had been cleaning a prison bathroom with Dahmer and another inmate, struck Dahmer with a broom handle before smashing him against the walls and the floor, a Nov. 29, 1994 New York Times article reported. The other inmate was

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found in critical condition and died a few days later.

Today, the spot where the Oxford apartments once stood is an empty lot overgrown with grass. Developer Ogden Homes, who recently purchased the property from the city for $500, is forbidden from constructing any buildings on top of the land.

As part of the deal, the city stipulated that the developer reserve the area for green space, although some of it may be used for parking spaces, TMJ4 News reported on July 18, 2011.

Despite Marquette’s campaign to revitalize the neighborhood, Altenburg says more work can still be done to help further strengthen the area surrounding campus.

“It would be great on the near west side to have more owneroccupied housing,” Altenburg said.

“Owner-occupancy really helps to stabilize a neighborhood.”

While the expansion of Marquette’s Department of Public Safety’s patrol boundaries have helped to make the neighborhood safer, Altenburg added that the construction of single-family or duplex housing was needed to increase owner occupancy. The lack of certain amenities in the neighborhood, such as a full service grocery store, have also held back efforts to increase the area’s desirability.

And despite the initial bad publicity the university received for its location twenty years ago, it seems the correlation between Marquette and Dahmer has long since passed away.

Last year, Marquette enrolled a freshman class of 2,084 students and received over 22,000 applications for the class of 2016. According to Blinka, no “meaningful connection” between Dahmer and Marquette ever existed in the first place.

Still, it is too late to remove Dahmer from the history of Milwaukee.

And although people grow older and memories fade, his story is one that has been indelibly embedded into the city’s name.

“I know when I travel to Europe people make mention of Jeffrey Dahmer,” Krzewinski said. “He put a black mark on the community for a long time and people remember that, they really do.”

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In the early 90’s, Marquette went through many construction projects. This is the future site of Cudahy Hall.

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Perception is not reality with Buzz Andrei Greska

A wise man once said, “A team should be a extension of the coach’s personality.”

That man was none other than Al McGuire, the patron saint of Marquette basketball who routinely finished the phrase by saying: “My teams are obnoxious and arrogant.”

More than 30 years have passed since the colorful warrior paced the sidelines, and in that span, no Marquette coach has come close to matching Al’s charisma and wit.

And then there was Buzz.

Following Friday night’s thrilling victory in Morgantown, Buzz Williams did a little Texas two-step on the court to the song “Country Roads” as he was heading over to do a TV interview when all hell broke loose.

The West Virginia fans were like rabid dogs, foaming at the mouth for a piece of Buzz and requiring security to restrain them.

Twitter blew up both in favor and against Marquette’s head honcho, causing “Buzz Williams” and

“Country Roads” to trend globally.

Even ESPN got a word or two in as SportsCenter host Linda Cohn mentioned her disapproval as the clip was rolling.

It was spontaneous, emotional and controversial all at once, an Al moment if I have ever seen one.

Unlike McGuire, however, Buzz is neither arrogant nor obnoxious.

Quite the opposite actually.

Although the national storyline is and will be Buzz’s dance, it shouldn’t be. Just take a look at the sequence of events of Friday night’s festivities.

The ESPN broadcast opened up with the breaking news that three Marquette starters would be suspended for the first half of the game for violating team rules, while a fourth would sit the second half for the same reason.

Benching Darius Johnson-Odom, Junior Cadougan and Vander Blue individually would send a statement on its own, but suspending 55 percent of your offense at the same time in a hostile environment is just short of a death wish.

In a profession predicated on wins and losses, it takes some major stones for a coach to sacrifice a potential victory to teach his players a lesson. It should also be noted that Buzz has not hesitated to rule with an iron fist before either, See Greska, page 13

Men’s Basketball

Final road test won’t be ‘Cin’ch

Gardner still in doubt; MU 6-1 without its center

By Mark Strotman mark.strotman@marquette.edu

The Marquette Golden Eagles are familiar with adverse situations. As last Friday night showed, they also are familiar with continued successes during those difficult times.

Three starters, including leading scorer Darius JohnsonOdom, were suspended for the first half against West Virginia for an undisclosed violation of team rules.

Johnson-Odom, along with junior guard Junior Cadougan and sophomore guard Vander Blue, watched from the sidelines as six available players kept the score within reach for 20 minutes, trailing by 11 at halftime.

It was another gutsy performance for a Marquette team with its back against the wall, and the starters came back in and outscored the Mountaineers 40-28 in the second half for a 61-60 win in Morgantown, W.Va. Freshman forward Juan Anderson, who grabbed three rebounds in a career-high 11 minutes due to the suspensions, said this year’s Golden Eagles are built to handle difficult times.

“That’s what we’re built on

is beating adversity and being tough,” Anderson said. “We’re still a team, we’re all players and this is what we’re here for.”

Marquette has gone 17-5 since it lost its only player taller than 6-foot-8, junior center Chris Otule. The Golden Eagles are 6-1 since Davante Gardner sprained his left knee, and in the three games coach Buzz Williams has suspended at least one player, the Golden Eagles are 3-0, including a 61-54 win at then-No. 7 Wisconsin.

One of the main reasons Marquette has stayed balanced through this tumultuous season has been the play of Jae Crowder. Named yesterday as the Big East Player of the Week for the second consecutive time, the 6-foot-6 senior forward has been nothing short of spectacular this season.

On Friday, Crowder was the only upperclassman available for the first half. Playing alongside sophomores Jamil Wilson and Jamail Jones, and freshmen Todd Mayo, Derrick Wilson and Anderson, Crowder scored nine of Marquette’s 21 first half points, and then responded with 17 more in the second half to lead the comeback.

Associate head coach Tony Benford said Crowder has taken the reins of being a senior leader.

“When you’re a senior, everything matters. It’s not just about making sure you’re ready to play, it’s about making sure See Road, page 13

Women’s Basketball

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Five-guard set stifles MU as Huskies pull away late Plouffe struggles without more help from backcourt

By Trey Killian robert.killian@marquette.edu

Much of the Marquette women’s basketball team’s success this year has come from an inside-out approach to each contest.

The Golden Eagles recognized early in the 2011-’12 season that their strength would be size and height and that their gameplan had to flow through the play of their forwards.

Visiting No. 3 Connecticut handed Marquette its fifth Big East loss in a row in an 85-45 rout Saturday, and aside from utilizing a clear distinction in talent and depth, the Huskies were able to use their stingy defense to shut down the Golden Eagles’ inside play early and throw off their shooting for the remainder of the contest.

Sophomore forward Katherine Plouffe, the team’s leading scorer began the game on the bench, with 6-foot-5 freshman forward Chelsie Butler starting in her place. Plouffe said her start had more to do with a perceived size matchup with Connecticut’s own 6-foot-5 sophomore forward Stefanie Dolson.

After Connecticut started the game on a 6-0 run, Plouffe

returned to the floor and the Golden Eagles were able to tie the score two possessions later.

Dolson only finished with six minutes of playing time as the Huskies moved to a five guard set using the dynamics of its backcourt players to counter the one-dimensional size advantage of the Golden Eagles.

The Golden Eagles shot only 18.8 percent in the first 20 minutes but were able to stay within striking distance, facing a 34-21 halftime deficit.

While in the short term, the game appeared to be within reach, the disruptions in the Golden Eagle’s basic game plan became evident in the second half as Connecticut posted run after run, while Marquette had difficulty stringing consecutive baskets together.

Connecticut freshman guard Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis said coach Geno Auriemma had told the team about Marquette’s inside tendencies and had planned to overpower the Golden Eagles with guard play.

“He told us that Marquette’s game was to go inside most of the time and he was right,” Mosqueda-Lewis said. “Plouffe and all of their forwards were pretty good, but it just so happened that we were able to go to a five guard set and help each other out.”

Coach Terri Mitchell said Connecticut’s versatility made it tough for her team to establish

any kind of consistency in the paint which in turn lead to an overall struggle in shot selection and converting field goals.

“When they had those five guards out there we kept talking about taking advantage of the high-low, and they were denying us and making it difficult.”

Mitchell said. “You would think you have an advantage down low, but they went at us, and Chelsie was two for eight and (Katherine Plouffe) was four for 16, and their ball pressure made it tough for us to get it inside.”

Plouffe forced shot after shot up under the basket, and while she was able to get some open looks she had a hard time converting most of the time. She finished with 16 points to lead the team.

Auriemma said he didn’t know how much his team had done to impact Plouffe’s game, but credited most of her struggles to pressure and a lack of support from her teammates.

“I don’t know how much we did to shut her down,” Auriemma said. “Marquette missed a lot of easy shots around the basket, and I don’t know how much we had to do with that. But whenever there’s a lot of pressure on one player to score a large amount of points and she knows that we are going to key on her, she needs help from the rest of the team and they just didn’t have that. It made it easier for us to contain her.”

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Sophomore forward Katherine Plouffe scored 16 points as Marquette fell at home to No. 3 Connecticut on Saturday.

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the facts The Golden Eagles will attempt to win on senior day for the first time in coach Buzz Williams’ tenure as they host No.12 Georgetown on Saturday. In the last meeting between the two school in January, Marquette gave up a double digit lead in the second half as it dropped its first Big East game of the season. Jae Crowder and Darius JOhnson-Odom will have revenge on their minds as they try to leave the Bradley Center victorious for one final time .

Men’s Golf USF Invitational

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Road: Bearcats a completely different animal at home

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Sophomore Jamil Wilson played a key roll in forcing Cincinnati into needless turnovers last time the teams met, and will be just as important this time.

the guys around you are ready to play,” Benford said. “Jae was getting those young guys to have confidence and say, ‘Hey, just follow my lead.’ And I think they did.”

The adverse conditions likely will continue when Marquette travels to Cincinnati on Wednesday. Gardner is listed as doubtful and not expected to play for the eighth straight game.

The Golden Eagles will miss Gardner’s presence inside against 6-foot-9 Yancy Gates, but the last time these two teams met, it was Marquette’s speed and intensity in its full court press defense that gave the Bearcats fits.

Marquette finished with 25 fast break points and scored 31 points off 18 Cincinnati turnovers in its 95-78 win.

Benford said those numbers, and Marquette’s overall defensive improvement, begin with guard play.

“I think all the guys have made a commitment to get better individually. That’s where it starts, on the perimeter,”

Benford said. “We’re working on defense every day.”

The Bearcats, according to Benford, are a different team at home. Their early 3-point shooting, successful transition offense and efficient dribbledrive half court offense make for a tough opponent. Cincinnati is 6-2 at home in the Big East, as opposed to just 4-4 on the road.

Johnson-Odom, who had 23 points in the last Cincinnati contest, said Wednesday’s game will be yet another difficult road matchup.

“We’re playing them at their home and they’re a completely different team there,” JohnsonOdom said. “They’re a very confident and talented team when they play at home.”

But based on the way Marquette has handled tough situations to this point, Wednesday should be yet another impressive showing for a team destined to make a deep run into March.

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Greska: Media focus should be on embrace, not dance

suspending Johnson-Odom and Cadougan a game each for other team violations earlier in the season.

If the act itself didn’t impress you, close your eyes and listen to his reasoning — or for those of you reading the print version, pretend to close your eyes and read his quote as he spoke to Bill Raftery after the game.

“No matter our success, no matter our failure, I’m doing a disservice to our kids if I don’t hold them accountable. My responsibility has to be bigger than winning or losing, it has to be about the rest of their life.

The rest of their life as humans, as future fathers, as future husbands, and I think that is my responsibility, and I think that is one of the reasons I have been blessed with this opportunity, and I think I am doing the program, and the institution a disservice if I don’t hold them to what I think is right.”

Back on the hardwood, Buzz and company came out on top in a white-knuckler, as Al would say, leaving sweat, sweat and more sweat all over the court. After the customary handshakes, Crowder approached Buzz and the two embraced for a full ten seconds in a pure display of affection.

While all have focused on the dance just minutes after that moment, the hug between the mentor and pupil tells you all you need to

know about Buzz as a human being. His player gave it his all on the court and Buzz had to let him know what it meant to him. Players don’t routinely embrace so publicly with their coach after a regular season game, but the circumstances made this anything but a regular game.

Had ESPN gone straight to SportsCenter from here as it normally does, nobody sees the dance, and the hug becomes the lasting image. The narrative now shifts from “Buzz is classless” to “if I had a son, I’d want him to play for that man.”

As if that wasn’t enough, after apologizing for his dance in the press conference, Buzz asked about why he had seen cop cars lined up in Morgantown. When told it was to commemorate a fallen police officer, Sergeant Todd May, he asked for the contact information so he could offer the family his condolences.

To recap, Buzz puts life lessons ahead of victories, gives his players his unconditional affection and goes out of his way to contact the family of a fallen officer.

Don’t let one dance drive the narrative of Buzz as a “classless idiot.”

He is not — and will never be — Al, but at the end of the day there is no denying Marquette is lucky to have Buzz at the helm. andrei.greska@marquette.edu

Photo by Daniel Alfonzo/daniel.alfonzo@marquette.edu

Coach Buzz Williams wears his heart on his sleeve and is no stranger to demonstrative actions on the sideline.

woMen’s Tennis The Marquette women’s tennis team had its four-match winning streak halted as it suffered its first home loss of the season on Sunday to Wisconsin 4-3.

The Badgers took two of three matches in doubles play with the only Marquette win coming from freshman Ali Dawson and graduate senior Kristina Radan on the third court.

Seniors Gillian Hush and Olga Fischer continued their hot play with singles competition wins.

Hush improved to 9-0 with her win over Wisconsin’s junior Hannah Berner. Hush has found her niche with Fischer on the doubles end as well.

Hush and Fischer completed an undefeated weekend with wins against Wisconsin and Ball State. Marquette would hold the opposition to only five points in doubles play. The Eagles routed Ball State by a score of 5-2 on Friday.

The Golden Eagles look to take five of six matches of their homestand as it concludes Friday against Rutgers before they return to Indiana, where they kicked off the year at the IU Tournament.

woMen’s bball

Marquette finished the regular season on a six-game losing streak, falling 69-58 to No. 24/20 Rutgers on Monday night. Freshman guard Arlesia Morse led the Golden Eagles with 19 points, going three for six from beyond the arc, while sophomore guard Katie Young chipped in 14 points for Marquette.

Rutgers only led 35-30 going into the half, but the Scarlet Knights quickly responded starting the second half with a 9-0 run from which the Golden Eagles never recovered. Senior forward April Sykes led Rutgers with 20 points and five steals, while junior forward Monique Oliver added 17 points and grabbed seven rebounds.

Turnovers again did Marquette in as the Golden Eagles gave the ball away 23 times leading to 25 Rutgers points.

The Scarlet Knights also outscored Marquette in the paint 42-22, though the Golden Eagles won the battle of the boards 36-33.

Marquette won’t have much momentum headed into the Big East tournament, and at this point the Golden Eagles would need to win the tournament outright for a shot at the NCAAs. They will need at least a win or two to have any chance of sneaking into the NIT.

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Boxing

Freshman fights for ticket to summer Olympics in UK Feliciano must get through two rounds of qualifications

By Christopher Chavez christopher.chavez@marquette.edu

You may not know him yet, but you will.

Luis Feliciano is a name that flies under the radar since most colleges do not offer boxing as an NCAA sport, but at the age of 18, Feliciano is fighting for an opportunity to represent the United States at the Olympic games in London this summer.

Feliciano is a three-time USA Boxing national champion and has made two national teams for the United States and PanAmerica on the youth level. He is no stranger to winning hardware, racking up medals and trophies everywhere he goes around the globe.

In the fall, when Feliciano was not throwing fists in the ring or training at the United Community Center Gym in Milwaukee, he could be found anywhere on the Marquette campus among his fellow freshmen. Since then, he has decided to suspend his second semester to focus on his training and fights leading up to the road to London.

Feliciano’s next few months will serve as his second and final opportunity to make the 2012 United States Olympic Team. He fell short in the semi-finals at the Olympic qualifiers in August of 2011 and is out to top himself.

“It’s go hard or go home for me, because there are no more options,” Feliciano said. “I have to do this now.”

Leaving one frigid city for another, Feliciano departed from Milwaukee to Denver last weekend to begin competition at nationals. Fights span over a week, so he will be fighting five or six times. Winners in Colorado move on to competition in Brazil that takes place in May. If he finds himself victorious two or three times in Brazil and finishes in the top-four of the tournament, Feliciano will be bound for London for the summer games.

Feliciano will have one of the best in the sport in his corner, as he has been training with former United States Olympic coach Israel Acosta since he was eight years old.

Since retiring from boxing at the amateur and national level, Acosta has coached 19 national champions. He has worked with professionals like Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Oscar De La Hoya.

Acosta was a victim of the United State’s boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympics and still rues the missed opportunity at immortality.

“I was so close to winning the gold medal. My goal is that if Feliciano can win the gold medal, I’m going to feel good,” Acosta said. “If he does that, God has given me all that I want.”

When talking about the best boxers he has ever coached, Acosta has Luis Feliciano in a class with Wisconsin amateur champion Hector Colon and sees a lot of similarities at the age of 18. “(Feliciano) is the best of the new generation,” Acosta said. “He wants to be a champ. He wants to be somebody. He takes the sport seriously. His girlfriend is boxing.

He is dedicated to it, and that is how I used to be.”

Feliciano took a break from all

the people he knew at Marquette to train in Puerto Rico for three months starting in December. His parents and Acosta were behind the decision to shift his focus from school to training.

Upon returning in the middle of February, Acosta was stunned at how conditioned and in-shape Feliciano returned.

“He’s in phenomenal shape,” Acosta said. “A few days ago I saw him sparring, and I said to myself, ‘Feliciano is ready.’”

Fighters in Colorado will have to be on the look out for Feliciano’s quick hands that are capable of throwing more punches than one may expect, fellow United Community Center boxer Tommy Hill said.

“He’s energetic and shoots a lot of punches. He will stand there and fight with anybody.” Hill said.

“He can box, and he can bang.

He’s a brawler and a boxer.”

Acosta takes it one day at a time with Feliciano but is very confident in how far Feliciano can go his second time around.

“I would give it a 95 percent chance that (Feliciano) can make the Olympic team.”

Acosta said. “You have to win at nationals first.”

Although there is pressure on Feliciano to make the Olympic squad, his maturity is a striking compliment to his fighting acumen.

“I have to do this, and there is no other option,” Feliciano said.

“People come up to me saying they know I’ll be in Brazil in May. That adds a little bit of pressure, but I’m fine with that. Hopefully, I’m just going to give it my best.”

Winning is all that is on Feliciano’s mind as he strives to become the first Marquette student to ever box in the Olympics.

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This Week in Marquette

Sports History Remember seeing Travis Diener pump his fist in celebration running down the court in the introduction video on the jumbotron before each Marquette home game?

That came from Marquette’s win on February 27, 2003, when the Golden Eagles were down by 11 at halftime at Louisville, but battled back to win 78-73.

At the time the No. 11 team in the country, the Golden Eagles had lost to Louisville 15 days earlier at the Bradley Center, 73-70, due to Reece Gaines’ last-second three-pointer.

Dwyane Wade scored 28 points, adding eight rebounds and seven assists and two blocks. Diener

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contributed 16 points, eight rebounds, along with four assists.

Marquette had 17 turnovers in the game — most of which came in the first half — but Louisville aided the Golden Eagles by shooting 15 of 30 from the free throw line.

After the loss against Louisville in the first match-up, Marquette won nine of its last ten — with the only loss in the Conference USA Tournament to Alabama-Birmingham — before its Final Four loss to Kansas.

The win in Louisville was also a big step in claiming the conference’s regular season title with a sterling 14-2 record. matthew.trebby@marquette.edu

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BIG EAST NOTEBOOK

By Michael Wottreng

michael.wottreng@marquette.edu

Ten conference wins may not equate to NCAA Tournament berth Since the Big East went to an 18-game regular season schedule, 30 of 31 teams with at least ten conference wins have made the NCAA Tournament. The lone exception was Providence in the 2008-’09 season.

The Friars finished the season 19-14 (10-8 Big East) with wins against No. 15 Syracuse and No. 1 Pittsburgh. Providence’s ratings percentage index (RPI), an important factor when determining if a team is worthy of tournament consideration, was 72.

Connecticut, Seton Hall and West Virginia had chances to reach the ten-win plateau before the end of this season until each team lost close games this weekend.

Two teams that have at least ten wins, Cincinnati (20-9, 10-6 Big East) and South Florida (1811, 11-5 Big East), are squarely on the tournament bubble.

South Florida defeated Cincinnati at home on Sunday, giving the Bulls their 11th conference win. Since the league expanded to 18 regular season games, all 25 teams that finished with 11 regular season victories have heard their names announced on Selection Sunday.

South Florida has not defeated a team ranked higher than them in the Big East standings all season, but its RPI of 50 is much better than Providence’s four years ago.

The Bulls get their chance to notch a marquee win with a trip to Louisville on Wednesday. If the Bulls lose that game, they may need a deep run in the Big East Championship Tournament to make the big dance.

As for Cincinnati, the Bearcats lost at home to Presbyterian (13-15) in November, but they boast four victories against ranked opponents. The Bearcats played the 322nd (out of 346) most difficult non-conference strength of schedule, meaning Cincinnati needs a victory against Marquette on Wednesday to solidify its tournament resume.

West Virginia’s struggles could be to Marquette’s advantage The Mountaineers won six of their first eight games in Big East play, and it looked like senior forward Kevin Jones was a lock to win Big East Player of the Year.

However, the Mountaineers have lost seven of their last nine allowing Marquette’s duo of senior forward Jae Crowder and senior guard Darius JohnsonOdom to enter the player of the year race.

Jones has scored in double

figures in every game this season and leads the conference in both points (20.0) and rebounds (11.0) per game. Jones has been efficient from the floor as well, ranking in the top ten in field goal percentage, converting 52 percent of his shots.

Many national pundits believe that the Big East will not give the player of the year award to a player that is on a team with a .500 record or worse, however.

West Virginia is 7-9 with two games left to play and the recent play of Crowder and JohnsonOdom may give the Golden Eagles their first Big East Player of the Year award.

Crowder is averaging 26 points per game in his last four games to lead Marquette. The Villa Rica, Ga., native joins Jones as one of two players to rank in the top 15 in seven different statistical categories.

Johnson-Odom leads the Big East with nearly 20 points per game in conference games. The preseason All-Big East First Team selection has scored in double figures in every game except the win against West Virginia Friday, when he was suspended for the first half.

While Jones may have a statistical advantage, the success of Marquette may reward one of its two seniors.

Game of the Week: Feb. 29 South Florida

Louisville

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Louisville looks to be a lock for the NCAA Tournament and is playing for seeding in the both the Big East and NCAA Tournaments. The Cardinals have the stingiest defense in

the conference, allowing opponents to shoot just 37 percent from the floor.

South Florida wants to play slow, averaging the third fewest possessions per game in

Player of the Week:

Moe Harkless Freshman Forward

Week’s Stats 18.0 points 9.5 rebounds 56.0% shooting

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the country. This game may be even more of an offensive struggle than the Bull’s 46-45 win over Cincinnati Sunday.

Harkless has been the lone bright spot for the rebuilding Red Storm this season. He played all 80 minutes in wins over DePaul and Notre Dame last week.

The rookie of the year candidate tallied a game-high 22 points and nine rebounds in

an upset of the Fighting Irish, which snapped a nine-game winning streak for Notre Dame.

Harkless gave Red Storm fans an early reminder that anything can happen at Madison Square Garden in preparation for the Big East Championship Tournament.