EDITORIAL: MUSG elections are more than a popularity contest – Viewpoints, page 8
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Volume 96, Number 46
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Pilarz questions students in second forum President joined by provost, new VP in campus discussion By Erin Caughey erin.caughey@marquette.edu
Photo by A. Martina Ibanez-Baldor/angela.ibanez-baldor@marquette.edu
College of Arts & Sciences junior Jilly Gokalgandhi engages the Rev. Scott Pilarz in dialogue at the Wednesday forum.
Voter ID law struck down
be required to vote.” The ruling on the injunction came after another Dane County judge had temporarily stopped the law on March 6. Government Accountability Board director Kevin Kennedy By Allison Kruschke issued a statement saying that allison.kruschke@marquette.edu the board would “be in communication with the Attorney GenThe drama surrounding Wis- eral’s office about the issue.” consin’s controversial voter Judge David Flanagan, the ID law continues, with a Dane first judge to issue a ruling on County judge choosing to per- the law, made the decision not manently uphold the injunction to enforce the voter ID section, against the law Monday. saying it was “one of the most This means that voters in restrictive voter ID laws in the Wisconsin, including many out- country.” of-state college stuAfter the law was dents, will no longer “Until we hear put in place, collegneed a photo ID to otherwise in another es in Wisconsin — vote in the April 3rd court, no photo ID including Marquette primary, said Reid — started providing Magney, public in- will be required to students with special formation officer at vote.” ID cards that fulReid Magney filled the new voting the Government AcWisconsin Government countability Board requirements, inAccountability Board of Wisconsin. cluding a signature “Basically, the and expiration date. situation now is that two sepaAmber Wichowsky, a rate circuit courts in Dane professor of political sciCounty have stopped the voter ence at Marquette, said ID portion of the law from be- the change to the law may ing enforceable,” Magney said. affect voter turnout more for “Until we hear otherwise in certain groups than others. another court, no photo ID will
About 80 students gathered Tuesday night to listen to and share their opinions with University President the Rev. Scott Pilarz, new Vice President Mary DiStanislao and Provost John Pauly. The goal was to address four questions relating to university strategic planning. Only three were fully addressed due to time constraints. What do students think the university does well? Warming up the crowd, Pauly began the conversation and got students to address issues like the core curriculum, service learning and involvement in the
Milwaukee community. These topics were among the subjects which students viewed as positive aspects of their institution. For Katie Simoncic, a senior in the College of Communication, another positive aspect of Marquette is the amount of alumni involvement she noticed within the university. She said alumni are very responsive and active in the Marquette community and bring a greater feeling of family to its identity. “I’m excited to become an alumna and come back to the university,” she said. What does the student body want the future to look like? One improvement that Carly Zarr, a senior in the College of Education, would like to see is a growth in connection among the colleges in the university to help create more diversity. Addressing this, Pilarz asked, See Pilarz, page 7
Holy construction, Gesu!
Wis. judge removes requirement for upcoming elections
See Voter, page 7
INDEX
DPS REPORTS.....................2 CALENDAR.......................2 VIEWPOINTS.....................8 MARQUEE...................10
STUDY BREAK....................14 SPORTS..........................16 CLASSIFIEDS..................18
Photo by Elise Krivit/elise.krivit@marquette.edu
Gesu Church is undergoing major repairs this year to fix steeples, outside walls and stained glass windows.
The red scaffolding, construction workers and pedestrian congestion that have become familiar
outside Gesu Church this semester are not going away any time soon. The church is getting a major facelift that will take approximately two to four years to complete, fixing concerns about the building’s exterior structure and restoring internal components of the Gothic landmark. The most important issue at hand is repairing the church’s steeples and the top of its exterior walls, according to Gesu
executive director of operations John O’Brien. O’Brien said an inspection over the summer revealed that the exterior wall on the building’s east side is a “potential failure risk,” with chunks of brick and stone in danger of falling from the roof’s barrier and injuring pedestrians. The sidewalk below, between Gesu and Johnston Hall, was closed during
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Restoration efforts could last two to four more years By Andrea Anderson andrea.anderson@marquette.edu
Drew Halunen and Stephanie Marecki discuss their platform. PAGE 2
A world with street harassment isn’t one I want to live in. PAGE 8
See Gesu, page 7
The legendary Al McGuire lives on through a Milwaukee play. PAGE 11