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Volume 96, Number 56
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Obama popular Dolan’s warm welcome among young Group’s enthusiasm still high but below 2008 voter turnout By Allison Kruschke allison.kruschke@marquette.edu
As President Barack Obama makes the rounds to college campuses in North Carolina, Iowa and Colorado to mobilize young voters, a recent Gallup poll shows that his overwhelming support from young people may not translate into votes. According to a phone survey conducted by Gallup from April 20 to 24, people aged 18 to 29 in the U.S. support Barack Obama over former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney for president, 64 to 29 percent, but these supporters are also the least likely to be currently registered to vote and are the least likely to vote. Overall, Obama leads Romney in the polls, 49 to 43 percent. That gap gets smaller, however, as the age of voters increases. Obama leads by 4 and 5 points among those 30 to 49 and 50 to 64, respectively. Among those 65 and over, Romney leads Obama by 12 points, 52 to 40. John Heflin, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences and an intern with the pro-Obama group Organizing for America, said it’s too soon to tell how college students will vote at the polls in November.
“Organizing for America is focused on talking with college students directly, and discussing how the president is fighting to help young Americans,” he said. “In my conversations with students, his accomplishments are resonating on campus. Come November, I believe that college students will prove this poll wrong.” While it’s no surprise that college-aged voters are less likely to turn up at the polls on election day, even small support groups can make a difference in an election. Romney has an advantage in his high levels of support from people aged 65 and over, 92 percent of whom are registered to vote. Chris Stewart, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences and political science major, said that while many students he knows are registered to vote, he doesn’t know whether they will actually get to the polls come election day. “I don’t get as much time to keep up with those issues as I’d like to because of schoolwork and everything,” Stewart said. “I know a lot of my friends have that problem as well.” Stewart added that being uninformed can also inhibit students from voting. As the election nears, both sides continue to try to appeal to college students. In a rare show of bipartisanship, Romney and See Voters, page 5
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Cardinal Timothy Dolan received a welcoming crowd upon his visit to the Archdiocese of Milwaukee on Saturday.
New York cardinal returns to former diocese for mass By Andrea Anderson andrea.anderson@marqutte.edu
Former Archbishop of Milwaukee and current New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan returned to Wisconsin Saturday for a special Mass of Thanksgiving at Holy Hill in Hubertus, Wis. Dolan drew hundreds of practicing Catholics to the Basilica of the National Shrine of Mary, Help of Christians, some arriving as early
as 6 a.m. In his first visit to the Archdiocese of Milwaukee since his elevation to cardinal in February, Dolan made a point to greet as many people as possible. He proceeded down the aisle shaking enthusiastic attendees’ hands, hugging others and smiling at children in the crowd. After the Mass he went to the lower chapel and spoke to a second group, who had watched the Mass on a television screen. In an interview with the Tribune, Dolan said he was excited to return to Milwaukee, having left for New York in 2009. “Coming back to the Archdiocese of Milwaukee is coming
home,” Dolan said. “When you’re a bishop or an archbishop, you’re a father of a family, and it’s like a great family reunion and coming back here to Holy Hill. ... It was a homecoming, and I hope it showed.” During his homily, Dolan said his love for the people and the Archdiocese of Milwaukee has not changed. “You stood with me those seven happy years and you have not forgotten me these past three, and I return as a grateful friend,” Dolan said. The Rev. Jude Peters, a friar of See Dolan, page 5
Brew City scores high for low cost of living Study finds Milwaukee living conditions make it a top place for young people By Sarah Hauer sarah.hauer@marquette.edu
Don’t move back in with mom and dad upon graduation, seniors — stay in Milwaukee and take advantage of its low cost of living. The cost of living in Milwaukee is lower than the national average, according to Sperling’s Best Places, a website that analyzes and compiles data about the living conditions of cities across the U.S. The overall cost of living in Milwaukee, as of September 2011, was an 89 on a scale based on the
U.S. average of 100. This means Milwaukee is less expensive than average, according to the site, which gathers its data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the National Center for Education Statistics, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and other governmental and private organizations. Jessica Quintanilla, the membership and events manager at Fuel Milwaukee, an economic development initiative of the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce, works to put the
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Milwaukee region on the map. Quintanilla is originally from Milwaukee and chose to move back after graduating from college in Minnesota. “Milwaukee is a small enough community to make a name for yourself but big enough for constant opportunity,” Quintanilla said. Mike Ruzicka, president of the Greater Milwaukee Association of Realtors, said there is a strong housing market in Milwaukee right now. Ruzicka said there has been an increase in singles buying homes in downtown Milwaukee because of low housing prices. The median value of owner-occupied housing units in Milwaukee is $165,700, while the median
in the United States is $188,400, according to 2012 Census Bureau data. In Chicago, the median value of owner-occupied housing units is $269,200. “We are expecting to see an increase with 20-somethings as well,” Ruzicka said. He said more single women are purchasing homes than single men. Jean Stefaniak, a residential real estate broker who specializes in downtown Milwaukee, said it is cheaper to buy than rent in downtown Milwaukee right now. Stefaniak has been a realtor in Milwaukee for 17 years. She said a low-interest mortgage on a $150,000 condominium downtown would be about $1,200 a month, while rent for a similar
one-bedroom apartment would be about $1,500 a month plus utilities, parking and other costs. “The overall cost of living (in Milwaukee) compared to what you can make is tremendous,” Stefaniak said. Quintanilla said recent reports from ManpowerGroup, which creates and delivers workforce solutions to businesses, are incredibly optimistic. Further, in 2012 Milwaukee was ranked the fifth-best city for finding employment by Forbes magazine. She said young professionals in Milwaukee are doing better than other demographics. “(Milwaukee) is a community
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