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9/11 still resonates in US a decade later Documentary shows five lives affected by national tragedy
Attack transformed national politics, security measures
By Andrea Anderson
By Katie Doherty
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People watched in awe, ran in fear and now retell their stories with pain in their eyes about the day the World Trade Center towers were attacked. Now, a new film tells the stories of how five lives have changed over the ten years since the tragedy. “Rebirth,” a documentary to be shown at the Weasler Auditorium on Sunday at 7 p.m., tracks the experiences of five people whose lives were torn apart by the events of 9/11. Following them for nine years, the film tells the story of how grief can turn into hope. The film premiered at the
Nearly a decade after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the attacks still affect how the U.S. and its people function. Fred Timmreck, father of Brian Timmreck, a sophomore in the College of Communication, has served as a firefighter in the Chicago Fire Department for 16 years. He went to New York six weeks after the attacks to assist in the memorial services of firefighters who died on 9/11, serving in processions and meeting the families of the deceased. “You go to Ground Zero and see what the destruction was
See Rebirth, page 5
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Pilarz gets to know MU campus
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The Rev. Scott Pilarz has spent the year integrating with the community.
New president connects with students, faculty By Tony Manno anthony.manno@marquette.edu
It has been just over a year since the Rev. Scott Pilarz was
named Marquette’s 23rd university president, and already, he has been learning from students and faculty alike about how best to become integrated within the Marquette community and tradition. Since his arrival on campus the first weekend in August, Pilarz has been living on the fourth floor of Campus Town East among Marquette students.
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DPS REPORTS.....................2 CALENDAR.......................2 VIEWPOINTS.....................6 MARQUEE...................8
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Ten years after one of the greatest tragedies in U.S. history, 9/11 still lingers in the minds of Americans.
CLASSIFIEDS..................11 STUDY BREAK....................12 SPORTS..........................14
It’s a custom he’s maintained as a faculty member and administrator at other universities. Thomas MacKinnon, chief of staff to the president, said Pilarz had always opted to live in student housing, including his time at Georgetown University and the University of Scranton. “I believe (living in campus housing) gives him a chance to get to know students personally and keep in touch with what it means to be a student at Marquette,” MacKinnon said. This living arrangement is just one of several ways Pilarz has familiarized himself with life in Milwaukee and with the university. “He had a great deal of time over the last year to meet with students, faculty and staff to learn about the Marquette community,” MacKinnon said. Stacie Dooley, associate dean of Residence Life University Apartments and Off-Campus Student Services, said Pilarz’s residence in university-owned apartments is key to becoming a part of campus. “It’s certainly a good way to stay in touch with student life,” Dooley said. Several campus offices prepared Pilarz’s apartment on the fourth floor of Campus Town East before his move-in day, Dooley said, including the Office of the University Architect, Facilities Services and the Office of Residence Life. Pilarz began his transition See Pilarz, page 5
MKE crime falls Despite campus crimes, overall trend downward
meant to decrease violent crime in the districts where it has increased in the past year. But as Flynn’s statistics show, violent crime has decreased dramatically overall. So why the increased police By Ben Stanley presence? benjamin.stanley@marquette.edu Instances of robberies have risen by .05 percent in MilwauA number of recent armed kee since this time last year. robberies occurring near Mar- That only amounts to an inquette prompted a campus-wide crease of seven instances, but increase in police presence last it bucks the overall trend of deweek. But while this spike may creasing crime the city has rebe momentarily alarming, crime cently enjoyed. Last week there were four in Milwaukee has decreased armed robberies significantly over the “It is not unusual to reported on Marpast few years. quette’s campus. Information re- see an increase in Only five were released by Milwaukee crime at the ported in the two Police Chief Edward beginning of the months prior. Flynn on Aug. 16 “It is not unusual showed that violent school year. But this to see an increase in crime has fallen no- is not acceptable.” crime at the begintably in the past four Russell Shaw ning of the school years. DPS Captain year,” said DepartSince 2007, the toment of Public tal amount of violent crimes in the first half of each Safety Captain Russell Shaw. year dropped by 30.1 percent. “But this is not acceptable.” In an effort to increase stuRobberies alone dropped by dent safety, the Milwaukee Po21.3 percent. On Aug. 27, however, Flynn lice Department added mounted deployed over 100 officers into horse patrols and additional Police Districts 3, 5 and 7 in squads to patrol from 7 p.m. to what he called “Operation Sum- 5 a.m. every night. The patrol boundaries of MPD’s Violent mer Blitz.” Marquette is located in Dis- Crime Initiative Task Force were also extended eastward to trict 3. Flynn said during a police roll call that the operation was See Crime, page 5
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DPS Reports Sept. 2 At 10:06 p.m. two students were found to be in possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia in O’Donnell Hall. They were taken into custody by MPD.
Sept. 5 At 4:29 a.m. an unknown person(s) wrote graffiti on an elevator in Abbottsford Hall, causing an estimated $75 in damage. Facility services were contacted.
Between Friday at 11 p.m. and Saturday at 2:03 a.m., an unknown person(s) vandalized university property at Campus Town East, causing an estimated $100 in damage.
At 8:12 a.m. a person not affiliated with Marquette sustained minor injuries from a dog bite in the 500 block of North 20th Street and was transported by ambulance to the hospital. MPD was contacted and cited the dog owner.
Sept. 3 At 12:53 a.m. a student was battered by two other students and three people not affiliated with Marquette in the 900 block of North 15th Street. DPS transported the student to the hospital. MPD was contacted. Sept. 4 At 2:49 a.m. a student was found to be in possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia in McCormick Hall. MPD took the student into custody.
Sept. 6 Between 5:55 a.m. and 6 a.m. a student vandalized a gate arm in Lot O, causing an estimated $75 in damage. At 6:13 p.m. two people not affiliated with Marquette trespassed in the lobby of Campus Town West and were cited by MPD.
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Mike Gousha talks to Washington County, Wisconsin resident Gordon Haberman in the latest “On the Issues.”
Daughter killed in World Trade Center on business trip By Olivia Morrissey olivia.morrissey@marquette.edu
The first “On the Issues with Mike Gousha” of the year began on a somber note and ended with a tearful standing ovation. Gordon Haberman, a Washington County, Wisconsin resident, sat down with Gousha to discuss his personal connection to the national tragedy of Sept. 11, 2001. Haberman said his daughter, Andrea, 25, had planned a business trip to New York City, but due to an upcoming family wedding, had to move her trip to an earlier date. On Tuesday the 11th, Andrea was on the 92nd floor of the World Trade Center when the hijacked airplane hit its target. She did not survive. Her father knew something was wrong when Andrea’s fiance, Al, called in a panic that morning. Watching the news only increased his concern. “I turned on the TV just in time to see the south tower hit,” Haberman said. “I just threw my coffee mug against the wall.” Still unsure of Andrea’s whereabouts, Haberman said he and his wife tried to contact authorities in the city. He said an FBI agent told them “it’s chaos here” and that he couldn’t provide more info. After speaking with the agent, Haberman and his wife decided to drive to New York to find Andrea on their own. Prior to leaving, they sent a picture of their daughter to every city agency possible.
“We had to find her somehow, but nobody knew she was there,” he said. “She was all alone in New York City, in the towers.” The Habermans drove nonstop from Wisconsin to New York City. Upon entering the city, Haberman said he was taken aback by the carnage left in the airplanes’ wake. Smoke plumed fifty stories high, fires spread across Manhattan and screams of grief echoed through the air. “It was just a scene from hell,” Haberman said. In the days following the attacks, Haberman said his daughter’s picture was hung among those of other missing persons. Helping calm him was Jessica Cramer, a New York Life insurance agency employee, who contacted him to say she was looking for Andrea. “She had called me and said, ‘Mr. Haberman, I am looking for your daughter,’” Haberman said. “(She) looked for Andrea because she remembered what it was like to be alone in New York.” He also praised Cramer for the help she and others provided to he and his wife. “She and the rest of our New York family put their strong arms around us,” he said. “Without them, I don’t think we would have made it.” He spoke of the arduous process of finding his daughter, and also the grieving of her death. Before articles could be released to families of victims, clearances from authorities had to be issued. Affidavits had to be signed before an interim death certificate could be obtained. Often times, a “find” was merely a piece of a body or belonging, he said. For several years after the attacks, local sheriffs arrived at his home, saying they had “found” Andrea.
“She was not killed in the attacks,” Haberman said. “She was tortured and murdered. There is no sugar-coating 9/11.” Following the events of that September day, Haberman said he needed to find peace in the tragedy, so he tried to understand why the attacks occurred. Haberman read writings of Osama bin Laden, the leader of the al-Qaida terrorist group responsible for the attacks. He also attended trials of al-Qaida terrorists and visited the Guantanamo Bay detention camp. He said he noticed defiance and little contrition from the offenders. By telling Andrea’s story, Haberman said he hopes to keep the memories of his daughter and of the attacks alive. Since 2001, others have reached out to help with his mission. Mike Nichols, director of the movies “The Graduate” and “Charlie Wilson’s War,” wrote a book released in August about Andrea, her family and the tragic events of Sept. 11. “The title is ‘Just a Few Sleeps Away,’ because that is what Andrea and Al (her fiance) said to each other when they were apart for a time,” said Nichols, who was also at the event Tuesday. Haberman also said to further ensure his daughter’s memory stays alive, Andrea’s purse – recovered at Ground Zero – will be displayed at a museum in New York commemorating those lost in the attacks. Although Haberman said he knows he cannot change what occurred that day, he realizes the importance of learning from the tragedy. “I don’t try to understand anymore,” Haberman said. “But I do know we must be vigilant to prevent it from happening in the future.”
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Thursday 8 Taj Mahal Trio, The Pabst Theater, 7p.m. The Constellations, Turner Hall Ballroom, 7 p.m.
One More Time, The Rave, 8 p.m.
Saturday 10 Allison Krause and Union Station, The Riverside, 7 p.m. Women’s Volleyball at UW-Milwaukee, Marquette/Milwaukee Invitational, 7 p.m. Gene Ween, The Pabst Lower Level, 8 p.m.
Sunday 11
Packers vs. Saints, NFL Season Opener, Lambeau Field, 7:30 p.m.
Friday 9
Bears vs. Falcons, NFL Opening Weekend, Soldier Field, 12 p.m.
Stanton Moore Trio, Turner Hall Ballroom, 7 p.m.
Men’s Soccer vs. Wright State, Valley Fields, 2:05 p.m.
Brewers vs. Phillies, Miller Park, 7:30 p.m.
Rebirth (Sept. 11 documentary), Weasler Auditorium, 7 p.m.
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Dajon Perique, a senior in the College of Education, said she appreciates the importance media outlets have given Hurricane Irene in their coverage.
MU senior recounts devastation, media coverage of storm By Simone Smith simone.smith@marquette.edu
From Aug. 27 to Sept. 1, the U.S. watched with apprehension as Hurricane Irene made its way
toward the East Coast. For one Marquette student, the latest hurricane brought back waves of painful memories. Dajon Perique, a senior in the College of Education, is a New Orleans native who evacuated her hometown on Aug. 28, 2005, the day before Hurricane Katrina hit. “We were going to go to Arkansas,” Perique said. “But because of traffic we stopped in Shreveport
and lived in a shelter at (Louisiana New York native Sterling HardState University)-Shreveport. We away, a sophomore in the College ate and slept in the same place with of Arts & Sciences, said that sense hundreds of people.” of urgency was present in New Perique evacuated with 17 fam- York during Irene. ily members and lived in the LSU Hardaway said there were people shelter for two weeks before being in New York who didn’t take the taken in by a local church. After warnings seriously at first but were her family lived in the church for a compelled to do so. week, an uncle picked them up and Post-Katrina, Perique described brought them to Milwaukee. her family as heartbroken, someUpon arriving, Perique said one thing the news cannot really comthing that stood municate. out was Wis- “I don’t think the media let people “I tell people consin’s benevoit’s like having understand how many people were a hole in your lence. “ Wi s c o n s i n heartbroken from being uplifted from heart … I don’t was willing to their homes.” think the media assist,” Perique let people undersaid. “Wisconsin Dajon Perique stand how many helped us more were Senior, College of Education people than FEMA heartbroken (Federal Emerfrom being upgency Management Agency). Ev- lifted from their homes,” she said. eryone who evacuated and moved “People honestly can’t show you to Wisconsin was assisted immedi- that. We were heartbroken more ately.” than anything.” Perique said the media depiction Norman Sullivan, a professor of of the tragedy was accurate for the anthropology at Marquette, said bemost part, but that some parts were ing uprooted from home can affect underreported. a person’s identity and can even “The devastation was what it stop development. was,” she said. “A lot of people “(There can be) significant effects died, were left stranded, people on our identity, because it’s a part of were just left there. I don’t think who we are,” Sullivan said. “If it’s they covered the amount of bodies traumatic, it can make further dethat there were.” velopment difficult.” In comparing the media coverage However, Perique holds fast to of Katrina and Irene, Perique said her New Orleans identity and reshe’s happy with the sense of ur- turns to the city three times a year, gency that was communicated lead- mainly for holidays and family ing up to the more recent hurricane. emergencies. She also enjoys cook“They did a good job of making ing hometown specialties. people have urgency about the situ“All of my friends like my potato ation,” she said. “A lot of people, salad, but I like to cook red beans especially living in Louisiana, don’t and rice,” Perique said. really take it seriously.”
Profs punish gadget use the business world who regularly mention people rudely using technology in meetings and such. We want our students to know when it is and isn’t right to use technology.” Many Marquette professors allow the free use of technology in By Elise Angelopulos class, but most are stern regarding elise.angelopulos@marquette.edu this freedom. Feldner does not allow laptops or That moment is always incred- cell phones in class, but says most ibly awkward. The lecture hall is students will put away these desilent, the professor is pacing back vices upon first request if they are and forth in the front, and everyone using them anyway. “I think my policy is respect for seems focused. Then a loud beep emerges from somewhere in the our classroom environment. It is room, and one by one, heads turn, not arbitrary, and it is not an antilooking desperately for a student technology statement,” Feldner fumbling to silence their cell phone. said. But many students find profesLately, more Marquette professors’ rules resors have been cracking down “I used to allow technology in class. I garding technology to be very on technology use in the class- had multiple students complain that limiting. “I think we’re room as a means they felt distracted, so that’s why I paying a lot of of combatting now have these rules.” money to sit in these moments. “Getting Sarah Feldner our classes and caught texting Associate Professor, College of Communication should therefore be allowed to use and being asked that time how to leave a class may be a little embarrassing, but we want to,” said Julia Debella, a the consequences in the workplace sophomore in the College of Busican be much more severe,” said ness Administration. As a whole, the university imDavid Clark, a professor of ecoplores students to make active use nomics at Marquette. As a liberal arts university, Mar- of technology, including campusquette aims to create an environ- wide DPS email alerts and emerment where students learn: “the gency text messaging. Some say a fostering of personal and profes- divide exists between campus polsional excellence” that will aid icy and professors’ individual rules. “I sometimes don’t understand them in real-world endeavors upon graduation, according to Mar- why professors are so strict with cell phone use in class,” said Courtquette’s mission statement. “We are teaching life lessons ney Miklos, a sophomore in the here,” said Sarah Feldner, an as- College of Health Sciences. “I feel sociate professor in the College of like they are sending mixed mesCommunication. “I have friends in sages. We are adults now, so why
Cell phones, laptops banned from some MU classrooms
can’t we decide what is and isn’t acceptable?” Marquette administration does not force professors to abide by a uniform set of rules regarding inclass technology. It is up to each professor to decide what is appropriate classroom etiquette. “I used to allow technology in class,” Feldner said. “I had multiple students complain that they felt distracted, so that’s why I now have these rules.” While many professors may appear stubborn in their policies, they hope to satisfy all students’ needs and establish good behavior, Clark said. “While students recognize that taking a phone call during class would be inappropriate and rude, they unfortunately don’t see texting in the same light,” Clark said. “However, texting or taking a phone call indicates that the student is more interested in communicating with that person than paying attention to the presentation or discussion in class.” It’s a sentiment some students, including Debella, can agree with. “When technology use becomes a distraction to other students, then it is a problem,” Debella said. Jackson Swartout, a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences, believes the laptop ban in some classes hinders his ability to learn because he uses his laptop for note taking. But he also sees the benefits of such a policy. “I know people go on StumbleUpon and Facebook all the time during class,” Swartout said. “I myself am guilty of it and I know that if laptops just weren’t allowed (in all classes), more people would pay attention to the professor.”
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New Milwaukee bike path in the works $1.3 million project adds raised lane; more plans coming By Sarah Hauer sarah.hauer@marquette.edu
Cyclists will soon have greater reign over Milwaukee, with the addition of a new bicycle route this fall connecting the Bay View area with Downtown. Construction started in late summer on South Bay Street between East Potter Avenue and East Lincoln Avenue to build Wisconsin’s first raised bike lane. Mike Loughran, chief planning and developments engineer for the City of Milwaukee, said the raised bike lane means there will be a slightly raised, rolling curb separating moving traffic and bikes making it easier for cyclists to ride over and will
provide them more protection. “We recognize bicycling as a viable mode of transportation and are trying to make accommodations for cyclists,” Loughran said. Loughran said the project would be completed before Thanksgiving this year. The project will cost $1.3 million, 80 percent of which will be paid for by state and federal funds, and the remaining 20 percent contributed by the city, Loughran said. Over the last five years, Milwaukee has added more than 50 miles of bike lanes along with increased bike racks and bicycle education courses, Loughran said. Bicycle use is up 230 percent and the number of bicycle crashes is down 75 percent in Milwaukee, according to the American Community Survey, administered by the U.S. Census Bureau. The idea for the project came to fruition in the late 1990s
when the Wisconsin DepartDarren Flusche, policy anament of Transportation decided lyst for the League of American a route from the Bayview area Bicyclists, said the bronze rankinto downtown was needed. ing means Milwaukee has taken A planning study found three the first steps to being a truly options to improve this con- cycling-friendly city. nection and in a state report reFlusche said the recognition leased in 2002 it program uses was decided that the five E’s i m p r o v e m e n t s “We recognize bicycling as a viable — engineeron Bay Street mode of transportation and are ing, educaand South Water trying to make accommodations for tion, encourStreet would be cyclists.” agement, made. enforcement Laura Snaand evaluMike Loughran ation — to miska, a senior Engineer for the City of Milwaukee in the College of rank the citArts & Sciences, ies. said she believes more students With the construction of the would use bikes at Marquette if raised path and other projects, there were more bike lanes. Milwaukee is trying to emu“It is so annoying to have to late the advanced bicycle lanes weave in and out of others on of Minneapolis and Madison, the sidewalk,” Snamiska said. Loughran said. The organizaIn recognition for the city’s tion has designated both citembracing of bicycle travel, in ies to its gold level, the second 2006 the League of American highest. Bicyclists designated MilwauIn addition to construction kee to its bronze level. of the raised path, a painted
lane will be added on South Bay Street, from East Lincoln Avenue to South Kinnickinnic Avenue. Bicyclists can continue onto South Kinnickinnic Avenue until Maple Street using a current bike lane. Within the next year Loughran said an off-road bike path would be built on Second Street between Maple Street and Washington Street. Plans are also in the works to make improvements to South Water Street by adding a bike lane, making railroad crossings, and removing railroad tracks not in use Loughran said. The city is also considering adding a bike lane on the Hoan Bridge. Last month a meeting was held for residents to support the construction of a bike path on the bridge. Loughran said a feasibility study is currently underway and the department will make an announcement within the next month.
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Rebirth: Field producer has MU ties Sundance film festival this year and has been shown in theaters in Los Angeles, New York and Boston. It will be broadcast on Sept. 11 on Showtime. The film is directed by Jim Whitaker, executive producer for past films “8 Miles” and “Changeling,” but also showcases the work of field producer Danielle Beverly, a visiting professional in residence in digital media for the College of Communication. Beverly said the film is one of the most important things she has done in her life. “This documentary was epic,” Beverly said. “We had 14 film cameras, with a 35 mm time-lapse of the reconstruction of the World Trade Center as well as a human time-lapse where you watch five people go from deep grief to hope over nine years.” But Beverly said making the film was also emotionally draining. “This project was hard because you became attached emotionally to these families,” Beverly said. “But it was wonderful too because you became part of the family.” Tanya Villanueva Tepper, one
of the five people depicted, lost her fiancé in the attack and now is married with two children who call Beverly “Aunt Dana.” “The whole film crew was present at the births of Tanya’s two children,” Beverly said. “It was one of the several important life occasions that we filmed for this documentary.” The crew filmed interviews once a year, which often lasted 4-5 hours per person. “Jim would film two per day around the anniversary of 9/11, and we would also film events such as birthdays, Tanya’s wedding and 9/11 anniversary ceremonies,” Beverly said. Beverly predicts many viewers will connect with Nick Chirls, a high school student whose mother worked in finance at the World Trade Center and died in the attack. “Nick was 17 when we started filming and has since graduated from college,” said Beverly. “His is a story that applies to everyone at a certain point in their lives.” Khalil Isiah Perry, a sophomore in the College of Business Administration, said he was positive he
would attend the film. “That day was a day of sorrow,” Perry said. “The city was shut down for two days straight.” Perry said each time he goes to the city and sees Ground Zero, it’s eerie. “It’s like a ghost-town,” said Perry. “But watching this documentary might make it easier to get past everything that happened, not just for me but for others.” Paul Lisy, a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences, said he is not sure if he will watch the documentary. Lisy’s mother was supposed to be at work two blocks from ground zero but called in sick. His father was in the city at the time of the attack. “It’s as if it was yesterday that my dad came home at 2 a.m. with my neighbor who was covered in ash,” Lisy said. “I still remember watching the smoke come from the towers that next morning. I want to see this documentary, but I don’t know if I can handle watching it all happen again.”
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and think, ‘holy cow,’” Fred Timmreck said. He said while the fire department has received more training and equipment, specifically on terrorism, they need more money and consistent training to increase preparedness. “I think we’re a lot safer than we were 10 years ago,” he said. ”Are we real safe? No, not at all.” The attacks affected not only security for firefighters, but national politics as well. Christopher Murray, lecturer and coordinator of student affairs at the Les Aspin Center for Government in Washington, D.C., said he remembers being in the nation’s capital on Sept. 11 with students in the Les Aspin program. The students were out on internships that morning — most in congressional offices — at the time of the attacks, he said. They were evacuated and moved back to the center’s housing on Capitol Hill. All chose to stay in the program, though a few parents did want their children to return home, Murray said. These students saw the direct political aftermath from 9/11. Murray said politics became about how to respond to terrorist attacks and how to prevent future attacks. He said this resulted in the rapid passage of the Patriot Act, and later, the creation of the Department of Homeland Security. “Both of those were designed to deal with what many felt would be the new reality of American life and politics — the constant threat of terrorism,” Murray said. ”These policies rearranged and re-conceptualized large parts of the American government moving forward.” While concerns of terrorism and national security are still with us, they are no longer the immediate political focus, he said. Following Sept. 11, federal
expenditures increased significantly, said Abdur Chowdhury, professor and chair of economics at Marquette. “Significant amounts of resources (have been) employed to increase the security of production, distribution, finance and communication,” Chowdhury said. “These resources could have been used for other productive purposes.” Chowdhury said this could have negative economic effects. The attacks on Sept. 11 also had social implications, specifically on the heroic male role in television, said Pamela Hill Nettleton, an assistant professor of journalism at Marquette. “Our 9/11 heroes were victims, our national defenses were easily perforated,” Nettleton said. “Media wanted images of strong men rescuing victimized women for front pages, but three times as many
men died as did women.” Nettleton said this new image of a hero made masculine roles on television more human. Heroes were given flaws, she said. Timmreck said for the year following the attacks, people would stop and wave to the fire truck passing, and although that doesn’t happen anymore, he believes firefighters are still thought of as heroes. “My firehouse is on the south side (of Chicago),” Timmreck said. “I see the Sears and the Hancock as I drive down the Kennedy (expressway), and I still think about what could happen any day I’m at work.”
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Crime: LIMO Scout added include Marquette’s campus. campus. DPS increased officer Student safety in Milwaukee presence at night and added a extends beyond Marquette’s LIMO Scout, a special LIMO borders, however. The Univerwith a strobe light that stops sity of Wisconsin-Milwaukee students late at night to in- has also experienced robberies quire if they would like a ride in the areas around its campus or walking escort. DPS also in the past few weeks. expanded its patrol “I can tell you that area north to Highthere have been no land Ave. from 14th “I can tell you that robberies on camStreet to 17th Street there have been pus, but there have for additional cam- no robberies on been some in the pus safety. surrounding neighcampus.” Despite the upborhoods,” said ward spike of crime Gregory Habeck UWM Police CapUWM Police Captain tain Gregory Haon campus, however, Shaw said what is beck. happening on MarHabeck explained quette’s campus is not that bad that he was unable to say excompared to the rest of the city. actly how many robberies have Though crime numbers are occurred in the area since the down compared to previous UWM police department is reyears, there have still been stricted solely to campus and close to 50 homicides, more does not handle crimes outside than 100 cases of rape and of its limited jurisdiction. MPD nearly 1,650 cases of aggra- keeps track of the crimes in the vated assault reported in Mil- neighborhoods near campus, he waukee in 2011. Since 2008, said. no homicides, less than 10 MPD Public Relations Mancases of sexual assault and one ager Anne Schwartz was uncase of aggravated assault have available for comment by press been reported on Marquette’s time.
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Pilarz: Plans forum for fall over the summer and contin- social events and invite ued as students arrived back on students for meals while at the campus. Among the first activi- University of Scranton, and ties Pilarz took on were a din- hopes to continue the tradition ner with some students, speak- at Marquette. ing at New Student Orientation “Father (Pilarz) will continue and meeting with to host informal gathnew students and “I suspect you’ll see erings of students as parents at Convo- him around campus well,” MacKinnon cation, MacKinnon said. quite a bit.” said. Among Pilarz’s Pilarz follows plans for the future in the footsteps of Thomas MacKinnon is a fall forum sponformer University Chief of Staff to the President sored by Marquette President the Rev. Student Government, Robert A. Wild, a chance to answer who was defined in part by his student questions in the style of active presence on campus and his predecessor’s biannual Fr. interaction with students. Dool- Wild Forums, MacKinnon said. ey said the decision to name MacKinnon said Pilarz plans Pilarz president was made with to continue interacting with stuthis similarity in mind. dents throughout the year. According to the university “I suspect you’ll see him inauguration website, Pilarz around campus quite a bit,” was known to attend student MacKinnon said.
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With great power comes great responsibil- that “one bad apple ruins the whole bunch” true, and professors are forced to ban all techity. These timeless words (thanks, Uncle Ben) nology outright, those blameless students sufshould be pondered by every Marquette stu- fer far greater penalties. While such a ban may keep some from dent debating how best to spend their time in doing nothing but text their friends during class. Increasingly, professors are fighting back class, it also eliminates students’ abilities to against students’ waning attention spans by use learning tools like voice recorders and banning personal uses of technology within laptops. For some students, a voice recorder is a critical study aid in helping them make the classroom. This backlash is an effort to keep students sure they don’t miss important components of engaged during class, since it would appear a lecture. Arguably even more crucial are laptops, the cost of tuition and the education actually gained during a course are not reason enough which allow students to take faster and more accurate notes during a lecture. They also help for students to pay attention. And never mind the fact that the instructors eliminate the waste of money and paper assoand professors teaching these courses have ciated with having to print lengthy documents put significant amounts of time and effort for use during class. Laptops deserve a legitimate function in the into trying to help students learn. More and more students are letting tech- classroom, but it’s hard for professors to apnology distract them during class, and this preciate this when it appears no one is using them for such ends. hurts everyone at Marquette. Let’s lay down the facts. This is college, not At the top of the list are the students who might suffer in class by abusing technology, high school. You’re not going to get detention for texting during class, since they could miss crucial nor are your parents here information given during lesWho hasn’t been hypnotized to reprimand you for not sons while surfing the web. focusing on your studies. Perhaps more importantly, by someone in the front row But because this is colthese people also suffer by watching a random YouTube lege, you can choose failing to get their money’s video about cuddly kittens? whether or not coming to worth out of what is by no class is even worth the efmeans a cheap education. fort. If you’re just going to Someone who chooses to spend class time texting, using Facebook or be on Facebook the entire time, why not stay playing games (we get it, Bubble Spinner is home and save yourself the trouble and your insanely addictive) certainly has no right to classmates the distraction? Most importantly, you ought to think very then complain about Marquette’s constantly carefully about what you’re doing with the increasing tuition. However, even those who choose to use money you — or someone else — is spending technology responsibly and productively on your education. If your classes are not worth your attenduring class may be hurt by those who do not. Overuse of laptops in particular can be ex- tion, what in the world are you paying nearly tremely distracting to other students. Who $40,000 a year to be here for? On behalf of all of us for whom the use of hasn’t been hypnotized by someone in the front row watching a random YouTube video personal technology in the classroom is still about cuddly kittens? Such displays naturally critical, please, play FarmVille on your own time. draw our eyes. But when those YouTubers prove the cliché
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Don’t worry, your friends’ parents won’t bite
The longest trip was a visit to Northfield, Minn., a place of cows, colleges and contentment (according to the welcome sign), but also my friend Tom. Tom brought me and three other buds home to see the sights and a Twins game. After the long drive there, his parents treated us to a feast and a few beers. We were able to really get to know his family, and saw a glimpse of his life we otherwise Kelly White might not have known. The insight into my friends’ home lives Remember in high school, when your and family has taught me about them, but the parents just would not leave you alone? Re- knowledge exchange goes both ways. This member how they always had to know each past weekend, my friend Ben’s dad visited of your friends and exactly where you were from Colorado. He pointed out that he learned going? Remember how your worst nightmare a lot about his son from seeing who he spends was your parents and friends interacting be- his time with and how he interacts with them. Similarly, I was able to see a sneak peek of cause your parents were so embarrassing? Luckily, my parents (loyal readers that they Ben as an adult after meeting his father. This acute awareness of a new side of my are) have never embarrassed me. But I hear some of my friends complaining about such college friends has been incredible. I spent the majority of my Milwaukee summer basking moments. Or, I should say, I heard them complaining. in the sun at Bradford Beach, porch sitting Because this summer we all –– excuse me, and playing campus golf with these people. they all –– had a change of heart. Maybe it’s Our group grew, and so did the strength of our because we’re inching closer to adulthood. friendships. The summer crew quickly beMaybe it’s because our parents are recogniz- came my Marquette family, so meeting their ing our impending independence. Maybe it’s families only seems natural, in retrospect. The real highlight of my summer, though, because we are realizing our parents are kind came over my birthday, when my parents and of great. Whatever the reason, my summer crew brothers drove up from Ohio to celebrate with me. My mom had never met my roommates loves hanging with the ‘rents. We relaxed by spending our weekends go- or seen my apartment, and I was excited for her and my dad to meet all of ing to our friends’ parents’ my friends. houses for dinner -- or for At the tailgate my parents longer. We dined together, My parents actually being organized, my friends had a we celebrated together and able to spend time with good time. But my parents had we had meaningful and my friends was not only the best time. Putting names rarely embarrassing conver- painless, it was fun. to faces was huge for them, sations together. and seeing them talking to my One Sunday, six friends friends and enjoying their compacked into a car to visit our friend Allison’s hometown of Cedarburg, pany was huge for me. We were having fun Wis. It was the weekend of the famed Straw- together, and it was awesome. When I was in high school, the possibility berry Festival, and while the festival itself was fun, playing home run derby with her of my parents becoming my friends seemed parents and younger brother in her front yard entirely unrealistic. Throughout my earlier college years, they knew my roommates, kind was better. Another weekend, my friend Maria invited of. They heard a few names regularly but had me and two other friends to her family’s lake never met them. My parents actually being house in New Berlin, Wis. We spent the day able to spend time with my friends was not on the lake tubing and laughing with her par- only painless, it was fun. It took me the first three years of college ents. Over lunch, we talked about our weekend and the week ahead, and only upon re- before I realized parents are people too, and quest did her dad show us Maria’s baby book hanging out with them is great, as inconceivable as it may sound. So get to know your and home videos. Just last week, my roommate Ali turned friends’ parents. And have your parents get 21. Not only did her parents have us over to to know your friends. Chances are, the emtheir Wauwatosa, Wis. home for dinner on barrassment factor has dwindled since high her birthday, but they also threw Ali a party school. And for the record, anytime anyone wants on campus. We were able to spend a quiet night getting to know them over ribs just as to have me over to their house for dinner with comfortably as we were standing around the their parents, I will happily accept. kelly.white@marquette.edu keg with everyone Ali knew the night before.
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Grappling with the great obsession I admit, Drew Carey never suffices nationally televised. these days, but my point is still strong. Maybe people around here cared about ESPN is a conspiracy. It consumes our shoving it in Brett’s face, but imagine a minds to the point of dependency. random 49ers or Panthers fan. Actually, The network self-proclaims to be the think about someone who doesn’t follow worldwide leader in sports. And based the NFL but watched “SportsCenter” to on just about everything, it is. But I can’t see the result of the game. Imagine this stand it. person’s confusion about why someone That’s not to say I don’t watch it — I who used to play on the winning team Ian Yakob just wish I didn’t. FOUR seasons ago is even noteworthy. Stick with me on this. If ESPN hadn’t sensationalized Favre, It’s week two. Let’s get controversial. It’s clear that comparable competi- nobody except people with feelings of I think it’s time we hit ourselves where tion for ESPN is nonexismisplaced hate and beit hurts and have the gumption to discuss tent. “Fox Sports Net” and trayal in one state out of touchy matters. “Comcast SportsNet” try, A competitive news 50 would have cared. Don’t be alarmed, but I’m reaching but their efforts are abys- source reports on reality. A competitive news into a certain subject area that plagues mal, to be generous. One without competition, source reports on reality. the bulk of the male populace. It usuBack when “Best Damn however, creates reality. One without competition, ally hits us at our early teenage years, at Sports Show Period” was however, creates reality. which point we embark upon a struggle on air, I was periodically, on I obviously know how that often permeates adulthood. But I’m occasion, sometimes, spothis works because I got afraid it’s getting worse in this techno- radically, rarely able to watch a sports an A in “Philosophy of Scandal Ethics in logical age. This summer I witnessed show that wasn’t on the ESPN network. the Media” last semester. this problem firsthand. Don’t get me wrong, because I liked that If you watch “SportsCenter” on days One day, I walked into a room and show. But there’s a reason why the coun- when nothing big happens, you’ll underfound a 14-year-old boy, whom I barely try Greenland called itself Greenland stand how some of the dumbest ideas can knew, amid this problem. instead of Iceland. Tom Arnold was no seem like pressing issues. Only ESPN I didn’t say anything, and I wasn’t Chris Berman. can make Maryland’s new football unishocked ... at first. Like all the rest, “Best Damn’s” de- form permutations more important than But without hesitation, he told me that mise reiterates that unless something can the football. this was his third time watching so far garner more popularity than “SportsCenWe shrug off this codswallop because that day. ter,” nobody can compete with ESPN. we’re addicted to ESPN. And we’re adIt was 10:30 a.m. Thus, ESPN maintains a stranglehold on dicted to it because it is the opinion leadI could not believe he was already the sporting world — and more impor- er. And as the opinion leader, ESPN and watching the same epitantly, on its spectators. its affiliates have all the good television sode of “SportsCenBut ESPN abuses its contracts and licenses to maintain their ter” for the third time. Don’t be alarmed, but I’m power by telling the nation power. Not once or twice, but reaching into a certain what to think about, and We can’t escape it, so we keep it going. subject area that plagues how to think about it. This It’s a vicious, gate-keeping perpetuation. bloody thrice! I can’t condemn this the bulk of the male is called agenda setting. It’s ESPN’s world. We’re just watchchild, since I know I populace. Since ESPN knows it’s ing it. struggled with it when the everlasting resource Over and over and over. I was younger myself. for fans, it decides what’s I must say, though, if there’s anyone But come on! Watching “SportsCenter” important. Consider this. out there who watches ESPN “First over and over is something you did when The minute after the Green Bay Pack- Take,” what’s wrong with you? you stayed home from school and Bob ers won the Superbowl, the second item Barker just wasn’t doing it for you that on “SportsCenter’s” rundown was “Forian.yakob@marquette.edu day. getting Favre.” Please realize this was
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NEWS “I think we’re a lot safer than we were 10 years ago. . . Are we real safe? No, not at all.” --Fred Timmreck, 16-year veteran of the Chicago Fire Department, on national security since 9/11
“I am honored that my fellow governors have selected us as their host and am thrilled for the opportunity to showcase the world-class city of Milwaukee and all that this wonderful state has to offer.” --Gov. Scott Walker, on the National Governor’s Association’s choice to hold 2013 meeting in Milwaukee
“Governor Perry doesn’t believe he created all those things. If he tried to say that, he would be like Al Gore saying he created the Internet.” --Mitt Romney, in regards to the advantages Texas has over other states
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Haggerty makes Milwaukee art accessible to all New exhibition showcases ten local visual artists By Vanessa Harris vanessa.harris@marquette.edu
Milwaukee isn’t often recognized for its art beyond the masterpieces at the Milwaukee Art Museum, yet there is a massive amount of talent outside its walls living right here in the city. And while art can be intimidating for some, much of this Milwaukeebased art is accessible to anyone. The Haggerty Museum of Art’s newest exhibition, “Current Tendencies II,” is a perfect example of local art that can mean as much to the everyday individual as it can to a professional art critic. Running through Dec. 31, the exhibition features a variety of media, including photography, painting, drawing, printmaking, video and sculpture. All the pieces come from 10 Milwaukee area artists: Reginald Baylor, Mark Brautigam, Nathaniel Stern, Jessica Meuninck-Ganger, Julian Correa, Lisa Hecht, Sharon Kerry-Harlan, Luc Leplae, Will Pergl and Jordan Waraksa. “Current Tendencies II” has been a process two years in the making. Its 2009 predecessor, “Current Tendencies,” was a successful show featuring artists from around Wisconsin. When it came to proposing new talent for the present exhibition, the Haggerty staff realized most of the suggested artists hailed from Milwaukee. “It seemed that as we were working on the exhibition, we were bringing more Milwaukee artists to the front,” said Lynne
Shumow, curator of education and community outreach at the Haggerty. “That’s when we decided to make it all Milwaukee artists.” Living in the same city provides all the artists with a common background, but their work touches on different issues and themes that reach across not only multiple academic disciplines, but also various real-life experiences. Walking through the exhibition exposes viewers to a wide range of art all together in one space. For instance, Sharon KerryHarlan’s earthy tone pieces on quilt-like material have a strong social-political message, whereas photographer Mark Brautigam captures simple moments so intriguing that viewers can create their own narrative behind it. “We’re not showing art just for art’s sake here,” Shumow said. “Artists are applicable to everything.” The Haggerty is an academic partner of Marquette, so the exhibitions are often incorporated into different curricula. With this Photos courtesy of the Haggerty Museum of Art exhibition’s focus on Milwaukee, This photo is just one piece from Milwaukee-based photographer Mark Brautigam’s “On Wisconsin” series. Shumow proceeded to pair the artists with Marquette professors sharing similar interests in order Jessica Meuninck-Ganger and unique opportunity. It’s win-win is a foreign experience. They just to create a dialogue about the art- Nathaniel Stern’s collaborative for Marquette and the artist.” need to spend more time with it.” work. Each professor reflected on piece. Reginald Baylor, a featured Many of the featured artists find a single artist’s work and wrote While Meuninck-Ganger works artist in the exhibition, said his inspiration in the same places the about it. more with tradi- discussion with Roberta Coles, a average person finds inspiration. “ ( T h e ) “It’s a unique opportunity. It’s tional art mediums, social and cultural sciences pro- The work on display delves much first thing I win-win for Marquette and Stern makes use of fessor, was successful. Together, deeper than merely what’s visible thought was the artist.” computer technol- they created a very honest reflec- externally. Melissa Shew ogy. Their finished tion of Baylor’s work. that I didn’t “Art is much bigger than art,” Philosophy professor product, “13 Views have an in,” A mix of textile, metal, vinyl, Shumow said. “Art is a reflection said Meof a Journey,” is a traditional acrylic on canvas and of life.” lissa Shew, combination of silk- commercial banner material, And “Current Tendencies II” a visiting assistant professor in screen, traditional printmaking, Baylor’s pieces are sprinkled with is much more than just the Hagthe department of philosophy. lithography and digital media, references to pop culture through- gerty’s fall exhibition. It’s a col“But this is good for philosophy. I along with other methods. The out. lection of diverse artists and a spend a lot of time thinking about dynamic piece incorporates pop Baylor said he believes the chance to dispel the myth that art dialogue.” culture references as well as his- Haggerty’s showcase of Milwau- isn’t relatable. “Current TendenShew wrote a reflection on torical figures and events. kee artists is a great example of cies II” is an opportunity to truly Shew is also using the exhibi- creating accessibility for a wider understand visual arts in Milwaution as a point of conversation audience, and therefore creating kee. for her students. To her, “Current a better understanding of visual “Current Tendencies II” runs Tendencies II” and the Haggerty arts. through Dec. 31 at the Haggerty are great resources, even for a “If I spoke a foreign language Museum of Art. The museum is philosophy class. you didn’t understand, the more free and open to the public Mon“Its genius to ask different time we spent together, eventu- days – Saturdays 10 a.m. to 4:30 faculty members to share their ally we’d start communicating,” p.m., Thursdays 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. point of view,” Shew said. “It’s a she said. “A lot of people think art and Sundays 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
This piece on display at the Haggerty is crafted from paint, wood, foam, steel and aluminum by Julian Correa. Jessica Meuninck-Ganger and Nathaniel Stern collaborated on this piece, “13 Views of a Journey,” currently on display at the Haggerty.
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Celebrating the iconic Calatrava 10 years later MAM exhibition shows Quadracci Pavillion evolution By Jennie Jorgensen jennifer.jorgensen@marquette.edu
Ten years ago, the dramatic addition of the Quadracci Pavilion at the Milwaukee Art Museum stretched its wings for the first time. The building has since been featured on “American Idol,” “Transformers: Dark of the Moon,” served as a backdrop for a Victoria’s Secret television commercial and has been dubbed the sexiest building in the world by VirtualTourist.com. Now a proud Milwaukee lakefront icon, MAM will celebrate a decade of Santiago Calatrava’s architectural masterpiece. “Building a Masterpiece: Santiago Calatrava and the Milwaukee Art Museum,” an exhibition highlighting the construction of the entirely custom-made project, opens today and runs through Jan. 1. Watercolors, models, videos and photographs will trace the evolution of the design, including the Burke Brise Soleil (the wings) perched high above the Quadracci Pavilion. It all started after a 1975 addition which – despite increasing MAM’s space – still didn’t quite reveal the museum to the public eye. In the early ’90s, the museum board craved a new, grand architectural statement, said Brady Roberts, chief curator of MAM. Following the museum’s receipt of a then-anonymous $10 million donation from Betty and Harry Quadracci, the board began an international architect search. It took a year for the search committee to find the right man for the job: Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, who began working on the addition in 1995. After three years of construction and three years of designing, the
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Architect Santiago Calatrava visited the Milwaukee Art Museum every month during the three-year construction process of the Quadracci Pavillion.
Spaniard’s first United States commission was complete in September of 2001. “It’s interesting that the committee selected an architect who was designing extraordinary buildings in Europe, but who hadn’t yet done any work in the U.S.,” Roberts said. “This building put Calatrava on the map.” The uniqueness and sophistication of the design took people by surprise at the start of the project. Since every element was custommade, Calatrava had a lot of explaining to do. “Calatrava came here every month during construction to explain to people what they were going to do,” Roberts said.
“Nobody had ever done a building like this before. It was all new to everyone and they had to work with him to figure out what the concepts were.” While many hopeful architects take their designs to engineers only to discover their ideas defy physics and cannot be done, Calatrava very carefully designed the Quadracci Pavilion with an understanding of engineering and physics from square one. “Most buildings are boxes,” Roberts said. “There’s nothing else that looks like the pavilion and nothing standard about its design.” Such a rare building began attracting attention as soon as the
designs were officially released to the public in 1997, Roberts said. More than a decade later, the Quadracci Pavilion still attracts national and international visitors and attention. Roberts said “Building a Masterpiece: Santiago Calatrava and the Milwaukee Art Museum” aims not only to celebrate a landmark, but also to allow people a closer look into the framework of a building which in many ways has become the symbol of the city. “There’s a lot of pride amongst Milwaukeeans. This is an opportunity to really understand [the Quadracci Pavilion] in a much deeper way, and I think it will
increase people’s appreciation for the building,” he said. Because so many people visit the Pavilion daily and snap pictures for permanent reminders of its uniqueness, the exhibition will also feature a screen with a changing matrix of submitted photos from visitors, Roberts said. The photos will be entered into a contest, with a Canon digital camera as the prize for the winning photo. “Building a Masterpiece: Santiago Calatrava and the Milwaukee Art Museum” runs from Sept. 8 to Jan. 1 at the Milwaukee Art Museum, 700 N. Art Museum Dr. For more info, visit mam.org.
Two venues, two anniversaries, one objective The Borg Ward and Cactus Club both think local By Liz McGovern elizabeth.mcgovern@marquette.edu
When you think of undiscovered talent, you may think of actors moving to Los Angeles or aspiring musicians auditioning for “American Idol.” What you may not think of is all the talent waiting to be discovered right here in Milwaukee. The Borg Ward Collective and the Cactus Club are two Milwaukee venues that focus on lesserknown and often local talent. This fall, both venues are celebrating anniversaries and hosting special shows in honor of them. Midway through 2007, a few local artists pooled resources to create a music venue. They found like-minded artists and volunteers, rented and renovated a building and in the end established a communal place for emerging visual and musical artists in the Milwaukee area. Thus, the Borg Ward Collective, 823 W. National Ave., was born.
In the past four years as the venue has grown, a sense of community has established among those who frequent it. Joe Smith, a member of the Borg Ward, said in an e-mail, “We consider ourselves a community space and book events as such, allowing anything from high school bands playing their first shows to fundraisers for local non-profits.” The recurrent concert-goers of the venue decided collaboratively which bands to showcase for their fourth anniversary concert. The bands selected for the lineup either play at Borg Ward often, attend concerts themselves or are favorites of the Borg Ward. The fourth anniversary show takes place on Friday, Sept. 9. The event will feature a barbecue at 6 p.m., and a free show starting at 7 p.m. Trin Tran, Absolutely, Dan of Earth, Soup Moat and Sacrificial Massacre will be performing. The venue hopes to continue to explore experimental music and test the limits in the future. “We are committed to artists and musicians who push boundaries,” Smith said. The Cactus Club’s venue, 2496 S. Wentworth Ave., is celebrating
its 15th anniversary, despite its location in a century-old building. Since its opening, the Cactus Club has featured a variety of well known acts such as The White Stripes, Queens of the Stone Age, Death Cab for Cutie, Spoon and Bright Eyes. But the same venue that hosts Grammy Award-winning outfits also gives attention to lesser-known Milwaukee acts. Instead of cramming the 15th anniversary show into one day, or even one week, the venue has decided to make their celebration of music from artists big and small last until the end of October. Kicking off the festivities this Monday at 8 p.m. are MC Chris, MC Lars, Mega Ran and Adam WarRock. Jaill and Jacuzzi Boys will be performing Wednesday, Oct. 12 at 9 p.m., and the Japanese-based Melt Banana, Centipedes and Protestant will take the stage starting at 10 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 15. What do these venues have in common? An appreciation for undiscovered talent. Christina Kowalsky, a sophomore in the College of Communication, has a passion for experimental, alternative and underground music. Kowalsky is
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The Borg Ward is a hub for experimental music and art in Milwaukee.
interested in the music business and has worked with MusicSkins LLC, Syndicate Records and Red Bull Records. “I love underground music because of its honesty,” Kowalsky said in an e-mail. Kowalsky stresses the importance of supporting local bands.
“All of the acts that are seen on TV and heard on the radio started out somewhere,” Kowalsky said. “At one point in her life, Lady Gaga was playing under the name ‘Stefani’ in little piano bars across New York. Now she’s a multimillionaire. You never know who could be next.”
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Milwaukee hiphop gives back
Sarah Elms Hip-hop has a lot of negative stereotypes. The music and lifestyle are tagged as violent, vulgar, sexist and illicit, and most mainstream artists do nothing but fuel this image with their shallow lyrics and sensationalized music videos. But I’m proud to say the artists of the Milwaukee hip-hop scene are anything but gun-toting, womanizing, crime-committing individuals. I’m not an expert on Milwaukee’s hip-hop scene by any means, but I listen to a fair amount of its music and stay up to date on anything Milwaukee music-related, and I can tell you our hip-hop circle is all about one thing: community. And not just their community, but the Milwaukee community as a whole. Our local hip-hop artists are using their talents in music and art to unite people with common interests behind efforts that benefit the city as a whole. A perfect example of this is the “Hip-Hop Hates ...” concert series, hosted and developed by Milwaukee-born rapper and OnMilwaukee.com music contributor JC Poppe. The series is dedicated to raising money and awareness for different causes, with the first two shows dubbed Hip-Hop Hates Multiple Sclerosis and Hip-Hop Hates Breast Cancer. The latest installment, HipHop Hates HIV/AIDS, is a benefit for the AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin. The show is coming up on Friday, Sept. 23 at the Cactus Club in Bay View. Doors open at 9 p.m. and the music starts at 10 p.m. DJ Bizzon of The Mad Kids show on WMSE will serve as house DJ, and local artists Prophetic, Streetzn-Young Deuces, Lah-Kid and Pacino will all be performing. According to a write up by
Poppe circulating area hip-hop blogs, Poppe hopes to raise $1,000 through the event and asks attendees to donate a $5 minimum at the door. All donations go straight to the ARCW. I’ve had the pleasure of interviewing both Poppe and Bizzon in the past, and I can tell you their cause is earnest. Poppe is one of the most vocal members of Milwaukee hip-hop, and possibly one of its harshest critics. Bizzon values true hip-hop, not the commercial alternatives you see on MTV. Both respect the Milwaukee community and break the negative stereotypes I mentioned above. Events like “Hip-Hop Hates ...” not only bring the hip-hop community together, but they also bring the city together for a common cause. People who before would have never considered spending their Friday night at a hip-hop show are showing up and enjoying themselves right alongside the regulars to the scene, and it’s all in the name of a good cause. What’s more, this series isn’t the only thing Milwaukee hiphop artists are involved in that promotes a healthy and safe community. The seventh annual Put the Guns Down Festival took place this past Sunday in Washington Park, kicking off with a neighborhood march and wrapping up with performances by local rap artists. TRUE Skool, Inc. is a Milwaukee non-profit that works to empower youth and young adults through two main programs, Urban Arts and Adopt a Community. According to their website, they believe “popular culture, specifically hip-hop culture, has the power to provide unexplored opportunities for youth,” and they incorporate that into their organization’s work towards building a better future for these kids. Concerts and programs like these help the community as well as demonstrate the sense of pride these individuals truly have in our city. Milwaukee’s hip-hop artists deserve recognition beyond that of negative stereotypes and assumptions. They deserve our support and appreciation. sarah.elms@marquette.edu
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Thriller packs toothless bite ‘Shark Night 3D’ falls short with all dialogue, no action By Matt Mueller matthew.mueller@marquette.edu
As a self-proclaimed film snob, I like my movies to get me thinking. I want complex and interesting characters interacting in unique stories that leave me guessing what will happen next. I want to walk out of the theater asking questions and analyzing what the movie has to say about our society. But sometimes, I just want to watch sharks make delicious entrees out of mindless college students. This would appear to be the main draw of the new thriller “Shark Night 3D,” but unfortunately, the movie missed this memo. Instead, the film keeps the sharks to a minimum and pushes the tedious dialogue and characters to front and center, causing the picture to sink like an anvil. The aquatic adventure follows a group of college students on their trip to a house on a salt water lake to relax, drink and hopefully not get brutally murdered. The characters have names, but they are more definable by their various horror movie stereotypes, like the quiet, yet noble hero, the comedic relief or the guy most likely to die first. All is going well on this trip until a seemingly innocent wakeboarding accident leaves a collegiate with one less arm than he started with. The students discover there are sharks in the lake, and that this isn’t a natural phenomenon. Locals have put the predators there and are using them for a diabolical, as well as hilarious, scheme. I won’t spoil their master plan because it is the lone piece of dialogue that delivers on “Shark Night 3D’s” promise of B-movie fun. But the rest of Will Hayes and Jesse Studenberg’s screenplay is lethally dull. The film attempts to develop its stereotypical characters and give each some back story, which is normally a commendable screenwriting tactic. In the case of “Shark Night,” however, the audience isn’t there for intense character development. Most of these characters are stock stereotypes, and the development doesn’t add anything new to make their interactions interesting.
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David R. Ellis’ thriller “Shark Night 3D” is far from a catchy summer flick.
That said, the script is not helped by the young cast. The band of unknowns, including Sara Paxton, known mostly for being Bill Paxton’s daughter, and “90210’s” Dustin Milligan, seem just as bored with their lines as the audience is listening to them. The cast also features “American Idol’s” season five runner up Katharine McPhee, who may have a great singing range but is pretty onenote when it comes to acting. Director David R. Ellis is equally lost at sea. Under his control, the conversations seemingly drag on forever. Then, as if making up for time wasted on dialogue, Ellis uses cheap tricks—like sped up montages—to move the film along. One particular shot featuring a character walking to a chair was apparently so valuable it needed to be repeated three times, a technique that wasn’t cool when “Salute Your Shorts” did it in the ’90s and has not gotten better with age. Not surprisingly, “Shark Night
3D” is at its best when it features its star attraction: the sharks. Since the film is PG-13, the attacks are not as gruesomely entertaining as last summer’s B-movie masterpiece, “Piranha 3D.” Ellis and his writers, however, come up with several entertaining ways for the sharks to introduce themselves mouth-first to the meaty students. Unfortunately, the sharks only make up about 10 percent of the final product. The other 90 percent would be more accurately titled “Conversation Night 3D.” Ellis, who was at the helm of the infamous “Snakes on a Plane,” seems to have a habit of overpromising and under delivering when it comes to his B-movies. He continually allows himself to get bogged down with tedious characters and dialogue instead of giving the audience the ridiculous thrills they want. There is some fun to be had with “Shark Night 3D,” but most of it bites.
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SI writer delivers MU’s ‘King’s Speech’ Tells students to learn to diversify By Trey Killian
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Sports Illustrated readers and Sunday Night Football watchers know Peter King as a giant in the field of NFL media. Tuesday, the author of the “Monday Morning Quarterback” column visited Marquette to share advice and his experiences with prospective journalists and football fans. The lengthy name of King’s speech gave a straightforward statement of his purpose: “Why You’re Kidding Yourself If You Think You Only Need to be Good at One Medium Coming Out of College.” “One of the things I like to do when I speak to younger people is try to emphasize to them how much this whole thing has changed,” King said. “You’re in a totally different world than the one I entered in 1980 when I got a job covering sports at The Cincinnati Enquirer.” King stressed the importance of spending some time working with each type of media rather than specializing in a particular medium. “In an ideal world you should work one year with the school paper, one year with the radio station, one year with the T.V. station and then maybe use one year to figure out what you liked the most and do that again,” he said.
Eager to entertain as well as lecture, King sprinkled anecdotes from his years with Sports Illustrated throughout the speech, including stories from his time with the Green Bay Packers, coach Mike Holmgren and a young Brett Favre. King recalled his excitement on being the first reporter to publish the full story of Favre’s trip to rehab in 1996, but explained how differently the situation may have turned out in the modern world. “I talked to Favre eight days before the story appeared in front of anybody in the United States,” King said. “What happens today doesn’t wait eight days.” King said, in a modern-day setting, within 15 minutes of talking to Favre he would’ve put out about three tweets, written a story on it for SI.com, and the PR department at Sports Illustrated would’ve probably made a deal for him to be on “SportsCenter” that night. He also shared that he had just recorded his first podcast with Philadelphia Eagles’ cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha based on his desire as a journalist to go outside his comfort zone. “Don’t do what everybody else does just because it’s the way it’s always been done,” King said. “You just don’t know what’s going to happen over the next few years in terms of information dissemination.” Later, in a panel discussion, King talked more about his day-
to-day job, including his Sunday sessions with the cast of “Football Night in America” in front of nine big screens viewing every NFL game. He shared his experience covering the Michael Vick dogfighting story before thinking back to the one piece of advice he would’ve given himself as he left college. “Don’t worry about the next job,” King said. “You don’t get a job in this business by seeking the next job. You get a job by working
your rear end off and being really good.” After answering a few basic NFL questions from the crowd, King stayed an additional hour and a half to answer every remaining viewer’s questions. “I really enjoyed it and I think he’s a very knowledgeable, funny guy,” Adam Ballent, a sophomore in the College of Communication, said. “He really inspired me to get out of my own comfort zone.” King agreed to stop by Mar-
quette on his way to Green Bay at the request of MUTV Sports Director Tess Quinlan, a sophomore in the College of Communication. Quinlan played left field for King’s travel softball team as a youth, and the two have kept close contact over the years. “I was definitely not (a Sports Illustrated reader) at the age of 10,” Quinlan said, “but in one of the best summers of my life I got to know not only Peter the coach, but Peter the person as well.”
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Monday Morning Quarterback author Peter King spoke to prospective journalists about the importance of all medias.
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Golden Eagles’ homestand UFC pain has begins against Golden Eagles never felt so good
Carlson, Mrotek creating chances for outside hitters By Mark Strotman mark.strotman@marquette.edu
After a nine-day, seven-game road trip that took the Marquette women’s volleyball team through Iowa and Nebraska, coach Bond Shymansky and the Golden Eagles will be back on their home floor for the first time this season when they host the Marquette/Milwaukee Invitational. Marquette faces Southern Mississippi and Akron on Friday before making a short trip to Wisconsin-Milwaukee, the other site for the invitational, for a Saturday night showdown. The Golden Eagles will finish the tournament with a Tuesday evening match against Wisconsin-Green Bay. “I think it gets them jacked up, but in a good way,” Shymansky said of his players getting to play at home. “And that’s to our benefit. They’re excited to come home and play in our own gym in front of a home crowd with families, friends and students.” Freshman setter Chelsea Heier said she welcomes the upcoming home games as well. “It will be easier for us because we know the court, and we won’t be as tired from traveling,” she said. “And to have our own fans there will help us as well.”
The Golden Eagles will begin an eight-game home stand (outside of the short trip to face the Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers) that will keep them in Milwaukee until Sept. 29, when they travel to Sacred Heart before beginning their Big East schedule. The home stand is sure to be a boost for the Golden Eagles, who were 9-2 at the Al McGuire Center a year ago. A familiar opponent will be the Panthers, who the Golden Eagles swept last year thanks to 18 kills from current senior out-
side hitter Ciara Jones. Shymansky said the rivalry match will be an important one for his team. “There’s always something a little extra in that match,” he said. “We are now two teams that know and understand each other very well, and that can make for a very tough match at times.” The Panthers hold a 46-25-1 record all-time against Marquette The Southern Mississippi See Homestand, page 16
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Senior outside hitter Ciara Jones leads Marquette in kills after seven games.
Erik Schmidt Bam! You just got punched in the face. Did it hurt? Did it feel like a twoton truck just ran over your ugly mug? Good. Now get used to it. Mixed martial arts isn’t going anywhere. Actually, it’s going everywhere. Two weeks ago, the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) — which, like the NBA or NFL in their respective sports, is the head honcho of the fighting scene — inked a seven-year deal with network juggernaut Fox. The mega deal includes four fights a year on Fox and the reality television show “The Ultimate Fighter” airing on sister channel FX. Ouch. It hurts so good. For the few tree-hugging sissy pacifists out there who haven’t gotten wise to the world’s fastest growing sport, let me make something clear: This is a huge deal. It means MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) is validated. It means the UFC has arrived. Just nod your head and throw a steak on that eye. It’s starting to swell. The landscape of mainstream culture is going to shift dramatically from here on out. MMA is no longer buried on Spike and Versus, secluded from the world like some
sort of savage secret. It’s right out in the open now. The gloves are off. Imagine: In between cartoon comedies and medical mysteries, there’s now going to be neck cranks and gogoplatas (which is a very painful choke hold). After “So You Think You Can Dance?” there’s going to be “So Do You Think You Can Dodge This Crane Kick to the Mouth?” Anderson Silva and Georges St-Pierre are going to be the new LeBron and Kobe. Sounds like good, clean, family fun. And it is, which it what some people can’t seem to get a handle on. Yes, MMA is brutal. It’s bloody. Occasionally, it can be downright barbaric — I’m looking at you B.J. Penn, licking his opponent’s blood off his gloves — but it’s also poetically beautiful. It’s a dance with pain as the theme song. It’s a chess match where bodies topple instead of kings. There’s a reason they’re called mixed martial artists, after all. They’re geniuses of their crafts, just like any other professional athlete. They do what grounded mortals can’t, what thunderstruck plebeians only dream of — which is the point of watching sports in the first place, to see the absolute pinnacle of human achievement. And what’s more fascinating than a man who can leap off a chain-link cage, knife throw the air and roundhouse kick his opponent in one deft move? Yes, MMA will do just fine next to football and break dancing. But back to the deal for a moment. See UFC, page 15
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the facts As if scoring four goals in a game wasn’t enough, Kelly decided to up the ante scoring a game winning goal against arch-rival No. 14/14 Wisconsin-Milwaukee in the 109th minute of overtime of a nationally televised game. Kelly beat her defender off a long ball, chipping the Panther goalie from outside the 18-yard box to give Marquette the victory.
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When it comes to athletics, it’s all in the Vicker family Photo courtesy of Marquette Images
Hishmeh pulls out all the right moves Has helped anchor a stingy backline By Michael LoCicero michael.locicero@marquette.edu
If it’s true that offense wins game, but defense wins championships, it’s safe to assume that this year’s Marquette women’s soccer team will win — and win often. While many accolades and recognitions are rightfully given to the Golden Eagles’ dynamic back line duo of senior defender Kerry McBride and senior goalkeeper Natalie Kulla, it’s players like sophomore defender Katie Hishmeh who do the little things that have helped Marquette to three consecutive NCAA Tournaments. Hishmeh has started every game of her collegiate career, and there is no reason why that will change anytime soon. Unless, of course, she encounters an injury busting out some of her killer dance moves. “You don’t really see her dancing that much, but she probably is literally the best dancer on our team,” sophomore midfielder Sam Vicker said. “She has a ton of secret dance moves.” Hishmeh’s reluctance to show her hidden talent reflects well with her play on the field. The stats may not show it (0 goals, 3 assists in her career), but the team knows that Hishmeh is vital for its continued success. “She is very consistent from the left side and she has done it since the very first day she stepped onto the field last year,” coach Markus Roeders said. The quintet of Hishmeh, Kulla, McBride, and junior defenders Ally Miller and Megan Jaskowiak have allowed just four goals in six games, which helped propel Marquette’s 6-1-0 start.
The team will have to rely on Hishmeh and the rest of the back line if it wants to sustain its run of success, including repeating as Big East American Division champions for the third straight year. Marquette’s back line will face stiff competition in the coming weeks from prolific scorers like West Virginia’s senior forward Blake Miller and Notre Dame’s senior forward Melissa Henderson and sophomore forward Adriana Leon. Hishmeh acknowledges that it’s not just her that will keep others from scoring, but rather a collective team effort, both on and off the field. “I expect us to be successful by working together and getting to know each other more, because that definitely plays a part besides just winning,” Hishmeh said. Marquette has already been challenged by teams like Florida State and Long Beach State, and will soon enter the Big East season that includes matches with preseason American Division favorite West Virginia and at home against defending national champion Notre Dame. If the thought of Hishmeh getting rattled is a concern, Roeders offers a compelling piece of advice. “She’s solid as a rock and provides a great consistency to our team,” Roeders said. “She’s very composed, and doesn’t try to shine the spotlight on herself and wants the team to do well.” Hishmeh said her aspirations when she was younger were to be a dancer, but it’s safe to say Roeders is glad she decided to play soccer at Marquette instead. “We’re really happy with her play and just want her to keep elevating that,” Roeders said. “She’s played against a lot of really great players, and at the end of the day she just embraces it and wants to do well.”
Sisters find way on soccer and cross country rosters By A.W. Herndon
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Several years before they were standout athletes, Marquette’s Vicker trio were already roaming the halls of the Alumni Memorial Union. Raised in neighboring Whitefish Bay, the girls often accompanied their father, Todd Vicker, to his job as an administrator in the AMU. “We’ve grown up around the city and have all been coming to the Marquette campus for years,” freshman Mady Vicker said. “Sometimes we would just hang out and have fun around the Brew waiting for our dad.” Fast forward a decade and a couple things have changed. Yes, the Vickers have reunited, but this time they’re taking Marquette athletics by storm. This semester freshmen twins Mady and Kenzie joined their sister, junior Sam Vicker, as student athletes; Mady and Sam are on the women’s soccer team, while Kenzie runs cross-country. Together they form three bubbly, energetic young ladies. Individually, however, their personalities are very distinct. “When I found out they were coming, I was excited but also a little nervous,” Sam said. “My sisters are a little too friendly. When we were in high school they would be saying hi to my friends, who were seniors. I would ask, ‘How do you even know them?’” This time around, Mady wants to be more conscious of her role as a freshman and also as Sam’s little sister.
“Part of the reason I came to Marquette was that I wanted to play with Sam for a few years,” Mady said. “I try to work really hard to get better, and plus, I don’t want to embarrass her.” There is certainly an element of sibling rivalry present in the relationship between the three. “I just have really high expectations for Mady, and as an older sister I want to make sure she does well,” Sam said. “Sometimes, I will get mad at her and see some of my teammates coming to pick her up and make sure she’s doing well. I don’t know why they choose her side.” Kenzie Vicker, off to a blistering pace this cross-country season, is quick to mention that the sisters did not intend to go to the same school, it just worked out with the programs. Marquette, however, seems to be the only thing the Vickers can agree on. “We’re so competitive at home. I mean, everything is a competition,” she said. Take the doctor’s office: Kenzie and Mady were stopping through
for a routine checkup when the physician needed to draw their blood. Kenzie thought nothing of it as she went first, but after the doctor took Mady’s sample, she could not pass up the opportunity for a jab at her twin saying, “Even my blood is faster than yours.” Although a hindrance to family game night, this competitive drive has fueled the Vickers to each become successful athletes in their own right. Each ran crosscountry, track or played soccer at some point through high school, with Mady even making it to state as a sprinter. The sisters credit their parents with their athletic success, and know that this opportunity is special for them. “Our parents love coming to our competitions,” Sam said. “They’re glad we’re here, so they can stay involved in our athletic careers.” Having support is nice, but Kenzie saved the best benefit for last. She smiled, saying, “It’s just nice to have someone to share clothes with.”
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Mady, Kenzie and Sam Vicker all don Marquette gear for their respective teams.
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UFC: FOX’s bloody hit
The first fight airs on Fox Nov. 12 and will be headlined by a showdown between heavyweight champ Cain Velasquez and top challenger Junior dos Santos, two supremely skilled, atomic bomb-throwing young bruisers. A match like that could cost $50 or more on pay-per-view, depending on the fight. Here, the UFC and Fox give it to you for the cost of
obtaining a television. Because they care. Because they want to make a meteoric impact with the first ever UFC show on network television. Because they want everyone to get that this MMA thing isn’t a flash in the pan, that it might be, could be, the greatest sport in the world. Bam! You just got sucker punched by MMA. Did it hurt? Did it feel like
a piano falling on you from the top floor? Good. Because if you didn’t see this coming, this colossal deal that has pushed MMA into everyday consciousness, then you simply weren’t paying attention. And, for that, you deserve to bleed. erik.schmidt@marquette.edu
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Thursday, September 8, 2011 Men’s Soccer
Homestand: Injuries topped Milwaukee Cup on the line again Golden Eagles will also provide a test for Shymansky’s group. Picked to finish second in Conference USA, the other Golden Eagles feature an impressive, experienced front row in junior outside hitter Halie Ecker and senior middle blocker Lauren Sears. Shymansky’s group, however, will begin the home stand with some momentum after his squad picked up two wins (over South Dakota and Creighton) last weekend in the Bluejay Invitational. Along with the weekend’s
superb play from Jones (46 kills) and the reigning Big East Freshman of the Week, setter Chelsea Heier (13.63 assists per set), sophomore right side hitter Courtney Mrotek had a careerbest weekend in Omaha, racking up 31 kills in three matches and finishing with a .349 hit percentage. There was uncertainty as to who would fill the void at right side hitter left by junior Dani Carlson, who moved to middle hitter, but those questions have been answered early in the season.
“It’s a different dynamic and it leaves our offenses to have everyone one-on-one, and that’s starting to happen,” Jones said. “You still have these other options who are going to put the ball away so it’s really nice.” Redshirt junior right side hitter Holly Mertens and senior outside hitter Ashley Beyer have each dealt with ankle injuries early on that can be attributed to Marquette’s .241 hitting percentage, but Beyer showed improvement this past weekend and is inching closer to full strength.
Men look to avoid a second straight loss to Panthers By Mike Nelson michael.e.nelson@marquette.edu
The last time men’s soccer coach Louis Bennett brought Marquette to Engelmann Stadium to battle the Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers, Bennett said the “single biggest crowd to ever see a college game in (Milwaukee)” was on hand. On Friday Bennett will bring his team back to challenge the Panthers for the first time since they ruined Marquette’s 2010 season opener in a 4-2 loss at Valley Fields. “I think (this game) should be called the “Milwaukee People’s Cup” because this is for the (Milwaukee) community,” Bennett said. “This is all the people who love college soccer. (They) show up to this game. It always attracts close to 2,000 people.” Milwaukee (2-1) enters Friday’s match on a two game winning streak after defeating Western Illinois (2-0) and Western Michigan (4-0) over the weekend to win the Panther Invitational — the event Marquette finished second at. In Marquette’s 1-0 loss to Western Illinois it accumulated 20 shots — the most since Oct. 6 2004 — but failed to convert a single shot into a goal. “Finishing has been a huge problem for us. We had (20) shots against Western Illinois, and we only had eight on target, which for us is terrible,” said junior midfielder Ryan Robb. “(Bennett) expects that at least 80 percent of our shots are on target. That’s not to say it’s just the forward guy, but it’s myself
By Andrei Greska andrei.greska@marquette.edu
Italian national team striker and Manchester City mercenary Mario Balotelli is no stranger to controversy. There was that incident in August of last year when he crashed his $80,000 Audi A8 on his way to practice, sending a 25-year Manchester City ticket holder home with a few scars and a wounded BMW. As if that wasn’t bad enough, police found Super Mario carrying 5,000 pounds in cash. When asked why he would carry such a large amount of money he answered, “Because I am rich.” Then there was that time in March when he was fined 100,000 pounds for throwing darts at Manchester City youth players . . . out of boredom. That same month he left a game at halftime because of an allergic reaction to the field’s grass.
included and the other midfielder guys.” The defense looks to get its senior leader, Michael Alfano, back Friday on the heels of losing freshman defender Axel Sjoberg for four to six weeks with a right foot injury. Alfano practiced without a jersey on Tuesday, designating him for no contact, Bennett said. On Monday he had said that if Alfano could practice without the jersey by midweek he would play Friday, but is listed as questionable. If Alfano can go, Bennett said the ideal plan for the backline would be for Alfano to assume the right back position and for freshman defender Jon Mau to take over the center back position — his natural position according to Bennett. Rather than competing for the Panther Invitational title, as the two teams did this past weekend, Friday will be a battle for the Milwaukee Cup. Marquette earned this trophy in 2009 after a 1-0 victory, but it has since spent the past year in the Panthers’ paws. “Whenever we play UWM it’s always going to be a tough game no matter how strong or weak their side is because it’s a crosstown rivalry,” redshirt sophomore forward Adam Lysak said. “On that day every tackle will have a little extra ‘oomph’ on it. Everything’s going to be a little harder and a little faster than what would be considered normal.” Robb said the team hasn’t forgotten about the licking it received on opening day 2010. “We need to return the favor. There’s no excuses now,” Robb said. “I think last year we were embarrassed. We had a huge crowd, and they came out and stuck it to us. We need to go put a big one on them in front of their fans to show them that we mean business.”
The incidents have inspired City fans to come up with a catchy little jingle. “Oooooh Balotelli, he is a striker, he’s good at darts, an allergy to grass, but when he plays he’s $#%@ class, he drives around Moss Side with a wallet full of cash.” But Super Mario can’t go more than a few months without fresh controversy. While on national team duty with Italy in a game he did not start in against the Faroe Islands this week, Balotelli supposedly took an iPad on the bench with him. When confronted he clarified that he did not take it to the bench, but it simply was with him while warming up on the sidelines. Can you really blame Mario though? Who wants to watch a boring soccer game when you could be playing “Angry Birds” instead?