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Where do graduates go? Most students decide not to stay in Wisconsin, adding to ‘brain drain’
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Lovell a key player in innovation program By Julia Pagliarulo
julia.pagliarulo@marquette.edu
Southeastern Wisconsin’s The Commons, a semester-long program with a focus on innovation and entrepreneurship, is holding a workshop Jan. 24. The Commons offers two main tracks: one for students interested in starting their own company or working with a start-up and another for students looking to connect to local companies by working on real-world business challenges. The program is hosting a workshop Jan. 24 from 9-11 a.m. in the Walker’s Point Milwaukee neighborhood on 170 S. 1st St. It will focus on entrepreneurial and business leadership skills. Michael Hostad, Joe Poeschl and Marquette alum Matt Cordio created the program to help college students in southeast Wisconsin learn about the business world and connect to local corporations including the Bucks, Kohl’s and Potawatomi Casino. “Both tracks within The Commons offer students the opportunity to work with the best and brightest among all of the universities in Southeast Wisconsin,” Poeschl said. “This is the first effort at this scale in the country. Your team could consist of an engineer from Marquette, a designer from Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, a developer from Cardinal Stritch and a marketing student from Milwaukee Area Technical College.” University President Michael Lovell was instrumental in the creation and maintenance of the program, according to Hostad, a co-founder of the program. “From the moment we presented him with this idea, Dr. Lovell has been a strong supporter of The Commons,” Hostad said. “He was instrumental in helping pull together academic leaders from the area’s higher education institutions to garner their See Commons, Page 3
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Hit-and-run hospitalizes student Officers seek info after female seriously injured on campus By Andrew Dawson
andrew.dawson@marquette.edu
A female international graduate student was involved in a hitand-run accident at the corner of 17th and Wells St. late Tuesday night, according to an email from Vice President for Student Affairs L. Christopher Miller to the Marquette community. According to an email from Milwaukee Police Department Lt. Mark Stanmeyer, the student was traveling northbound at the intersection of 17th and Wells Street when she was struck by a car going westbound. The car did not stop and was last seen heading westbound on Wells. The car was captured on surveillance camera. “The striking vehicle is described as possibly being a gray or silver Chevy Lumina that may have front-end or windshield damage,” Stanmeyer See Hit & Run, Page 3
Photo by Andrew Dawson/andrew.dawson@marquette.edu
A police car blocks traffic at the intersection of 17th and W. Wells streets after a student was struck by a car.
Students concerned with jump in tuition 18,000
Smallest increase in 4 years still a headache for some undergrads
Annual tuition rates of the past 10 years for Marquette University
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By Julia Pagliarulo
julia.pagliarulo@marquette.edu
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Golden Eagles look for first NCAA tourney bid in program history.
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Computer science students get the chance to test latest technology.
Law School students are now doing pro-bono work for entrepreneurs.
A few days after Marquette announced a $1,240 tuition increase in undergraduate tuition for 2015-’16, students are still frustrated with the news. “It will be a struggle to figure out how I will be able to afford this extra tuition,”said Emily Radtke, a freshman in the College of Education, said. “It is already a struggle now with this current tuition price and I’m frustrated with the fact that I have to work that much harder than I already do with scholarships, work and financial aid to cover this new tuition.”
Tuition will now cost $18,360 per semester and $36,720 for the school year. Marquette’s Board of Trustees approved this tuition raise after Lovell worked with members of his senior leadership team to examine university finances and determine the new price raise. “We have gone to great lengths to ensure that tuition will remain as low as possible, and that by taking cost-reduction initiatives, Marquette will continue to provide a world-class, transformative education for years to come,” Lovell said in a letter to Marquette parents. Marquette also announced that all room and board rates will go up two percent, in addition to increases in graduate school costs. Students in the Graduate School and Graduate School of
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MU grads leaving Wisconsin for jobs Wisconsin
Illinois
Other Midwest States
Outside Midwest
1 year after graduation
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20.64%
13.95%
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5 years after graduation
42.17%
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Infographic by Amy Elliot-Meisel/amy.elliot-meisel@marquette.edu
Marquette graduates, as well as other Wisconsin university graduates, tend to leave the state rather than remain in state after graduation.
Alumni trends follow greater ‘brain drain’ across Badger State By Patrick Thomas
patrick.thomas@marquette.edu
As Marquette seniors start to plan for post-graduation, one of the big questions they think about is where they’ll end up. But as it turns out, it’s likely they won’t be in Wisconsin. In a 2013 survey, 46 percent of the alumni polled stayed in the state of Wisconsin one year after graduation. Five years after graduation, that number dropped to 42 percent. That underscores a larger trend in Wisconsin, which is losing its college graduates every year in what is known as “brain drain.” The majority of people who choose to stay and work in Wisconsin after graduation from Marquette are from the state of Wisconsin. Of the people who
went to high school in the state of Wisconsin, 76 percent stayed in Wisconsin after college. Five years later, that number drops to 64 percent. The second-most popular destination for Marquette graduates is Illinois, with about 20 percent of Marquette graduates moving to Illinois one year after graduation. In a study done by Morris Davis at University of WisconsinMadison’s school of business, Wisconsin lost an average of 14,000 degreed graduates per year between 2008 and 2012. Of those lost, 9,000 each year were recent graduates aged 21 to 25. As a result, Wisconsin’s population is aging. Destination states like Illinois and Minnesota, although they are losing adults with degrees, are getting younger overall. Compared to other states in the Midwest, that’s pretty good. Illinois is losing just over 19,000 graduates per year and Michigan is losing over 46,000 graduates per year. There are several factors to
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explain why people are aban“My philosophy is that when doning Wisconsin after you are young you don’t have a they graduate. lot of ties holding you back, you Julie Granger, vice president don’t have a mortgage, you don’t of the Metro Milwaukee Asso- have kids. That’s the time to go ciation of Commerce, said that out and experience the world and migration of college graduates see what’s out there,” Kestner depends on what career students said. “You can go out and get a are choosing. job anywhere, you can always go “Milwaukee has a lot of manu- home. It makes students more apfacturing industry, so there is a preciative to go home.” high average of engineers that do Kestner said that she is tend to stay, but it’s hard to say,” aware of the brain drain but Granger said. says that she is an advocate for Benton Davies, a senior in the the students. College of Arts & Sciences, said “If you tell me that you want he wants to leave the state be- a particular career field or career cause he is getting a job all the goal, I’m going to present to you way in Silicon Valley, California. what your options are and what “I’m leaving because my in- your opportunities are,” Kestdustry is not ner said. “If that at its height in has to do with Wisconsin,” leaving the state Davies said. that’s what I’m Allyson Azar, going to do.” also a senior Kestner said in the College nobody from the of Arts & Sciuniversity has ences, is in the asked her to try same boat. to keep graduates “I love the state in the state. of Wisconsin, “I think the Benton Davies, senior, and ultimately biggest problem College of Arts & Sciences think it’s a great is that they just place to return to have a family can’t find enough skilled workwhen I’m older,” Azar said. “But ers,” Kestner said. “I don’t know as for after graduation, I am in- if it’s because of the brain drain terested in international affairs and losing them to other states. research and policy work. For the I think that the issue is that we very few job opportunities here, need to educate the students to there are hundreds of options on what employers want.” the East Coast and in larger cities Kestner said she thinks the sosuch as New York or Chicago.” lution comes with improving opLaura Kestner, director of the portunities for people in the city, Career Services Center, said that particularly for people of color. students going directly to gradu“Milwaukee can be a pretate school will typically leave the ty tough city if you don’t live state. She tells students that meet downtown and don’t have a car,” with her in the career center that she said. “It’s not a transportagraduate school is a great time tion friendly place, and this is to go and explore. a city issue.”
I’m leaving because my industry is not at its height in Wisconsin.”
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DPS Reports Jan. 16 A person not affiliated with Marquette reported that an unidentified subject threw snow at his vehicle causing damage to the vehicle at 12:32 a.m. in the 1500 block of W. Wells St. A person not affiliated with Marquette reported that unknown person(s) removed property estimated at $1,450 from his secured, unattended vehicle between 7:58 and 8:02 a.m. in a lot in the 1400 block of W. Kilbourn Ave. MPD was contacted. Jan. 17 TThree underage students were in possession of alcohol at 5:07 p.m. in Schroeder Hall. An intoxicated student reported that he may have been the victim of a battery between 12:15 and 12:36
a.m. at an unknown campus location. Medical assistance declined. MPD was contacted. Jan. 18 MPD reported that an underage student attempted to use another person’s state ID to gain entry to a bar at 1:11 a.m. in the 700 block of N. 16th St. Jan. 19 An underage student consumed alcohol at 2:04 a.m. in McCormick Hall. Unknown person(s) vandalized university property at 7 a.m. in McCormick Hall, causing an estimated $50 in damage. Facilities Services was contacted. A student reported that unknown person(s) smashed a window of his
Events Calendar secured, unattended vehicle between 10:57 a.m. and 5:57 p.m. in a lot in the 2000 block of W. Wisconsin Ave., causing an estimated $100 in damage. Nothing was taken. MPD was contacted. Jan. 20 A student reported observing a subject not affiliated with Marquette punch an unidentified victim at 11:35 p.m. in the 1300 block of W. Wisconsin Ave. MPD was contacted. A student walking across the street at the intersection of 17th and Wells Street at 11:26 p.m. was struck by an unidentified vehicle which left the scene. MFD and MPD contacted. The student was transported to a medical facility.
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Thursday 22 Bounce Milwaukee Excursion, Buses from McCormick, 6 p.m. Marquette Bigs Recruitment and Recognition, Cudahy 001, 6 p.m.
Friday 23 MLK Prayer Service and Dinner, Raynor Library, 5 p.m.
Saturday 24 Rockin’ Rollerskating, Buses from McCormick, 9:30 p.m.
Sunday 25 Boerner Botanical Gardens Winterfest, Boerner Botanical Gardens, 10 a.m.
Monday 26 Rush Week House Tours, Delta Chi Fraternity, 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. Kappa Sigma House Tour, Kappa Sigma House, 6 p.m. Spring Recruitment Week 2015, Triangle Fraternity House, 6 p.m. School Choice Speaker: Darrell Bradford, College Republicans, 7 p.m. SigEp Rush Week: Home cooked meal and Cards Against Humanity, Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity, 7 p.m.
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Hit & Run: DPS praise MU’s response to accident
Anyone who witnessed the crash or who has information on the whereabouts of the striking auto or driver is asked to call Milwaukee Police District Three at 414-935-7232.” Mark Stanmeyer, MPD Lieutenant
Diversity center celebrates transition, office renovations Open house features newly installed mural painted by students By Nicky Perry
nicolette.perry@marquette.edu
said in an email. “Anyone who witnessed the crash or who has information on the whereabouts of the striking auto or driver is asked to call Milwaukee Police District Three at 414-935-7232.” The Department of Public Safety, MPD and the Milwaukee Fire Department responded to the scene. The student was “immediately transported to a nearby hospital and is being treated for serious injuries,” according to the email
from Miller. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the student and her family,” DPS Chief Paul Mascari said in an email. “I would like to commend the Public Safety officers and Milwaukee Police officers who responded quickly to the scene to investigate and provide initial medical care to the student until the Milwaukee Fire Department arrived. We will continue to work with the Milwaukee Police Department to investigate this incident.”
Law School opens clinic for start-ups of the clinic. Hammons previously ran a private law practice that specialized in early stage entrepreneurs and small businesses. “Entrepreneurs always need more time to spend on their ideas and innovations, which is exactly what the Law School’s new Law By McKenna Oxenden mckenna.oxenden@marquette.edu and Entrepreneurship Clinic will allow them to do,” Lovell said. Marquette University Law “In return, our students will learn School officially launched a new how to have a direct impact on clinic this semester to give free the next wave of start-ups. Toservices to start-up businesses gether, we’ll advance the region’s and entrepreneurs. reputation as a place where great The Law and Entrepreneurship concepts thrive.” Clinic will be able to provide serHammons said the clinic will vices to those who lack the finan- run year round to provide concial ability to access resources, as tinuity to businesses and to prowell as lack the firsthand experi- vide services to clients throughout ence law students will receive. the year. The program will be the first in While the Law School offers the Milwaukee area to offer legal other pro bono legal services services to start-up businesses and and programs, most notably the entrepreneurs who cannot afford Marquette Law Volunteer Legal legal counsel. Clinic, this start-up is because that The clinic will be staffed with students will be able to receive Marquette law students who, with credits for their services while supervising attorgaining workneys, will advise place experience. clients on busiThe clinic is ness contracts, supported by docommercial leases nations from the and funding. law school’s anUniversity nual fund. President Michael Hammons said Lovell said in a the selection prostatement that he cess for the busihas been requestnesses begin with ing the campus an application, community, since then they evalutaking office in ate those that are July 2014, to “ema good fit for the brace innovation clinic. and entrepreneur“We’re focused Nathan Hammons, director of the on making it ship.” legal clinic and clinical professor work with eight Presently, the clinic is at limited students and we’ll capacity, staffed with only two evaluate the services we’re offerstudents for the spring. Nathan ing to our clients and the benefit of Hammons, director of the clinic helping to educate law students,” and clinical professor, said it has Hammons said. “I think it will be plans to become fully operational great to help with the developin the fall with eight students. ment of law students with transHammons began working in actional law or business law and November as a visiting clinical it will provide a great service for professor before becoming a full- the community.” time faculty member and director
Program offers free legal services, credit for law students
I think it will be great to help with the development of law students with transactional law or business law and it will provide a great service for the community.”
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The Center for Intercultural Engagement celebrated their transition to an independent department with an open house on Jan. 21 in the Alumni Memorial Union, marking the completion of recent renovations. Eva Martinez Powless, director of intercultural engagement, discussed the mission and programming of the CIE, as well as specific renovations that occurred. “Our goal is to support the overall adjustment to campus life, improve student retention and graduation rates and enhance the overall quality of the Marquette experience for culturally and racially diverse students,” Powless said. “We also support academic success and empower students to be leaders who can contribute to communities, to both their community and the overall Marquette community.” Powless went on to mention that the mission, which was
updated last fall, is aligned with the mission of both Marquette University and the Division of Student Affairs. The center also offers different programs which ensure that students are getting the support they need to succeed here at Marquette. Programs offered to students include leadership education and training, one-on-one mentoring and student advocacy programming. Powless highlights social justice education as the key aspect to the center. The CIE also focuses on different forms of diversity around campus by celebrating all national, cultural and ethnic heritage months, including LGBTQ History month in October and Muslim and Jewish awareness, among others. As for the renovations, Powless is happy to see the center upgrade from a hangout lounge to an office space. The recent changes help the center transition into their own department within student affairs. “We wanted to ensure that the main focus of the renovations incorporate the overall Marquette mission and vision. So we wanted to ensure our students felt that they are a part of Marquette University,” Powless said.
One colorful addition to the new office is a mural that was designed and painted by Marquette students. The background of the mural is bright yellow with a blue and gold globe to represent Marquette. In the center of the mural is a face decorated with different skin tones and hair colors, including a feather to represent Native Americans. Karina Sanchez, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences and the lead behind the mural, provided an in-depth meaning behind the creation. “It was definitely a group effort. We didn’t just want it to be symbols. We wanted it to be allinclusive,” Sanchez said. “We didn’t want to have specific features on the face so that it wasn’t guided toward a specific culture or race, so hopefully people will take that from this piece. That’s the main idea.” With all the renovations, Powless hopes the CIE gains more representation on Marquette’s campus. “We welcome all students. This is a safe space for everyone and it’s open to everyone—staff, faculty and students. We really would love support from other offices in ensuring that every student at Marquette is having a great experience,” Powless said.
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The Center for Intercultural Engagement celebrated the renovation of its offices in the Alumni Memorial Union.
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Commons: Students take advantage of president’s innovation leadership in city
support. Dr. Lovell leads by example when it comes to his passion for student entrepreneurship, innovation and collaboration. Because of that, more than 50 of the 140 students enrolled in The Commons are Marquette students.” Lovell said in an email that he helped establish The Commons as co-chair of Innovation in Milwaukee. He’s also involved in making decisions about the program’s future direction and programming. While Hostad and Poeschl said they are happy with the program’s involvement rate, they also said any student participant needs to be cognizant of the time commitment and willing to put in the time and effort to be successful. They also commented on the difficulty of finding a central location so students can cut down on commute time. The program launched Nov. 7 and ran over the course of
Provide an opportunity for stuthat weekend. One hundred and forty students, from 19 differ- dents to explore innovation in a ent southeastern Wisconsin in- supportive and low-risk environstitutions, attended the launch ment Serve as a source of talent for and worked on eight student-led start-up ideas and eight innova- area businesses looking to work tion challenges from varying lo- with and hire emerging thinkers Play a pivotal role in economic cal companies. “Our kickoff event was a lot development and job creation in of fun and we saw some really Wisconsin “When you look at any region amazing ideas take shape,” Poeof the country schl said. “We that is doing continue to offer well economiworkshops, netcally, you’ll find working events institutions of and mentorship higher education to all of these are helping drive teams and anythat growth,” one else interestLovell said in ed in benefiting from our proJoe Poeschl, co-founder of an email. “Havgram.” The Commons ing our students putting their The Commons has four main goals, according many talents toward starting companies and solving technito the program’s website: Create a cross-university pro- cal problems from industry will gram that promotes the applied add to the economic vitality of Milwaukee.” use of entrepreneurial teachings
This is the first effort at this scale in the country.”
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Tuition: Growth in MU prices slow down after decade-long surge Management will now pay $25 more per credit, while graduate students in the College of Education face a per-credit increase of $20. School of Dentistry students will have an annual tuition increase of $2,180, and any full-time student enrolled in the Law School in fall 2010 or later will pay an additional $1,230 annually. However, there is no change in the cost of student fees and even with the tuition increase, Marquette still ranks in the lower price half of all Jesuit colleges and universities. Compared with other
nonprofit, four-year private institutions that charge an average of $31,230, according to CollegeBoard, Marquette students face a higher tuition rate before merit or aid. This rise in tuition marks the lowest increase in both dollar amount and percentage over the past four years, according to a university news release, with a $620 rise per semester and a 3.5 percent jump from last year’s tuition price. The average increase in tuition was 4 percent over the past four years. Tuition rose on an average of 5.3 percent over
the past decade. Students expe- tuition increase in the last rienced the largest percentage four years and I absolutely aphike during the plaud President 2008 recession, Lovell for his with an increase efforts in keepof 12.4 percent. ing the tuition Seth Haines, a increase low,” freshman in the Haines said. College of Arts However, & Sciences, said Haines also he recognizes said he hopes the efforts made tuition will stay to keep tuition the same or get prices as low lower, as that as possible. could encour“It is nice to age higher-level Seth Haines, freshman, education. see that this College of Arts & Sciences is the lowest “I believe the
Even though steps were obviously made to keep the tuition increase low, it would be fantastic to see the tuition froze or even lowered.”
best society is an educated society, and if we could allow more people to obtain a quality education, like Marquette provides, then we would better our society as a whole,” Haines said. “Thus, even though steps were obviously made to keep the tuition increase low, it would be fantastic to see the tuition froze or even lowered. Hopefully Marquette continues this trend of minimal tuition increases and also continues being below the national average of tuition costs for private universities and colleges.”
Computer science students get latest in technology Senior Design team work to develop networking system By Devi Shastri
devi.shastri@marquette.edu
It’s 9 a.m. on a Tuesday morning and the five members of a College of Engineering Senior Design team sit around a table in their advisor’s office, throwing out questions and listening intently for suggestions. They’re working with cuttingedge technology to develop a system that will allow people to test their computer networks, making those networks easy to work with. “We often have this question of if computer science is science, engineering or art,” advisor George Corliss said to them. “And the answer is yes.” At the heart of the team’s work is a relatively new technology called software-defined networking. SDN is becoming more popular in the software industry because it saves money and more manageable. Because it’s so new, though its applications are not well-explored. “What networks work as right now, if you have routers that are
Photo by Devi Shastri/devi.shastri@marquette.edu
A Senior Design team is building an educational network emulator with equipment from Extreme Networks.
passing along the information and they have their own control mechanisms, they’re operating on their own,” said Rob Gries, a Senior Design team member. “SDN tries to take away the control from each individual router and tries to centralize control. What that does is it allows you to manage the entire network from one device which makes a lot of things
much easier.” Team members Gries, Paul Schmitt, Bill Braden, Sam Ostlund and Jake Chitel presented a pitch of their project in the Extreme Networks SDN Innovation Challenge at the end of last semester. They were one of 10 teams named finalists out of competitors who came from four different universities. Their next step will be
submitting a “minimal viable product” demonstration that will allow the judges to see the system in action. Their plan for the system must be put into place by June 1. “We’re designing an educational network emulator, which is fancy for a system that allows upper level computer science or computer engineering students, or professors or even people in
the industry to configure computer networks (in) more of an easy-to-use manner (so they can) learn and test and be more innovative with technology,” Braden said. This makes managing the performance, security and other aspects of a network simpler for the person running it. The team resoundingly agreed that without the opportunity to be in the competition and in their Senior Design class, they wouldn’t have had the opportunity to work with sophisticated technology. “It’s still a very fairly new technology and … it’s really cutting-edge,” Schmitt said. “So to be having the experience here at Marquette with this competition is really exciting.” As a result of being finalists, the team has received resources to help them develop their system. They set up a lab in Cudahy Hall with equipment provided by Extreme Networks so they can begin work on the implementation of their design. If their project is selected, they will attend an award ceremony and show their final demo. Winners will also be announced. “We’re exploring a new technology and learning how to adapt to a changing industry,” Ostlund said.
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After watching “Selma,” it is easy to see and understand that this movie was filled with a vast amount of emotion and impact. Despite being overlooked by members of the Academy, “Selma”, directed by Ava DuVernay, still sends a powerful message on a past event that is relatively vague to the average citizen. With “Selma” recently coming out and Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday this past week, I found it appropriate to discuss the rigors and turmoil that he, as well as Ralph Abernathy and a plethora of other civil rights activists, had to endure throughout the 1960s, specifically 1965. Considering it was 50 years ago, looking at where we stand as a country today in comparison to 1965 is paramount (No pun intended, really). “Selma” accurately depicted the climate of the early 1960s from those who were beaten, verbally abused and tortured. The film also sheds light on March 1965, the year President Lyndon B. Johnson (Tom Wilkinson), approved the Voting Rights Act for African-American men and women. David Oyelowo, starring as Martin Luther King Jr., evoked the same passion and emotion MLK displayed to millions across the world. Viewers who see the film will receive insight into how MLK went about conquering inequality in America through Oyelowo’s ability to capture MLK’s dream of obtaining voting rights by setting foot in Selma. Particularly for younger audiences, the authentic nature of Oyelowo and his ability to resonate with movie-goers provides a blueprint on how MLK carried himself. Oyelowo’s role seemed genuine and made the movie exhilarating to watch. Carmen Ejogo, who plays Coretta Scott-King, evoked compassion and love for MLK, despite
the constant manipulation from county sheriffs and others looking to stop the movement. Likewise, Ejogo showed Coretta Scott-King’s inner-courage during the march in Selma as she immersed herself into the debilitating situation. Oprah Winfrey (Annie Lee Cooper), Wendell Pierce (the Rev. Hosea Williams), Omar J. Dorsey (James Orange), Common (James Bevel) and a host of other actors all make you feel a part of the historic journey from Selma to Montgomery. As someone who has been to Selma, Ala., and walked the wellknown Edmund Pettis Bridge, as well as someone who understands the power behind MLK’s struggle to acquire voting rights, I found the movement to be extremely realistic within the film. Walking the streets of Selma gave me a new appreciation for the people who died trying to acquire their voting rights and “Selma” sheds an intriguing light on the impact people had on Alabama and America. A prime example of courage came from Boston clergymen James Reed (Jeremy Strong),
who was martyred in Selma on March 11, 1965 after driving from Boston. Jimmie Lee Jackson (Keith Stanfield), who was murdered by a police officer on Feb. 18, 1965 in Selma, also serves as a brave leader showcased in the film. These two names are not as recognizable in today’s society, but capturing the deaths of both men highlights the importance of acknowledging historical events and leaders that sometimes go unnoticed. As an avid lover of film, the constant drama and harassment was tough to watch. However, the brutality involved in “Selma” was a riveting aspect of the film by serving as an authentic representation of what occurred in the South, and what is happening today. Hearing and reading about the march in Selma and struggle for voting rights is one aspect, but seeing this movie gives people visual evidence of how vicious the police force and citizens were to MLK and his non-violent followers. Although “Selma” was filled with numerous actors with varying acting
talent, the film does an excellent job of carefully following the famous march from Selma to Montgomery despite the talent. Logging key points throughout the movie was a smart tactic that helps the viewer stay updated and alert throughout the film. That said, using race as a caveat in films can be risky, but DuVernay uses race relations to illuminate the dissonance and cohesiveness of the people in Alabama and America as a whole. The pragmatic, cold, yet informative nature of “Selma” adds a dimension that is unlike historical movies that have premiered in the past, which is key when trying to express a realistic representation. “Selma” also provides a carefullyconstructed framework for today’s society in regards to civil rights, race and the overall racial climate of America. Race is definitely one of the most highly-debated topics in our country, and many of the injustices in Selma were extremely similar to what is happening throughout America today. With hundreds of thousands of homicide and
murder cases every year, it was hard to refrain from becoming emotional about the trials and tribulations King and his followers endured during the early 1960s. Yes, the impact of “Selma” can be felt because it is about race, which is still a huge issue 50 years later. But, it provides another reminder that color should not matter in the grand scheme of things. People of all races came together in Selma, and they showed the world that uniting was possible—even in a small town in the middle of Alabama. Trying to make sense of civil rights and race relations can be difficult to understand, but every cast member involved in “Selma” depicted a wide array of emotions to convey how painful t it was to walk the bridge in Selma, and accept the brutality that came at them constantly. They say history repeats itself, and Selma is a perfect example of how America has plenty of room for improvement regarding racism and inequality. Despite receiving very few Oscar nominations, awards or accolades, Ava DuVernay, along with the cast members, proved justice was definitely served in “Selma.”
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Which of Amazon’s new pilots are worth watching? New shows hit and miss after first episodes debut Jan. 15 By Lily Stanicek
lily.stanicek@marquette.edu
Amazon seems to be going full throttle into the TV production business with its newest batch of pilots released last week. Just like the ones released last August, the six pilots geared toward adults (the other six are geared towards kids) will be watched, reviewed, and voted for by Amazon Prime subscribers before returning to executives for season pickup decisions. Here are the best and worst of the new pilots, as well as the one with the most potential going forward.
Worst
While some of the pilots suffer from overdone premises or clichéd plot lines, “Point Of Honor” displays an alarming disregard for the realities of a terrible time in our nation’s history. The show is centered on the Rhodes family, a white Virginian family during the onset of the Civil War, whose eldest son, John (Nathan Parsons), decides to free his family’s slaves while also fighting in the war on the Confederate side. Overlooking any minor historical inaccuracies (like the conspicuously low-cut
dresses and the use of the word “boyfriend,” which didn’t appear until 1909) the show’s premise asks us to assume the idea of slavery and the Confederacy can somehow be separated, and John can fight for the South without also fighting for slavery. Which is, well, an utterly ridiculous premise to ask the audience to believe. And perhaps even more ridiculous, the show focuses on a wealthy slave-owning family (not all of the members are happy about John’s decision) during this time and asks the audience to, to some extent, to empathize with them, a premise that is immediately off-putting. This is paired with the fact that there are no important or prominent black characters, and the ones that do appear have a few lines at best, the rest mostly serving to stand in the background as if to “set the scene” for that time period. The show features several cringe-worthy scenes of “white savior” moments as well as a disgustingly casual mention of lynching. Because the plot seems to be heading in the direction of painting these former slave owners as heroes, I hope Amazon recognizes “Point of Honor” has no place on its roster.
Most Potential
This category is always difficult because of the limitedness one episode of TV brings. There
were a few pilots that tiptoed the edge for me: “Salem Rogers” has a potentially exciting female friendship story, but falls flat on the jokes; “Down Dog” has a likeable lead but a watered down, overdone premise; “Cocked” has the potential for an compelling family-dynamic story but is extremely untimely with its plot centered around a gun company. Ultimately, the pilot where I saw the most potential was “Mad Dogs”. Created by Shawn Ryan (The Shield), the story begins seemingly innocuously, with four men (Steve Zahn, Romany Malco, Michael Imperioli, and Ben Chaplin) reconnecting on a vacation to Belize to stay with their friend, Milo (Billy Zane) in his gigantic beach-side villa. The first half of the pilot has a lot of semi-cliché, “straight-dudesbeing-dudes” scenes, complete with beach football, clubbing, complaining about wives/girlfriends, and one guy giving a thumbs up to the rest of the group as he follows a girl (one that is not his wife) into the bedroom. But after Milo steals a boat, the action picks up, turning this relatively safe “guys weekend” into a dark thriller with a weird and mysterious hit man and a surprising murder. This show could eventually turn into a fascinating mix of dark comedy and thriller elements, something that Amazon hasn’t really dived into yet. There is always the risk though, that tossing a bunch of guys ill-equipped to deal with these situations into a conspiracy-laden mystery/ thriller could turn into a show that’s about a bunch of bumbling dudes who are just perpetually lucky to not get shot in the head. If the show can avoid that, it has a shot to be a compelling addition to Amazon’s lineup.
Best
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“Point of Honor” displays a disregard for the realities of the Civil War.
“The Man in the High Castle,” adapted from a Philip K. Dick book of the same name and executive produced by Ridley Scott (Blade Runner), is Amazon’s most adventurous and
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“The Man in the High Castle” occupies a void in contemporary television.
conceptually ambitious pilot so far. But even with all that pressure, the show stands out dramatically among this list of pilots. The show begins by proposing an alternate universe where the Axis Powers defeated the Allies and won World War ll. The U.S. is split into three sections, the Japanese Pacific States on the West, the Greater Nazi Reich on the East and the Neutral States in between. Hitler is still in power, but his failing health is creating a power vacuum that is building tension between the Japanese and the Germans, tension that can only result in war. The pilot introduces us to Juliana Craine (Alexa Davalos), who, living on the west coast, comes to be in the possession of an underground video, purportedly made by the eponymous Man in the High Castle, showing newsreel footage of the U.S. actually winning the war. She eventually discovers she must bring it to Colorado, which is where her story intersects with Joe Blake (Luke Kleintank), a supposed revolutionary, who also comes to be in possession of another copy of the video when hired to drive it from New York to Colorado. While the show has a little bit
of real-life history to work with, it does an excellent job of worldbuilding just in the first episode. The lighting is dark and gloomy and the sets are gritty and unclean. This, in conjunction with scenes depicting the arbitrary violence and disregard for human life on both the east and west coast give the audience a good look at the atmosphere of constant fear and anxiety these characters are living in. There is something compelling about stories on rebellion. The U.S., as one of the great powers in the world, seems to be obsessed with reimagining ourselves as underdogs, fighting our way back to the top. And it usually makes for a good story, as is the case here. The show changed a couple plot points from the original novel, but the idea of revolution and rebellion seem to be the show’s focus. I do hope the show makes its central cast more diverse, as (other than the Japanese characters) there are no people of color in significant roles at the moment. Even so, I’m very interested to see how “The Man in the High Castle” progresses and I think it is the clear standout among these pilots.
New Fall Out Boy album builds on previous success ‘American Beauty/ American Psycho’ plays to strengths By Eva Schons Rodrigues
eva.schonsrodrigues@marquette.edu
Fall Out Boy has been criticized greatly for not staying true to their pop-punk roots. While it is true that the group’s sixth album, “American Beauty/American Psycho,” which came out Tuesday, diverges stylistically from older hits, Fall Out Boy has a way of still feeling like the perfect American misfits and never truly leaving behind their authentic rebellious essence. The album is relatively short, featuring only 11 new, unique and energetic tracks. The song lyrics are audacious, often crude, but consistently catchy and clever. “American Beauty/American Psycho” is introduced by a horn section in “Irresistible.” This first track captures the modern radio-hit
trend and reveals just how much the former pop-punk band has developed since their beginnings in 2001. Apart from describing a much-too-common toxic romance, “Irresistible” also introduces the Fall Out Boy of 2015, a band that constantly evolves. The album’s first single, “Centuries,” has received positive feedback from the music industry and reflects the band’s ever-changing musical style and very bright future. This track is very energizing—a pump-up song you should definitely add to your “Golden Eagle playlist” for game days. Another remarkable track off “American Beauty/American Psycho” is “Novocaine.” The song has a rather stormy and furious feel to it. Interestingly enough, it is said to be inspired by the events that occurred in Ferguson, Mo. The album’s title promises a very American experience and it certainly delivers. For instance, the catchy song “Uma Thurman” has a quirky, groovy feel to it, while also cleverly referencing the iconic
scene in “Pulp Fiction” where the American actress (yes, Uma Thurman) dances with John Travolta. Moreover, the album also features a dance-inducing song called “Fourth of July.” Although the album may be filled with exciting new songs that show the band’s brilliant songwriting skill and sheer talent, the album fails to deliver any relevant insight on American culture like the title suggests. Perhaps this lack of recognition is due to the album’s broad spectrum of topics and lyrics that are (almost literally) all over the place. As to those who question Fall Out Boy’s true genre affiliation, the band has no duty to be bound to one single genre. It has always swayed between pop-punk, poprock and alternative-rock. The point is that Fall Out Boy is able to transcend its genre labels and create a perfect balance and mixture in their songs. Furthermore, Fall Out Boy has never been a band to repeat itself. Instead, they always bring something new to their fans,
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Fall Out Boy’s album plays to the band’s already established audience.
which is quite possibly the reason why they are still so relevant to the music industry more than a decade after their debut. Although Fall Out Boy has no
concert scheduled in Milwaukee in the near future, the band will be playing in its hometown of Chicago at Lincoln Hall this Saturday, Jan. 24.
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After Mashuda flooding, students must remain top priority
MASHUDA HALL
Welcome back students! What?!
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Our view: In light of stressful on-campus events, university administration must provide students with both logistical solutions as well as emotional support. Apart from those who qualify for a housing exemption, all Marquette freshmen and sophomores live in the residence halls their first two years. These two years can be burdensome, but they provide students a place to call home within the campus community, where they can spend time with friends and base their early college lives. The bright side to living in the residence halls is not having to worry much about maintenance or issues outside of your control. This can, unfortunately, mean you are at the mercy of the university and the Office of Residence Life if particular housing problems should arise. One such problem took place over winter break when a pipe burst in Mashuda Hall, resulting in a flood which affected all seven floors. Not all the damage could be taken care of before the start of the semester so some students came back from break and found they had to move into another room or to another building. Instead of reuniting with friends after four weeks away, some Mashuda residents were displaced from the comfort of their familiar residence hall. The bursting pipe was a fluke, but it is undeniable that it had an unfortunate effect on students residing there. It is positive to see ORL has taken the necessary steps to fix the damage, get students back to their original rooms as quickly as possible and ensure the problem does not pop up in the future. Proper and persistent protocol must have taken place, and it is good to know such issues are taken seriously with quick and efficient action. There is the additional matter, however, of how students were accommodated
in areas other than assigned housing. Yes, everyone who was displaced was able to stay in another room or McCormick Hall in overflow housing, yet there are other effects when students are forced out of their rooms. It can be incredibly stressful, especially for first-year or transfer students coming to a new semester, to face complications right as they return. Providing safe and efficient housing is the first priority for ORL, but going forward, it should also consider how it supports students following stressful incidents. Resident assistants and hall directors work with students to ensure there are no problems between residents and that everyone is behaving in an orderly manner. These tasks are obviously pretty large and important, but there should be just as great an importance put on the individual well-being of students. If this is not an area for ORL, then the Counseling Center could lend further support if such an incident happened again and even now as students are able to return to their rooms as soon as this weekend. Students should have this support from the university as though the incident was not the fault of ORL or the building’s staff, there remains a responsibility for both to continue work with students. As ORL continues to work with Belfor, a property restoration company, to fix damages and prevent future damages at Mashuda, it should make sure the hall remains a home to its residents who were displaced. This requires consideration and action for the emotional and mental status of students rather than just their housing status on campus. Following this incident, ensuring students’ safety and comfort on campus is the number one priority. The university, in situations like this, needs to care for all aspects of its students, not just their living situation.
Thursday, January 22, 2015
Consumer prudence still vital amid low gas prices Matt Gozun
Columnist As a kid, I took rising gas prices as a sign that I was getting older, like getting taller and growing gray hairs. Low gas prices have me feeling nostalgic, with the current rate of roughly $1.82 a gallon in Milwaukee reminding me of my childhood. Together with a new Star Wars movie coming out soon and rumors of a Bush run for the White House circulating around, it may feel like the ‘90s again, but it is important to note that low gas prices won’t last forever. Like everything in economics, lower gas prices are the result of supply and demand. Supply-wise, the amount of oil in the economy has risen due to new technology allowing for the exploitation of previously unusable oil reserves, such as shale. In addition, countries including Iraq and Russia have seen record increases in production, even in the face of political instability and war. OPEC’s decision to not cut production, even at the insistence of some of its members, is a sign that production will remain high in the foreseeable future. On the flip side, a decrease in demand for oil has been compounded by a recent slowdown in the growth of the Chinese economy. To put it simply, oil producers are drilling more than the world is buying. Low oil prices are typically seen as a boon for net oil-importers like the U.S., especially for consumers and small businesses. Cheap oil not only benefits drivers at the pump, but also companies, such as food producers, that spend a lot on transportation costs. With more spending money, discretionary spending among consumers
is also expected to rise. However, despite the confidence brought about by low oil prices, consumers should not be quick to make decisions based on a number that has been proven to be incredibly volatile. Five years ago, GM phased out its Hummer line following years of declining sales amid rising gas prices, but today, some dealerships wish the “civilian tank” would return. After years of hype surrounding hybrids and electric cars, the good ol’ SUV is once again becoming Americans’ vehicle of choice. If history is any indicator, however, expect some good deals on used 2015 Ford Explorers in the near future. Contrary to popular opinion, gas prices are largely independent of whatever the president or Congress does. While President Obama’s approval ratings will likely rise as prices drop, it will be interesting to see how he (or his successor) will deal with the inevitable reversal. At less than $50 a barrel, oil is just not as profitable as it needs to be for many. Already, the American energy industry, which for many years was the fastest growing sector of the U.S. economy, is experiencing layoffs. Given time, the market will begin its eventual return to equilibrium and prices will rise. Consumers should enjoy the benefits of low oil prices while they last, but understand the importance of ‘while they last’. As the generation that came of age during the Great Recession and sings along to songs about thrift shops, we should already know the value of looking ahead and thinking practically about the future.
Matt Gozun is a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences, studying biology and economics. Email him with any comments or suggestions at benjaminmatthew. gozun@marquette.edu.
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Thursday, January 22, 2015
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Campus buildings must stay in fashion Caroline Paul Columnist
Inner beauty is all that really matters, unless you are a college campus, and Marquette is not pretty. It is not because of insufficient green space. We are an urban campus, so lack of greenery is to be expected. Even so, the green space we have is lovely when the geese aren’t turning it into an excretory minefield. No, the ugliness at Marquette comes from the architecture. More specifically, there are ugly buildings and they are inconsistently ugly at that. The buildings at Marquette are an aesthetic timeline of architectural trends, and some of those trends have a more lasting appeal than others. There are three general categories of buildings: pretty buildings, boring buildings and ugly buildings. The pretty buildings are those that look sleek and modern or old and historical. Boring buildings just feature uninspired architecture and most are buildings the university purchased and repurposed (looking at you, residence halls). The ugly buildings are the optical blights and victims of the fashions of their era. Ugly Building Exhibit A: Lalumiere Language Hall. It sits at the south end of the Central Mall like a dingy, fossilized honeycomb. It is short, squat and there are not nearly enough windows. Construction on Lalumiere finished in 1970, in the middle of a period filled with ponchos and bell-bottoms. Similarly, the Wehr buildings were completed in the ’60s and ’70s, and now they look like a cluster of architectural acne. Even the Alumni Memorial Union, finished in 1990, is a hulking behemoth of Romanesque appearances. It is intimidating yet bland, just like the wacky head-to-toe prints that were popular in the late ’80s and early ’90s. So if the ugly buildings are all just products of the era, we have to look at the timeline of buildings holistically. Marquette Hall and Johnston Hall were both completed relatively early in the first quarter of the 20th century. Their history on campus gives them the advantage of being classics, as well as having been built during a period when beautiful buildings were all the rage. Engineering Hall, the Law School and Raynor Library are all 21st century buildings that utilize light and strong vertical lines to create aesthetically pleasing interiors and exteriors. So we have the modern beauties and the classics. Buildings on our campus should be a mix of the historical and the modern because that is what Marquette is as a whole; built on tradition, but always adding progress to the equation. And then we have the ugly in-between buildings looking like Marquette’s architectural puberty. Perhaps that’s why the ugly buildings on campus bother me so much. In an otherwise smooth synthesis of past and present, these ugly in-betweeners are visual representations of the bumps and hiccups in that process. It is a little impractical to tear them down just because they’re ugly, so we could be stuck with those reminders for a while. That also might be why I like the newer buildings. Unlike the pseudo (and failed) attempts to be original and avant-garde with buildings like McCormick Hall and Lalumiere, the newer buildings have more enduring design. Verticality and lots of windows will probably never go out of style. Just look at the Empire State Building. It was finished in 1931 and it’s still a pretty darn fashionable building. For now, we can go ahead and acknowledge our ugly buildings. Embrace them, not that we really have a choice, but if and when the chance comes to replace those buildings, let’s not get overly sentimental remembering our campus’ awkward phase. Like untagging an unflattering photo of yourself on social media, we can make way for newer and prettier structures on campus that provide a better picture of who we are. Caroline Paul is a senior studying corporate communications and Spanish. Email her with comments, questions, and pie recipes at caroline.paul@marquette. edu.
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For some students, buildings such as Lalumiere Language Hall are seen as campus eyesores.
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Thursday, January 22, 2015
MU falls due to sloppy play
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Graduate senior Matt Carlino led the Golden Eagles with 21 points on the night, but couldn’t recreate his Creighton late-game heroics against the Johnnies, missing a last second shot.
Red Storm drowns Golden Eagles with strong defensive play By Matt Barbato
matthew.barbato@marquette.edu
Once again, the Marquette Golden Eagles gave their opponent all it could handle on the road, but came up short for the second straight game. Marquette was dropped by the St. John’s Red Storm 6057 at Madison Square Garden Wednesday night. Marquette (10-8, 2-4) led for
7:11 during the second half thanks to an 8-0 run to catapult the team to a three point lead. Graduate student Matt Carlino carried his team during the run, hitting four consecutive 3-pointers in a three and a half minute span to help Marquette go ahead. The Golden Eagles extended the margin to as many as five points during the span, but St. John’s (13-5, 2-4) refused to go away. The teams traded baskets in the waning minutes of the second half and Marquette maintained the advantage with under three minutes to go until a pair of baskets by Sir’Dominic Pointer put the Red Storm back
in the lead for good. Carlino led the Golden Eagles in scoring with 21 points on 6-of-13 shooting. Steve Taylor Jr. had an impressive performance with 13 points and six rebounds off the bench. Luke Fischer scored eight points on an uncharacteristic 2-of-8 from the floor. Four players finished in double figures for St. John’s; Rysheed Jordan and Pointer each scored 15 and D’Angelo Harrison and Phil Greene IV scored 11 points. St. John’s shot-blocking tandem of Chris Obekpa and Pointer had a major impact on Marquette’s offense. The Red Storm swatted 11 Marquette
shot attempts, Pointer and Obekpa combined for nine of them. The Golden Eagles finished the night shooting 33.9 percent from the floor. Both teams were offensively challenged in the first 20 minutes and St. John’s took a 26-24 lead into the halftime locker room. Marquette went 8-of-26 (30.8 percent) from the field, while St. John’s shot 9-of-32 (28.1 percent) from the floor. The Golden Eagles also committed nine turnovers in the half. Marquette failed to take advantage of St. John’s rebounding deficiencies, getting beaten 38-35 on the glass. Marquette
pulled down 13 offensive rebounds against the league’s worst defensive rebounding team, but allowed St. John’s to grab 15 offensive boards. The Golden Eagles remains winless in true road games as they fell to 0-5 in opposing gyms. Marquette will try to get back on track as the team returns home for an important matchup against the Georgetown Hoyas Saturday afternoon. Georgetown enters the BMO Harris Bradley Center coming off a 20-point home victory against conference favorite Villanova.
Club hockey to honor seniors in final home series
Golden Eagles look to build off tournament victory last weekend By Sterling Silver
sterling.silver@marquette.edu
The last home series of the season for the Marquette club hockey team pits the Golden Eagles (237-1) against Loyola-Chiacgo. The team is coming off a weekend sweep of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Tournament at Northwestern, going 4-0 overall with a 24-11 scoring advantage. Seniors Matt Vuoncino, Tyler Schwictenberg, David Fabris, Paul Gunza, and graduate student Ken Yamashita will all be honored Friday night for their contributions to the team during the last four years. Coach Will Jurgensen was a junior
when he first met the original four members of this season’s senior group. Jurgensen gave glowing praise to his former teammates on how much they have improved on and off the ice. “They’ve all not only transitioned into better hockey players but better men,” Jurgensen said. “They’ve matured from the freshman and sophomores who played with me to really becoming the leaders of this team.” As captain, Vuoncino lead the Golden Eagles to their best season since his sophomore year. When asked to describe what the feeling on senior night will be like, he explained that it was the first time he pondered his last home games at Marquette. “The last time I thought about it was last year, watching the other seniors leave and realizing that eventually it’ll be my turn,” Vuoncino said. “That last walk through
the tunnel will be weird, but hopefully I can take it all in.” Assistant captain David Fabris was happy to see how the program has transitioned into a national powerhouse since he joined the team. “Being a board member, I have seen first-hand the numerous emails of kids asking and showing interest in the program and have spoken with coaches who are begging to play us because they know how competitive we are,” Fabris said. “A program that ten years ago was not noticeable has come a long way because of the hard work from all those involved over the year.” Assistant captain Tyler Schwichtenberg is coming off an MVP performance in last weekend’s tournament at Northwestern. Schwichtenberg was named the player of the tournament and finished with five goals during the
weekend. He said he will remember his teammates for the times on and off the ice. “These guys are my best friends, so you really can’t ask for anything more than that,” Schwichtenberg said. “I’m with these guys probably six times a week so playing with them is great.” Graduate student Ken Yamashita comes into his senior night at Marquette on a bit of a sour note. After being sidelined since October with a MCL tear in his left knee, Yamashita collided with a Notre Dame winger and sat out the rest of the game with a right knee injury. The injury is bad enough where he won’t be active in the last home series of the season. Yamashita was disappointed in how the season finished. “Marquette has a pretty good following, so to be in front of a crowd like that, to have one final game, it would’ve been pretty awesome,”
Yamashita said. “It’s something I haven’t experienced before and I was really looking forward to it.” But despite the unfortunate circumstances, Yamashita was glad to play with teammates who wanted him to succeed and got to know him throughout the season, even though he was older than the rest of the team. “The guys really brought me in and accepted me as a true teammate,” Yamashita said. “Even though it was only a year, this season brought me back to my undergraduate guys and reminded me how much fun it was playing on a team like this.” Buses for the senior night game will leave promptly at 6:45 p.m. outside of McCormick Hall. Following the penultimate series of the season, Marquette will finish the regular season campaign with two games against Aurora.
Thursday, January 22, 2015
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Golden Eagles try to MU must fix late game issues snap losing streak MU, Providence slug it out trying to escape the Big East basement By Hank Greening
henry.greening@marquette.edu
The Marquette women’s basketball team (4-14, 0-7) is coming off its seventh consecutive loss and looks to right the ship at home against the Providence Friars (4-14, 1-6), Friday. In their last matchup, the Golden Eagles took on the St. John’s Red Storm (14-4, 5-2) in New York City and despite a solid first half, Marquette could not pull off the victory, losing 67-52. Senior guard Arlesia Morse led the way for the gold and blue, scoring 17 points on 5-of-10 shooting and four 3-pointers, as well as picking up four boards. Also assisting in the effort were freshman guards Tia Elbert and Kenisha Bell, each finishing with nine points. Bell added eight rebounds, six assists and two steals to her stat line. The Golden Eagles trailed by only two after the opening half, 30-28, thanks to 10-for-22 (45.5 percent) shooting and going 2-of-5 from 3-point range. But like many of its last few games, Marquette couldn’t stay consistent for a full game. The team shot only 21 percent from the field in the second half, less than half the shooting percentage from the first, and went 2-for-8 from three. The Golden Eagles also lost the rebounding battle, 42-36,
and turned the ball over 17 times. Had Marquette copied its shooting percentage from the first half, the Golden Eagles would have won. In Friday’s showdown, the Golden Eagles will face a very even opponent in Providence. The Friars have one Big East victory, against Villanova Dec. 3, and are losers of six straight. The Friars are tied for the best free throw shooting percentage in the conference (.713), but do not rank in the league’s elite in much else. Providence has the fewest amount of defensive rebounds in the Big East, which could play to Marquette’s strength, as the Golden Eagles are one of the best rebounding teams in the conference. The Friars also average 61 points per game this season, compared to Marquette’s 66, and the Providence defense allows 67 points per game on average. If Marquette wants to win this game, the team will have to take advantage of the Friars’ lackluster rebounding and score on second chances, as well as keep the Friars to single shot possessions. Morse was the only player with more than five rebounds last game and the Golden Eagles will need a better rebounding effort in order to beat Providence. Marquette will also have to avoid turnovers, as has been the case all season. Coach Carolyn Kieger’s team sits dead last in the Big East in turnovers per game (19.3), turnover margin (-4), and assist to turnover ratio (0.6). The Golden Eagles will take on Providence at the Al McGuire Center at 7 p.m., Friday.
Andrew Goldstein Columnist
Despite playing better than some experts predicted so far this season, the Marquette men’s basketball team has one fatal flaw that has followed them all season. They can’t close out games. Time and time again, Marquette has gotten close to clinching key wins, only to either fall short or come dangerously close to it. The Golden Eagles (10-8) surrendered double-digit leads on three occasions this season. Two of those games (at DePaul and at Xavier) ended in losses, while the third – a home game against Creighton – needed the heroics of Matt Carlino to get the victory. That’s not even counting the three times when Marquette never led, but got within three points or less of the lead and eventually lost. And Marquette nearly blew big leads against Georgia Tech (up by 11 with 3:30 left; won by two) and Arizona State (up by 19 with 3:30 left; won by seven). There are a number of different reasons why Marquette’s late-game performance is consistently subpar, and it starts with the rotation. According to KenPom.com, every Marquette starter (Carlino, Duane Wilson, Derrick
Wilson, Anderson, and Fischer) is on the court in some capacity at least 68 percent of the time. Only one player in Marquette’s eight-man regular rotation – Sandy Cohen – plays less than twenty minutes per night. This means that more often than not, Marquette is winded by the end of games and trying to contain a more balanced, energized opponent. A team would naturally be winded if the roster only had eight players, but coach Steve Wojciechowski could spread out playing time more evenly between his players. Cohen and Taylor have been less than effective at times, but the starters need more rest than they’re currently getting and with only a three-man bench, Wojciechowski doesn’t have a lot of room for selectivity. Temporarily decreased production in the first half in exchange for more energetic starters when they’re most needed could be enough to get Marquette a victory. Another contributing factor to the late-game collapses is a lack of rebounding and rim protection. Sophomore Luke Fischer has made significant contributions since becoming eligible, but tends to get into foul trouble, which becomes a problem in crunch time. Marquette doesn’t have anybody nearly as tall or skilled as Fischer to play center when he’s not in, which could explain why opponents are getting offensive rebounds on 34.9 percent of their shot
attempts, which is ranked 313th in the nation. The lack of an interior presence for extended periods of time already allows opponents to get close looks at the basket, but when you couple that with not being able to rebound, it leads to consecutive highpercentage shots being put up. This partially explains how opponents have been able to erase sizable Marquette leads and it is the biggest problem currently facing the Golden Eagles. A way to battle both Fischer’s foul trouble and not allowing the easy bunnies could be to tweak Marquette’s defense. The Golden Eagles’ zone is great at causing turnovers, but often leaves defenders in poor position to box-out for a rebound. Employing a less aggressive man-to-man posture down the stretch could mask the team’s rebounding troubles somewhat. Obviously, these issues cannot be totally fixed without time, player development and personnel change. But keeping the starters fresh for the end of the game or playing a less aggressive man-to -man defense could help Marquette close out games better. The problem can’t be entirely solved this season, but it can certainly be alleviated.
Andrew Goldstein is a freshman from Cranbury, New Jersey. Email him at andrew.goldstein@marquette.edu
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Thursday, January 22, 2015
MLax prepped for 3rd season Team has its eyes set on making 1st NCAA tourney appearance By Jack Goods
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Last season, the Marquette men’s lacrosse team was able to fly under the radar, surprising many with its second-place finish in the Big East Conference. This season, Big East Coach of the Year Joe Amplo returns with a new group, knowing there will be more of a target on the team’s back. “The biggest challenge for us is learning how to play with some expectation,” Amplo said. “Whether we snuck up on some teams last year or not, or played with an edge to prove ourselves, the question that I have for this group is can we continue to play with this edge.” The Golden Eagles kick off their third season Saturday with an 8 a.m. scrimmage against High Point, the first of a trio of scrimmages for the team. For Marquette, it’s an excellent opportunity to work out the kinks before its season opener against Lehigh on Feb. 7. “We don’t look at it as a win or a loss,” said Amplo. “As I tell my kids, we want you to make as many mistakes as possible…We try not to give them too much of a scouting report if any. We just try to send them out there and play.” Possibly the biggest question mark for the Golden Eagles going into this season will be how they replace the program’s alltime leading scorer, Tyler Melnyk, who graduated last season. Amplo said he’ll need production from multiple players to replace that production. “We count on guys like Connor Gately, Joe Dunn, Connor Clark and our midfielders,” Amplo said. “I don’t know if anyone is going to be scoring 35 goals, but hopefully between a few of those guys they can get to that number or better.” Sophomore midfielder Ryan McNamara said the offense will benefit from having a lineup with lots of playing experience. “Another year has passed and basically our whole offense is coming back with another year under our belt,” McNamara said. Now three years into the program’s history, the players have started to become more comfortable playing with one another. Amplo said these past few weeks of practice have been the best he’s seen at Marquette, largely due to the unit beginning to mesh. “On paper we may still look like a young team, but there’s a lot of experience with the youth,” Gately said. “Even at the beginning of the year we knew where each other was going to be,” McNamara said. “We build upon that the whole year.” Also joining the team this season is graduate student Jordan Greenfield. The 5-foot-11 attackman most recently played college lacrosse in 2013 at Fairfield. Greenfield led the Stags in goals (34) and points (42) during his final season at Fairfield. “I’m curious to see what he’s
Photo by Maggie Bean/Marquette Images
Junior midfielder Jacob Richard is a part of Marquette’s defensive unit looking to take some pressue off of the offense this season.
all about on the field,” Amplo said. “He’s certainly had some good practice days and he’s a real good shooter.” McNamara said from what he’s seen in practice, Greenfield could be just as good, if not better, than Melnyk in the offense. The face of the defensive unit is redshirt senior B.J. Grill. An All-Big East first team member last season, Grill is consistently matched with the opponent’s top weapon. Last season he held two second team All-American attackmen scoreless, St. John’s Kieran McArdle and Notre Dame’s Matt Kavanagh. Grill will be filled with tests again, including Kavanagh, Denver’s Wesley Berg and Duke’s Case Matheis. “Coach puts me into the mindset that I’m going to need to step up if our team is going to win,” Grill said. “I thrive under the atmosphere. I take it as a personal test. I take it as an opportunity to show the country that I can compete against these top attackmen.” Grill said he believes he not only has to prove himself, but help validate Marquette as a program. “I think we still perceive ourselves as the underdog,” Grill said. “We didn’t get the preseason recognition we thought we deserved.” Amplo says having players like long-stick middies Liam Byrnes and Tyler Gilligan as well as defensive middie Jacob Richard helps make Grill the focal point. The staff doesn’t worry about isolating Grill on one player because they know other members will do the
rest of the work. Referees will be able to activate a Sophomore Jimmy Danaher 30-second shot clock after a stall returns between the pipes this warning is called. season. The 5-foot-9 goaltender Also changed are faceoff played in 13 games for Marquette regulations. Players will no lonlast season, posting an 11.13 goals ger be able to carry the ball against average and a .466 save with the back of their stick, a percentage. Junior Matt Barone very common tactic among and freshman Cole Blazer will face-off specialists. likely get some game time action The Denver Pioneers, who won as well. the conference championship last “Every day has been a con- season, are once again the favorstant battle,” Danaher said. “I ites. Denver, ranked No. 1 in the think that’s helping all three of country in Inside Lacrosse’s preus, knowing how season rankings, tight the battle for features a forthe goalie posimidable attacktion is.” ing unit in senior Marquette will Wesley Berg, jube playing a manior Jack Bobzien jority of its games and sophomore on the road again Zach Miller. this season. The Golden EaOnly three of the gles know Denver Golden Eagles’ is seen as the fa15 games (St. vorite, but know John’s, Duke and the trophy won’t Denver) will be Connor Gately, simply be handed played in Miljunior attackman to the Pioneers. waukee. How“I was talking ever, many of the to the Georgereturning players are getting used town coach (Kevin Warne) this to the road trip their season often morning,” Amplo said. “Both he becomes. and I were joking that we’re going “Our kids don’t complain about to send a couple pieces of tin foil the travel,” Amplo said. “In fact I to Coach Tierney and say, ‘Here’s think they love going on the road. your conference championship for It brings us closer together as a the next few years.’ That’s what team.” everyone is telling them they are Marquette will need to adjust going to be.” to some new NCAA rule changes Similarly to last season, Marthat will be implemented this sea- quette will end its regular season son. The NCAA moved one step against Denver. The two played closer to a consistent 60-second for the regular season conference shot clock with new visible shot title in last year’s finale, with clocks at every Division I venue. the Pioneers gliding to a 17-9
On paper we may still look like a young team, but there’s a lot of experience with the youth.”
victory. This season’s matchup will take place in Milwaukee for the first time. Following Saturday’s scrimmage at High Point, the Golden Eagles will head to Ann Arbor, Mich. to scrimmage the Wolverines for the third straight season and Denison for the second time in three years. Both games will take place Jan. 31. Like Marquette, High Point and Michigan are two of the newer Division I lacrosse programs. Amplo said staying in contact with the other programs can help make Marquette stronger. “I do talk to coach (Jon) Torpey at High Point a bunch,” Amplo said. “We go back and forth with some of the struggles and challenges that we both have faced. We both learn from each other.” The game might not appear on any records, but that does not mean it will not be competitive. “I do think there’s some rivalry with our kids and their kids,” Amplo continued. “We’re all on this path together.” “A lot of the people who play here were also recruited by some of those schools,” McNamara said. “Sticking it to the other coach is kind of a fun thing to do.” Amplo doesn’t like to set specific goals when it comes to wins, but the players have set the bar high. In year three, they hope to make the NCAA tournament for the first time in program history. The team will take their first step towards that goal Saturday.