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MU, Uber partner to provide offcampus rides By McKenna Oxenden
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Jen Waters, pictured here in Grenada, Spain, is out of her medically induced coma and is improving after she was critically injured last month.
In a letter to the Marquette community, Vice President for Student Affairs L. Christopher Miller said the student who was injured while studying abroad in Madrid remains in critical condition, but her condition is greatly improved. Jennifer Waters, a junior in the College of Business Administration, reportedly fell
back and hit her head after she was grazed by a car. She was reportedly on her way to a religious service while studying abroad. She suffered a cranial fracture, and had surgery to stop the bleeding before she was put into a medically-induced coma, according to a Facebook post from WAHS breakthrough, a bible study group at West Aurora High School, where Waters attended. Around 100 people gathered in the Chapel of the Holy Family in the Alumni Memorial Union Oct. 24 to pray for Waters’ health. “We are told she is awake, her memory and speech are
returning and she is eating and listening to music,” Miller said in the email. “Jennifer remains in an intensive care unit in a Madrid hospital, but doctors are hopeful that she will be moved soon to a neurological unit where she will continue her therapy.” In a statement on her Facebook page, Waters’ mother
Lisa said Jen is continuing to improve every day. “Our girl is eating better and getting stronger and stronger,” the mother said. “This morning before we arrived, Jen blew up a balloon — unreal considering four days ago she giggled her way through physical therapy and wasn’t able to focus.”
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MU student grazed by car in Spain awake after cranial fracture By Matt Kulling
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Bucks arena talks continue
L. Christopher Miller, vice president for Student Affairs
‘Horrible Bosses’ Q&A
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Patel: Closed for families
MU men’s exhibition recap
Marquette hopes to have a say as the dicssussions progress for new arena.
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Stores closed all of Thanksgiving please employees and family values.
Five things to take away from Marquette’s win over Wisconsin Lutheran.
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Marquette announced it has partnered with the ride-sharing service Uber to offer students transportation beyond LIMO boundaries, which debuted over Halloweeen weekend. Uber is a transportation service similar to taxi cabs but with different accommodations. Rather than hailing a cab, you can have an Uber car pick you up with the touch of a finger on a phone. The app also tracks the progress of the vehicle and shows ratings of the driver. Tim Cigelske, director of social media of the Office of Marketing and Communication, was the ring leader in the partnership. Cigelske said in an email that student focus groups helped launch the safety initiative as Uber grew in popularity. “It provides a safe option for students traveling off campus as a way to complement our LIMOs,” Cigelske said. “Knowing this, we contacted Uber to see how we might be able to work together to provide options for our students.” The service offers Marquette students their first ride free. Students can use the promo-code “MUSAFERIDE” to obtain the free ride. “Uber created the code to emphasize how Marquette students could use Uber to be safe,” Cigelske said. In a Department of Public Safety news brief last week, an estimated over 1,000 students utilized Uber over Halloween weekend when the partnership first debuted. Cigelske said that the feedback is “very encouraging” from
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Jaguar cub killed at Mlwaukee Zoo The Milwaukee County Zoo announced the death of a baby cub last week, according to a report from Fox 6 news. The almost three-month-old cub, named Anahish, died Nov. 6 when an interior door in the big cat building’s holding area was accidentally left open. Zean, a two-year-old young adult male jaguar, crossed through the door over to Anahish’s holding area and fatally injured her. Two zookeepers intervened and separated the jaguars by using water hoses, but it was too late. Zoo officials said Anahish’s mother Stella is showing agitation. Stella and her mate Francisco will be off exhibit for an undetermined amount of time, according to Fox 6 news. “Oh, the (zoo)keepers are just crushed — and so are we. They do good work back there, and they are really concerned about all of the animal collection that they take care of,” said Milwaukee County Zoo Director Chuck Wikenhauser to Fox 6 news. Anahish was born along with Francisco, her litter mate, on August 14.
Presidential forum set for next week University President Michael Lovell will take part in his first biannual presidential forum, according to a university news brief Monday. The event, sponsored by Marquette Student Government, will give students the opportunity to voice their comments, questions and concerns with leaders of the university, including interim Provost Margaret Faut Callahan. “Students are encouraged to attend and voice their concerns and suggestions to the university’s top leadership,” the news brief stated. The event will take place in the Alumni Memorial Union’s lower level Nov. 17 at 6 p.m.
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One of two three-month old jaguar cubs at the Milwaukee County Zoo was killed after a door accidently left open.
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A conference Monday addressed questions and concerns about how Marquette and Milwaukee would handle an Ebola outbreak. Milwaukee health experts warned that mishandling of bodily fluids would be a leading factor in spreading Ebola, according to a WISN 12 story. Milwaukee first responders
Nov. 6 A person not affiliated with Marquette reported that at 4:45 p.m. on Nov. 1, two unidentified subjects removed property from the seat of her unsecured, attended vehicle in the 2000 block of W. Wisconsin Ave. and left the scene with the property. The estimated loss is $900. MPD was contacted. Nov. 7 Between 11:50 and 11:57 p.m. on Nov. 7, two student subjects battered two students in the 900 block of N. 15th St., causing injuries to both students. MFD was contacted and medically cleared one of the students. The other student was transported by DPS to a medical facility, treated and released. MPD took both students subjects into custody and cited them. One student subject was cited and released but the other student is still in custody. Nov. 8 At 12:01 a.m., DPS observed a person not affiliated with Marquette driving a
Student satellite to launch next fall Students contributing to the construction of a satellite through NASA’s CubeSat Initiative are expected to launch their 3-pound creation into space in fall 2015. Work on the satellite, named Golden Eagle 1, began in 2010 when a few students approached Robert Bishop, former dean of the College of Engineering, to get permission to start the project. Bishop left this summer, but the university made sure everything was still on track, said Brian Gienko, a senior in the College of Engineering. Gienko also said the group is planning to have a fully operational ground station, which will track the satellite while it’s in space, this semester. NASA approved the launch of Marquette’s project last February. The team will send the satellite to NASA in summer 2015.
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University President Michael Lovell to host forum for student input.
DPS Reports Nov. 5 At 9:40 a.m., a person not affiliated with Marquette trespassed in Olin Engineering.
and the health community are working closely to ensure that they will be prepared in case of an Ebola outbreak, including training drills and instruction on the proper use of personal safety equipment. Paul Biedrzycki, director of the Milwaukee Health Department, spoke at the event and said that more confirmed cases of Ebola in the United States would appear by the end of the year, according to the story.
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vehicle in an erratic manner in the 800 block of N. 17th St. MPD stopped the vehicle and took the driver into custody for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. At 1:55 p.m., a person not affiliated with Marquette attempted to remove property from a business in the 1600 block of W. Wisconsin Ave. and was taken into custody by MPD. At 11:44 p.m., a student reported being punched by an unidentified student in the 800 block of N. 19th St. MPD contacted. Nov. 9 At 4:37 a.m., unknown person(s) removed an exit sign in a stairwell in Campus Town West, causing an estimated $75 in damage to a wire and the ceiling. The estimated loss is unknown at this time. Facilities Services were contacted. At 9:55 a.m., MPD took a student into custody in the 1900 block of W. Kilbourn Ave. for a probation violation.
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Lean Six Sigma proposes changes to SOF process Required training for applications part of proposed revisions By Joseph Cahill
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Lean Six Sigma students proposed their Student Organization Funding process improvements to the Marquette Student Government at Monday night’s senate meeting. Nathan Bowen, a senior in the College of Engineering and Connor Clancy, a junior in the College of Business Administration, were the two students who led the external review. Bowen said the first change they recommended to ease the SOF process was to require training for the student organizations applying. Bowen said that currently training is offered but not required. “The largest reasons organizations were rejected or only received partial funding was because the applications simply did not have enough information,” Bowen said. The next recommendation Bowen presented was to reduce the funding periods from five to two for nonsports clubs. Bowen mentioned that to keep flexibility for groups, they would have “spot funding” where organizations can apply anytime throughout the semester. “Based on benchmarks from
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The students of Lean Six Sigma proposed changes to the SOF application process Monday night at the MUSG Senate meeting.
other colleges,” Bowen said, “we found that the two period system had a lot of success.” One of the biggest goals of the Lean Sigma Six team was to give SOF an objective way to analyze applications. Bowen explained that in order to do that the committee would set attribution criteria and rank the proposals based on how they match up to the set criteria MUSG President Kyle Whelton, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences, compared the attribution
criteria to the way students write English papers to match a professor or rubric. Whelton explained that the SOF criteria should become a rubric for students to use when writing applications. Bowen also mentioned changes in the reimbursement process, limiting the time students have to collect money to only 30 days and adding a feedback loop to the end of the process. “There is currently no avenue for feedback from student
organizations … we recommend including one with the updated application,” he said. Clancy said there were certain things the duo did not change with the SOF process. They did not alter the budget allocated for the SOF process by the committee or what MUSG can and cannot fund. MUSG Executive Vice President Natalie Pinkney, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences, said that the senate would have the next three weeks to voice their concerns
about the recommendations before voting on Dec. 1. Pinkney also explained that if all the changes are voted in, there would be a staggered implementation process. Pinkney said the changes in reimbursement, language, criteria and appeals would be in effect for the next semester. MUSG would keep the remaining two allocation periods for the rest of the year, Pinkney said, and would adopt the two period system next fiscal year.
Uncertainty continues for new Bucks arena talks MU hopes to remain in discussions through the decision process By Julia Pagliarulo
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Now that the elections have passed and Gov. Scott Walker said he has not yet received a dollar figure for state funding to a new Milwaukee Bucks arena, Marquette is stressing that it holds a voice in the discussions. Marquette, whose men’s basketball team plays its home games at the BMO Harris Bradley Center, could become a potential partner in creating the new arena, which would most likely be utilized by the university for future men’s basketball games. “The future arena is an important issue for our entire community,” said university spokesman Brian Dorrington in an email. “President Lovell has met with the Bucks owners and has said often that he feels it is important that Marquette is at the table for the region’s most important discussions. The university is paying very close attention to the discussions, but we also want to gain a better understanding of more detailed plans.” At an October news conference regarding the Bucks moving their corporate offices to Schlitz Park, Bucks co-owner Marc Lasry spoke on the location of a new arena, which needs to be built by 2017 in order for co-owners Wes Edens and Lasry to keep the location of the team. “As soon as I know — well, I know, but I can’t say it so I apologize — but as soon as I can tell you, I certainly will,” Lasry said, Fox Sports Wisconsin reported.
“I think within the next 30 to 60 days we’ll know where the new arena is.” The owners are reportedly in negotiations to purchase the Journal Communications property, 333 West State St., where the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is located, according to an OnMilwaukee.com article. Other potential sites include a parking lot owned by the city at North 4th Street and West Wisconsin Avenue as well as a property just north of the Bradley Center, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. This arena is estimated to cost between $350 and $500 million and Edens, Lasry and former owner Herb Kohl pledged to contribute $200 million to its construction. State funding, corporate sponsors, private donors and increased taxes through user fees, tax increment financing and other non-sale tax methods are needed to cover the additional cost, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The decision to put state finances towards the construction requires the support of the Republican-dominated state legislature. Edens and Lasry said previously that they will reveal the new arena’s location by the end of 2014. Once they establish a location, the cost of construction will be a more concrete number and the Bucks will likely submit a funding request to the state. “It’s absolute commitment for us to stay here,” Lasry said in an October press conference. “When we bought this team, this is the only place we wanted to be. We don’t have any interest in going anywhere else. We’re going to build a new arena …. You know, we signed a pretty long-term lease, so we’re going to be here for the long term.”
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LGBT and Allied Commmunity masses continue New masses offered by campus ministry promote inclusion By Teran Powell
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Marquette will continue offering monthly LGBT and Allied Community masses at the St. Joan of Arc Chapel in an effort to better connect students, faculty and staff. Stephen Blaha, assistant director of Campus Ministry, worked with priests and students to create the masses, which started in September. The next mass is Nov. 19. “It’s just wonderful when folks are really hungry to connect with God,” Blaha said. “In looking at offerings around different churches throughout the United States, different dioceses and what they’ve been doing, different Jesuit universities and also taking a look at what are the needs of our students and faculty and staff, we decided to have a monthly mass that’s really open for all, but has a special welcome to the LGBT community.” The Louis Joliet Society, a group of Marquette alumni, parents, associates and friends, questioned the masses on its Facebook page, according to a Cardinal Newman Society report in October. The group asked if Campus Ministry was using the masses “to share with
students the depth and beauty of the Church’s teaching on sexual morality.” Blaha said that the challenges are not his main concern. “I’m used to a little bit of challenge on these sorts of things ... Part of our lives as a church is to really be aware of where we’re at as far as if we’re feeling welcome around the table.” Blaha has been doing LGBT community outreach for the past six years. He noted how some students, either during high school or their personal lives in general, may practice or wrestle with their faiths while identifying as an LGBT or allied identity. Those students can come to Marquette and experience the environment to be themselves, or worship and pray. “For a few years we’ve been really looking at the need campus-wise in really connecting with students, hearing that there can be such a divide coming to (Marquette),” Blaha said. “In seeing that struggle, we’ve been looking at how we can really offer and provide some spiritual offerings that support folks on our campus and their walk with God, their walk in their journey of life.” At the first LGBT and Allied Community mass, Blaha said he was excited and hopeful. “In some ways, I had the same feeling I have before any mass,” Blaha said. “It was a really good atmosphere; it felt like a normal mass where we come as we are, longing for God and longing for
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Uber: Students use over 1,000 rides in first weekend students and even parents, who are “appreciative of us raising awareness about this service.” Laurel Stofan, a junior in the College of Education, is ecstatic about the recent partnership. “(Uber) would help people in the community and give people a safe ride around the city, further than the Marquette LIMOs can take us,” Stofan said. When asked about the future of Marquette and Uber, Cigelske said a potential greater partnership is possible, but said students need to “stay tuned.” Stofan suggested ideas including half-price rides on certain
days of the week. “Wednesday nights it’s half price or something like that,” Stofan said. “Different promotions.” Cigelske said students were already taking advantage of Uber, therefore it was only logical to work something out. “Our job isn’t to promote Uber, but rather to communicate all the resources students have to be safe. Uber just happens to add to that message.” The Division of Student Affairs did not respond for this article, and Milwaukee Uber representatives could not be reached.
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A sign in the window of the Campus Ministry offices promotes the LGBT and Allied Community masses.
each other.” The masses follow the format of a typical mass for the given day. “Each day of the week has a mass with its particular readings and prayer, so that’s what
we use,” Blaha said. “It depends on what’s going on in the world immediately and what the scriptures are saying.” More LGBT and Allied Community masses are slated for next semester on Jan. 28, Feb.
Multiple winners announced for Good Money Challenge Four student, alumni groups share $25,000 grand prize for ideas
composting facility. The judges awarded third place and $3,000 to Stonehouse Water, whose creators Charles Bensinger, Hensley Foster, Chesten Kesselhon, David Rice and Anne Wick pledged to, “make the unthinkable drinkable” by purifying well By Julia Pagliarulo julia.pagliarulo@marquette.edu and surface water. The audience voted David RockThe Good Money Challenge, a well’s Rapping Up Conflict group, social innovation contest presented a way to use hip-hop and spoken by Marquette and the Brady Corp., word poetry to teach children conannounced its winners after presen- flict management skills, to be the tations by the 11 finalists on Friday. Brady Choice Winner of $1,000. Four different groups shared in Out of the 11 finalist groups, the $25,000 prize, four groups with the top three included Margroups decided quette alumni or upon by a panel of current students. four judges, and One group, the fourth group composed of decided upon by the seniors in the event attendees. College of EngiTotus Power, a neering, William group created by Boswell, Adam Nicholas Garrido, Hurrle, Ryan Matt Klein and Kammerer, Jack Siva Rajendran, Lawinger and took home the top Brian Hill, 2013 winner of the Jacob Vildibill, prize of $14,000 Good Money Challenge is designing a for their low cost, human-powhigh efficiency batered system tery concept that uses recycled car to provide concentrated oxygen batteries to power classrooms and to countries without easy access technology in India. to electricity. Matthew Scannella and Me“One of the benefits of being a lissa Tashjian won the second senior at Marquette is that classes place prize of $7,000 for their and professors have encouraged us group Compost Crusader LLC, to solve problems and really work which uses trucks to take organic towards making a difference,” waste from Milwaukee-based Vildibill said. restaurants and transport it to a The Good Money Challenge is
What you all are doing here is very important. This world needs less talkers and more doers and you all are a part of that.”
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The risdesharing app Uber is increasing in popularity on Marquette campus.
25, March 18 and April 15. “I’m really glad we’re doing this,” Blaha said. “I’d be worried about us as a Catholic university if we weren’t.”
a funding competition for ideas that have social, environmental and financial impact. It awards a total of $25,000, according to the competition’s website. Vice provost of research and dean of the graduate school, Jeanne Hossenlopp, and the Rev. Nicholas Santos, assistant professor of marketing, co-directed the event. University President Michael Lovell presented the winners with their prize, but first he congratulated all of the finalists for their work. “I want to thank and congratulate the contestants for trying to make a positive impact on the lives of others,” Lovell said. “I commend you for making real good in the world and on behalf of Marquette University, we could not be prouder to be associated with this event.” In addition, last year’s winner, Brian Hill, addressed the room before the judges announced the winners. “What you all are doing here is very important,” Hill said. “This world needs less talkers and more doers and you all are a part of that.” Members of Marquette’s social innovation team notified applicants of their status by Oct. 10, giving the finalists a month to perfect their pitches with the help of a mentor from the Brady Corporation. This contest marks the second year of the Good Money Challenge that, according to their website, looks to award money to innovative change-makers who have the passion and vision to do great things.
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New Sci-Fi film series highlights interstellar, cinematic classics By Jack Taylor
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The Milwaukee Public Museum drew in another large crowd to its Sci-Fi Film Fest Saturday, showing Stanley Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey.” Moviegoers came out to watch the 1968 film in the museum’s Dome Theater. The curved screen stands six stories tall and is equipped with digital surround sound. The Dome’s effects made for a spectacular viewing experience for the audience. Liz Serewicz, a sophomore student in the College of Health Sciences and an avid
moviegoer, said the large-scale wraparound screen enhanced the movie’s picture. “The most impressive part (of the night) was the visuals,” Serewicz said. “With such a large screen, there is so much more detail that is visible.” “2001: A Space Odyssey” consists of little dialogue, relying heavily on its visuals to tell the story. Director Stanley Kubrick crafts his pictures around symmetrical sets, popping colors and intense visuals. The Dome Theater at MPM brings these scenes to life, significantly enhancing the picture’s quality. A specific scene in “2001: A Space Odyssey” involves a space pod getting sucked into a vortex, creating a stimulating light show on the screen. The scene depicts a colorful astronomical light show with all sorts
of shapes, colors and sounds blasting into the audience. The theater truly amplified this particular visual experience. During the establishing shots of outer space, the screen’s curvature made everything feel as if the audience was seeing the film through their own eyes. The screen created a sense of peripheral vision. The film often used a first-person perspective, which made for an incredible feeling of involvement in the film’s action. It was as if the audience members themselves were the characters in the movie – whatever the character saw on-screen, the audience saw through their own eyes. Everything on the sides of the frame filled viewers’ peripheral vision. Alongside the picture and sound enhancements, the theater gave off a great cinematic atmosphere. Nothing beats watching
a film in a room full of hundreds of other moviegoers as reactions to the movie are always amplified when there are plenty of other people who share that same reaction. Plot twists become more shocking, and action scenes become more stunning. The MPM’s Dome Theater is truly a unique cinematic experience. Serewicz described the environment as an “overall experience that (an audience) cannot get in a normal theater.” The Dome Theater exceeds the viewing experience of anything on Netflix, home video and even the typical theater chains. MPM’s Sci-Fi Film Fest continues through the end of November, showing films every Thursday and Saturday until Nov. 29. Admission is $5, and the concession stand is open before, during and after the film.
Sci-Fi Film Fest Schedule Doors open at 5:30 p.m. All films begin at 6:30 p.m. Planet of the Apes (1968) Thursday, November 13 Saturday, November 15 Back to the Future (1985) Thursday, November 20 Saturday, November 22 Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (1978) Saturday, November 29 (No showing on Thanksgiving Day)
Bleachers to make second Milwaukee appearance Jack Antonoff and band will play at Turner Hall Nov. 14 By Sarah Schlaefke
sarah.schlaefke@marquette.edu
Milwaukee is in for a show of old performers and brand new bands as Jack Antonoff returns to Turner Hall Ballroom to show off his new project Bleachers. Opening for Bleachers is new Nashville-based group Wild Cub. The band released their first album, “Youth,” in 2013 and has been building a loyal fan base ever since. With some film influence, Wild Cub’s music is vivid and diary-like, giving this band the flawless set list that serves as the perfect opener for Bleachers. Lead singer and songwriter of Bleachers Antonoff came up with his ideas for the band’s music while on tour with popular pop band FUN., for which he played lead guitar and helped in songwriting. Antonoff explained that once an idea sprouts within him, it is almost impossible for him to shy away. “You just need to follow ideas when you have them,” he said. “Being inspired and writing songs, sometimes they come to you while you’re making dinner, other times while you’re on an airplane. Sometimes they come to you when you should be eating or sleeping. You’ll have to follow your (ideas) because if you don’t, you’ll want to kill yourself.” This passion quickly seeped into Bleachers’ music and is visible in their debut album, “Strange Desire.” The seasoned singer, having been in
numerous bands such as FUN. and Steel Train prior to the start up of Bleachers, knew full well when he started to put together his song ideas that an album was developing. “I just started to have a bunch of ideas that all started to become one thing,” Antonoff said. “And when I would listen to the couple songs that I was working on in a row, I realized that they were coming together. They were one.” Antonoff has plenty of experience playing in other bands. Even though he is able to pinpoint his favorite song of all time as Tom Waits’ “Hold On,” he does not let other artists flow into his music during the song writing process. “A lot of the time when I’m writing an album or recording an album, I’m kind of listening to nothing else except what I’m working on so that I don’t get too much intrusion coming from other directions,” he noted. “I don’t like to bring in other music to propagate it.” The release of his first single as Bleachers, “I Wanna Get Better,” became the band’s claim to fame and helped them make a swift move into the spotlight. As other singles followed, such as “Rollercoaster,” “Like a River Runs” and “Shadow,” the band’s unique music became clearer to listeners. Bleachers’ sound, disconnected and suburban, steers clear of associating itself with any specific genre. “I don’t really call my music anything,” Antonoff said. “I don’t really think about that at all. It doesn’t really work that way for me.” Antonoff feels that if he were to label his sound he would be obligated to stick with that genre
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Jack Antonoff is the lead singer of new band Bleachers. The group will be playing in Milwaukee on Nov. 14.
and not be able to stray his style from it; it would stifle his creativity. The kind of music that Bleachers makes, though, is connected with the band’s name. ‘“Bleachers’ is a word that just came to me very randomly,” Antonoff explained. “Being in a band is not so much about having a name that packs a meaning within but it’s more about having a name that packs meaning into your music. Bleachers just felt right. It felt very connected to the feeling that I had about the music.” Antonoff also believes Bleachers’ music speaks very much for itself. Although the lyrics can be gruesome and dark at times, “Strange Desire’s” message, in total, is one of hope. “Telling the stories of things you’ve been through, for me, gives your audience something to relate to because of the concept of someone being very honest,” he said. “It makes you
I think the most valuable thing a person can do is paint the picture of some sort of fantasy life just because it can bring people together.” Jack Antonoff, Bleachers Lead Singer feel less alone. I think the most valuable thing a person can do is paint the picture of some sort of fantasy life just because it can bring people together. Honesty, though, is what gives me a lot of courage.” Lucky for Milwaukee, Antonoff intends to bring his honest, passionate music back for round two. After playing at Summerfest 2014, he knows that Milwaukee expects nothing less than a high-energy show from Bleachers. “We’re not going to come to Milwaukee and bring anything less than everything we’ve got,” Antonoff said. “Because I feel like the crowd knows what we
can do so we’ve got to be that.” Besides potentially hitting up Sobelman’s for a dosage of cheese curds before or after his show, Antonoff is determined to give Milwaukee the best possible show with Wild Cub this Friday night at Turner Hall Ballroom. After all, Bleachers said from the start that it only wanted to get better. Bleachers is performing at Turner Hall Ballroom at 8:00 p.m. Friday. Nov. 14. Tickets can be purchased online at pabsttheatre.org or at the on-site box office.
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MSO brings to life “Pictures at an Exhibition” MSO invites guest composer Kalmar to lead new production By Eva Schons Rodrigues
eva.schonsrodrigues@marquette.edu
This weekend, the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra premiered its newest concert, “Pictures at an Exhibition,” featuring guest conductor Carlos Kalmar. The show, named after one of Modest Mussorgsky’s most famous pieces, combined classical and modern symphonies masterfully and left the audience wanting more. The concert consisted of four pieces – Prokofiev’s “Classical Symphony (Symphony No. 1)”, Neikrug’s “Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra,” Schuller’s “Seven Studies on Themes of Paul Klee,” and Mussorgsky’s
“Pictures at an Exhibition.” These four pieces represent an array of musical styles, and although very distinct, complement each other harmoniously. The flow of the concert was hardly ever broken. MSO opened the concert with a playful rendition of Prokofiev’s “Classical Symphony.” The piece is lively and quick, an excellent choice to start the concert. Prokofiev’s dynamic, classical sounds set the stage for what was yet to come. The second piece, Neikrug’s “Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra,” was the newest of them all, making its debut in Milwaukee this weekend. Although this MSO co-commissioned piece was no match for the other symphonies of the night, Neikrug’s concerto did not disappoint and fit perfectly within the classics. Following the intermission, Schuller’s piece directs the audience toward Mussorgsky’s
masterpiece. “Seven Studies on Themes of Paul Klee” starts out shy and intriguing. The curious melody was rather slowpaced in comparison to the other pieces, but still had its place in the concert, especially when performed prior to the night’s special – “Pictures at an Exhibition.” Mussorgsky composed “Pictures at an Exhibition” as a musical tribute to an exhibition of the works by Victor Hartmann, a close friend of his. The suite, originally composed for the piano, is a colorful piece, which masterfully recreates Hartmann’s works and gives vision to music. The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra’s rendition of “Pictures at an Exhibition” also graced its audience with a powerful translation of images into sounds. The melody is flexible and the tone shifts repeatedly throughout the piece, imitating the feeling of being at an
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Grammy-winning artist Carlos Kalmar led the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra as guest composer for “Pictures at an Exhibition.”
exhibition and shifting from picture to picture. “Pictures at an Exhibition,” as a whole, shows the ability of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra to recreate masterpieces and its sentiment with any con-
ductor, to any audience, on any day. The talented partnership between Kalmar and the orchestra resulted in a balanced blend of rich sounds, an indulgence that will surely encourage the audience to come back for more.
Q&A session with the stars of ‘Horrible Bosses 2’ Bateman, Day and Sudeikis discuss star-studded new film By Hannah Byron
hannah.byron@marquette.edu
Actors Jason Bateman, Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis joined dozens of colleges in a nationwide conference call ranging from universities all over the U.S. and Canada to talk about their up coming film. Bateman, Day and Sudeikis share their experiences making the film and dish some of the funniest moments they had while on set. “Horrible Bosses 2” will come to theaters later this month on Nov. 26. Question: Have you ever had a boss that you would like to murder or kidnap? Jason Bateman: I started acting young, so I never had
traditional bosses, but I’ve certainly worked for prickly directors and movie stars, producers and studio heads, but no real stories that I can think of. I’m waiting for a real son of a b**ch to come my way. Q: Have you ever been a horrible boss yourself? Charlie Day: I don’t think so, I think we’re pretty fair guys. We have employed some people here and there, but no one has filed complaints yet that I know about. JB: I got my two-year-old into the car pretty quickly this morning, so he’ll probably tell you I’m a real a-hole, but we weren’t late for school. Q: So Horrible Bosses 2 has primarily been made due to the financial success of the film in the United States. Do you believe that this played a factor in the sequel? Why? JB: You’re definitely right. You get asked to make sequels when it makes enough money
to warrant it. And it did really well over seas, which is uncommon for a comedy. New Line and Warner Bros wanted to do another one, and we were certainly open to it because we had such a good time doing the first one. What we didn’t want to do was make a film that wasn’t as good as the first one. We worked really hard in attempt to do that. Hopefully you’ll like it as much, or more. CD: If a movie studio doesn’t make enough money on the first one, well they’re not going to spend money on making a second one because it’s a business. Then there’s the creative side of it, where you’re right, does it make sense to make a second story? And Jason, Jason and myself had a lot of lengthy conversations about what the second story could be, and we weren’t going to do a movie that didn’t have a story, that for us made sense. There’s the business side, but then there’s the creative
side where it made sense for us to do it. Q: What is the funniest thing that happened on set? Any pranks? JB: There was a lot of goofing around and making each other laugh on camera, off camera. We didn’t have to try to keep it light. Sometimes you’ll get practical jokes on set to kinda loosen the mood, but we were actually trying to simmer things down and be serious and get some work done. CD: Not a lot of whoopee cushions on that set, you know what I mean? We wanted to make sure everyone got home to their kids, but we had fun making it. Q: How do you expect viewers to react to this movie? CD: I’m hopeful that they’re really going to like it. I expect people to be skeptical, and I hope that they’re pleasantly surprised. JB: I’m pretty fair about
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being objective, and I really enjoyed the first one as a viewer. And I watched this one with the same perspective and I generally like it more than the first. If people see it the way I see it, they’re going to be very happy with this one. I’m feeling good. Q: It’s been a couple years since the first film, what was it like to revisit these characters? CD: As actors, it was really fun for the three of us to get back together again, because we enjoy each others company and we had a great time making the first one. As characters, it’s a terrible thing for these people to get back together again because they keep getting themselves into some serious trouble. Q: Did you feel pressure to make this film as funny as the first? Jason Sudeikis: We certainly felt the pressure amongst ourselves and then the fans of the movie, but that pressure gets released the second you start working. We just had a good time making each other laugh. JB: It would be more pressure packed if we were doing the same material. So basically we get a nice free shot at it. Q: In this movie there’s an expansion of the cast with Jamie Fox, Chris Pine and Christoph Waltz. What was it like to work with them? JB: This is a big silly commercial comedy, and when you can class it up with some Oscar winners, it becomes a really nice balanced cocktail. Everyone loves a properly mixed cocktail, am I right? It was really cool to work with all those people. JS: It’s really flattering to make the first one, and have it exist, and then make the second one and have people saying, “Oh yeah, I really want to be apart of that.” You love the fact that they want to come on board. CD: Especially for a sequel, where sometimes it can lack the “prestige” of the first movie, and when you get actors and actresses of that caliber to join your movie, it’s great.
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The Marquette Wire Editorial Board:
Elena Fransen, Opinions Editor Jasmine Gonzalez, Assistant Opinions Editor Joe Kaiser, Executive Director Rebecca Rebholz, Managing Editor Matt Kulling, News Executive Ben Fate, Copy Chief
Alcohol’s impact remains greater than weed’s threat
Maddy Kennedy, A&E Executive Jacob Born, Sports Executive Amy Elliot-Meisel, Visual Content Editor Valeria Cardenas, Photo Editor
STAFF EDITORIAL
Student accomplishments merit better publicity MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY
NEWS BRIEFS
Student edition
NOVEMBER 11, 2014
1. Students actually accomplish things at Marquette 2. President Lovell saves cat from burning bush 3. Alum donates money for new freshman dorm 4. Wehr family buys entire campus, renames university 5. Cobeen changes dining hall hours, now open until 7
1. Professor does research
2. Students go to class 3. DPS breaks up party 4. Students use library to study 5. Medical clinic offers services
Illustration by Eleni Eisenhart/eleni.eisenhart@marquette.edu
Our view: The university and its Office of Marketing and Communication should better publicize student accomplishments in the many colleges and departments. After years of effort, students from the College of Engineering will finally get to see their satellite, Golden Eagle 1, go into orbit, with an expected launch of fall 2015. The launch is thanks to the NASA CubeSat Launch Initiative, a program through which students from universities across the nation participate in building satellites. Marquette’s student participants’ satellite was chosen for flight after a long and competitive selection process this spring. There was potential for setback this summer when Robert Bishop, who helped guide the project for years, resigned as opus dean of the College of Engineering. The group said, though, that the university stepped in to make sure it continues to get adequate funding and support to meet its hopeful deadlines and complete the project it set forth. It is not an everyday occurrence that a group of university students gets to launch a NASA-sponsored satellite into space, and it is extremely commendable that the university is making sure this feat sees its remarkable conclusion. It is an incredible achievement; however, at this time, university outlets are not really spreading the word, save for the Marquette Wire. The university, not just student media, should openly praise student accomplishments such as these so that they can be made known to the Marquette community as a whole. By publicizing its students’ achievements, Marquette would not only bolster its image as a university that produces highquality student work, but also make its students feel valued and honored for their work. The Office of Marketing and Communication has done this often in the past, including featuring a news article on the College of Engineering’s participation in RoboCup 2014, where Marquette was the only American team participating in the robot soccer competition. The satellite, too, received some attention in the spring when the news first broke. Achievements and goings-on outside of the College of Engineering are also limited in their exposure, and publicity is sometimes left
up to the respective department or college. The university provided little publicity for the students who participated in the inaugural Marquette Undergraduate Humanities Conference this past spring, aside from a general call for papers, and little has been said for the Marquette Women’s and Gender Studies Fellowship Presentations which will showcase students’ works on Wednesday. More various and expansive coverage should be provided throughout the university. The Office of Marketing and Communication sends its digest, “News Briefs,” to Marquette students, faculty and staff on a biweekly basis during the semester, covering upcoming events and initiatives on campus as well as faculty accolades on occasion. The newsletter and OMC’s Marquette Today website are ideal outlets to publish news on student and faculty achievements as well as ongoing projects. Stories published through the site and newsletters are maintaining a focus on University President Michael Lovell’s new and ongoing initiatives as of recently. While it is excellent to see such high involvement from our new president, it would be more interesting to see a variety of stories from across campus, emphasizing the efforts and successes of other individuals and groups. If not through “News Briefs,” there could be a separate method of highlighting student and faculty achievements, such as a weekly or monthly roundup of individual and group accomplishments to be sent out to the Marquette community. Using this format, the university would be able to touch upon a greater number of instances regarding student and faculty achievements, bringing better recognition to other individuals and departments that have otherwise been overlooked. Student accomplishments are a clear indicator of a university’s success as well. Promoting and better publicizing these successes are beneficial initiatives for an active student body and the institution’s accomplishments as a whole. The university is supporting student pursuits, as evident by its unwavering commitment to the CubeSat project, but the university community needs to keep hearing about them through its different mediums.
Matt Gozun Recreational use of marijuana will soon be legal in Alaska, Oregon and Washington, D.C. after receiving voter approval in last week’s elections. They join Washington state and Colorado, along with 20 other states that have approved marijuana for strictly medicinal purposes. According to a recent poll by the Pew Research Center, support for legalization hovers around 52 percent, up 11 points from four years ago, showing that weed is gaining ground across the country. With nationwide legalization becoming an increasing possibility, society will still probably not break down on account of the collective rotting of brain cells. Most people do not smoke marijuana and will continue not to do so even without the threat of jail time. Marijuana remains illegal in Wisconsin, but that does not prevent some Marquette students and people across the state from using other mind-altering substances on a regular basis. Every weekend, some college students consume enough of these substances to significantly affect their cognitive and decision making skills. Many people may even require medical attention and end up in the hospital. The obvious substance in question is alcohol, which, despite the widespread recognition of negative health and social consequences, remains popular. The federal government classifies marijuana as a Schedule I drug, which is the most illicit category, on the level of cocaine and heroin. However, this categorization is unwarranted as it is pretty much impossible to die from a marijuana overdose, something that can happen with alcohol. Instead, the chief concern of policy makers is whether or not legalizing weed will lead to an increase in things like car crashes and bad decisions caused by impaired judgment. In order for marijuana usage to have a significant effect on things like accidents or crime, a large percentage of the population would need to start lighting up simply
because it is legal. Teenagers and college students are often held up as the most impressionable segment of the population. So if Wisconsin were to legalize weed, Milwaukee could start smelling differently. Since legalizing marijuana, the number of Colorado high school students who smoked weed in the past 30 days appears to have decreased slightly, from 22 percent in 2011 to 20 percent in 2013. While this decrease is not statistically significant, it shows that usage did not skyrocket as some politicians predicted. Data are not yet available for college students, but it would not be surprising to see similar results, especially since most universities in weed-legal states still ban marijuana on campus. These findings make sense as with alcohol abuse a big enough problem already, universities may think marijuana introduces only another problem. But even with legalized marijuana, administrators’ biggest headache will still come from alcohol because alcohol, unlike marijuana, has an established place within the U.S., and especially college, culture. Drinking occurs before sporting events, on birthdays, during celebrations and on almost any other occasion that involves a large number of people. Many college students drink in order to ‘fit in’ and lose their inhibitions, which helps when one is trying to socialize. Even without these psychoactive effects, alcohol, as much as administrators must hate to admit, has become part of the college experience. It is important to note that most people do not drink for the effects of being drunk, but for the social aspects. For a variety of reasons, marijuana cannot fill this social niche. As a liquid, alcohol is easier to consume, and for many people, has effects that are more conducive to socialization. Without these social incentives, there is little reason for many people outside of the established ‘stoner culture’ to experiment with weed. So before people start railing against potheads and the terrible things that happen from using marijuana, society must consider how legal substances may have an even worse influence. 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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Store closures on Thanksgiving appeal to family values
Sarah Patel With Thanksgiving approaching, and thoughts of family dinners, football and time off of school, many people are more excited about the day after, known in American society as Black Friday. It is a day where shopping is the main event and starting early is crucial if you want to get the good deals. Typically, Black Friday starts early Friday morning or midnight the night before. In recent years, businesses have been opening earlier and earlier, encroaching upon Thanksgiving Day. This policy, in turn,
encourages shoppers to line up sooner to stay with the changing times. This year, some notable businesses including Costco, TJ Maxx, Game Stop and Radio Shack, stated they will not be open Thanksgiving in order to give their employees time off to spend with their friends and families. These retailers said they will close for the holiday out of respect for their employees. Radio Shack even stated they will give their employees paid time off for both Thanksgiving and Christmas. While this decision is perfectly respectable for these companies to make, it seems strange given how many people would shop at if these stores were open and offering sales. The amount of business that would be diverted to other stores seems like enough to reconsider such a costly move. Some say it is a public relations stunt for the businesses to demonstrate the family values customers may uphold. They could also be learning from the failed example of Sears and Kmart, two stores that remained open all Thanksgiving Day last
year and saw sales drop, despite efforts to draw more business. The question remains if customers are more driven to shop at a store if they are open on the holiday or if they will be put off by the perceived values of a store open on Thanksgiving. Stores such as Costco and Radio Shack could be on the right track if they are trying to appease families and their values. Most of the stores that will be closed on Thanksgiving are described as more of family or home stores, which may justify their business decisions. Radio Shack and Game Stop, however, compete with other electronic retailers that will open as early as 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving such as Best Buy, Target and Wal-Mart. If they would remain open on Thanksgiving, Radio Shack and Game Stop could bring in a lot of business from customers looking for deals; closing may actually hurt their business. Stores that will remain closed on Thanksgiving are making a statement about family values and employee respect. We
often do not think about those who sacrifice their own holiday to make 6 p.m. or midnight store openings possible. By giving employees the full holiday off, and even paying them for it, these businesses show appreciation for employees who are likely making minimum wage and working the holiday just for the extra pay. Everyone deserves time off to spend with loved ones, and often this time is sacrificed because bills need to be paid. When stores open progressively earlier on Thanksgiving, businesses do not acknowledge the sacrifice employees make nor the family audience they are targeting. Businesses like Costco and Radio Shack are giving back to employees rather than taking time away from their families, which is reason to respect their decision this holiday season. Sarah Patel is a senior studying social welfare and justice, philosophy and sociology. Email Sarah with comments or suggestions at sarah.patel@mu.edu.
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MU thinking upset vs. Hoyas
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Marquette hopes to keep their NCAA Tournament hopes alive as they face the third-seeded Georgetown Hoyas in Washington D.C. on Tuesday afternoon in the Big East tournament.
Golden Eagles look to stay alive against Georgetown in D.C. By Jack Goods
jack.goods@marquette.edu
Marquette has its first test on its journey to defend the conference crown this afternoon against Georgetown in the first round of the Big East tournament. This trip will be the second time the Golden Eagles head down to D.C. this season. The teams played a scoreless draw in their previous meeting this year. It was the first time
Marquette earned a point at Georgetown since Louis Bennett became coach in 2006. The Hoyas, ranked 11th in the November 4th NSCAA rankings, went 6-2-1 in Big East play this season. Their two losses came back-to-back against Providence and Seton Hall. But they have won six games in a row since. Georgetown was only one point behind the second-seeded Xavier. Victory for the Golden Eagles will start with shutting down junior forward Brandon Allen. With 10 goals and three assists, Allen leads the Big East in goals and has 13 more points than the second highest Hoya scorer. The match will also feature
two of the top goalkeepers in the conference, Marquette redshirt senior Charlie Lyon and Georgetown senior Tomas Gomez. Lyon has nine clean sheets this season and just set the school’s all-time career shutout record on Friday. Gomez, the Big East preseason Goalkeeper of the Year, recorded ten shutouts. Gomez and Lyon rank second and third respectively in goals against average. Marquette leap-frogged two schools to lock up the sixth seed in the tournament on the final day of regular season play with their 4-0 win over DePaul. The Golden Eagles made it to the conference tournament six seasons in a row and
were picked as co-favorites to win the conference in the preseason awards, making them the clear dark horse in this year’s bracket. The Golden Eagles will look to keep up the high-scoring pace they have held over the last two matches. The four goal effort against DePaul came one match after scoring three in a draw with Seton Hall. The game is likely a must win if the Golden Eagles hope to keep their NCAA tournament hopes alive. Despite their strong non-conference play at the beginning of the season, odds are they would need to have at least one or two victories in the conference tournament to be
considered for an at-large bid. The winner of the match will move on to battle Xavier on Friday. Georgetown needed overtime to defeat Xavier 1-0 earlier this year, while Marquette fell to the Musketeers by the same score. Georgetown’s stadium, Shaw Field, does not have lights, which means the action kicks off from Georgetown at noon. The match will be followed by the second semifinal of the day, featuring Villanova and Providence. The winner of that match will play the top-seeded Creighton Bluejays. Both games can be watched online on the Big East Digital Network.
5 takeaways from Saturday’s basketball exhibition Up-tempo, pressure defense highlights Wojo’s coaching debut By Jack Goods
jack.goods@marquette.edu
Marquette defeated Wisconsin Lutheran in their exhibition by a score of 115-47. Here are five takeaways from Saturday’s game. Full court press impressive Head coach Steve Wojciechowski said with the lack of size on the roster, collectivity would be key, and that mentality was certainly on display in his team’s first game. On two occasions, Marquette forced two straight turnovers off the press, and it gave Wisconsin Lutheran fits. “I think it’s a way for us to disrupt the other teams and I think it’s a strength of ours,” Marquette coach Steve Wojciechowski said. “The more they are thinking about our ball pressure on top, maybe
the less they are thinking about getting the ball and pounding it inside on us.” “They’re just so physical,” Wisconsin Lutheran coach Skip Noon said. “While they’re not extremely long they’re quick. They’re on the ball, every pass is challenged.” Their aggressive defense did not end when WLC managed to get the ball into play. Wisconsin Lutheran turned the ball over 33 times, and the Golden Eagles made them pay with 47 points off those turnovers. Senior guard Matt Carlino led the team with six steals, while senior forward Juan Anderson and redshirt freshman guard Duane Wilson each had five. Sloppy first half shooting Marquette flew past WLC from the start, but there were flaws despite the large lead. Nearly everyone was struggling to score outside of the paint. It took until the 13:37 mark for Marquette to earn a perimeter bucket when Deonte Burton drilled a three. That would be the only 3-pointer Marquette would score in the first
half. They went 1-11 from beyond the arch, four of the missed threes from Carlino. As a whole, the team shot 38 percent in the first half. Wojciechowski must have said something in his halftime speech, because the Golden Eagles looked like a completely different team in the second half. The Golden Eagles shot 77 percent and an impressive 6-for-9 from 3-point range. Freshman forward Sandy Cohen made all three of his attempts beyond the arc. Wojciechowski looked at the positive side of the first half, explaining that it is a good sign that the team is seeing success inside based even with a small lineup. “If we can score in the paint we’ll be happy with that,” Wojciechowski said. “If we’re able to get (into the paint) on the relocation passes… we’ll get better shots.” No worries with big man rotation As mentioned previously, the most commonly pointed out flaw for the Golden Eagles is their lack of a true center until Luke Fischer
is deemed eligible. Until then, the duties will be split between junior guard Steve Taylor Jr. and Anderson. Wisconsin Lutheran is not a very tall group (their biggest player stands at only 6’7”), but the two looked rather comfortable in their new hybrid roles. Anderson led the team with a career-high 27 points, and Taylor led the team with 11 rebounds. “I think it went pretty well, but then again, their big guys aren’t 6’10”,” Anderson said. “We might run into a 6’10” guy against Frank Kaminsky (and Wisconsin) or when we play Ohio State.” Wojciechowski said the new rotation is still a work in progress. He was not happy with the 30 rebounds Lutheran wrangled in. “We’re still trying to figure (it) out,” Wojciechowski said. “We have to be a better defensive rebounding team. It has to not just come from our post, but from all five guys.” Burton’s personal dunk competition Sophomore Deonte Burton was
a little too aggressive with a dunk attempt in the first half, and the ball ended up bouncing back up to what felt like halfway to the roof. He made sure that he would not make that mistake again. He made up for the miss with two highlight-worthy dunks, including one that showed his length arguably better than any of his previous slams. Although the dunks were the flashiest part of his day, he had a good game all-around. He finished with 17 points, five assists and three steals. Solid free throw shooting One of the few factors in basketball that is unrelated to an opponent’s level of talent is free throw shooting, and Marquette showed good signs from the line. The Golden Eagles made 20 of their 24 free throws on the day, with no player missing more than one of his attempts. Carlino, Duane Wilson, and sophomore Jajuan Johnson were all perfect from the line.
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Women’s soccer eliminated by Demons in PKs DePaul defeats MU in first round of Big East tournament By Jacob Born
jacob.born@marquette.edu
The Marquette women’s soccer team was knocked out of the Big East Tournament Friday night when the Golden Eagles fell to the DePaul Blue Demons in penalty kicks. Both sides battled strong winds in the first half, which resulted in a slow-moving first 45 minutes. Each team only registered one shot on goal for the first half, as both sides were waiting to capitalize on the other’s mistakes. But none came in the first, and the teams went into halftime tied at zero. Coach Markus Roeders said the winds, which reached up to 50 mph, were a minor factor during the game, but neither side could take advantage of it. “I think the wind might have been a little bit of a factor at times,” Roeders said. “But it didn’t decide the game for either (team).” The Blue Demons came out strong in the second half and immediately challenged Marquette goalkeeper Amanda Engel, but Engel made the save to keep it at zero. The Golden Eagles started to push back and get some scoring chances of their own, but could not get one past DePaul goalkeeper Alejandria Godinez. In total, the Golden Eagles got nine shots on goal, the best coming from senior defender Haley Fritzlen in the 59th minute and sophomore midfielder Meegan Johnston in the 84th. But the sides would stay deadlocked at zero, sending the game into extra time. The Blue Demons and Golden Eagles continued to play a back and forth match, with DePaul outshooting Marquette 4-2 in the extra frames. But Engel and Godinez both stayed strong, and the game had to be decided by penalty kicks. Roeders said he tried to find someone who could come up clutch when he chose his
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Despite pitching a clean sheet through the first two halves and overtime, Marquette came up short against DePaul in a defensive struggle.
personnel for the penalty kicks. “You get to penalty kicks, you just need someone who can step up in these situations,” Roeders said. Senior midfielder Mary Luba netted Marquette’s first penalty kick, but that was answered with a DePaul goal. The Golden Eagles took the lead with a goal from Jermier and a DePaul miss, and kept the lead when Johnston and DePaul scored in the third round. With the
Golden Eagles leading 3-2 in penalties, DePaul evened up the score with a goal of its own and a Powell miss. Alex Heffron missed Marquette’s final penalty kick, and when DePaul netted its final shot, the Blue Demons advanced with a 4-3 penalty kick victory. Roeders said the loss to DePaul was a microcosm of his team’s season, but he still believes his Golden Eagles were one of the top teams
in the conference regardless of Friday’s results. “I’m proud of how the team stepped up,” Roeders said. “I think we really showed that we’re amongst the top teams in the league this year. We just didn’t get over that hump, and I think that’s the part that’s disappointing for all of us.” The Golden Eagles finished the season 10-8-3 and 5-3-1 in conference play. The team will graduate nine seniors,
including five starters. Roeders said the loss hurts because it was the last time the seniors would ever don the blue and gold. “You don’t feel good for the entire team, but you don’t feel good for the seniors because this is their last hurrah,” Roeders said. “They won’t have another chance. We have to give them a lot of credit and thank them for what they’ve done over the last four or five years.”
Basketball success not solely defined by winning
Jacob Born This weekend is the usual, exciting start to basketball season on campus, but this year is a little bit different. Friday night, the men’s team opens this season with Tennessee-Martin and Saturday afternoon, the women’s team battles Wisconsin-Green Bay. With an entirely new coaching staff on both teams, there is a significant amount of hype, though unclear
expectations. But students and fans alike need to keep in mind success for this season is going to be measured by more than wins and losses. For coach Steve Wojciechowski, this season should be about developing the younger talent. Developing sophomores Deonte Burton, Jajuan Johnson and John Dawson and providing them with significant playing time will go a long way. A productive year of collegiate basketball under Sandy Cohen III’s and Duane Wilson’s belts will be beneficial. Luke Fischer must sit out until Dec. 8 and Wally Ellenson for the entire year, but both of them will be able to get extra time in practice and in the weight room and improve their skills before getting
into the game. For Wojciechowski’s squad, this first year is about laying the ground work for years to come. The future of Marquette basketball begins with the younger players, and developing their talent to be successful as juniors and seniors. It’s the upperclassmens’ job to teach the younger guys about the program and how to lead. For the women’s team, it is much of the same – this season is about learning. The women’s team benefits from having four seniors on the team, so it is not quite as young as the men’s team. However, the seniors will have to put in a lot of work, as there will be only two upperclassmen on the roster next season.
Women’s coach Carolyn Kieger preaches an intense, fast-paced offense and defense, much like what Wojciechowski is implementing on the men’s side. It is much different from the style former coach Terri Mitchell employed, so it will be crucial for the Golden Eagles to adapt to that system. Likewise, providing valuable minutes for the underclassmen will be highly important because of the lack of experienced depth facing the team in future seasons. Both the men’s and women’s basketball teams are going to be entertaining to watch this season. There is a lot of raw talent that is going to excite and frustrate the fan base at the same time. The men’s team plays high-profile teams like Ohio
State and Wisconsin in the early-season before testing the conference, and the women’s side could surprise a lot of people this season with its play. And if either team makes the postseason, Wojciechowski or Kieger should jump at the opportunity to get the younger players a taste of postseason basketball. The teams may not have the best win-loss records this season, but a few years down the line, they both can be perennial contenders if they work to grow right now.
Jacob Born is from Saint Louis, MO studying journalism with a minor in marketing. Email him with comments at jacob.born@marquette.edu.
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Golden Eagles take down Providence, St. John’s Women’s volleyball sits alone in 2nd place in Big East standings By Hank Greening
henry.greening@marquette.edu
The Marquette women’s volleyball team earned a spot in the Big East tournament for the fifth consecutive season Saturday with a sweep of Providence and a four-game victory against St. John’s Friday. Marquette (22-6, 12-3) is currently on a six-game winning streak and has won 18 of their last 19 sets. The team now sits alone in second place, just a half-game in front of Seton Hall and oneand-a-half games behind conference-leading Creighton. Marquette sophomores Autumn Bailey and Lauren Houg earned Big East honors as the Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week. Bailey led the team in kills in both weekend matches, including an impressive 27-kill performance against St. John’s Friday. After the match, Marquette coach Ryan Theis admitted that Bailey put the team on her shoulders and had a major role in the victory. She won conference Offensive Player of the Week twice before and sits atop the conference in points, kills and service aces and ranks 15th nationally in points per set (5.33) and kills per set (4.57). Houg’s award was the first Big East honor of her career, as well as the first time a Marquette player has been named the Defensive Player of the Week this season. She posted 28 digs against St. John’s, the second-most in her career, and added 20 more against Providence for a phenomenal 6.86 digs per set ratio during the weekend. The Golden Eagles got more of a fight than they expected from St. John’s (18-11, 7-7) Friday night, but eventually took the match in four sets, 25-19, 25-21, 24-26, 26-24. Marquette allowed the Red Storm to hang
Photo by Valeria Cardenas/valeria.cardenas@marquette.edu
Autumn Bailey and Lauren Houg were named Big East Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week in an impressive weekend for the Golden Eagles
around and get back into the match with the loss in the third set. The momentum appeared to be shifting in St. John’s favor, but thanks to 11 kills from Bailey in the fourth set, the Golden Eagles captured the set and the match. Marquette had 28 attack errors against St. John’s, its secondmost on the season, and hit just .211 as a team. But double-digit kills from Bailey (27), redshirt sophomore Meghan Niemann (11) and junior Erin Lehman (10) helped seal the match for the Golden Eagles. Defensively, the blue and gold were solid, holding the Red Storm to
a .190 team hitting percentage and out-dug St. John’s thanks to a 28-dig performance from Houg. The match also featured the return of redshirt junior Courtney Kintzel, who had not played since posting four kills in the Sept. 19 victory against then No. 7 Florida. Saturday’s match against Providence (9-18, 1-13) was less complicated for the Golden Eagles, as they took the series in a three game sweep and claimed a spot in the Big East tournament, 25-16, 25-19, 2518. Marquette allowed early Providence leads in each of the three sets, but the Golden
Eagles would eventually regain composure. The Friars’ latest lead in any game came at 11-10 in the second set before Marquette ripped off five straight points and never looked back. But the victory came with a price, as sophomore Teal Schnurr went down with an ankle injury in the second set and had to be helped off the court. Schnurr did not return to action and after the match Theis called her injury the team’s biggest concern at the moment, but did not have any further information on her status. Bailey had another excellent performance for Marquette
with 15 kills and 20 digs in the match and sophomore Nele Barber also had a double-double on 11 kills and 11 digs. Kintzel added nine kills, her most since hammering home 11 against then-No. 8 Florida State in a five set loss Sept. 8, and Niemann contributed six kills and blocks in the victory. Marquette held its opponent to a .053 hitting percentage and forced 25 errors, all while out-blocking the Friars 9-3. Marquette will hit the road as they take on the Seton Hall Pirates in South Orange, New Jersey at 6 p.m. Friday.
Golden Eagles split series vs. Robert Morris-White Marquette rallies out of two goal deficit to salvage the weekend
By Sterling Silver
sterling.silver@marquette.edu
Marquette club hockey (14-61) split its two-game set against the Robert Morris-White Eagles after sweeping Peoria the previous weekend. Despite two goals from sophomore Chris Morrow, an open net score sealed a 5-2 victory Friday for the Eagles (6-6-0). However, Marquette was able to earn a split in the series with a 3-2 victory on a late goal from freshman Brian Kennedy. Coach Will Jurgensen explained while his team was disappointed in not winning the series, he described Robert Morris - White as a difficult foe. “This was a tough weekend with some ups and
some downs,” Jurgensen said. “We played a very good team in RMU-White who displayed a lot of speed and some very good goaltending. Seeing as how it is a MACHA (conference) league game and four points are on the line, we certainly were aiming to get all four, but I loved how the team responded on Saturday after a tough loss on Friday night.” Friday’s match-up started slow and did not have a goal until 13 minutes into the period, but it went in Marquette’s favor. A shot from Morrow off a rebound from the boards gave the Golden Eagles an early 1-0 lead. However, the lead would be short lived, after a similar rebound and score coupled with a power play goal gave Robert Morris a 2-1 edge. An equalizer by Morrow on a shot in front of the net got Marquette back on track six minutes into the second period. However, that would be the last goal of
the game for the Golden Eagles, as Robert Morris - White began putting its foot on the gas. A second period goal off a bad clearance gave the lead back to the Eagles. In a matchup devoid of many good scoring chances, a goal with nine minutes left all but gave Robert Morris the victory. A late empty-net goal for the Eagles from their own zone secured the 5-2 win. Something evident in Friday’s matchup was that the team looked a little less aggressive throughout the game, especially entering the third period. Unlike recent third period successes, the team was unable to capitalize on any of the scoring chances and hits were few and far between. Senior captain Matt Vuoncino explained a number of factors kept the team from coming back in Friday’s matchup. “I think a bit of that was on our leadership, myself especially,” Vuoncino said.
“Generally if the guys are a step slow, our upperclassmen lift them up. I know on Friday guys were a bit banged up, a little under the weather and ultimately we were a step slow and it cost us.” Saturday saw two Robert Morris goals in the first period, which gave the Eagles an early 2-0 lead. But Marquette rebounded in the second period to stop the slide, as Joe Burton scored on the power play to pull Marquette within one. An early power-play goal by senior Tyler Schwichtenberg from Vuoncino after he picked off a neutral zone pass tied the score at 2-2. Marquette was able to complete the comeback on a third goal that was easily the prettiest scoring play of the series. Sophomore Adam Benkovich led a two-on-one breakaway, and after he evaded his defender with a nifty deke, he hit Kennedy for the easy goal, capping the series with
a 3-2 victory. Jurgensen complimented his team for a strong turnaround after the second period in Saturday’s victory. “Myself and my assistant coach really challenged the guys after the first period to play harder because I knew they had a different level of play that they hadn’t reached yet,” Jurgensen said. “You can feel it on the bench when things are clicking as a team and up until that second period, I couldn’t feel it, but once we took the ice in the second, we were a different team and the guys were rewarded with a victory.” Friday’s loss was the first defeat for the Golden Eagles on the four-game home stand. Coupled with Saturday’s victory, Marquette is 5-1 over their last six home games. The team will conclude the stretch with a weekend series against Lewis before going on the road to Wisconsin-Platteville.