The Marquette Tribune | Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014

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Volume 99, Number 17

Thursday, November 6, 2014

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Notice the Gesu flags?

Gesu Pastor Schlegel raised them to distinguish the church from campus

Editorial

Golden Eagles fly to N.Y.

Anonymous Snapchat accounts impact privacy

MU’s 2-0 victory against Providence in quarterfinals pits women’s soccer vs. DePaul.

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Mary Burke carries MU votes MU campus voting wards solidly supports Democrat candidates By Rob Gebelhoff

robert.gebelhoff@marquette.edu

Election Results for Marquette’s Voting Wards

Students at Marquette were designated to vote in six different wards on campus, although residents living in the area also had the opportunity to vote at these polling locations. The final results for these wards are as follows:

Final vote counts from Tuesday’s midterm elections show the six voting wards serving the Marquette campus were solidly held by Democrat Mary Burke, although campus was considerably less blue than the rest of Milwaukee. Burke received support from 58 percent of voters from the polling locations on campus, with Gov. Scott Walker (R) receiving 42 percent. The voting wards, including those in the Alumni Memorial Union and the Milwaukee Public Library, serve both students and non-Marquette residents. In total, about 2,200 voters cast a ballot at these campus locations. Although Walker beat Burke to retain the governor’s mansion with 52 percent of the vote, Burke swept the polls in Democratic strongholds such as Milwaukee and Dane counties. About 76 percent of voters turned out for Burke in the City of Milwaukee, compared to just 23 percent for Walker. Similar results emerged on campus for the attorney general race between Democrat Susan Happ and Republican Brad Schimel. Even though Schimel carried the state with 51 percent of the vote, Happ received votes from 74 percent of Milwaukeeans. Again, Marquette fell between those results, with 65 percent of votes going to Happ. Burke thanked her supporters Tuesday night while conceding in Madison, and joked about her relationship with Walker. “We may not agree on much — OK, maybe not much at all,” she said. Walker, in his victory speech in West Allis, focused on themes of individualism and criticized the culture of Washington, D.C. “In America, we take a day off to celebrate the Fourth of July and not the 15th of April,” Walker said, concluding his remarks. As expected in terms of Wisconsin congressional delegations, no incumbents lost their seats. The only new face in the Wisconsin delegation will be Glenn Grothman, a

Republican state senator who beat out Democrat Mark Harris. Grothman will fill the seat retired by Rep. Tom Petri, who dominated

the heavily conservative sixth congressional district since 1979. Milwaukee’s Rep. Gwen Moore handedly defeated Republican Dan

Sebring, grabbing 75 percent of the city vote. At campus locations, Moore votes outnumbered votes for Sebring 2-to-1.

INDEX

NEWS

MARQUEE

OPINIONS

CALENDAR...........................................2 DPS REPORTS.....................................2 CLASSIFIEDS......................................5 MARQUEE............................................6 OPINIONS........................................8 SPORTS...........................................10

Marquette

Milwaukee

Wisconsin

Governor Mary Burke (D)

58%

76%

46%

Scott Walker (R)

42%

23%

52%

Susan Happ (D)

65%

74%

45%

Brad Schimel (R)

35%

22%

51%

Doug La Follette (D)

67%

77%

50%

Julian Bradley (R)

33%

19%

46%

Attorney General

Secretary of State

4th Congressional District Gwen Moore (D)

67%

75%

70%

Dan Sebring (R)

33%

22%

27%

Source: City of Milwaukee Election Commission Infographic by Amy Elliot-Meisel/amy.elliot-meisel@marquette.edu

Senators must work on winning over youth, ending congressional gridlock

Spanish floor for next fall

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andrew.dawson@marquette.edu

The Milwaukee Police Department and Department of Public Safety arrested four suspects believed to be associated with multiple robberies in the neighborhood surrounding Marquette Tuesday evening, according to an email from DPS on Wednesday. DPS trailed two cars going the wrong way on the 800 block of N. 17th St. After contacting MPD, the four suspects were apprehended by MPD and DPS upon exiting the vehicles. MPD will investigate the incident. “The safety of our students is, and will continue to be, of paramount importance,” DPS Chief Paul Mascari said in the email. “We work side-by-side with the Milwaukee Police Department and have increased our visibility and presence throughout the campus neighborhood since the school year began.” There have been four off-campus robberies in the past week for a combined estimated loss of $746, according to DPS. One of the reports did not list an estimated loss. “For their own safety, we can’t emphasize enough how important it is for students to give up their property if approached by suspects,” Mascari said. “This is a good example of how our partnership is keeping our campus as safe as possible,” Mascari said in the email. Marquette also partnered with the ride-sharing app Uber over the Halloween weekend to keep students safe. The email said Uber made 1,000 trips over the weekend while over 8,000 transports were made through Student Safety Programs. In addition, the university is also testing the phone app called BlueLight, which “connects immediately to DPS in case of emergency” and includes a “walk safe” feature that “allows students to share their traveling location with a close contact,” according to the email. “We know there is always more work to be done, and we remain vigilant in our protection of the campus community,” Mascari said.

Volleyball hits 20-win mark

Golden Eagles can clinch Big East berth with two wins and Xavier loss.

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Straz Tower will feature community for foreign language students.

By Andrew Dawson

SPORTS

Gozun: The GOP majority

Nudity, drugs on mu_snaps

Campus reacts to Snapchat account for anonymous Marquette pictures.

4 robbery suspects arrested by MPD, DPS

MU Theater’s autumn play

UPROOTED Theatre and MU theater collaborate to put on fall show.

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Gonzalez: Teaching HBO

Popular culture can help professors convey important lessons in class

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