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Sobelman’s to serve at Bradley
MU faces Badgers in toughest game of year By Jacob Born
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Pictures are posted on the wall of Sobelman’s @ Marquette, one of two locations for the Milwaukee restaurant. The bar and grill, known on campus for its burgers and bloody marys, will be opening a location to sell its food in the BMO Harris Bradley Center, its owner announced Wednesday.
Campus bar and grill to open location on 400 level of arena One of Milwaukee’s burger joints will soon be available for Milwaukee Bucks games at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. Sobelman’s will open a location on the 400 level of the Bradley Center, where the Marquette men’s basketball team plays, restaurant owner David Sobelman said. “We’ve yet to sign the papers but we will be signing something within the week,” Sobelman said. The deal materialized when a Milwaukee Bucks representative met with Sobelman to sell him season tickets. Sobelman
mentioned the idea of obtaining a concessions stand in the Bradley Center and to Sobelman’s, the representative was open to the idea. Sobelman announced the news in an interview with The Sports ReKap, a Marquette Radio program Tuesday night. “I threw it out there to the salesman as a joke to give me a stand in the arena,” Sobelman said. “Surprisingly, he said maybe we could actually do something like that.” As of now, Bucks games are the only events at the Bradley Center that will offer Sobelman’s. Sobelman is in the process of working on a deal with Marquette to have them at men’s basketball games, but nothing is certain yet. The Milwaukee Admirals also will not have the Sobelman’s concessions stand, and a deal with them is less likely, Sobelman said. “I think there might be a
chance that we serve at a couple Admirals games, but as far as I know, Bucks games are for sure and I have to make a deal with Marquette,” Sobelman said. New Bucks owners Marc Lasry and Wesley Edens have said to local media outlets that they hope to bring local businesses to the Bradley Center. When Sobelman received a tour of the Bradley Center as a season ticket holder, he was offered an option to occupy one of the concessions stands in the Bradley Center. “The new owners are into this kind of thing,” Sobelman said. “They want to go after local businesses.” Sobelman’s will go in the space currently occupied by the Numbers Lounge. It will sit between a bar and another concessions stand owned by the Levy restaurant company. Not all of the Sobelman’s
menu will be offered at the Bradley Center location, though. “Hamburgers, cheeseburgers, fries and the basics,” Sobelman said. “It will just be a minimal menu.” The arena location will not sell alcohol but Levy restaurants will sell Sobelman’s trademark bloody mary’s next door, Sobelman said. “We should be be selling burgers by late this month or early next month,” Sobelman said.
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OPINIONS
By Andrew Dawson
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CALENDAR...........................................2 DPS REPORTS.....................................2 CLASSIFIEDS......................................5 MARQUEE............................................6 OPINIONS........................................8 SPORTS...........................................10
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SPORTS
“Best of 2014” lists can detract from individual experiences from the year
Volleyball faces Redbirds
Marquette faces off against Illinois State in first round of NCAA tourney
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GSRC focuses on visibility
David Sobelman, owner of Sobelman’s Bar and Grill
Fransen: Ranking the year
Cuban activist comes to MU
Blogger discusses experience with censorship while writing online
Center sees increase in engagement with first-year students in semester
The new owners are into this kind of thing. They want to go after local businesses.”
The Marquette Golden Eagles will ride their momentum from a successful Orlando Classic tournament into the Bradley Center Saturday, when the team battles in-state rival No. 2 Wisconsin in the toughest non-conference matchup of the season. The Badgers will be the third Big Ten team the Golden Eagles will face this season. Marquette is 0-2 so far against the conference, falling to then-No. 20 Ohio State 74-63 in Columbus, Ohio in the team’s second game of the season, and then losing 79-68 in the Orlando Classic against thenNo. 20 Michigan State. In both games, the Golden Eagles had a strong first half, but could not keep pace with their opponents in the second. Having a week off between games will help Marquette rest and get healthy, while also providing ample time to prep for the Badgers. Wisconsin heads into the game off the heels of arguably its toughest game of the season, as the Badgers battled with No. 4 Duke Wednesday and lost 80-70 for their first loss of the season. The game against Marquette presents an interesting challenge for the Badgers, as it’s the first true road game of the season for the team. While there are sure to be some Wisconsin supporters in the stands, heading into the hostile Bradley Center could throw the Badgers off their game long enough for it to have a tangible impact for Marquette. Marquette and Wisconsin play vastly different styles of basketball, and one will have to give Saturday afternoon. The Golden Eagles like to play a fast-paced game, averaging 67.9 possessions per game, which rises to 70.3 at home. Conversely, the Badgers average just 64.4 possessions per game, which is 316th of the 351 teams in the
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News in Brief Streetcar moves toward approval The Milwaukee streetcar line proposal took a major step toward approval Tuesday. The proposal by Mayor Tom Barrett, which would frame the $123.9 million project with property tax revenue from new developments, was recommended for approval by the city Redevelopment Authority. Milwaukee’s Common Council still needs to approve the proposal. So far $64.6 million has been allocated from federal aid and a tax financing district. This would cover construction and streetcar purchases. If approved, the streetcar would run between the lower east side and the Milwaukee Intermodal Station at W. St. Paul Ave. and N. 4th St., running through downtown with a loop to the Couture, according to the Journal Sentinel.
Hotel owner looks to raze building
A new development proposal would allow a former hospital building west of Marquette to be demolished, with nearby buildings being restored for offices and retail space, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported. The owner of the nearby Ambassador Hotel, Rick Wiegand, is looking for a purchase option from Milwaukee County, which used the buildings as its City Campus. Most of the property near that area is vacant, with some county agencies relocating as well as two commercial tenants. Wiegand said he would raze the former nine-story hospital building and renovate two nearby office buildings. The restored buildings would have a total of about 40,000 square feet, the Journal Sentinel reported. The Milwaukee County Housing Division would lease about 7,500 square feet of space and is the only tenant mentioned in the proposal.
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Corrections In a Dec. 2 story titled “3 sexual assaults reported in residence halls within a week,” the Tribune reported that this was the first year Marquette implemented mandatory sexual assault and dating violence training to all first-year students on campus, but the university had been holding mandatory sexual misconduct trainings for all first-year students on campus for the past four years. The Tribune also reported Marquette reported seven sexual assaults to the U.S.
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Department of Education last school year, but that figure referred to sexual assaults on campus. There was another sexual assault that took place “on public property” within campus or immediately adjacent to it, bringing the total count reported to eight. In the coming weeks, the Tribune will be investigating the discrepancy between sexual assaults reported to the Department of Education and ones in Department of Public Safety reports. The Tribune regrets these errors.
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Menominee Tribe’s proposed casino in Kenosha, Gov. Scott Walker said the ruling is “not an indication of supporting or opposing the casino,” on Tuesday, the Milwaukee Business Journal reported. Walker’s statement comes after a dispute between the Menominee and Potawatomi tribes, as the Potawatomi have a casino in Milwaukee. “Walker said his office submitted the Potawatomi-authored amendment to the federal government,” according to the Business Journal. “If approved, the amendment would require the state to make an annual payment to the Potawatomi to compensate for losses at the tribe’s Milwaukee casino that are not covered by the Menominee.” Walker’s deadline to decide on the casino is Feb. 19, 2015. Walker released his statement to update the status of the Menominee Tribe’s application to have a casino in Kenosha.
Four students, three women and one man, were sent to the hospital with dangerous blood alcohol levels and suspected consumption of drugged drinks, after being kicked out of the party for being too intoxicated. The investigation revealed that “no one expressed regret, concern or remorse that four fellow students became so intoxicated at (the) party
that they required emergency medical attention or that all four suspect that their drinks had been drugged,” Heather Harbach, assistant dean for student rights and responsibilities, said to the Journal Sentinel. Police broke up the party and although the fraternity exists on private property, UW-Milwaukee controls its affiliation with the group.
UWM fraternity revoked after party Tau Kappa Epsilon’s charter at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee was revoked after an investigation of a Sept. 12 party that left underage guests severely intoxicated, the Journal Sentinel reported.
DPS Reports Dec. 3 Between 7 a.m. on Sun., 11/30/14 and 8 a.m. on Mon., 12/1/14, an unknown subject vandalized two water fountains at Raynor Memorial Library. Damage is estimated at $40. Between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Mon., 12/1/14, unknown person(s) removed a student’s secured, unattended vehicle valued at $2,000 from the 1500 block of W. Highland Avenue. MPD was contacted by the student. Dec. 4 Between 1:15 a.m. and 3:30 a.m., an unknown subject removed property valued at $920 from a student’s unsecured and unattended vehicle in the 800 block of N. 17th Street. MPD was notified.
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Thursday 4 Keeping Christ in Christmas, hosted by the Knights of Columbus, Lalumiere Hall, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Hanukkah Party, hosted by the Jewish Student Union, AMU Ballroom C, 5 to 7 p.m.
Friday 5 Keeping Christ in Christmas, hosted by the Knights of Columbus, Lalumiere Language Hall, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sigma Kappa Yoga Class, AMU 157, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Christmas Cheer by The Meladies, Weasler Auditorium, 7:30 to 9 p.m. Elf at the Varsity Theater, 8 to 10:30 p.m.
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Cuban blogger speaks on web censorship Writer arrives on campus to discuss activism in Cuba By Gary Leverton
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Students and community members piled into the Beaumier Suites in the basement of Raynor Memorial Library Tuesday to listen to Cuban activist Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo speak on government censorship in Cuba and what activists like him are doing to combat it. Pardo Lazo documented what he saw in Cuba, particularly social media. He has blogged for several webistes that include allvoices.com, El Nacimal, Diario de Cuba and Orlandoluispardolazo. He also has his own photo blog, Vocescubanas. His particular blogging has always been difficult, as he said Cuba’s government is severe and repressive on anybody who opposes it. With more Internet use around the world, the Cuban
government has tried to transition itself as well in order to retain this power. “They are transitioning from power to power,” Pardo Lazo said. “They are attempting to mutate without losing central control.” Instead of trying to completely block the Internet, Cuba is attempting to control it. The country developed its own blog called the Blogoserfa Cuba on Twitter and Facebook. The governmentcontrolled blog will not include any independent bloggers like Pardo Lazo. The Cuban government also developed EcuRed, a website similar to Wikipedia. Unlike Wikipedia, where information is changeable, this information is nearly impossible to change. Cuba’s government also said that no independent person can develop a website. The only way to register a website in Cuba is to have a website for a business a citizen owns, which the government will monitor. Not only has the government controlled independent bloggers, but it pretended to be an
independent blogger to give the ways independent bloggers are illusion that it provides citizens able to get their messages out. freedom on the Internet. There are democratic embassies “Cuba is a black hole in terms that allow bloggers to print their of connectivity,” Pardo Lazo said. work. There is also a black marThe repression of the Internet ket system used to get Internet is causing citizens to attempt to access, but Pardo Lazo said it leave Cuba. Since 1995, 600,000 can only be accessed safely after people immimidnight. grated to the Included in the United States. black market sysOther Cubans tem are offline are trying to fight packages, which back against the usually include repression. The a DVD or hard Ladies in White, drive of informaan activist group tion that would in Cuba, has atbe unavailable tempted several otherwise. If the protests against black market is the repression, not an option, but many of Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo, people set up Withese members Cuban activist and blogger Fi networks in have been arneighborhoods to rested without charges. receive Internet. “I have been arrested three Pardo Lazo said the threat of times,” Pardo Lazo said. “One censorship is something that time was particularly difficult be- is necessary when searching cause I was unable to contact my for stories. family for four days. I was even“When censorship is not comtually released with no charges ing for you. You’re doing someagainst me.” thing wrong,” Pardo Lazo said. Despite all this, there are many
When censorship is not coming for you, you’re doing something wrong.”
DPS reports show that fall crimes cost at least $58K Tribune picks top 10 incidents reported at MU this semester By McKenna Oxenden
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The Department of Public Safety estimated a total of $58,690 in damages or loss since the beginning of this semester, an analysis of the semester’s DPS reports showed. That number is an underestimate, as many crime reports do not include an estimate for losses or damages. It does, however, represent the total of all estimates in loss or damages made by DPS since the first day of school. The most expensive incidents were thefts of motor vehicles, including two with estimated losses of more than $5,000 reported in early September. Other highlights from this semester’s crime reports include 63 cases of theft, 35 cases of vandalism, 25 cases of battery, 11 sexual assaults and 11 cases of burglary. Most cases of theft took place
on the 1600 block of W. Wells St., and most drug offenses took place in O’Donnell and McCormick halls. Of course, with DPS reports also comes a collection of wacky and weird incidents on campus. For the entertainment of our readers, the Tribune picked out the top 10 reports: 10. Kicking off the return from Thanksgiving break, an unknown subject vandalized two water fountains in Memorial Library between 7 a.m. on Nov. 30 and 8 a.m. on Dec. 1. Damage was $40. 9. A theft occurred in Structure 1 on Oct. 29. An unknown person(s) removed a door handle and face plate from a door in the structure. 8. An unknown person(s) removed and stole an exit sign in a stairwell of Campus Town West on Nov. 9. That caused an estimated damage of $75 in damage to the wire and ceiling. 7. Schroeder Complex was home to an apparent paper-waster on Oct. 10, when someone removed flyers and a poster from a hallway in the building. The estimated loss was $10.
6. On Oct. 29, an unknown person(s) removed $3 from a vehicle on the 900 block of N. Renee St. That’s right, $3. The vehicle was unattended and unsecured. 5. A person unaffiliated with Marquette was intoxicated and wandered into the Jesuit Residence on Nov. 15, acting in a disorderly manner. 4. On Oct. 31, a student gave her cell phone to somebody on the 1800 block of W. Kilbourn Ave. The person immediately threw the phone on the ground and fled the scene. The estimated damage was $150. 3. A student reported that someone removed her tires from her vehicle that was unattended in a garage on Oct. 24 in the 500 block of N. 20th St. 2. An intoxicated student was found impeding traffic at 12:10 a.m. on Nov. 15 in the 700 block of N. 16th St. The student was also in possession of a falsified ID. 1. At 3 a.m. on Nov. 3, students threw a microwave out of a window in Schroeder Hall. An investigation ensued.
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Gender, sexuality center sees Vos says he will not engagement with freshman support arena funds Center focuses on improving visibility during fall semester By Teran Powell
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After a semester of events meant to raise engagement and visibility, including Safe Zone training and community lunches, the Gender and Sexuality Resource Center hopes to continue making progress next semester. “We started this year with a lot of interest from students,” said Susannah Bartlow, director of the GSRC. “First-year students were more engaged than they have been in previous years.” Throughout the semester, more than 90 people were trained through the Safe Zone program, designed to provide gender and sexuality support and resources for anyone on campus. The GSRC collaborated with The Center for Intercultural Engagement concerning outreach around LGBT identified people of color through the “Queer People of Color” panel and had a number of community lunches on topics ranging from asexuality to immigration. The GSRC also observed the Transgender Day of Remembrance Nov. 20. “We had a public display on the first floor of the Alumni Memorial Union, close to The Brew, and a table with information and resources about the center and transgender identity,” Bartlow said.
“We also supported a Milwaukee Jesuit identity within a univerbased organization that works on sity that proudly supports LGBT transgender issues, nationally and rights, another is that it gives an locally, in their community vigil opportunity for increased dialogue they held at the Milwaukee LGBT surrounding gender based violence Community Center.” and most importantly, the GSRC is Bartlow said the GSRC mainly a judgment-free space dedicated to worked on public visibility and be exactly what you need from it.” education resources. Amanda T. Smith, outreach co“Transgender Day of Remem- ordinator for the GSRC, also in her brance is a day to remember and second year working there, said mourn the people who have lost she enjoys building relationships their lives due to with students anti-trans violence, who come but also a day to reinto the office. affirm commitments “I loved to work with and for that we did trans people who are the Safe Zone alive,” she said. training and Bartlow added that our visthat the GSRC hosts ibility has events “that face in increased so multiple directions so much,” Smith that people who idensaid. tify with a particular She added Susannah Bartlow, community feel supthat students director of the Gender and ported, but also so Sexuality Resource Center should stop in people can just get to the center to know things as a way for the entire “learn about how important it is campus to be educated.” that (people) recognize, celebrate Chelsea Connor, a third-year and educate about gender, sexualilaw student, has been working as ty and differences.” The center can a graduate student employee at the be used as an educational tool and GSRC for two years. Connor “has to help students learn more about enjoyed so much of working with the world around them. the GSRC it is difficult to narrow “We’ve done a lot but I would down (her) experience,” she said say one of the biggest successes in an email. of the year has been the level of “A center like the GSRC is im- energy and engagement,” Bartlow portant to not only Marquette, but said.“I think people seem much to any campus,” Connor said. “The more aware of the center and much importance of the GSRC extends more excited to be a part of it and infinitely further for Marquette that is exactly what it’s all about.” University for three reasons, one being the coexistence of MU’s
We’ve done a lot but I would say one of the biggest successes of the year has been the level of energy and engagement.”
Wisconsin Assembly speaker opposes state support for Bucks By Ryan McCarthy
ryan.w.mccarthy@marquette.edu
The plan to build a $500 million Milwaukee arena to replace the outdated BMO Harris Bradley Center appears to be moving forward, but Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos attempted to put a wet blanket on the deal when he said he would not support giving state funds to a new arena, the Chippewa Herald reported. While the Milwaukee Bucks are considering a number of locations for the new arena, they currently prefer the land adjacent to the Bradley Center, which houses the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the University Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panther Arena and the Milwaukee Theater. Journal Communications, which owns the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, is open to selling the land. Don Walker, who is studying the new arena as part of a fellowship with Marquette Law School, said even if the Bucks don’t buy the land, Journal Communications may still seek to sell it. However, problems arise with the sale of the UWM arena and the Milwaukee Theater. Frank Gimbel, chairman of the Wisconsin Central District, which owns the UWM arena and Milwaukee Theater, opposes any move to tear down either of the buildings. He told the Journal Sentinel he is worried about displacing tenants such as the UWM basketball team and the Milwaukee Wave indoor soccer team. Financing taxes remain
a large concern for Milwaukee residents. “The greatest obstacle (in building the arena) is that there is very strong opposition to any public tax,” Walker said. Although former Sen. Herb Kohl and current Bucks owners Marc Lasry and Wes Edens each committed $100 million dollars to the project, Lasry and Edens previously stated that a tax will be necessary. Any public tax will likely have trouble passing the Republican legislature. A highly divisive method proposed to alleviate the public tax burden on the public is the “jock tax,” a form of income tax placed on wealthy athletes who travel and make money in Milwaukee. According to a September Legislative Bureau report, the “jock tax” could raise $10.7 million a year over the next 20 years. The $214 million raised would finance $150 million dollars of general obligation debt with $64 million dollars paid in interest. University Spokesperson Brian Dorrington said Marquette will continue to play a part in the talks regarding the new arena. “President Lovell has met with the Bucks owners multiple times to get a better understanding of their overall vision and plans,” Dorrington said in an email. “Rather the comprehensive vision for the new arena, the overall development plan and Marquette’s prospective role.” NBA commissioner Adam Silver visited Milwaukee two weeks ago to discuss progress made on building the arena, as well as meeting the 2017 deadline. If Milwaukee does not have a new arena by the 2017 season, the NBA has the option to buy the team back and sell it to another city.
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Students share advice, anecdotes from study abroad adventures By Sarah Schlaefke
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Every year Marquette students take on the challenge and adventure of studying abroad. Some are well-traveled, having been to dozens of different countries and cultures, while others, like me, have barely ever been out of the Midwest (except that trip to Disney World in third grade, but I can barely count that). Next semester, I am leaving my safe McCabe dorm, English-taught classes and familiar Milwaukee tundra to explore Madrid, Spain. I have been through orientations and information sessions galore regarding my trip abroad, but I still am pretty unsure of what exactly to expect. With less than a month to departure, I am both terrified and insanely excited. In order to get a better grasp on what to look forward to when I leave the United States, I decided to get some first hand information and advice via email from some Marquette students studying in different countries this semester. Check out what they have to say, see how they are doing and maybe you too will find yourself in a distant land on Marquette’s behalf in the future. “I chose this program because I felt it offered the most immersive Spanish-language experience, because it allowed for a lot of independence on the student’s part and because I had never had any experience in South America before.” –Katie Turek, Santiago, Chile, Marquette Semester in Chile, junior in the College of Health Sciences, studying speech pathology & audiology and Spanish language, literature and culture. “I have really gotten to know myself better. I have become more independent and rely on my intuition more than I rely on others. I found myself responsible for what happens to me and what I end up doing, and it was empowering. I really fell in love with myself and my own company. I became my best friend because no matter how many new people I met, at the end of the day, I knew I was coming back to hang out with myself. I looked in the mirror and found that I was a stronger person than I could have ever imagined if I didn’t study abroad.” –Rachel Krenik, Barcelona, Spain, IQS at Universitat Ramon Llull, junior in the College of Business Administration, studying human resources and international business
“Without a doubt, putting myself out there (is the most valuable skill I have learned since coming here). I knew that coming to a new country, full of new people, and leaving everything and everyone I knew behind would be difficult. But going out on a limb, stepping out of my comfort zone and taking advantages of the opportunities I find has made all the difference.” –Marco Del Arca, Milwaukee, Wis., from San Pedro Sula, Honduras, sophomore in the OPUS College of Engineering, studying civil engineering
have to figure out what will make you a stronger person to get through whatever it is. It gives you the opportunity to find out what you are made of deeply inside if you let it.” –Rachel Krenik, Barcelona, Spain “Do it. It is the most life-changing experience!” -Carly Sommers, Lyon, France “I’d tell him or her to absolutely, 100 percent do it. It was the experience of a lifetime and I have grown so much as a person. I also got to spend 5 months in one of the most amazing places on Earth and make some incredible new friends from all over Australia and the world.” –Cody Bauer, Brisbane, Australia
“I miss my friends and family (at home). Oh, and cheap food.” –Cody Bauer, Brisbane Australia, Australian Catholic University, junior in the College of Arts and Sciences, studying criminology and psychology “I wish people in the U.S. would stay off their phones during mealtime; in France the mealtime is a time to relax and connect with people.” –Carly Sommers, Lyon, France, Université Catholique de Lyon, junior in the College of Business, studying marketing and international business “What will I miss most? The friends I have made here. My closest friends have been my roommates, as I have seven of them. We come from all over the United States so a time when we are all together again is unknown. I’m also going to miss the history of Rome and Europe in general. I love being able to walk to class and see ancient monuments that I learned all about in high school. We have nothing like that in the States.” –Claire Delman, Rome, Italy, John Cabot University, junior is the Diederich College of Communication, studying journalism and pre-law. “Barcelona’s school system is very relaxed. They are not very timely and it is a struggle for me because I am a very big planner and organizer. I like to know what I’m doing and when as soon as it is possible. They like to take their time on whatever it is they are doing, whether it is talking with the class for an extra ten minutes over time, starting the class late or not finalizing schedules until a few weeks in. Many classes also don’t have a syllabus with due dates of papers, projects and tests.” –Rachel Krenik, Barcelona, Spain “My classes are great. The most challenging part would be understanding some of my professors. When they start talking really fast with their accents, it’s tough for
It gives you the opportunity to find out what you are made of deeply inside if you let it. Rachel Krenik, Junior, College of Business Administration
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Junior Katie Turek traveled many places during her study abroad trip, including Cascada de las Ánimas in Santiago, Chile.
me to understand them sometimes. The least challenging would be actually going to class. Since I only had class two days a week, it wasn’t too difficult to get up and get to my classes.” –Cody Bauer, Brisbane, Australia If you could give advice to someone thinking about studying abroad, what would you tell him or her? “There’s a lot of recommendations, like knowing the language and about the culture there, but in the end, do it. Don’t let those things hold you back. Do it. Keep an open mind and be open to new things and experiences. Take the decision, and run with it. Don’t look back just keep running and at the end you’ll know it was all worth it. So do it. You won’t regret it.” –Marco Del Arca, Milwaukee, Wis. “I would tell them to do it. Opportunities to study and live in other countries don’t present themselves too often, so I would recommend taking advantage of them now. If money is an issue, I would encourage them to look for external scholarships, save their own money and do everything they can to make it happen if it’s really a goal. Traveling is an expense, but there are countries where the cost of living is lower than in the US. There is so much to learn about the world, about yourself and where you come from by studying abroad that the experience is absolutely worth any challenges.” –Katie Turek, Santiago, Chile “I would tell them not to be afraid of going out and doing what you want to do, just because someone else doesn’t want to. If something interests you, just do it because otherwise you’ll regret not doing it. Don’t be afraid of trying new things. Sometimes it can give you anxiety
or you just want something that is familiar to you. That’s the easy way out and there aren’t any cool stories to tell when you only do things or eat foods that aren’t new to you. I would also say it is important not to judge the new culture. Sure it is interesting to compare the differences, but too much of it often that leads to saying that that custom is weird or strange, which is a negative way of looking at their culture. Try to embrace it and look for reasons and logic why they would do that a certain way. It’s easier said than done. And finally, I would say that it is important to reflect on your experiences. Take the time to relax and let the moment sink in. You will find out more about yourself, what you like, don’t like, what you want to do more of, to avoid, personalities you like, etc. And do that in a way to get to know yourself better because there is no better time to do so. You are put in such a vulnerable position that will get you to break down and want to give up at times, but this is when you
“I would advise them to absolutely do it. No matter where you go or for how long (semester, summer, or full-year) it will change you and make you grow. It will teach independence and also expose you to an unknown culture. If you are interested in studying abroad in Italy, I highly recommend it. I was looking forward to just traveling every weekend to different countries, but I soon realized how many places in Italy I wanted to see. It’s the one thing I think I’ll regret about my time here. I didn’t explore my home country enough. After talking to different study abroad students, it seems like they spent a lot of time in their country whereas I traveled to different countries. Don’t get me wrong, I loved my trips, but wish I could’ve spent more time finding the off-beaten path places in Italy, as my favorite trip was to Giglio Island, which was a spontaneous weekend trip with my roommates back in September. It was a cute little island that had hiking and a beautiful beach. But anyways, back to advice: if you’re considering studying abroad, just do it because it is the only time in your life that you can go to another country for threeish months and be able to get college credit while also traveling and experiencing things no American college campus can teach you.”
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During her stay in Spain, junior Rachel Krenik went hiking with her new friends at Montserrat Mountain, which is located in Barcelona.
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‘Jane the Virgin’ trumps expectations CW’s new fall show captures audience with humor and heart By Lily Stanicek
lily.stanicek@marquette.edu
If you’ve never seen “Jane the Virgin,” a new fall show airing on the CW, and you’re wary based on its name, you might want to keep reading. In its first seven episodes, “Jane the Virgin,” with its name and (loosely based) plot borrowed from the original Venezuelan telenovela “Juana la Virgen,” defies not only the expectations resulting from its name, but ones of genre, of network affiliation, and, perhaps most importantly, of character. That’s not to say “Jane the Virgin” doesn’t play into common tropes, especially ones of the soap opera genre. It would be difficult to argue that when the plot revolves around Jane Gloriana Villanueva (Gina Rodriguez), a 23-year-old teaching student, who is both a virgin and pregnant after being accidentally artificially inseminated. Sound a little crazy? Well, that’s just the beginning. The show employs plot twist after plot twist, some reasonable (for TV), like the fact that Jane becomes pregnant by a man she’d met 5 years ago and one who is not her current boyfriend (because, of course, that would be too easy), and some fairly ridiculous. But the balance is just right between the over-the-top soap opera moment, and the more grounded comedic and dramatic moments. The show never strays too far away from its heart: Jane and her relationship with her mother,
Xiomara (Andrea Navedo), and grandmother, Alba (Ivonne Coll). This is what keeps the show grounded in the midst of plot lines surrounding murder investigations, blackmail, scheming wives, previously unknown fathers returning out of the blue and mysterious Czech crime family connections. Rodriguez’s performance as Jane is engaging and one of the primary reasons for the show’s unexpected charm. While the name of the show could be (and has been) misconstrued as an undue focus on an unnecessary attribute of Jane’s life, it is the writing and Rodriguez’s performance that bring Jane fullyformed to the audience. Her virginity is only one aspect of her character and the focus on it is respectful and explained by Jane’s loyalty to her grandmother, who is devoutly religious. There is no point where Jane’s boyfriend, Michael (Brett Dier) pushes her to have sex and every potential sexual encounter between the two is initiated by Jane. The show does a great job of showing Jane as a well-rounded woman, with career goals and complex interpersonal relationships. Her decision not to have sex is simply something she has decided not to do yet. The show’s handling of this particular aspect of Jane’s character felt very honest and true to character, and also refreshing in a media climate that doesn’t usually give as much credence to certain aspects of female sexuality. In an ideal world, we would have as much understanding and acceptance given to everyone, not just women, who are virgins, whatever their age, as to people who aren’t. And with Jane’s portrayal, the show is stepping in the right direction. For most freshman shows closing in on the mid-season finale, this is
the time when a show’s true colors start to shine, for better or for worse. Things like preferred tone, pacing, character development and plot tropes start to shift into focus. Even though it airs on the CW, a network notorious for catering to a younger demographic, “Jane the Virgin” manages to create a charismatic and complex story about family while still holding onto elements typical of CW shows. And even more so, the elements the show maintains from its telenovela roots, from its unnamed third person narrator to its seamless integration of Spanish, is what gives the show such a unique, authentic atmosphere. Despite its slightly unbelievable premise and somewhat ridiculous plot twists, “Jane the Virgin”
continues to succeed in melding elements of humor, suspense, and heart, making what could be seen as an unrelatable show surprisingly universal. On the surface, the show seems like another coming-of-age story wrapped up in the trappings of a soap opera, but it’s in the details that the show comes to life; Jane’s endearingly awkward interactions with her newly-found father, the genuine connection Jane has with her baby-daddy, Rafael (Justin Baldoni), and her consistent love and loyalty for her mother and grandmother. No show can be defined solely by its name, especially “Jane the Virgin.” “Jane the Virgin” airs Mondays at 8 p.m. on the CW.
By Rachal Dimaranan
While we don’t want to admit Christmas songs get old, they do. But only when you hear the same forty songs on repeat—thanks, radio stations. Let us be your part-time DJ with this list of holiday records that have yet to be overplayed on the radio. Spice up your tree-decorating and gift-unwrapping playlist with these ten songs.
She & Him “The Christmas Waltz” Let the soothing voice of Zooey Deschanel lull you into the perfect holiday mood. Originally written for Frank Sinatra, this modern adaptation utilizes a ukulele and keyboard to create a uniquely laid back record. Michael Bublé "Cold December Night"
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“Jane the Virgin” is a soap opera based on telenovela “Juana la Virgen.”
‘TALKING IS HARD,’ listening is not Walk The Moon’s newly released album shows band maturity
Few things can beat Michael Bublé's hypnotic voice blasting from your speakers, but one thing that does is a Bublé original Christmas hit. Listen to this song and try not to picture a twinkling tree with snowflakes falling on the other side of the window. Kurtis Blow "Christmas Rappin’" Even Santa likes a good rap every now and then. In case you want something completely different than what the radio plays, listen to this track by Kurtis Blow and be transported to a bumpin’ holiday party.
By Stephanie Harte
stephanie.harte@marquette.edu
After releasing their self-titled debut album in 2012, Walk The Moon, caught the attention of pop lovers everywhere. Many were intrigued by this four-member band from Cincinnati for their ability to fire off one catchy dance anthem after another. The band lived up to the initial hype with their sophomore album, “TALKING IS HARD,” which dropped Dec. 2. Lead singer Nicholas Petricca started the band in 2008. He went through several band members before finding the perfect mix with current members Kevin Ray (bass, vocals), Eli Maiman (guitar, vocals) and Sean Waugaman (drums, vocals). The whole album gives a carefree vibe, creating an urge in listeners to go out and explore the world. The lead single on the album, “Shut Up and Dance,” makes it impossible to sit still with the infectious guitar melodies complimented by smooth vocals and the undeniable catchy chorus. The flirty lyrics, “Oh don’t you dare look back, just keep your eyes on me,” brings listeners the excitement equivalent to newfound love. The album focuses on positive themes such as perseverance and
NOT YOUR GRANDMA’S CHRISTMAS PLAYLIST
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Walk The Moon uses its new album to dabble in genres that differentiate from the band’s usual indie-pop sound.
living in the moment. “Down in the Dumps” shows that taking control can help you push through any situation, and has a catchy beat and chorus in proper Walk The Moon fashion. “Work This Body” is another light and upbeat single easy on the ears. Although the happy-go-lucky style is perfect for a burst of encouragement, it would have been nice to see the band include one or two singles that took on something more complex than dancing till dawn. Adding a few songs with a somber background would have allowed the band to show more variety as musicians, while still maintaining the album’s primarily upbeat style. The band experiments with different genres throughout the album, namely rock, but primarily maintains the indie-pop sound. The swaying through genres is subtle
at times, but extremely noticeable throughout the single “Up 2 U.” The track begins with the smooth melody Walk The Moon fans are used to, but abruptly cuts to an electric guitar once the chorus hits. The band can easily pull off the hardrock sound, but should stick to one genre throughout a song. The sudden shifts between hard rock and a light indie sound in “Up 2 U” conflict too much, making the sound not as smooth as its other singles. Walk The Moon also strived to bring an 80s vibe to “Talking Is Hard” through the use of headbanging guitar solos and synthesizer beats. Its effort to add this vibe is especially apparent through the first track on the album “Different Colors.” The tonal changes in the track based around the guitar lyrics are complimented by a fresh funky sound in the lyrics. The music
video for “Shut Up and Dance” even sticks to this 80s theme with Petricca showing off his disco moves and falling in love with the first punk rocker chick he sees on the dance floor. The video serves as a quirky throwback equipped with boom boxes and flashy neon clothing that will make fans excited to experience the rest of the album. Walk The Moon has created another endless stream of dance hits with “Talking Is Hard” to keep every listener satisfied. Its experimentation with other genres showcases their ambition as musicians, but the band should try to produce more than dance anthems to show maturity from their first album, and prevent audiences from seeing them as just another indie band.
Band Aid 30 "Do They Know It’s Christmas?" Among all the Christmas cheer, it is important to recognize the spirit of giving. Band Aid 30 is the 2014 incarnation of the original Band Aid charity group and includes a large list of top selling musical artists, such as Sam Smith, Rita Ora, and Bastille. This year, “Do They Know It’s Christmas” was re-recorded to raise awareness about the outbreak of Ebola in Western Africa.
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Remember, it is the season of thanks, not ranks
STAFF EDITORIAL
Course evaluations call for universal accountability
Illustration by Lily Stanicek/lily.stanicek@marquette.edu
Our view: Course evaluations have the most significant effect when students, faculty and administration make a concerted effort to take ratings seriously From table tents in the Alumni Memorial Union to emails to professors announcing it in class, there are constant reminders for students to fill out their semester course evaluations. Hoping to reach total participation, some professors dedicate time from their class for students to complete their evaluations, and the university once again offers an iPad as a prize incentive for one lucky student. Each semester, of course, these reminders fall on many a deaf ear, and a large amount of surveys go unsubmitted. While students may consider it a nuisance to take the time to fill out their course evaluations, the recent philosophy incident controversy demonstrates the repercussions of what can happen when critiques on a professor are expressed to an unauthorized third party, rather than through the correct, universitysanctioned channels. What perhaps disincentivizes students from completing their course evaluations honestly, if at all, is a lack of clarity regarding how the university deals with submitted evaluations. The main survey page stresses the importance of the evaluations, noting “course evaluations are used to review classes and instructors with the primary goal of improving the quality of both.” However, it is not necessarily clear where the evaluations go once they are submitted. Some students believe their evaluations have little tangible effect, and bear little importance to complete if only the professor will see them. For all they know, professors do not take evaluations seriously or think they will be held accountable for incorporating it into future classes. If students were aware of who sees their evaluations—whether it is only the particular instructor, or if department chairs or Marquette administration are also involved—it could compel more students to complete their
evaluations. They would be able to see the importance of their feedback and how their opinion matters. Increased student participation, however, means little if students are not voicing honest and constructive critiques and feedback. Too often, students will only complete their evaluations if they have strong negative feelings regarding a class or an instructor and will use the evaluation system as a vehicle to vent their frustrations, which can be especially amplified in the weeks leading up to final exams. Alternatively, students who have a positive experience may also complete their evaluations, but may award an overwhelming positive score with little to no constructive feedback. Such subjective evaluations, positive or negative, can lead to incorrect data and hinder an instructor’s ability to shape their future performance. On the university side, it is important to offer greater transparency so students are aware of the entire evaluation process and the possible effect of their evaluations. Understanding the process and feeling confident it can make a true impact could compel students to turn to university administration when a serious concern arises, rather than taking it to an unsanctioned conduit that can potentially cause more harm than good. On the student side, it is vital we take our course evaluations seriously and use them to properly critique our professors rather than to anonymously lambast them. When we receive evaluations on our work from our professors, we want prompt, objective and fair assessments that we can then synthesize into our future work. It only makes sense that we should return the favor and offer our instructors the same level of objectivity. It is a reciprocal process: for students to seriously complete course evaluations, the administration and instructors should do the same. There needs to be a level of accountability we can all rely on to know our perspectives are being heard and matter in the classroom.
Elena Fransen As the nights get longer and the wind chill only goes lower, the end of 2014 is fast approaching. Now is the time of debates over which ugly sweater to wear to the party and whether mug night at Caffrey’s is worth the chilly walk from a warm apartment. Other debates with the end of the year are centered on how events of the year rank overall. From Buzzfeed to Time, media sources, and their readers, love to rank things: from best to worst, most influential moment to most forgettable and sexiest man to… well, they never make an ugliest man list, but you get the idea. Now is when we get into the holiday spirit by praising some aspects of the year while bashing others. While it can be fun to procrastinate work on finals to scroll the lists for your top this or that or new ideas for what movies you need to see over break, the lists only offer a narrow perspective on the year, sorting things as one of the best or the worst. Categorizing events, movies or songs into one of these two choices limits what we may take away from the year in pop culture and current events. Ranking lists are mostly a tool for pop culture websites (and John Cusack in “High Fidelity”) though it does not seem a far cry from everyone ranking everything from their year as good or bad, influential or hey, who even needs a list for the forgettable? Comparing things from new people met to movies seen within this model makes for a disjointed view on the year when there is a lot more to recognize.
If we just look at consensus ranking of the good and the bad, we leave out the little things that were great and played some importance. The small moments and personal experiences can go unacknowledged for its individual effect or lack of wide acclaim. Breaking things down to their value of best or worst takes away our own experiences of the year. While some things may have been good or bad, people experience things differently, from various perspectives and differences. Everyone has their own experience and opinion of the year and of the little moments and incredible people who pop up in our memory. These aspects are what we should take away from 2014 and from each year that follows. When we evaluate other things for their ranking order, we evade self-evaluation and reflection by comparing and critiquing outwardly instead of inwardly. It can be beneficial to see how we changed and grew through the year and how the many things we encountered played a role. With another year ending way too quickly, it is a common response to reflect on what made it significant and appraise different aspects for value. It is a popular activity yet a poor way to look back on a year that has been complex, with great difficulties as well as extreme joys. As we go into a crazy time and hope to come out alive, we can start to think about the year and ourselves in retrospect, noting some good and bad while also remembering the little mediocre things. The year has evolved, as have we as individuals, and now is a good time to take note of what happened, learn from it and go from there. 2015 holds the promise of new great things and inevitably some terrible things. Get ready to enjoy it rather than rank it. Elena Fransen is a senior studying history, philosophy and women's and gender studies. Email Elena with comments or suggestions at elena.fransen@ marquette.edu.
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Choose family over smartphones during the holidays
Matt Gozun For me, an important rite of passage was finally making the transition from the kids’ table to the adults’ table at family functions like Thanksgiving and Christmas. At last, I was able to break free from the juvenile antics of my little cousins and sit alongside my parents, aunts and uncles as their equal. Nowadays, with the kids mostly grown up, the two tables have essentially merged. However, that does not mean everyone at dinner is on the same page; some are on their Facebook pages instead. One of my friends is an international student studying at Marquette for the semester. For break, he decided to go to a friend’s home but was somewhat disappointed to find that a Thanksgiving dinner consisted of the “older family members talking among themselves, while the younger ones sat around on their phones and didn’t talk.” Anywhere one goes, the glow of smartphones and other devices surrounds us.
These wonders of technology, far more advanced than the computers that brought Neil Armstrong to the moon, bring the world to your fingertips. We can now go shopping for coats while riding the bus, check our fantasy football teams in the middle of class and chat with our friends from college while back home. These devices have created an environment in which users are constantly provided with a stream of on-demand entertainment. According to Nielsen, Americans spend roughly 270 hours a month looking at screens, with approximately 38 of those hours spent looking at their phones. Unfortunately, by spending so much time looking at an LCD, we often neglect to look at what is around us. It is incredibly easy to get wrapped up in a world in which everything revolves around what you want to see. From what posts Facebook shares with you, to who we choose to follow on Twitter, technology has developed to give you what you want to see whenever you want it. If someone is bored, all they have to do is pull out their phone and in a few seconds receive instant gratification. “Turn on, tune in, drop out” was a phrase popularized by LSD guru Timothy Leary regarding the effects of drugs on the human psyche. Perhaps “turn on, log in, drop out,” is an appropriate adaptation for the modern world, in which technology has created an alternate reality for people to disconnect to.
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Smartphone usage has slowly overtaken times, such as meal times, reserved for family.
While this may alleviate the tedious reality of waiting at the doctor’s office, what does it say about ourselves when we choose to focus on these devices during times set aside for family or friends? We often say that we go home to ‘see family,’ but standing in front of someone while we scroll through our phone is not meaningful interaction in the slightest. I have often pondered how older people, those who grew up gathered around radio sets, must feel when they look at their grandchildren only to find a generation centered around itself. Today, we are connected to events in Ferguson and Egypt, but do not know what is going on
with the person next to us. As I have gotten older, and have seen my loved ones do so as well, I have come to realize something important. It is true that once something is on the Internet, it remains forever; unfortunately, we cannot say the same about the people in our lives. So this holiday season, put away the phone. Those cat videos will still be there when you are not busy with something important. 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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GSRC forums to address debated topics next semester Dear Students, Colleagues and Friends: Many of us have been concerned as we have heard reports of a highly contested disagreement between a student and faculty member that has gone far beyond the classroom, leading to mistrust and confusion, and a chilling of the campus climate. We, the advisory board and staff of the Gender and Sexuality Resource Center, would like to invite you to a series of three forums in spring semester 2015.
These forums will provide a space in which members of the MU community can come together to explore our concerns, roles and responsibilities as scholars and learners. The university has an obligation to nurture a culture of truth seeking, academic learning and respectful discourse, and to cultivate an environment of intellectual curiosity and respect. This is particularly relevant to a Catholic and Jesuit university, which is deeply rooted in the Catholic intellectual tradition based on the search for truth.
These three forums will be open to all members of the MU community, and will address freedom, rights and responsibilities in the classroom for students and faculty members; how to engage in respectful discourse about “hot button” topics in and outside of the classroom; and creating a climate of respect and deep listening in order to challenge structures that support harassment of any MU community member, particularly as related to gender and race, whether in the classroom, interpersonal relation-
ships or social media. Details about the forums will be available in January. We look forward to convening this important conversation with our campus community, and hope that you will join us. Susannah Bartlow, Director Cheryl Maranto and Jason Rae, Advisory Board Co-Chairs
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Volleyball travels to Madison
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Sophomore Autumn Bailey (left) is the unquestioned leader of the Golden Eagles. Bailey leads the Big East in nearly every offensive category, and was named Big East Player of the Year.
Potential matchup with Wisconsin awaits MU in tourney By Hank Greening
henry.greening@marquette.edu
The Marquette women’s volleyball team is headed to the NCAA Volleyball Tournament for the fourth consecutive year after earning an at-large bid to the tournament Sunday. Despite falling short in the Big East Conference Tournament, Marquette (24-8) had the nation’s 25th best rating percentage index, which is used as a ranking for teams based on wins, losses and
strength of schedule. Marquette is led by Big East Player of the Year, sophomore Autumn Bailey, who led the conference in every major offensive category in just her second season and finished the regular season in the top-10 nationally in kills per set (4.77) and points per set (5.48). The Golden Eagles also boast First Team All-Big East players in senior Lindsay Gosh and redshirt sophomore Meghan Niemann. Gosh and Niemann both were among the most accurate hitters in the conference, placing in the top-7 in hitting percentage. Niemann also had the fifth-most blocks in the league. Not recognized with postseason awards were sophomore Lauren Houg and redshirt
junior Courtney Kintzel, though Houg earned multiple Big East Weekly Honor Roll recognitions for her play at libero and Kintzel was named to the Big East All-Tournament team thanks to a 19-kill performance in a loss to Seton Hall. The Golden Eagles are set to face the Illinois State Redbirds (26-5) Thursday at the Wisconsin Field House in Madison. The Redbirds are on a 22-game winning streak, the secondlongest active streak in Division I, and went undefeated in conference play. Illinois State last lost Sept. 18 against Baylor and dropped only 11 sets since the Baylor match. The Redbirds are led by senior Kaitlyn Early, the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the
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Bucky: Rebounds will be key for a win nation. When away from the Kohl Center (the Badgers played three neutral-site games during Thanksgiving), the average possessions increased to 65.3 per game. If the Golden Eagles push the pace on offense, then they should get a few more scoring chances. The Badgers are one of the most efficient scoring teams in collegiate basketball entering the game. The team is 13th in the nation in points per possession,
averaging 1.158 points per possession. However, that number drops to 1.066 outside of Madison. Marquette ranks 75th in the nation in points per possession, averaging 1.052, which rises to 1.091 when the team plays at home. Even though Marquette seems to be the better shooting team when playing at home, the Golden Eagles haven’t faced the quality of team and defense like the Badgers. Redshirt freshman Duane
Wilson heads into the match coming off a big game against Tennessee where he scored 30 points, and graduate student Matt Carlino will also look to prove his Orlando Classic was no fluke. The Badgers defense limits the opposition to a .371 shooting percentage, 36th in the nation. In effective field goal percentage, the Badgers are 29th, holding opponents to a .414 shooting percentage. Away from home, those numbers move to .417 and
Year, and the back-to-back conference libero of the year, senior Emily Orrick. Illinois State coach Melissa Myers is in her seventh season and was named the 2014 MVC Coach of the Year. The Golden Eagles and Redbirds have met just twice, and are tied 1-1 in the series. The good news for Marquette is that it took the most recent meeting last season at the Al McGuire Center, 3-2. Gosh led Marquette with 16 kills that day and Niemann added 14 of her own. More good news for the Golden Eagles: though they themselves are just 2-3 all-time in the tournament, the Redbirds are 2-12 in NCAA Tournament matches and have never won outside their home arena in tournament play.
Marquette advanced to the second round in 2011 and 2013, and first year coach Ryan Theis made four tournament appearances while at Ohio, advancing to the second round three times. The winner of Marquette-Illinois State will take on the the winner of the match between No. 4 Wisconsin and Western Michigan in the second round and will play Friday at 7 p.m. Marquette will bus students to Madison for the game for free. The buses will depart from the Al at 2:30 p.m. Thursday and return at approximately 9 p.m. If the Golden Eagles were to win, Marquette will again bus students to Madison for free, leaving from the Al at 4 p.m. and returning around 10:30 p.m Friday night.
.469, respectively. Marquette has a .452 shooting percentage, but that number actually drops to .438 at home. But in effective shooting percentage, the Golden Eagles shoot .516, but drops to .492 at home. The Golden Eagles will need to hit plenty of shots in order to keep the game close. But if Marquette doesn’t, getting second chance points will prove very difficult. Marquette will definitely have problems on the glass. The size disadvantage for the Golden Eagles was noticeable in the matches against Ohio State and Michigan State, and it will be even more
apparent against the Badgers. Marquette’s tallest player is junior Steve Taylor, Jr., sitting at 6-foot-7. There are seven players on the Badgers’ roster taller than him. Marquette will have to figure out a way to get some boards against the taller Wisconsin squad, or it will be a long day for the Golden Eagles. Marquette heads into the game facing an uphill battle. The Badgers should beat the Golden Eagles by double-digits, but if Marquette plays its best game of the season, with some luck, an upset of the No. 2 team in the country isn’t out of the question.
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Thursday, December 4, 2014
MU closes season agaisnt ND Shortened bench will force Golden Eagles to mix and match lines By Sterling Silver
sterling.silver@marquette.edu
As the Marquette club hockey season winds down, the team has made enormous strides in its development, from the coaching staff to the players. With 17 wins in the team’s first 25 games, Marquette is on pace to have a high seed in the MACHA playoffs with a shot at Nationals. Much of the credit can be given to coach Will Jurgensen. In only his first season at the helm, Jurgensen has guided the Golden Eagles to a 17-7-1 record and
We have the skill, but the guys have to all be working hard together. From what I’ve been able to see, when we work hard, the bounces go our way and the goals come.” Will Jurgensen, Marquette hockey coach
could add two more wins before the semester concludes. He said his coaching ability has vastly improved from when he took over six months ago. “The thing is, I didn’t really have the prospective (of being a coach) coming in,” Jurgensen said. “I didn’t know what to expect or how the guys would react to what I was trying to get across. I think what I’ve learned more than anything is just to slow down my thought process.” Jurgensen pointed out that the team itself is coming together at the perfect time. While he pinpointed a number of players who have taken major steps in their growth, he said he believes it’s been the confidence and communication level of the team overall as to why the group has been so successful. “It’s just the ways the guys talk to each other and you can kind of feel it in the locker room,” Jurgensen said. “We played a lot of games first semester and the team camaraderie is really good now as opposed to the beginning of the year, because no one really knew each other as well, especially the freshman.” Something Jurgensen has reiterated to his team throughout the season is the importance of playing a full 60 minutes each game. With seven third period comeback wins, the team has shown the ability to play well for a period and win. However, Jurgensen thinks the difference come playoff time will be each player’s individual work effort during the entire game, putting
the team in a better position to win the 50-50 plays. “At the beginning of the year, you could take some shifts off, but when it gets to the playoffs, we’re only going to play the guys who want to work the hardest in practice and in games,” Jurgensen said. “We have the skill, but the guys have to all be working hard together. From what I’ve been able to see, when we work hard, the bounces go our way and the goals come.” The team will play its final series of first semester this weekend against Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind. However, many players on the team will not be making the trip due to Monday final exams, leaving the team with a much shorter bench. Jurgensen laughed when explaining the series was a “scheduling mistake,” but clarified that the team is still looking to finish strong. “It’s going to be a little bit of a different weekend because we are going to have to mix and match the lines a lot,” Jurgensen said. “We’re not going to do anything too crazy; it’s going to be about playing hard hockey.” Following the series, the team will have off until Jan. 12, when the new academic semester begins. Their next scheduled series will be a home matchup with Loyola-Chicago. However, the team is currently looking to add a series against Wisconsin-Milwaukee to the schedule.
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Volleyball needs secondary kills for deep tourney run
Andrew Goldstein After a long and trying 2014 campaign, Marquette volleyball is headed to the postseason with high hopes. Sunday, the Golden Eagles received a bid for their fourthconsecutive NCAA tournament, despite a third-place regular season finish in the Big East and a close 3-2 loss to Seton Hall in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament. However, one problem that has recurred throughout the season has been the lack of a consistent secondary source of kills. Marquette will need to address its scoring before the team’s first-round matchup with Illinois State in Madison Thursday. Sophomore Autumn Bailey is Marquette’s best offensive weapon. She was named the Big East Player of the Year after the regular season’s conclusion, a well-earned distinction considering her numbers. Her per-set averages of 4.82 kills and 5.60 points are both tops in the Big East and rank fifth and sixth at the national level, respectively. However, the best teams in the country all have deep supporting casts. While different players have stepped up on different days for Marquette, the overall performance of the secondary and tertiary attackers leaves something to be desired. In fact, senior Lindsey Gosh is the only other player on the team to average more than two kills per set, while also posting a hitting
percentage higher than .200. Every other team in the top half of the Big East had three such players. Perhaps the lack of a consistent supporting cast is because the lion’s share of the attack attempts goes to Bailey by design. However, even this strategy has a downside. Bailey usually hits the ball 45 times over the course of a single game, in addition to whatever serving and digging responsibilities come up. That kind of repetitive motion can wear and tear on the body. And because most volleyball matches are played on backto-back days, Bailey sometimes can be fighting extreme soreness after these weekends. If someone else can step up and get 10-12 kills per game on a regular basis, it will be a boon for this team because it will keep Marquette’s biggest weapon fresh for when she’s needed most. Getting more consistent and spread out scoring will make the Marquette offense more lethal, as its leading scorer will be fresher, and opponents can’t concentrate just on Bailey. Even though Bailey is seemingly Marquette’s blue-and-golden ticket to postseason success, the offensive supporting cast will determine how far the Golden Eagles go. A lack of production from them could translate to an early exit for the denizens of the Al McGuire Center. However, should they take their game to the next level in the way that they’ve shown they’re capable of, the Golden Eagles could make a run at the national title.
Andrew Goldstein is from Cranbury, NJ studying digital media. Email him with comments at andrew.goldstein@ marquette.edu.
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Best games to watch during Winter Break
Student-athletes play meaningful games while students are off By Jack Goods
jack.goods@marquette.edu
After next week, most of campus will be heading home to enjoy their month-long Christmas vacation. However, many of Marquette’s student-athletes don’t get much of a break. Classes may be over, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be any games to enjoy during the holiday break. 12/16: Men’s basketball vs. Arizona State TV: Fox Sports 1. Radio: 540 ESPN It’s the first men’s basketball game of break and arguably the biggest draw. Marquette will battle the Sun Devils for the second season in a row, the Tuesday after finals. Arizona State, who made the tournament last season, defeated Marquette in a close 79-77 game. The Golden Eagles will enjoy an extra shot in the arm, as sophomore center Luke Fischer will be able to suit up for the first time. Due to his late transfer from Indiana last season, Fischer is ineligible to play until this game. Marquette fans
will get their first opportunity to see what Fischer brings to a generally under-sized Golden Eagle lineup. There aren’t as many expectations for Arizona State this season, largely due to losing Jahii Carson and three other major contributors from last season. Arizona has already lost to Alabama and Maryland, which makes it easy to interpret this as a winnable game for the Golden Eagles. 12/19: Men’s basketball vs. Alabama A&M TV: Fox Sports 1 Radio: 540 ESPN The opponent may not be the most intriguing, but this game being the first men’s basketball game played at the Al McGuire Center makes it a memorable one. 12/30: Women’s basketball vs. Xavier TV: GoMarquette.com Women’s coach Carolyn Kieger gets her first taste of Big East play from a coaching perspective just before the new year. The Golden Eagles had no trouble with Xavier last season, defeating the Musketeers by 21 at home and six on the road. Xavier is off to a hot 5-2 start and like many of the other Big East teams they are already playing in-conference
opponents. They kicked off their conference play last night with a loss against St. John’s. 12/31: Men’s basketball at DePaul TV: Fox Sports 1 Radio: ESPN 540 The Golden Eagles begin their Big East schedule as part of the New Year’s Eve Big East Marathon on Fox Sports 1. Luckily for fans, they won’t have to worry about missing the ball drop, as Marquette’s game is at 4 p.m. DePaul, sitting at 3-1, is tricky to figure out. The Blue Demons lost by 12 to Lehigh two weeks ago, a team that was winless at the time. Four days later, they defeated Stanford by 15, a team that made it to the Sweet Sixteen of last year’s tournament and many experts still have a lot of respect for. The question is, which DePaul team will Marquette see? 1/2: Women’s basketball vs. Georgetown TV: Fox Sports 1 The Golden Eagles’ first road Big East game of the season is the only nationally televised game during break for the women’s team. The Golden Eagles narrowly beat the Hoyas in a tough 82-80 overtime win on the road last season, and at home they blew Georgetown
out by 22. The Hoyas struggled last season, finishing 10 games under .500. They are on pace for another disappointing season so far, posting a 2-6 record and are currently on a five game losing streak. A win would still be a good opportunity to showcase Kieger’s new system on a national stage. 1/3: Men’s basketball vs. Providence TV: Fox Sports Wisconsin Radio: 540 ESPN Steve Wojciechowski will coach his first Big East home game against last season’s tournament champions, the Providence Friars. Providence is now experiencing life without Bryce Cotton, the 2014 tournament MVP who became one of the brightest stars in the new Big East. The closest thing to a statement win the Friars can brag about thus far is a 75-74 win against Notre Dame. The Friars are fresh off a 20-point loss to Kentucky. Marquette is catching Providence in a very tough part of their schedule, as the Friars will face No. 15 Miami, Creighton, No. 23 Butler and Georgetown in a three week span. 1/6: Men’s basketball at Georgetown
Three days after their Big East opener, the Golden Eagles face an opponent currently sitting just outside the Top-25 polls. The Hoyas, led by junior guard D’Vauntes Smith Rivera, have already earned an impressive win against Florida, who was ranked seventh in the country at the beginning of the season. The Golden Eagles will be glad to have Fischer back to matchup against Georgetown’s size. Senior forward Mikael Hopkins is one of four Hoyas more than 6-foot-9. 1/9: Women’s basketball vs. DePaul TV: Big East Digital Network Just days before students return to campus, Marquette’s women’s team will face arguably its toughest test of conference play. DePaul, the reigning Big East regular season and tournament champions, made it to the third round of last year’s NCAA tournament. Despite their historic season, the Golden Eagles did manage to steal a game from the mighty Blue Demons at home last season. DePaul, ranked tied for 25th in this week’s rankings, earned its first Big East win yesterday against Butler.
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Women’s basketball battles struggling Badgers team Golden Eagles need bounce-back games from Morse, Bell for W By Sterling Silver
sterling.silver@marquette.edu
The women’s basketball team will face a familiar foe in its in-state rival, the Wisconsin Badgers, this Saturday at the Kohl Center in Madison at 1 p.m. The annual matchup will be a chance for Marquette to avenge its 62-60 home loss last season in a back-and-forth matchup. The Badgers (1-4) are coming off a winless weekend in their nonconference tournament trip to the Bahamas. The two-game set at the Junkanoo Jam resulted in losses to South Carolina and East Carolina by a combined 41 points. Each loss for Wisconsin could be credited to the turnover differentials and momentous scoring runs by its opponents. The Badgers turned the ball over 21 times against South Carolina compared to just 10 from the Gamecocks. East Carolina won the turnover battle in the second game by a 23-13 margin. To top it off, Wisconsin went on major cold streaks in each game, which put each contest out of reach. With 7:06 left in the first half of their matchup with South Carolina, the Badgers made a free throw to get the game to a one-point deficit. But, from then until the end of the half, Wisconsin would only make one of its final eight shots from the field, while South Carolina extended its lead to 31-18. A similar run against East Carolina quelled any hope of pulling out a win on the weekend. After
trailing by only two with 15:45 left to play in the game, an 11-1 run for East Carolina would make it a 13-point lead late in the game, all but ending the match. While the Badgers are having problems in the early part of the season, it certainly won’t be an easy matchup for the Golden Eagles, who are struggling themselves. After its second win of the season against Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Marquette (2-4) has stumbled with two losses in a row, including a home loss to mid-major foe South Dakota, and a road loss at Auburn. After allowing an effective field goal percentage of 58.8 percent in the second half against Auburn, Marquette’s defense will have to be play better against Wisconsin’s sophomore guard Nicole Bauman and redshirt senior forward Michala Johnson. Bauman is one of Madison’s best 3-point shooters from outside at 40 percent on the season and is coming off a game in which she hit three triples. Johnson is a difficult matchup inside and is scoring 15 points a game with 7.2 rebounds per contest. The key for the Golden Eagles will be how efficiently senior guard Arlesia Morse and freshman guard Kenisha Bell shoot from the field. Morse and Bell have combined to shoot only 16-of-56 from the field during their last two games, a dismal 28 percent. If they are not hitting their shots, it will be important for the team to work the ball around the wing for open shooters, given how much defensive pressure the duo usually draw. Following its trip to Madison, Marquette will return to the Al McGuire Center Dec. 15 for a matchup against Northern Kentucky.
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The Golden Eagles are looking for a win against Wisconsin-Madison to end a two-game losing streak.