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By Jacob Born
Harp and Shamrock, the 130-year-old bar on the fringes of campus, will be getting something different: a new owner. There will be something new at Harp and Shamrock, the 130-yearold bar on the fringes of Marquette’s campus: its owner. Aldo Tase, a 2011 graduate of the College of Engineering, is buying the bar at 2106 W. Wells St. Its previous owners are Kristin and Allen Richards, who operated the joint for the past 12 years. The alumnus said he plans on turning the bar into an iconic Marquette destination. “My goal is to make the Marquette community aware of this history and the nostalgia behind the venue,” Tase said. “It is the legendary bar that only a few people knew existed.” Tase’s immediate goals for the bar include placing greater focus on its historical richness and marketing it to students. He also wants to update the drink and beer selection, cater and host events for televised sporting events and run special promotions. The bar gives off a classic, tiny-pub feel, with Irish decor
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Paige Liberski, a senior in the College of Business Administration, tweeted at University President Michael Lovell to ask about implementing a bike sharing service on campus.
The next day, Lovell called the Bublr Bikes offices and now Marquette is looking into partnering with Bublr by fall 2015. Bublr Bikes allows people to rent and return bikes to unmanned stations. It’s a fairly new addition to Milwaukee, beginning in 2013 with one station. It now has 10 stations throughout the city, with the Amtrak location being one of the most popular. Bublr Bikes Operations Director James Davies said he likes to think of Bublr as a “first mile, last mile” operation, since it acts as a way to
expand upon a personal vehicle or the bus system, in addition to being a recreational activity. In addition to Liberski’s push for bikes, there were several student applications for Innovation Funds, which work to promote entrepreneurship and student ideas. “Marquette wants (Bublr) and they’ve asked for it through multiple different channels,” Davies said. If the bikes are approved, Davies said there will be one central campus station that’s surrounded by others nearby. Liberski said
she thinks outside of the Alumni Memorial Union would be a great place to host that central station. A regular Bublr year pass is $35, but there will be a special, fixed Marquette rate so students will pay one fee. Bublr is working to negotiate the fee with Marquette Student Government. Davies said he is optimistic about the usage Bublr might receive from the student body. “Based on how many people took initiative, it’s a good
The Marquette men’s basketball team secured its first losing season since 1990-’91 with the team’s 73-52 loss to No. 23 Butler Wednesday night. Marquette (11-16, 3-12) saw the return of graduate student Matt Carlino after he sat out four games with concussion symptoms. Senior Juan Anderson also returned to the game after his brief stint on the bench after he rolled an ankle in practice late last week. Carlino notched 10 points, while Anderson took just one shot in six minutes of playing time. While the Golden Eagles were back to full strength, the game felt much like Saturday’s matchup against Villanova. Butler jumped out to a 4-0 lead to start the game. The squads traded baskets, with Butler never totally pulling away. The Golden Eagles got within one point with 12:12 remaining in the half, but a following five-point surge kept Marquette at arms length. Neither squad got any real momentum in the first half and Butler carried a 37-30 lead into the half. A major reason why Butler was able to build a lead was because of undisciplined play by Marquette. The Golden Eagles sent Butler to the line 14 times in the first half, while Marquette was able to get to the charity stripe just three times. Butler turned those trips into 10 points, while the Golden Eagles only got one point from the free throw line. As soon as the second started, it was Butler’s half. The two squads continued to trade baskets until Kellen Dunham took over the game. With Marquette down just three points, Dunham hit two three-pointers in twenty seconds to give Butler a ninepoint lead. The baskets ignited the Butler offense and Mar-
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A 2011 graduate is buying Harp and Shamrock, the 130-year-old bar located on the outskirts of campus.
Bublr Bikes gears up for campus station Bike sharing service working to expand operation to students By McKenna Oxenden
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Paul: Dining hall restraints
Catalytic Converter Crime
Rationing students’ meals can come off as indirect form of food shaming.
Rise in automotive related crime can cost car owners thousands of dollars.
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Golden Eagles close season
Women’s basketball battles DePaul in MU’s final regular season game.
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CIE offers several resources for students without legal residence.
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Parks and Recreation finale
The comedy series comes to an end after seven successful seasons.
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Fransen: Oscars speeches
Using platform to address societal issues is more beneficial than silence. PAGE 9
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Bar: Harp and Shamrock to market itself to students scattered across its walls and a Pabst Blue Ribbon neon light sign outside the door. “It’s time for a younger owner with fresh ambitions and ideas,” Kristin Richards said. “We are ready to move on to new and different things.” Making the location more Marquette-oriented would be a change for the bar. Richards said the majority of her customers are regulars that have been coming in for 20 to 30 years and only a quarter of her business is from Marquette. “My husband and I have never been interested in running a Marquette bar, we like the mix,” she said. “We like being a little further away. We get a lot of the older students who live in the neighboring housing instead of dorm
students and we are happy with that, but the new owner may have different ideas.” Harp and Shamrock is one of the oldest buildings in the area. First constructed as a tavern back in 1885, it survived prohibition in the 1930s by serving as a “soft drink parlor and lunch room,” according to city records. The bar has operated under the name Harp and Shamrock since 1961. “My goal is to promote the history behind the establishment and create a welcoming, safe and enjoyable environment for patrons and students to unwind,” Tase said. “It is great to have a place on campus where you can come in with your friends and listen to some good music, but also have the ability to comfortably carry out a conversation.”
As an alumnus, Tase said he comfortable and safe is all of the witnessed a great expansion to the promotion a bar needs.” There are no immediate plans western part of campus. He points to make renovato the recent actions to the bar, quisition of the although Tase did 2040s, now called not rule out the the “Marq,” as a possibility of fuclear statement ture renovations. the campus is exTase said the curpanding, which rent owners have should be good maintained the bar for business. pretty regularly. “As an alumnus, “I want to turn I applaud the new this into the legleadership and I endary MU bar am excited to see where it is headed Kristin Richards, current where your parin the next 10 to co-owner of Harp and Shamrock ents met, which still exists,” Tase 20 years,” Tase said. “If I can do said. “In my opinion, creating a welcoming and safe that, then my job is done.” environment where patrons feel
It’s time for a younger owner with fresh ambitions and ideas. We are ready to move on to new and different things.”
Theology major to get a name change Department shifts to reflect revamping of undergrad program By Julia Pagliarulo
julia.pagliarulo@marquette.edu
The theology department is shifting the name of its theology major to “Theology and Religion” to reflect changes in the department. “People hear ‘theology’ and they think something much more limited, so part of what we want to do is communicate what it is we actually do,” said Robert Masson, chair of the theology department. “By changing the name, we are trying to signal that it’s not the same old thing going on and that we are doing some exciting things, like revamping our undergraduate program and bringing in a new generation of teachers.” Ulrich Lehner, a theology professor and director of undergraduate studies, said in an email that those changes include adding new classes. “From fall onwards we will offer 3000-level courses which also fulfill the university core of common studies requirement,” Lehner said. “They will raise questions about
theology and economics, the racial divide in our society, the meaning of the Second Vatican Council and the works of the great Protestant writer C.S. Lewis.” One of the new classes is inspired by slain alumnus James Foley, who was publicly beheaded by the Islamic State in August 2014. “I developed a course in honor of our alumnus James Foley entitled ‘A Faith Worth Dying for,’ which will introduce students to concepts of martyrdom and holiness in different cultures and religions,” Lehner said. The department will also offer new opportunities to fulfill “Introduction to Theology,” which is required for all students. There’s the possibility of teaching it from the perspective of health care ethics, world religions and history. Despite the changes, Lehner said all the courses will continue to be connected by common themes and teach common skills and concepts. Additionally, Lehner said the idea to change the major’s name was his, but Masson and faculty colleagues supported it. “Decisions of such magnitude always have to be made together and I am grateful that after a good discussion, all my colleagues supported the change,”
DPS Report Feb. 25 A student reported that unknown person(s) removed his unsecured, unattended property estimated at $230 between 6 p.m. Feb. 22 and 10 p.m. Feb. 23. MPD was contacted.
Corrections Tuesday’s “Curriculum changed for Arts & Sciences” story incorrectly stated that Bachelor of Arts students would need up to two semesters of a foreign language, when it should have said up to three semesters. Tuesday’s editorial incorrectly said the minimum credit requirements for graduation for the College of Arts & Sciences would be changing from 108 to 100 credits, when it should have reported changing from 128 to 120 credits. The Tribune regrets these errors.
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Theology department chair Robert Masson said the new name is great.
Lehner said. Masson said the transition began gradually a couple years ago and that changes have been progressing faster recently. He also stressed that although the department is going through changes, they are not altering their learning objectives and instead are changing the way they approach them. “I think this change is great,” Masson said. “I just became chair of the department and part of the motivation was to be part of this change and help prepare the way for a younger person to come in
and replace my generation.” Lehner also said he thinks this change will help communicate the department’s message effectively. “St. Ignatius believed that theology is the core of a Jesuit university,” Lehner said. “As a department, we have to communicate this insight, but also the fact that Marquette houses one of the most distinguished theology departments in the English-speaking world. Many of our faculty are leaders in their fields, but not many students know this.”
Events Calendar FEBRUARY 2015
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Thursday 26 Cultural appropriation discussion with Angelique Harris, Center for Intercultural Engagement (AMU 111), 6 to 7:30 p.m. Eating Disorder Awareness Week: Presentation and panel discussion, AMU Ballroom CD, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Open Mic Night for Peace, AMU first floor rotunda, 7 to 9:30 p.m.
Friday 27 Where is the love? A spoken word evening on racism and discrimination, AMU, 6 to 8 p.m.
Date party, Brothers Bar and Grill, 7 to 9 p.m. Mix and Mingle, AMU 163, 7 to 11 p.m. Open Mic Night, Center for Intercultural Engagement (AMU 111), 7 to 9 p.m. Stone Creek Showcase, Factory Cafe, 8 to 11 p.m.
Saturday 28 Dance Marathon, Union Sports Annex, 4 p.m. to 12 a.m.
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Bike: Bublr negotiating deal with MU after student tweets at Lovell indicator of its (potential) use,” “Marquette’s support is helping Davies said. the expansion,” Davies said. While nothing is confirmed yet, In addition, Davies said Bublr is Davies said getting the bikes is working on a reciprocity program very likely. He said it’s an easier with their bike providers. It would initiative to neallow another gotiate because state with the Marquette is not same bike system a public school to make Bublr and does not have passes eligible. to deal with state Liberski said budget cuts. she frequently “It’s fun, it’s bikes to work behealthy,” Liberski cause the buses said. “Standing come every 20 and waiting for minutes. Davies buses is not fun … chimed in and hop on the 10 or said Bublr is al30 bus, or hop on Paige Liberski, senior in the most like an “on the bike and get College Business Administration demand” feature. there quicker.” “We’re very Bublr Bikes is excited to also looking to expand its Mil- hopefully have it on campus,” waukee roots to reach the suburbs Davies said. of Wisconsin.
“Standing and waiting for buses is not fun … hop on the 10 or 30 bus, or hop on the bike and get there quicker.”
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Bublr Bikes has added ten bike stations throughout Milwaukee since 2013 and it looks to continue expanding.
Campus police reports 2 stolen catalytic converters catalytic converters, including platinum, rhodium and palladium. Selling the stolen parts could generate anywhere from $50 to $250. But they’re much more expensive to replace. The estimated total cost of damages in the two By McKenna Oxenden mckenna.oxenden@marquette.edu Marquette incidents are $2,300 and $4,000. The Department of Public Safe“Stealing a catalytic converter ty has been reporting a strange takes time and tools, and seeing kind of campus crime lately: the someone working under a vehicle removal of catalytic converters in a dark or secluded area should from parked cars. raise suspicion,” Shaw said. A catalytic converter is part of Like any crime commited on the exhaust system and contains Marquette’s campus, the univera special catalyst sity’s response device that turns to the incidents toxic chemicals was a joint efinto safer, less fort between harmful ones. DPS and the MilWithout a catawaukee Police lytic converter, Department. drivers and pasJenna Larkins, sengers can dia senior in the rectly inhale carCollege of Busibon monoxide, ness Adminiswhich is very tration, found dangerous and the news of the bad for the envistolen converters Jenna Larkins, senior, to be extremely ronment. College of Business Administration The first reportupsetting. ed case of a sto“I feel like len catalytic converter took place that’s something that wouldn’t be Jan. 27 in the 2000 block of W. too hard to catch, especially on Wisconsin Ave., and the second Wisconsin Avenue,” Larkins said. happened between Feb. 8 and 10 “Don’t we have DPS walkers and in the 1800 block of W. Wiscon- LIMOs over there all the time?” sin Ave. Both were considered Kelsey Ribordy, a junior in off-campus incidents, according the College of Nursing, said she to DPS reports. isn’t as concerned because her DPS Capt. Russell Shaw de- vehicle is kept in a locked garage scribed these crimes as a “rarity” with a gate. in the area. He advises students to “I’m really careful when I drive only park on well-lit streets and places and I try to park so my car to avoid staying in the same spot is in view when I’m inside whatfor days on end as someone could ever building I’m in,” she said. be casing the area for activity. He Larkins said she intentionally also stressed the importance of a parks her vehicle by her window car alarm. so she can keep an eye on it. If Shaw said the perpetrator she hears an odd noise, she can would likely be stealing the part easily and immediately check to — generally located under the see if it is her vehicle. car — to make money. Many “Parking in Milwaukee is of the metals used in the con- stressful as it is,” Larkins said. verter can be easily sold to scrap “It’s even worse now that you metal businesses. can’t park your car in the street A number of expensive, pre- without worrying about (it).” cious metals are used to make
Incidents of theft cause thousands of dollars in damages
Parking in Milwaukee is stressful as it is. It’s even worse now that you can’t park your car in the street without worrying about (it).”
Catalytic Converter
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Catalytic converters are made out of expensive, precious metals including platinum, rhodium and palladium.
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Campus helps students without legal residence Career Services Center, YES provide support, resources By Nicki Perry
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Marquette is estimated to have anywhere between 40 and 100 students not living in the U.S. legally, and is providing different programs and resources designed specifically for them. The Marquette website uses the College Board’s definition of “undocumented” to describe students without legal residence: “children born abroad who are not U.S. citizens or legal residents. There is no federal or state law that prohibits the admission of undocumented immigrants to U.S. colleges, public or private.” “Undocumented students have access to all of the services and resources the Career Services Center offers to all students plus additional web resources and advice tailored to their unique situation,” said Kestner-Ricketts in an email. One of those tailored resources is located on the Career Services Center website under the Diverse Populations and Affinity Groups section. There is a specific link for students without legal residence, but it is down temporarily. Kestner-Ricketts said she hopes to get
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it running again shortly. ease of hiring DACA (Deferred Additionally, Kestner-Ricketts Action for Childhood Arrivals) said Career Services leads a com- students, educating PA, PT or MD mittee that discusses issues stu- programs about considering undents without legal residence face. documented students and teaching Part of its work is gathering stu- undocumented students how to dent resources online and meeting better sell themselves to employwith a panel of students without ers and graduate programs. legal residence to identify their Sanchez said the biggest chalideas, concerns and needs. lenge for YES is gaining support Youth Empowered in the Strug- in numbers. He added that students gle, a student organization that are aware that YES is a legitimate fights for justice for immigrants, program, but students and workers, are tentameets monthly to distive to get cuss what’s going on involved. and what needs to be “ T h e r e ’s done for undocumentalways a ed students. hesitation Miguel Sanchez, a from students junior in the College and people of Arts & Sciences, in general said he has been inabout being volved with YES involved in since 2010. groups that “I got involved in Miguel Sanchez, junior in the are either College of Arts & Sciences very politihigh school and, although I was born in cally active or Milwaukee, I am the son of im- very vocal in certain things,” Sanmigrant parents,” Sanchez said. “I chez said. “It’s very hard to raise grew up experiencing and know- awareness when people aren’t very ing the kind of struggles that im- open to the kinds of things that are migrant families face in coming going on.” to America … It’s an issue I hold “Not everyone knows there are very close to me.” undocumented students here,” Career Services also has future he added. “It’s very important to plans to offer further support to inform the community here that students without legal residence. there are immigrants and undocuKestner-Ricketts said they include mented students at Marquette.” educating employers about the
I grew up experiencing and knowing the kind of struggles that immigrant families face in coming to America.
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The beloved comedy series concludes with a happy ending for all By Lily Stanicek
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As the saying goes, all great things must come to an end, and after seven years, “Parks and Recreation” came to an end. As much as I will miss getting to spend time each week with Leslie, Ron, Ben, April and all the rest of the Parks and Rec gang, there may be nothing better than seeing characters you love get such a satisfying and complete ending to their stories. The “Parks and Recreation” series finale was a bittersweet affair, to be sure. But unlike some sitcom’s finales (I’m looking at you, “How I Met Your Mother”), Parks and Rec knew exactly the kind of story they were telling and the kind of ending the audience wanted to see. It delivered that and more in the show’s final hour. The final two episodes’
structures deviated from the show’s standard procedure. They used flash-forwards to various points in the future, intercut with scenes from 2017 on that last day in Pawnee before the Parks and Rec gang is separated. The structure was disjointed at times, the transitions between past and present a bit awkward. But as a whole, this structure gave the show the ability to delve into the future lives of all the major characters, a wonderfully entertaining way of wrapping up the stories of such a large group of characters. Compared to the rest of the season, the episode “One Last Ride” isn’t full of jokes. Ironically, the one thing Parks and Rec did so well, balancing the funny with the sentimental, was off-balance in this episode. But if any episode was going to cake on the sentiment, I would prefer it to be this one. The jokes were certainly there, sprinkled sparingly throughout the hour. However, more often than laughing I found myself simply smiling in gleeful admiration or just at how the episode displayed so beautifully that, through all the crazy
shenanigans, these characters genuinely care about each other. If there were criticism, it would be that things wrapped up too nicely for these characters. We see flash-forwards for all the major personalities, with the special additions of Craig and Jean-Ralphio (whose flashforwards were thankfully short and sweet). Donna is now married and a successful real-estate agent and started a foundation with April’s help. April still works at the foundation and she and Andy have one son (named Jack after Jack O’ Lantern), with another on the way. Ron, after getting career advice and help from Leslie, gets his dream job as the new superintendent of the Pawnee National Park. Tom writes a self-help book after Tom’s Bistro goes belly up and becomes a successful motivational speaker. Gary is mayor of Pawnee almost as long as Gunderson was, and dies happily at 100-years-old, surrounded by innumerable family members. And Leslie and Ben are deftly balancing their lives as successful politicians, Leslie a two- term governor of Indiana
(and possibly the 2048 President of the United States?) and Ben a Congressman, with their lives as parents and friends. In fact, the future shows all of the characters able to balance a robust professional life with a satisfying personal life, including each’s ability to stay connected to the other people from their old Parks and Rec days. Sure, this may be a far-fetched, idealistic ending for these characters, but Parks and Rec was never in the business of giving its audience a shot of the horrors of reality (at least if it wasn’t wrapped up in a joke). At its heart, this show was about showing the deep and irrefutable authenticity of human connections within its own unique fantasy world. The fantastical reality displayed in the final episode (and in the show in general) works so well because at its core it is true to the characters and what they each want out of their lives. As much as Tom would espouse its benefits, I don’t want to watch a series finale and see the characters fail or be miserable. To be honest, I wouldn’t
want to see them even a little bit unhappy. That may be reality, but it doesn’t have to be, and it certainly wasn’t Parks and Rec’s reality. Parks and Rec was never a show that argued against the value and rewards of endless optimism and hard work, and I am more than grateful that it wasn’t that show in its final hour. The reunion scene in the Parks Department office, with the whole gang back together including Ann, Chris and their kids, was so simple and yet had the feeling of being a final, monumental display of the unbreakable connection these characters made with each other. No matter how far apart their lives would take them, they would always come together to support one another. Like with the ending of any great show, the world will be dimmer for a time without it. But with such a satisfying and well done ending to a show as heartfelt and genuine as “Parks and Recreation,” it’s difficult to have any complaints.
Essential episodes for your Parks and Rec rewatch: Pawnee Zoo, season 2 episode 1
Lil Sebastian, season 3 episode 13
Flu Season, season 3 episode 2
Leslie and Ben, season 5 episode 14
Harvest Festival, season 3 episode 7
London Pt. 1 & 2, season 6 episode 1 & 2
Andy & April’s Fancy Party, season 3 episode 9
Ann and Chris, season 6 episode 12
The Fight, season 3 episode 13
Leslie and Ron, season 7 episode 4
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Dance for the kids at Dance Marathon Marquette Organization aspires to raise $35,000 for Children’s Hospitals By Caroline Horswill
caroline.horswill@marquette.edu
Marquette students are driven to turn dreams into realities, especially if those dreams involve bringing the Marquette and Milwaukee communities together. Dance Marathon Marquette is an organization that emphasizes the importance of the coalescence between communities. For six years, Marquette students have participated in the year-long, national dance marathon effort to fundraise for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. Over 250 schools across the country participate to raise money for local Children’s Hospitals in their individual communities. The money Marquette raises will benefit the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, specifically the hospital’s “area of greatest need
funds,” which includes projects such as its new neonatal facility, community service outreach programs, pediatric clinics and community clinics. Participants in Dance Marathon of Marquette University will conclude their hard work of fundraising in the main event of this year’s dance marathon. The dance marathon provides an opportunity to support the famous slogan, “We stand for those who can’t,” by dancing and standing for eight hours as an act of solidarity for hospitalized children. During the dance marathon, students will be able to dance free-style and learn a fun, choreographed dance. If you don’t like to dance, that’s okay! There will be crafts, games and performances throughout the night from Marquette groups as well as local Milwaukee and Marquette performers. Dance Marathon Marquette symbolizes the coming together of Marquette students, as sorority members, fraternity brothers and sport teams will be attending this event to show their
support for the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. Besides having fun, the most important part of the Dance Marathon is celebrating the Champion Kids. These are children who have been treated at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin. The Champion Kids will attend the event with their families and share their stories and struggles with the Marquette community. This experience sincerely connects participants to the cause and helps them understand why they stand for the kids. Along with sharing their stories, the Champion Kids will be dancing and celebrating life right along with students. Dance Marathon Marquette Co-president Nicole Ingram said her involvement in the dance marathon last year was “an exciting, inclusive party with a diverse community that came together to revel the lives and resilience of the children of the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin.” This year, the organization’s goal is to raise $35,000 and while they are well on their way,
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Students dance, play games and participate in raffles during fundraiser.
every little bit of help counts. Those interested in supporting this great cause should register at Dance Marathon Marquette’s website, www.marquettedm. org. There is a $15 fee, which will go directly to the Children
Miracle’s Network. If dancing isn’t enough of an incentive, there will be great food, games and raffles with great prizes. The event will take place this Saturday, Feb. 28, in the Annex from 4 p.m. to midnight.
Lotus brings eclectic sounds back to Turner Hall Band anticpates highenergy from their Milwaukee audience By Paige Lloyd
paige.lloyd@marquette.edu
Electronic band Lotus continues The Gilded Age Tour with a stop in Milwaukee this Saturday at Turner Hall Ballroom. The concert begins at 8:30 p.m. with guest artist, Turbo Suit. The 2015 tour has the band traveling from coast to coast, which will be one of its most extensive tours. According to the press release, it has been two years since Lotus has done a full U.S. tour. Lotus’ musicians include drummer Mike Greenfield, bassist Jesse Miller, guitarists Luke Miller and Mike Rempel and percussionist Chuck Morris. Luke Miller and Greenfield began playing together in the beginning of college and the band expanded from there by
playing a few shows. The tour focuses on Lotus’ newest album, “Gilded Age.” It was released in July 2014 and features six rock-centric tracks and four “down-tempo” electronic remixes. The touring set list also highlights the 10th anniversary of the group’s debut album, “Nomad.” The band released a re-mastered version in December to celebrate. “‘Gilded Age’ is more influenced by rock and roll,” Miller said. “It is less dance-oriented and also includes four remixed tracks by producers who took different spins on the tracks.” Lotus’ music type is difficult to categorize. The band has been working to find a suitable genre since its origin. It has been influenced by many different genres including rock, electronica, jazz, jam, funk and hip-hop. “We try not to categorize our music but early on we saw that our strength was more in our playing instead of singing, so we started going more
instrumental with our music,” Miller said. “We do like to bring in guest singers to work with us where we write music for them, but it is not something we always do.” Miller went into detail about the inspirations for the band’s music. “Our music comes from many different place and influences, such as rock, electronic or classic minimalism, even from different cultures with some African and Latin music,” Miller said. “We take a sound, groove on it, and then expand upon it to make it our own.” With a tour that allows the band to travel across the nation, opportunities to gain popularity continue with more shows and overseas travel after the tour. Lotus will play in Charlottesville, VA with a two-day event featuring electronic group, New Deal. Miller described it as a “group that has helped in bringing electronic music into the live realm of performances.” Lotus will also travel to both
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Lotus began performing together during their freshman year of college.
Hawaii and Japan for shows this year. Though the band is staying busy this year, all of the musicians are excited to revisit Milwaukee. “We’re excited to play in Turner Hall again. The show is almost sold out for this weekend, so there should be a lot
of energy from the crowd,” Miller said. With only two weeks left in its national tour, Lotus looks forward to its future musical endeavors, which include finishing up its next album. The release date is unknown but is in the works for Lotus fans.
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Impeachment amendment holds negative connotations
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New rule would allow impeachment via two-thirds vote plus presidential recommendation.
Our view: If the amendment on senatorial impeachment is passed, there should be clear rules dictating how it may be applied to ensure that it is used in a fair manner. Marquette Student Government started off this semester on a positive upswing. In bringing Growing Power produce to campus and establishing a student government with the Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong Learning, MUSG has provided greater outreach to the student body as well as the surrounding community. MUSG’s most recent undertaking, however, is far more internalized with the introduction of legislation to revise current senatorial impeachment regulations. Amendment 12: Clarification for Impeachment and Removal from Office Procedures, would purportedly build upon and clarify already existing processes for the impeachment of student senators. Student government allows young adults to enhance their leadership skills and gain experience with legislative and parliamentary procedure. Members get a chance to make policy decisions that may have lasting effects on the student body as a whole. It makes sense for a student government to mirror its real-life counterparts as closely as possible, including measures for internal actions such as impeachment. It is important, however, to remember that MUSG is, first and foremost, a student organization embedded within the confines of a university. Its purpose—not unlike that of the Marquette Wire and other organizations on campus—is to offer students the ability to practice their craft while still in the process of honing it. Before we are MUSG senators or Wire reporters, we are students; inherently, this means we are expected to make mistakes and learn from them. Focusing on impeachment processes threatens this learning environment. Facilitating the senatorial impeachment process can lead to serious consequences if its application goes unchecked. The amendment would allow any student to submit an impeachment request against a senator they deemed ineffective, and would also allow removal by a two-thirds vote and presidential recommendation. With the mere need to rally a certain number of students to bring
about an impeachment, a majority of the senate could gang up on an unpopular senator even if he or she was good at the job. Minor disagreements or missteps by a senator could incite the threat of impeachment rather than being a learning opportunity for all senators. If this impeachment process is carried out, its usage must be limited and the grounds for impeachment must be made extremely clear, lest it become little more than a tool to gauge senatorial popularity and eliminate those who do not fit in. Impeachment should only be used as a last resort when a senator is truly having a negative effect on MUSG and all other attempts to change their activities prove futile. Questions should arise, too, regarding why this motion is being so fervently advocated at this point in time in the first place. MUSG President Kyle Whelton himself noted there had been a need for this process several years ago, when council representatives allegedly slacked on their duties. If this was the case then, the push for a solution now seems delayed and unnecessary. From an outsider’s perspective, it would appear that Amendment 12 is being introduced for the purpose of imposing punitive measures upon a predetermined individual. We hope this interpretation is incorrect; nonetheless, it demonstrates a need for greater transparency on the issue and how the amendment would work in practice. The amendment brings up the question of additional elections to fill vacant seats and how they might be used to manipulate legislation. MUSG’s focus this semester has been one of student and community outreach. This makes the current focus on internal processes all the more questionable as it could have negative effects on the student body as a whole. In the end, the student body is arguably more concerned with what MUSG accomplishes throughout the year and less by who the individuals in office are — after all, only 22 percent of eligible voters turned out last year to elect this current administration. Efforts should not be pulled from successful and beneficial ventures at Marquette for the sake of implementing internally punitive measures that, frankly, very few students are clamoring for.
Thursday, February 26, 2015
Food regulation in campus dining halls is problematic Caroline Paul Columnist
“Please, sir, I want some more.” No, this is not “Oliver Twist.” This is me, in Cobeen’s dining hall asking for more chicken nuggets on a Saturday night. Let me preface this by saying that I am not good at many things. But one thing I am good at is knowing how much food I want to eat, and when it comes to chicken nuggets, I always want more than six. If you’re being served in a dining hall and you ask for more than you’re given, you will likely be told that you have to come back if you want more. Why can’t I just get however many I want the first time around? It’s confusing and inconsistent. If you want an entire tray of spinach at the salad bar, or if you wanted to abscond with a tower of French fries and pizza, you could, because they’re self-serve. No one could really stop you. Yet if you want more than your allotted serving of French toast sticks, it will take more than one trip, as that request would be denied. This kind of food rationing is a form of food shaming. When you tell someone they cannot have more on their first trip to the line, whether it is intended or not, it sends the message that they should not be asking for more. But in actuality, the amount and kind of food consumed is up to the person eating it, and it shouldn’t be up for anybody else’s judgment. Our society has enough problems with body image and judgment of people’s personal eating decisions without dining services adding themselves to the problem. The overall experience is belittling. The vast majority of us probably have grown accustomed to choosing our own portion sizes, but it almost makes us feel like children being scolded for making our own decisions about food. Not exactly the best
way to have us go about making empowered, healthy food choices. The reasoning behind this restriction is to reduce waste, yet it’s unlikely that the food will end up being thrown away, because people usually do not throw away food they specifically ask for. Of course, there will be instances where someone fills up faster than expected or the food is borderline inedible and they don’t want it. But for the most part, telling people to come back is not going to have much of an impact on the amount of food wasted in a dining hall. Those people will come back, and they will likely be mildly outraged that they had to return to get what they wanted and asked for it in the first place. Having a default serving size may not necessarily be a bad thing. Without that standardization, chicken nuggets might be handed out willy-nilly. One person might get four, and the next person could get nine. But students should have the option to recieve more than the base serving size if they so choose. We get the option to have less than the standard portion, so it seems only fair to offer the choice of more as well. As grownups, with grownup appetites, it can be frustrating. We can eat all the pizza or soft serve ice cream that we want, but heaven forbid you would like more than a golf ball sized serving of sub-par mashed potatoes. You’ll have to come back for that second golf ball sized serving. And you might be weirdly embarrassed about requesting that second helping because of the food shaming element inherent in the idea that you shouldn’t want more than you were given. It’s a no-win situation. We know our bodies, we know what we want and we don’t want to feel bad for asking for it, especially when it’s not a lot to ask for. Caroline Paul is a senior studying corporate communications and Spanish. Email her with comments, questions and pie recipes at caroline.paul@marquette. edu.
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Speeches can be starting points for wider conversation Elena Fransen
Columnist While some people find the prospect of speaking in front of a large group an exciting new opportunity to share ideas, giving a public speech is hardly everyone’s favorite thing to do. To some, it can be seen as akin to standing naked in front of strangers and must be avoided in any context, at all costs. Speaking in front of other people can be difficult and with the prevalence of electronic technology, there aren’t a lot of opportunities to hone such skills. Many people are afraid or uncomfortable with public speaking as there is often the possibility that it’ll lead to a confrontation with someone who strongly opposes your beliefs. Speeches seem scarier than normal conversations because they usually put one person in front of a crowd to talk about their ideas which may draw a mixed response. It is hard to cater to all people who already have differing points of view when you are trying to
accurately represent your own perspective and get your points across. It is inevitable that not everyone will agree with the content of every speech and some people might have negative reactions. Last Sunday’s Academy Awards and the reception of several of the night’s speeches proves an example of how making a speech is not just about how well you perform but what you say and how that content is received. Patricia Arquette won this year’s Oscar for best supporting actress for her “Boyhood” performance and in her acceptance speech she called to all women, “we (who) have fought for everybody’s equal rights,” for “wage equality once and for all and equal rights for women in the United States of America.” At the time, there was a roar of applause and approval from the crowd. Since Arquette’s speech, however, there has been great backlash against what her speech failed to mention in the short time she was given on stage to say her thanks. She continued her thoughts on wage equality backstage and on Twitter where she made some dramatic errors about social activism. Her comments
have been taken to task, as some conservative groups have responded with critiques of her wealth status while some groups are upset that what she meant by “we” was really white women. Rather than being praised for sparking a wider conversation about economic equality and racial disparities amongst women, Arquette is being condemned as a rich and white Hollywood elitist who thinks she knows everything because she played a lower-class single mother once. She is being shunned while the real issues are left out to dry. Sure, Arquette was unable to address the harsh situation many women of color face and truly understand what it is like to really struggle economically, but her speech was not about that. It is unrealistic to think she could address all the world’s problems in an extremely limited period of time. Another example of a speech’s limitations came from Common and John Legend, who won best song. They brought up the current struggle for racial equality and mass incarceration in the U.S. but one can argue that they didn’t solve the problems and also ignored other ones while they were
onstage. Their words were powerful and thought-provoking but not everyone has the same response to them. One thing to take away is that many of the speeches from the Oscars were incredibly poignant and spoke to greater issues that remain fixed in our society. No one was required to make a political statement alongside thanking their families but it is admirable that some did. Speeches are ultimately about saying and sharing something important. It is hard to accurately formulate your thoughts through speech (or in writing) and then have them please everyone, yet it is necessary to communicate honestly with others. Expressing one’s ideas and personal experiences can be pretty terrifying yet it is important for us to use these as opportunities to start conversations. Speaking out is better than hiding away your views and expressing them can lead to positive action. 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.
Photos courtesy of (left) Catalogue Magazine and (right) The Daily Pennsylvanian
Actor Patricia Arquette and musicians Common and John Legend used their acceptance speeches at the Academy Awards as a means of sparking discussion on recent societal issues.
Pete Green to debut PAC and run for MUSG office
Pete Green, the former Marquette Student Government write-in candidate for president and campus celebrity, said this week that he will formally announce a second run for MUSG president next Monday. Green teased his announcement with an online ad spread by The Turnip. The ad reads “#TheAnnouncement #TheRun #TheElection #TheHashtag” and gives the date March 3, 2015. Green picked March 3 because he considers it a historic date in U.S. history as it marks the date Missouri and Florida became states in 1820 and 1845, respectively, as well as the date the U.S. began to
recognized the Republic of Texas in 1837. Green considers all of these states his home state depending on which one he is campaigning in. March 3 also marks the 160th anniversary of when Congress authorized $30,000 to test camels for military use, which Green said he would consider if elected MUSG president. With the run, Green is announcing Green PAC, which he calls a Super Duper PAC. He said it will raise unlimited funds and buy hundreds of 30-second ad spots on MUTV. Green’s second run for president will be announced in what he called a “hype video” Monday. This article is written as satire and does not in any way reflect real situations. If you choose to believe it as fact, do so at your own discretion.We have no problem with that. Follow The Turnip at @muturnip on Twitter for more legitimately fake news.
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MUBB: Men’s basketball blownout against No. 23 Butler Bulldogs
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Senior Derrick Wilson received one of the game’s three technical fouls in the second half. The guard notched three assists and grabbed three rebounds in 36 minutes.
quette could never fully recover. Fischer was the focal point of the Golden Eagle offense, playing well on both sides of the ball. He had seven points by halftime, and was a big proponent of Marquette getting points in the paint. However, he got into foul trouble and was
forced to sit out with three fouls early in the second. With Fischer off the court, Butler added to its lead while Marquette’s offense stalled. Dunham continued to spark the Butler offense, as he hit another three-pointer to put Butler ahead by 17 points with 5:55
remaining. He finished with 22 points, totaling 39 points against the Golden Eagles in just two games. Butler put it on cruise control to end the game, easily blowing out the Golden Eagles. Fischer led Marquette with 17 points. Carlino and redshirt freshman Duane Wilson were
the only other Marquette players in double-digits with 10 each. As a whole, Marquette shot 50 percent from the field, but took 13 fewer shots than Butler did. The team also only shot 38.9 percent from the field in the second half, including going 0-for5 from the three-point line. The
Bulldogs also shot 50 percent from the field, but shot 60 percent from behind the arc. With the loss, Marquette now is dead last in the Big East. The Golden Eagles travel to Providence for a Sunday matinee matchup with the Friars. Tip-off is at 2 p.m.
Women’s basketball closes season out at DePaul Golden Eagles battles Big East best Blue Demons in final game By Andrew Goldstein
andrew.goldstein@marquette.edu
After a long and trying season, the Golden Eagles (8-20, 4-13) will travel down Interstate 43 to close out their regular season schedule against the conference-leading DePaul Blue Demons (22-7, 14-3) Sunday. The Golden Eagles come into this match after splitting their two weekend games for the fourth weekend in a row last week. They managed to defeat the last-place Providence Friars 72-64 before getting
demolished by a much better Creighton Blue Jays squad 8260. The split all but assures Marquette the eighth spot in the Big East; for the team to fall to ninth or 10th place, it would have to lose to DePaul and either Georgetown or Providence would have to win their remaining two games. Standout freshman Kenisha Bell had another pair of good performances last weekend. She averaged 12.5 points, eight rebounds and four assists. Even though she did commit six turnovers against Providence, she immediately rectified her errors and emerged from Marquette’s game against Creighton with a zero in the turnover column. Bell was named Big East Freshman of the Week for her exploits.
DePaul, meanwhile, rebounded from its heartbreaking loss to Seton Hall to reel off three consecutive wins and regain first place in the Big East. Two of those three wins came last weekend as the Blue Demons held off Creighton 78-76 and then dissected Providence 103-66. The Blue Demons have a multitude of offensive weapons, as five different DePaul players average double-digit points. However, the star of the team is undoubtedly Brittany Hrynko. The senior guard sports a herculean 20.4 points per game figure and is shooting an efficient 46.3 percent from the floor. She leads the team in points, assists and steals. She and the rest of the Blue Demons’ formidable offense will be going up against a
Marquette team that ranks 339th in the country in points per game allowed. San Jose State, Air Force, Saint Francis (Penn.) and Sacramento State are the only Division I teams who have given up more points per game than Marquette. Coach Carolyn Kieger’s first year at the helm of the Golden Eagles has been somewhat of a bumpy ride. Marquette lost its first 10 conference games and came within one game of tying a 29 year-old program record for consecutive losses. However, the Golden Eagles have played much better basketball en route to a 4-4 record in their last eight games. Marquette also captured its first signature win of the Kieger era two weeks ago by upending a ranked Seton Hall team. In order for the Golden Eagles
to pull another upset, they’re going to have to do a much better job of defending than the 77.3 points per game that they usually allow. It is also imperative that Arlesia Morse gets to the free throw line early and often. Morse is shooting 92.1 percent on free throws for the season, so just about every trip to the line for her results in free points, which is something Marquette can take advantage of. Finally, they need to force DePaul to turn the ball over and convert those miscues into easy shots close to the basket. Another upset is probably a long shot, especially on the road, but Marquette can vastly improve its chances by doing those three things. Tip-off is at 3 p.m. and the game can be viewed on CBS Sports Network.
Thursday, February 25, 2015
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Women’s lacrosse faces off against Duquesne Dukes MU hits the road searching for its first win of the season By Hank Greening
henry.greening@marquette.edu
The Marquette women’s lacrosse team is still searching for its first win of the season after taking a tough loss at the hands of then-No. 5 Northwestern Saturday 13-5. The Golden Eagles (0-3) will next have an opportunity to get its first win this Saturday as they take on the Duquesne Dukes in Pittsburgh. Marquette boasts the Big East Rookie of the Week in freshman attack Riley Hill, thanks to her two goal performance against Northwestern. Hill
scored on her only two shots of the game, one with 11:03 to go in the match and the second with just 17 seconds left. Thus far, the Golden Eagles have relied on the team’s leading point getter in 2013 and 2014, Claire Costanza. The junior attack has seven points through her first three games on four goals and three assists, and Marquette will need her to continue producing to get a win Saturday. The Dukes (1-1), on the other hand, are led by senior midfielder Clare Hurley, who scored five goals in Duquesne’s thrilling 17-16 overtime win against Robert Morris Feb. 18. Duquesne was then shut out by No. 9 Penn State Feb. 24 16-0. Against Robert Morris, the Dukes managed to get off 32 shots, 29 of which were on net, for an absurd .902 SOG
percentage. Though Marquette’s performance against a top-10 team was more impressive than Duquesne, the Dukes’ offense is clearly capable of getting shots on net and not missing opportunities to do so. The Golden Eagles’ defense will be crucial in Saturday’s matchup and they will need strong performances from captains and junior defenders Kayce Haverstick, Jenaye Coleman and Preseason Big East Player of the Year Elizabeth Goslee. In net, Marquette has junior goaltender Sarah Priem, who will also need a good game for the Golden Eagles to be successful. Priem has allowed 28 goals on 60 shots and gives up 10.73 goals per game and has a save percentage of .333. Marquette coach Meredith Black said her squad has to
play a complete game against the Dukes, otherwise they’ll suffer the same fate they did against Northwestern.
Marquette takes on Duquesne in Pittsburgh at 10:30 a.m. Saturday.
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Golden Eagles’ defense will be a driving force in the team getting a win.
Club hockey has NLI needs to be amended bright future ahead Golden Eagles bounce back impressively with 30-win season By Sterling Silver
sterling.silver@marquette.edu
As coach Will Jurgensen put it, “There’s not a whole lot to be disappointed about.” While Marquette Hockey (308-1) was unable to qualify for the ACHA Division III National Tournament, the team was vastly improved compared to the prior season. The Golden Eagles finished as the No. 6 ranked team in the Pacific Region, greatly increasing their win total from last season. Jurgensen credited his back line for being the team’s most improved unit, and a big reason for its high win total. “We had some guys, Kellen Buddy, Eric Plotz, and Joe Bertane who really were the most improved guys on the team, Marc Shipbaugh included,” Jurgensen said. “They were young guys, a couple sophomores and a couple freshman that were thrown into tough games and tough situations, but they managed to improve a lot.” Coming into next season, Marquette will have to find a way to replace the scoring from senior assistant captain Tyler Schwichtenberg. Schwictenberg was the offensive leader up front, finishing with 37 goals and a number of go-ahead scores in close games. Jurgensen mentioned he is conscious of the issue coming into the offseason. “I have thought about it,” Jurgensen said. “What he brings to the table is irreplaceable. What we’re going to hope for is that we get a couple solid forwards that come in and play on those top to lines to fill in that spot.” However, Marquette should be able to lessen the blow if sophomores Corey Quinn and John Stillman can build off their success offensively. Even if the two can’t pick up the scoring load, the Golden Eagles are in a great position defensively because of their depth in the net. Junior Thomas Place,
sophomore Alejandro Anderson, and freshman Robbie Arner will all be back for the upcoming season. While Place and Arner were the No. 1 and No. 2 goaltenders, Jurgensen is excited to have another season of competition for the group. “I’m going to come in with a fresh mind just like I did this season,” Jurgensen said. “I didn’t really have my solid number one goalie this year until halfway through the season so I expect these guys to battle it out. The competition that’s there only makes the goalie situation better.” In general, Jurgensen is looking forward to see how the sophomore class build’s off of this season’s success. He said the group was arguably his best class, and that making it to regionals will only better the group in the future. “They know what it feels like to lose in a regional like this,” Jurgensen said. “That’s only going to translate into experience and improving as a team. When they were freshman, their season ended a few weeks earlier, and now they know what it’s like to win a conference championship and how to make it to regionals. Now they know how much work it takes to get there.” As for coaching, the team looks to have a bright future with Jurgensen at the helm. After replacing former coach, Joe Cocking, Jurgensen helped lead the team to 30 wins in only his first season as a head coach. Jurgensen graded his performance and described what he learned during the season. “I’d probably give myself a B,” Jurgensen said. “I think that I brought the enthusiasm and a game-plan every day, but I think there are a lot of strategic things I need to improve on. A lot of coaching aspects that I need to improve on are systems and plays that I really wasn’t able to implement this year because I was so worried about making sure that practices were running smoothly. Now that I feel confident running practices and talking with the guys, I know what they can take and what they can’t take.”
Andrew Goldstein Columnist
Point guard recruit Nick Noskowiak asked Marquette to release him from his commitment to the university Feb. 13, and the university obliged. But it didn’t have to be that way should Marquette see value in him staying with the program. If they were so inclined, Marquette could have forced Noskowiak to attend for a year. If Noskowiak were to contact other schools, he would have to sit out for an entire year at his new school anyway, losing a year of eligibility. Noskowiak’s situation shows exactly why the National Letter of Intent, NLI for short, needs to be amended. The NLI is a binding agreement between an athlete and the institution. On the surface, it sounds like a fair deal: the athlete is required to attend a particular university for a year and in exchange, the university provides a year of athletic financial aid. It’s essentially a contract for collegiate athletes. In reality, the athlete is signing away any sort of control they have for their future. First of all, an athlete isn’t given a scholarship to attend the university, they are given a scholarship to play for the university. The athelete is really signing for
four years of athletic eligibility. The school only signed on for a oneyear scholarship with the ability to renew said scholarship for up to three times. If you get injured, have personal issues, or aren’t as good as predicted, the university could simply rescind your scholarship. These things actually do happen too. James Grisom, a wide receiver at California, had his scholarship revoked prior to this past season without explanation. Texas-El Paso shooting guard Isaac Hamilton requested to be released from his NLI so he could transfer to a school closer to home, which would allow his ailing grandmother to see him play. His request and subsequent appeal were both denied. These sorts of things happen to athletes across the country every single year. Even worse, the university can void the NLI by not admitting the athlete in question, or releasing said athlete from the NLI without consulting him or her first. It sounds like no school would do something that underhanded, but this actually happened to a prospective Marquette athlete. In April of 2010, combo guard D.J. Newbill signed an NLI declaring his intention to become a Golden Eagle. Soon afterwards, though, talented forward Jamil Wilson announced his intention to transfer to Marquette from Oregon. Marquette did not have any scholarships to accommodate him, so they released Newbill from
his NLI and-presto!- there was a spot open for Wilson. Finally, an athlete can’t receive legal counsel on the matter because, according to NCAA bylaws, that would violate his or her “amateur” status and jeopardize the scholarship. This means the majority of the time, these athletes don’t know or understand the full consequences for signing an NLI besides it means they’ll be playing collegiate athletics in a year. The NLI needs to be amended so that athletes continue to receive scholarship money for as long as they stay athletically eligible. If that athlete gets injured or the coach decides he or she isn’t needed anymore, that athlete should still continue to receive scholarship money to continue getting an education. Furthermore, athletes that commit to a school where a major coach leaves should have a two week period in which they can redact their commitments without having to ask permission from the university. There are plenty more changes that need to be made and no system will be without its flaws, but there is a clear and flagrant power imbalance here. The NLI should have been amended years ago, but there’s no better time like the present.
Andrew Goldstein is a freshman from Cranbury, New Jersey. Email him at andrew.goldstein@marquette.edu
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MU slated for pair of games Men’s Lacrosse battles Detroit, Ohio State in Louisville invitational By Jack Goods
jack.goods@marquette.edu
It will be a busy trip to Kentucky for No. 17/18 Marquette men’s lacrosse this weekend. For the first time this season, Marquette will play two games in a matter of three days. The team travels to Louisville, Ky., for the Midwest Lacrosse Classic Weekend. The Golden Eagles will face Detroit Friday and Ohio State Sunday. Coach Joe Amplo said he believes this weekend will be good practice for others going forward. “This week hopefully mimics what we’ll face in the Big East tournament if we are fortunate enough to make it there,” Amplo said. “We have to manage our energy.” The Golden Eagles (3-0) are coming off a thrilling overtime victory against Richmond last week. Graduate student attackman Jordan Greenfield scored six goals, including the game winner. He was named the Big East Offensive Player of the Week and the Inside Lacrosse player of the Week. For Marquette, the pair of games are an opportunity to build on the momentum it’s created. “We’re on a roll right now, and we know at the end of the game we are going to be playing our best lacrosse,” sophomore Ryan McNamara said. “Hopefully we can start having a better start and leading earlier in the game so we don’t have to make the dramatic comeback.” Despite Ohio State being the bigger name of the two teams, it was in fact Detroit who came out on top when the two teams battled earlier this season. The Detroit Titans (2-1) are coming off an 11-10 win against Robert Morris. Marquette defeated the Titans 15-10 in last season’s matchup. “We can’t look past them,”
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Marquette men’s lacrosse aims to continue its winning streak when the team travels to Louisville for the Midwest Lacrosse Classic Weekend.
redshirt junior midfielder Kyle Whitlow said. “Every year I think it’s closer than we want it to be.” Freshman attackman Mark Antstead, a former top recruit, is leading Detroit in scoring with 11 points through three games. He was the MAAC Offensive Player of the Week this week and the Rookie of the Week the week prior. Behind him with six points is senior attackman
Shayne Adams, who led Detroit in scoring last season. “Detroit is as tough and as aggressive a team that we’ll face,” Amplo said. The Buckeyes are on a three game win streak since their loss to Detroit. They beat Robert Morris, Delaware and Dartmouth by an average of seven goals. Ohio State is receiving votes in both the media and coaches’ polls.
For the Golden Eagles to beat Ohio State, they need to control senior midfielder Jesse King. The 6th overall pick in this year’s MLL Draft, King scored 29 goals and 22 assists in 13 games last season. His 3.92 points per game ranked first in the Eastern College Athletic Conference. He was a finalist for the Tewaaraton Award, given to the best player in college lacrosse. King scored four goals
and two assists in Ohio State’s 11-7 win against Marquette last season. Marquette follows a common sports mantra, taking its season one game at a time. The team prepared all week for Detroit, and will begin looking at Ohio State Friday night. In fact, the team doesn’t want to talk about Ohio State just yet. Amplo sees it as an opportunity to really focus on the team they have, instead of the teams that they are facing. “The one thing we can do is focus on what we need to do to get better as opposed to trying to game plan for two teams,” Amplo said. “We’ll really look internally to see where we can improve.” For the offensive unit, the lack of time to prepare for the Ohio State game allows it to play more naturally to its abilities. Instead of watching hours of game film, the two teams will display which team is more talented. “We just focus on what works best for us,” McNamara said. “(The defense) is going to try to tailor their play to us.” “Ohio State is going to be in the same boat,” Whitlow said. Both forwards noted the turnaround will be tougher for the defensemen, who tend to focus on the other team’s unit more prominently. Marquette’s first action of the weekend against Detroit is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Friday, while the Ohio State game will be at noon Sunday.