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Demand drives luxury housing Experts say campus living trends impact regional economy

By Kathleen Baert

kathleen.baert@marquette.edu

By Kathleen Baert

Divine Abizera, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences, is experiencing luxury housing as a student on campus.

She lives in The Marq, formerly known as the 2040 Lofts, which recently underwent changes, including upgraded Wi-Fi and a redesigned gym.

The student housing company Campus Advantage acquired the building last spring, boasting “living in luxury” on its website. Emphasis on luxury living is a trend at Marquette — as well as a national movement in student living that is impacting local economies.

Although she pays rent on her own, Abizera recognizes that there is stigma associated with living at a higher-end property like The Marq.

“I think people have the perception that I have my parents at my beck and call to support me all the time,” Abizera said.

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gun racks holding shotguns and automatic rifles.

In fact, the only long guns in the armory are those that belong to students.

“No shotguns, no rifles, no armored cars, no automatic weapons, or anything like that, no long guns are assigned to the department at all,” DPS Lieutenant Jeff Kranz said. “The only long guns we have are the ones that we store for students that hunt during the summer and need a place to keep their guns.”

In January, University President Michael Lovell announced that DPS would make the transition to become an independent police department. Kranz said he doesn’t see an expansion of the armory happening any time soon. Director and Chief of Public Safety Paul

Now that Humphrey Hall is transitioning to an underclassmen dorm for next fall, it’s time to address some rumors about the building, which formerly was the Milwaukee Children’s Hospital.

It’s easy to guess that a number of ghost stories about the building’s basement would emerge, mostly about ghost children and hospital equipment.

While requests to see the basement were denied, archived building blueprints provided the most insight.

An architect with the initials J.H.R. drew the plans for the Milwaukee Children’s Hospital basement Dec. 4, 1922. These plans include four dining rooms, pantries, kitchens, and tucked away in the corner, a morgue and autopsy room.

This room contained an autopsy table, sink, cabinets and — of course — “body racks.”

The building served as a hospital until 1988, when it was renovated for student housing. The basement of Humphrey is now the location of Sodexo’s bakery.

Mary Janz, executive director of housing and residence life, said the hospital equipment was sold years ago.

Humphrey is now university-owned apartments for upperclassmen and graduate students. Next year it will be an underclassmen dorm, housing 395 underclassmen, including 212 sophomores.

Tim Fair, a freshman in the College of Engineering, secured a fifth-floor Humphrey quad for next year. One of his roommates had an early sign-up time, which allowed them more options than most students.

“Our floor (in Carpenter) is really close, so we all wanted to divide into quads in Humphrey,”

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A student enjoys the new workout facility in The Marq, formerly known as the 2040 Lofts.

Weapons policy to remain after transition DPS houses modest gun stock compared to other universities

By Patrick Thomas

patrick.thomas@marquette.edu

DPS addresses key issues as it transitions into a police force.

Before the Department of Public Safety officers go out on their shifts, they are briefed on the previous day’s trends, check out radios and enter a small 8-by-12 room that is the DPS armory to check out their weapons.

The armory houses 48 small lockers that hold each DPS officers’ assigned firearm, a standard issue glock pistol. There is a small countertop with cleaning supplies for proper weapon maintenance and cabinets with starter pistols and first aid kits, but there are no

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CALENDAR...........................................2 DPS REPORTS.....................................2 CLASSIFIEDS.......................................5 MAQUEE............................................8 OPINIONS...........................................10 SPORTS..............................................12

Yes, there really was a morgue in Humphrey

NEWS

OPINIONS

SPORTS

Paul: MU Wi-Fi, not so fly

Benefits to be in MUSG

Elections are today, but what do elected student positions come with?

Wireless connection problems hurt more than students’ Netflix watching.

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$30M project nears ending

Development on oldest academic buildings to be completed next year.

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Streaming industry exposed Marquee examines the pros and cons of the biggest online video providers.

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WLax falls to No. 17 ND

Fighting Irish controlled play all game, notching 30 shots on goal.

Gozun: Mandatory voting

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Morgue: Sodexo bakery now operates in basement Fair said. “When we signed up concerned.” at 4:15 there was only one room Chris Smith, a senior in the taken on the fifth floor, so we College of Arts & Sciences, went in and locked our room. has lived in Humphrey for two By 4:30, everything was gone. years. He claims to have experiIn only one 15 minute slot, ev- ence with the supernatural durerything was taken.” ing his residence there.

Janz confirmed Humphrey “There’s a rumor about a was the first of the five sopho- girl on the tricycle in the basemore dorms to be filled. ment, and there’s a girl on the “We’ll leave the cabinets fifth floor running around,” in, but appliances will be re- Smith said. moved,” Janz said. “The living Smith said before living in room will be filled with desks Humphrey, he had always beand other pieces lieved in the suof furniture that pernatural, but won’t fit in the living in Humbedroom.” phrey has given Of course, him several there’s no way to “first-hand exverify the buildperiences.” He ing’s ghost stoshared stories ries. Fair said of seeing hands he doesn’t feel on his shower too concerned curtain and hearabout living in ing long, loud Humphrey, alscreams. though he plans Still, Smith Chris Smith, senior, said on informing students College of Arts & Sciences who his roommates were of the haunted lucky enough rumors. to receive a spot in Humphrey “I believe in paranormal enti- should enjoy their time there. ties, but not ghosts so much,” “There’s nothing that’s goFair said. “But I’m not at all ing to physically hurt you, but

There’s nothing that’s going to physically hurt you, but mentally it could make people second-guess why they’re living here.”

Photo by Xidan Zhang/xidan.zhang@marquette.edu

Humphrey Hall on Wisconsin Avenue was built as a hospital in 1922.

mentally it could make people second-guess why they’re living here,” Smith said. “But

there’s nothing that’s too out of the ordinary that happens around here.”

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Events Calendar MARCH 2015

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Thursday 26 MUSG election in-person voting, AMU 2nd floor, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Alpha Kappa Alpha Skee Week HIV Testing, AMU, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Christian Fellowship of Marquette Week study night, Cudahy, 7 to 11 p.m.

Friday 27 Alpha Kappa Alpha Skee Week AKA Bowl, Schroeder Fields 12 to 8 p.m.

SOF Funding office hours, Center for Intercultural Engagement, 3 to 5 p.m.

Indian Student Association Holi Show,

Weasler Auditorium, 5:30 to 11:45 p.m.

Weasler Auditorium, 5:30 to 11:45 p.m.

Marquette men’s rugby spaghetti dinner, Ruby G’s Cafe at 2043 W. Wells, 7 to 9 p.m.

Delta Kappa of Kappa Alpha Psi First Kut, Marquette Place, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Christian Fellowship of Marquette Week game night, AMU first floor lobby, 8 to 11 p.m.

Saturday 28

Delta Kappa of Kappa Alpha Psi Host The Red Kartel, Marquette Place, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Sunday 29

Autism Speaks Walk Now 2015, BMO Harris Bradley Center, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Christian Fellowship of Marquette Week Church Service, AMU Chapel of the Holy Family, 1 to 3 p.m.

Active Minds Stomp Out Stigma 5K Run/Walk, Olin Overhang, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Delta Week 2015: Bases Loaded Week Kick-Off, Marquette University, 3 p.m.

Muslim Student Association Islamophobia Conference: Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges, Straz Hall, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Christian Fellowship of Marquette Morning Yoga and Relaxation, BMO Harris Bradley Center, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Indian Student Association Holi Show,

DPS Report March 24 A person not affiliated with Marquette removed a student’s unsecured, unattended property from the lobby of McCabe Hall at 9:48 p.m. and was taken into custody by MPD. The student’s property was recovered.

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Luxury: Students paying the price for more amenities, living alone Her situation illustrates a different aspect to the rise in luxury student housing: demand.

Michael Southern, leasing manager for The Marq, said the building’s luxury changes were prompted by surveys and feedback forms from its residents.

“It was just a little outdated,” Southern said. “New ownership allowed us to make changes.”

On top of the new amenities, students also said there is a degree of pride that comes with paying for their own apartment.

Arianna Lee, a senior in the College of Engineering, said summer internships have helped her reach an arrangement where she pays part of her rent along with her parents. She said this arrangement allowed her flexibility when choosing an apartment.

“I definitely would have thought more into it (if I was paying independently) because it is a bit expensive if you’re paying by yourself,” Lee said.

THE ECONOMICS OF STUDENT RENTERS

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The Marq made reonovations this year based on residents’ imput via surveys and feedback forms to better the luxury apartment.

New housing can also attract money from other areas in the country. If a student’s parents pay the rent or send them money, the money is coming into the community from an outside source.

Clark said attracting outside money is a large part of a city planner’s job, as is attracting student spending.

“If you’re evaluating the Milwaukee area and dollars are getting injected in, those are going to be dollars that are not spent at some other out-of-state or outof-city location,” Clark said. “So the multiplier effect is going to be stronger if they’re from outside the community.”

David Clark, an economics proHOW PRICING WORKS fessor and consultant to the WisFOR LUXURY HOUSING consin Realtors Association, said student renters can provide a comThomas Myers, a 2013 econommunity with many benefits, along ics graduate, spent part of his last with some negatives.

Among those benefits are pro- few years on campus studying student housviding communiing trends and ties with stability, prices in the Marbut because of less quette area. He community atused 90 aparttachment, this can ment rental leases create problems from 2012-’13 to of noise or trafanalyze what facfic. Luxury aparttors contribute to ments, Clarke rent prices in the said, can reduce local Marquette some of those community. negatives.

The factors in“When you clude distance, think of a rental Stephanie Schmidt, additional bedproperty that is senior, College of Nursing rooms and bathmarketed to attract rooms, full kitcha clientele that is less likely to be generating some ens, square footage and access to of those negative consequences, nightlife. In particular, Myers said you’re going to be paying a rela- that property values decline when tively high rent and you’re prob- heading west of 21st Street, resultably going to have a higher security ing in a 25 percent decrease “Milwaukee is clearly more than deposit,” Clark said. just a college town, which is why Clark said it is the developers’ responsibility to determine whether the distance aspect is direction,” or not a neighborhood can sustain Myers said in a paper on his study.

“As one moves west, property comparatively luxurious options.

“There’s a very easy way to rent (out) an apartment and that’s to lower the rent,” Clark said. “If you’re coming in at price point that’s too high, you’ll get a market signal and you’ll have vacancies.”

The question still stands: with an increase in luxurious options around campus, what does that mean for the city as a whole?

“I think any time you’re seeing development, that’s generating additional economic activity,” Clark said. “That tends to be something that is good for the community.”

Clark added that, although developers sometimes make mistakes and some properties do not turn profits, there usually is market research that is performed before purchasing properties. This research allows owners to make informed decisions concerning the rental rates of their complexes.

“If you have an evolving trend, usually that’s an indication that these decisions are generating profitable outcomes,” Clark said.

There are also multipliers in the economy that are created by housing development. For example, construction stimulates the economy, raising property values and attracting more business to an area.

I just really like being able to come back to my space and being able to chill on my own.”

values should decline, however, when moving east property values should increase.”

Myers included the former 2040 Lofts as an example of large luxurious apartments. He accredited the increase to the size of those apartments and the amenities offered.

“The primary regression results suggest that (the former) 2040 Lofts apartments have 47.8 percent higher prices than the general market,” Myers said in the paper.

Myers said the increase over the general market results in an additional rent payment of approximately $863 every month.

Myers also analyzed the relative prices of studio apartments as compared to one, two, three and four bedroom apartments. He found evidence of relative price increases, noting “as rent is split between larger numbers of roommates, the price per occupant generally declines even though overall rent increases.”

Overall, the study suggests students weigh what they place value on and use cost-benefit analysis to decide what they value most.

LIVING ALONE Another form of luxury — outside of high-end amenity apartments on campus — can be living alone on campus.

For Stephanie Schmidt, a senior in the College of Nursing, living without roommates in an offcampus studio apartment made the most sense. For her clinical courses, Schmidt had to wake up early, sometimes at 5 a.m.

Still, Schmidt said finances played very much into her apartment search. She does not receive financial support from her parents and works at the library on top of applying for scholarships and grants.

“I don’t like to spend a lot of

Photo by Yin Yue/yin.yue@marquette.edu

Stephanie Schmidt shares her experience for apartment hunting after she settled on an off-campus studio where she decided to live on her own.

money and I pay for college myself,” Schmidt said. “Finding an affordable housing situation was really crucial for me. I’ve got to make ends meet somehow.”

Others, like Marcia Kreifels, a senior in the College of Communication, said she wanted her own space because she is used to living alone. She is the youngest child in her family and the sister closest in age to her is six years older.

“It’s nice to have control over your own situation,” Kreifels said.

“You don’t have to worry about bothering anyone or navigating situations with your roommates. I like to have my own space — it’s all my own stuff in there.”

The challenge to this type of living, though, is keeping close with

people they met during freshman and sophomore year.

“I have to make more of an effort to see my friends,” Kreifels said. “But I have multiple groups of friends on the same block.”

While Kreifels said Marquette isn’t too big to make staying in contact with friends difficult, she said she would consider living with roommates in the future to save money.

Schmidt, on the other hand, said she plans to continue living on her own.

“I plan to live independently until I’m married,” Schmidt said. “I just really like being able to come back to my space and being able to chill on my own.”

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MU finishing up $30M historic core renovations 4 academic buildings to complete renewal project next year

By Julia Pagliarulo

julia.pagliarulo@marquette.edu

Marquette is nearing the end of a roughly $30 million renovation project of the campus’ historic core buildings, including Johnston Hall, Marquette Hall, Sensenbrenner Hall and Coughlin Hall.

“The emphasis of the rejuvenation was to create energy efficient mechanical, plumbing, electrical and information technology infrastructure systems,” said University Spokesman Andy Brodzeller in an email. “In addition, the project focused on improving accessibility while creating more modern and efficient office space.”

This project began in fall 2012 after the Facilities Master

Planning Committee, made up of students, faculty and staff, identified the maintenance needs on these buildings as a priority.

It will provide these four buildings that haven’t had restorations since the 1970s with infrastructure upgrades, maintenance and other restorations.

“Renovating and repairing Johnston Hall, Marquette Hall and Sensenbrenner Hall is an investment in the future of this campus,” said then-President Scott Pilarz at the announcement of the renovations. “Our efforts will ensure these three buildings have updated infrastructures, which will allow us to more efficiently use the space available to us to better educate our students.”

As part of this project, Marquette demolished the former legal research library at Sensenbrenner to make room for what is now the open atrium space located at the back of the building. Sensenbrenner also

underwent an interior renovation to make room for the main offices and advising center of the College of Arts & Sciences and for the history department.

The third floor of the building will now house teaching assistants and history graduate students after being restored. Landscaping and final site work took place last summer, which Brodzeller said brings the total cost to $9.5 million.

Marquette Hall renovations increased the space for the English, theology and philosophy departments, giving them one shared main office space on the first floor, with faculty offices located on the second, third and fourth floors. Restorations to the first three floors included revamping three large lecture halls and the renovation of the fourth floor. Marquette Hall is the most expensive building of the project, with its total coming in at $10 million in renovation costs.

Marquette upgraded

infrastructure and technology offering that includes both the at Johnston Hall, including re- issuing of new bonds and the inforcing stairwells and an in- refinancing of existing debt, accreased bandwidth. Construc- cording to the project announcetion included the replacement of ment. Brodzeller said the demechanical, electrical, plumb- sign and contract teams worked ing and technology systems. diligently to find savings and Brodzeller said these renova- the most efficient way to go tions totaled $8 about the projmillion. ect.

Coughlin Hall Johnston Hall is currently unis the oldest dergoing modiof Marquette’s fications to its buildings and second and third has been standfloors so it can ing since 1907. host the EducaMarquette Hall tional Opporand Sensentunity Program brenner Hall and received both recently moderate renocelebrated their vations. The cost ninetieth birthAndy Brodzeller, days, as Marof these repairs university spokesman quette is $2.5 million built and brings the both buildtotal cost of the historic core to ings in 1924. Coughlin Hall is about $30 million. the youngest of the old buildThese project costs will be ings and opened for the first paid through a Marquette bond time in 1977.

The project focused on improving accessibility while creating more modern and efficient office space.”

What do MUSG members, staff get for positions?

Executives receive stipends, president receives full tuition

By Carl Soder

Special to the Tribune

After students vote for next year’s Marquette Student Government president and executive vice president on Thursday, new students will receive the stipends and benefits those jobs provide.

MUSG president Kyle Whelton, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences, and the executive, legislative, program and communication vice presidents receive $2,300 a year. Whelton also receives full tuition.

Financial Vice President Ted Eberle earns $700 more than his Photo by Matthew Serafin/matthew.serafin@marquette.edu executive board peers for his summer financial work.

Marquette Student Government members work in the organization’s offices, located in the Alumni Memorial Union and featuring a ball pit.

For their time spent working as MUSG officers, non-senate MUSG members are university notably worked with the College include two vice presidential clerk titles, including recep- the extra money, so its nice (to employees.

They of Commu- seats. The latter department’s tionist, legislative clerk and take extra shifts).” receive payment in nication and members make a $1,250 stipend financial office assistant, reNearby universities have difthe form of stipends College of whereas the former position re- ceive 25 cents less per hour fering policies on compensaor hourly wages Business Ad- ceives a $1,000 stipend. than their supervisors. tion for student government that are determined ministration, Other members of MUSG Brittany Phelps, an MUSG re- members. The University of by the Office of Fiwhich offer staff are paid hourly. Certain ceptionist, spoke positively about Wisconsin-Madison allots difnance and reviewed up to three internal affairs handlers, includ- the income she earns as a univer- ferent percentages of tuition yearly for each role. credits each ing the financial controller and sity employee. Tasked with han- scholarship for each leaderMUSG memsemester. administrative assistant, earn dling phone calls and errands, ship position in the Associated bers who do not Communi- $7.50 an hour. Financial Con- she enjoys the workplace and Students of Madison. hold senate leadercation direc- troller Tim Hoogaboom con- its flexible schedule filled with DePaul University, however, ship positions do tors consist of ducts MUSG payroll, checkshift-swapping opportunities. compensates its student governAndy Brodzeller, not receive addi“I think it’s very fair,” Phelps ment members through appliuniversity spokesman two vice pres- ing, financial reports and tional scholarships idential seats documentation. The Adminis- said about her compensation. cation-based leadership scholor grants but have and three di- trative Assistant Taylor Huppert “I’m a fairly frugal person to arships offered by its Office of the opportunity to apply for rectors handling creative, multi- manages the MUSG office and begin with … (but) believe me, Student Involvement, whose internship credit within their media, public relations and pro- its receptionists. whenever someone is trying to budget lies outside of its student particular colleges. MUSG has gram board coordinators, which MUSG employees who hold get rid of a shift, I always like government budget.

The project focused on improving accessibility while creating more modern and efficient office space.”

ST. JAMES’ EPISCOPAL CHURCH WELCOMES YOU! St. James’ Episcopal Church, 833 W. Wisconsin - located directly East of Straz Residence Hall near the Marquette campus welcomes all people to worship in the beauty of holiness in an atmosphere of love, service, acceptance and joy. Come and join us!

Regular Sunday Service: 10:00 a.m.

Palm/Passion Sunday, March 29: Service: 10 a.m.

Maundy Thursday, April 2: 7:00 p.m.

Good Friday, April 3: 7:00 p.m.

Easter Sunday, April 5: 10:00 a.m. (Music provided by Joyful Noise Ensemble)

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Executive order creates tenant, neighbor programs Policies promote care for properties, good property owners

By Joseph Cahill

joseph.cahill@marquette.edu

Marquette Student Government President Kyle Whelton started two new housing programs via executive order, to be put in place next year to improve student housing.

MUSG and the Neighborhood Excellence Committee developed the two programs: Good Tenant Training and Good Neighbor Designation.

Whelton, a senior in the

College of Arts & Sciences, said Good Tenant Training will include a three-to four-hour training in the fall. After attending the training, Whelton said students will be granted certain incentives. Good Neighbor Designation’s purpose is to improve the neighborhood, inform students and recognize outstanding property owners in the community.

Whelton explained that the two groups have been working on the programs for the past year. Whelton said that students, local properties owners and the Marquette University Parent’s Council all expressed a desire for housing education.

“A lot of students were overwhelmed living in their

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Armory: Storage area offers place for student weapons Mascari also said there are no plans to change the weapons policy.

“Our firearm policy and training already comply and meet with what is required of a commissioned police department and will not need to be changed,” Mascari said.

DPS officers that have completed the necessary training and certifications always carry a pistol with them when they go out on patrol. The weapon policy for officers match those of most police forces, according to Kranz. Officers are only allowed to discharge weapons when someone’s life is in danger and are never allowed to fire a warning shot of any kind.

“All of our officers must complete 800 hours of initial training, including 40 hours of firearms-specific training if they will carry a firearm, the extensive training covers when to use and, just as importantly, when not to use a firearm,” Mascari said. “It is the same curriculum used for police officers, so our training would not change once we transition to a police department.”

Compared to some other colleges across the country, Marquette’s security weaponry is tame. At least 124 colleges have acquired

military surplus equipment from the Department of Defense through a federal program known as the 1033 program, according to a Washington Times report. Schools like the University of Central Florida have acquired grenade launchers and 23 M-16 assault rifles from this program.

Hinds Community College in western Mississippi also acquired a grenade launcher from the program.

At least 66 institutions have acquired M-16s through the program.

Arizona State University holds the most, with 70 in its arsenal.

Small towns in Michigan and Indiana have used the 1033 Program to acquire “MRAP armored troop carriers, night-vision riflescopes, camouflage fatigues, Humvees and M16 automatic rifles,” the South Bend Tribune reported.

Marquette is not part of the 1033 program, and DPS has no plans to enter it, University Spokesman Andy Brodzeller said.

“People think armory and think that we have walls of machine guns, but that’s not true,” Kranz said. “A lot of what we try and do here is make ourselves visible to the public.”

properties for the first couple of months,” Whelton said. “Things like setting up utilities, dealing with city ordinances and trash collection are all things we take for granted before living on our own.”

“Both programs will allow students to learn more about the process of signing leases before going out and doing it,” said Daniel Bergen, assistant director of university apartments.

The incentives for Good Tenant Training attendees include earlier lease signing or a percentage off security deposits or rent, Whelton said.

“Not all incentives are set in stone at the moment, but there will be incentives moving forward,” he said.

Whelton said the program helps educate students looking for housing, but also benefits the neighborhood as well as property managers “It is beneficial because the students who have gone through the training are, in theory, going to be more ideal and responsible tenants,” Whelton said.

The Good Neighbor Designation program was modeled off Ohio State University and Boston College, which have similar programs.

“Ultimately, (Good Neighbor Designation) shows there is care for the property as well as the people who live there,” Whelton said.

An application must be submitted to be considered for the designation. A panel of an MUSG student, a peer property owner and a member of the Avenues West Association will inspect the properties and vote on the designation.

“The designation is only good for one year so the property owners must reapply every year, including Marquette properties,” Whelton said.

Bergen explained that the inspection involves more than just having adequate facilities.

“The criteria we have developed is a higher standard than what you might find in a city code,” he said.

Bergen said most property owner reactions were positive when they were introduced to

Completely Renovated Building

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MUSG President Kyle Whelton issued his executive order last week.

it, noting that it would help im- up with changes. prove the neighborhood as well.

“We are piloting, we will see At this point how this unBergen said he folds and how it had spoken with works,” Bergen eight different said. “We can’t property ownchange the culers who said ture overnight, they were interwe are going to ested in working learn a lot and with MUSG and make changes.” obtaining the Whelton said designation. the order providWhelton said ed a formal comissuing an exmitment from ecutive order MUSG without Kyle Whelton, MUSG President made more incorporating sense for the the programs programs beinto MUSG cause it will be easier to governing documents. change in the future. Bergen “There is no doubt in my agreed the first year of the pro- mind that this will need to be grams will likely be followed approved going on,” he said.

There is no doubt in my mind that this will need to be approved going on.”

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Student shares battle with PTSD after car accident Nycole Fassbender offers experience for mental health week

from anxiety.

“I know a lot of people don’t realize that you can suffer from the symptoms without actually experiencing what you went through,” Fassbender said. “I don’t have to experience anBy Nicki Perry other car accident to experience nicolette.perry@marquette.edu the symptoms. I just have to have reminders of it.”

At the hospital, Fassbender’s The summer before her junior year of high school, Ny- parents helped her piece togethcole Fassbender, a freshman in er the events of the accident.

“I had my license for only the College of Arts & Sciences, drove through an intersection six months at that time and so with her 11 year old brother. I didn’t even want to drive, Halfway through, she saw a which isn’t normal for teenagspeeding van approaching at ers,” Fassbender said. “With 70 miles per hour, 25 miles counseling I’ve been able to per hour over the speed limit. drive but it’s also sometimes Screaming was the last thing hard when it comes close to one she remembers and everything of those almost moments.”

Fassbender said counseling following is blank.

“Not many people know that plays a huge role in her recovI suffer from post-traumatic ery, and she continues it at the stress disorder,” Fassbender university counseling center. said. “It’s not very common She also found help, with enin teenagers. It’s usually most couragement from her parents, from other outcommon in mililets like voltary veterans.” unteering and Since the accimeeting with dent, Fassbender military vets. has been going She credits Acto counseling tive Minds for sessions, both help in the healon her own and ing process by with her family. showing her She shared her she’s not alone. mental health “I really like story last night helping others as part of Mental who deal with Health AwareNycole Fassbender, freshman, post-traumatic ness Week’s College of Arts & Sciences stress disorder “Sharing your or other illStory” worknesses, which is why I’m part shop. Kyle Whelton, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences, of Active Minds,” Fassbender joined her and told his story of said. “What I learned most of experiencing and recovering all is that we may not know

Everyone has a story out there. Everyone is a survivor of something and I don’t think we really know it without them telling us.”

Photo courtesy of Nycole Fassbender

Freshman Nycole Fassbender shared the recovery from an accident during her junior year of high school.

what everyone is going through exactly, but we can be there for each other.”

Fassbender said the tattoo on her left wrist, which reads “I’m a survivor in more ways than you know,” brings her comfort in opening up about her story.

The inspiration for the tattoo comes from the song “Warrior”

Engineering professor joins academy honoring innovators National Academy of Inventors inducts Joseph Schimmels

By Gary Leverton

gary.leverton@marquette.edu

Marquette mechanical engineering professor Joseph Schimmels was inducted into the National Academy of Inventors on March 13.

Schimmels’ peers nominated him for his impact through innovation in areas including patents, licensing, discovery, technology, society and supporting innovation enhancement. He was selected for induction after the nominations were reviewed by the National Academy of Inventors.

“It’s fun,” Schimmels said.

“Creating new things, coming up with new ideas that find a novel solution and then protecting that idea through a patent.”

The National Academy of Inventors recognizes innovators who have a patent issued through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, according to the organization’s website. They work to educate and mentor innovative students, encourage translating its members inventions and

“enhance the visibility of their Schimmels said Marquette university and non-profit re- owns the intellectual propersearch institute technology and ty of inventions discovered in academic innovation.” faculty research.

Schimmels specializes in robot“Marquette’s Office of Reics and prosthetics, and is author- search and Sponsored Programs ing his sixth patent. He said he is decides whether it is in the uniworking on a robot project now. versity’s best interest to pursue “I’m working on allowing ro- intellectual property rights for bots to behave an inventor’s more like huidea or file a patmans,” Schiment application,” mels said. “This Schimmels said. would be done “If they think by allowing rothat the idea bots to adjust has commercial their joints givvalue, then they ing them more waive their rights of a human-like to patent it themelement.” selves. The inHe called the ventor may then joint work a pursue patenting “variable stiff- Jeanne Hossenlopp, vice president if they have the for research and innovation resources ness actuator.” and “Schimmels they think the represents the innovative and idea merits patenting.” dedicated researcher we value at University President Michael Marquette,” said Jeanne Hossen- Lovell is also a member of NAI lopp, vice president for research and was inducted in 2014. and innovation, in a university Schimmels received his bachnews brief. “In addition to his elor’s degree in mechanical enown work, Schimmels has been gineering at Marquette in 1981, instrumental in advancing and his master’s in mechanical engiexpanding the faculty research neering at Northwestern Univerefforts within Marquette’s Opus sity in 1988 and his doctorate in College of Engineering, as well mechanical engineering at Northas serving as an exceptional men- western in 1991. tor of student innovators.”

Schimmels represents the innovative and dedicated researcher we value at Marquette.”

by Demi Lovato. She said she sees the tattoo as an opening to tell others about her story when they ask about it.

“I hope from sharing my story that other people get the courage to share their story,” Fassbender said. “Everyone has a story out there. Everyone is a survivor of something and I

don’t think we really know it without them telling us.”

In light of Mental Health Awareness Week, this is the second in a two-part series of stories about student experiences with mental illness and treatment.

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TV shows and movies are expensive. The $7.99 price you pay monthly for Netflix may give a false impression, but the entertainment industry is much more complicated than that. Every movie, documentary or TV show ever produced attempts to maximize its profits. This means that the selling of rights or systematic content distribution is carefully thought out.

A few years ago, the best strategy would have been to attract large audiences to movie theaters to keep the movie on the big screens for the longest amount of time possible.

Another popular strategy would have been to sell DVD or Blu-ray versions of that title.

Today, online streaming companies seem like the most popular option to viewers and to the entertainment industry as a whole. The business aspect of movie distribution dictates which companies get to stream which titles, the exclusivity of rights sold and the profit of specific companies. Simply put, it determines what ends up on your computer screen.

How could we not mention the streaming giant and on-demand sweetheart, Netflix? Netflix is a movie-streaming pioneer, founded in 1997. The company provides the largest selection of titles available on-demand and has an average of 50 million subscribers globally.

With popularity on its side and an average yearly revenue of almost $5 billion, Netflix has enough purchasing power to secure its spot as the king of video streaming worldwide, according to MarketWatch.

Netflix is probably the streaming company that spends the most with purchasing streaming rights.

The Verge reports that in 2014, Netflix acquired the streaming rights to “The Blacklist” for $2 million per episode, as well as the rights for “Gotham,” estimated at $1.75

Amazon Instant is an internetbased video-on-demand service developed by Amazon and released in 2006. It offers thousands of titles for purchase or rental, but it is free to all Amazon Prime customers.

In the past few years, it has become increasingly popular and become a tough competitor for Netflix. In 2014 alone, Amazon spent $1.3 billion in order to expand its library and offer an increasing amount of exclusive (and original) content.

With an Amazon Prime membership growth of 53 percent in the past year, that cost seems insignificant when compared to Amazon’s total revenue of about $88 billion, as highlighted by MarketWatch.

In 2013, Amazon Prime bought exclusive streaming rights for “Downton Abbey,” followed by a deal in 2014, which guaranteed the company exclusive streaming rights for “Teen Wolf.” Competitors Hulu and Netflix previously had streaming rights to both shows, which means the deal definitely dealt some damage to both movie-streaming giants.

Amazon has also stayed competitive by beginning to offer original content, including “Transparent” and “Alpha House.”

million per episode (before it even aired). Furthermore, Netflix has a three-year-old deal with Disney, which secures exclusive streaming rights of Disney movies, for a cost of about $350 million per year, estimates the New York Post. Don’t forget that Disney is no longer just about princesses and jolly adventures. For instance, Disney recently bought Lucasfilm, best known for

the film series Star Wars and Indiana Jones in 2012.

However, one of Netflix’s most unique characteristics is the interest in creating extensive original content, such as “Orange is the New Black,” “House of Cards,” and “Marco Polo.” According to Business Insider, “Marco Polo” is estimated to be one of the most expensive shows ever, costing

around $90 million to produce a single ten-episode season. Furthermore, Netflix spends around $5 million per episode for both HoC and OitNB. And Netflix doesn’t plan on slowing down any time soon. It spends around $2 billion each year on acquiring new content, breaking a record of a $3 billion expense in 2013. Business Insider also reports

The movie-streaming giants’ battle

Between Netflix, Amazon Instant Video and Hulu, which company is ahead?

This business requires that streaming services such as these continue adding on to its respective library. Clearly depending on the popularity of a particular show or movie, companies are willing to spend huge amounts of money to secure exclusive streaming right. Of course, the cost for buying streaming rights is often not much in comparison to how much the company makes.

Finally, it seems that competition triggers the need to expand on-demand libraries, but also to have companies fight for exclusive rights. Exclusivity is key in a business as competitive as the entertainment industry and the reason why many of us choose one on-demand service over another.

Winner: Netflix

Netflix is the undisputed king of the streaming world. Today you have several options online when it comes to on-demand video streaming.

Hulu and Amazon Prime offer many benefits that secure their spot in the industry. You should definitely consider taking advantage of Hulu Plus referral program to earn extra weeks for free or take advantage of Amazon Prime’s student discount.

that Netflix is committed to spending over $6 billion over the course of the next two years.

Hulu is an American company founded in 2007 that offers a selection of titles for free on its website and an even broader variety with the Hulu Plus subscription service.

In just one year, the company’s revenue increased by half a billion dollars, breaking the billion-dollar mark in 2013. According to Advanced Television, Hulu has also spent 67 percent more this past year, acquiring content and producing Hulu-originals, such as “Quickdraw.”

Since 2012, Hulu began spending millions to bulk up its library options. In 2012, Hulu started exclusively airing British show “Misfits” for its American audience. In December 2014, Hulu snatched exclusive streaming rights to “South Park.” Also that year, Hulu struck a deal with MGM and secured exclusive rights to “Fargo,” two seasons of “Vikings” and more than 1,500 episodes from the MGM catalog.

In the beginning of the year, Hulu’s latest deal involved acquiring exclusive video-streaming rights to “Empire.” The entire first season of the show is now on Hulu Plus, but the deal also secures all future seasons of the series.

Sony has recently joined the video-streaming industry with PlayStation Vue. The service, which will cost between $50 and $70 per month, is only available to PS3 and PS4 owners in specific areas within the United States. Being extremely overpriced and focused on a narrow market, however, will probably hinder any of Vue’s chances for success.

Sony remains a major company in the entertainment industry, nonetheless. The company sells movie rights to most of the streaming giants, such as Netflix. Just recently, the company profited $40 million by selling streaming rights for “The Interview,” which is also available on Netflix, says Deadline.

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Thursday, March 26, 2015

Brick 3 Pizza serves up New York style in MKE

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This location opened five years ago and serves salads, fries and fried ravioli as well as New York style pizza.

New restaurant offers large portions for low prices

By James Price

james.price@marquette.edu

Brick 3 Pizza is located at 1107 Old World 3rd St. and in the midst of other fine eateries, is the second stop on Marquette’s pizza excursion. The first place

we reviewed was Transfer Pizza.

Brick 3, right near the Bradley Center, certainly did not disappoint. This restaurant provides a bevy of New York style pizzas which includes barbecue chicken, spinach artichoke and other specialties.

Upon arrival, it was clear that Brick 3 focuses on maintaining a pristine eating space, which certainly helps. Their venue is aesthetically pleasing, with beige brick walls and black and red furniture donning the entire

eating area. They have televisions throughout the restaurant, a must for any sports fan or person wanting to stay connected with the world. Many small food joints, specifically pizza parlors, do not seem to pay much attention to the inside of their business because their services are focused more on delivery and take-out, but Brick 3 shows how to lay down a welcoming environment, piece by piece. Even if there had been some dissonance or uncertainty about eating at

Brick 3 Pizza, the setting of this place was warm and inviting in itself.

As for the pizza, it had a very nice ratio of meat, crust, sauce and cheese. However, it would have been nice to have a little more sauce, specifically on the pepperoni option. Brick 3’s pizza crust was somewhat thick and included a fair amount of cheese, two gripes that were present after eating at Transfer Pizzeria. Also, once a particular pizza is gone, you must wait 10 or 15 minutes for a fresh batch, which can be a disadvantage for someone on the move. That said, pizzas are offered as 14, 16 and enormous 34-inch pies as well as by the slice. Being able to order a slice of pizza instead of a larger one is another advantage that Brick 3 Pizza has over Transfer because you are able to experiment with two slices of pizza versus spending way more money and being dissatisfied with a larger pizza.

The slices were fairly large, and only cost about $7, which is not a bad deal for any college student looking for a bargain.

Brick 3 also offers a wide range of sides including salads, fries and fried ravioli—the last two being my side choices. The ravioli was served right after the pizza with steam coming off of each delectable piece. Marinara sauce was also provided, the perfect complement for finger food

like fried ravioli. The french fries were seasoned very well and had a nice crunch to them, an impressive feat considering this was not a burger joint similar to Sobelmans, Oscar’s Bar and Grill or AJ Bombers.

After eating a slice of pepperoni and barbecue chicken pizza, it was safe to say that Brick 3’s niche is specialty pizza. This is the same realization that came after eating Transfer Pizzeria.

Eating specialty pizzas with ingredients that are not as commonplace as sausage, pepperoni and mushrooms is the best way to go when trying out new pizza spots. Think about it: most pizza places sell pepperoni and sausage pizzas that taste extremely similar, but consuming a pizza with an unusual ingredient allows you to appreciate the distinct taste, along with the other major components of a typical pizza even more.

Overall, the low pricing of their food, close proximity to campus, modern and clean environment all made for a pretty enjoyable trip to a pizza place in downtown Milwaukee that has only been around for five years.

With big slices at low prices, Brick 3 is a great option to consider when looking for quality pizza. Now that’s how you slice up the competition.

Rating: 4/5

‘iZombie’ brings overdone living dead genre to life New CW show puts refreshing twist on graphic novel story

By Lily Stanicek

lily.stanicek@marquette.edu

From the writers and creators of “Veronica Mars,” the CW’s newest show “iZombie” is a fun new twist on the now ubiquitous zombie myth.

Although it is inspired by a graphic novel of the same name, “iZombie” takes some liberties with the story; making Liv (Rose McIver) a medical examiner’s assistant rather than a gravedigger, and having her work more closely with the police department, all while she is sneaking brains to eat so that she doesn’t become “meaner” and less herself. It’s an interesting mix of a more familiar zombie narrative, with the brain-eating and haunting presence of David Anders as Liv’s “creator”, with a weekly procedural narrative.

What is most interesting about this show is how it plays with the idea of the humanity inside a “creature” that our culture has typically associated with mindlessness and violence. A prime example of this is the fact that the show switches up the traditional zombie myth and has Liv gain some of the abilities and memories of the person whose brain she’s just eaten. With all the narrative tropes surrounding zombies in shows like “The Walking Dead,” it’s refreshing to see a reversal story about the ability of the “diseased creatures” to hold onto their humanity,

empathize with humans, and use that to make the world around them better. There are endless possibilities going forward for the show to look both at how Liv works through the struggle and desire to hang on to her humanity, as well as the people around her’s reaction to learning about her condition.

The show has done a great job in these first two episodes of showing the support system—Peyton (Aly Michalka), Major (Robert Buckley) and her mom, Eva (Molly Hagan)—Liv has from her old life, however skeptical they may be about her “transition,” as well as the new people she met after she became a zombie.

Rahul Kohli as Dr. Ravi Chakrabarti, the medical examiner Liv works for, is particularly delightful. He acts both as the comic relief of the show, but also, as the only one in Liv’s inner circle who knows she is a zombie. He is also this kind of touchstone for her, an outlet for her to be open about who she is. The show made a good decision in introducing someone so quickly who not only knows about Liv, but is her friend and confidant. Having the main character go too long on their own, especially one who is going through something so new and traumatic, can become grating for the viewer.

It’s a welcome change of pace that the show skipped that stage altogether.

For anyone familiar with “Veronica Mars,” “iZombie” does hold on to some of the storytelling tricks Rob Thomas and Co. used on that show. The dialogue is sharp and witty, and Liv’s

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“iZombie” character Liv (Rose McIver) is a medical examiner assistant who eats brains to maintain composure.

voiceover is scattered throughout the episode. The first person narrative works just as well here as it did on “Veronica Mars,” but the nuance and freshness this show has comes from Liv herself. She’s less cynical about the world, more apt to accept her fate and not defeat. Although she seems to eventually fall into the criminal justice game, it’s not as organic as it was for Veronica.

For Liv, there is a real sense of empathy that comes from her desire to find justice that is a result of her being able to

literally experience what the victim experienced. In the first episode, there is a visible shift in Liv’s demeanor and attitude toward Detective Babineaux’s (Malcolm Goodwin) investigation when she sees how the victim (whose brain she’s eaten) was killed. Instead of this pure, untouched drive for justice, Liv’s approach is a really fascinating look at the power of victims’ experience, the role of empathy in justice and a hypothetical fantasy about what would happen in victims’ voices were privileged even beyond the

grave. Liv, acting as a tie to both living and dead worlds, is not only a symbolic representation of those themes, but also embodies a very real and complex narrative about what it means to truly live.

As someone who isn’t particularly swayed by the gratuitous violence and straightforward narrative commonly associated with zombie stories, I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this show. With only two episodes in, it’s hard to know where the show will go, but it’s off to a great start.

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Off-campus housing could be creating its own problems

Illustration by Lily Stanicek/lily.stanicek@marquette.edu

Our view: While students should be able to choose to live wherever they want, the wider impact of selecting high-priced luxury apartments should be considered.

Finding housing on a city campus is not an enjoyable process. As most freshmen learned from experience on Monday night, it doesn’t help when timing is everything while vying for the same choices and spaces.

All students scramble for a place to live at one point or another, bringing on a lot of unnecessary stress. While there are efforts to ease this stress from the Office of University Apartments and Off-Campus Student Services and sort of by a recent Marquette Student Government executive order, the various possibilities for off-campus housing are not made any easier with the continued addition of newer and supposedly better options.

Picking out the best apartment and picking out the right apartment for you are not necessarily the same thing, and the dramatic variation in housing prices and accommodations can make the decision overly complicated.

The Ivy on 14th and the Marq (formerly known as the 2040 Lofts) are luxury apartments just off-campus boasting new remodels, updated kitchens and fitness centers. All things typically broke college students don’t really need.

Convenience is always an important factor but practicality should also be considered by students who are likely making the decision on their own or with friends. It is easy to be swayed by what other people want or what certain landlords want you to think you want by offering certain amenities.

Students should continue to utilize the many diverse housing options near campus and not just go for whatever is the newest and brightest building on the block. While for some people it may be affordable, choosing to live in luxury spaces while in college may not be the best investment for new renters.

College is a good time for us students to become more financially literate and being thoughtful of how money is spent, and this starts with considering smart options and the possible ramifications.

City living will always come at some cost, yet choosing luxury apartments also has a ripple effect on other viable apartments on campus. As the former tend to draw in higher rents, other apartments may increase their rent because their competition also charges more.

There may also be more vacant spaces in the more typical apartments, forcing management to increase rent to maintain operating costs. Because of these laws of supply and demand, all students can be affected.

Two years in a pricy apartment may not crush you financially, but it has a lasting effect on Marquette and future renters.

With undergraduate students still trying to figure out how to live based on their own decisions, more reasonable options should be emphasized and considered.

While your parents or your bank account could be the only things influencing what apartment you choose, it is important to keep in mind how campus continues to change and evolve into a more expensive and over-developed place to live. Part of Marquette’s and Milwaukee’s charms can be found in the older buildings and the atmosphere this creates.

Granite countertops might make you feel more like an adult, but students moving off-campus would be better off utilizing more practical options and forgoing the temptation of high-end living.

As the university emphasizes working within the Avenues West neighborhood, managing the cost of living is also in its interest and could be an additional way to engage in a wider conversation.

Living off-campus is a great experience, and hopefully it will remain that way for future students. It might just take some management of expectations to make sure that is a possibility.

Thursday, March 26, 2015

Mandatory voting goes against electoral process Matt Gozun

Columnist If you’ve been on YouTube anytime in the past year, you may have noticed that the site has come up with a new way to sell ads. Instead of spending 30 seconds ignoring a car insurance commercial, Google made it so some videos force you to answer some sort of consumer survey.

I personally prefer these types of ads since they allow me to reach my content much faster. All I need to do is make a random choice, click submit and then go on my merry way.

In fact, the whole process has me wondering why companies would even pay Google to conduct these questionnaires in the first place. When confronted with the question of which laundry detergents I prefer, does anyone actually think that I would pause for the moment and think about how Tide differs from Purex and make a carefully considered decision?

With that in mind, President Barack Obama recently expressed his support for mandatory voting, saying that it would help to offset the disproportionate amount of influence the wealthy have on political decision making.

“It would be transformative if everybody voted -- that would counteract money more than anything,” Obama said.

The president also pointed out that certain voting blocs, such as young people and minority groups, have lower voter turnout. It should also be noted that Obama’s comments come a few months after his party lost in a congressional landslide, a defeat many commentators attributed to generally lower Democratic turnout during midterm elections.

Obama’s comments are not without precedent. More than 20 countries currently have mandatory voting laws.

The most oft-cited is Australia, where failing to vote without a proper excuse results in a $20 ($15.74 American) fine. Failure to pay this can result in harsher consequences.

The United States has one of the developed world’s lowest voter participation rates, with only 36.4 percent of eligible voters casting a ballot last year. A mandatory voting law would definitely get this number up, but focusing on this one statistic distorts the true purpose of elections. Even North Korea has 100 percent voter turnout, but everyone would agree that the essence of voting is not act of it, but the thought behind it.

Like randomly asking people to decide which brand of paper towel is their favorite, mandatory voting encourages those not involved in the political process to make an uninformed and hasty decision. And when such a decision is made, a disproportionate amount of consideration is given to those simply more recognizable. Extravagant campaigns, flashy commercials and celebrity endorsements would have more impact as politicians seek to capture the “I have to” vote, stressing flair and popularity over the actual issues.

At Marquette, we have our own issue regarding voter turnout. In last year’s MUSG election, only 22.3 percent of students bothered to vote. And with the next election taking place, it does not appear very likely that this number will significantly change. If MUSG were to somehow institute mandatory voting, then it is likely that the campaign would devolve even more into a popularity contest, or even worse, a lottery, as forced voters would randomly choose a name and vote to get it over with. If anything, the biggest winners would be candidates who happen to have their last name come earlier in the alphabet and thus appear at the top of the ballot.

In a democracy, it is the right of the people to choose their government. But to force people to exercise this right, even when they do not understand the issues, can present a problem. Voter involvement is important, but participating is much different from simply showing up.

Matt Gozun is a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences, studying biology and economics. Email him with any comments or suggestions at benjaminmatthew. gozun@marquette.edu.

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Thursday, March 26, 2015

Wi-Fi problems pose big issue for students

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MARQ MY WORDS “It is not possible to remove all risk, and the fact is I remain prone to cancer.”

Caroline Paul

– Actress Angelina Jolie Pitt in her New York Times op-ed recounting her decision to have her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed.

Columnist

I am a simple woman. All I truly need is my pillow pet, a quality aged cheddar and a working Wi-Fi connection. Here on campus, two of those three are easy to come by: the pillow and the cheese. Wireless internet connectivity? Not always guaranteed.

Marquette’s Wi-Fi is the ultimate wild card.

It might work. It might not.

Now we have two networks: MU_Wireless and the newer MU_Student. This provides an added layer of excitement to the process of trying to get online. Maybe MU_Student is having issues, so you can just switch over to MU_Wireless. And once you get there, you can experience all the fun of your computer trying to figure out whether or not you need to log into the network again. (Hint: you probably do.)

But sometimes neither network works.

Your computer might be able to find the networks but not connect to them, or it might not be able to find them at all.

This is a serious problem and before anyone starts whining about how college students are too dependent on the Internet, there are a few things to consider.

First of all, almost every class a student takes requires the Internet in some way. Professors assign online content as reading, some class assignments or information is only available through D2L and sending email is often the best and preferred method of communication with professors and other students.

Since most of us don’t exclusively use the Internet through desktop computers at the library or carry an Ethernet cable everywhere we go in case of Wi-Fi apocalypse, we actually do need a functioning Wi-Fi connection in campus buildings.

Most professors have a “malfunctioning technology is no excuse for not doing an assignment” policy, which can make things a tad bit stressful. Like most other people living in university-owned housing or studying in a university building, I am at the mercy of Marquette Wi-Fi’s whims. In fact, even as I have been writing this, the Wi-Fi has been playing a demented game of hide and seek, disappearing and reappearing. That is because the Wi-Fi is a shady politician trying to silence the press.

When the Wi-Fi stops working, I cannot submit assignments on D2L or work on a group paper via Google Docs. But even though I have no control over my own wireless internet connection, this is apparently no excuse for not completing an assignment or online quiz.

It’s not even because of procrastination. If the only time I have to read an online article for class is eight hours before class, and the Wi-Fi decides functionality is optional, that article is not getting read. And I will not be skimming it in the 15 minutes before class because I don’t have time for that. I didn’t wait until the last minute. I planned ahead, and it didn’t work. But I’m not going to rearrange my schedule and push things back and blow off others entirely for the sake of accessing an archived New York Times article.

I am fully aware that in the real world, I will have to figure out a way to make it work even if the Internet is not accessible. But this is college, not the real world, as evidenced by the fact that I can wear the same shirt three days in a row without consequence. And since this is not the real world, professors need to cut students a little slack if the Wi-Fi that they are paying upwards of $36,000 in tuition to have access to isn’t working.

Ultimately, Marquette’s Wi-Fi needs to get it together, because we do not have the patience or the grading scale flexibility to wait on it.

Caroline Paul is a senior studying corporate communications and Spanish. Email her with comments and pie recipes at caroline.paul@marquette.edu.

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“I am leaving because I want to be a normal 22-year-old who is able to relax and have some private time out of the spotlight.”

– One Direction member Zayn Malik who announced he was leaving the group Wednesday.

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“We need to understand what happened.We owe that to the families.”

– French President Francois Hollande said Wednesday regarding the Germanwings plane crash.

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Thursday, March 26, 2015

MUBB 2015-’16 depth chart

Photo by Valeria Cardenas/valeria.cardenas@marquette.edu

Freshman Sandy Cohen III is just one player on Marquette’s roster whose postion next year is up in the air, as he could play either as a shooting guard or as a small forward.

Golden Eagles have questionable point guard depth next year

By Matt Barbato

matthew.barbato@marquette.edu

Coach Steve Wojciechowski’s roster for his second season at Marquette will feature an interesting mixture of old faces and incoming freshmen. The Golden Eagles have four returning players and six newcomers, with three open scholarships available.

The centerpieces of the 201516 roster will likely be guard Duane Wilson, who will be entering his redshirt sophomore season and center Luke Fischer, who will be a junior next season.

Role players JaJuan Johnson and Sandy Cohen return for their junior and sophomore seasons, respectively. Wally Ellenson will join the team as a junior after redshirting last season following his transfer from Minnesota.

Marquette’s incoming recruiting class is generating plenty of excitement. The group is led by consensus top-10 prospect, Henry Ellenson, a 6-foot-10

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forward from Rice Lake. Each of the incoming recruits could see plenty of playing time in their freshmen seasons.

These interchanging parts make assembling a depth chart a bit of a challenge. There are a couple of questions needing answers before a starting lineup and depth chart can truly be formulated. These questions will be answered throughout the roster analysis.

Here’s the starting lineup that makes the most sense given the current roster: incoming freshman Traci Carter playing the point, Wilson at shooting guard, Johnson at small forward, Henry Ellenson at power forward and Fischer at center.

The last two spots in the lineup are the easiest to project. Ellenson is a rare talent who has an unprecedented scoring ability for a player his size. Ellenson plays more like a stretch-four in that he is a dangerous shooter and is athletic enough to run the floor in transition.

Fischer is a lock for a starting job after averaging 11 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.2 blocks in his first season. He hit a wall midway through Big East play, but broke through to finish the year admirably

against rugged competition.

One problem the Golden Eagles could face is their lack of size off the bench. Incoming freshman Matt Heldt will be the only other player taller than 6-foot-10 coming off the bench after would-be senior Steve Taylor, Jr. decided to transfer. Heldt is a very good player who could be a useful backup center, but Marquette could use an extra forward or two to help spell the starters.

The point guard position might be the biggest uncertainty.

Carter is the only player with the skill set of a true point guard, but it may be unreasonable to thrust a freshman into the role of running a college offense.

Another theory is that Wilson plays the point. However, this does not align with what he does best. Wilson is a potent scorer and scored in double figures 17 times in his rookie campaign. Facilitating is not one of Wilson’s biggest strengths and his 59 turnovers were the third most on the team. Wilson’s 1.15 assist-to-turnover ratio isn’t terrible, but it also isn’t incredibly efficient. Wilson is more suited to be a scorer rather than the orchestrator of the offense.

The question is whether

Juniors

Wojciechowski can bring in a veteran point guard to supplement the lineup for a season or two. Help could come in the form of a one-year graduate student rental such as Matt Carlino, a junior college arrival or a transfer student.

The Golden Eagles are best served to find that experienced answer at the point while allowing Carter to develop and transition to the college game.

Wilson is a sure bet to play off the ball in this scenario, but the small forward position is another uncertainty. Johnson, Cohen and Wally Ellenson each could play a role at the small forward spot.

Johnson has the most experience, but is the smallest of the trio. He thrives off the dribble, but could have a hard time driving the lane and scoring in traffic against taller players. He would have to develop a more consistent shot to keep defenders honest along the perimeter.

Cohen exhibited a terrific shot at times during his freshman season, but needs to add some strength during the offseason.

Cohen was also a defensive liability for most of the year, although he did show improvement later in the season.

Ellenson can use his

athleticism to compensate against bigger opponents.

His biggest concern is experience. He logged only 110 total minutes in two seasons at Minnesota.

The answer to this position may not be on the roster. With three scholarships to play with, Wojciechowski may add a player with more experience.

Incoming recruits Sacar Anim and Haanif Cheatham could also play significant minutes.

Both are swingmen who can play both the two and three spots. Cheatham is a tremendous playmaker who has the length to defend taller players.

Anim is an athletic slasher and plays energized defense.

The good news is Wojciechowski should have more to work with in his second season than his first, but how he meshes the pieces together will be interesting to watch. Marquette possesses a lot of versatility, but even more inexperience. Players such as Wilson and Fischer will be relied upon as steady contributors while the others fortify their roles.

Of course, much of this can change with an addition or two to the rotation.

Sophomores

Freshmen

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Duane Wilson (RS)

Traci Carter (VC)

X

X

Sandy Cohen, III

SF

X

JaJuan Johnson Wally Ellenson (RS)

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PF

X

X

X

Henry Ellenson (LOI)

C

X

X

Matt Heldt (LOI)

Luke Fischer

Haanif Cheatham (LOI) Sacar Anim (VC)

Infographic by Eleni Eisenhart/eleni.eisenhart@marquette.edu

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Women’s tennis search for first conferene victory Golden Eagles travel to Indiana to face Butler, Notre Dame

By Jacob Born

jacob.born@marquette.edu

The Marquette women’s tennis team continues its five-game road trip with stops at Butler and Notre Dame, with the Golden Eagles searching for its first conference win of the season.

Marquette had its first opportunity to snag a conference win with its first game on the road trip against Xavier. The Golden Eagles struggled to build momentum against the Musketeers, and lost 5-2 in. The next day, Marquette headed to former conference foe Cincinnati and gave the Bearcats a run for their money. Cincinnati bent but did not break, withstanding a late Marquette push to eventually take the match 4-3.

With two straight losses and five in its last six, the team sets its sights on the pair of Indiana teams in Butler and Notre Dame.

Saturday’s match against Butler should prove to be the easier of the matches for the weekend, as the Bulldogs are just 4-13 this season. Butler and Marquette faced three similar opponents in Indiana, Illinois State and Cincinnati. Marquette swept Illinois State 7-0, but fell to Indiana 6-1.

Butler lost to all three schools, falling to Indiana 7-0, Cincinnati 6-1 and Illinois State 5-2.

Facing an inferior team in

Butler should give the Golden Eagles a momentum boost. It gives the chance for pairings to continue to build chemistry and possibly switch around rankings, giving less experienced players the chance to play expanded roles. The last time the two teams met, Marquette won 5-2 in the Big East tournament, and it shouldn’t be out of the question to expect a similar outcome. Having a quick, victorious match would go a long way before playing Notre Dame, a much more skilled opponent.

Notre Dame heads into its match against Marquette 10-6, but is ranked No. 36 in the nation and features the No. 20 doubles pair of Quinn Gleason and Monica Robinson. While losing the doubles point isn’t always a major impact on the match, but a drubbing early in the match could derail any momentum Marquette carries into the match.

The Fighting Irish and Golden Eagles played two similar opponents in Indiana and Illinois.

Notre Dame fell to Indiana 4-3, but beat Illinois 5-2. Marquette lost to Illinois 5-2. Notre Dame will play the Golden Eagles tough but could get caught playing down to its lesser opponent.

Marquette will need to play its best match of the season and will need a little extra luck in order to pull out a win against the Fighting Irish.

Marquette plays its first match at 10 a.m. Saturday against Butler, then travels to Notre Dame for its match against the Fighting Irish at 11 a.m. Sunday.

Photo by Maggie Bean/Marquette Images

Sophomore Diana Tokar will be vital in getting a win against Notre Dame because of her solid doubles play.

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Women’s lacrosse blown out vs. No. 17 Notre Dame

Photo by Eric Decker/Marquette Images

The No. 17 Notre Dame Fighting Irish dominated the Golden Eagle defense and peppered Marquette’s goaltender Sarah Preim with 30 shots on the game, scoring on 18 of them.

Fighting Irish gut MU for 18 goals in last game of homestand

By Hank Greening

henry.greening@marquette.edu

The Marquette women’s lacrosse team fell to the No. 17 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6-4) Wednesday night 18-8.

Junior midfielder Claire Costanza led the Golden Eagles (4-6) in scoring with a hat trick and an assist, increasing her

team-high totals, but it wasn’t enough to keep up with Notre Dame’s high-powered offense, carried by attacks Cortney Fortunato and Rachel Sexton, each scoring five goals on the night.

Fortunato now has 32 goals on the season, good for top-10 in the country. It was a tough night in net for the Golden Eagles, as Notre Dame ripped 30 shots, only four of which were off-target. Junior goalkeeper Sarah Priem still managed a good night, recording eight saves in the match.

As telling as the Fighting Irish shot total was, perhaps

the game’s most important stat was the draw controls per team.

Notre Dame won 13 of the 16 first half draws and doubled up Marquette in the faceoff circle 18-9 for the game.

“Defensively we did not have our best game,” Marquette coach Meredith Black said after the loss to her alma mater.

“Normally that’s our biggest strength... but we struggled in the first half defensively and it put us in a hole that was a little too big to dig out of.”

Black’s team allowed 10 first half goals, but allows just 9.30 goals per game on average.

However, Notre Dame got all of its 14 first half shots were on net. The Golden Eagles actually held a 3-2 lead with 19:23 remaining in the opening half, but an 8-2 Notre Dame run, including three goals in the last three minutes of the half, put Marquette out of the game.

The break did little to slow Notre Dame down, as the Fighting Irish opened the half with four goals, before a Costanza goal stopped the bleeding. Marquette managed two more goals, one of which was a woman up, but the damage was done. The Fighting Irish refused to let

up, scoring three goals in the last 1:49 and adding insult to injury by netting one with just a single tick left on the clock to take a 18-8 victory.

“I think we did a lot of good things,” Black said. “We started the game really strong, I believe, and going up on them 3-2 was great for us. So we can take the strong start... and hopefully take some fuel from the disappointment of a loss into the next game.”

Marquette opens Big East play Saturday at Valley Fields against the Villanova Wildcats at 12 p.m.

Don’t label Cosart a cheater yet

the gambling and fixing charges went to court. Rose bet on games while playing for and managing the Reds in the 1980s, which led to a lifetime ban from the game, including the Hall of Fame.

MLB and gambling are once again being paired together.

Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning, reports surfaced of Astros pitcher Jarred Cosart possibly betting on baseball and is now being investigated by the MLB for gambling.

Tuesday night, images of social media exchanges began between Cosart and an anonymous twitter user were released. Cosart sent a direct message to the user on Twitter saying he “bet LARGE” in reply to the user’s tweet about a prop bet. It does not specify what sport Cosart bet large on, but even the possibility of gambling immediately triggered red flags.

When images and reports surfaced of Cosart’s conversation, his twitter account went private, then was deleted. A few hours later, another twitter account linked to Cosart released a statement saying someone hacked his twitter account and there would be more incriminating photos being released in the near future.

He also said, “I have not, nor will I ever, bet on the game of baseball.” That same account was

then deleted hours later.

With so much circumstantial evidence being released, it’s hard to tell if Cosart actually bet on anything. Cosart never said a dollar amount, so it could have just been about bragging rights or food or something of that nature. Baseball players “bet” in a number of different ways, from filling out NCAA March Madness brackets, to bragging rights between teammates in alma mater games, even to buying someone a meal.

Where Cosart could be in trouble is if he bet on baseball for monetary gain. Rule 21 of MLB’s laws says a player cannot bet on baseball.

However, betting on other sports is completely fine. Some of those aforementioned images released have Cosart talking about Baylor’s game against Georgia State in the NCAA tournament, which would not be against MLB rules.

However, gambling in sports is starting to move to the forefront of the sports business world.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver is pushing for sports betting to be legalized in the United States because it will cause fans to watch more games, which will increase revenues in sports overall. Las Vegas is the only place where sports betting is legal, but New Jersey is pushing legislation for it to be legal in the state. Legalizing sports

gambling would help regulate bets placed, but it still would not be acceptable for Cosart to bet on a sport he plays, especially in his own team’s games.

But it’s also Cosart’s fault for putting himself in this situation.

With sports betting being so taboo in his sport, having social media conversations that leave a trail was not smart. Athletes are getting into trouble more and more because of social media, with Cosart already in trouble for a gay slur about Justin Bieber in 2014. Cosart and other young athletes still don’t fully understand the power of social media, which creates situations where they look incriminated even if they did nothing wrong.

Gambling will always be a part of sports, whether its on the books or not, legal or illegal. But players need to be smart about what they are placing bets on, especially those young athletes who are on social media, because things can go viral in a second. Cosart is innocent until proven guilty, but because of all the images already released and how its spread across social media, some of the public believes he’s guilty until proven innocent.

Jacob Born

Columnist Whenever someone talks about sports betting, one of two topics come out of their mouth first.

It’s either the NCAA March Madness tournament, or it’s Major League Baseball.

MLB has had its fair share of betting conspiracies over the years, and none more public than the 1919 “Black Sox,” when eight members of the Chicago White Sox purposefully lost the World Series against the Cincinnati Reds. The other major baseball gambling scandal involved the league’s all-time leader in hits, Pete Rose.

The “Black Sox” eight players, including the famous “Shoeless” Joe Jackson, were banned from baseball but later acquitted when

Jacob Born is from Saint Louis, MO studying journalism with a minor in marketing. Email him with comments at jacob.born@marquette.edu.

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Men’s lacrosse searching for 1st win versus ‘Nova MU looking for bounce back game after loss at G’Town

By Jack Goods

jack.goods@marquette.edu

No. 13/12 Marquette returns to action this weekend against Villanova in a likely battle for Big East tournament position later this spring.

Marquette hopes to turn its fortunes around after the team’s first loss of the season Saturday at Georgetown. The Golden Eagles came back from down 8-2 at half, but two penalties in the final minutes led to Georgetown’s go-ahead goal.

This week’s game against Villanova is an important game for the Golden Eagles, who are looking to avoid moving to 0-2 in the Big East.

“I think we need to work on our transition game,” sophomore attackman Kyran Clarke said. “We let a couple transition goals in from us going back to (defense)… Of course ground balls can also use some work.”

“We definitely learned from it,” sophomore midfielder Ryan McNamara said. “We came out pretty slow in that game. This game we’re going to stop trying to play from behind and come out and get the lead right away.”

McNamara said the team was worried about its low offensive output in the first half last weekend, but after the success down the stretch and further analysis, the group isn’t worried about issues going forward.

“After we looked at the film we actually played pretty good offense, we just missed a few of our chances,” McNamara said.

“We had opportunities, we just didn’t finish them.”

Coach Joe Amplo and McNamara pointed out a need for patience on the offensive unit.

They believe the team is settling for the first opportunity instead of waiting for a better one to present itself. If the Golden Eagles are able to produce their

Photo by Will Schneekloth/Marquette Images

The Villanova offense has been cold of late, with just six goals in the past two games, but MU is wary the Wildcats could be due for a big game.

average amount of goals, it could be enough to beat a cold Villanova team.

The Golden Eagles are catching Villanova on the downswing. The Wildcats are coming off a two-game skid in which their offense has sputtered immensely. Villanova has only scored six goals in its past two games, an 11-2 loss to No. 3/3 Maryland and an 11-4 loss to Fairfield. Villanova did pull off wins earlier this season against Penn State and Penn, who were both ranked at the time. However, both Pennsylvania schools

now have losing records.

Villanova is sitting at 5-3, and still receiving votes in both polls. Another loss would likely push the team out of consideration. Marquette says that it expects a very motivated Villanova team, who is due for a good performance. The game will be the first conference affair of the season for the Wildcats.

“I’m expecting a completely different team than has performed the past two weeks,” Amplo said. “They’re good.

They’re talented. I think they’ve got some really good

young players. They are an excellent offensive team, and for whatever reason the past two weeks they haven’t been very successful.”

“I expect them to come out with just as much fire as we are,” Clarke said.

Villanova is one of two Big East schools that the Golden Eagles have not yet defeated.

The Wildcats beat Marquette twice last season, including in the first round of the Big East tournament.

“It would mean we’d be 1-1 in the Big East,” Amplo said

about the meaning of a win over Villanova. “We don’t look at it like that. We just look at it as the next game. We’ve got to get a win here in the Big East Conference.”

Faceoff is set for noon Saturday at Villanova Stadium.

The game can be viewed on the Big East Digital Network.

The Golden Eagles will have a quick turnaround following the final whistle, as they prepare to play Bellarmine Tuesday.

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