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Volume 96, Number 23
Thursday, November 17, 2011
‘Brother Ron’: Evangelizing at 30 mph MKE man still preaching after 30 years, 11 cars By Ben McCormick Special to the Tribune
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Brother Ron frequently circles campus with his elaborately decorated ‘Godmobile,’ preaching through speakers.
When people see a 1983 Ford station wagon driving the streets of Milwaukee covered in religious signs, they stare, trying to understand Milwaukee’s most famous street preacher. The man behind the wheel, “Brother Ron,” has been actively preaching for more than thirty years. Ron, who asked that his last name not be used in this story, was not raised to believe in God. But on Sept. 7, 1981, at age 36, he experienced what he calls a “miracle,” leaving behind a life of truck driving, drinking and smoking for a life of Christ. That night, Ron was accused of assaulting a woman at a party,
an accusation he calls a case of “mistaken identity.” He said men at the party were drinking and carrying guns. Ron was sober at the party because he had a truck delivery that night. He had left his gun in his truck. According to Ron, the men at the party planned to kill him for the alleged assault. Scared for his life, he prayed for the first time in years. “I’ve faced death before, but that night, it was different,” Ron said. “You just know. You feel that this is it, no more chances.” Ron said the men marched him out the door to kill him when he tried to leave the party. Once out the door, the men froze, allowing Ron to get into his truck safely and leave the scene. He went home later that evening and read Scripture until morning. “I was in the wrong place at the wrong time, or the right place at the right time,” he said. “After See Brother Ron, page 7
Profs address Arts floor in the works to house classroom sins Schroeder living-learning Panel discusses superficiality in higher education By Katie Doherty kathleen.doherty@marquette.edu
Students and professors may want to reassess how they spend time in class in the wake of “Depth of Thought, Depth of Imagination: Challenging Superficiality,” an academic discussion held at Eckstein Hall Monday. The panel addressed the challenges of time and evaluations in Jesuit higher education. The Rev. Michael Zampelli, a professor of theater at Santa Clara University in California, led the panel as a guest presenter. University President the Rev. Scott Pilarz invited Zampelli to speak at the first academic gathering post-inauguration to continue exploring the challenges in education set forth in a 2010 address by the Very Rev. Adolfo Nicolas, superior general of the Society of Jesus. Prior to discussing superficiality as an external factor, Zampelli said it is important for
students and professors to look inside themselves and see how they have been affected by globalization. “I must confess my fault, my fault, my most grievanced fault of preaching the globalization of superficiality,” he said. He then asked the Marquette administrators present to confess their sins and experiences of superficiality. Margaret Callahan, dean of the College of Nursing; John Su, associate professor and director of undergraduate studies in the English department; and Steve Blaha, assistant director of Campus Ministry, were part of a panel for the event and all shared their encounters with superficiality at Marquette. Blaha said he finds the most challenge in committing himself to doing too much, instead of focusing on a few important relationships and the depth of ministry. “(My schedule) is practically a game of Tetris ... I find myself saying ‘yes’ a lot,” Blaha said. He said he wants Campus Ministry to be centered around students — not programs — but he See Superficiality, page 7
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DPS REPORTS.....................2 CALENDAR.......................2 VIEWPOINTS.....................8 MARQUEE...................10
CLASSIFIEDS..................13 STUDY BREAK....................14 SPORTS..........................16
program next fall By Simone Smith simone.smith@marquette.edu
After a two-year campus-wide effort, a performing arts livinglearning community in Schroeder Hall is set to launch next fall. The program is the brainchild of several campus entities, including the Residence Hall Association, the Office of Residence Life, the departments of music and performing arts, and students. James McMahon, assistant vice president for student affairs and dean of residence life, said Schroeder was chosen because it has great space for those who are already involved in the performing arts. “There is a classroom in the basement of Schroeder, there’s a music room, a dance studio and a space for vocalists,” McMahon said. Like the CommUNITY floors in McCormick Hall and the Dorothy Day Social Justice floors in Straz Tower, the Performing Arts community will require a course. “Exploration of the Performing Arts,” a year-long 1.5-credit course, will be taught by both Erik Janners, director of instrumental music, and
Stephen Hudson-Mairet, chair of the department of performing arts. The “floor” will accommodate 48 sophomore students housed on two separate floors: one wing of a female floor and one wing of a male floor. Janners said attending four performances will be mandatory for students involved — two of which the entire group will attend and another two students can attend individually. Being involved in the performing arts at Marquette is not a requirement, but the program is geared toward those who have an appreciation for the arts. “(The floor) is designed to be
for people who aren’t in an (arts) organization but have an interest in the performing arts,” Janners said at a Nov. 13 information session for the program. McMahon said he expects entry into the program to be competitive, citing the results of a freshman survey and the draws of the floor. Students, including College of Business Administration freshman Zak Frankiewicz, are already interested. “I’m an English minor looking for any clubs with a strong art affiliation,” Frankiewicz said. “My friends told me about (the floor),
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