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By Andrew Dawson

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Facility ticket fees for sporting events at the BMO Harris Bradley Center, including men’s basketball games, will increase for the 2014-15 season.

Facility fees for individual tickets priced at $12 or less will increase between 25 cents and $1.50 per ticket, while fees for tickets more than $12 will increase between 40 cents and $2 per ticket. It is not known whether this will affect fanatics season tickets. The increases were based around the need to renovate the 25-year-old arena, according to a press release near the end of last year.

“We work hard to ensure a comfortable and enjoyable fan experience, but as far as buildings go, the BMO Harris Bradley Center is a senior citizen,” said Steve Costello, Bradley Center CEO in the press release. “It is becoming more and more difficult to maintain the building – and a stable fiscal position – amid the challenges that we face.”

The university will decide the price of fanatics season tickets this summer, said Michael Broeker, deputy athletics director, in an email.

“As it stands now ticket prices for students next year will be the same as this year,” Broeker said.

“We are committed to keeping men’s basketball affordable and accessible for students but must understand future fee increases before determining whether or not continuing to fund on behalf of students is financially sustainable for our department.”

Traditionally, since the fee’s inception, the university paid the fee for fanatics ticket buyers. The fee is expected to cost more than $35,000 this year, and the increase is anticipated to bring the total to around $40,000 next season.

Broeker said the price of season tickets for non-students, which are now either $20 or $25.60 per seat, will increase because of the change in fees.

“Based on a 16-game home schedule, season ticket holders will pay a facility fee of $24 or $32 per seat next year,” he said.

“Understand this is not revenue to athletics. This fee is passed through directly to the Bradley Center to help fund operations.”

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Attendees reviewed a preliminary advising evaluation survey at a focus group Wednesday. A similar focus group will be held Thursday.

Office of the Provost, MUSG host first of 2 advising focus groups

By Joe Kvartunas

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The Office of the Provost, in conjunction with Marquette Student Government, hosted the first of two student

said it was very successful.

“I think we got some incredible feedback from students that is going to help us refine this instrument and make it more useful for advisors,” she said.

Riley added that when the Office of the Provost built the survey, it used the advising philosophy in the undergraduate bulletin as its foundation and also looked at approaches taken by other institutions.

The National Academic Advis-

ing Association also provided significant resources.

Anne Deahl, the associate vice provost for academic support programs and retention who spearheaded the effort for the provost’s office, said the process began out of an interest in finding out how to improve the advising process within specific colleges.

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Plaintiffs request appeal on UWM case Judge dismisses suit on dissolved UWM student government

By Benjamin Lockwood

benjamin.lockwood@marquette.edu

Plaintiffs in the lawsuit against the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee filed a formal request for the court to reconsider its decision to dismiss the trial concerning the dissolution of UWM’s previous student government.

According to the Wisconsin Circuit Court Access website,

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focus groups Wednesday to review the prototype advising evaluation survey. A similar focus group will be held Thursday at noon.

Attendees were asked to review the office’s preliminary advising evaluation survey, which also featured sections for students to self-evaluate.

Alexandra Riley, the director of the Office of Institutional Research and Analysis, hosted Wednesday’s focus group and

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the court denied the plaintiffs’ original request for a temporary restraining order against UWM officials because there was not enough evidence that irreparable damage was caused, and there was not “reasonable probability of having ultimate success on the merits of this action at some point in the future.”

Plaintiffs Taylor Scott and Muhammad Samir Siddique, former members of UWM’s now-defunct student government, disagreed.

“We cannot comment on why (Judge Michael Guolee) dismissed the full case,” they said in a joint press release. “We respect his right as a judge and trier of

fact. Yet, we feel strongly that this complain has merit.”

The original lawsuit was filed by the plaintiffs for what the attorneys considered to be the illegal dissolution of their previous student government. Scott said in an email that the new student government’s constitution was instituted by the UWM Board of Trustees with the “illegal use of student segregated fees and biased marketing,” in which 242 votes out of 24,298 eligible votes were cast to elect the new government.

“Again, I will reiterate that the long-term effects of students not engaging on-campus, students not truly having a stake

in the future of their University is a slippery slope, and one that has disastrous unforeseen consequences,” Scott said.

Thomas Luljak, the vice chancellor of university relations and communications at UWM, said in a previous email to the Tribune that the university is committed to giving students a voice in the shared governance system.

“We look forward to an open and fair election process this spring when students will be given the opportunity to decide whom they would like to represent them in student government,” Luljak said.

The university plans to ratify the new constitution May 1.

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Proposal would end gay marriage ban Constitutional change requires approval of Wis. voters, legislature

By Natalie Wickman

natalie.wickman@marquette.edu

State Rep. JoCasta Zamarripa (D) and Sen. Tim Carpenter (D) are optimistic their legislative proposal to eliminate Wisconsin’s constitutional ban on samesex marriage will have a positive effect — even if it does not receive a vote.

Zamarripa and Carpenter unveiled their proposal at a Feb. 13 press conference.

Their suggested amendment would eliminate the same-sex marriage and civil union ban.

However, if Zamarripa and Carpenter’s proposal succeeds, same-sex marriage would not be immediately allowed in Wisconsin. Further proceedings and legislation would be needed to legalize marriage equality in the state.

In order to pass, the proposal, which did not receive Republican support, must be approved by lawmakers in two consecutive sessions and then by Wisconsin voters in a referendum.

Photo via legis.wisconsin.gov Ryan Pawlowski, a sophomore in the College of Business Democratic Rep. Tim Carpenter is one of two sponsors of the amendment, which has yet to come to a vote.

Administration and president of Marquette’s Gender Sexu- proposal is only two weeks old, hope that we’ll see equality in pursue careers elsewhere. ality Alliance, said he thinks Zamarripa and Carpenter are fac- Wisconsin one day.”

“We have a lot of young, what Zamarripa and Carpen- ing considerable opposition - esThis issue is appearing dif- college-educated professionals ter are doing is admirable, and pecially from Assembly Speaker ferent states across the coun- leaving the state,” Zamarripa hopes it succeeds.

Rep. Robin Vos. try, most recently in Texas said. “So the population grows “Due to the current political “It’s tough to hear folks like where the same-sex marriage older and we’re not acquiring make-up of Wisconsin govern- Speaker Robin Vos say that this ban was dissolved Wednesday. young professionals because ment, I, unfortunately, don’t is a stunt, that it’s not sincere,” Additionally, three of the four they want to see that we’re an think that (Zamarripa and Car- Zamarripa said. “Unfortunately, I states surrounding Wiscon- equality state for everyone.” penter’s) efforts don’t see Repub- sin – Illinois, Iowa and MinHowever, with college graduwill produce licans moving nesota – have legalized same- ates facing a competitive job much law changon this issue.” sex marriage. Michigan is the market, the “brain drain” may be ing,” Pawlowski Still, the set- only state bordering Wisconsin more speculation than reality. said. “However, backs do not that has not.

“Due to the economy and emit will help in the deter Zamar“It’s a stark visual to see that ployment prospects for recent effort of spreadripa’s determi- Wisconsin is surrounded by graduates, I think that I will be ing the word nation to cre- states that celebrate their LGBT happy to have a job and if it is about LGBT ate change and families and have marriage in Wisconsin then the gay marJoCasta Zamarripa, i n f o r m equality,” Zamarripa said. rights and showriage ban will not have a huge Democratic state representative Wisconsin. ing people that One of the main concerns be- effect (on my job choice,)” Pawthere still is a lot “Even if it hind Zamarripa and Carpenter’s lowski said. “But in five to 10 of work that needs to be done.” doesn’t get the legislative vote it proposal is that the marriage years from now, as I reach a The GSA has no plans of deserves, I believe this is an op- equality ban could contrib- point in my life where marriage taking action in relation to portunity to educate the public, ute to a “brain drain” in Wis- and settling down is becomeliminating the same-sex the press and our colleagues on consin, which involves a large ing more of a reality, I would marriage ban. the other side of the aisle,” Za- amount of young adult pro- likely move to a state where my Although their legislative marripa said. “I always hold out fessionals leaving the state to marriage is recognized fully.”

I always hold out hope that we’ll see equality in Wisconsin one day.”

DPS Reports Feb. 25 Between 8:06 a.m. and 9:03 a.m, a person not affiliated with Marquette acted in a disorderly manner in a business in the 1600 block of W. Wells St. and was taken into custody by MPD.

Between 8:45 p.m. on Feb. 24 and at 10:00 a.m. on Feb. 25, a student reported that unknown person(s) vandalized his secured, unattended vehicle in a rear lot in the 900 block of N. 18th St. causing an estimated $1,000 in damage. MPD will be contacted.

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Sample the Soups, AMU Ballrooms, 11 a.m.

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“Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.” –Winston Churchill

Manufacturing Technology, Knowledge and Society: A panel discussion, Zilber Hall admissions presentation room, 3:30 p.m.

OnMilwaukee Bartender Games, Turner Hall, 7 p.m.

Milwaukee Bucks vs. Indiana Pacers, Bradley Center, 7:30 p.m.

Friday 28 Crazy, Sexy, Cool Fashion Show, Weasler Auditorium, 6:30 p.m.

Jewish Movie Night, Cudahy 137, 7 p.m.

Annex Acoustic Night featuring Scott Palahniuk, Union Sports Annex, 9 p.m.

Black Student Council Fashion Show After Party, AMU Ballrooms, 9 p.m.

Saturday 1 Indian Student Association Show, Weasler Auditorium, 6 p.m.

Steven Hobert Live, The Jazz Gallery, 7 p.m.

Milwaukee Bucks vs. Brooklyn Nets, Bradley Center, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday 2 “Lights, Camera, Party” Oscar Viewing, The Iron Horse Hotel, 6 p.m.

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Uber services rev up debate among city legislators Aldermen claim ride-sharing mobile app a taxi service

By Matt Kulling

matthew.kulling@marquette.edu

Uber, a popular ride-sharing service that uses a mobile application to connect riders with drivers, launched in Milwaukee earlier this month, but it is creating a stir in city hall.

The argument over Uber, which is available in 29 countries, concerns whether or not it should be considered a taxi service. The discussion is not something that is unique to Milwaukee, though.

Two weeks ago, taxi drivers in Chicago sued the city for not being more strict with Uber and similar services. Uber struggled to expand

to Portland, which the service said in July was due to “outdated local regulations designed to protect the taxi industry.” The service also struggled to expand in Miami due to similar problems.

Megan Spagnuolo, a sophomore in the College of Nursing, has already used Uber in Milwaukee, and said using it is more convenient than taking a traditional taxi service.

“I have it back home in Michigan, so I was very excited to hear when it came to Milwaukee,” Spagnuolo said. “It is so easy and convenient, not requiring you to worry about paying or tipping, as well as being able to see how close or far the cab is from your location. Overall it’s really great, and all my friends have downloaded the app and all love it.”

California established regulations on smartphone-powered ridesharing services in September, and lawmakers in Washington, D.C. passed an act in 2012 to update

regulations for new technologies such as Uber.

Milwaukee Alderman Robert Bauman said he thinks Uber is illegal, and he asked the city attorney to file a lawsuit against the service. Milwaukee City Clerk Jim Owczarski is also pushing the service to comply with Milwaukee’s regulations.

“We’re fairly confident, at least on the face of it, they are a cab,” Owczarski said in an interview with Fox6 Milwaukee.

Other taxi services spoke out that Uber is a company not registered in Milwaukee, and none of the drivers are licensed to be taxi drivers in the city.

Nick Anderson, Uber Milwaukee General Manager, insisted though that the licensing questions should not directly apply to Uber because the service is just responsible for the mobile application and connecting users to drivers.

Uber is revolutionizing the way consumers have access to efficient,reliable,licensed and insured transportation in Milwaukee.

Nick Anderson, General Manager of Uber in Milwaukee “The question of licensing is real- faces in Milwaukee. ly intended for a transportation comIn 1991, Milwaukee passed a taxi pany,” Anderson said in an email. permit cap of 321, but existing taxi “Uber is a technology company, companies acquired all the permits, not a transportation company. Uber causing permit prices to skyrocket is revolutionizing the way consum- up to as much as $150,000. ers have access to efficient, reliable, Last year, the Milwaukee County licensed and insured transportation Circuit Court issued an injunction in Milwaukee. Like OpenTable for preventing Milwaukee officials restaurants or Expedia for airline from denying taxi permits to qualitickets, Uber is a facilitator of a qual- fied drivers, following a lawsuit ity experience, but does not provide from the Institute for Justice. In Noactual transportation service. “ vember, the Milwaukee City CounIn D.C., the debate centered cil voted to award up to 100 new around the idea of whether the taxi permits in 2014.

D.C. Taxicab Commission should regulate Uber as a taxi service, similar to the issue the company

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Advising: Administrators plan focus group for advisors in future conducted in the past with re- senator for the College of Arts gard to advising satisfaction, & Sciences, on Feb. 6 to share but beyond overall satisfac- their plan for the pilot protion with the process, results gram and seek input. Schultz have not helped us learn which started working on advising aspects of the advising pro- reform during his days as a cess could be improved and in senator and made the issue a which colleges,” focal point dursaid Deahl, who ing last spring’s also spoke on presidential behalf of Interim elections.

Provost Marga“I’m excited ret Callahan and about the opporVice Provost for tunity for this to U n d e rg r a d u a t e move forward,” Programs and Schultz said. “It Teaching Gary means a lot. It Meyer. “Knowmeans that the ing the specific work the people elements of the did before me advising relaon advising and Sam Schultz, the work that tionship that we can im- Senior, College of Arts & Sciences I did has matMUSG President prove can help tered and the us enhance the experi- university has heard us. It also ence for both the student matters because it shows that and the advisor.” (the university) is committed Deahl met with MUSG Presi- to working on this. This is only dent Sam Schultz, a senior in a pilot and I’ll be gone by the the College of Arts & Sciences, time that this goes into full efand MUSG Academics Com- fect, but it shows that the unimittee Chairman Zack Wallace, versity is committed to making a sophomore and an academic advising better for students.”

This is only a pilot and I’ll be gone by the time that this goes into full effect, but it shows that the university is committed to making advising better for students.”

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Schultz said he thinks the survey he saw will provide a “missing link” that the university and MUSG have not had in the past. MUSG had previously received anecdotal information about the advising process from students, and advising evaluations will help quantify that information.

He also said his ultimate hope for advisor evaluations is twofold. First, he hopes to increase student awareness and understanding of the advising process and its benefits.

Second, he hopes it will allow the university to hold advisors accountable in the same way teachers are held accountable for their teaching and research.

“Advising is one of (the main tasks) that they weren’t evaluated on before,” Schultz said.

“I think this is one of the keys towards making sure that Marquette professors are doing every part of their job well.”

Wallace said MUSG does not expect to be involved in the development process moving forward, but said MUSG will take a leading role

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Sam Schultz, MUSG president and a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences, listens during the forum on advising Wednesday.

in student outreach.

Deahl said it has not been decided how advising evaluation will be conducted beyond the pilot program that will be given to a select group of students in late March. She said the

provost’s office and the deans will evaluate the process before making a determination on how often and how widely it is used.

Deahl said a similar focus group for advisors is planned for the near future.

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Touring wrestling match packs comedic punch for spectators

By Kevin Ward

kevin.ward@marquette.edu

The WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) Smackdown exceeded all expectations Tuesday night at the sold-out BMO Harris Bradley Center. The show came fully prepared with cheesy banter, high energy and of course, plenty of body slams, as the WWE continues on the road to WrestleMania XXX. The night started off with good energy and excitement with matches between lesserknown wrestlers before the actual Smackdown event.

The most interesting of these preliminary matches was the three-on-three tag-team match between wrestling trio 3MB and the Los Matadores, accompanied by their loyal companion, dwarf wrestler El Torito. El Torito, who sports a fully masked face and bullhorns, single-handedly took on each opponent individually and came out victorious.

In between matches, wrestlers would often take the microphone and share their thoughts on life, society and how much they hated their opponents. For example, wrestler Bad News Barrett shared his thoughts on college students’ spring break.

He said it causes youth to went black. Fireworks erupted, “sever their livers” and eventu- fans suddenly jumped to their ally amounts to nothing, which feet and the real show began. is why he believes one day we Matches between betterwill be “the United States of known WWE wrestlers began China.” Fans responded with as wrestlers including Sheamus, a “USA” chant and booed him Roman Reigns and Triple H did off the stage. what they do best – smack down.

Another speech came from They even brought along a few wrestling trio The Wyatt Family, surprises throughout the night. where leader Bray Wyatt shared At one point, retired WWE wreshis opinions on the ugliness of tler and now announcer Christoday’s society tian ran from his and that of wrestable and into tler John Cena. the ring during The Wyatt Fama match between ily apparently wrestlers Sheainjured Cena, the mus and Alberto face of WWE, Del Rio to join last Monday on the fight. Del Rio WWE Raw. Cena was disqualified did not make for having enShane Rooney, listed help from an appearance sophomore in the College of Christian during at Tuesday’s Business Administration Smackdown. the fight, making However, WWE released a state- Sheamus the winner. ment saying Cena isn’t actually Dolph Ziggler and wrestling that hurt and that this is part of veteran Batista brought another the script leading into Wrestle- entertaining fight to the ring.

Mania XXX, which airs April 6. Earlier in the show, Ziggler “The banter and conversations kicked Batista in the face and before the fight are easily the called him a “dinosaur that needs most entertaining,” said Shane to be extinct.” Even though this Rooney, a sophomore in the Col- was Batista’s first match in four lege of Business Administra- years, he quickly showed vettion. “If it was me out there in eran dominance by tapping out the ring, I would not be able to Ziggler and winning the fight. stop laughing.”

Nothing compared to the fiThe banter only improved nal event of the night, a six-man throughout the show, but unfor- tag-team wrestling match. Dantunately, the wrestling matches iel Bryan, Sheamus and The Big did not as they started to lose Show faced off against Bray excitement toward the middle Wyatt, Kane and Del Rio. of the show. Then, the stadium “Truthfully, the show was

If it was me out there in the ring, I would not be able to stop laughing.”

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Sophomore Ryan McDonald cheers on famed wrestlers from the stands.

dragging on a bit,” said Ryan McDonald, a sophomore in the College of Business Administration, “but when Daniel Bryan came out, he saved the show.”

Daniel Bryan, also called the

Wrestling fans pack the sold out WWE Smackdown at the BMO Harris Bradley Center Tuesday night, which included matches like the six-man fight.

“American Dragon,” has been a fan favorite in WWE ever since he joined in 2009. Some fans even shouted, “Daniel Bryan is the next face of WWE.” When Bryan entered the stadium, fans erupted in cheers, belted out his famous tag line, “YES!” and continued the chant throughout the fight.

“You can give anyone that chant, and they are automatically going to be a fan favorite,” said Mac Samuelson, a sophomore in the College of Nursing.

The six-man tag-team was an exceptional fight full of chokeholds, scuffles outside the perimeters of the ring and drama. Toward the end of the show, Kane had Daniel Bryan trapped in a pin, but when chants of “YES!” rang throughout the crowd, Bryan found the strength to kick out of the hold. Bryan eventually pinned Kane and won the match for his trio. They emerged as WWE Smackdown champions.

The WWE Smackdown is a high-energy event, where wrestlers are just as loyal to their fans as fans are to them. Even though some people share the same belief that, as one fan commented, “It looks even more fake in person,” WWE has unequaled adrenaline and excitement that must be experienced.

“I am so amped right now,” said Matt Brune, a sophomore in the College of Nursing, after the show. “This has got to be the best show I’ve ever been to.”

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Marquette Mazaa brings Bollywood to Milwaukee Dance team to feature Indian choreography in first performance

By Stephanie Harte Special to the Tribune

Marquette students with an interest in Indian traditions have the opportunity to express their personalities and culture through dance, thanks to Marquette’s first Bollywood Dance Team.

This creative expression was unavailable to students until last semester when Jake Philip, a sophomore in the College of Health Sciences, took initiative to remedy this situation and formed Marquette Mazaa. Using routines similar to those found in Indian cinema, it allows students to show their appreciation for Indian culture through dance and promote diversity on campus.

The group will have its first performance Saturday at the Indian Student Association’s annual culture show.

Philip instantly gained the support of numerous students when he went through the process of starting the team. Once MUSG and the Indian Student Association approved the new organization, he spread the word about clinics and try-outs through general meetings and a Facebook page. From the tryouts, he selected 17 people for the team and began to work on their first performance. One of the dancers selected is Danny Kaniyaly, a freshman in the College of Arts & Sciences, who auditioned to help his friend and share his passion with the Marquette community.

“I have been dancing since

Photo by J. Matthew Serafin/matthew.serafin@marquette.edu

The dancers of Marquette Mazaa, the university’s first Bollywood dance team, will debut their eclectic routine at this year’s ISA showcase Saturday.

I was able to walk,” Kaniyaly said. “I knew Jake before coming here and gave him the support he needed. Dance is a great way to show people the culture and heritage through what we love to do.”

“Mazaa” means fun or playful in Hindi, and it appropriately depicts the approach the team is taking for its first performance.

“I hate how cheesy it sounds, but this group is the difference I wanted to see from Marquette,” Philip said. “It is unlike anything Marquette has ever had.”

Their performance in the upcoming ISA show consists of an eight-minute routine complete with costume changes and Bollywood dialogue.

“Bollywood storylines are a rollercoaster ride of emotions,” dance captain Rushi Shah, ju-

nior in the College of Business Administration said, “but everything always falls into place at the end.”

Team members describe the upcoming performance as vibrant and dramatic. It focuses on an unfolding love story between Philip and fellow dance captain, Meera Patel. All of the dancers contribute to the storyline through numerous styles including hip-hop, pop and modernized Indian dancing. They spend several hours rehearsing so every dance move is perfect and all actions are overdone to add to the intensity.

“No training is required,” Philip said. “All you need is rhythm and energy.”

The costumes in the show enhance the performance. The performers have multiple cos-

tume changes throughout the routine, taking about 30 seconds between dances. The group made all the costumes by taking basic clothes from department stores and spicing them up. Costume chairs were even appointed to control the elaborate process.

“Students can expect to be left in awe after the performance,” Singh said, “and be proud that Marquette has their very own Bollywood dance team.”

The team hopes to start competing around the country next year, even performing at other universities like the University of Illinois at Chicago and University of Wisconsin-Madison.

“Bollywood dance competitions are extremely intense, and I want to get Marquette’s name out there,” Philip said.

Team members agree there is

a huge satisfaction that comes along with all their hard work.

“I love all the feedback,” Patel said. “There is so much hype to look forward to after each performance.”

Between group dinners and rehearsals, the dancers spent the past few months together and, in the process, formed strong bonds of friendship.

“It is not easy being a minority on this campus,” Philip said.

“The team provides a place for possible incoming freshman to fit in right away.”

After Saturday’s performance, students can look forward to seeing the team perform at the Hype hip hop show and the Bayanihan Student Organization cultural show.

‘The LEGO Movie’ does product placement right

Claire Nowak Movies are my sanctuary. After a stressful day of work or classes, there’s nothing more relaxing than putting in a DVD, whether it be a cheesy chick flick or a cinematic classic and letting the images flood into my mind. The stories take me to places where my troubles cease to exist and impossible situations seem real. They free me from the chaos of life and give me a positive attitude that sticks around even after the credits roll.

But when those moments of relaxation are interrupted by blatantly scripted advertisements, my soul cries, as I reach for my box of Kleenex® tissues.

Product placement is one of film’s most annoying and unavoidable attributes. If there’s

an item to be promoted, it will find a way onto the silver or TV screen, regardless of presentation quality. Best-case scenario, the item in question develops a substantial, enjoyable influence on the plot. In the majority of “Cast Away,” Tom Hanks’ only co-star is a volleyball produced

by Wilson Sporting Goods Company. But Wilson isn’t just a manufactured sphere of leather. He is a main character who, despite his quiet disposition, forms a sincere relationship with Hanks’ character Chuck that advances the storyline.

Other films, like Morgan Spurlock’s “The Greatest Movie Ever Sold,” turn the elephant in the room into the star of the show by exposing the conception of shameless marketing ploys, entertaining viewers in the process.

The worst-case scenario would flaunt product placement with the same level of shamelessness as ABC Family’s “Pretty Little Liars.” One episode in particular shows Lucy Hale and Ryan Guzman watching TV when a commercial for “Insidious 2” comes on (Talk about television “Inception”).

Hale comments how it “looks even more terrifying … fun terrifying” than the first movie.

Guzman then invites her to see it with him the following weekend, all of this airing right after an ABC Family promotion for the same movie.

When a scene makes no attempt at concealing its purpose as a plug, the plug itself loses all hold on the audience.

It comes off as unprofessional, conceited and just plain goofy.

Besides, what fan of “Pretty Little Liars,” whose viewership consists almost entirely of teenage girls, would see a James Wan horror film just because Lucy Hale thinks it’s scary? Excuse me, “fun” scary?

Warner Bros. “The LEGO Movie” had no possibility of stooping that low – I doubt anything else could – but it did have the potential to become another overblown marketing scheme. The title does, after all, include the name of the company spelt out with big, bold letters. By critical standards, a movie about building blocks has no reason to entertain anyone other than tykes who play with the toys on a regular basis.

Yet, it was one of the best animated movies I’ve seen in the last three years.

Phil Lord and Christopher Miller’s newest animated endeavor avoids the product

placement scheme because it doesn’t focus all of its attention into promoting a brand. Instead, it uses the brand as a means of telling an entertaining, lighthearted story that appeals to viewers of all ages. There’s no ulterior consumerist motive, no one staring out of the screen and saying, “LEGO is great.

Buy LEGOs. All hail LEGO.” It’s simply a fun movie that happens to feature LEGOs, not an ok movie about a supposedly even better product.

The ways in which the elements of the film come together are testament to the time and effort Lord and Miller put in to get this result. The extremely catchy pop theme song, “Everything Is Awesome!!!” sets the tone to make the rest of the film seem, well, awesome. Just consider the slightly ridiculous but perfectly cast characters: construction builder Emmet (Chris Pratt) creates double-decker couches, Lord Business (Will Ferrell)’s hat has flame-throwers, and Will Arnett is Batman (Yes, that Batman). If that isn’t enough, Morgan Freeman voices a blind hippie wizard and Liam Neeson is a cop having an identity crisis.

Their adventures are based in more than just their identities

as plastic bricks. The ultimate focus is on the creativity and imagination that made those adventures come to life. The same is true for films like “Toy Story.” Some of the toys featured in the film were already in stores when it was released, but the movie doesn’t act as an advertisement for those products. It tells a story friendship, loyalty and a child’s ability to think up exciting adventures using only his or her mind and heaps of plastic and fabric.

Sure, LEGO Land will probably see an influx in visitors, and sales at LEGO stores will likely skyrocket in the next few months, but that’s not the sole purpose of “The LEGO Movie.”

Kids will walk out of that film inspired to exercise their imaginations and create something new; they decide for themselves whether LEGO could be a viable tool for them to do so.

That type of product placement is much more acceptable, and effective, than submitting consumers to cheesy promotional dialogue will ever be.

Claire Nowak is a sophomore studying journalism and writing-intensive English.

Contact her at claire.nowak@marquette. edu or @TheClaireNowak with comments.

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The Marquette Tribune Editorial Board:

Tony Manno,Viewpoints Editor Elena Fransen, Assistant Viewpoints Editor Tessa Fox, Editor-in-Chief Sarah Hauer, Managing Editor Joe Kaiser, News Editor Rob Gebelhoff, Projects Editor Claire Nowak, Marquee Editor

Thursday, February 27, 2014

In Uganda, US should put human rights first

Patrick Leary, Sports Editor Alec Brooks, Copy Chief Maddy Kennedy, Visual Content Editor Rebecca Rebholz, Photo Editor

STAFF EDITORIAL

Police powers would threaten student-DPS relations

Illustration by Caroline Devane/caroline.devane@marquette.edu

Our view: While discussing the possibility of granting police powers to DPS, the university must consider the current rapport that exists between DPS and students.

Although students recently received official notification, discussion of the state’s current proposal to grant police powers to Marquette’s Department of Public Safety is well underway. But the question of why these changes are under consideration in the first place has yet to be answered.

State legislators offered very little rationale behind their proposal, and students are just now hearing about the possibility while discussions about the issue have already occurred for some time.

Marquette’s internal task force is moving forward on the issue with inadequate representation from students – just a single representative for more than 11,000 students – indicating all those debating the issue would rather wait to explain what is going on to students.

Perhaps a Marquette police force could reduce the high crime rate on campus and in surrounding areas, allowing DPS to more effectively handle situations involving individuals who have no association with the university.

Although DPS officers already carry guns, they cannot make arrests. Granting new powers would certainly take a load off of an already thinly-spread Milwaukee Police Department.

But the university has yet to address how the enforcement of student violations would change under a campus police force, and since the proposal is developing, this dialogue needs to begin immediately.

DPS has established a very trusting relationship with students, and its actions indicate that officers exist in the interest of student safety rather than the reputation of the university. The importance of this dynamic cannot be understated, and we would hate to see it put in jeopardy – and it most certainly will be, if the university fails to make a concerted effort to explain what these changes will mean for students.

Police powers run the risk of replacing students’ trust with fear. If the university is not straightforward about how police powers will affect policy enforcement

and the role of DPS on campus, public safety risks tearing down the positive relationship with students that developed under the current model.

Of course, no decisions have yet been made on the proposal. But as Marquette officials debate the issue in the coming weeks, they need to discuss current protocol that relates directly to students and the ramifications of a more legallyempowered department handling future (and inevitable) violations.

Most importantly, the internal task force needs to discuss in detail how existing alcohol and drug violation enforcement policies would be maintained or altered with the implementation of a Marquette police force. Some of the advancements the university made in this regard are designed to protect students – like the Good Samaritan policy, which was implemented so students do not hesitate to contact public safety while they are in violation of the alcohol policy.

Good Samaritan and similar policies seem to exist because of the commitment DPS has to student safety. If DPS is instructed to handle alcohol violations differently, students need to know how things like the Good Samaritan policy could change.

Before making a decision on the state’s proposal, we hope the task force will have the sensibility to discuss how police powers will affect students. If this is the case and the task force decides more DPS authority would be in the university’s best interest, the task force needs to consider the blatant and foreseeable consequences police enforcement will have on Marquette’s drinking culture. If underage students start consistently getting arrested for drinking on campus, it’s not like it’s going to stop them from drinking. Instead, they will likely just take their drinking off campus, which would be even more dangerous.

Whether or not DPS intends for the changes to create student apprehension, uneasiness is bound to occur if DPS is granted police powers. This risks defeating the purpose of Marquette looking out for students’ public safety at all – unless, of course, the student community is brought into the conversation as soon as possible.

Elena Fransen Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni signed legislation into law Monday that harshly punishes acts of homosexuality, with penalties of 14 years for first-time offenders and life in prison for aggravated offenders. Homosexual acts were already illegal in the African country, but this law explicitly states the punishment warranted if one is prosecuted for homosexual actions.

The anti-gay law drummed up major outcry from the global community and the Obama administration. As the largest donor of government aid to Uganda, giving $400 million per year, the United States is considering the withdrawal of financial support in response to the violation of human rights.

But upon closer look, the United States maintains a positive relationship with Saudi Arabia, a nation that punishes homosexuality with the death penalty. There is a great difference between Saudi Arabia and Uganda: their roles as U.S. trading partners. Saudi Arabia provides ever-important oil resources as the eighth largest importing partner with the U.S., while Uganda is not a major trading partner at all.

The withdrawal of funds is a necessary threat to make, though it would do little to protect human rights in Uganda and nations around the world.

The Obama administration needs to rethink its allies and how trade interferes with the supposed goal of equality and human rights worldwide.

If Secretary of State John Kerry and the rest of the president’s administration want to take this opportunity to condemn the legal ban on homosexuality, they cannot focus their efforts solely on Uganda and this law.

This would be no easy task, neither in Uganda nor worldwide. Museveni, as a president for close to 30 years, maintains a firm hold on his government and shows no concern for the possible withdrawal of financial support from the West, an indicator that he will not be easily persuaded to retract the law.

The anti-homosexuality law was passed in reaction to the perceived “outbreak” of homosexuality in Uganda, which Ugandan officials attributed to western agencies “recruiting” young people. Museveni said he does not want to continue accepting social values instilled by the West or work with them, even though the majority of the nation’s aid comes from western powers.

While the United States expects cooperation from Uganda in return for government funding, the U.S. should work to protect human rights worldwide and reevaluate its priorities. Trade options should not deter this country’s government from driving to ensure all people are protected.

Rethinking U.S. relations with Uganda and the withdrawal of government funding in an attempt to have the law thrown out should be the first response of the Obama administration. But it is important to consider the well-being of those directly in the line of fire: homosexuals living in Uganda and around the world.

While there may be little the U.S. administration can do to challenge the law directly, putting the rights of humans above all should be of the utmost importance.

Elena Fransen is a junior studying history and philosophy. Email Elena with any comments or suggestions at elena.fransen@marquette.edu

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WhatsApp not enough to save dying Facebook

Eric Oliver If you had the choice of a private island, a Picasso painting, a professional sports franchise and WhatsApp, what would you choose?

Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg chose WhatsApp, a free texting service, which they acquired for $19 billion last week in an attempt to improve their messaging service and regain a youthful audience that is slowly disengaging from the social platform.

Critics praised the acquisition as the

groundbreaking move that Facebook needed to stay ahead of the curve. In reality, this purchase is unlikely to make the dent Facebook needs to refresh its stale and aging image. It’s a ton of money to move a very small distance along the technology curve.

Facebook is incredibly popular with our generation and our parents’ generations. The adaption rate is much lower for the older people, but on Facebook, they are some of the most active users.

When it comes to the future of Facebook, the social media site faces a problem. The younger generation moved away from the social media site, gravitating toward Snapchat and other small social networking platforms.

Zuckerberg said he thinks that the $19 billion price tag was a smart spend to lure young generation back to Facebook.

But a refreshed Facebook Messenger

won’t really make a difference.

The immense popularity of Snapchat and the much smaller networks is exclusive to those platforms. They have very targeted uses. Zuckerberg paid to be the number one messaging app and for the 450 million active users that WhatsApp proudly bragged about. So now he’ll just be the big fish in a highly saturated pond fighting the likes of iMessage, Blackberry Messenger and Google Chat.

Is a renewed chat client going to solve the problem that Facebook just feels old to young people? No. Think about it. What new idea has Facebook come up with that was successful recently? Remember the Facebook phone, or the button that instantly posts things to your wall? I don’t see either of them around anymore, and they were considered cutting edge at the time. Then Facebook, after attempting

to launch its own photo filter service, bought Instagram. When that wasn’t enough, it launched a Snapchat knockoff that lasted all of two weeks before it tried to buy up the original.

Zuckerberg is on a shopping spree to try to make Facebook stick for the long haul. The social network has an expiration date, and it is coming fast as the company falls behind the curve.

If Zuckerberg expects a new app to refresh his service, then he is crazier than “The Social Network” paints him to be.

The public is moving past Facebook. It isn’t going to shut down anytime soon – everyone over 15 years old won’t let it – but once the younger generation grows up, the days of Zuckerberg will be a faint memory.

Eric Oliver is a senior studying journalism and writing intensive English. Email Eric at eric.oliver@marquette. edu with any comments or suggestions.

READER SUBMISSION

Recently laid-off staff deserve university’s praise

Father Wild’s announcement to the Marquette community Feb. 19 on the elimination of 25 staff positions was a sudden and surprising proclamation by the institution’s leaders.

A review of our leaders’ rationale, presented in the letter authored by Wild, declares the decision to proceed with workforce reductions was solely prioritized around the lessening of the university’s budgetary burdens. Our leaders’ dedication to serve the Marquette community and its students is admirable, but this dedication does not suppress the agony of the elimination of staff.

As one of the off-campus senators in the Marquette Student Government, I have had the privilege to work with several individuals who saw their positions at Marquette elimi-

nated. Whether they were listening to individuals report to Senate on the advancements their departments had in store, working with administrators on causes near and dear to the hearts of the student body or advocating for the issues and projects MUSG was investigating, these individuals embraced their roles and assisted in the progress MUSG fights for.

Additionally, many of these individuals dedicated their time at Marquette to improving not just the university but also the entire neighborhood and community. Marquette’s environmental sustainability, the AMU’s smooth functioning, the recruitment of Sobelman’s and several other venues to our campus, greater advocacy for the student body in the administration and the Office of Advance-

ment’s functioning are only an extremely small fraction of the positive impact these individuals left on our university. The leaders of Marquette deemed the positions expendable; however, these individuals had a tremendous impact on the university. These individuals – valuable partners, allies and family to MUSG and Marquette students – will be greatly missed.

Neither the student body nor the student government is in a position to determine the route the university shall deem necessary to continue fiscal responsibility. However, we do have a voice, and it is important that we utilize our voice in offering our gratitude and appreciation for the 25 individuals who saw their positions eliminated.

Thus, it is with a heavy heart that I invite the Marquette community to join MUSG and myself in expressing gratitude and thanks to these 25 individuals for their dedication, professionalism and commitment to the betterment of the university and the surrounding Milwaukee community. I invite the student body and faculty to attend MUSG’s Senate meeting Thursday, March 6 at 7:30 p.m. to show their support for legislation that will commend the 25 individuals no longer employed at Marquette. May God bless these individuals and watch over them as they transition into their future endeavors.

Nathan Craft is an off-campus senator in Marquette Student Government and a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences.

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MU fighting to stay alive Victory against Georgetown would add to NCAA resume

By Kyle Doubrava

kyle.doubrava@marquette.edu

The momentum is in Marquette’s favor, and now the men’s basketball team needs to capitalize on perhaps its most important week of the season.

Marquette and Georgetown meet tonight at the BMO Harris Bradley Center in the first of a critical four-game stretch for the Golden Eagles. Marquette will play its remaining games at Villanova and Providence and at home against St. John’s.

Since dropping to 4-5 in the Big East and having foggy chances of a turnaround, Marquette came to life and won four of its last five games.

The hot streak will need to continue Thursday night, not only for the sake of a favorable Big East Tournament seed, but also for postseason implications.

“It’s going to be another pivotal game, it always is,” Marquette senior Jamil Wilson said. “We’re going to get our practice, continue our worker’s mentality, continue to get better, because I feel like we are as a team.”

The Golden Eagles topped the Hoyas in overtime in the last meeting Jan. 20. Marquette junior Todd Mayo made a threepointer with 6.3 seconds left in regulation to tie the game, and the Golden Eagles carried the momentum with a 7-0 run to start the extra period.

Georgetown enters Thursday night coming off a dominant win, clobbering Xavier 74-52 Saturday. The Hoyas are 7-8 and are in desperate need of a quality road win.

Georgetown has arguably the most difficult remaining schedule of all the Big East teams; after Marquette, the Hoyas host No. 9 Creighton and close the season at No. 8 Villanova.

Marquette coach Buzz Williams understands both teams have plenty riding on Thursday’s contest.

Combining the postseason impact and Georgetown’s desire to avenge the overtime defeat will result in a recipe for an intriguing matchup.

“The antidote to all of it is to win, because if you don’t win then you’re not in the mix,” Williams said Saturday after Marquette’s win at DePaul.

“Supposedly, when Georgetown got beat Thursday night (at Seton Hall) they were done, and then I look at the scores leaving the locker room and felt like they played pretty well.”

Georgetown senior Markel Starks is a difference maker on the offensive end as of late.

Starks scored in double digits the past 10 games, eclipsing the 20-point barrier five times. He scored a season-high 28 points against Marquette, shooting 4-of-8 from three-point land and 10-of-21 overall.

The Hoyas and Golden Eagles are the two worst threepoint shooting teams in the Big East. Marquette found a rhythm in the post Saturday and outscored DePaul 48-26 in the paint. Georgetown averages 22.2 fouls per game, good for second-most in the conference.

Marquette will need to drive inside early and often to win.

The Golden Eagles travel to Villanova Sunday in what will be Marquette’s final chance to secure a truly valuable road victory. The team plays at Providence Tuesday and closes the regular season next Saturday when it hosts St. John’s.

It would be simple for a team in an upcoming make-or-break week to succumb to the accompanying tension. That won’t be in Williams’ plans; the pressure of being on the outside looking in can be less stressful than the other way around.

“It should be a fun couple of weeks,” Williams said. “How it all plays out, I don’t think anybody knows. I still think five teams from our league are going to the tournament. I think if you really study the numbers, I think they speak for themselves.

I know everybody’s already discounted us out, but that’s somewhat been the story of my career and a lot of the careers of the kids that are on our team.”

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

Junior guard Derrick Wilson averaged 7.25 points and 4.75 assists in his last four games.

Men’s and women’s tennis stage comeback wins Men extend winning streak to five, women’s to four over weekend

By Hayley Keith

Special to the Tribune

The men’s and women’s tennis teams both faced difficult matches this weekend, but managed to secure victories in every one.

The men’s tennis team improved their home record to 6-0. They hosted No. 54 ranked Denver on Friday and fought back from being down 2-3 for

a 4-3 win. Seniors Logon Collins and Dan Mamalat brought in the final two points for the win at No. 3 and No. 1 singles, respectively. Mamalat won in a third set tiebreak against 32ndranked Henry Craig to clinch the win for the Golden Eagles.

Junior Vukasin Teofanovic earned a 6-1, 7-6 win at No. 2 singles along with a first doubles win with Mamalat. Freshman Nick Dykema won at No. 5 singles in a three set match.

Saturday afternoon saw the men host a double-header against Bradley and South Dakota State. The men took on Bradley first, winning all courts except for the sixth

singles position. The doubles teams swept Bradley and earned Marquette the doubles point. In singles play, Teofanovic (No. 1), Mamalat (No. 2), Collins (No. 3), Gleb Sklyr (No. 4), and Dykema (No. 5) all won easily in two set matches.

Those victories secured the 6-1 victory for Marquette.

Later that night, Marquette took on its second competitor for the day, South Dakota State.

The men’s doubles teams swept the competition again and were victorious on all singles courts except at No. 4 singles. At second singles, Mamalat did not lose a single game. Teofanovic defeated South Dakota State’s

Andrea Boglic in a 7-6 second set tiebreak. Also bringing in singles wins were Collins, Dykema and freshman Mackenzie Stearns, giving Marquette another 6-1 win.

The women had a weekend away from home, traveling to Ball State Saturday and to Indiana-Purdue University Fort Wayne Sunday. The women defeated Ball State 4-3 after losing the doubles point to start off. However, singles courts No. 1, 3, 4 and 5 stepped up and snatched the victory for Marquette. No. 1 singles Ana Pimienta defeated Ball State’s Courtney Earnest 5-7, 6-4, 6-3. Also bringing in victories

were juniors Ali Dawson at No. 3 singles and Vanessa Foltinger at No. 4 singles. Sophomore Laia Hernandez Soler brought in another point at No. 5 singles.

The women rang in another win Sunday against IPFW. Marquette was unable to win the doubles point, but dominated at singles. Marquette won singles courts 2-6 to secure a 5-2 victory. Sophomore sisters Laia and Aina Hernandez Soler went undefeated, being the only doubles team to pull out a win and by winning their singles matches. The team’s next match is a home contest against Minnesota Saturday at 10 a.m.

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NHL should send players to Olympics

said. “Certainly there are some tough challenges with it, being involved with the (Players Association) as much as I have, I know this wasn’t an easy process. But we feel as players it’s important and we love to play, we love to represent our countries.”

But that quote came before TavaTrey Killian res sustained a season-ending MCL injury in Canada’s 2-1 quarterfinal The 2014 Winter Olympics came win over Latvia.

The loss of the Isles’ greatest to a close Sunday with host country Russia on top of the leaderboard talent prompted an angry reacwith 33 medals. While the United tion from General Manager Garth States finished second with 28, in- Snow. Snow called it a “joke” that the International cluding nine golds, Olympics Comfor many hockey mittee and Internafans, the games’ fitional Ice Hockey nal week left plenty Federation can use to be desired. players without After rolling reimbursing their through their first NHL teams when four games, one Olympic injuries being an unforgetoccur. table shootout win “This is probover the Russians, ably the biggest the Americans fell reason why NHL flat against Canada in a 1-0 semifinal John Tavares, New York Islanders players shouldn’t loss. They then Captain be in the Olympics, it should just be spiraled into oblivamateurs,” Snow ion in the bronze medal game as Finland rolled to told Newsday Feb. 21. “And it could have happened to anyone; a 5-0 victory.

While many still try to piece it just happened to be us that lost together how a U.S. team with our best player.”

These concerns are nothwhat looked like golden potential failed to even medal, a larger ing overly new, however, and recurring discussion regard- if any serious efforts to keep ing the NHL’s involvement in the NHL out were to arise, they would face vehement opposition the Olympics resurfaced.

Back on July 19, 2013, after from the NHLPA. That was recently exemplified by the previous season’s damaging lockout, the NHL and National the Tampa Bay Lightning’s MarHockey League Players’ Asso- tin St. Louis, who allegedly asked ciation reached an agreement to for a trade after Lightning General send athletes to the games for a Manager Steve Yzerman left him off the original Team Canada rosfifth straight time.

However, some NHL execu- ter. St. Louis has been a member tives still have issues enduring the of the Lightning for 13 years, but long Olympic lull in the middle his rumored actions show just how of the NHL season and sending closely players hold the Olympic away their team’s prized assets opportunity to their hearts.

While speculation will undoubtfor a month.

Most players, including the New edly continue, it’s likely the greatYork Islanders’ young star John Ta- est hockey players in the world vares, hold medaling in the Olym- will continue to represent their pics in similar or even higher regard homelands in the 2018 games in South Korea. to winning the Stanley Cup. “The Olympic Games is Trey Killian is a senior from Tampa, Fla., obviously a pinnacle of sports majoring in journalism. Email him at and it represents a lot,” Tavares robert.killian@marquette.edu.

We feel as players it’s important and we love to play, we love to represent our countries.”

Sports

Junior, former walk-on evolves into track and field Big East champion Koeck clinched conference title with a career-best throw

By Patrick Leary

patrick.leary@marquette.edu

Three years ago, Will Koeck didn’t have Marquette track & field on his radar.

He had not even heard of weight throw or hammer throw, events he would later compete in for the Golden Eagles. But when he saw his older sister Kathryn take part in those events her freshman year at Marquette, his athletic future changed.

“After coming to a few of her meets and seeing the event done, I got interested in it and started talking to (associate head coach Michael Koenning) about the possibility of trying to be a walk-on here,” Koeck said.

Saturday, the former walkon junior completed his journey to the top of the Big East, winning the conference title with a career-best and programrecord weight throw of 69 feet, 8.25 inches.

“I really just started to go after it because I knew I needed to up my throw to make NCAAs,” Koeck said. “It all came together on that last throw.”

Koeck’s throw put him eighth on the NCAA Division I weight throw performance list for the 2014 indoor season. The top-16 throwers advance to the NCAA Indoor Championships March 14 and 15 in Albuquerque, N.M. The Winneconne, Wis., native took an unconventional route to his conference championship.

Koenning learned about him from recruiting his older sister, but wasn’t sure Koeck could make the team because his high school performances didn’t scream Division I athlete.

“He didn’t come to Marquette with a guaranteed spot on the team,” Koenning said. “He came in with the understanding that he had to learn a new event and prove himself. When he arrived on campus we started

Marquette conquers 23-point defecit Young’s 26 points propel Golden Eagles past Red Storm in NY

By Matt Barbato

matthew.barbato@marquette.edu

The Marquette women’s basketball team has seen both ends of unprecedented comebacks.

After surrendering a 17-point lead with 14 minutes left in a 90-86 overtime loss to the Seton Hall Pirates, Marquette staged a dramatic rally of its own in a 74-61 road victory against the St. John’s Red Storm.

The Golden Eagles dug themselves into a big hole and trailed by 23 points with nine minutes left in the first half. But Marquette went on a 23-10 run to conclude the half to gain some momentum and trimmed the deficit to just 42-35 heading into the locker room.

In the second half, the Golden Eagles kept inching closer

to knotting the game up, but St. John’s continued to withstand the rally. With eight minutes left, Marquette began a surge that would put them up for good.

Trailing 56-49 with 8:46 remaining, senior Katie Young scored two of her 26 points to make it 56-51. After both teams traded buckets, Young hit a three to cut the Red Storm’s lead to just two points. Junior Cristina Bigica sank two free throws to tie the game at 58, but St. John’s answered with a free throw to take back the lead for the last time.

Junior Arlesia Morse’s two free throws gave Marquette a 60-59 lead and started a 16-2 run to close out the Red Storm for good. Young sealed the deal with a threepointer from the baseline that put her team up 67-59 and deflated the opposition.

Three Marquette players scored in double figures, with Young leading the way with 26 points and 12 rebounds.

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Senior Katherine Plouffe scored 15 points—nine of them in the second half—and sophomore Brooklyn Pumroy contributed 12 points, four rebounds and four assists.

Wednesday’s victory was a sign of great character and resiliency from the Golden Eagles, who were coming off of a devastating defeat against Seton Hall just four nights prior. The win could give the team a lot of momentum heading into the final two games of the regular season.

Although it began with a thud, Marquette capped off its twogame road trip with a major triumph over the second-best team in the Big East. The win also puts Marquette into fourth place in the conference with a 10-6 record.

Marquette will play its final home game of the season Saturday afternoon against the Creighton Bluejays and will honor seniors Plouffe, Young and Courtney Thomas.

from scratch for him to learn the hammer and weight throws.”

Koeck fouled out at the Big East Indoor Championships his freshman season and placed eighth his sophomore year with a mark 11 inches shorter than his throw Saturday. His previous struggles motivated him to take his throws to the next level.

“It really did motivate me to go out there and compete,” Koeck said. “A lot of it had to do with our team scores. We knew exactly what we needed to do in order to put ourselves in a position where we could’ve come home with third place.”

While the men’s team fell short of its goal and finished fourth, Koeck certainly held up his end of the bargain.

Coach Bert Rogers said Koeck rose to the occasion when the team needed him.

“As an athlete, you’re always trying to improve yourself,” Rogers said. “Will’s always up for the challenge of trying to improve himself and help out the team in every way he can.”

Koenning said Koeck’s determination to succeed led him to make a huge leap forward

his junior season.

“It’s a result of lots of diligent practice and learning from his experiences,” Koenning said.

“He’s building from both his great meets and the ones he’d like to forget to move forward into a more successful thrower.”

The coach who saw potential in Koeck three years ago couldn’t be more proud of his remarkable accomplishment.

“He’s come a long way in that time,” Koenning said.

“A lot of trial and error that often involves literally falling down. He just keeps getting back up and working hard … I’m proud to have helped him achieve that.”

As for the champion himself, he isn’t letting his success get to his head. He still has bigger challenges ahead in the coming weeks.

“I honestly don’t think it’s sunk in yet,” Koeck said.

“There’s just a lot of work to be done before next week in Boston, which is last chance meet to try and move up, and after that, NCAAs.”

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Big east notebook victory against the Wildcats, and made it a full game when the Red Storm fell to the Golden Eagles Wednesday night. With a 70-50 win Wednesday night, Creighton moved into a tie with St. John’s. With just one game separating the top three teams, the final week of the season will create some primetime drama.

By Jacob Born

jacob.born@marquette.edu

Three’s the magic number DePaul’s 71-56 victory against Villanova Tuesday night mathematically eliminated the Wildcats from finishing first in the conference, leaving St. John’s, Creighton and DePaul as the only three teams left with a shot at the regular season title. DePaul moved a half-game up from St. John’s with the

Basement party Just like the top three teams are locked into a battle for the No.

1 seed, the last three teams are also set in stone. Georgetown, Xavier and Providence will all play in the opening round of the tournament. Georgetown and Xavier are tied at 3-13 and will most likely play each other in the opening round, while Providence is in last at 2-14 and still doesn’t know who it will play.

Marquette, Butler and Seton Hall all have a chance to drop down into the opening round, but just one loss will guarantee the game for the Pirates.

Player of the Week

Tabitha Richardson-Smith­ Sophomore Forward Seton Hall

game of the Week DePaul at St. John’s Sat. March 1 – 12 p.m. CST Saturday’s matchup between DePaul and St. John’s could decide who gets the No. 1 seed in the Big East Tournament.

The Blue Demons enter the weekend with a 13-3 record, while the Red Storm heads

in with a 12-4 conference mark. Both teams look to bounce back after recent losses and a victory could give the winner momentum heading into the tournament.

While DePaul comes into the

game with a very highpowered offense, St. John’s boasts the best defense in the league. This game could be a preview of the Big East Tournament final.

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