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Cuts to students A home for Direct effect of Wisconsin’s budget on students

cancer patients UWM student galvanized by displaced young adults By Chris Flood Staff Writer news@uwmpost.com

Jack Norman from the Institute for Wisconsin’s Future. Post Photo by Sierra Riesberg By Mike La Count News Editor news@uwmpost.com

Last Thursday the UWMilwaukee Student Association organized an event with ﬁve speakers to discuss the impact of the Wisconsin State budget on students.

In his opening remarks SA President Travis RomeroBoeck said he doesn’t believe the budget outlook is very good, particularly at dealing with the changes on education funding. “The best thing we can do

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Dan Kenneavy’s battle with cancer that started at age 17, his ideas of starting a non-proﬁt and the inevitably of his death prompted a desire to better support young adult cancer patients. These personal experiences fostered the Kenneavy’s family and friends to take matters into their own hands, expanding upon Dan Kenneavy’s original idea of supporting families who are also experiencing the hardships of cancer treatment. Dan’s House of Hope (DHOH) was co-founded by Carolyn

Schweitzer, a UW-Milwaukee student completing her masters degree, as an innovative plan to solve problems faced by the overlooked demographic of 1824 year old cancer patients and their families, who struggle to make long distance trips to seek treatment at leading healthcare institutions like Houston’s Texas Medical Center. After traveling to multiple institutions and participating in numerous medical treatments, Dan Kenneavy – for whom the program was named – died at the age of 20 while participating in a clinical trial of a new drug called Rexon

Supporters mumble at Stone’s call to work with Abele

Abele celebrates election victory Abele backers gather at Pabst, watch results roll in By Steve Garrison Staff Writer news@uwmpost.com

Non-alcoholic beer was in short supply at the historic Pabst Brewery on Tuesday as 44year-old philanthropist Chris Abele celebrated his decisive victory against Rep. Jeﬀ Stone (R-Greendale) for Milwaukee

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County Executive. Voters, volunteers and prominent politicians alike shouted triumphantly as the precincts reported Abele’s handed defeat of Stone, with an eventual unoﬃcial result of 61 percent votes for Abele and 39 percent for Stone.

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While the results conﬁrmed that Chris Abele won the Milwaukee County Executive election, MOCT restaurant

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Stone party doesn’t support outcome Chris Abele held his party at the Best Room at the Pabst Brewery. Image courtesy of Jason Simpson

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continued to entertain 100 Jeff Stone supporters with drinks amidst disgruntled mumbling. Stone conceded at 10:05 p.m. when the race results read 61 percent for Abele and 39 percent for Stone, with 71 percent of the vote reported. Stone said in his concession speech that he is looking forward to helping Milwaukee County and Wisconsin become a better place. He said that he wishes Abele luck and looks forward to working with him. The mumbles erupted during Stone’s speech. The general atmosphere of MOCT was confident until 9 p.m. when Abele’s percentage took the lead as more of the votes were reported. Stone called the race “an unusual environment.” His remark alluded to the different backgrounds of the candidates, the budget repair situation and the occupancy of the Milwaukee

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County Executive seat. “We live in a democratic society. Milwaukee County is traditionally a democratic stronghold, and the people have proved that true today,” said LaMont Harris, Stone’s controversial hire for his campaign. Harris is a felon who served time for a bank robbery charge. He worked with former-Alderman Michael McGee, who was charged with nine counts of corruption, extortion and bribery in 2008. Abele, son of billionaire John Abele, outspent Stone in advertising fourto-one using primarily his own money. Abele is associated with the Democratic Party but the county executive seat is oﬃcially nonpartisan. MOCT provided election coverage on its projection screen and two televisions.

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Legislature passes temporary budget

Supreme Court hopefuls call in experts

One hour before the deadline that would have caused many government shutdowns, Congress reached a deal on contested cuts in the federal budget. A temporary spending bill was passed in order to allow for more time until the full budget bill could be agreed upon. Democrats and Republicans agreed to cut $38 billion in spending until the stop-gap spending bill expires on Sept. 30. President Obama called the reductions in spending the largest cut in annual spending in history.

After a new wave of ballots was received from Brookfield giving David Prosser a comfortable lead over JoAnne Kloppenburg, both candidates for the Wisconsin Supreme Court consulted with national recount experts. Kloppenburg hired the firm Perkins Coie. One advisor from that firm is attorney Marc Elias, who worked on the recount of Al Franken’s U.S. senate election, which ultimately led to his victory. Prosser hired lawyer Ben Ginsberg, the former national consultant for the George W. Bush campaigns in 2000 and 2004. Prior to the discovery of the Brookfield ballots, Kloppenburg held a lead over Prosser of just over 200 votes. After the ballots from Brookfield were included, an additional 10,859 votes were added to Prosser’s total, and Kloppenburg received an additional 3,456, giving Prosser the tentative lead.

Deer guards goose nest in Buffalo In a Buffalo, N.Y. cemetery, a deer has been guarding the nest of a female goose. The nest is located inside a large urn at the Forest Lawn cemetery, the home of President Millard Fillmore and rock legend Rick James. The strange protective role of the buck was first noted by a cemetery worker when the buck positioned himself between the employee and the goose. Whenever a car drives up the buck has been standing broadside between the vehicle and the nest and stares at the onlooker until they move along. If the deer remains loyal to the mother goose, which has been without a male to help guard the nest, he will be in for three more weeks of guard duty before the 31-day gestation period for the goslings is up.

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A new law passed in Maine will allow onearmed individuals to carry switchblades. Supporters of the law say the new legislation will put an end to handicapped people having to unfold a standard pocketknife with their teeth. Some other states do allow for the possession of switchblades; however, in most it is illegal for anyone to carry them. The governor is expected to sign the bill into law this week, making Maine the first state to make this sort of exception for the handicapped.

Police Reports On Monday, April 4 at 5:59 p.m. someone reported loud yelling and the sounds of furniture moving in a classroom in the Physics Building. An officer arrived in the room to discover an experimental learning class taking place. On Tuesday, April 5 at 11:46 a.m. Union security reported a possibly intoxicated subject lying on the ground on the first floor of the Union next to the ATMs and payphones. He was taken into custody.

On Tuesday, April 5 at 4:12 p.m. a white male wearing black track pants was reported to be following men into bathrooms. When the police arrived they could not find subject. On Wednesday, April 6 at 6:07 p.m. a female reported that she was felt uncomfortable by a group that was handing out religious flyers in the Union. Officers arrived but the group had vanished.

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The elections for next year’s Student Association begin at 12 a.m. and will remain open until April 14. All students will be sent an email containing a link to the online ballot. Results will be posted within 24 hours of the election’s closing. Wednesday, April 13

place in the Union Concourse from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Lyrical Sanctuary will be hosting spoken word artist Dwayne Morgan along with visual art by Ras Ammar and live music provided by UrbanSol. The show begins at 8 p.m. in the Union Fireside Lounge and is free and open to the public.

Reconnect with campus resources at this year’s Spring Revival. Enjoy ice cream sundaes, massages and caricatures while learning about all the UWM campus has to offer. It will take

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race. Abele’s OWI ticket avoidance, tax evasion and parking tickets were issues of debate alongside Stone’s hiring of Harris. But around 9:12 p.m. the result ratio had switched: Abele now had 61 percent of the vote while Stone had 39 percent. Only 26 percent of the votes had been reported but already attendees could be heard worrying. At 10:05 p.m. Stone conceded, oﬀering thanks to his supporters and said he hopes to work together to make the state and county a better place. A veil of disappointment settled across the crowd at the results. “I’m not surprised. We had a huge turnout this year, including the November election. The political mood is energized across Wisconsin,” said Stephen Theil, a resident of Milwaukee. Walker’s eight year term was the only interruption in 40 years of a Democrat-held seat. Walker won the position in a special election after F. Tom Ament was removed on a pension scandal. For Walker county executive proved to be a governor-generating position and placed Walker at the front of the Republican Party. Thiel said, “This is an exciting time to be in Wisconsin. Everything from sports to politics is newsworthy and making the front page. Normally we are more modest about our achievements in this state.”

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At 8:30 p.m. applause rung out every time Stone’s 20 percent lead on Abele rolled across the bottom of the screens. Perfecto Rivera, a strong supporter of Stone, said that Abele has a lot of money to spend but he does not have the “stepping stone of experience” necessary to become county executive. “The democrats and unions tried to bastardize the other side because they have no strong candidate,” said Wayne Foster, a friend of Stone’s. Foster, Rivera and Harris all said they believed that the relationship with Governor Scott Walker would ultimately be better for the county. Harris also emphasized that Stone thought for himself. “That’s why I like him so much,” said Harris. Stone spoke similarly of Harris in his defense on hiring him. Stone acknowledged Harris’s previous criminal record but said that everyone needed an opportunity to participate when questioned by WISN 12. Both Abele and Stone faced criticism for their decisions, past and present, during the

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ASAP candidates plan to increase services to alleviate tuition woes

College Dem candidates advocate more transparency with student funds

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Student Association presidential candidates Alex Kostal and Brent Johnson are the closest thing to incumbents this election has. Both serve in current President Travis RomeroBoeck’s executive staff (Kostal as Public Relations Director and Johnson as Assistant Legislative Liaison), so it seems only fitting that they run under the same party name that he and Vice President Lang did. Marking its fourth appearance in an SA election since its revival in 2008, ASAP (Achieving Student Action through Progress) is now a fi xture of UW-Milwaukee student politics. And although the platform has changed, according to Kostal and Johnson, there is a definite reason the party name has stuck around so long. “For us, ASAP is a symbol of clean government, clean elections and transparency in general,” explained Kostal. “It started off back in the early

’90s and we really don’t have much information about it until 2008 when [Scott] Dettman and [Julio] Guererro ran and their election was really about standing up to what had been years of corruption in SA.” ASAP is currently running the largest number of candidates in the election, with 28 senators, many of them incumbents running with Kostal and Johnson. Kostal said, “We knew right away that we had to recruit the people who care and get them involved for the next year, because we don’t want them to disappear altogether. But we also did reach out a lot and I think you’ll find that about half of our party are new. It’s about finding new people but it’s also about retaining the people who are passionate and knowledgeable so that next year we can really hit the ground running.” And in spite of the fact that Kostal and Johnson served on the senate and the executive office simultaneously, they said that a stronger division of powers between branches is necessary, proposing a ban on executive officers from holding senate seats. A ban preventing this nature was previously in effect during the 2009-2010 school year. Kostal and Johnson both advocated for UWM as a vital part of the Milwaukee community and defended the $49 in-

crease in segregated fees per student each per semester that was approved under this year’s leadership. “If we start cutting dollars and cents when it comes to funding resource centers or programs that help students feel like there is a real community here, then we’re not doing anyone any service at all and the university becomes a worse place,” Kostal said. He later added that “[segregated fee funded programs develop] an inclusive sentiment on campus and that type of thing you can’t really quantify, and I think most of us would be willing to pay a few dollars to make sure that that exists here.” Johnson also spoke on his goals as potential vice president, saying, “Next year I’d really like to continue my work on public-works initiatives such as bringing more vegan options on campus, to working with student organizations like Act Everywhere to encourage more composting with Growing Power, to making the campus more bike-friendly. Those are all great things. Then I’d like to take that and show the students, ‘This is what the SA can do,’ and if you come to us and get involved we can do a lot more.” Johnson ﬁnished by summarizing that a goal is “increasing campus activity. I think that’s the most important thing.”

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Jared Bierbach and Shawn Matson, presidential candidates for the Student Association (SA) supported by the UW-Milwaukee College Democrats, say that UWM needs a change of pace with regard to ethical behavior. Citing the approximate $18,000 surplus used by SA to throw a block party, Bierbach said he believes that it’s time for someone to take control and be trustworthy with student segregated fees. He advocates increasing transparency in SA and representing the students and teachers of UWM, not just the goals and agenda of particular SA members. Bierbach and Matson to advocate a third-party audit of the entirety of SA funds. Bierbach said he was oﬀended by the concept of students being told to “get educated about the city” in order to prevent crime. Instead, he advocates improvements to the B.O.S.S. service as well as working together with the UWM Police Department to increase safety in the campus

area and decrease crime. The two are also vehemently opposed to privatizing the UWM Police Department, as is outlined in Walker’s budget repair bill. Bierbach worked on Chris Abele’s successful campaign for county executive and says that Abele wants to be a strong partner in improving UWM and student life. On the issue of parking, both Bierbach and Matson say that they want to continue the work of current executives Travis Romero-Boeck and Angela Lang in improving parking opportunities for students. They both commute and recognize the problems with the present system. Bierbach has expressed his strong support for the U-Park lots. “We’ll hold people’s feet to the fire over it,” he said. They said that in SA elections there is generally a clear difference between the different parties running. They said ASAP is the “strongest voice for students,” and they plan to protect students’ rights. They claim to be the opposition to Walker’s “failed agenda” and stress that what happens outside the campus does have an effect on students. “The age of cronyism is coming to a close,” Bierbach said, “and students want strong leadership in SA.”

Tightening belts, reducing costs ACTA to cut from SA and take student interests to capitol By Aaron Knapp Staff Writer news@uwmpost.com

John Joseph Pugel and Ryan Wittmann, candidates for president and vice president of UWMilwaukee’s Student Association, promise to cut costs of student government and put that money toward lobbying local, state and federal governments on behalf of the students. They are leading their party, A Call to Action (ACTA), against Achieving Student Action Through Progress (ASAP) and the College Democrats at UWM. However, they claim that if they are elected, they plan to collaborate with other parties to better serve the students. Wittmann said, “Everybody should come together and work for their school, because in the end we are trying to serve the school in the best way that we can.” Next week, UWM students will elect representatives to the Student Association (SA), a governing body responsible for funding student organizations, clubs, centers and services.

Pugel and Wittmann’s strategy is to implement cost cutting measures within SA, including a promise to cut $1,000 from each of their salaries and put more money toward efforts to influence larger governments. They condemned an SA decision this year to divert $10,000 from lobbying funds to student activities programming. “We would rather spend money on lobbying local officials and getting an independent audit done [to see] where we can use our money more wisely,” said Pugel.

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Although Abele’s victory was expected among supporters in attendance at the political newcomer’s election party, the energy among the estimated 300 supporters was immediate and overwhelming upon entering the Blue Ribbon Hall. Many prominent Milwaukee politicians and community members were in attendance to show support for Abele, including Mayor Tom Barrett, Judge Paul Gordon, Alderman Nik Kovac and former University of Wisconsin Regent and President Sheldon B. Lubar. Abele emphasized in his victory speech the need for unity among the disparate municipalities and institutions – including UW-Milwaukee – within the county and said that he was willing to work with anybody, including Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and his opponent Stone, to move the county forward. The race for the nonpartisan county executive position previously held by Governor Scott Walker was thrust into the public spotlight following the intense debate surrounding the budget crisis, during which 14 Democrats left the state to stop Republicans from passing a budget bill that would limit most collective bargaining rights for public employees. Abele personally funded his $1-million campaign and spent a considerable amount of advertising money tying Stone with Walker and emphasizing Stone’s early support for Walker’s budget repair bill. For his part, Stone emphasized Abele’s political inexperience and his questionable personal decisions, including his attempts to avoid paying state income taxes and a longdelayed resolution of a 1996 drunken-driving charge. Abele will hold the county executive position for the remainder of the term and said that he will run for reelection next year. Lubar was a co-chairman of Abele’s campaign and says that he has known him since he arrived in Milwaukee. Lubar met Abele when he co-chaired the ﬁrst study of Milwaukee’s ﬁscal crisis for the Greater Milwaukee committee, a private-sector civic organization that works toward the development of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. Abele’s work at the county

level “is going to be an uphill battle,” Lubar said. “The governance of this county really needs attention,” Lubar said. “I mean, we need a new look. Our governance system is 150 years old and it does not fit the size of the county or the demands of it.” Lubar also said that Abele will be a valuable ally in the fight to protect UW System funding, and Abele acknowledged that he has spoken with the mayor about meeting with the future chancellor and going down to Madison to discuss the funding inequity between UWMadison and UWM. “UWM might not be under the county, but it is absolutely in the interest to everybody in the area to see a strong support for UWM,” Abele said. Barrett said that despite Abele’s lack of political experience, he is excited to work with somebody who wants to solve the problems facing Milwaukee rather than fight ideological wars. “Whether you live in the city or the suburbs, he is the type of leader that wants to bring people together … and I think that is a breath of fresh air, because we do have some serious problems and we need to have people that want to work together,” Barrett said. Glendale resident Dan Robbins volunteered on Abele’s behalf and has been involved in several progressive causes and campaigns in recent years, including former Senator Russ Feingold’s reelection campaign and Barack Obama’s presidential bid. Robbins said that although he supports Abele as a candidate, he believes that the election got substantial support from a previously hibernating Left that has been energized by the battle over the budget bill. “The lack of interest, the loss of interest, was palpable in the Feingold race,” Robbins said. “That race should never have been lost, and it was just apathy. The left-leaning electorate I think was just burned out.” Kovac agreed and said that although Abele ran a fantastic campaign, Stone’s early support for Walker’s budget proposal bill guaranteed that he would not get 50 percent of the votes against any candidate. “In my case, it was a vote for Abele, but I know with a lot of people I talked to it was a vote against Stone and against Walker,” Kovac said. Read more uwmpost.com.

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Laura Stuart, a sexuality expert at Northwestern University, lectures about the need for human connection. Post photo by Sierra Riesberg

Skin Hunger: The Power of Touch Sexpo explores the human need to be touched By Lauren E. Groh Staff Writer news@uwmpost.com

Calm. Cozy. Intimate. These three words describe the atmosphere in UW-Milwaukee’s Fireside Lounge during Tuesday’s Sexpo event “Skin Hunger: The Power of Touch.” The mood definitely fit the topic. Laura Stuart, a sexuality educator at Northwestern University and owner of the Tool Shed on Murray Avenue, and Michelle McClellen, senior psychologist at Norris Health Center, led a discussion on physical contact between humans. Students started filing into the dimly lit room just before 7 p.m. on Tuesday evening. Many were psychology and sociology students, and most appeared to be in their early 20s. Stuart began by talking about sexual education for young people and how the emphasis is usually placed on a limited number of topics such as sexually transmitted diseases, abstinence, safe sex and sexual reproduction. “Sensuality is talked about the least,” Stuart said. “We don’t have a lot of skills in ask-

ing for [nonsexual] touch.” Stuart used a Planned Parenthood chart on holistic sexuality to deﬁne sensuality as “physiological and psychological pleasure from one’s own body and the bodies of others.” She highlighted terms like “touch,” “smell,” “taste,” “aural and visual stimuli,” “body image,” “pleasure” and “fantasy.” McClellen went on to explain which parts of our brains are at work when we are young, and which ones haven’t fully developed. “Pain and touch activate our brains more than anything else,” she said. While Laura “Sexy Lady” Stuart conducted the sexual side of the discussion, McClellan took on the psychological angle. Together they covered all the bases and swiftly transitioned back and forth, when necessary, to bring new information to the table and to answer questions. Stuart led a few exercises to explore nonsexual touch between audience members to promote sensual communication. The ﬁrst exercise required pairs of people to ask each other how they would like to be touched on their

forearms. She encouraged audience members to be speciﬁc about what they wanted, whether it be a light tap or a tight squeeze. The second exercise was also based on touch, but also on other senses like smell. Stuart passed around certain props, like warming and scented massage oils, for audience members to investigate and test, based on their own discretion. McClellan closed with a valuable and somewhat humorous piece of advice: “Feel your feelings, and touch people.” Sexpo is a series of events dedicated to “sex, sexual identity, and healthy relationships,” says Rebecca Grassl, the UWM Union programming manager. Grassl and Jen Murray, the director of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Resource Center, are two of the founders of Sexpo, which started about ﬁve years ago. “Some [events] are smaller workshops,” explained Grassl. “Some are larger.” There are usually two to four events per semester, and all are free and open to the public. Some past Sexpo events include “I <3 Female Orgasms” and “Like a Virgin.” There have also been events like the Multicultural Panel last semester and speakers like Helen Boyd. In May, Dan Savage of the sex-advice column “Savage Love” will be coming to UWM for the next Sexpo event.

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CUTS Continued from page 1 is really know what is going on,” said Romero-Boeck. “And sometimes that is one of [students’] weaker points.” The majority of the speakers focused their discussions on the Budget Repair Bill and how Governor Scott Walker and his administration have been working to balance the state budget. The Budget Repair Bill, according to its supporters, was passed to help gap a current deficit in the Wisconsin budget. Since the passing of the budget bill, Walker has made further changes in the state budget which he states will end deficit spending for the state. “This legislation will allow the state to finish this year’s budget in the black without raising taxes on the middleclass,” said Walker. Jack Norman, the research director for the Institute for Wisconsin’s Future, disagreed with the way Wisconsin’s legislature choose to balance the budget by making cuts. Norman emphasized that the state needs to raise revenue through taxes to cover spending. “The idea that our taxes are going up is just simply false,” said Norman. “In fact if you factor inflation in, taxes are lower today than they were 10 years ago.” “Overall we do not have a huge tax bill in Wisconsin and that is why the governor could have avoided most of his cuts if he had been willing to purpose some additional taxes on those who could afford those taxes,” said Norman. Focusing on the bill’s relevance to current UWM students, John Terry, UWM graduate student, talked about how many students may soon become teacher assistants. “Securing a job in the global economy is increasingly requiring you to have an advanced degree or degrees,” said Terry. “A bachelor’s degree will

hardly guarantee you any job at all,” he said. “This means that graduate school is in the near future for many of you, and it is in your best interest to protect your future job.” The final speaker was SA Vice President Angela Lang. She talked about how students can advocate for their position regarding the budget changes. Lang turned to the need to have a high voter turnout among college students but was concerned proposed changes in the voter I.D. laws would be a deterrent. “The Voter I.D. Bill, known as SB6, would make it harder for students to vote,” said Lang. “Voting is what students think is the easiest thing they can do because students may have other jobs and commitments, so they may not have time to start organizations or get involved.” Of particular interest to students is the bill’s requirement for a voter to have a state I.D. with a current address. Students who have their original home address on their I.D.’s would have to get a new one to vote in Milwaukee. Mark Schwartz, chair of the Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate, offered a bright spot for UWM in the face of significant cuts. UWM is currently in the process of hiring a new chancellor. Recently, board members of the UW System expressed concerns over the ability of UW schools to attract out-of-state personnel with looming system-wide cuts. Schwartz said that despite changes to employee benefits, the candidates who have been interviewed for the chancellor position are still interested in working at UWM. “Despite the difficulties that we are in, we are seen nationally as an institution that is on the rise,” said Schwartz. “Obviously I was a bit concerned about that, particularly when some of [the candidates] had casually said ‘We all know what has been going on in Wisconsin.’”

DAN’S HOUSE Continued from page 1 G in the Philippines, in hopes of beating a three-year battle with Osteosarcoma cancer. Schweitzer said, “Dan ultimately passed in the Philippians, but, for the ﬁrst time, he was able to experience communal-based treatment.” According to Schweitzer, treatment centers like these were something Dan had hoped he could create and participate in before he peacefully departed. Schweitzer, along with fellow founders, has incorporated plans to create a more community-based approach where patients will be able to relax at DHOH, play video games and reside there during treatment, without racking up hospital bills, traveling expenses and hotel fees. Schweitzer said she had been close with Kenneavy’s sister while attending UWWhitewater and was also friendly with not only Dan and his sister but other Kenneavy family members too. It was through her relationship with Dan and his family that Schweitzer discovered Dan’s desire to create a temporary living and communalbased treatment center for cancer patients, like himself,

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However, these funding cuts would be limited to the SA only. Pugel and Wittmann oppose decreases in funding to student centers like the Women’s Resource Center and services like Be On the Safe Side (B.O.S.S.). They criticized SA’s decision to cut funding to UWM Athletics, which is in debt by almost $10 million. “By taking money away from them, we won’t be able to help them cut into that deﬁcit at all,” said Pugel.

who fell within the 18-24year-old demographic before he died – stressing the treatment and support of those 1824-year-old cancer patients. According to a statement provided by Dan’s House of Hope, “This population continues to tumble into ‘no man’s land’ between programs designed for children and those established for older adult cancer patients.” After Dan’s death, his mother, Dawn Kenneavy, Schweitzer and Steven Hagen conceived the idea for DHOH in September of 2010. According to Schweitzer, the plans for DHOH are still tentative but will be based on a four-pillar goal system. Construction blueprints depict DHOH as a two-story structure equipped with game rooms, lounges, residency dorms, oﬃces and an open reception and kitchen area all set up to promote a communal, home-away-fromhome treatment atmosphere. The center will be based out of Houston to oﬀer support for those families and individuals seeking treatment at the Texas Medical Center. Schweitzer and Kenneavy’s mother are well aware of the trials and tribulations that come with traveling for treatment, staying for the treatment period and the limited help available for cancer pa-

tients aged 18-24. “Dan and his mom stayed in hotels and apartments for over 400 days while seeking medical attention for his cancer,” Schweitzer said. “When families have to travel more than 100 miles for treatment, it takes a toll financially and physically.” Once complete, DHOH will be the only hospitality house in the United States to work specifically with 18-24-yearold patients and support their families who need temporary residence during treatment periods, just like Dan hoped for. “We had a needs assessment done, and in 2010 we found there were over 5,000 people who needed to travel for treatment,” Schweitzer said. Her advice to other young, passionate students interested in making a difference is to reach out to professors at UWM, who she says are there to help us and provide us with useful information. In addition, Schweitzer suggested reaching out to nonprofit centers in Milwaukee and meeting with their directors to help with networking within the non-profit community. “It is doable and if you have the passion for something, you can make it happen,” Schweitzer said.

Although they do not plan to give away any less money, Pugel and Wittmann hope that the school’s athletics will reduce its need for funding by hosting basketball games on campus instead of at the U.S. Cellular Arena. Themselves both commuters, Pugel and Wittmann also seek to address UWM’s chronic shortage of parking spaces. “We’re really sad that ASAP this year wasn’t able to keep the lakefront park-and-ride lots,” said Pugel. “We’re happy that Columbia St. Mary’s was added, but we think that more needs to be done.” They plan to address this

problem by lobbying local government oﬃcials to ease parking restrictions and increase time limits on streets close to campus. In addition, Pugel and Wittmann plan to investigate online class fees and lobby the school to eliminate them. They would also like to explore ways that B.O.S.S. can be improved. Students can vote in the SA elections online, April 12-14, and each student can vote for the president and vice president, senators representing the university at large, and senators representing the student’s school.

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Baseball sweeps UIC in weekend series Panthers move into tie for first place By Nick Bornheimer Staff Writer sports@uwmpost.com

UW-Milwaukee moved up to tie for first place in the Horizon League after an impressive weekend series where the Panthers out-hit, out-scored and out-played the University of Illinois at Chicago. Milwaukee won 4-3 Friday and took both games Saturday 10-1 and 6-5. Ninth inning heroics by senior Sam Sivilotti jolted the Panthers (11-16, 5-1) to a sweep over the UIC Flames (13-15, 45), extending Milwaukee’s winning streak to five games. Sivilotti hit a single that drove in two runs to give the Panthers their winning run Saturday before junior Caleb Engleke came on to finish the game in the ninth inning, he retired the side in order. After senior Chad Pierce

reached on an infield single and senior Doug Dekoning got on with a beautiful bunt, the stage was set for Silvotti, who was down to his last strike when he laced one into right center. Starting pitcher sophomore Jordan Guth carried a no-hit bid into the sixth inning, where he then faced some problems. Harry Kammholz gave the Flames a 5-4 advantage to cap UIC’s four run rally. Sophomore Cale Tassi entered for 2.2 innings of relief, keeping the damage at five runs and earning the eventual victory. It looked like it was Milwaukee’s day Saturday, getting on the board early in the second game of the doubleheader after putting on an offensive clinic in the first. UWM edged out another close one on Friday. Pierce was on the rubber for UWM,

pitching eight innings and allowing only two earned runs as the Panthers fought oﬀ the Flames 4-3.

After senior Chad Pierce reached on an infield single and senior Doug Dekoning got on with a beautiful bunt, the stage was set for Silvotti, who was down to his last strike when he laced one into right center. Freshman success has become a theme for the Panthers this year, which was evident Friday as Tell Taylor scored the

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Key departures creating point of emphasis

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By Mitch Pratt Special to the Post sports@uwmpost.com

Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose is having a wonderful season in the windy city and is the clear frontrunner for the league’s most valuable player award. But I’ve always wondered, were the Bulls just really lucky to get him or was there something more? Back in the 2008 NBA Draft, the Chicago native was to be the cut and dry number one overall selection, and whichever team got him was going to be better immediately. The Bulls had a mere 1.7 percent chance of getting the No. 1 overall selection after they went 33-49 in the 20072008 season and ended up some how winning the draft lottery. The Miami Heat, however, went 15-67 in the 2007-2008 campaign in which Dwayne Wade was injured for the

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Just luck? Maybe not better part of the year, and they featured guys like Chris Quinn and Mark Blount in their starting lineup on a nightly basis. For their efforts that season, the Heat was given a 25 percent chance of getting that No. 1

The Bulls hadn’t had much luck in the draft or in any facet since the Michael Jordan era. They got high lottery picks in some shabby draft classes.

pick, but came up with the second pick. The Bulls hadn’t had much luck in the draft or in any facet since the Michael Jordan era. They got high

lottery picks in some shabby draft classes. For example, in the 2000 draft, the Bulls had the No. 4 and the No. 8 picks and drafted Marcus Fizer and Jamal Crawford. Neither start in the NBA right now and no one knows what Fizer is doing to make ends meet. Then comes commissioner David Stern, by far the most powerful man in the Association. He could see that the Bulls were wandering around with no direction and were in need of something to get that market back to the big time. Chicago is one of the biggest cities in America and that means more dollars to an already ﬂourishing NBA. Do you think it was purely dumb luck? It’s pretty interesting that they don’t show the actual pulling of the ping-pong balls out of the machine; they just show the results. Stern could have made a

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It seems like yesterday that pandemonium struck the Packer Nation as the Vince Lombardi Trophy was returned home to Titletown U.S.A. And while the celebrating continues, the 2011 NFL Player draft on April 28-30 is quickly approaching. The NFL is currently involved in a labor lockout, but as scheduled this year’s 2011 Draft will be held in New York City just like in year’s prior. With an uncertainty of when league activities such as NFL free agency will resume, a larger emphasis is being put on this year’s draft. The Packers have needs and holes to ﬁll, even from their Super Bowl winning roster. Key candidates for departure oﬀ the Packers roster who have expiring contracts that may not be renewed are wide receiver James Jones and defensive end Cullen Jenkins. Both players were key components of last season’s Super Bowl-winning roster, but with the uncertainty of when NFL free agency may start and the player’s plans the team may move on without them. Look for the Packers to seek replacements at the wide receiver and 3-4 defensive end positions.

Looking at the Packers defense last year, one position that was a game of musical chairs was starting outside linebacker opposite of pro bowler Clay Matthews. Last year Eric Walden, Frank Zombo, Brad Jones and Brady Poppinga all did a ﬁne job when starting. In reviewing their play at outside linebacker throughout the season, health and consistent play was an issue. Finding a sureﬁ re starting outside linebacker opposite of Matthews is

The Packers have needs and holes to fill, even from their Super Bowl winning roster.

a need that will be addressed in the 2011 draft with many talented prospects available. Unfortunately in the NFL, careers must come to end at some point. Oﬀensive tackle Mark Tauscher and AllPro defensive back Charles Woodson will be ﬁnishing their careers sooner rather than later. Addressing depth

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Fig Newton Are critics of Cam Newton trying to figure him out or just judge him? By Tony Atkins Asst. Sports Editor sports@uwmpost.com

Butler battled UWM for the Horizon League title but now Butler’s tourney run will help bring money to UWM. Post ﬁle photo

Butler’s tournament run means big business for the Horizon League But what does it mean for the Panthers? By Alex Wendland Staff Writer sports@uwmpost.com

The NCAA is big business, especially March Madness. It’s such big business, in fact, that CBS and Turner Sports estimate the tournament will be worth $10.8 billion over the next 14 years; that’s $771,428,571 every year. The appropriate follow-up question would be, “Who gets it?” Well, I grabbed my abacus and my green-tinted visor and went to track down the answer. To understand the amount of money involved in the NCAA tournament, I’ll ﬁrst explain what constitutes a “unit.” A unit is the amount of money the NCAA pays to the winner of every game in the NCAA tournament. Teams can make a maximum of ﬁve units per tournament, as there are no units distributed after reaching the Final Four. The amount of money a unit is worth goes up every year with the maturation of the television contract, but this year, each unit was worth about $240,000. Each conference budgets for a certain amount of units every year, and a conference such as the Big East (which is where UWM Director of Athletics Rick Costello came from), budgets for a team to reach the Final Four every year. The Horizon League, on the other hand, only budgets for one or two units on a yearly basis. Those budgeted units go toward growing the conference brand, things such as an increase in televised games and increased promotion (for example, the Big Ten/ ACC challenge). The remaining surplus is generally distributed evenly to the schools in the conference. I spoke with Costello to bet-

ter understand the implications of Butler’s success. According to him, “The Horizon League will probably realize another $1.2 million a year over the next six years.” Why over six years? The NCAA pays out on units earned on a six-year rolling average; that means that this season, the Horizon League loses three units from 2005 but gains ﬁve units from this year, resulting in a net gain of two units. If this all sounds very complicated, don’t worry – it is. For the sake of understanding without a spreadsheet, Director Costello and I stuck to the impact on UWM over the next six years.

Arguably more important than the immediate financial influx is the publicity the conference receives from having a team among the last two standing in consecutive years.

To begin with, Butler will take a portion of every unit they’ve earned as reward for their postseason success. For last year’s Final Four, Butler received $350,000. After the Bulldog’s successes last season, the Horizon League changed the revenuesharing rules to favor the conference’s highest earners, and this season Butler will receive $430,000 for their tournament successes. After Butler receives their

portion and the conference has its budget filled, the surplus is distributed evenly to the rest of the schools in the conference. For UWM, that means a cash influx of between $40,000 and $50,000 per year for the next six years. While the money won’t be epochal for the department, it’s certainly provides some welcome breathing room for a department in a well-publicized budget crisis. That $40,000-50,000, of course, assumes that there are no added surplus units, which seems incredibly unlikely given Butler’s recent March runs and the overall improvement throughout the Horizon League in recent years. When asked whether or not the athletic department had specific plans for the money, Costello said that there were currently no plans in place but that it would be given to areas with the most need. “We certainly look at the overall wellbeing of the student athletes when we receive a distribution from the conference,” he said. Arguably more important than the immediate financial influx is the publicity the conference receives from having a team among the last two standing in consecutive years. It is understandably difficult to quantify publicity, but in a great April 5 article from the Green Bay Press Gazette’s Rob Demovsky, the Horizon League commissioner was quoted mentioning a study that estimated the monetary gain from publicity for the Bulldogs at $440 million. Having that kind of run two years in a row can mean big things come recruiting time, not only for the Bulldogs but also for teams throughout the conference, including the Panthers.

Often times, celebrities and athletes are not deserving of the negative attention they receive. Justin Bieber is constantly chastised and criticized daily in the media and he’s still underage. But I digress; I realize no one reads sports to hear more about Justin Bieber. The point that I’m trying to get across is the fact that Cam Newton, a young man who is still growing as a person, is being treated as if he robbed a bank. Most notably, in an article by Pro Football Weekly scout Nolan Nawrocki, Newton was blasted and criticized for reasons that were nothing more than the author’s personal dislike of the guy. Nawrocki wrote that Newton “Has a fake smile,” and that he “will always struggle to win a locker room,” in his evaluation of the former Auburn Quarterback. When asked about this on “NFL Total Access,” Nawrocki admitted that he has never in fact met or spoken to Newton personally. Sure, it’s okay to have opinions, but it’s another thing to include in your “evaluation” that someone’s fake smile is grounds for him not to succeed in the NFL. Cam Newton proved he can win a locker room and thrive among his peers when he transferred to Auburn. He also showed some immaturity and made his fair share of mistakes – just showing he’s human. Sure, he’s perceived by many as cocky, but so is Phillip Rivers, Kobe Bryant, and Donovan McNabb, who are all extremely successful athletes. Another player with a

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at both these positions will be area general manager Ted Thompson and head coach Mike McCarthy may look to bolster. As the April 2011 NFL Draft approaches, keep in mind that the strategy through-

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few phone calls and pulled a few strings and all of a sudden the Bulls have the top pick. With Rose being a Chicago native, he is inherently a fanfavorite. The whole situation with the Seattle Sonics move to Oklahoma City hardly made sense, and this goes right

spotty track record in the personality department is Arkansas star quarterback Ryan Mallett. According to Thayer Evans of Foxsports. com, Mallett was despised by teammates during his time at Michigan, which caused him to transfer to Arkansas and become a Razorback. Despite the character issues and scrutiny, Mallett was named second-team All-Southeastern Conference last season, setting or tying 43 school or championship records.

Nawrocki admitted that he has never in fact met or spoken to Newton personally.

Cam Newton is being trained and prepared for the draft by Hall of Fame quarterback Warren Moon. Moon justly defended Newton on NFL Network by saying that he was “always smiling” and happy to play the game. Moon also said that Nawrocki should get his information from someone who is actually around Newton on a regular basis. After all that has been said about Cam Newton, there are things that have to be remembered. Newton is still a kid and has time to grow and mature as a person. Just because he isn’t always making the right decisions doesn’t make him a bad athlete, or more importantly, a bad person.

out the years for the Packers front oﬃce has often been to select the best player available on the draft board at the time. Prior to the draft in late April, the Packers scouting department will spend time interviewing and working out prospects. All we can predict from the draft until now is that Carolina Panthers are on the clock.

along with that. And let us not forget about the referee Tim Donaghy betting scandal that Stern has seen during his tenure as commish. I am not taking anything away from Derrick Rose. The guy is obviously very, very talented and absolutely deserving of the MVP this season. I’m just saying that there is something ﬁshy about how Rose ended up in Chicago with such slim odds.

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What’s next for the Milwaukee Bucks? Disappointing season leaves Bucks wondering about the future By Kris Gilson Staff Writer sports@uwmpost.com

The Milwaukee Bucks’ dim playoff hopes officially died after the Indiana Pacers beat the Wizards this past week, meaning the book is nearly closed on this hugely disappointing season. Some will say they saw it coming, believing last season’s success was a fluke. Others will bring up a host of explanations, from major injuries to poor offensive schemes to detail why 2010-11 didn’t work out as planned.

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BASEBALL Continued from page 7 winning run after Ryan Solberg and Derek Peake knocked in runs the inning prior. The Panthers, who had 17 hits in the ﬁrst game Saturday, took that contest with ease winning 10-1. That wasn’t the case for Friday’s game though, as Milwaukee edged out another close call. Big oﬀense was collected throughout the series, including an amazing 5-5 onslaught from sophomore Jonathan Capasso in the Panther’s 10-1 victory.

Milwaukee had been riding something of a hot streak going into the weekend after taking care of Butler in a home opening series and handling Big Ten foe Northwestern 104 last week. The Panthers will look to keep the streak alive when they take on St. Norbert at 4 p.m. Monday at Henry Aaron Field, followed by a televised game against Carroll on Tuesday at the same time and place. Conference play kicks back up Friday when Milwaukee visits Cleveland State for yet another weekend series.

The Bucks have been in the bottom three of the NBA in field goal percentage for three seasons now, so something has to give.

Despite the poor showing by this year’s team, there’s much to look forward to for next season (assuming there is no lockout). The Bucks currently have nine players under contract for next year, meaning the core of the team should remain largely intact. Some could argue that this

is the same core that led the Bucks to about 35 wins this season, but here are some things to ask yourself: Is Drew Gooden going to miss 45 games next season with plantar fasciitis? Is Andrew Bogut’s elbow going to be 100 percent after another offseason surgery? Are Ersan Ilyasova and Carlos Delfi no going to be fully recovered from their concussions? The fact that a lot of Bucks missed a good chunk of games due to injury is an aberration, and one that’s not likely to repeat itself next year. One positive thing about all of the missed games is that it gave Bucks management a good idea of what the team’s needs are as it approaches the NBA draft in late June and the free agency period shortly after. Bogut will end up playing in less than 70 games for the fourth time in his career, making the need for a backup center a top priority. Jon Brockman is a great hustler, but at 6 foot 7 inches he just can’t compete with the league’s big men. Larry Sanders showed some promise at times during the year, but he’s a power forward, not a center. A backup to Bogut may not come through the draft, but there will be players available when free agency begins. Former Bucks center Joel Przybilla would fit the bill. Poor jump shooting has been a huge problem all sea-

son long for the Bucks, so common sense would tell you that the team’s first round pick in the draft should go to a guy that can put the ball in the hoop. Coach Scott Skiles’ offense is heavily reliant on making jump shots, as Milwaukee has run about 23 percent of its plays for jumpers, the second-highest total in the NBA. The Bucks have been in the bottom three of the NBA in field goal percentage for three seasons now, so something has to give – either the offense needs to change to accommodate other methods of scoring, or Bucks brass needs to put as many good jump shooters on the team as possible. It’s going to be an interesting offseason for the Bucks. Several albatross contracts mean the team won’t have a lot of spending room to acquire players, but it’s not unreasonable to think that the players with those big contracts will perform up to their abilities next season. The injury bug hits every NBA team at some point, but when you combine that with half the team underachieving on the offensive side of the ball, you’re doomed to fail. Optimistic fans will hope an offseason of resting up will cure what ailed the Bucks during this season, and it very well could. Don’t give up on this team heading into 2011 – there are some good things in store.

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By Dustin Zarnikow fringe Editor fringe@uwmpost.com

Thirty-year-old Taiwan-born Alex Zhang Hungtai got a late start in music. The minimalist approach that accompanies his raw, lo-fi collection of limited-release cassettes and 7”s takes on a form that leaves the listeners envisioning an imaginary musical cinematography, helping to create the experience of an album that almost seems to transcend the boundaries of music and visual art. From album to album, Hungtai’s music almost seems lost in a schizophrenic haze, engaging multiple personalities and objectives. His latest, Badlands, dons something of a gritty ’70s road-film character, drawing from David Lynch films, ’50s and ’60s rock icons, old family photography, and events from his father’s life, creating what Hungtai refers to as a tribute to his father. Known as Dirty Beaches, the up-and-coming one-man act grew up on the move, seeing much of Canada and the U.S., and ultimately landing in Vancouver. His work comes off as an oftentimes-enigmatic experience, taking its largest step toward clarity yet on Badlands (released March 29 on ZOO MUSIC), which has been compared to the likes of Elvis, Link Wray and Alan Vega. Hungtai took some time aside after a long

tour to talk with the Post about film, music, and being on the road. UWM Post: In past interviews, you’ve mentioned old road films being an influence on your music. Do you feel that some of those cinematic vibes have influenced your travel decisions and habits of being on the move all the time? Why did you choose some of the places you’ve moved to, and how do you feel about being on the move in general? Alex Zhang Hungtai: Most of the moves were more of a practical/circumstantial decision. For instance, when your visa expires, you have to leave, whether you like it or not. Whereas some of the decisions on moving were based on personal life-related scenarios, like when your other half wants to explore better employment opportunities in other cities, you move with them so you can be with that person you love. Post: Film seems to have had a large impact on your musical vibe. Is there one film that sort of applies to your life as a whole? Hungtai: I don’t think there’s a specific existing film that could summarize my life, but most of the Wong Kar-Wai films I’ve watched as a teenager made me identify with the characters a lot because they were often displaced figures in a new town.

Post: The idea of film influencing musicians and their music – art forms transcending from one realm to another – is not new, but you may have taken it to a different level, letting the essence of your music take on cinematic personalities as opposed to reflecting a specific film. The concept isn’t completely new but I feel like you are an innovator in that area of thinking and creation. Do you see yourself evolving and digging this relationship between film and music even deeper? Hungtai: This is a very good question. Yes in the sense that I think my music approach is not very different from how films are made. I come up with ideas or scenes or characters that I wish to develop, and I start the “casting process,” which is to do research and find sounds and images that would help create this persona and atmosphere. Sometimes the influences come from actors, films, books, or bands. In the case of Badlands, during the casting process, the main character is based on my father in his youth, Willem Dafoe in his first role in Loveless, Nicholas Cage in Wild At Heart, Alan Vega, [and] myself; and, lastly, Glenn Branca, Link Wray, Arto Lindsay and Rowland S. Howard as the primary guitarplaying influences. From there on, I started recording and writing the story about a man possessed by the road, hell-bent on leaving everything behind as he trail-blazes across this nondescript landscape that’s waiting to corrode and corrupt him down the line. All the way down the road, to god knows where. Post: Would you write film soundtracks if you could? Does that interest you? Hungtai: I’ve actually done three. The latest just came out and can be purchased online. Post: If you could write the soundtrack to an existing film, which would it be? Hungtai: I wouldn’t want to write for something that already exists, but I would love to work with Wong KarWai, Christopher Doyle, Tsai MingLiang, Jim Jarmusch or David Lynch. Post: You’ve taken a lot of ’50s musical influences and added interesting twists of your own. Elvis has been a common name dropped when describing your music, and I’ve heard you mention others as well, such as Link Wray, or Rowland S. Howard. Do you intend to con-

tinue down this genre-path? Where do you see your music headed? Hungtai: Badlands was solely created as a tribute to my father and his youth. There might be some residual or stylistic inﬂuences that will carry over to the next record, but overall it will not be based around the ’50s and ’60s. I hope to explore new sonic territories with the next few releases and along the way a new identity for myself as well.

Post: You’ve done a lot of small, limited-edition releases with your music. Do you see yourself keeping a lower profile, as opposed to the continuation of refining your music, recording methods and album quality? What’s next in terms of projects? Hungtai: I think that solely depends on the opportunities that follow. If I were given a bigger budget, I would use it wisely and refine my craft more with the technical benefits of better equipment and manpower. But if I’m dealt the same hand from the past six years, I can roll with that too. The underground DIY network support system has existed before my time and will continue to support people like us as we help each other out – housing each other whilst on the road, starting our own labels when no one would pay attention to us, and helping advocate bands that people should be really paying attention to. I would love to do more collaborations with some of the friends I’ve met on the road and do some one-off releases in different entities and explore different genres, by literally concocting them. Post: What are your biggest interests outside of music? Hungtai: I’m currently in the process of working on my resume for the CCA, which is the Canadian Composer Agency for film. They’ve started recruiting people outside of classically trained composers to people that play in bands, so if I can land that job it would be the ideal dream job. Another non-music-related interest would be film, as a lot of my friends are filmmakers, including my girlfriend, so I’d like to branch out to that some day if possible. I’ve been working on my first short film for quite some time now, and I’m hoping to have it finished sometime next year in the free time I have that’s not related to Dirty Beaches.

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A print environment UWM artist profile: Shannon Connor

UWM Art student Shannon Connor blends human characteristics with their immediate environments to convey shared spaces in her prints. Image courtesy of Shannon Connor By Justin Hamilton Staff Writer fringe@uwmpost.com

To kick off the Post’s UWM Artist Profile series, which will highlight different UW-Milwaukee students in coming weeks, the Post spoke with senior Shannon Connor, who is graduating with a major in print and narrative forms. Connor is the current president of the UWM Print Club and works heavily within the surrounding community organizing exhibitions, workshops and fundraisers around UWM and Riverwest, as well as finding time to produce a multitude of unique, collage-based prints in and outside of school.

UWM Post: You have really done a lot in a short amount of time shaping Print Club into a really active student group. Can you tell me a bit about what drew you to printmaking specifically, and how you got involved with Print Club? Shannon Connor: I was drawn to printmaking by the ﬂexibility and openness. You can do so many things with printmaking and there are so many diﬀerent processes. When I was taking Introduction to Print and Narrative Forms with Jessica Meuninck-Ganger, she always emphasized how you can use any style of working, from freehand drawing to photography,

when making prints. I got involved with Print Club just because I was curious about what they were doing. I became president after the previous president graduated, and that was that. It’s been really cool making things happen. Print Club has a lot of awesome members and the club is going to be great next year. Post: You have also been involved with a lot of “Do-ItYourself” kind of work in the community. How has this affected your approach to art, and how do you get others involved or interested in art in the community? Connor: DIY has affected my approach to art mainly because of zines [homemade magazinelike collections of art, music, etc.], particularly collage and illustration zines. This style has set me free in terms of creating art, and printmaking really enhances this way of working for me. My printmaking is also influenced by the DIY culture because it gives me the opportunity to make multiples, to print on fabric as well as on paper, and to make books. Posters, patches, books and zines are ways that I can share my work with as many people as possible. This extends to getting others involved in art through easily accessible art like patches, zines and T-shirts. Post: In your opinion, what are some of Milwaukee’s strengths and weaknesses as an art community? Connor: DIY art and craft culture is really thriving in Milwaukee. This is definitely a strength and I think it goes well

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Queer stories in American History Union Theatre Presents: Stonewall Uprising

Stonewall Uprising, being screened this Tuesday at the Union Theatre, is a documentary of the three-day Stonewall Riots that launched the gay rights movement in America. Image courtesy of Unpaidﬁlmcritic.ﬁles.wordpress.com

By Timothy Sienko Staff Writer fringe@uwmpost.com

Queer history, if it is recognized at all, is scribbled in the margins of larger American narratives regarding liberty and dissent. The Stonewall Riots, which symbolically mark the beginning of the gay-rights movement and are the dates around which Pride Fests are organized every year, ﬁt rather easily into the shadow of the civil-rights and anti-war movements that

came before them. In this context, Stonewall Uprising, screening on April 14 at 7 p.m. in the Union Theatre as a part of the LGBT Film/ Video Festival, is a passionately argued documentary that details the events of what is little more than a footnote in canonized American history. Where the documentary succeeds brilliantly is in the ﬁrsthand accounts of the men and women who witnessed and participated in New York

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American Marketing Association to host fashion show on campus By Patrice Vnük Asst. fringe Editor fringe@uwmpost.com

Weekly film selections from the UWM Post

Have you ever found yourself hopelessly staring into your closet before an interview and praying for the right clothes to jump out on their own? Unfotunately, most people have to take the alternate route and actually learn what is appropriate to wear in a professional setting. On Saturday, the American Marketing Association (AMA) will help students do just that by hosting a professional fashion show in the UWM Union Ballroom. To get a better understanding of what this show will be like, the Post asked AMA Fashion Show Chair Alyssa DeBruine and Vice President Katlynn Lenzner to ﬁll us in on the details.

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The Milwaukee area offers a fantastically diverse, somewhat overwhelming selection of films from week to week in a variety of venues across the city. The UWM Post provides a handy guide to some area highlights, from the Union Theatre to the Oriental Theatre and beyond. No change rien (Change Nothing) – April 12, Union Theatre Pedro Costa has been one of the most steadily underappreciated artists in global cinema for a long time. Operating out of Portugal – home to one of the more unheralded European film industries – Costa’s minimalist, bleak, often black-and-white tales of desperation and poverty in the slums of romanticized Western Europe have gained him a tremendous amount of critical, if not com-

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Marty and Jennifer return to the big screen yet again at Rosebud Cinema April 16-17. Image courtesy of Universal Pictures mercial, adoration for more than two decades. Not only will the UWM Union Theatre be screening Ne change rien, Costa’s touching 2009 departurein-tone documentary about French actress/singer Jeanne

Balibar, but Costa himself will be in attendance for the ﬁlm’s Milwaukee premiere. Stonewall Uprising – April 14, Union Theatre

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The UWM Post: How did the American Marketing Association get started doing a fashion show? Where did the idea come from? Katlynn Lenzner: The person who started it came up with the idea to have a professional fashion show kind of last-minute last year, and we

kind of just threw it together and went with it. We all really liked the idea, so we carried it on this year, and we’re going to make it bigger and better. Post: What is the main idea you’re trying to get across by putting on this event? Alyssa DeBruine: Basically, how to have the right first impression. All of us are in school with the end goal of getting a job, and regardless of whether or not you’re a business major, you’re still going to have to get in front of someone in an interview. They’re going to [form] an impression of you right away, and I guess from our perspective, what you’re wearing is going to have a big impact on that. So this is going to showcase what is the best way for you to give a good first impression based on what you’re wearing. Post: So many people are lost when it comes to professional style. Lenzner: Definitely, and all of our retailers are in the Milwaukee area, so if people like something they can actu-

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