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Achievement gap a crucial issue in Wis. College of Education gearing program to fix state’s education woes By Jason Kurtyka
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College of Education faculty and students recognize the growing trend of achievement gaps between students in Wisconsin and are working to find solutions through academic and field experience. The National Assessment of Educational Progress released its 2013 test scores for fourth- and eighth-graders, and Wisconsin students showed the largest achievement gap in the nation. About 6.5 percent of Wisconsin fourth- and eighth-graders took the NAEP, a standardized test on reading and math, earlier this year. Math scores for both grades were in the top one-third percentile nationally, while reading remained at the national average. However, the gap in test scores between black and white students in Wisconsin was larger than any other state. In addition, the gap
between fourth-grade white and Hispanic students in math was the biggest in the country. The test scores for black students reveal the impact of the disparity. Wisconsin reading scores for eighth-graders were the lowest of any state, and fourth grade reading scores were the second worst. Math scores did not fare much better. When combined, black fourthand eighth-graders in Wisconsin ranked 47th in the country. The scores show a strong correlation between the achievement gap and the socioeconomic status of students who earn low scores on standardized tests, said Mary Carlson, an instructor in the College of Education, in an email. “Poverty is an equal opportunity villain,” Carlson said. “It isn’t the poverty itself – it’s the risk conditions that poverty exposes kids to even before they are born, such as malnutrition, lack of healthcare, living in old housing stock that may have lead in the pipes or in the house paint, etc. But discrimination, both overt and covert, unfortunately, still plays a part. For instance, tests that are written in See Achievement, Page 4
Search committee says ‘no’ to MUSG Photo by Caroline Roers/caroline.roers@marquette.edu
27 students discussed a variety of issues at Wednesday’s presidential student input session hosted by MUSG.
University leaders to consider student input with new hire By Caroline Roers
caroline.roers@marquette.edu
Gender, religious affiliation and fundraising were a few topics discussed at the Marquette Student Government-hosted presidential student input session Wednesday. Kristina Ropella, executive associate dean in the College of Engineering, led the input session with Board of Trustee member Janis Orlowski and Stephanie Quade, dean of students in the Office of Student Development. Quade said the student input session is important because in the end, students are the customer for the search. “(Students) are the people that sit in the classroom and (students) are the ones that pay tuition,”
Quade said. “There was a reason you chose this institution, and we want to find someone who personifies those reasons. So I think student opinions on what they think pressing matters are and what they think we should be looking for are important.” The 27 students who attended the session were from all different colleges and class standing. Students were asked to share one characteristic they thought was most important. Some of the words included kind, driven, aware, diverse, empathetic, leadership and charismatic. One word that was repeated multiple times was “woman.” Gina DiVittorio, a freshman in the College of Arts & Sciences, said Marquette was the first Catholic university to have co-education courses, and that we should keep with this tradition. “That is a Jesuit thing, but it is also a Marquette thing, so I think that going along with what is being
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resounded here, I think it would be a good step for us to take if we do have the opportunity to take and everything lines both on their behalf and our behalf,” DiVittorio said. “And I do think a woman might bring new characteristics to the role of the president.” Cormac Brown, a freshman in the College of Arts & Sciences, agreed to an extent. “I think having a woman as president is great, but I think the values of the president are more important,” Brown said. “If a woman has the values, that would be great.” In addition to gender, another debate about the characteristics for the next president is whether or not the next president will be a layperson or a Jesuit. Orlowski said the bylaws were changed during the last presidential search to include lay candidates. Candidates, however, still have to be Catholic. See Forum, Page 2
Board of Trustees says students lack needed experience for search By Joe Kvartunas
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No students will be on the presidential search committee despite lobbying efforts by Marquette Student Government leaders. “I think symbolically it gives the appearance that the university isn’t listening to students’ input on this,” said Zach Bowman, MUSG executive vice president and junior in the College of Arts & Sciences. “While we have our listening session (Wednesday afternoon), I think everyone realizes that the real decision making will happen in that committee.” MUSG President Sam Schultz, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences, and Bowman began trying to get a student presence on the search committee shortly after the Rev. Scott Pilarz suddenly left his position in September. The
pair held meetings with university leadership, including Charles Swoboda, the chairman of the Board of Trustees. Schultz said the board and MUSG disagreed about the “level of experience” students have to choose a president. Schultz and Bowman both still feel student opinion would be highly beneficial to the search committee. “We think students have the best pulse on campus in terms of what an effective president would look like in terms of how they interact with students,” Schultz said. “Obviously that isn’t the only part of a president’s job, but (we) thought that opinion is worthwhile enough to be part of the search committee.” Bowman said students would bring a unique perspective to the search committee because they have the most hands-on knowledge of how administration decisions affect the day-to-day lives of those on campus. He also said there is a faculty member on the stalled provost search committee who feels See MUSG, Page 4
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before his administration will be able to make a decision on the pending casino proposed to be opened by the Menominee Tribe in Kenosha, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported. Walker said he is interested in hiring a consultant to determine how the proposed casino will affect Wisconsin job numbers. He also requested those involved in the issue to stop radio and television advertising, the Journal Sentinel reported Monday. The Tribune reported in an earlier article that Walker said in August he would not approve of the casino unless all 11 of the state’s tribes endorsed the plan. He allotted 60 days for the tribes to make their approval, a deadline that expired Oct. 24. The Ho-Chunk Nation never approved the casino. The Kenosha casino will compete directly with the Forest County Potawatomi tribe’s casino located four blocks south of Marquette’s campus on 16th Street. The Milwaukee Common Council unanimously passed a resolution a month ago requesting Walker to oppose the Kenosha casino Sept. 24.
Typhoon death toll continues to mount The latest toll from Typhoon Haiyan stands at 2,344 people dead and 79 still missing in the central Philippines, the
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Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines on Friday, destroying tens of thousands of buildings and displacing hundreds of thousands of people.
Washington Post reported. Eight people were killed Tuesday night in Leyte province following the collapse of a rice warehouse during a stampede by survivors seeking food. Bodies reportedly still litter the streets of the provincial capital Tacloban, where relief agencies and government officials have had difficulty delivering food, water and medical supplies. Philippine President Benigno Aquino III said the delay in disaster
response is due to the destruction of the region’s infrastructure, which forced officials to return to a “situation where information had to be spread through word-of-mouth.” In an effort to provide aid to victims of Typhoon Haiyan, the Bayanihan Student Organization, Marquette’s Filipino student association, will hold its 17th annual fashion show Saturday, with all proceeds going to Philippine disaster relief.
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Forum: Jesuit values, fundraising arise in discussion Lukas Baker, a junior in the College of Communication, said he agrees with the idea that the president should be Catholic; however, he also thinks the selection should be a priest. “Personally for me, I want to see possibly a priest,” Baker said. “I am very happy that the bylaw stands that it has to be Catholic because I believe that is a strong must for Marquette. But on the note, I don’t necessarily think it has to be a Jesuit, but I think it should be a priest again.” In the past few years, over half of all Jesuit institutions changed their bylaws to allow lay people to lead the university, according to the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. John
Corrections In the story “University events to commemorate Jesuit martyrs” on Page 4 of the Nov. 12 issue of the Tribune, it is incorrectly stated that there would be three campus commemoration masses at St. Joan of Arc Chapel Friday. There will actually be only one, which is at noon. There will not be a 6 p.m. nor a 10 p.m. mass. The Tribune regrets the error.
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Ferraro, chairman of the presidential search committee and member of the Board of Trustees, said during an interview with the Tribune last Wednesday that a main reason for the bylaw change is to increase the size of the candidate pool. Kristen Steinfeld, a senior in the College of Business Administration, said she thinks increasing the candidate pool will allow for one very important characteristic to come forward: business ingenuity. “I think that the pool of Jesuits that I am aware of probably isn’t that large, I think we really do need to consider a lay person who is business savvy because that is one thing that we as a university needs,” Steinfeld said. “Having someone who is Catholic is an
important thing to state, but not everyone is gungho or needing it to be a Jesuit. First and foremost, I think we need to make Marquette the best that it can be and one of the ways (to do this) is the acquisition of money.” Financial concerns were another important topic covered during the session. “When Pilarz entered office, he made a commitment that he was going to work to lower costs,” said Brittany Riesenbeck, a senior in the College of Business Administration. “For awhile the increase was at 4.5 percent, and with tuition increasing each year, it has become difficult for many students to stay.” Orlowski agreed.
“And if you take a look at Marquette, we do not have a significant endowment, and as a private institution, we have a high tuition,” she said. “I know we do because I have paid it, and it is a big payment. So the question is how do we deal with the endowment.” Orlowski said a compilation of themes heard during the listening session will be submitted to the search committee in early December. During the first quarter of next semester, Witt/Kieffer, the search firm selected to aid in the search, will begin looking for candidates that fit these qualifications and attributes. The committee will interview candidates, and it hopes to have a decision by the end of the academic year.
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Thursday 14 Last Lecture Series: Dr. Matthew Dodge, Cudahy 001, 5 p.m. Festival of Trees and Music, Wisconsin
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Conservatory of Music, 5 p.m.
Quran As My Guide, AMU 227, 6 p.m.
Eric Alva: The End of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” Varsity Theater, 7 p.m.
Milwaukee Admirals vs. Chicago Wolves, Bradley Center, 7 p.m.
Men’s Basketball vs. Ohio State, Bradley Center, 12 p.m.
Trashfest 2013, Miramar Theatre, 7 p.m.
Gospel Choir Concert, Varsity Theater, 3 p.m.
Eli Young Band, The Rave, 8 p.m.
17th Annual BSO Fashion Show: “House of Bayanihan,” 7 p.m.
Friday 15 Ingrid Fliter plays Chopin with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, 11:15 a.m. Global Discussion Series: What’s Next for Sub-Saharan Africa, Raynor Library Conference Center, 4 p.m.
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Studio 013 Refugee’s Improv Show, Marquette Hall 200, 8 p.m. Royal Blackout II, Marquette Place, 9:30 p.m.
Sunday 17 Wine & Dine Wisconsin, Wisconsin Center, 11 a.m.
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MKE sex offender numbers add emphasis on safety MU concentrates on preventing sexual violence on campus By Natalie Wickman
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With a relatively high number of registered sexual offenders in the Milwaukee metropolitan area and a growing concern over sexual assault between intimate partners, Marquette encourages students to know their options for sexual assault prevention and treatment. There are 71 registered sex offenders in Marquette’s 53233 zip code, according to the Wisconsin Department of Corrections’ Sexual Offenders Registrant List. The same list reports that close to 2,400 sexual offenders reside in Milwaukee County overall. Kids Live Safe, an organization that compiles government data, shows eight sex offenders living in the area of Marquette’s off-campus housing. This risk of potential sexual assault keeps university faculty continuously working on its sexual violence prevention education and resources. Susannah Bartlow, director of the Gender and Sexuality Resource Center, said students should remember sexual assault can and often does occur between intimate partners. She said she thinks students should always trust their gut and abandon a situation that does not feel right. “Most of the research suggests (sex offenders) have limited empathy, less respect for personal
boundaries, less respect for women and LGBT (individuals) and higher belief in traditional binary gender roles,” Bartlow said in an email. “They also are skilled at manipulative communication that makes others feel responsible for their behavior. If you pull away, someone might say, ‘Hey, don’t you trust me?’ to make you feel guilty for wanting to stop.” Bartlow said students can create a solid offense in order to protect themselves against sexual assault. “Work on changing systems and norms that make that violation possible by educating yourself and talking to your friends,” Bartlow said. Marquette provides a multitude of resources for students to use if they need to report an incident of sexual assault, including Kari DiFonzo, the university’s sexual violence victim advocate, and confidential counselors at the Counseling Center. Lynn O’Brien, coordinator of Sexual Violence Prevention and Treatment in the Counseling Center, said the first step a survivor of sexual assault should take is to make sure he or she is safe from further assault and then seek medical attention. “Someone who is assaulted can suffer health consequences from an assault without being aware of it right away,” O’Brien said. “Marquette University Medical Center is equipped to provide this medical follow-up as is the Sexual Assault Treatment Center at Aurora Sinai Medical Center.” O’Brien said she defines sexual assault as any form of unwanted sexual contact – including touching, fondling or groping – that is made without consent. “Consent is a clearly
communicated ‘yes’ to sexual contact, not the absence of ‘no’,” O’Brien said in an email. “Each person in a sexual encounter has the right to consent at all times and at any level of intimate contact.” Wisconsin law states if an individual is under the influence of alcohol or drugs, he or she is “incapable of giving consent.” “Any substance interferes with decision-making and communication skills,” Bartlow said. “Having said that, sexual assault is about crossing physical boundaries, not about alcohol. Alcohol lowers inhibitions; it doesn’t make someone be a different person, and you can’t — as the oldie goes — blame it on the alcohol.” Self-defense can be an effective method in preventing sexual assault. Jeanine Geske, professor of law, said she thinks using selfdefense should always depend on the circumstance. “The problem is there are so many different kinds of sexual assault,” Geske said. “(Self-defense) is a good tool for people to have, but if somebody is potentially carrying a weapon, (self-defense) can or can’t be beneficial.” Despite public opinion, sexual violence prevention education needs to be evenly distributed to men and women in order to be effective. “Men — and people who identify outside a gender binary — are also victims of sexual assault, so the idea that we should focus only on women doesn’t address the scope of the problem,” Bartlow said. “It also doesn’t make sense to look at a crime or social problem and say that the people who are victims of it need to be the ones to fix it.”
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Achievement: State’s average score gaps rank as worst in the nation a language that is difficult for students who speak English as a second language or who grew up in homes where non-standard English was spoken also add to the problem, in that they may be testing the understanding of that particular type of language rather than the skill that is supposed to be tested.” Marquette’s College of Education is structured to teach students to combat the educational gap. Each student completes three field placements before student teaching. Students will teach either math or reading, so they learn how to help students learn these subjects in order to close the achievement gap. “In classes throughout the College of Education, we try to help students recognize the multiple reasons behind different performance outcomes in school,” said Martin Scanlan, a professor of educational policy and leadership in the College of Education, said in an email. “Our students who will soon be working with these students and their families need to learn to hold high expectations for all students and have the knowledge, skills and dispositions that allow them to provide the supports that are needed to help all students meet these high expectations.” The College of Education also teaches the psychology behind learning along with how a student’s background can affect
how they learn, offering courses such as “Introduction to Learning and Assessment.” Many educational scholars believe the gap comes from socioeconomic disparities between students. “I’m currently teaching a kindergarten class,” said Emily Wulfkuhle, a junior in the College of Education. “Multiple kids at the school are on the homeless list, meaning they’ve checked into a shelter at some point. I think that leads to these types of test scores – they have instability in their environment and don’t have resources to do homework.” Emily Butler, a junior in the College of Education, works with sixth-graders in a Milwaukee Public School as part of her field placement. She said her time at the school allows her to experience the education gap firsthand. “You can never lower expectations, no matter where students are at,” Butler said. “We have students in sixth-grade level who are reading at a first-grade level. So we need to set realistic expectations too. Never make any assumptions about what your students know, just figure out where they’re at.” Butler also said her education classes teach her to engage with the different cultures of students. “A lot of what we talk about is understanding the community and culture you’re in, being a culturally aware teacher – meaning not
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placing yourself above other cultures,” Butler said. The gap does not stop at middle school, however. The average ACT score for Milwaukee Public School students is 15.8 out of a possible
36. In neighboring Brookfield, the average ACT score is 24.9. “Kids are kids first, students second,” Butler said. “And I think a lot of teachers and education policy misses that. For some of these
kids, there’s so much more going on in their lives than just class. In the school I’m at, the kids aren’t allowed to bring books home, so there’s no homework, no learning outside the classroom at all.”
MU Law school presentation to discuss sentencing July 2012 law poll results showed contradiction in views
By Matt Kulling
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Two Marquette Law School professors will discuss criminal sentencing following the collection of data on the issue in a Marquette Law Poll last year. Charles Franklin, director of the Marquette Law Poll, and Michael O’Hear, the associate dean for research at the law school, will discuss and present ideas related to criminal
sentencing and punishment during “On The Issues” with Mike Gousha, a distinguished fellow in law and public policy. The discussion will be held Thursday in Eckstein Hall. A main topic of discussion throughout the presentation will be the results of a contradictory poll from July of 2012 that showed 63 percent of Wisconsin voters agreed the “truth in sentencing should continue to be the law in Wisconsin,” but at the same time, 67 percent of those same voters agree that “Wisconsin should recognize prisoners’ rehabilitative accomplishments by awarding credits toward early release,” and 55 percent agree that “once a WE DELIVER PARTY ORDERS!
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prisoner has served at least half of his term, he should be released from prison and given a less costly form of punishment if he can demonstrate that he is no longer a threat to society.” According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, truth in sentencing is the idea of eliminating the concept of parole, meaning that, for instance, if someone is sentenced to seven to nine years in prison, they serve that sentence instead of getting out early because of good behavior. O’Hear said in his analysis following the poll in July 2012 that “(Wisconsin residents) may not be rejecting the theory of parole — early release based
on rehabilitative progress — so much as the actual historical practice, which fell far short of theoretical ideals.” Once these offenders are released from prison, Franklin said there are consequences because of their stay in correctional facilities, which he will discuss in his presentation. “I will be talking about the impact of incarceration on life circumstances of former inmates who are in their late 20s,” Franklin said in an email. “How much do their incomes, employment and marital status differ from those who were arrested but not incarcerated or those not arrested at all.” O’Hear said he will speak
on a similar topic, but will relate it more to public opinion on how a society should deal with criminals. “I’ll discuss public opinion in Wisconsin regarding truth in sentencing,” O’Hear said in an email. “My data, which comes from the Marquette Law School Poll, shows that Wisconsin voters strongly support truth in sentencing, but are also open to expanding the opportunities for prisoners to gain early release if they can demonstrate that they are no longer a threat to society.” The event will take place from 12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. in Eckstein Hall.
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MUSG: Student included on DPS search students would provide a necessary perspective to the process. Bowman would not mention the faculty member by name, which he said was at the person’s request. Even though students will not have a representative on the presidential search committee, they will not necessarily be cut out of the process. Janis Orlowski, a member of the Board of Trustees who was appointed to the search committee after the decision was made not to include a student member, said the Board of Trustees is making an effort to be transparent during the search process. She also said the board considers the input
of the students to be “critical.” She could not say, however, whether or not students would play an active role in the search. “I would tell you that right now, the only thing that we’ve sort of charted out has been Witt/Keiffer coming in, when we’re going to bring this to the Board of Trustees, and I would tell you there’s not been a road map as to any other points after that,” Orlowski said. MUSG is still lobbying for student representation on the other search committees that are on hold or being planned. Schultz will represent students on the Department of Public Safety
Chief search committee. MUSG is also lobbying to have student input on the search committees for the provost and the College of Business Administration dean. Bowman said MUSG is optimistic it will get student representation on future search committees. “They don’t have to accommodate us in any way, but since being turned down for the presidential search committee we’ve been included on the DPS search committee,” Bowman said. “So there seems to be some sort of balance here of where we’re included and where we’re not.”
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Milwaukee institution to close its doors after 36 years of music By Brian Keogh
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The Jazz Estate has satisfied Milwaukee’s jazz fix for the past 36 years, but soon the music will come to an end, the venue will go up for sale and one of the city’s favorite acts will play its last show. Before you walk into the compact dark space of the Estate, you’re immediately greeted by the sounds of the band filling the building and sidewalk. The walls are lined with pictures of jazz legends recalling the music’s golden age. It’s a venue that makes for an intimate show with a bar right as you enter and one row of seats directly in front of the musicians, which is either great or too close depending on your stances on noise and saliva. Though the Jazz Estate first opened in 1977, the venue’s owner and bartender, Brian Sanders, took over the landmark after it first went up for sale in 1999. “I’m a jazz lover and also on top of that, I wanted to own my
own business as well, and it just kind of happened that I was in the right place at the right time because it closed in 1999 and sat vacant for a while and was for sale and, you know, I bought it,” Sanders said. There is no doubt Sanders helped preserve the musical history of Milwaukee, keeping local acts alive with the club’s most regular (and irregular) players, most notably the weekly Tuesday mainstay: The Erotic Adventures of the Static Chicken. The Chicken has become an institution in Milwaukee’s music scene, meeting every week at the Estate for a jam session full of improvisation, acid jazz and wild antics, always teetering between order and chaos. The Erotic Adventures started around 14 years ago on a road trip. “(We) went to New Orleans in 2000,” bassist and founding member Matt Turner reminisced. “We saw a band named Garage a Trois and ate a lot of mushrooms and we decided we should put together this weird band.” Improvisation is what the Chicken does best with unconventional samples mixed in that give the band a psychedelic sound like they’re about to take off into space.
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Evan Christian is a regular performer at The Jazz Estate, located on Murray Avenue on the East Side.
The band’s ever rotating membership is a reflection of its basic mission. Just like the music, the Chicken’s lineup is always in flux. “The band has always just been about getting together and helping each other do whatever you want musically,” Turner said. “Our mission statement is we get together, we’ve never rehearsed, we have fun. Egos are left at the door, there’s been 15 members of the band in the past 14 years.” For audiences, a big plus to the Tuesday night shows are the absence of the bars usual $5 cover charge and the chance to be a part of the tradition, but come the new year, the erotic
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Brian Sanders has been the owner and bartender at The Jazz Estate since buying the property in 1999.
adventure will come to an end and the Static Chicken will move on after its steamy 12year journey through jazz at the Estate. “Well the bar is for sale so we picked an endpoint for the band so as to not end it on some strange time,” Turner said. “New Year’s is cool and it happened to be on a Tuesday, so we figured why the f*** not and that’s about it. We’ve been doing it for 14 years and it’s been awesome and I would do it for forever if I could, but some of us are moving away and some of us are doing stuff....so that’s it, we picked a cool time all of us could get together.” The Estate’s owner is also moving on after his 14-year tenure at the club. “I think that Brian is ready to do something different,” Jeremy Kuzniar, drummer and one of the founding members
of the Chicken, explained. He’s got a physics degree, he’s got things swimming around in his brain and other things he wants to do.” The band’s last show is set to be a spectacle for fans who have found a haven at the Jazz Estate all these years. “There’s gonna be all sorts of guests. There’s people flying in, the band started with a guitarist and sax player that live in California right now, they’re more than likely gonna be here for it. We might have a bunch of monkeys and flaming topless hookers and blow,” Turner effused in perfect Static Chicken fashion. The future of the Jazz Estate is uncertain, but until New Year’s Day, it will continue giving Milwaukee great music. The Estate’s final act, like the place itself, will not be easily forgotten.
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The Erotic Adventures of the Static Chicken performs every Tuesday.
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Lady Gaga release ‘ARTPOP’ packs a weak punch Explicit lyrics, failed experiments weigh down album success By Taylor Gall
Special to the Tribune
Lady Gaga made herself into a pop-culture queen, complete with ultra-loyal, and occasionally obsessive “Little Monsters.” Atop her throne, she rules an empire built around her extravagant persona. “ARTPOP” centers on Gaga’s megafame status and delves into her extremely public sexuality and a pop-disco take on drug culture. Despite her fame and the buzz surrounding her return to the public eye after a brief hiatus due to a hip injury, “ARTPOP” doesn’t pack the punch many expected from such a pop queen. Although die-hard monsters will be enthralled by the mere mention of “ARTPOP,” the average Joe will come away from the album confused and unimpressed. The songs are often
repetitive, making it seem as though only so much can be done in Gaga’s self-invented avantgarde musical style. After a while, the rhythms all sound the same, and the themes lose their bizarre bite. Yet the album is nothing if not experimental. Gaga dares to use funky artistic beats and abstract lyrics like in the past, but while popular tracks from “Born This Way” and “The Fame” were widely played, many songs on “ARTPOP” include loads of explicit language and themes, many of which can’t be bleeped out. Quite a few of the “ARTPOP” songs are uncomfortably sexual. “X Dreams,” for instance is an explicit description of an x-rated dream Gaga had about a close friend. Though much of rap music today makeslisteners numb to overtly sexual motifs, but listening to this song in public can still make you blush. If Gaga’s goal is to shock and disturb her listeners, “X Dreams” goes above and beyond the job. The failed experiment continues in the song “Jewels N’ Drugs,” where Gaga joins up with rappers T.I., Too $hort and Twista to manufacture a strange attempt at going hip-hop. With
a voice too robotic and stiff to match her rapping counterparts, Gaga shouldn’t quit her intergalactic synth-pop day job. But not all the risks on the album disappoint. Gaga takes a more successful, sarcastic look at her fame in “Donatella.” The song employs a fashion runway beat to accompany lyrics that mock what women do for fame. She bashes the skinny, blonde, rich women who dominate entertainment today— though she like one of them. Especially comical are lyrics like, “Walk down the runway, but don’t puke, it’s okay/You just had a salad today, Boulangerie/Just ask your gay friends their advice before you/Get a spray tan on holiday in Taipei,” which seal the deal on a critical look at the people we look up to in the entertainment industry. The equally satisfying “Applause,” released as a single this summer before the full album, is the reason for much of the hype surrounding “ARTPOP.” It showcases Gaga’s signature robot-with-attitude voice, and is a thank you shout-out to her dedicated fans. But despite this initial success, the fun power house dance
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Singer Lady Gaga attends her ARTPOP album release and artRave event.
number “MANiCURE,” is the album’s real game changer. Gaga shows off her strong, growly vocals and rips apart an addictive chorus. The song is groovable and sure to be one of the most popular on the album; partially because it’s one of the least explicit numbers and it showcases a minor beat drop and plenty of guitar solos, giving the listener a taste of the old “Born This Way” Gaga. Lady Gaga is nothing, if not her extravagant, on “ARTPOP.”
Despite the extreme oddity and uncomfortableness of many of the numbers, we have to give her credit for not playing it safe. Many pop artists today lose their edges to record companies and pre-made lyrics, but with this release it is evident Gaga won’t succumb to the pressures of popular demands anytime soon, but is determined to stay her weird self.
This week Blockbuster Video closed down its physical store operations for good, bringing on some serious nostalgia for the seemingly archaic concept of actually going to store to see a film at home. In honor of the blue and gold rentals of our childhood, we selected a few movies intrinsically linked to our late fee receipts and memories of the age of Blockbuster.
Movies you’d only rent from Flubber
With many goo-centric dance scenes, Robin Williams in a bow tie and a classic absent minded scientist story, 1997s “Flubber” is just ridiculous and goofy enough to be the perfect rental. ’90s kids everywhere will remember only wishing Flubber were real to play tricks on our friends and dance around with maracas in our kitchens, just like in the movie. Surprisingly, ’80s movie powerhouse, John Hughes wrote the script for this sentimentally (and literally) gooey movie.
The Mask From one gloriously green and cheesy premise to the next, “The Mask” is about a normal man who finds an ancient tribal mask that gives him the power of green-face, wearing sweat pimp suits, elasticity and being a total D-bag. Carey struck a lot of Blockbuster gold, but this 1994 release seems the one most fitting for a mid-’90s rental with just the right level of family-friendly action to be out of stock for weeks, goddammit.
The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley Tiny twins in trench coats singing songs about solving crime before bed time. How cute. There were 11 installments of these musical mysteries from 1994 to 1997 that provided months of obvious rental choices. With product placement sagas like “The Case of the Sea World Adventure” and “The Case of the U.S. Space Camp Mission,” this adds to a solid Olsen pantheon of rental greatness like “Passport to Paris,” “To Grandmother’s House we Go,” “Billboard Dad” and our personal favorite “How the West Was Fun.”
Twisted Metal
Good Burger Down with the evil overlord fast food chain Mondo burger! Long live Ed, his secret sauce and the song “We’re All Dudes!” We already loved Kenen Thompson and Kel Mitchell on “All That” and “Kenen and Kel,” plus this was a Nickelodeon movie so the VHS was orange which blew. our. minds.
Spice World “Spice World” follows Sporty, Scary, Baby, Posh and Ginger on their way to a show with platform shoes, metallic fabrics and liberal use of the word “bloody.” “Spice World” has all the Spice Girls hits and even a cameo from Sir Elton John himself. This one was reluctantly allowed as a Blockbuster pick from parents who would no way in hell actually purchase this glittery
Ernest Goes to... Ernest was a busy man. With nine movies following the exploits of country bumpkin Earnest Warrell, Earnest travels to camp, jail, Africa and various holiday themed locales. These movies do not hold up all that well, a fact which will surprise approximately no one, but with so many installments and just enough dumb charm the Ernest movies were the kind of film you only ever saw in Blockbuster, but rented anyway.
Blockbuster also had video games! Before there was Grand Theft Auto’s controversies over women and violence, the dawn of PlayStation brought “Twisted Metal” which simply asked contestants to engage in a ruthless car fight to the death. Nothing instilled fear like the demented clown ice cream truck, Sweet Tooth, throwing “Napalm Cones” your way. Now that was some good old fashioned Blockbuster family fun.
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Curb sleep problems, stop snuggling with your phone
STAFF EDITORIAL
Dolphins saga underlines issues with NFL culture
Illustration by Ellery Fry/ellery.fry@marquette.edu
Our view: In light of the Miami drama, the U.S. and the NFL need to reevaluate their acceptance of harassment and bullying in locker rooms. When Miami Dolphins second-year offensive tackle Jonathan Martin sat down to lunch in the team cafeteria Oct. 28. his entire table of teammates got up and left. They assumed the act would be taken as an amusing prank against their rookie teammate. Except Martin didn’t see it that way. He got up and left the facility. In the media firestorm that followed the incident, it came to light that the “amusing prank” was really the final straw in a long line of locker-room harassment and bullying. Martin immediately left the team to seek mental health counseling. He then released a voicemail sent to him from teammate Richie Incognito that included threats and racial slurs. The voicemail earned Incognito a suspension from the team. Incognito’s involvement is inexcusable but less important than the blatant culture of harassment and bullying within the Dolphins’ organization and, presumably, the NFL as a whole. The NFL said it is investigating the allegations against Incognito and new allegations against Martin, namely that Martin allegedly replied to Incognito in a similar manner. It is also investigating alleged verbal abuse and workplace harassment toward Martin and other Dolphins players. According to CBS Sports, the investigation includes many interviews to probe “broader issues besides just the inter-personal dynamics between Martin and Incognito, including the larger locker room culture there, how pervasive issues of bullying and harassment might be, and what role, if any, the coaching staff, management, and ownership may have played – implicit or complicit – in the team’s handling and control of workplace issues.” In an interview this week with Fox Sports, Incognito claimed his and Martin’s relationship was mutually accepting of jokes that out of context caused “a lot of eyebrows to raise.” Incognito specifically referenced to a text Martin sent that claimed Martin wanted to murder his family. Martin’s lawyer tweeted the alleged text message from Martin to Incognito, referring to a popular internet meme. Fox Sports confirmed the players exchanged more than 1,400 text messages during the past year, so it is clear the two interacted regularly. Perhaps Incognito really
thought the friendship allowed racial slurs and murder threats as a joke. As he claims, Martin texted him in the past week, blaming the Dolphins organization and the culture rather than Incognito specifically. Martin’s lawyer released a statement last week confirming instances of harassment and claiming Martin went along with the bullying because, as a rookie, he hoped it was just some sort of initiation that would eventually stop. As Brian Phillips noted in a column for Grantland last week, the incidents of bullying in the Dolphin’s locker room point to a systematic acceptance of harassment in professional sports, especially one in which a player is chastised for openly admitting the bullying was too much. The Miami Dolphins have stuck behind both Incognito and its system of name-calling, banter and pranks. Many in the NFL and the wider professional sports community back this stance, calling Martin “weak,” “unmanly,” unable to handle locker room culture and other derogatory names. Instead of focusing on the absurdity of a culture that accepts rookie hazing incidents, racial slurs and threats as “locker room culture,” most of the media and the NFL focused on Martin versus Incognito. Incognito’s past is far from politically correct and his behavior is uncalled for. However, it’s important to realize his behavior is not just tolerated, but also encouraged and defended by the Miami Dolphins organization and many in professional sports. With a culture that sets athletes on a pedestal, Americans sometimes expect too much. Athletes, in any sport, are only human. They tear ligaments, break collarbones and sometimes need counseling. Fixing what is broken does not make Martin weak – it recognizes his strength in standing up for his personal health while playing a sport that has historically high rates of mental health diagnoses in players and a disproportionate number of suicides when compared to the public at large. Antagonizing a professional football player for seeking help is ridiculous. But more than that, an entire profession that honors bullying, harassment and “rub-some-dirt-in-it” masculinity shouldn’t have any place in society, let alone a prominent one. The investigation is far from over, and what the NFL uncovers will likely rock more boats. Hopefully, it will also raise awareness about the absurdity of hazing, bullying and harassment as staples in NFL locker room culture.
Helen Hillis Load Netflix. Brush teeth. Scroll through Twitter. Wash face. Respond to Facebook messages. Put on pajamas. Refresh Snapchats. Climb into bed. Respond to iMessages. Start Netflix. Continue Facebook chat. Set alarm. Roll eyes at stalled Netflix. Send emails. Refresh Netflix. Refresh Twitter. Facebook stalk. Pause Netflix. Shut laptop. Cuddle with iPhone. Close eyes. Sleep. This is the bedtime routine of our generation. The ding of Facebook chat is our lullaby, and tweets are our bedtime stories. You may not do every one of these activities before bed, but I’d estimate at least one is part of your bedtime routine. In a survey by the National Sleep Foundation, 95 percent of the 1,300 responders reported using some sort of electronic device the hour before bed. I informally surveyed my coworkers and sorority sisters via Facebook to see if anyone did not look at his or her phone or computer during the hour before bed. Ironically, both posts received replies saying something similar to, “I wish, but I fall asleep with my phone in my hand.” Not a single member of either group cited the hour before bed as technology-free. Although older generations have been watching TV before bed for years, studies suggest cell phone and computer usage have a greater effect on our sleep cycles. Mark Rosekind, former director of
the NASA Ames Research Center’s Fatigue Countermeasures Program, said cognitive stimulation caused by cell phone and computer use has a different effect on sleep cycles than TV. Essentially, the alertness required to respond to text messages, emails, Facebook chat and the like inhibits a healthy sleep cycle because it speeds up our cognitive activity when it should be slowing down. We are running sprints when we should be jogging a cooldown. For a generation that so often responds to the question, “How are you?” with, “Tired,” it is no surprise that the growing use of electronics before bed affects our sleep cycle. The presence of these devices in our lives gives our minds little time to be at peace. Ten years ago, the typical portrait of a college student during the week was sleep deprived, refueling on coffee and scrambling to finish assignments. In 2013, that image is the same, but with an iPhone in hand, even bigger bags under the eyes and a laptop practically glued to the face. It is no secret; many of us are addicted to technology. We often comment on how cell phone usage affects our social interactions and abilities. However, technology has gotten to the point, that its presence is affecting our physical health. I don’t expect anyone to stop using their phone the hour before bed after reading this column. That’d be like asking Buzz Williams not to sweat through his suit. Instead, I ask you to try leaving your phone in your living room or even on your desk. Give your brain a break. Then maybe, just maybe, your response to how you are doing will be far from “exhausted.”
Helen Hillis is a senior studying international affairs and Spanish. Email Helen with any comments or suggestions at helen.hillis@marquette.edu.
Marq My Words “I cut [my hair] earlier, and it grew to that awkward gross length and I kept putting it back in a bun, and I was like, ‘well, I don’t want to do this,’ so I just cut it off. It couldn’t get any uglier. This isn’t how Katniss is going to look in the next movies, don’t worry. I’m wearing a wig.” - Jennifer Lawrence, on swapping her long hair for a pixie cut.
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“Above all, this report is a symbol of the failure of the President’s health care law. It is a rolling calamity that must be scrapped.” - John Boehner House Speaker, on the recent report that more than 106,000 Amerians successfully registered for health insurance.
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Don’t call for Superman, we don’t need him anyway
Eric Oliver An article being shared around the Internet claims millennials will save the world. It implies we are all going to put on our tights, lace up our boots, get our capes out of the closet and go save the world like some sort of collective Justice League. Well I don’t want to be Superman. I don’t want to save the world. The world doesn’t need saving. Yes, our future is set to be filled with inevitable struggles. I see same-sex marriage and our ongoing financial crisis as problems our generation will have to fix. Politicians can’t work together and the nation continues to fall deeper and
deeper into debt by the minute. We are supposed to be doomed. But we’re not. Every generation has something that defines it. The boomers went to war. Generation X tore down the Berlin Wall. Y fought terrorism. And millennials are supposed to fix all of it. Except all these problems aren’t really problems. Same-sex marriage is slowly making its way through the states’ legislatures. I know why people are opposed to it, but I can’t justify that opinion. If two men or two women want to get married, no one should have the right to stop them. While citizens of a country that touts how free it is, they are not granted the basic right of marriage. As older generations who are opposed to same-sex marriage lose influence, the resistance to it will fade. This nation is more progressive when it comes to social issues. There’s no damsel in distress screaming out, needing to be saved. Superman doesn’t have to fly to same sex marriages’ rescue. Wait! What about the economy? Can’t you hear the screams of the nation as we fall more into debt, Superman? There is an ugly and unfortunate truth here. The economy is in need of help.
The U.S. spends a disgusting amount of money, but we also take in an impressive sum. What we need is an economic plan that will actually account for the future. We can’t just keep raising the debt ceiling for another few months to put off another government shutdown. We can’t sustain all of the nation’s social programs. These programs were created during the Great Depression when the nation really needed them. They are great for people that are down on their luck or too old to work, but we can’t have them in this grand scale as they are now. They aren’t helping anymore, they are hurting. We can’t sustain the extravagant spending and we shouldn’t expect to. Hopefully there will be nothing comparable to the Great Depression in our future, and if we have a catastrophic depression then we can reevaluate our social support programs again. We need the two major political parties in this nation to be willing to come together and work out a plan that will sustain us for a continued period of growth. This means we need to compromise and share, much like in kindergarten. We have two parties with their hearts set on opposing agendas. There is small
amount of a gray area where the two parties come together. But, extremists on both ends of the spectrum kill any promise of working in that area. Diehard Democrats and Tea Party Republicans need to set aside these very extreme differences, if just for a moment, and come together to figure out a way to set the country on a proper course. When, not if, that happens, the insurmountable debt crisis won’t be as bad as the current situation. The nation is tied to a railroad track with a speeding train is roaring toward us, but up in the sky, what is that? Is it a bird? A plane? No wait, it’s Superman. We are all saved. Except the train already stopped 20 feet away, and we managed to untie the rope before the train even got close to us. I have some bad news for you, Superman. Return to your phone booth, put on your dress shirt and Drew Carey-esque glasses and go back to the Daily Planet. These problems are solvable, and we don’t need your help. Eric Oliver is a senior in the College of Communication. Despite this column he has never read a comic book. Email Eric with any comments or suggestions at eric.oliver@marquette.edu.
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Lessons from Grambling State With the 43-point victory, there’s a lot to take into Ohio State By Patrick Leary
patrick.leary@marquette.edu
The Marquette men’s basketball team beat up Grambling State Tuesday night in all facets and scored the third-most points in program history in a 114-71 win. That’s all fine and good, but the loss was Grambling’s 30th straight, dating back to the beginning of last season. So while Marquette did win by 43, it probably should have done just that. So what can fans take away from Tuesday’s drubbing of the Tigers? Here are five real positives from Tuesday Marquette can feel good about going into the Ohio State game Saturday. 1. Marquette scored in the paint. A lot. Friday, Marquette scored just 16 points in the paint to Southern’s 20. Tuesday, the Golden Eagles allowed another 20 points in the paint to Grambling, but scored 76 of their own. “We’ve always been a paint touch-centric team,” coach Buzz Williams said. “Early in our tenure it was by and large off the bounce. I think now it’s probably more off of the pass.” From the get go, Marquette attacked the paint and scored in bunches from the post with big men. In fact, Todd Mayo was the first guard to score for the Golden Eagles with just 4:38 remaining in the first half. Chris Otule, Davante Gardner, Steve Taylor, Jr., Deonte Burton, Jamil Wilson and Juan Anderson all scored in double figures for Marquette’s frontcourt. “If you’re able to get the ball in the channel, you’ve probably forced rotation,” Williams said. “When you force rotation you have a better chance of getting fouled. It probably means if you don’t shoot it in the channel, then the ball is going to be coming from below to a shooter with 10 toes to the rim, which increases your field goal percentage.” 2. Steve Taylor, Jr., looked fantastic. After he underwent offseason knee surgery, not many people thought Taylor would be ready to play right away, let alone make the impact he made Tuesday. The Chicago native had 16 points and 11 rebounds and showed an ability to score in multiple ways. Taylor made jump shots, hook shots and cutbacks en route to his most impressive Marquette performance. “I felt really good today,” Taylor said. “I don’t know why, but when I got up this morning, I just felt like I was ready to go.” Williams said Friday night Taylor went through the normal jitters that freshmen go through since he’d never started before. He was impressed with how Taylor reversed his fortune from game one to game two.
“I think Steve can be a core guy,” Williams said. “His bounce is coming back around with his body and I think it will continue to improve. Steve is really smart. He has some maturity about him.” 3. The freshmen got aggressive. Burton, JaJuan Johnson and John Dawson certainly didn’t play like freshmen Tuesday. Burton and Johnson played aggressively with the ball in their hands, and Dawson dished out a few room service dimes. Especially impressive was Burton’s willingness to create his own shot and shoot with confidence. “I felt more comfortable in playing the system and it showed,” Burton said. Johnson shined late in the second half, as he took over the game for a while and finished with 12 points. But Burton had the play of the game, rising way above the rim to flush an alleyoop pass from Derrick Wilson. “It felt really good,” Burton said. “I’m just glad he trusted me enough to throw it up.” 4. Marquette (eventually) made some threes. The Golden Eagles missed their first nine three-pointers of the game against Grambling, and that seemed to frustrate Jake Thomas. The senior guard came out firing in the second half, knocking down three three-pointers in the first seven minutes of the frame. His first three-ball, on the opening possession of the second half, was his first make since his famous four-point play against Syracuse in February. “He needs to be on the scouting report,” Williams said. “‘Hey that guy right there, he shoots. That guy right there, when he shoots, he scores.’ We need that. That spaces the floor even more.” Marquette finished the game 5-for-18 from beyond the arc, with the other two long balls coming from Johnson and Jamil Wilson. The team will need a jump-shooting threat to set up scoring in the post. 5. Dylan Flood scored. OK, this won’t carry over into Ohio State. But the feel good moment of the game came when Williams made Anderson intentionally foul to allow Flood to check into the game with 33 seconds remaining. The crowd erupted at the sight of the junior walk-on from Lemont, Ill., checking in. Immediately, Flood pulled down a rebound on a missed free throw. Then at the other end, he drove the lane and scored a layup with 14 seconds to go, his first collegiate basket. “Todd was hollering at me from the bench, ‘Coach, put Dylan in,’” Williams said. “I had forgotten since Jamil told me since I was so comfortable sitting down for the first time. Good for Dylan.” Marquette next faces No. 10/9 Ohio State at the Bradley Center Saturday at noon.
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With 11 points Tuesday night, junior forward Juan Anderson reached a career-high in points.
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Ohio State threatens home winning streak One year removed from Carrier Classic, teams finally battling By Trey Killian
robert.killian@marquette.edu
After a year of waiting, Marquette will finally square off with No. 10/9 Ohio State Saturday in what will be the biggest test of the young season for both sides. The Golden Eagles were slated to start last season against the Buckeyes at the Carrier Classic, but the game was canceled due to court condensation. Coach Buzz Williams still remembers some of the scouting in preparation for that matchup, but his roster and outlook certainly changed since then. “I’m glad we didn’t play them last year, because they would’ve beat us,” Williams said. During the press conference after the Grambling State game, the Marquette coach once again displayed great respect for Thad Matta’s squad. “Their perimeter may be as good collectively as anybody in the
country,” Williams said. “If Thad Matta had the ego that most head coaches at this level have, everybody would vote him national coach of the year.” Senior guard Aaron Craft, the Buckeyes’ heralded leader, scored 18 points in a 79-69 win over Ohio Tuesday, while junior guard Shannon Scott added 16 points, including four three-pointers. While Ohio State was ultimately able to hold off the Bobcats, the duo of starting guards Nick Kellogg and Stevie Taylor kept Ohio in the contest with a combined 42 points. While LaQuinton Ross was considered the preseason star of the frontcourt, 6-foot-11-inch center Amir Johnson is showing he can do it all after scoring 14 points, grabbing 11 rebounds and blocking a shot against the Bobcats. Williams describes Marquette as “paint-touch oriented,” but the play of its guards will be crucial Saturday. The continued scoring success of junior Todd Mayo and the ability of players like redshirt senior Jake Thomas, who had three three-pointers against Grambling, to contribute quickly could help the Golden Eagles stretch the Ohio State defense. The frontcourt is a similar story as
Davante Gardner, Chris Otule and Player of the Year Jae Crowder. Jamil Wilson serve as the senior Saturday will be a trial by fire anchors, but several of its younger for Burton and the rest of the Marforwards are already showing the quette freshmen, as they will be exability to step up pected to contriband contribute. ute off the bench. Their perimeter Guard John DawSophomore Steve Taylor Jr., may be as good son, who played who recorded a 20 minutes against collectively as double-double Grambling, will (16 points, 11 re- anybody in the country. If likely find himself bounds) Tuesday, Thad Matta had the ego matched against said he expects to Craft in relief of “play aggressive, that most head coaches at Derrick Wilson, rebound and be a this level have, everybody and his defensive tough guy” against would vote him national play during those the Buckeyes. stints will be piv“I really feel that coach of the year.” otal. JaJuan Johngoing against Ohio son also flashed Buzz Williams, some of his touted State, my toughMen’s basketball head coach scoring ability in ness is needed,” Taylor said. “As a the second half of team, (we just need to be coachable the Grambling game and could proand ready to go. I feel like with the vide a nice spark. type of guys we have, we can shock The talented Buckeyes pose the world nightly.” a serious threat to Marquette’s Freshman Deonte Burton will be 27-game home victory streak. If an interesting X-factor after a head- the Golden Eagles hope to stay turning performance against Gram- undefeated, they must avoid bebling. Thus far, Burton is making a coming one-dimensional. Should smooth transition to the big stage the frontcourt struggle, the bench and said his comfort level improved and backcourt will be called upon from Friday to Tuesday. Williams to keep Marquette balanced and already likened Burton’s “basket- defensively sound. ball instincts” to former Big East
Big East semifinal awaits men’s soccer Butler riding a two game winnnig streak heading into match By Andrew Dawson
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After a first round bye, the men’s soccer team heads to PPL Park in Chester, Penn., Friday to face six-seeded Butler in the Big East tournament semifinals. During the regular season, Marquette (10-5-2, 6-2-1) required double overtime to defeat a feisty Butler (11-7-1, 4-5-0) that would not go down without a fight in a match filled with suspense. Butler struck on a deflection off a Marquette defender, but Marquette responded immediately with two goals in the next two minutes. Late in the match, Butler notched the game up and sent it into overtime. In the second overtime period, redshirt sophomore C. Nortey netted the golden goal to lift the Golden Eagles. The Bulldogs made Marquette’s tournament Big East run a little easier, defeating Xavier in their regular season finale. That result not only clinched Butler a spot in the tournament, but also kept Xavier from three points, which gave Marquette and Georgetown each a share of the Big East title. When coach Louis Bennett heard the news, he said he was proud of his team for doing enough in the regular season. “When the game finished,” Bennett said, “I didn’t say ‘thank you’ to Butler, I said ‘great job’ because of our body of work because let’s face it, it wouldn’t have mattered if we won the first game or the last game, as long as we had more points than everyone else.” Entering this weekend, Marquette will have its loss to DePaul fresh in its mind. Senior defender Eric Pothast said it is common for results in soccer
like the DePaul game and they will tread cautiously with the postseason looming. “With Big East soccer, like we saw this weekend, anybody can beat anybody, so we’re not taking any game lightly,” Pothast said. “Our mantra this year has been ‘our next game’s the most important game,’ so we’re just looking at the first game of the Big East tournament.” Prior to Big East play, the Bulldogs had a spectacular season and were rising in the rankings, but when league play arrived, they fell apart. All but three of Butler’s league matches were one-goal affairs, four of which the team lost. They had the same routine for most games and stayed close all game but failed to finish or score at all. However, the Bulldogs recently won two consecutive games against Xavier, one to go into the postseason and the other Tuesday night in the quarterfinal. Redshirt junior goalie Charlie Lyon and the back four will have their hands full with the Butler attack, specifically David Goldsmith. Goldsmith notched 12 goals and two assists in his freshman campaign. If he gets himself free or in one-on-one match-ups, he can be very dangerous. It will be important to pressure him when he is on the ball. Marquette’s offense has been the most inconsistent part of the team all season. The line had a few successful matches, but only six multi-goal games this year. One of the multi-goal games was against Butler during the regular season, and with Butler holding a 1.46 goals against average this season, Marquette should be able to score two or three in the next game. Action begins Friday night at 7:30 p.m. With a spot in the tournament final against either Georgetown or Providence on the line, it will undoubtedly be a fight to the end.
New NCAA rules felt around USA
Trey Killian College basketball season is in full swing, and this year’s teams all across the country are forced to adapt a new style of play. After last season yielded the lowest national scoring totals since 1952, the NCAA made a splash in the offseason with the addition of several offense-friendly rules. Placing and keeping a hand on an opponent, putting two hands on an opponent, continually jabbing an opponent and using one’s arm to impede the progress of a dribbler are now strictly enforced penalties as referees cracked down hard. Free throw totals ballooned in the first week of action, as it was commonplace for a team to be granted 50-plus attempts. The Big East saw some of the highest totals as Seton Hall’s win over Niagara featured a whopping 73 fouls and took two hours and 28 minutes to complete. Georgetown’s 82-75 loss to Oregon included 74 combined free throw attempts. Marquette benefited from a record-high 53 free throw attempts in its season-opening win over Southern. Coach Buzz Williams said the rule changes marked a reversion to “the way we were taught to play the game,” with “our feet instead of our hands,” and his offensive game plan was duly affected. “I think with some of the changes with the rules it’s going to become paramount that you get a shot every possession,” Williams said. “If you get a shot every possession then at least there’s a chance that you’re going to get fouled.” Other coaches expressed mixed feelings. Louisville’s Rick Pitino labeled last season’s officiating “terrible” at times, and Kentucky’s John Calipari believes the new enforcements will be “good for the game.” On the other end of the debate some, including Oklahoma’s Lon Kruger, anticipate frustration and anguish for players and fans alike. “Tons of fouls, a lot of free throws, long, ugly games,” Kruger said. “Hopefully fans can prepare for that. It is going to be frustrating.” In the grand scheme of the game, the new rules force teams to play much more proactive defense. This will likely benefit more talented squads, but for teams like Marquette that make a living through hard-nosed play, tightly called contests could present a huge challenge down the stretch. High scoring basketball may please the viewing public, but could this change affect the Golden Eagles’ ability to reach the same levels of success they’ve enjoyed in recent seasons? Williams is hesitant to make any such judgments so early in the season. Rather than complain or specifically endorse the new rules, he’s approached them with caution and is focused on making the necessary adjustments. Time will tell if the NCAA’s decision is best for the sport, but if this week is any indication, fans are in for a rough period of transition. Trey Killian is a senior majoring in journalism from Tampa, Fla. Email him at robert.killian@marquette.edu.
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Thursday, November 14, 2013
Marquette No. 4 in ACHA rankings First regional rankings highlighted by Arkansas, Aurora By Jacob Born
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Photo by Valeria Cardenas/valeria.cardenas@marquette.edu
Freshman Liz Bartels is a part of the offense that will challenge the Broncos by spreading out their defense.
Broncos haven’t reached NCAA tourney since 2003 By Kyle Doubrava
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For the Marquette women’s soccer team, it’s either win or pack it in, and the Golden Eagles don’t plan on an early exit in the College Cup. Marquette, drawing the No. 2 seed in its region after winning the Big East Championship, will square off with Western Michigan at Valley Fields Friday at 7 p.m. The Broncos won the Mid-American Conference Championship and received an automatic bid. The Golden Eagles are aware one crucial miscue can close the book on their campaign, so this week the team’s approach changed to reflect that possibility. “It’s one and done. If you mess up, if a mistake happens, whatever it is, the season’s over,” senior midfielder Cara Jacobson said. “I think a little more is on the line. We’re kind of fine tuning things and becoming more focused. It’s definitely a little bit of a change in attitude, and I think we’ll see that more as these next couple of weeks go on.” Western Michigan last
appeared in the College Cup in 2003. This is Marquette’s sixth consecutive trip to the tournament, and the experience factor could play a role in the outcome Friday. Coach Markus Roeders, however, said he realizes a program that does not often qualify will try to make the most of its ride. “(The experience) makes a difference, but I think they’ll bring energy, they’ll bring excitement,” Roeders said. “They won their tournament, so they’re champions of their own league, we’re champions of our league. I think that, in itself, will give them the motivation and drive to make some noise.” The Broncos enter the match 11-5-5 overall and 4-4-3 on the road. The Broncos had similar defensive success as the Golden Eagles this season, giving up just 19 goals and earning 11 shutouts, two of which in 0-0 draws. The offense was shown to be aggressive, outshooting opponents 325-218. Juniors Rachel Chaney and Aubrey Sudomier each lead Western Michigan with 18 points and a combined five game-winning goals. Marquette is 2-0 all-time against the Broncos winning the last meeting 1-0 on Aug. 19, 2011, at Valley Fields. Senior midfielder Maegan Kelly, who made her first career start in that match, scored the lone goal. Western Michigan’s scouting
report on Marquette will surely give it a headache, as the Golden Eagles have far too many weapons for one team to handle. Between Marquette’s 11 shutouts and 15 different goal scorers, the Broncos will be overwhelmed. “When our intensity level is at its highest, our team is unstoppable if the defense is playing to its full potential, winning 50-50 balls and not letting (sophomore goal keeper Amanda Engel) see even any shots,” sophomore midfielder Ann Marie Lynch said. “As far as the offense goes, constantly attacking, playing our game, not attacking through the middle. We like to play it wide and serve balls in.” An advantage Marquette will have is its ability to rest between matches. The Golden Eagles will have home field advantage through the quarterfinals and will only need to travel if they reach the semifinals, held Dec. 6 in Cary, N.C. The last time Marquette traveled for a match was Oct. 20 at DePaul. “We’ve been in a routine for a month now, not having to miss class or anything,” Lynch said. “The stress factor of not having to travel goes down so much, and that’s really helpful, especially going into the tournament.” If Marquette wins, it will play the winner of Iowa vs. Notre Dame Nov. 22.
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The Marquette men’s club hockey team traveled to Lewis University last weekend, but the highlight of the weekend was the release of the first Regional American Collegiate Hockey Association rankings. Marquette is ranked No. 4 in the 15-team rankings, one spot behind where the Golden Eagles finished in the rankings last season. Arkansas, which moved from the South region to the Pacific this season, was ranked No. 1, with eight first place votes. Marquette and Arkansas faced off already this season, which Arkansas won 4-1 and 5-1. Newcomer Aurora Blue, who is countering a winless season last year with a one-loss campaign so far, including a 13-game winning streak, is ranked No. 2. Missouri State, whom Marquette welcomes to the Ponds of Brookfield Friday, is ranked No. 9, and Nebraska, whom Marquette will play in the final games before winter break, is ranked No. 14. Season finale opponent Iowa State also received votes, but was not ranked. Defenseman Brendan Natwora said that the team feels good about
its ranking, but will try to better it. “To be ranked 4th in our region feels great,” Natwora said. “Coming into the season we knew we have to perform well and show the other teams that last year wasn’t a fluke … we want to be No. 1. A bye to nationals would be great.” With its new No. 4 ranking, Marquette traveled to Lewis University to take on the Flyers. Marquette opened up the series with a solid 4-2 victory, extending its winning streak to five games. Unfortunately, that’s as far as it would go, as the Flyers bounced back and defeated the Golden Eagles 5-4. Natwora said the team played well, but it just couldn’t get the right bounces. “Both games we played to our full potential,” Natwora said. “It just so happened that the puck bounced to Lewis’ advantage the second game and they were able to pull out victorious. “ But despite the loss, the team still has its sights set on nationals. That road starts with Missouri State Friday. “We need the win,” Natwora said. “From here on out, we are treating every game the same. We are striving to win every game left in the season and hopefully take the throne as the No. 1 team in the Pacific Region.” The one game series between Marquette and Missouri State will be at the Ponds of Brookfield Friday at 7:30 p.m.
Tough road games for Marquette teams Women’s volleyball vs. Seton Hall, Friday Nov. 15, 2 p.m. CT, Walsh Gymnasium This is not a typo. Marquette will embark on a road trip this weekend and play the exact same teams it played last weekend on the exact same days of the week. The Golden Eagles start Friday against Seton Hall, whom they swept handily last week in Milwaukee. So what’s different about this week? Seton Hall can use its emotion and energy to a greater effect in front of its home fans. Marquette’s only loss in the Big East this year came on the road against a team with an offensive setter, and Seton Hall has that in junior Shelbey Manthorpe. The Golden Eagles will need to hit .300 like they’ve been doing lately to win comfortably. Prediction: Marquette in three Women’s volleyball vs. St. John’s, Sunday Nov. 17, 1 p.m. CT, Carnesecca Arena Marquette also cruised to a victory against St. John’s Sunday at the Al McGuire Center. The Red Storm made the match a dogfight through two sets, with the teams battling back and forth until Marquette pulled away at the end of both frames. An exhausted Johnnies squad came out of the intermission and Marquette coasted in the third set. To win convincingly again Sunday, the Golden Eagles will need to neutralize Big East kills per set
leader sophomore outside hitter Karin Palgutova. The 6-foot-2 Slovakian averages 4.45 killsper-set and had 16 in the three set match against Marquette last weekend. Coach Bond Shymansky will need to bring two-person blocks to Palgutova every time she rises up to score. Prediction: Marquette in four Women’s basketball vs. Vanderbilt, Sunday Nov. 17, 2 p.m. CT, Memorial Arena Women’s basketball clashes with Vanderbilt for its first road game of the season. Marquette travels to Tennessee after two 90-plus point outings, including a 52-point bashing of Arkansas Pine-Bluff Monday night. Vanderbilt also opened the season with big point totals, defeating Appalachian State 96-53, and Western Kentucky 85-60. The Commodores are led by senior Christina Foggie, who averages 21.5 minutes so far this season, and has 18 ppg and shoots 50 percent from behind the arc. But Vanderbilt’s biggest threat is freshman Rebekah Dahlman. Dahlman was ranked 16th overall in ESPN’s Top 100 rankings and is already making an impact. Dahlman is averaging 20.5 ppg, with a .577 field goal percentage and a ridiculous .667 three-point percentage. Marquette will have to limit Vanderbilt’s guards to escape Nashville with a win. Prediction: Vanderbilt 81, Marquette 77