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Candidates make final pitch to Wisconsinites Katy Perry sings president’s praises in front of thousands

Romney makes first stop in running mate’s state since summer

By Alexandra Whittaker

By Claire Nowak

A crowd of 20,000 people gathered for a rally at the Delta Center Saturday afternoon, where President Barack Obama spoke and pop icon Katy Perry performed in support of his campaign.

During his 25-minute appearance, Obama encouraged supporters to remain vigilant for the last lap of the presidential race.

“We have come too far to turn back now,” Obama said. “We’ve come too far to let our hearts grow weary, to let our hearts grow faint. Now is the time to keep pushing forward.”

In his speech, Obama criticized GOP challenger Mitt Romney for “repackaging the same old ideas that don’t work” and defended himself against the notion that he has not made a big enough difference during the four years of his presidency.

Obama said he has fought hard against gridlock in Congress, which he blamed on “big money and lobbyists.”

“I know what real change looks like because I’ve fought for it,” Obama said. “I’ve got the scars to prove it.”

The president also talked about his vision for the economy

On Friday morning, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney spoke to supporters at the Wisconsin State Fair Park Expo Center as part of his campaign’s home stretch before Tuesday’s election. It was Romney’s first Wisconsin appearance since announcing Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate in August.

The venue was filled to capacity with more than 4,500 people in attendance, along with a 1,500-person crowd outside.

Nearly 2,000 more people were turned away at the gate.

Local elementary school teacher Kimberly Paulson anticipated the large turnout and arrived with her husband and 13-year-old son at 5:45 a.m. Friday morning. “(We wanted to) be sure to see Romney and see history up close,” Paulson said. “(The wait) was definitely worth it.”

Several Republican leaders addressed the audience before Romney’s speech, including Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus, former Gov. and current U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson, and Gov. Scott Walker. Bart

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President Barack Obama (left) and Gov. Mitt Romney stumped in state Saturday and Friday, respectively.

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MU wins first Big East title Student starts Golden Eagles host storm charity effort Illinois State in first round Friday night

By Mike LoCicero

michael.locicero@marquette.edu

Photo courtesy of Ben Solomon

Coach Markus Roeders said it was tough to put into words how it felt to win a Big East Tournament championship. It’s hard to blame him.

For the first time since joining the Big East in 2005, Marquette can call itself regular season and tournament champion of the conference, following a 1-0 win over Georgetown Sunday afternoon in East Hartford, Conn.

A 1-0 victory Sunday gave Marquette its first Big East Tournament title.

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MU junior begins fundraising for East Coast Sandy victims

By Elise Angelopulos

elise.angelopulos@marquette.edu

For thousands of people throughout northeastern U.S., the effects of Superstorm Sandy continue to wreak havoc through food shortages, dismantled power lines and chaos in the region’s public transportation systems.

Charles Michael, an Illinois

native and junior in the College of Communication, began the “I Help NY” relief fund to raise money for victims of the storm a few state lines away.

Michael created a Tumblr site of the same name to motivate his community to raise money for the American Red Cross in its effort to promote awareness of the damages caused by Sandy.

“Although I do not have any family members or friends who were affected, there are people who are struggling with deaths and destruction who need our help,” Michael said. “I wanted See Relief, page 7

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News in Brief Marijuana, marriage on state ballots A number of contentious issues are on ballots across the nation today in addition to the presidential and congressional races, including initiatives to end the death penalty in California, legalize recreational marijuana use in Colorado, Washington and Oregon, and affirm or ban same-sex marriage in Maine, Maryland, Minnesota and Washington.

In California, critics of capital punishment have called for death row inmates in the state to be given life terms without the possibility of parole rather than death. The shift would reportedly save taxpayers approximately $130 million.

If recreational marijuana use was legalized under state law in Colorado, Oregon and Washington, it would still be in violation of federal law, though the Obama administration has said in the past they do not plan on prosecuting individual users.

Same-sex marriage, although not federally recognized in the U.S. today, is legal in six states and the District of Columbia.

Meningitis breaking out nationwide

The number of cases in the national meningitis outbreak rose to 419 after 15 people were diagnosed with fungal meningitis, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported yesterday.

The epidemic, which has reached 19 states and caused at least 30 deaths, is linked to contaminated steroid injections produced by the Massachusetts-based New England Compounding Center which contained exserohilum rostratum, a fungus found in soil and plants.

Since the outbreak, the company has recalled all of its products and shut down operations.

Fungal meningitis is not contagious and therefore affects only those who have received the tainted injections. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, symptoms, which typically appear one to four weeks after injection, include headache, fever, sensitivity to light, stiff neck, weakness or numbness in any part of the body, slurred speech, increased pain, redness or swelling at the injection site.

Two injured, two in custody in shooting Two 19-year-old Milwaukee men were shot and two are in custody after a shooting early Monday morning at an apartment complex in Sheboygan Falls, Wis. The shooting was reported after the 19-year-old men went to the apartment complex with a 21-yearold woman, who was attempting to retrieve property she had left in the residence after a domestic violence incident last week.

Sheboygan Falls Police Chief Steve Riffel told the Sheboygan Press Monday that the suspect, a 27-year-old who lists a Chicago address but resides in Sheboygan Falls, opened fire on the group, shooting each man in the leg.

One resident of the complex told the Sheboygan Press Monday that a number of domestic violence incidents have been reported in the apartment complex where the shooting took place.

The incident marks the third high-profile domestic violence related shooting in Wisconsin in the past two weeks. Four were killed, including the shooter, and four were injured in a shooting at the Azana Spa in Brookfield Oct. 22, and a 76-year-old Sussex man was charged with attempted homicide after shooting at Waukesha police when he forced himself inside his ex-wife’s home Oct. 23.

Former member of dental faculty dies Eugene Goetsch, former parttime faculty member in the Department of General Dental Sciences, passed away Nov. 3.

Goetsch, 72, was a clinical instructor at the dental school from 2003 to 2011. He was also a graduate of the Marquette School of Dentistry.

In 1970 he established his own dental practice in Sussex, Wis. He worked there until his retirement in 2003.

Goetsch was a member of the U.S. Army Reserve and retired as a colonel in 1990. He was also a member of the Milwaukee Curling Club for 40 years.

Second storm could hit northeast

A week after Superstorm Sandy ravaged the Northern East Coast, the region may experience a new storm system certain to complicate recovery efforts.

This week the storm is expected to bring winds of up to 50 miles per hour, coastal flooding, rain and possibly snow to parts of New Jersey and New York.

Throughout the region, temperatures are expected to drop five to eight degrees below normal.

More than 1.3 million residents in seven states were still without power Monday.

According to the Los Angeles Times, the destruction of coastal barriers may make flooding a problem while strong winds and snow may undo some of the work done to repair power lines. In New York City, 40,000 people are still without shelter following Sandy. The storm killed 113 people in the U.S. and 69 in the Caribbean.

MUSG discusses field space Various club sports hoping for increased access to Valley Fields

By Ben Greene

benjamin.greene@marquette.edu

Marquette Student Government discussed the availability of green space on campus with Director of Athletics Larry Williams during its meeting last Thursday.

Representatives of club sports

teams asked MUSG to help them gain more access to Valley Fields. Currently, the majority of club sports activities take place at Norris Park, located on the northwest corner of 18th St. and Kilbourn Ave. Erin Reiff, a sophomore in the College of Health Sciences, said only one of the club soccer team’s three weekly practices was held at Valley Fields, and it needed to be from 10 p.m. to midnight. The other two weekly practices were held at Norris Park, a field that Reiff

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Senator Kyle Whelton, a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences, said his college is holding a T-shirt design competition. The winning design will replace the design that has been in place for more than a decade. All students are welcome to submit their ideas, and the student whose design wins will receive $50 in MarquetteCash.

Current Financial Vice President Brittany Riesenbeck, a junior in the College of Business Administration, said MUSG is accepting applications for next year’s Financial Vice President. Applications can be found on the MUSG website and are due Tuesday Nov. 20. Any questions should be directed to President Arica Van Boxtel.

Heinz Schelhammer, the chair of the Committee for Student Life and a senior in the College of Business Administration, said the Alumni Memorial Union is exploring the possibility of putting a statue or sculpture in the courtyard outside its west entrance. Schelhammer also said that Rick Arcuri, the associate dean for administrative services in the Office of Residence Life, is looking into making buildings all over campus more handicap-accessible.

described as not fit to host the team’s practices.

“The ground is very, very bumpy and holey, so trying to pass the ball, the ball will hit a bump and go in a different direction,” Reiff said. “And girls do get hurt on the field, which is a huge problem. People are twisting their ankles and stuff, and we can’t have that.”

Caroline Villa, a sophomore in the College of Engineering, said the club Quidditch team was forced to hold its three-game series against Minnesota at Schroeder Field Sunday. Norris Park was closed and Valley Fields was unavailable. Villa said the location of last weekend’s games did not allow the Quidditch team, or Marquette as a whole, to put its best foot forward when hosting other schools.

“I think club sports also get Marquette’s name out and give Marquette a great name throughout the country,” Villa said. “Last year was our first year with Quidditch, and we made it to nationals … so even though it’s a club sport, we’re still giving Marquette a good name. And currently we’re ranked No.2 in the nation for Quidditch, but we’re still showing a pick-up kind of league when we play (at Marquette’s lesser fields).”

Williams said he has not done much in terms of assigning Valley Fields time. He said he is dedicated to finding a solution that accommodates all the teams

Nov. 2 At 9:50 a.m. an employee reported that unknown person(s) removed his unsecured, unattended property estimated at $149 from Zilber Hall.

At 11:56 a.m. an employee reported that unknown person(s) removed unsecured, unattended university property estimated at $247 from Cudahy Hall.

Nov. 3 At 1:07 a.m. a student was in possession of drug paraphernalia in McCormick Hall and admitted to selling some of his prescription medication to another student. MPD was contacted.

At 2:25 a.m. a student reported that another student removed the

reporting student’s unsecured, unattended property estimated at $6 from McCormick Hall.

At 12:30 p.m. a student reported that a person not affiliated with Marquette acted in a suspicious manner in a business in the 1500 block of W. Wells Street. MPD took the subject into custody for an open warrant.

At 7:03 p.m. a student in Mashuda Hall admitted using a controlled substance at an off-campus location.

Nov. 4 At 2:13 a.m. a student reported being sexually assaulted by an individual not affiliated with Marquette at the Triangle Fraternity House. MPD was contacted.

Events Calendar NOVEMBER 2012

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Tuesday 6

Election Night Viewing Party, Haggerty Hall, 6 p.m.

Wednesday 7 Student Organization Leadership Series: Planning a Service Project, AMU, 4:30 p.m.

Free Coffee!, Whole Foods Market, 8 a.m.

007 Skyfall Advanced Screening, Mayfair Mall, 7 p.m.

Art for Life Exhibition, Milwaukee Art Museum, 10 a.m.

Annex Bingo, Union Sports Annex, 10 p.m.

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on campus, namely developing more fields, or even a field house, on campus.

“There is a lack of field space opportunities and no indoor fields,” Williams said. “We are looking at how we can create indoor play space for the entire institution, and we are acutely aware of the issue.”

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big-name schools like Pittsburgh, Syracuse and Notre Dame. With a possible TV contract on the horizon with either ESPN, NBC or Fox, Williams said the conference is doing just fine.

The athletic director also gave some insight into the financing of the varsity sports program. Williams said men’s basketball is the only sport that actually makes money, and all of the excess revenue the men’s team brings in helps pay for the rest of the sports at Marquette.

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MU, New York Times forge new journalism partnership

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City cab drivers fight permit costs Milwaukee taxicab drivers stand by 2011 lawsuit against city

By Monique Collins

monique.collins@marquette.edu

Photo courtesy of INC Marquette

New York Times columnist David Bornstein appeared at Marquette Sept. 20 to talk to students about solutions journalism, the focus of the partnership between the university and the newspaper.

Grant from Gates Foundation jumpstarts relationship

By Melanie Lawder

melanie.lawder@marquette.edu

Marquette received a $100,000 grant from a Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s initiative, Grand Challenges in Global Health, to help jumpstart its new FixesU partnership with the New York Times.

Marquette was one of 10 recipients out of the 1,000 grant applicants in 85 countries.

Jeff Snell, special adviser to University President the Rev. Scott Pilarz, is a leader of the university’s Social Innovation Initiative and a chief player in Marquette’s attaining of the Gates’ grant. Snell said the $100,000 grant from Grand Challenges will be used to gain external expertise, develop the website and for administrative purposes.

The Marquette-New York Times FixesU partnership will work together to create a Wikistyle website to host “solutions journalism” stories as resources for educational instructors to use in their curriculum.

“This unique partnership offers an opportunity to live out our deep commitment to serving others and finding solutions to society’s greatest needs,” Pilarz said on the university’s Social Innovation Initiative website.

Solutions journalism is a type of reporting that covers how citizens and organizations confront social problems through creative initiatives and programs.

Instead of zeroing in on the

repercussions of social issues, solutions journalism aims to provide answers to these issues, which blight society.

The FixesU partnership was inspired by both the New York Times’ “Fixes” column and the inner workings of Marquette’s Social Innovation Initiative office, which aims to encourage new and innovative solutions to social problems.

“You don’t have to accept things the way things are,” Snell said. “You can actually step out and be your own solution to the problem.”

Each “solutions journalism” article can be viewed as a miniature case study for solving a problem specific to an academic discipline, said Snell. From chemistry to social justice, Snell believes all academic areas can benefit from articles on the Fixes platform.

“What areas will problemsolving not be applicable?”

Snell said. “I’m hard-pressed to answer that.”

The website will also allow users to upload their own content to contribute to the educational discussion. For example, educators may upload student projects, lesson plans or a reading list that pertains to a specific case study, said Andrew Brodzeller, senior communication specialist for Marquette’s Office of Marketing and Communication.

Snell also said they will use this money to incentivize educators to use the website.

“You use that little mini case study – and you find it on the little wiki-style digital platform that we’re building with the Gates money – and you download it or you send a link to your students, they read it, they

like it,” Snell said. “You have a discussion, and maybe you develop a PowerPoint or a Prezi to use as part of the instructional aspect of it – and you upload that (to the FixesU website), so you capture what works well with your students.”

Snell emphasized that the content users upload to FixesU has the capacity to be shared with instructors all over, creating a network of educators.

The New York Times’ Fixes column offers solutions to a variety of issues, from homelessness to clothing scarcity in India’s rural areas. It is written

by Tina Rosenburg, author and contributing writer for New York Times magazine, and David Bornstein, author and guest speaker at Marquette’s annual Burleigh lecture in September.

Rosenburg and Bornstein’s columns will be the primary contributors to the site. However, the site will also feature case studies and articles from other relevant sources as well, Snell said.

The website will initially be intended for the Marquette community, then expanded for use by the 19 schools recognized as “changemaker campuses” by Ashoka U, a higher education organization dedicated to social entrepreneurship and innovative education. Other “changemaker campuses” include Middlebury College, Brown University, Duke University, Cornell University and Arizona State University.

A preliminary, beta website is expected to be “up and running”

by January 2013, Snell said. A modified, more complete version will be published roughly a year from now.

Milwaukee taxicab drivers protested outside of City Hall last Wednesday in support of a lawsuit filed in Milwaukee County Circuit Court on Sept. 11, 2011, asserting that the city’s cap on the number of taxicab permits is anticompetitive and unconstitutional.

The Institute for Justice’s Minnesota chapter is representing the plaintiffs.

The plaintiffs are three current and former taxicab drivers who said they would prefer to own their own taxicab business instead of working for someone who already has a permit, but they cannot afford to buy one of the 321 existing permits at the current rate of $150,000 each.

Taxicab drivers need to have business and operational licensing in order to legally operate a taxicab. In 1992, the city capped the number of permits that give drivers this right. Under the 1992 permit cap, new taxicab drivers must purchase a permit from an existing permit holder.

In Milwaukee, it costs about $10,000 to start a taxicab business, excluding the cost of the permit.

“In 1992, the city just decided to stop handing out permits,” said Anthony Sanders, an attorney at the Institute for Justice’s Minnesota Chapter and representative for the plaintiffs.

“The only way you can work as a cab driver today is if you were a permit-holder before 1992, or if you buy a permit from an existing permit-holder.”

Michael Sanfelippo, president of American United Taxi Cab Service Inc., owns 162 permits, making him one of the largest permit-holders in the city, according to an article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. According to IJMinnesota, this discourages business competition.

The lawsuit asked that a judge

block the city from denying new permits and award nominal damages of $1 and the plaintiffs’ attorney fees.

Sanders claims the permit cap is unconstitutional under Wisconsin state law.

“The Wisconsin constitution has stronger protections of individual liberties,” he said.

According to IJ-Minnesota, there is about one cab driver in Milwaukee for every 1,900 city residents, which differs from other major cities. In Minneapolis, there is one taxicab driver per 550 city residents and one per 480 residents in Denver, where the institute successfully challenged limits on taxicab fleet size.

“You have to spend 15 times that cost, just to be able to go into the business,” Sanders said.

“It’s absurd.”

IJ-Minnesota made a YouTube video for the case, entitled “Taking on Milwaukee’s Taxicab Cartel.”

In the video, Ghaleb Ibrahim, one of the plaintiffs, said he moved to Milwaukee in 1983 to look for opportunities to support his family.

“The only opportunity then, (…) as a student, (was) to drive a taxi,” he said in the video.

Ibrahim said when he first lived in Milwaukee, anyone could go to City Hall and get a permit for about $85.

“Now, you have to come up with $150,000, which costs more than a house,” he said in the video.

Sanders said the government should not be able to decide what the size of the market should be.

“That should be left up to cab owners and their customers,” he said in the video.

According to Sanders, dispatch services were taken away from taxicab drivers for Yellow Cab, who were protesting the permit cap by putting signs on the side of their cabs.

“It was retaliation for exercising their First Amendment rights,” Sanders said. “Is just shows the kind of power existing (permitholders) have over employees.”

Photo by Rebecca Rebholz/rebecca.rebholz@marquette.edu

Taxicab drivers protested Wednesday over a 1992 permit cap still in effect.

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FDA links Monster energy drinks to recent deaths Energy drinks’ sugar, caffeine content not required on labels

By Eric Oliver

eric.oliver@marquette.edu

Monster energy drinks have been linked to five deaths and one heart attack over the past year by the Food and Drug Administration.

The FDA is investigating the company to see what further action should be taken.

The energy drinks themselves have often been the subject of scrutiny because of their sugar content and high caffeine. Manufacturers are not required to print the amount of caffeine, unlike sugar or calorie content.

Robert Fitts, a Marquette professor of biology, said dietary supplements should have to be FDA approved.

“The caffeine content and

other ingredients (such as sugar content) should be on the label,” Fitts said in an email. “The claims made by the producers of these drinks should be regulated. The caffeine content of the drink Monster is apparently 240 mg, compared to a can of soda that contains 35 mg of caffeine.”

Fitts said that although only five deaths have been linked to Monster, the FDA should look at all the data and see if it could find any links to high caffeine drinks. He said a correlation

between two things doesn’t necessarily mean one caused the other.

“If significant correlation is found, then studies would need to be undertaken to see if there was an actual mechanism whereby high levels of caffeine triggered a particular health condition,” Fitts said.

According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration, the number of emergency room cases related to energy drinks went

Photo by Rebecca Rebholz/rebecca.rebholz@marquette.edu

Monster energy drinks contain 240 mg of caffeine compared to the 35 mg of an average can of caffinated soda and can cause an increased heart rate.

from 1,128 to 13,114 between 2005 and 2009. He said that if the statistic is true, there needs to be more research on the topic.

Dale Schoeller, a professor of nutritional sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has not decided if there is a relationship between high levels of caffeine and death.

“My mind is not yet made up, but a relationship is possible,” Schoeller said in an email. “While consumption of a single unit of an energy drink is unlikely to be linked with a death, consumption of multiple units or when taken in combination with other stimulants, or with alcohol dramatically increases the risks.”

Schoeller said these drinks, when taken in excess or combined with other stimulants can cause an increased heart rate and alterations in the metabolism that could cause heart problems and death.

“Students should be aware of the potential for lethal consequences, but more importantly they should be aware of consequences of using energy drinks as a means to ‘get by’ with too little sleep,” Schoeller said. “Insufficient sleep causes changes in metabolism that increase the chances for chronic disease.”

Shelly Burgess, a spokeswoman for the FDA, said the agency is looking into the five reports of death and one report of a nonfatal heart attack possibly associated with Monster.

Burgess said there is no evidence of a link.

“We didn’t just begin to look into these (reports),” Burgess said.

“We have been since we received the first report back in 2004.”

Campus drug offenses increase, still remain low MU still faces greater problem with alcohol than other substances

By Nick Biggi

nicholas.biggi@marquette.edu

Over the past week, there have been five drug offenses on or around Marquette’s campus.

This differs from years past, however, Marquette’s drug use is usually not very high in proportion to its size.

Although Marquette’s numbers for alcohol write-ups spiked at the beginning of this year, Department of Public Safety says the number of violations has remained consistent.

While the number of alcohol write-ups increased between 2010 and 2011 from 854 to 996, the drug abuse violations only increased from 50 in 2010 to 52 in 2011, according to the Office of Postsecondary Education.

DPS remains firm that they have made no changes to how they approach illegal drug and alcohol use.

“We have always worked collaboratively with Residence Life to address the issue in the form of training for Resident Assistants and education on the negative impacts of drug use,” Lt. Paul Mascari said.

While Mascari said a majority of the students on campus do not use illegal substances, he noted the difficulty of knowing whether Marquette has more of a drug

culture than other schools.

“It is very difficult to compare drug use on Marquette’s campus with other universities,” Mascari said. “You would have to look at the relative size of the university and how many people they have living in the residence halls.”

Caroline Comstock, a freshman in the College of Business, says drug abuse at Marquette should not be too much of a problem for people who do not use.

“I do not think it is too prevalent,” Comstock said. “It is not very much of a distraction for those who not wish to participate.”

University of Denver, which has a similar enrollment rate to Marquette, had far fewer alcohol violations but more drug abuse violations in the year 2011. According to the Office of Postsecondary Education, Denver had 399 liquor law violations and 152 drug abuse violations, giving Marquette 100 fewer drug violations but 597 more alcohol violations.

Mascari said drug abuse is very dangerous for health reasons and can also affect the DPS office.

“Drug use also ties up valuable Public Safety resources,” Mascari said. “When illegal drug use is reported to us, we must immediately report it to the Milwaukee Police Department. This means that at least two public safety officers must remain at the scene until MPD arrives and takes over. The time of those officers would be better spent proactively patrolling the Marquette area.”

Drug Abuse Offenses in 2011 Marquette University

Boston College

Creighton University

Univeristy of WisconsinMadison

52 51

Saint Louis University

84

175

185

Univeristy of WisconsinMilwaukee

103

Gonzaga University

75

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Relief: Michael already putting dent in hurricane fundraising goal

Photo courtesy of Damiana Lepore

Many New Yorkers feeling effects from the storm are in need of resources.

to take a stand and raise money (for the American Red Cross) to help out with the recovery and influence others to do the same.”

So far, Michael says he has raised $130 toward his $500 goal. Working with other Evans Scholars, students who receive a specialized scholarship and housing based on their work as caddies and on meeting other educational requirements, Michael promoted the cause in the Alumni Memorial Union last week to garner donations from other students.

Evans Scholar Shane Sweeney, a freshman in the College of Arts & Sciences, said Sandy’s effects were so shocking that he felt helping with fundraising was the least he could do.

“It’s a good way of fundraising because instead of having to send in all of your information and possibly credit card numbers, you just give a couple of bucks without giving your information,” Sweeney said. “People like that option.”

Sweeney added that victims of Sandy are most in need of electricity and confidence that all will turn out well.

Damiana Lepore, a junior at

I hope through time New York City will be fixed, but at this point we still need help.”

Damiana Lepore, junior, Fashion Institute of Technology the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City, said the city and surrounding areas are in an especially dire situation as basic resources such as water have not been adequately supplied.

“Many people were waiting in line for a fire hydrant to collect water,” Lepore said. “At every fire hydrant there were at least five people.”

Lepore added that while Sandy may physically be long gone, the damage the storm left behind can be seen everywhere.

“Now that almost everyone has power back, New York seems normal even though it’s not,” Lepore said. “Subways are still closed, and people’s apartments are damaged.”

In addition to the numerous infrastructural problems the city is facing, Michael said victims are also in need of food and shelter.

“Most of the New Jersey coast is completely destroyed,”

Michael said. “There is tons of damage in the New York subways, and several streets have over-flooded, causing debris to collect. These areas need to be cleaned up and rebuilt.”

Michael said Tim Cigelske, a media specialist in the College of Communication, helped raise awareness for the fund through Marquette’s Facebook page and Twitter account.

While the process of rebuilding is a lengthy one, Lepore said she appreciated efforts like “I Help NY” and other students’ interest in caring for her city.

“I hope through time New York City will be fixed, but at this point we still need help,” Lepore said.

Those interested in donating money to “I Help NY” should visit www.ihelpny.tumblr.com or follow #ihelpny on Twitter.

Syrian chaos deepens as rebels, Palestinians fight Fighting in Damascus deadliest since civil war started in July

By Barbara Surk Associated Press

New chaos engulfed Syria’s civil war as Palestinian supporters and opponents of the embattled regime were swept up Monday in intense fighting in Damascus, while rival rebel groups clashed over control of a Turkish border crossing.

The rare infighting — accompanied by car bombs, airstrikes and artillery shells that killed or maimed dozens of people — heightened fears that if Syrian President Bashar Assad falls, the disparate factions battling the regime will turn on each other.

A suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden car near an army checkpoint in Hama province, killing 50 soldiers in one of the deadliest single attacks targeting pro-Assad troops in the 19-month uprising, according to activists. Eleven civilians died when a bomb exploded in a central Damascus neighborhood, state media said, and activists reported at least 20 rebels killed in air raid on the northern town of Harem.

“It’s the worst-case scenario many feared in Syria,” said Fawaz Gerges, director of the Middle East Center at the London School of Economics. “It’s an allout war.”

The fighting in the capital of Damascus was some of the worst since July, when rebels took over several neighborhoods, only to be bombed out by regime forces days later. Shortly after those battles, rebels moved on Syria’s largest city, Aleppo, and it has become a major front in the civil war since then.

The attacks on the two main

cities have demonstrated new organization and capabilities of rebel forces as well as a determination to press their uprising despite the deaths of more than 36,000 people in almost 20 months of fighting.

When Syria’s unrest began in March 2011, the country’s halfmillion Palestinians struggled to stay on the sidelines. But in recent months, many Palestinians started supporting the uprising although they insisted the opposition to the regime should be peaceful.

One faction, the Popular Front for the Liberation of PalestineGeneral Command, led by Ahmed Jibril, has remained loyal to Assad.

The popular committees in the Damascus-area Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk, which are led by the PFLP-GC, said the fighting started Sunday when residents were attacked by gangs who claimed to include Palestinians fighting the government.

“The mercenaries who claim to have Palestinians among them” tried to infiltrate the camp but were repulsed by the popular committees, the statement said Monday. When the rebel attack failed, they fired mortars that killed and wounded several people, it added.

Video of the Yarmouk fighting that was posted online by activists Monday showed destruction around the camp, with shell-pocked and scorched vehicles, and shattered windows in apartment buildings as residents picked through debris and shouted in disbelief. The video was consistent with Associated Press reporting on the fighting in the area.

Rami Abdul-Rahman, who heads the Britain-based activist group Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, had no word on casualties from fighting that continued Monday. He said eight people were killed in Yarmouk on

Sunday night when several mortar rounds landed in the camp.

“Those who are shelling the camp are terrorists” seeking to displace the Palestinians again, PFLP-GC spokesman Anwar Raja told the AP in Damascus.

Syrian authorities blame the uprising on a foreign plot, accusing Gulf countries Saudi Arabia and Qatar, along with the U.S., other Western nations and Turkey, of funding and training the rebels, whom they describe as “terrorists.”

The Observatory said the fighting in Damascus was concentrated in the outskirts of the camp and the southern neighborhood of Tadamon. Damascus-based activist Abu Qais al-Shami told the AP via Skype that the fighting began Sunday night and went on continuously into Monday.

The Observatory and al-Shami said Syrian forces are backed by the PFLP-GC. “Tadamon is being struck with shells, rockets and heavy machine-gun fire,” al-Shami said.

“People are fleeing the area toward safer areas inside the Yarmouk camp.”

A Syrian opposition figure, who asked not to be identified out of fear of reprisal, said Palestinian fighters who are opposed to Assad were fighting alongside the rebels in Damascus.

The fighting came as the main Syrian opposition bloc broadened its ranks to include more activists, political groups from inside the country and those fighting on the front lines, responding to international calls for a more representative and cohesive leadership that could work with the West.

In northern Syria, an opposition figure said rival rebel groups clashed Sunday for control of the Bab al-Salameh border crossing with Turkey. The crossing has been in the hands of rebels since July. The opposition figure spoke on condition of anonymity because of fear of retaliation.

He said the fighting was between the Northern Storm Brigade and the Amr bin al-Aas brigade, which has a large number of Islamic radicals.

There are dozens of opposition groups and rebel brigades fighting in the civil war. Rivalries are

common, although violent clashes are unusual.

A Turkish government official based in the border town of Kilis confirmed two Syrian rebel groups were “engaged in a power struggle,” fighting each other for control of the Bab el-Salameh border crossing. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with government rules, said Turkish officials were still trying to determine who the two groups were.

Minister Sergey Lavrov, who opposed the idea. Russia and China have vetoed three Westernbacked resolutions aimed at pressuring Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government to stop the violence, including by threatening sanctions.

The Security Council is scheduled to discuss Syria behind closed doors Tuesday and many diplomats had hoped for a briefing by Brahimi. But diplomats, speaking on condition of anonymity because discussions were private, said Brahimi opted out and the council will now be briefed by U.N. political chief Jeffrey Feltman.

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A Syrian girl who fled with her family from the violence in their village washes clothes at a displaced camp.

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Romney: Governor makes case for change Obama: Rallies supporters Starr, former Green Bay Packers quarterback and coach, also made an appearance.

Romney took the stage at 10:30 a.m. and was greeted with chants of “Four more days!” before beginning what his campaign dubbed the “closing argument” for the Republican candidate. He shaped the argument around the claim that President Barack Obama has failed to deliver on promises the president made in his 2008 campaign.

“He said he was going to cut the federal deficit in half, and then he doubled it,” Romney said. “He said he was going to lower the unemployment rate down to 5.2 percent. Today we learned that it’s actually 7.9 percent, and that’s nine million jobs short of what he promised … He admits that he’ll stay on the same path he’s been on. The same path we’re on means $20 trillion in debt in four years … Unless we change course, we may well be looking at another recession.”

Romney also talked about his experience in business as governor of Massachusetts and the willingness he showed to work across the aisle at a time when 87 percent of the state’s legislators were Democrats.

“I won’t just represent one party,” he said. “I’ll represent one nation.”

Romney also explained his five-point plan for improving the nation, which he first emphasized during the presidential debates.

His first point is taking full advantage of the energy resources already present in America, he said, particularly through drilling on federal land and revisiting strict coal regulations. Second, Romney said he would like to boost trade with Latin America by asking Congress for trade

promotion authority, which traditionally requires Congress to vote on proposed trade agreements within 90 days without seeking amendments to those agreements.

Romney’s third point referred to a “retraining reform act,” which he said would help underemployed workers acquire the skills needed for a sustainable job. The fourth point was focused on tackling “out-of-control spending” by balancing the budget and reducing the $16 trillion national debt. For his fifth point, Romney said he hopes to boost business, especially small

business, throughout the country. He said he would start by eliminating regulations that are hurting small businesses.

Romney said he is optimistic that with the right direction and leadership, America and its economy will see marked improvement.

“If you’re tired of being tired, I ask you to vote for real change,” he said. “Paul Ryan and I will bring real change to America from day one … On Nov. 6, we come together for a better future. And on Nov. 7, we’ll get to work.”

and the importance of job creation, telling the audience that he would be willing to “work with anybody of any party to move the country forward.”

“I don’t want a tax code that rewards companies for shipping jobs overseas,” Obama said. “I want to reward companies that are investing right here in Milwaukee.”

Emma Gotter, a sophomore in the College of Communication, was excited to have the president in the area and see the president drive into Milwaukee with the Secret Service before the rally.

“The experience of watching the President of the United States come in and knowing that this was going to be huge and a big deciding factor for the election was so cool,” Gotter said.

“I just thought it was hysterical how people who disliked (the president) and people who were rooting for him all had their video cameras out to capture the moment, regardless of what party they supported.”

President Obama took the stage after Perry’s performance, commending her for “working so hard these past few weeks.”

“I am grateful to her,” Obama said to the cheering crowd.

Perry wore a dress with Obama’s “Forward” slogan on it.

Like Obama, she urged people to get out and vote.

Perry also asked attendees to donate to the American Red Cross to support hurricane relief.

“As we rally our support here today, we can’t forget our friends on the East Coast,” Perry said.

“Unfortunately, Hurricane Sandy has left a lot of people hurt and homeless.”

Obama encouraged the crowd to look back at his time in office critically when thinking about the Tuesday election. He told the crowd he followed through on his promises to pull the troops out of Iraq, kill Osama bin Laden and end the policy known as “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”

Obama’s talk followed an appearance in Milwaukee by Republican candidate Mitt Romney on Friday morning at State Fair Park. In addition to Perry, Bruce Springsteen, Dave Matthews, Stevie Wonder, Marc Anthony, John Mellencamp, Jay-Z and will.i.am have also made appearances in the swing states in support of Obama.

Photo by Rebecca Rebholz/rebecca.rebholz@marquette.edu

Romney attacked Obama while making promises to crowd in West Allis.

Candidates lay out visions Obama and Romney in statistical tie heading into election

By Allison Kruschke and Pat Simonaitis allison.kruschke@marquette.edu patrick.simonaitis@marquette.edu A CNN/ORC national poll released Sunday showed President Obama and GOP challenger former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt

Romney in a dead heat among likely voters. Forty-nine percent of likely voters say they are backing the president, and an equal amount say they are backing Romney.

Three other national polls have shown the race in a virtual tie among likely voters.

CNN’s final poll before the election showed a gender and age gap. While Obama managed a tie with Romney among senior citizens, he has lost some of the steam he had among young voters in 2008. Obama also leads Romney among women.

“Fifty-three percent of women say they plan to vote for President Obama compared to only 44 percent of men,” CNN Polling Director Keating Holland told CNN Sunday. “That works out to a ninepoint gender gap, which would be the largest since 1996.”

Romney leads Obama 52 to 47 percent among voters making more than $50,000 per year. He also leads in the South, West and suburban rural areas.

Here are basic facts about each candidate before you head to the polls Tuesday:

BARACK OBAMA Born: August 4, 1961, in Honolulu, Hawaii

Education: Columbia University (Political Science1983) Harvard Law School (Graduated 1991)

Non-political experience: Visiting Law and Government Fellow at University of Chicago Law School (1992-1996) Lecturer at University of Chicago (1992-2004) Civil rights attorney (1993-2004)

Political experience: Illinois State Senator 1997-2004 U.S. Senator for Illinois 2005-2008 U.S. President: 2008- present

Campaign Platforms: Obama plans to boost the economy by investing in education and green energy and by giving tax incentives to companies who bring jobs back to the U.S. He plans to pull troops out of Afghanistan and use the money saved to reduce the budget deficit, and he will also focus on comprehensive immigration reform. He supports same-sex marriage and abortion.

Infographic by A. Martina Ibanez-Baldor angela.ibanez-baldor@marquette.edu

Photo by Danny Alfonzo/daniel.alfonzo@marquette.edu

After performance by Katy Perry, Obama toutes first term in office.

MITT ROMNEY Born: March 27, 1941, in Detroit, Michigan

Education: Brigham Young University (English- 1971) Joint MBA and JD from Harvard Business School and Law School

Non-political experience: Mormon Missionary to France (1966-1969) Cofounder- Bain Capital (1984) Romney held various positions with the company over the years including CEO President and CEO of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games of 2002

Political Experience: Massachusetts Governor (2003-2007)

Campaign Platforms: Romney plans to get the economy under control by cutting non-defensive discretionary spending by five percent. He also wants to cap federal spending and give more responsibility to states to implement programs. He plans to repeal The Affordable Care Act and decrease regulations on small businesses. He wants to increase access to domestic energy resources so the U.S. can become more energy-independent. He does not support same-sex marriage or abortion.

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Cheney, Dean argue government’s role in future

Participants clash on both economic and social issues in debate

By Alexandra Whittaker

alexandra.whittaker@marquette.edu

Howard Dean and Liz Cheney went head to head Thursday night about “the role of government in a free society,” part of a debate hosted by Marquette’s chapter of Young Americans for Freedom, a conservative student group.

Dean, a former Democratic presidential candidate and Vermont governor, and Cheney, a former State Department official and the daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, discussed the role of the federal and state governments in the economy, the laws and regulations surrounding abortion and what can be done to create jobs.

On the topic of the economy, Cheney quoted Thomas Jefferson and said “the government that governs best is that which governs least.”

Dean immediately disagreed and argued that Jefferson wouldn’t agree with himself if he saw the state of the modern economy. “‘The government that governs best is that which governs least’?” Dean said. “If that was still the case, we would still have slavery.”

Aidan Lopez Linehan, a sophomore in the College of Health Sciences who is from Vermont,

identified with Dean and had a lot to say about the former governor’s views on government.

“As one of the few people from Vermont (at the event), it was really interesting seeing how Howard Dean has transformed from being a very moderate individual in Vermont... (to) what happened when he was running for president when he shot to the other perspective: completely liberal,” Linehan said. “(But) the sort of view he presented here tonight was far more cooperative than Liz Cheney seemed to present from the conservative angle.”

According to Linehan, Dean worked with both parties as governor to ensure the availability of health care for individuals under 18.

Dean went on to argue that the U.S. did not have a spending problem, but “a revenue problem.”

“I think it’s stunning to hear anybody say that we don’t have a spending problem,” Cheney retorted. “The White House has confirmed that if the president is re-elected, we’re going to have a $20 trillion debt at the end of (President Obama’s) term.”

The 50-minute debate concluded with questions from the audience. Kirsten Blagg, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences, thought the second segment was not as productive as the structured question portion of the debate, though she felt that the event overall was refreshing compared to other recent debates.

“I think it was productive to have very balanced

representatives that didn’t really have as much at stake in the upcoming election as most of what we hear today,” Blagg said.

“It was really away from this high-tense political kind of circumstance and was a little more about actual policies than ‘I want to win for this reason,’ which is

what a lot of the current political discourse is. ... That was refreshing (compared to) what’s been drowning in my ears for the past six months.”

Kelley Probst, a sophomore in the College of Education, agreed that the lack of political motive made the debate stand out.

“I liked it better that neither of them seemed to have a political goal in mind,” Probst said. “They were just talking about the role of government. Obviously they want you to vote for a party, but they weren’t specifically campaigning for either one.”

Photo by Rebecca Rebholz/rebecca.rebholz@marquette.edu

Liz Cheney (left) and former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean discuss a host of issues before students.

Candidates’ stances differ on federal student aid Election could impact future of public grant and loan programs

By Seamus Doyle

seamus.doyle@marquette.edu

With Marquette tuition for the 2012-2013 academic year priced at $32,810 and total federal aid awarded to Marquette students for the 2010-2011 academic year at more than $7.5 million, according to Marquette’s Office of Public Affairs, today’s presidential election has the potential to impact how much money students receive from the federal government for education.

While financial aid and education are not partisan issues – neither candidate or party thinks helping more students go to school is a bad thing – Democrats and Republicans differ in their beliefs about how much financial aid should be awarded, who should receive it, and at what level it should be awarded (local, state or federal).

Both presidential candidates, President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, have outlined plans for how the federal government should contribute to student aid, and each have different records regarding education initiatives.

Obama has focused on his education record as president throughout his campaign and argued that continuing his policies would be good for the country.While K-12 education has received the bulk of Obama’s education reforms, the student loan industry was largely overhauled in 2010.

With college graduates averaging about $25,000 in loans, Obama’s ten percent cap on loan repayment only saves money for an individual with that much in loans if he or she makes $50,000 a year or less. A college graduate with $50,000 in loans would have to make $85,000 a year or less for the 10 percent cap to make a difference.

Another change instituted under Obama is debt forgiveness.

Remaining debt is forgiven for individuals who make on-time payments for 20 years. For individuals in public service roles, such as teachers and military personnel, remaining debt is forgiven after 10 years.

Obama has also expanded the federal government’s direct lending to students and vastly increased Pell Grant funding. According to the Washington Post, which endorsed Obama in 2008 and 2012, federal funding for Pell Grants has increased from $14 billion to $41 billion under Obama. Much of that increase was derived from money saved by ending federal subsidies to banks that issued governmentbacked loans.

Romney has been less clear about his plans to reform higher education and support college students. Throughout his campaign, he has focused on reforms for K-12 education.

Like Obama, Romney supported the congressional move last summer that prevented interest rates on federal loans from doubling, thus extending the 3.4 percent rate on all federal student loans.

Romney has said he plans to revitalize higher education through three means:

strengthening and simplifying the financial aid system, welcoming private sector participation and replacing regulations with innovation and competition, according to his campaign website, though it does not reveal how he would carry out these initiatives.

Romney also argues that the increase in federal grants and loans has contributed to the increase in college tuition. To combat this, Romney said Pell Grants need to be refocused on students who need them most.

Romney’s record in Massachusetts, though not necessarily indicative of his prospective policies as president, also may offer an insight into his views on education.

Romney’s hallmark achievement in terms of education during his tenure as governor from 2003 to 2007 was the John and Abigail Adams Scholarship, which covers tuition at in-state public universities for any Massachusetts high school student who scores in the top 25 percent of his or her district on a standardized exam.

Unlike at Marquette, tuition only makes up a fraction of a student’s fees in many public universities in Massachusetts.

For instance, at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, the flagship university of the UMass education system, in-state tuition for full-time undergraduate students makes up only a fraction of the cost of education. The Adams Scholarship covers the $1,714 of tuition, yet the recipient of the scholarship is still responsible for all fees, which at UMass Amherst amounts to $11,516 per year, not including room and board and one-time fees that are incurred upon enrollment.

Marquette’s Office of Public Affairs is responsible, in part, for lobbying Congress in support of federal student aid, but Marquette does not endorse political candidates.

“Marquette does not support one candidate over the other,” Rana Altenburg, vice president of Marquette’s Office of Public Affairs, said in an email. “We do not take positions on political campaigns.”

One of the major differences between the candidates’ views on student loans is derived from how Romney and Obama view the system in general, Julia Azari, assistant professor of political science at Marquette, said.

“Obama’s viewpoint is basically that federal financial aid (subsidized loans and Pell grants) is a key tool of social mobility, allowing students to obtain an

education and realize the American dream,” Azari said. “Romney, on the other hand, tends to take a broader systemic view, arguing that the expansion of grants and loans provides a perverse incentive for institutions of higher education to raise tuition.”

It has not been determined whether either candidate is right in their assumptions about how federal financial aid affects tuition and social mobility, Azari said.

“Both candidates’ assumptions about how federal aid for higher education works in our society deserve interrogation,” Azari said. “Is Obama’s assumption about social mobility correct? Is Romney right about how and why universities raise tuition? These are tougher questions than they appear.”

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The Marquette Tribune Editorial Board:

Tessa Fox, Viewpoints Editor and Editorial Writer Katie Doherty, Editorial Writer Andrew Phillips, Editor-in-Chief Maria Tsikalas, Managing Editor Mike LoCicero, Sports Editor Pat Simonaitis, News Editor Alec Brooks, Copy Chief Allison Kruschke, Projects Editor Rob Gebelhoff, Visual Content Editor Matt Mueller, Marquee Editor Rebecca Rebholz, Photo Editor

STAFF EDITORIAL If you haven’t realized how important this election is to us by now, then you’re missing the point. So let’s make one thing clear:

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COLUMN

Names: labels and identities

Caroline Campbell

GO VOTE.

“What’s in a name?” Juliet mused in Shakespeare’s famous tragedy.

Well ... a lot.

With our world becoming so dependent on technology, our names have become even more important. When someone includes my name in a text message or email, it becomes so much more important and meaningful. “Thanks, Carlie,” on my phone screen means a lot more than simply “thanks.” And when I receive a text from my dad that reads, “Carlie, please call me now,” I am much more inclined to dial his number (I can almost guarantee that I’ll get a “Carlie please call me” text from a parent as soon as one of them reads this column).

I also have the two-name problem. If you haven’t already noticed, “Carlie” is not the name displayed under my picture at the top of this column. My birth certificate, driver’s license, passport and student ID all contain my given name.

When I was younger, there was nothing more ominous to hear than “Caroline Frances!” from my mom or dad.

I’ve been called by a nickname since I was born, but I haven’t always been okay with it. When I was in fourth grade, I decided nothing was more important than to be called my given name. I met my homeroom teacher before school started and had my mom specifically request that she call me Caroline and not Carlie

in that year’s class.

On the first day of school, the pencil and school bus themed name tag on my desk read “Caroline Campbell.” All my friends looked at it questioningly.

“Why don’t you tell her that isn’t your name, Carlie?” they all asked me.

“It IS my name,” I would answer smugly.

I only made it a few months as Caroline. After a while, it became harder and harder to answer to one name at school and a different one at home (my family couldn’t really make a name switch after 10 years). But I was embarrassed.

I like to stick to things once I say I’m going to do them (I suppose some people might call that stubborn).

So instead of approaching my teacher and asking her to call me Carlie like all my friends did, I became the most passive-aggressive fourth-grader ever. I scribbled over my name tag. On all my worksheets, I wrote CarlIE, with the last two letters three times as big as the first, just to drive the point home that my name preference had changed.

She eventually got the point, and I ended the school year as Carlie once again.

Names are important. Whether you are a ten-year-old in an identity crisis or a young person in love, or just having a conversation with a friend, names can mean a lot. If you really want people to respect what you are telling them, use their names. If you want people to know you truly care about them, use their names.

After all, if Romeo’s surname had not been Montague, his and Juliet’s story could have turned out very differently.

And a rose by any other name doesn’t, in fact, smell as sweet. caroline.campbell@marquette.edu

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READER SUBMISSION

Make your mark ... on a ballot I recently received my very first ballot in the mail after it traveled all the way from my permanent residence in Portland, Ore., here to Marquette. Luckily, all voting in Oregon is done via mail, so I didn’t miss out on voting at the polls like other students might.

Almost immediately I began filling in bubbles. I was so excited to make my voice matter this election.

While doing so, I thought about the past few months and how active President Barack Obama and former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney were during their campaigns. They traveled around the country, shook thousands of hands and paid millions of dollars for advertisements for an entire year.

But during this reflection, I real-

ized the advertising of this election was much more present on social media sites than ever before. I couldn’t believe how many advertisements I saw on my Twitter, Facebook and Pandora stations, but maybe that’s because this was the first election I actually paid attention to.

The advertising activity was borderline obnoxious, but it shows just how influential technology advancements in our contemporary lifestyle have become. In some cases, the nightly news is being replaced with Twitter feeds and Facebook updates, so candidates have changed their campaign tactics accordingly.

As I filled out my ballot, I also thought about how this election related to the politically diverse students of Marquette.

I live on a floor where many people

tuned into the presidential and vice presidential debates, but to my surprise, these same people never discussed their own political positions during the viewing parties. It almost seemed taboo.

I was caught off guard that my neighbors resisted sharing their views to avoid tension and arguments with each other.

Coming from a city known for being very liberal and Democratic, I didn’t really think about the pressure of political views growing up. But I wasn’t just surprised – I was upset. Shouldn’t the next leader of our country be something people can talk about?

I asked my floormates about their political party affiliations, not because I wanted to judge them, but because I was just curious. Politics is something I have

always been interested in, and I enjoy hearing others’ opinions. Some of them respectfully chose not to answer.

What frustrates me more than obnoxious advertising and lack of discussion about political issues, though, is uneducated voting.

If you are going to vote today, all I ask is that you please make an educated decision. Your voice does matter and so does your opinion, so please vote for the candidate who best reflects your values.

Be the difference by making change for yourself, your classmates and fellow citizens of the United States. Be an active (and educated) member of your country.

Claire Delman, Freshman, College of Communication claire.delman@marquette.edu

COLUMN

101 ways to use a write-in candidate

Tony Manno If you’re voting today, chances are you’ll overlook the write-in box.

Disclaimer: I think write-in votes are in many cases a throw away, especially if you’re going to vote for fiction. I wouldn’t do it. Writeins are sometimes called a “protest vote,” so avoid the space at the bottom unless you’re in a fighting mood. It’s also costly for ballot examiners, who will probably be skipping their lunch break today as it is. Don’t rub it in.

If you respect your vote, then you assume the position that either Obama or Romney can handle the economy better than Crash Bandicoot (though I have my doubts).

With that said, a handful of knuckleheads will use democracy to avoid the “lesser of two evils” approach, or so they can tell their friends they made a funny. Here are a few “protests” I expect to be popular today: Mickey Mouse: Mickey is the cartoon figurehead of the write-in vote, getting over 400 votes in Florida alone during the 2000

election (though in Florida, he also may have won the state’s electoral votes, who knows).

Mickey might be eclipsed by Emperor Palpatine, Disney’s second most popular leader this year. Good luck getting a Pell Grant with that guy in office.

Asdfasdfasdf: Darn touch-screen ballots.

Margaret Thatcher: Expecting at least one senior citizen to have a moment and revert back to 1980s Great Britain.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Those looking for oligarchic reptilian leadership need to look no further. Michelangelo would issue an executive order on day one to repeal President Obama’s ban on pizza.

Bill Clinton: Anyone else miss Bill Clinton?

Write-ins aside: Remember there is no perfect candidate. Casting a vote for either Obama or Romney does not write your allegiance to them in stone – there will be plenty of time for complaints afterwards. Vote for the rest of the country, not just for yourself.

Yes, even Wyoming.

The end of this election cycle is in sight.

Today is the last day of political ads during “The Amazing Race.” Get your last minute research in for presidential candidates, look into your Senate candidates, and don’t forget the county treasurer. Unless you fall into a manhole walking to class, find your polling place and vote! anthony.manno@marquette.edu

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Passion Pit proves performance prowess

By Eva Sotomayor

eva.sotomayor@marquette.edu

After a brief hiatus and postponing a few tour dates due to lead singer Michael Angelako’s mental health matters, Passion Pit has continued touring and brought its energetic alternative-electronic hits to Milwaukee’s Riverside Theater Thursday, November 1.

The concert was preceded by two opening bands, Hollerado and Youngblood Hawkeye, the second being more memorable. Their song “We Come Running” was a catchy indie-tune that was the perfect way to prepare the crowd for what was to come.

Passion Pit came onstage at around 10 p.m. and opened with its hit “Take A Walk” from its newest album, getting the crowd dancing for what was going to be a night of great music. Despite some of the songs having darker lyrics and reflecting the singer’s personal demons, such as “It’s Not My Fault, I’m Happy” (“It’s not my fault I’m happy/ Don’t call me crazy, I’m happy”), the show carried a light tone that got

everyone dancing and singing along.

However, I was a bit disappointed at some points, especially during one of my personal favorites, “Eyes As Candles,” the sound seemed muffled, and you couldn’t make out Angelako’s voice or what he was saying. The crowd seemed to fix that, singing along with every word.

Complementing the music was a great light and fog-show that seemed as dreamy and surreal as some of their melodies and appeared to recreate the “Gossamer” album cover.

The show “ended” with one of Passion Pit’s first hits “Sleepyhead.” Its sound exploded throughout the Riverside. Once the lights went dark, the audience wanted more, and after a minute or two of fans screaming and cheering, they closed their set with “Moth’s Wings” and “Little Secrets.” Despite some sound issues, Passion Pit played a great show that left the crowd feeling “higher and higher.” Like the songs seem say, life may get dark, but sometimes all you need is a great tune to sing and dance along to.

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MEN’S SOCCER

Win over Cardinals puts MU in semifinals Opportunity for revenge against Georgetown Friday

By Matt Trebby

matthew.trebby@marquette.edu

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

Redshirt freshman defender Axel Sjoberg scores in the 35th minute of Marquette’s 2-1 win over Louisville Saturday.

CROSS-COUNTRY

Getting to Red Bull Arena for the semifinals of the Big East Tournament was a goal for Marquette before the season started.

A few things stood in the way, though. First, its two losses this season came on the road, to Georgetown and Notre Dame. It also had to win on the road against No. 12 Louisville.

After two first-half goals, No. 10 Marquette took down Louisville 2-1 and booked its trip to New Jersey, where it will take on Georgetown on Friday.

Redshirt freshman defender Axel Sjoberg opened the scoring in the 35th minute, when he headed junior midfielder Paul Dillon’s free kick from the right wing for his eighth goal of the season. It was also Dillon’s ninth assist.

Then, with under a minute to go in the first half, junior midfielder Bryan Ciesiulka sent in a cross from a free kick on the left wing, which went straight through the box into the bottom corner of the net. That goal gave Marquette a boost before halftime, knowing the Cardinals would be pressuring heavily for the equalizer in the second.

“When a team goes in after thinking they’re going in 1-0, and they go

in 2-0 against them, it’s hard to stay focused,” coach Louis Bennett said.

“We had the elation, so we said this game is far from over, and we felt to continue to play in the vein we started the game.”

In the second half, it was all Louisville. The Cardinals hit the crossbar and post of goalkeeper Charlie Lyon’s goal before scoring to make it 2-1 with less than four minutes remaining. Marquette held on to book its ticket to the semifinals.

“We knew they were going to try to push for some goals with us 2-0 up,” Sjoberg said. “We wanted to keep more possession than we did, and our game plan in the second half might not have worked very well. They were fighting for their lives at the end, and it’s always difficult with good teams really pushing a lot of guys forward.”

With the win, Marquette tied a program record for most wins in a season with 16, and it still has games in the Big East Tournament and NCAA Tournament remaining.

The next game will be against Georgetown, who handed the Golden Eagles their first loss of the season on Oct. 13. The Hoyas scored off two set pieces to win the game 2-1. Dead ball situations are one way Marquette is most threatening, evidenced by their two goals against Louisville.

Louisville ended Marquette’s season last year at Valley Fields, beating the Golden Eagles 1-0 in the Big East quarterfinals. After See Semifinals, page 15

COLUMN

Senior preps for med school Cardinals will win Callahan spent time first title since ’86 interning at Mayo Clinic last summer

By Christopher Chavez

christopher.chavez@marquette.edu

Marquette cross-country coach Mike Nelson still remembers Connor Callahan showing up to the first team practice with a broken arm. He was a freshman coming from DeSmet Jesuit High School in Missouri with an open mind and room for growth.

By the time he was a sophomore, his mind was set on attending medical school, and every step taken from then on was geared in that direction.

He shadowed a surgeon after his freshman year and received confirmation at that point that he was ready for a challenge.

This past summer, Callahan interned at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. The summer program takes 80 undergraduate students to work with scientists to assist and observe biomedical research.

“It was really eye opening,” Callahan said. “They do a lot of high tech research and medical

care, so it was nice to see that.”

His daily schedule during the summer had him waking up at 5 a.m. to run. He would arrive at his internship and focus on several cardiovascular labs. He would typically return home around 6 p.m. only to go back out and run again. Nights would be spent studying for the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT).

“Studying was brutal, but it seemed to work out,” Callahan said.

Nelson has noticed that since early on, Callahan has been in “med-school mode.”

“He is very serious about going to medical school because that is no easy task,” Nelson said. “This isn’t a guy that it would be an accident if he gets into medical school. This is a guy that’s making it happen.”

Callahan was quick to send in his application for the exam and then started to apply to multiple schools. He is currently in the process of interviewing with schools that have shown interest in having him.

He has already interviewed with Washington University in St. Louis and will be meeting with the Medical College of Wisconsin at the end of the

This isn’t a guy that it would be an accident if he gets into medical school. This is a guy that’s making it happen.”

Mike Nelson, cross-country coach

month. He could hear back from more schools at any point from now until March.

There is still time in the application process before Callahan makes his decision. A lot of that time will be filled with running since he has indoor and outdoor track eligibility left for the upcoming seasons.

In his first year of medical school, there is a chance for him to continue to train at a high level. He says he will always continue to run and hopes to use the lighter first year to ride his collegiate training for a halfmarathon.

Nelson says he would be shocked if Callahan did not run around 2 hours and 20 minutes for the marathon. That would be faster than Nick Szczech’s 2:22.17 posted to win the 2011 Lakefront Marathon, the fastest by a runner under Nelson. “(Callahan) has that type of drive and that work ethic,” Nelson said. “I think he’ll find that, although he’ll be busy in medical school, running can be a stress reliever for him.”

After four years of running hills at practice and countless tempo and threshold runs, Callahan’s time at Marquette as a cross-country runner is coming to an end. Nelson is pleased that the underclassmen are able to look up to him now.

“Having success is not an accident,” Nelson said. “You go out there and make it happen, and I think Connor is the definition of that.”

Michael LoCicero Last week, I wrote about how “thrilled” I was that the NBA was back. However, the NBA takes a back seat to college ball this Friday when the 2012-13 season kicks off with Eastern Michigan hosting the mighty Rochester College Warriors at 11 a.m.

The nonconference portion of the college basketball season is always filled with tournaments and, more recently, showcases, as teams try to figure out who they are and where they’re going this year.

For those of you living under a rock, the Marquette men’s team opens its season Friday night on the USS Yorktown aircraft carrier against No. 4 Ohio State.

The Buckeyes lost Jared Sullinger to the NBA but bring back All-American guard Deshaun Thomas and pesky Aaron Craft, among others. The Buckeyes should be in contention to win a Big Ten championship and in the conversation for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament in March.

I won’t give away my thoughts on this year’s men’s basketball team here at Marquette (you’ll have

to check out our beautiful Golden Eagle preview insert in today’s Tribune), but this should be an interesting year for the Golden Eagles.

If the first coaches’ poll rankings are any indication, this could be a bit of a down year for the mid major programs that have made a serious splash in the college basketball scene over the last few years.

Creighton is the highest ranked “mid major” at No. 15, but I don’t really consider them an underdog any more. Neither are Memphis (16), UNLV (19), San Diego State (20) or Gonzaga (22). In fact, there are no teams I consider an outlier in the Top 25.

A few under-the-radar teams to look out for this year are Saint Louis, Murray State and Drexel.

And don’t think Butler won’t give Marquette a scare in the first round of the Maui Invitational on Nov. 19, either. As you’ll see in my All-American predictions, there is plenty of good talent to go around.

All-Americans Cody Zeller, 7-foot sophomore center, Indiana Zeller’s decision to skip the NBA for one more season is the biggest reason why the Hoosiers enter the season No. 1 and are expected to win their first national championship since 1987, which is like an eternity in Bloomington. He averaged 15.6 points per game and 6.6 rebounds per game last year.

C.J. Leslie, 6-foot-9 junior See LoCicero, page 13

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Friday 9

TRIBUNE Game of the Week

Women’s Soccer vs. Illinois State

Friday 9

Men’s Basketball vs.

Ohio State - 6 p.m.

Fri.

9 Men’s Soccer vs.

Georgetown - 4 p.m.

Sat.

THE FACTS: Marquette hosts an opponent in the NCAA Tournament for the third consecutive season Friday when it plays the Redbirds at Valley Fields. Illinois State went 134-2 for the season and boasts Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year Rachel Tejada, who scored 18 goals and had 10 assists.

Women’s Soccer vs.

Illinois State – 7 p.m.

Fri.

9 Women’s Volleyball at Louisville - 3:30 p.m.

10

7 p.m. - Milwaukee, Wis.

Sun.

Women’s Basketball vs.

Butler - 7 p.m.

Fri.

9

Cross- Country at NCAA Great Lakes Regional - all day

11 Men’s Basketball vs.

Colgate - 3:30 p.m.

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Sun.

11 Women’s Volleyball vs.

Notre Dame - 1 p.m.

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Title: Win over Hoyas LoCicero: Zeller, Leslie lead All-Americans still just starting to sink in

Photo courtesy of Marquette Images

Ally Miller scored the game-winning goal against Notre Dame Friday.

“All the credit goes to the team, staff and everyone who made this possible,” Roeders said. “This was really a highlight weekend for not just our team but our program as a whole.”

The appearance in the tournament finals was the first since 2009, when the Golden Eagles fell to Notre Dame, its semifinal opponent this year.

It was senior defender Ally Miller, who on Thursday was named Big East Defensive Player of the Year, scoring the game-winner Friday against the Fighting Irish to put Marquette in the championship.

“With the departure of Kerry (McBride), I’ve had the opportunity to get on the end of more set pieces this year, and it was just a surreal moment,” Miller said of her goal Friday.

The shutout of Notre Dame was the 14th of the year for Marquette and just the fourth time the Fighting Irish were shut out.

The Golden Eagles then got their 15th shutout of the season in their most important game yet against Georgetown.

“We knew there wouldn’t be a lot of chances for either team on offense, so we had to be sure we didn’t give them many opportunities to score,” Miller said. “It was important for our defense to shut down some of the best offensive players in the conference.”

Junior forward Taylor Madigan scored the game-winner Sunday in the 87th minute off a perfect ball from senior forward Rachael Sloan.

Madigan said she was just thinking about not wanting to go to overtime before scoring.

“Both teams had some really good opportunities, but for the last

20 minutes or so, we played really well,” Madigan said. “We just had a tremendous drive throughout the whole game.”

“The fact that we’re Big East champions hasn’t really sunk in yet,” she added.

Roeders said the contrast in styles between Notre Dame and Georgetown was tough to adjust to, but he was happy with how the team handled it.

“Notre Dame was a bit more set up to take advantage of set pieces and more direct in their play than Georgetown was,” Roeders said.

“Georgetown was a bit more of a finesse team and we thought we may have a bit of fatigue with it being the second game of the weekend, but we had great focus throughout.”

Roeders also said it was important to take some time to reflect on the team’s accomplishments but that it will have to get ready for more soccer soon.

“The players have worked so very hard on getting to this point, and you really have to have a talented team to get to the pinnacle of the mountain top to win these game,” Roeders said. “Since the game ended, I told myself to let it sink in a little bit and enjoy it.”

Marquette will host Illinois State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Friday night at Valley Fields. The Redbirds, who are the champions from the Missouri Valley Conference, finished the regular season 13-4-2 and boast a win over Toledo.

Should the Golden Eagles get past Illinois State, a potential second round matchup with former Big East rival West Virginia awaits them in Provo, Utah, next weekend.

forward, North Carolina State Leslie is the biggest reason why North Carolina and Duke aren’t projected to win the ACC this year.

He poured in 14.7 points and 7.3 rebounds per game for the Wolfpack last year and a No. 6 preseason ranking have the folks in Raleigh pretty high on N.C. State’s potential this season.

Doug McDermott, 6-foot-8 junior forward, Creighton McDermott showed last year he could do just about everything for the Bluejays and will be counted on to do so again. He averaged 22.9 points per game, the No. 3 mark in the country, while also pulled down 8.9 rebounds per game. The Bluejays will be expected to hold off Northern Iowa and Wichita State for the Missouri Valley title.

Isaiah Canaan, 6-foot-1 senior guard, Murray State Canaan averaged 19 points per game on 46.8 percent shooting last year, including 45.6 percent from three-point land. He helped the Racers to a 30-1 regular season

record before they got bounced in the third round by Marquette. Canaan is in range when he steps off the bus and should wow the college game with his style of play again this year.

C.J. McCollum, 6-foot-3 senior guard, Lehigh McCollum isn’t a household name yet, but he will be by season’s end. He poured in 21.9 points per game last year and ripped down 6.5 rebounds per game, an impressive number for a player with his stature. He poured in 30 points in the Mountain Hawks’ 75-70 stunner over Duke last year.

Final Four Kentucky over Indiana Imagine this contest between two blue-blood college basketball programs with rabid fan bases. The Final Four is in Atlanta, the heart of SEC country, which gives the slightest of edges to the Wildcats.

Louisville over North Carolina My darkhorse in the Final Four this year is the Tar Heels. Roy Williams’ team lost its core from last

year, with Tyler Zeller, Harrison Barnes, Kendall Marshall and John Henson departing. But returnees like Dexter Strickland and James Michael McAdoo, along with a stellar freshmen class led by Brice Johnson and Marcus Paige, will have the Tar Heels back in Atlanta.

It won’t be enough to get past Peyton Siva and the Cardinals, however.

NCAA championship Louisville over Kentucky These teams couldn’t be more opposite in how they play. The Cardinals like to slow things down and grind an opponent to death. At least they did last year when they went to the Final Four. The Wildcats lost everything, much like North Carolina, but a top recruiting class including No. 1-ranked Nerlens Noel will help Kentucky reload again.

The leadership of Siva will be just enough for Louisville to earn its first national championship since 1986. michael.locicero@marquette.edu

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Plouffe walks past Rangers As expected, Golden Eagles roll to perfect exhibition season

By Kyle Doubrava

kyle.doubrava@marquette.edu

Marquette had its concerns about playing undersized teams heading into its exhibition schedule this past weekend.

In the end, the Golden Eagles’ height overwhelmingly prevailed against their shorter opponents’ who had the potential to be pesky on the defensive end.

Marquette defeated Winona State, 66-44, on Saturday and Wisconsin-Parkside 88-55 last night at the Al McGuire Center.

A large factor in the victories was Marquette’s use of the paint; the team held a 42-2 advantage in the paint against Winona State and 56-26 in the Parkside game.

“They have a strength, and then you have to find in your strength what the weakness is,” coach Terri Mitchell said of the two opponents. “Their strength was quickness, running us around.

Their weakness is they couldn’t hold us inside. Every time we were going to pound it inside.”

Getting inside will not always be this simple for Marquette, but sophomore guard Arlesia Morse

understands the team needs to seize such opportunities.

“We prefer a shot in the paint instead of an outside shot because that’s what Terri emphasizes, getting to the basket and getting to the free throw line,” Morse said.

Morse finished with 14 points in 24 minutes on Saturday and 15 points in 25 minutes yesterday.

The Golden Eagles shot 46 percent from the floor against Winona State and 52 percent in the Parkside game while holding their opponents to 28 percent and 36 percent, respectively.

Marquette let Parkside get to within 50-40 after maintaining an early 22-point lead but held the Rangers scoreless for a 7:31 scoring drought to push its lead to 20. Mitchell had a feeling these teams would give Marquette a scare, but it’s a situation the squad must be prepared to endure once regular season play starts.

“Exhibition games give you a lot of areas to focus on,” Mitchell said. “I think there’s nothing like getting out there with officials, feeling the stress of turnovers, rebounds and shooting.”

An area of improvement junior forward Katherine Plouffe saw between Saturday’s game and Monday’s game was the team’s rebounding effort. Marquette grabbed only 33 rebounds

against Winona State and had a 51-rebound output last night.

“It was pretty obvious, and that was one of our main focuses coming into this game,” Plouffe said. “We did a good job on it (tonight) and now we’re going to have to prove that we can keep it up against better teams and bigger teams.”

Marquette outscored Winona State 9-7 on second-chance opportunities and outscored UWParkside 19-4. Plouffe finished with 24 points and four rebounds Saturday and 24 points and nine rebounds yesterday, leading the team in scoring in both contests.

Ball movement was a plus for the Golden Eagles this weekend, especially Monday night. Marquette tallied 28 assists on 36 field goals. That was in large part because all available players saw action on the floor and allowed for many players to gel with one another. Mitchell is still trying to determine the rotation, but these two games helped give her an idea of which players have positive chemistry with one another.

“My big thing is to figure out the rotation,” Mitchell said. “Exhibition gives you the opportunity to try different lineups. Are we going to have it all figured out on Saturday? No. Are we going to be a step closer because of exhibition? Yes.”

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Tuesday, November 6, 2012

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GOLF

Things looking up after successful fall campaign Prickette says team has “swagger” for first time in awhile

By Trey Killian

robert.killian@marquette.edu

Photo courtesy of Marquette Images

Senior Ryan Prickette said the team was confident this fall and it paid off with a victory at the John Dallio Memorial.

Every year, the Marquette golf team uses the fall to get a feel for its roster and its capabilities. It’s a time of transition and preparation for the spring, or at least that’s what the Golden Eagles have tried to make it over the last four years.

In coach Steve Bailey’s first two years, fall disappointments transformed into even bigger spring disappointments. Coming into the 2012-13 season, Marquette hadn’t won a tournament since the 2008 Big East Championship.

This autumn, however, something clicked.

At the onset it looked like it could be another long year of low finishes for the Golden Eagles. Once again, there were a lot of new faces and the team’s lone senior, Ryan Prickette, was due to graduate in December.

Marquette finished 12th out of 16 teams in its first event, The McLaughlin, and followed that up with an 11th place finish at the Windon Memorial Classic.

It came down to the same explanations and issues the team had dealt with in the past. The team didn’t play deep enough, or the

CROSS-COUNTRY

By Christopher Chavez

christopher.chavezj@marquette.edu

The achievements of Marquette cross-country runners go beyond winning medals from races. Over the last three years, 15 runners have gone on to further their studies in graduate school and beyond.

Some student-athletes have decided to remain at Marquette for a few more years, while others have accepted scholarships to schools like Iowa, Princeton and Texas, among others.

The process of looking at these schools and the idea of continuing to study after four years typically starts during sophomore year. Coach Mike Nelson brings up the option to his student-athletes, since most times they do not know about the opportunities available.

“A lot of these student-athletes that have gone on to graduate school are getting most or all of it paid for,” Nelson said.

“A lot of them don’t even know that those opportunities are out there, so we start talking about that early on.”

Peter Bolgert graduated in 2012 and was named to the Academic All-American team two times in his Marquette career. He received his bachelor’s

degree in mathematics and physics and used his 3.99 grade point average to attend Princeton this fall on a full scholarship.

Olivia Johnson was also a member of the 2012 Academic All-American team and graduated with a degree in accounting and a 4.0 grade point average. She is from Milford, Iowa, and decided to head back to her home state’s University of Iowa to pursue a Ph.D. in accounting.

“Location was almost one reason I almost didn’t go to Iowa actually,” Johnson said. “The other eight schools I applied to were in warm places. However, the people here clicked with me the most.”

On more than one occasion, Johnson remembers being on a morning run and talking to Nelson about schools. He listens to his athletes and encourages them to continue studying. He has no problem with his student-athletes missing practices during the track season to interview or visit another school.

Blake Johnson visited schools like Ohio State before deciding on Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He graduated from Marquette last year with a degree in exercise physiology and has moved toward studying ergonomics for a master’s degree in industrial manufacturing engineering.

He finished first for Marquette in all of its 2011 cross-country meets. He believes having the perfect balance of mental and physical strength plays a role

You’ve got to be motivated for a goal and then be willing to make sacrifices to try to achieve that goal.”

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“It’s such a unique sport where you can be physically fit, but if your wit and your mind are not about that, you’re going to have a terrible day,” Johnson said. “There’s points during 2012 Graduates Currently attends Princeton University. Pursuing a a race where you really want Peter BolgertPhD in Plasma Physics to give up since you’re hurt- Olivia JohnsonCurrently attends University of Iowa. Pursuing a PhD in Accounting Currently attends University of Texas. Pursing his PhD in Sociology ing so bad, but you have to be Nick SzczechCurrently attends UW-Milwaukee. Pursing a Master’s Degree in mentally tough and push Blake JohnsonIndustrial Manufacturing Engineering through it. Cross-country run- Keith SchuellerCurrently attends University of Michigan. Pursing a Master’s Degree in structural engineering ners put a lot of hard work in on Courtney KellyCurrently attends Marquette University. Pursing Master’s a daily basis.”

Degree in Accounting.

Currently attends Marquette University. Pursing doctorate in The discipline and envi- Rebecca MisaninPhysical Therapy. ronment of the cross-country Alyssa StevensCurrently attends Marquette University. Pursing doctorate in Physical Therapy team was one thing that Olivia Johnson saw as special in translating athletic success to aca- 2011 Graduates Anna WeberCurrently attends Indiana University. Pursing PhD in Chemistry demic success.

Brice ClelandCurrently attends University of Colorado. Pursing Master’s Degree in “The same thing that makes Integrative Physiology. you successful in the classroom Laurie Dalrymple- Currently attends Tulane University. Pursuing Master’s Degree in Social Work. will bring about success as a runner,” she said. “You’ve got to be motivated for a goal and 2010 Graduates Currently attends University of Iowa Law School. then be willing to make sacri- Andrew CraigBeggsCurrently attends University of Iowa Law School fices to try to achieve that goal.” Amanda Sarah VerdolivaGraduated from University of Minnesota with Master’s in Biostatistics.

Now in graduate school, Currently attends University of Kansas. Pursuing PhD in Biostatistics.

Graduated from University of Minnesota with Master’s in Biomedical Blake Johnson has sacrificed Maureen KeaneEngineering 2012 graduates: time for his studies and lost some of his time for running.

He hopes2011 tograduates: run the Lakefront WeberCurrently attends Indiana University. Pursing PhD in Chemistry MarathonAnna in 2013.

Brice ClelandCurrently attendsCONTINUED University of Colorado. PursingFROM Master’s DegreePAGE in Integrative 12: Physiology.

Laurie Dalrympleattends Tulane University. Pursuing Master’s Degree in Social Work.

His former teammateCurrently Nick Szczech 2010 wongraduates: the marathon in 2011. Szczech is now Currently at the Andrew Craigattends University of Iowa Law School.

Amanda BeggsCurrently attends University of Iowa Law School University of Texas pursuing Sarah VerdolivaGraduated from University of Minnesota with Master’s in Biostatistics. Currently attends University of Kansas. Pursuing PhD in Biostatis his Ph.D.Maureen in sociology.

KeaneGraduated from University of Minnesota with Master’s in Biomedical Engineering Olivia Johnson still runs 7580 miles per week and will be racing at the Living History gaining their revenge against the New York Red Bulls will be great, Farms Race in Urbandale, Iowa. Cardinals, the team hopes its next but the team is focused on the task The seven-mile race will fea- bit of retribution will come against at hand, which is making sure they ture more than 7,000 runners, Georgetown. play again on Sunday in the Big taking them through a course “I expect a good game. George- East Championship and subsewith creeks, steep climbs and town is a good team,” Sjoberg said. quently bringing the conference farm animals along the way.

“Last time when we played them, title back to Milwaukee.

Some things never change we didn’t really perform as a team.

“That’s a great experience, and about runners and their passion. On a neutral ground, especially, it’s something you get to enjoy and The same goes for their work it’s going to be a different game. remember,” Ciesiulka said. “But ethic. Once a runner, always a We’re better prepared than when at the same time, we’re playing a hard worker. we played them and lost.” game there. So it’s kind of imporPlaying at the home of the MLS’ tant.”

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but you have to come through at some point,” Bailey said. “Patrick came through there. I know we’re taking steps in the right direction and it’s going to be all about sticking to our plan going forward.”

“It feels really great to make an impact right off the bat; I feel like the team’s going to get better,” Sanchez said.

Prickette saw a definite difference between this squad and the others he’s played on in his Marquette career. He said the team’s improvement had less to do with physical play and a lot more to do with its mental game.

“The big difference was just the team as a whole going out there with confidence,” Prickette said.

“We didn’t have that swagger in past years, but this year I feel like we carried ourselves with that confidence. It came from the way that we practiced and created a competitive environment in practice. We had an attitude of wanting to prove that we could win.”

This winter the team still has its list of concerns, with putting remaining a big one. But even that’s being handled with a positive, competitive edge.

“We’re going to have a game to see who puts the most hours of practice in this winter,” Sanchez said.

“I’m really looking forward to using the facilities at the gym to work on my short game.”

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putting wasn’t there, or the course was too windy and conditions were rough.

But then, like that fickle wind and weather would so often do at Marquette’s expense, the team’s fortunes changed on a dime.

Seemingly out of nowhere, Marquette scored its first tournament win in four years at the John Dallio Memorial. Led by freshman Nick Nelson, the Golden Eagles had their most complete performance in Bailey’s tenure and kept their stride for all three rounds.

Marquette quickly crashed back down to earth two weeks later at the Pinetree Intercollegiate, placing dead last in the field of 12.

But then, as if to prove its John Dallio win was no fluke, it accomplished another feat past teams had failed to fulfill. It bounced back.

In their final event of the fall, the Golden Eagles faced their largest field yet. With 25 other teams competing at the Wendy’s Kiawah Classic, Bailey said he would’ve been happy with a top 10 showing. They placed fifth.

This time, another freshman, Patrick Sanchez, led the charge. After a lackluster start in the first two rounds, Sanchez came back with a phenomenal 68 in the third.

In a sense, his performance epitomized the entire attitude of this year’s team.

“We keep talking about potential,

Semifinals: Golden Eagles ready for a shot at a title

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Tuesday, November 6, 2012

VOLLEYBALL

Mertens playing like ‘a woman possessed’ Senior buried 21 kills, hit astounding .714 in win Sunday

By Patrick Leary

patrick.leary@marquette.edu

Senior right side hitter Holly Mertens notched a combined 39 kills and won her second Big East Player of the Week award this year as the Marquette women’s volleyball team knocked off Connecticut and St. John’s in a pair of four-set matches Friday and Sunday.

The Golden Eagles defeated the Huskies 25-21, 25-17, 19-25, 2515 and beat St. John’s 25-18, 25-15, 24-26, 25-16.

“Holly is a woman possessed right now,” coach Bond Shymansky said. “She’s absolutely on fire, and she’s fun to watch. I can’t say we’re doing much coaching with her right now.”

Mertens, who hit a whopping .714 with 21 kills against St. John’s, continued her streak of doubledigit kills in every Big East match in 2012. She said the importance of every match going forward has boosted her play.

“This weekend was just another two games in the way of our Big East title,” Mertens said. “It’s just the energy and excitement I have for the end of the season.”

Mertens has picked her play up considerably from the nonconference season, when she struggled with efficiency and hitting through double teams. However, her improved chemistry with junior setter

Elizabeth Koberstein caused a big statistical jump.

“When ‘Bisky’ came in, we hadn’t had a connection besides the summer,” Mertens said. “After preseason, we got the kinks out. Now, she’s dishing me amazing sets and it’s hard not to get a kill off of her.”

Koberstein agreed, saying a hitter like Mertens presents a dream pairing for a setter.

“We have a pretty strong connection, and it’s easy to feel her,” Koberstein said. “She demands the ball on the court, and setters love that. I can feel her tempo and speed, and it matches mine.”

Mertens was not the only beneficiary of Koberstein’s passing over the weekend. After hitting a solid .296 against Connecticut, Marquette elevated its hitting to a .442 mark against St. John’s.

“I keep describing us as a runaway freight train,” Shymansky said. “Sometimes there will be some bumps along the track during the match. But we have the ability to hit .442 as a team. I do a lot of smiling after a match like that.”

There certainly were some bumps in Marquette’s road this weekend.

After winning the first and second sets of both matches convincingly, the Golden Eagles failed to put their opponents away until the fourth set.

Losing both third sets disappointed senior middle hitter Dani Carlson.

“It’s a letdown for sure,” Carlson said. “That’s a mental thing that we’re working on. It’s hard to sit down for ten minutes and get ready to play again.”

This pattern is not new for Marquette. During a home stand in the first weekend of October, it won

the first two sets against Pittsburgh and South Florida but conceded the third set (and in USF’s case, the fourth as well) before finishing off the victory.

“It’s really important to us that we are able to maintain a consistent level of focus,” Shymansky said.

“As we get deeper and deeper into the season, the matches get more important and the level of competition will keep getting stronger and stronger. You cannot have those kind of lapses.”

However, the trend does not overly concern Shymansky, who humorously approached the pattern after Sunday’s win.

“We’re going to figure it out,” Shymansky said. “We’re lucky that our problem is we’re up 2-0 and we don’t play very well in the third set. I’m not worried about it. We just keep spinning the dial. Maybe we’ll do the polka in the locker room.”

On Friday, Shymansky coached while wearing a pair of Fanatics overalls because of a commitment he made on the condition of Marquette raising $5,000 for the Side-Out Foundation’s Dig Pink Initiative, which supports the fight against breast cancer. Shymansky chose to make the wager to highlight the importance of breast cancer awareness to volleyball.

“I had a few lonely buddies out there in the stands who looked just as hideous as I did,” Shymansky said. “We know that the odds play (such) that some of our ladies at some point in their life are going to have to deal with breast cancer to some degree. It’s really important to our group as a whole.”

Photo by Rebecca Rebholz/rebecca.rebholz@marquette.edu

With two more wins, Marquette will clinch its first ever Big East regular season title and receive the No. 1 seed in the Big East Tournament.