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Volume 97, Number 48
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
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MUSG election postponed until April 3 By Joe Kvartunas
joseph.kvartunas@marquette.edu
respect for who those kids are.” Against Davidson and Butler, Williams’ squad had to rally for unforgettable, last-second finishes to survive and advance. The Golden Eagles narrowly avoided becoming the 18th No. 3 seed to lose to a
A mass text message sent out by a campaign worker for Marquette Student Government presidential and vice presidential hopefuls Will Knight and Dan Bresnahan has resulted in the postponement of today’s general election until April 3. Pending review, it may result in the loss of the ticket’s spot on the ballot. Knight and Bresnahan, who advanced past the primary election Friday by 7 votes, were slated to take on junior Michaela Tarpey and sophomore Thomas Schick, both in the College of Arts & Sciences, today in the general election. The alleged violation was filed with the MUSG Elections Committee Saturday against the ticket of Knight, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences, and Bresnahan, a junior in the College of Business Administration, according to MUSG Elections Coordinator Dave Kuester, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences. The alleged violation involved a mass text sent out by a campaign worker for the ticket encouraging recipients to vote in the primary election, which was rerun Thursday and Friday after the original primary, held last Tuesday, was scrapped because of a technological error. The message, which
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Junior guard Vander Blue led Marquette with 45 points combined in the second and third rounds. Marquette will take on No. 2 seed Miami Thursday.
Marquette makes third straight Sweet Sixteen appearance By Trey Killian
robert.killian@marquette.edu
Marquette got off to atrocious starts in the second and third rounds of the NCAA tournament, but the Golden Eagles left Lexington, Ky. with their third straight trip to the Sweet Sixteen. According to coach Buzz Williams, his team’s second-half resiliency made the difference
in both contests. “We could have easily (been) beaten by Davidson, been beaten tonight,” Williams said after Saturday’s game. “I thought that the character and the toughness and resiliency of our guys is maybe unlike any team I’ve ever been around, and I stand at attention in
MU Law poll reveals gun control support Survey shows Wis. voters in favor of background checks By Jason Kurtyka
jason.kurtyka@marquette.edu
A Marquette Law School poll released on March 19 found that a majority of Wisconsinites favor increased gun control, with 81 percent of respondents said support for expanding background checks at private gun sales and gun shows.
Lara Johann-Reichart, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences and the new president of the College Democrats, said the results of the poll were consistent with state’s general attitude towards guns. “(The) poll accurately reflects Wisconsin’s common sense attitude that background checks on gun buyers is one of the best ways to ensure safety,” JohannReichart said. The most divisive issue on the poll was the possibility of an assault weapons ban, with 54 percent of respondents in support of a ban and 43 percent
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opposed. The results became even more polarized when current gun ownership was taken into account. The proposed ban was opposed by 52 percent of gun owners but dropped to 36 percent when non-gun owners were surveyed. Patrick Garrett, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences and the current President of the College Republicans, also found the results to be very consistent. “Current gun owners tend to be less supportive of bans on any firearms, so them being less supportive of an assault weapons ban does not surprise me,”
Garrett said. “However, we need to ensure that regulations and restrictions do not limit a citizen’s ability to defend his home and family.” Johann-Reichart sees the split as coming from a different source. “The divide about the assault weapon ban isn’t surprising given a lot of the rhetoric we’ve seen that is laden with slipperyslope fallacies in regard to gun rights,” Johann-Reichart said. “While I understand the concern, I think there has been a
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The GSA led a discussion about campus inclusivity. PAGE 3
See Guns, page 7
Answers to questions about rest of life are never available. PAGE 9
Potential matchup with Hoosiers is chance for revenge for some. PAGE 11