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Volume 97, Number 51

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

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Cosby to speak at 2013 graduation

After decade, effects of Final Four remain University applicants nearly tripled since 2003 NCAA run By Claudia Brokish and Ben Greene

claudia.brokish@marquette.edu benjamin.greene@marquette.edu

As another season of NCAA March Madness and Marquette men’s basketball comes to a close, the Marquette eature community can bask in a miletory stone achievement for the team and head coach Buzz Williams – an appearance in the Elite Eight. While the Golden Eagles were knocked out by Syracuse on March 30, the team celebrated its longest run in 10 years.

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The team’s Elite Eight appearance is the furthest Marquette has advanced in the NCAA tournament since 2003, when the Golden Eagles and now-Miami Heat star Dwayne Wade made an appearance at the Final Four. This season marked the 10th anniversary since that tournament appearance, which helped thrust Marquette into the national spotlight. The appearance in the Final Four also played a role in bringing Marquette to the Big East Conference. During the era of Wade, Steve Novak and Travis Diener, Marquette still competed in Conference USA. In the summer immediately following the 2003 Final Four run, however, Marquette announced that it would join the Big East alongside Cincinnati, DePaul, Louisville and South Florida in 2005. See page 7

Vigil held in honor of captured journalist Parents of alumnus James Foley appeared on campus Friday By Catelyn Roth-Johnson

catelyn.roth-johnson@marquette.edu

Diane and John Foley, the parents of James Foley, a 1996 alumnus of the College of Arts & Sciences, were on campus Friday evening for a vigil held in their son’s honor in the

Chapel of the Holy Family. Foley was kidnapped by unidentified gunmen in Syria last November while freelance reporting for the GlobalPost on the country’s civil war. About 30 friends, family, and Marquette students and alumni were in attendance to show respect for Foley, whose whereabouts are unknown. Emily Wacker Schultz, a senior engagement officer in the Office of Engagement and See Foley, page 6

Photo by Kristen Mullen/The Citizens’ Voice/Associated Press

Bill Cosby performs in Wilkes-Barre, Penn. He will speak at the BMO Bradly Center May 19 for graduation.

Actor, comedian to speak at Spring 2013 Commencement By Ben Greene

benjamin.greene@marquette.edu

Marquette announced Monday in a university news brief that Bill Cosby will be the commencement speaker for the spring ceremony May 19 at 9:30 a.m. at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. University President the Rev.

Scott Pilarz said in the brief that the long-time comedian and actor was chosen because of his history as an activist and educator. “Bill Cosby was a pioneer in breaking down racial stereotypes on national television,” Pilarz said. “That commitment to breaking boundaries combined with his deep commitment to education is a powerful example for our graduates.” This will be the second year in a row that Marquette has picked up a big-name commencement speaker. Hank Aaron, Major League Baseball’s second

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all-time leading home run hitter, spoke at the Spring 2012 commencement. Marquette will award honorary degrees to both Cosby and Sister of Mercy Rosemary Connelly at the ceremony. Cosby is scheduled to receive an honorary doctor of letters degree, while Connelly will be awarded an honorary doctor of humane letters degree. Connelly is being recognized because of her work as the executive director of Misericordia Heart of Mercy, which is a Rogers Park, Ill., service organization that supports people with developmental disabilities.

Marquette students and alumni attended Foley’s vigil on Friday evening.

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President Obama proposed a new brain-mapping initiative. PAGE 5

Photo courtesy of TMJ4

Reactions to a recent Obama “gaffe” don’t help women. PAGE 8

Mike Rice’s coaching style is both wrong and uncommon. PAGE 11


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