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Notre Dame heads to ACC in 2014 Big East loses third member to conference realignment

By Pat Simonaitis patrick.simonaitis@marquette.edu

The University of Notre Dame announced its departure from the Big East Conference Wednesday and stated its intention to join the Atlantic Coast Conference in all sports except football. Notre Dame is working with the Big East and the ACC to develop a timetable for the transition, according to a Notre Dame press release.

The Big East generally requires a 27-month notice from schools hoping to leave the conference.

Notre Dame’s departure from the Big East for the ACC follows similar news from the University of Pittsburgh and Syracuse University, both of which left for the ACC last September. West Virginia University also left the Big East to join the Big 12.

At the same time, the Big East has been working to add conference members.

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versity of Central Florida, the University of Houston and Southern Methodist University are slated to join the league as all-sports members in 2013-14. Navy will join the conference for football in 2015.

In response to the news, Marquette Vice President and Director of Athletics Larry Williams released the following statement: “Conference realignment is a reality in the current climate of intercollegiate athletics. The (Big East) Conference has certainly not been immune to this and has pursued plans to strengthen its ranks and maintain its tradition of excellence. We at Marquette are committed to the (Big East) and solidifying our place as one of the nation’s elite programs.”

The Big East issued a statement Wednesday from Commissioner Mike Aresco, which acknowledged the news and wished the 17-year member Notre Dame success in the future.

“However, Notre Dame’s departure does not change our plans,” Aresco said. “We have prestigious institutions that are excited to be a part of the (Big East). We remain committed to making the (Big East) stronger than it has ever been.”

MUHS, Easter Seals host football clinic for autism

Student safety a walk in the park DPS-trained patrols keep students safe on campus sidewalks

By Nick Biggi nicholas.biggi@marquette.edu

Marquette’s LIMO is famous for taking anywhere they want campus, even though

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program also provides a similar service. That program, the Student Safety Patrol, is referred to by some in the Department of Public Safety office as the most underused service on campus.

The patrollers escort students from one place to another on and around campus. There are always one or two patrollers in a group who walk people around campus and provide See Safety Walk, page 7

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

Children with autism learned the basics of football at a clinic sponsored by Marquette High and Easter Seals.

for the Hilltoppers, started the program along with Nicole Berlowski, the autism coordinator for Easter Seals, and now helps coordinate the program.

“The main reason we did this was because for someone who has autism, opportunities like this aren’t always there,” Krueger said.

Berlowski said she hopes this year’s clinic will bring more individuals and families

DPS safety patrols escort students around campus from 5 p.m. to 12 a.m.

Autism, a disorder that is characterized by a range of communicative, social and behavioral impairments, is reported to affect one out of every

88 individuals — individuals that the nonprofit group Easter Seals of Southeast Wisconsin will now be giving a chance to learn to play football at Marquette University High School this Sunday.

Easter Seals will hold its second annual football clinic from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at Marquette High’s practice field, located at 3401 W. Wisconsin Ave. Tyler Krueger, a Marquette University High School alumnus and former football player

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Second annual event tackles stereotypes, teaches teamwork

By Monique Collins monique.collins@marquette.edu

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

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Marquette hires an alumnus as its new associate vice president.

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A new strategic plan means new opportunities to improve.

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Notre Dame’s departure from the Big East was to be expected.

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News in Brief Kal Penn comes to campus Saturday Students for Barack Obama will host Kal Penn, National CoChair of the Obama campaign and former associate director of White House Public Engagement Saturday to talk about issues in the upcoming campaign season.

Penn is a former actor whose notable film and TV projects include “Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle,” “National Lampoon’s Van Wilder” and a minor role on “House M.D.” Penn left his role on “House M.D.” in 2009 to pursue his job with the White House Office of Public Engagement.

Zach Bowman, chair of Marquette College Democrats and sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences, said Penn will also visit University of Wisconsin Milwaukee during his trip to Wisconsin. Penn has spent most of the campaign season traveling to universities around the country to talk about campaign issues.

The event will take place Saturday, Sept. 15 at 4:30 p.m. in room 157 of the Alumni Memorial Union.

Panel will celebrate Constitution Day A Marquette academic panel will discuss what it means to stick to the nation’s founding document Monday in celebration of Constitution Day. The panel will consist of professor of law Gordon Hylton, associate professor of political science John McAdams, assistant professor of political science Paul Nolette, assistant professor of biomedical sciences Paul Gasser and associate professor of law Edward Fallone.

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Libraries’ Beaumier Suites from 2 to 3:30 p.m., is co-sponsored by the Department of Political Science, Marquette University Law School, Pi Sigma Alpha, the American Constitution Society and the Federalist Society.

It was announced in a university news brief Monday.

Apple unveils iPhone 5 Apple unveiled the latest iPhone during a presentation in San Francisco yesterday. The fifth iteration of the best selling device is being called “the best phone (Apple) has ever made,” by the company’s senior vice president for worldwide marketing, Philip Schiller.

The iPhone 5 is 18 percent thinner and 20 percent lighter than the previous version, and with an increase from 3.5-inches to a 4-inch display, features the biggest screen seen on the product since the introduction of the original iPhone in 2007. In a change sure to cause frustration among some longtime users, the iPhone 5 will utilize a new dock connector called Lightning, requiring an adapter for the phone to be used with existing accessories.

Other new products showcased during the event include a new model of the iPod Touch featuring Siri, Apple’s voice-recognition personal assistant, and a update to iTunes software that is to include Facebook connectivity. The new iPhone will go on sale Sept. 21 starting at $199, with pre-orders available Sept. 14.

MATC student stabbed on campus A 24-year-old female Milwaukee Area Technical College student was taken to Froedert

Hospital in critical condition after being stabbed multiple times on the college’s downtown campus yesterday.

The attack, which occurred around 8:25 a.m., was allegedly committed by another student, 24, and may have been related to a domestic dispute.

Classes went on as scheduled despite the attack, and in a news briefing, MATC president Michael Burke assured students of their safety.

“The students should be assured that this campus is safe and secure,” Burke said. “This was an isolated incident by students who knew each other. Our public safety team responded immediately to the situation.”

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At 9:35 a.m. a student reported being touched inappropriately by an employee in Straz Hall. MPD was contacted.

Tuesday, Sept. 11 At 8:49 a.m. a student reported being harassed by another student.

At 11:41 a.m. a student was in possession of a driver’s license belonging to another person in Structure One. At 12:21 p.m. two students reported that two unidentified subjects acted in a disorderly manner in the 800 block of N. 14th Street.

At 5:35 p.m. unknown person(s) vandalized university property in the Boiler

U.S. poverty rate falls slightly The U.S. poverty rate fell slightly in 2011 but remained near a record high according to Census Bureau data released Wednesday. The data showed a rate dip from 15.1 to 15 percent, meaning about 46.2 million people remain in poverty nationwide.

The data also showed that the median household income fell for the second straight year, dropping 1.7 percent to $62,273, 8.1 percent lower than it was at the start of the recession. The top five percent of earners saw their incomes increase 4.9 percent.

On the positive side, the number of people with health care coverage increased 0.6 percent, with 260.2 million people now insured. The number of people covered by Medicare rose from 14.6 to 15.2 percent, while the percentage of those covered by Medicaid increased from 15.8 to 16.5.

The 2010 and 2011 poverty rates are the highest since 1983.

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Plant, causing an estimated $200 in damage. Facilities Services was contacted.

At 8:05 p.m. a student was in possession of a controlled substance in O’Donnell Hall and was taken into custody by MPD, cited and released.

At 9:19 p.m. a student reported that unknown person(s) removed property estimated at $1,642 from her unattended residence in the 2100 block of W. Wisconsin Ave. MPD was contacted.

At 11:07 p.m. a person not affiliated with Marquette was involved in an altercation with an acquaintance not affiliated with Marquette in the 800 block of W. Wisconsin Ave. MPD was contacted. No citations were issued.

Events Calendar September 2012

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Saturday 15 Milwaukee River Challenge, 25th and Canal Street, 9 a.m.

Briggs and Al’s Run and Walk for Children’s Hospital, 12th Street and Wisconsin Avenue, 10:30 a.m.

Rock the Green, Veterans Park, 9 p.m.

Outdoor Urban Market, Milwaukee Public Market, 10 a.m.

Light the Night WI, Veterans Park, 5:30 p.m.

Coffee House performance by William Beckett, Brooks Lounge, 8 p.m.

Sunday 16 Women’s Soccer vs. George Mason, Valley Fields, 1 p.m.

David Byrne & St. Vincent, Riverside Theater, 7 p.m.

Friday 14 Brewers vs. Mets, Miller Park, 7:10 p.m.

Acoustic Night featuring Patrick Mangiaforte, Union Sports Annex, 10:30 p.m.

Monday 17 Soling World Championship, Milwaukee Yacht Club, 8 a.m.

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August job numbers down; more leave workforce 96,000 jobs added; unemployment drops to 8.1 percent

By Emily Fischer emily.fischer@marquette.edu

Last Friday, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the economy gained 96,000 jobs in August, a number down from the previous average job gains of 139,000 per month in the earlier months of 2012.

A majority of these 96,000 jobs were added in food service, professional and technical services and health care. In August alone, 28,000 jobs were added to the food service industry, and over the past year, 298,000 jobs have been added in that industry, according to the report.

Along with the creation of these 96,000 jobs, the bureau reported that the unemployment rate dropped from 8.3 percent in July to 8.1 percent in August. But that doesn’t necessarily mean employment improved overall, said Farrokh Nourzad, a Marquette professor of economics.

“By itself, last month’s decline in the official unemployment rate ... is not indicative of an improvement in the employment

situation, as there were more people dropping out of the labor force than there are new jobs created,” Nourzad said.

Some of those drop-outs can be attributed to the fact that the generation referred to as the “Baby Boomers” is nearing the age of retirement. These baby boomers, born between the years 1946 and 1964, constitute 26 percent of the U.S. population, according to a 2010 Pew Research survey. As more retire, the unemployment rate decreases because the total labor pool decreases.

“The pace of recovery from the ‘Great Recession’ that began in December 2007 remains sluggish,” Nourzad said.

Olga Yakusheva, a Marquette professor of economics, agreed.

“The current state of the economy is improving, but we still have a long way to go,” Yakusheva said.

These numbers could potentially have an effect on this year’s upcoming presidential election.

“It depends on whether the voters feel that the election is about the past or the about the future,” Yakusheva said. “The high rates of unemployment are being used by the Republicans to show the incompetency of the current administration in handling the economy, but the improving trend is to the benefit of the Democratic ticket

to demonstrate that the economy is on the right track. Who you side with is up to you.”

Yakusheva also discussed how the most recent numbers relate to students’ searches for employment.

“You have to know what’s out there,” Yakusheva said. “Wisconsin tends to have lower rates of unemployment than the national average, by about one percent, but even at that, there are many people in Wisconsin who cannot find a job. If you want to get that job you want, you have to work harder, do better, be more proactive.”

Students seem to be well aware of these numbers.

“It makes you wonder where the jobs are,” said Jeff Fuchs, a freshman in the College of Engineering. “I know I pay attention to unemployment rates and will try not to choose a potential career in the fields with high unemployment rates. One of the reasons I chose to study biomedical engineering is the fact that the biomedical field has been consistently expanding. Because of that expansion, I feel confident that I will get a job after graduation.”

Nevertheless, Nourzad said, finding jobs after graduation could be hard on the whole.

“These figures point to a soft job market, meaning that our graduates will have a hard time

MU hosts depression seminar Experts present latest research, discuss possibilites for cure

By Elise Angelopulos elise.angelopulos@marquette.edu

Nearly one out of ten Americans suffer from light or chronic depression, a serious affliction that especially affects students dealing with the stress of moving away from home to begin college. The College of Health Sciences will host a free seminar Monday morning to address just this, titled “The Intersection of Hope, Medicine and Research,” in the Alumni Memorial Union ballrooms. The event will begin at 7:15 a.m. with a complimentary breakfast and conclude at 9 a.m.

This is the first event in a new research series developed by the university that aims to present new findings regarding depression, according to a Sept. 10 university news brief.

The seminar will focus on what mental health providers and scientific researchers are learning about depression. The experts will speak on the idea, “Where there is a biological basis, there is a hope for a biological treatment,” in terms of dealing with depression.

Guest speakers include Peter Lake, the medical director of the Child and Adolescent Center at Rogers Memorial Hospital in Oconomowoc, Suzy FavorHamilton, a three-time Olympian who has dealt with depression, Paul Gasser, assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences and William Cullinan, an associate

professor of biomedical sciences and dean of the College of Health Sciences.

Cullinan said he will present his concern pertaining to the established link between stress and depression. He aims to instill hope in individuals who have not recognized depression as the biological illness it is.

“It is intuitive that stress can lead to negative effects on health; in this case I will summarize what is known about regulation of the release of stress hormones like cortisol, which have been linked to the onset of depressive illness,” Cullinan said.

Liz Griesmaier, a junior in the College of Nursing, said she thinks such factors especially affect and influence Marquette students.

“The more coping mechanisms that they can teach us as students, who are always under stress, will be a really good thing,” Griesmaier said.

Dana Ionel, a junior in the College of Health Sciences and the head of marketing for the mental health student organization Active Minds, said she thinks depression among college students is largely caused by environmental change, as most students are away from friends and family for their first time.

Ionel added that Active Minds hosts its own events, like “Question, Persuade, Respond,” which instructs stu-

dents on how to recognize signs of depression and potential suicidal behavior in themselves or those they know.

“Active Minds strives for awareness to also help prevent people from feeling alone if they are in such a position,” Ionel said.

Ionel pointed out other outreach sources to which Marquette students struggling with depression may turn. Such campus aids include Campus Ministry and the Counseling Center, “where students can have oneon-one attention,” she said.

Cullinan added that the academic environment at universities can be overwhelming to many students, a fact that makes confronting depression especially relevant among college students.

“Recent scientific evidence indicates that adolescents and young adults appear to be particularly vulnerable to the effects of chronic stress that can predispose these populations to depression,” Cullinan said.

Cullinan said a major motivation to begin the series was the hope of de-stigmatizing depression.

“The fact is that too many persons affected by depression are reluctant to seek treatment because they have been made to see it as a personal weakness or even a character flaw,” Cullinan said. “The tragedy is that many needlessly suffer as a result.”

Recent scientific evidence indicates that...young adults appear to be particularly vulnerable to the effects of chronic stress.”

William Cullinan, dean, College of Health Sciences

Employment Statistics Month

# of jobs added

Unemployment rate

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243,000 227,000 120,000 115,000 69,000 80,000 163,000 96,000

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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Graphic by Katy Moon/kaitlin.moon@marquette.edu

finding what they might consider acceptable jobs in a reasonable period of time,” Nourzad said.

“This is true of most job seekers, but especially of recent college graduates and those who will

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graduate in the near future who typically don’t have much work experience. This fact underscores the importance of having internships, co-ops or part-time jobs while attending school.”

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Jesuit ideals, social issues entwine in Nov. elections Abortion, gay marriage come into focus in Wisconsin

By Alexandra Whittaker alexandra.whittaker@marquette.edu

An increased interest in the moral stances of both the Democratic and Republican parties has brought social issues to the forefront of this campaign season.

Unlike the 2008 election, the 2012 campaign season has heavily spotlighted issues such as contraception, abortion and gay marriage. These debates have caused some clear divides that have gone further than party lines.

Marquette graduate and Jesuit Daniel O’Brien says there is a divide growing between Catho-

lic ideals and more liberal ideals that makes this election both exciting and unpredictable.

“It is making things interesting, that’s for sure,” O’Brien said. “I think things are getting very liberal, especially with abortion. The Catholic Church is clearly against abortion, and I think that Jesuits listen to this. It isn’t that Jesuits are anti-choice, it is that we are pro-life because we value life over the varying choices of other people.”

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, a reproductive health care organization and the largest provider of abortions in the U.S., strongly disagrees with this way of seeing the issue.

“Only you can decide what is best for you,” said representative Katie Mullen from Milwaukee’s Wisconsin Avenue Health Center, which is operated

by Planned Parenthood.

In addition to the heated debate surrounding abortion, gay marriage has also been a hot topic of this election, especially after the Democratic Party formally supported gay marriage during the Democratic National Convention on Sept. 6.

“Our president has made historic progress toward equality,” Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) said at the convention. “He repealed ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ so that no American ever again has to lie about who they are in order to serve the country we love ... The Wisconsin I know believes that with each passing year and each generation, our country must become more equal, not less.”

Baldwin is a candidate this fall for Wisconsin’s open U.S. Senate seat and, if elected, would become the country’s first

openly gay senator.

Many Americans and Wisconsin residents, however, strongly disagree with gay marriage. According to a July Public Policy Polling survey, 47 percent of Wisconsin residents oppose gay marriage while 43 percent are in favor of it.

Unlike the abortion debate, however, the lines of the gay marriage debate are more muddled.

A Marquette student and member of the Catholic Church who spoke on the condition of anonymity said Jesuits fall across a spectrum of beliefs when it comes to gay marriage.

“Just because I’m a Jesuit (supporter) doesn’t mean I don’t support gay marriage, even if that is the popular belief,” the student said. “I actually do. It isn’t something I would take part in, but I’m not going to tell people they can’t. I don’t believe

in forcing my beliefs on others.”

Others disagree, maintaining that marriage should be between one man and one woman, as the Catholic church defines it. The Wisconsin Province Jesuits uphold this definition and believe other Jesuits should follow suit.

“It is explicitly defined,” said Jonathan Brown, an active member of the Wisconsin Province Jesuits. “Gay marriage is not allowed, absolutely not. It is against our very nature and it should be avoided.”

Past elections that have included moral debates have been remembered as groundbreaking, and it is likely that the 2012 election will be remembered in a similar regard.

“This election will be one for the books,” Brown said. “Regardless of the outcome, one thing is for sure. This will be the election that makes a change.”

Alum returns as associate VP MUSG diversity Hendrickson to focus task force advances on reaccreditation, updated saftey plan

By Melanie Lawder melanie.lawder@marquette.edu

When the Rev. Daniel Hendrickson was a freshman at Marquette, McCormick Hall was an all-male dormitory, the Alumni Memorial Union was under construction and the university president was the Rev. John Raynor. Now, almost two decades later, Hendrickson, 41, has returned to Marquette as the associate vice president in the Office of the Executive Vice President and as one of three new Jesuits hired this year.

Hendrickson, who graduated from Marquette in 1993 with a bachelor’s degree in theology and psychology, began his new role as associate vice president on Aug.1. His appointment was announced in a university news brief to the Marquette community on Sept. 4.

His responsibilities as associate vice president include observing and participating in the university’s reaffirmation of accreditation process by the Higher Learning Commission, which Hendrickson said formally involves over 200 people on campus. He will also provide insight on Marquette’s recently updated emergency plan, which outlines a prepared university response to unexpected events.

His academic expertise lies in philosophy, education and theology. He said that while it depends on the needs of the university’s colleges and departments, he would like to teach in the philosophy department and has plenty of ideas for new courses.

Hendrickson, who was raised in Fremont, Neb., began his time at Marquette as a student in the fall of 1989. During this time, he held a series of jobs including working as a lifeguard at the Helfaer Recreation Center, as an operations manager at West Hall and as a resident assistant at both

Schroeder Hall and O’Donnell Hall. He also acted as the layout assistant for The Marquette Tribune and the layout editor for the 1991 yearbook.

Debbie Swanson, associate director at the Department of Recreational Sports, hired Hendrickson as a lifeguard when he was a student. She said when she saw the announcement of the new associate vice president, she wondered if it was the same person who had worked for her almost 20 years ago.

Her suspicions were confirmed when she saw his picture.

“I’m glad to see he made his way back to Marquette and proud to say he worked for Rec Sports,” Swanson said.

She described him as a friendly, “down-to-earth type of guy” and as a good student. Swanson hopes to catch him working out at the Rec Center so they can catch up.

After graduating from the university in 1993, Hendrickson joined the Society of Jesus in 1994. In 2006, he was ordained a priest.

His prior teaching experience includes serving as an instructor in two high schools and three universities, including Creighton University, Fordham University and Jordan University College.

He holds a master’s degree in philosophical resources from Fordham, a master’s in divinity from the Jesuit School of Theology of Berkeley at Santa Clara, and both a master’s in philosophy and doctorate in philosophy of education from Columbia in N.Y. Executive Vice President Mary DiStanislao said Hendrickson’s comprehensive understanding of the Jesuit mission and impressive educational history were all factors that made him an “immediately attractive” candidate for the job.

“The breadth of Father Hendrickson’s skill set is an asset that will allow him to be deployed in a number of projects that may present themselves this year,” DiStanislao said in an email. “We are very happy to have him aboard.”

Currently, Hendrickson lives at the Jesuit Residence. However, he says that if an opportunity presents itself, he is interested in serving as a residence hall chaplain, even in his old freshman dormitory, McCormick Hall.

“Being a resident back in McCormick?”

Hendrickson said. “My (college) buddies would love it. If that happens, they have to come visit.”

Now that he is back on campus, Hendrickson said he hopes to give Marquette students the same type of mentorship he received during his undergraduate years.

“I just hope I can be as encouraging and supportive and inspirational as the faculty and the staff and the Jesuits were during my time,” Hendrickson said.

“It would be terrific to be able to impact the lives of students the way I was impacted and to open up understandings of self and society in similar ways. Marquette has always been filled with tremendous mentors and wisdom figures in its faculty and the Jesuit community. So if someday, somehow I could be someone like that to someone else — that would be a great honor and privilege.”

Hendrickson will assist in presiding over the weekly 4 p.m.

Sunday mass, as well as the 10 p.m. Tuesday mass.

Along with his role at Marquette, he also sits on the Board of Trustees at Xavier University and is an associate member of the Board of Trustees at Boston College.

I just hope I can be as encouraging and supportive and inspirational as the faculty and the staff and the Jesuits were during my time.”

Rev. Daniel Hendrickson, associate vice president

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University sees ‘room to grow’ in inclusivity, ‘campus climate’

By Ben Greene benjamin.greene@marquette.edu

While running for Marquette Student Government president last spring, Arica Van Boxtel, a senior in the College of Communication, promised to work to improve the climate of diversity on campus.

Now that she has been elected, Van Boxtel is taking steps toward that goal by establishing the Diversity Task Force.

The new group will attempt to deal with issues of inclusivity on a campus that is not exactly known for its diverse population. John Janulis, coordinator of intercultural engagement in the Office of Student Development, said there are positives and negatives to be noted regarding diversity at Marquette.

“I think we have some room to grow in terms of making this a more inclusive campus,” Janulis said. “But I also think we have done some great things in the past and we are doing some great things currently toward making this a welcoming and safe environment for all of our students.”

Information gathered by Marquette’s Office of Institutional Research and Assessment also suggests that the university has become more diverse in recent years, although there is room for improvement. From 2007 to 2011, the percentage of white undergraduate students at Marquette dropped from 83 to 75 percent, while the Hispanic and Latino population increased from five to seven percent.

However, the Asian representation during that same period decreased by one percentage point and the number of black students on campus stayed almost exactly the same, despite increased total enrollment. The group that saw the greatest population spike from 2007 to 2011 was students who said that their race or ethnicity was unknown, which increased nearly 4 percent.

The Diversity Taskforce will

hope to make sure all of those populations are included and represented, regardless of their size. The concept for this new group has been in the works since last year’s Diversity Roundtables, Van Boxtel said.

“Former (MUSG) President (Joseph) Ciccone and Trent Carlson, who was the executive vice president, started the roundtable discussions,” Van Boxtel said.

“So it was their effort to sit and listen to all of the concerns and things that students have. That set up the basis of where we are able to take the task force now.”

After looking at the topics brought up in the Diversity Roundtables last year, Van Boxtel and Executive Vice President Bill Neidhardt, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences, targeted three challenges in particular to focus on. Van Boxtel expects the task force to take a divide-and-conquer approach to accomplish these three goals.

“We’re aiming to have 15 total members on the task force,” Van Boxtel said. “And then, for each challenge, we will be able to divide up the group to focus on a specific challenge.”

The first group will focus on establishing a campus climate survey about inclusivity at Marquette. The second group plans to work on “improving the selection of courses focused on diversity, multiculturalism and identities, as well as supporting the university to increase numbers of faculty of diverse backgrounds with unique experiences to grant students new perspectives that enhance education and whole selves,” according to an MUSG press release. The third team will establish a reporting process for students who have been discriminated against.

Senior Associate Dean of Student Development Jon Dooley expects this focused approach to set the Diversity Task Force apart from similar groups.

“The Diversity Task Force that (MUSG) has put together is really not meant to be this broad-based group,” Dooley said. “It really is focused on three specific issues.”

The task force will hold its first meeting next month.

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Safety Walk: More than 1,100 students escorted last school year extra help to DPS. The service is available seven days a week from 5 p.m. to 12 a.m. Students contact DPS to be escorted

by Student Safety Patrol.

Tony Marchiori, a senior in the College of Business Administration, and Patrick Lewandowski, a senior in the College of Education, are student safety patrollers who often work together.

When not escorting people, the pair walks around campus, examining parking lots and communicating with the Safety Patrol office and DPS over radio.

“We call ourselves Batman and Robin,” Lewandowski said. “Except neither of us wants to be Robin.”

Marchiori and Lewandowski both enjoy the unrestricted feeling of being outside and do not plan on becoming LIMO drivers.

“I’ve thought about it, but I enjoy being outdoors,” Marchiori said. “It is a good way to get out and know the campus. We also see stuff people wouldn’t usually see.”

But the patrollers also serve an important purpose for student safety, said DPS Sgt. Daniel Kolosovsky.

“They have two-way radios so if they see something that is suspicious in nature they

will call it into the dispatcher, who will then call into (DPS),” Kolosovsky said.

In order for a student to become a LIMO driver or a safety patroller, they must go through extensive training through DPS. “It is not just an entry-level position,” Kolosovsky said.

“Everybody who comes to student safety is qualified as a safety patroller eventually because it is very foundational.

They learn how to use radio and they learn what the boundaries are for patrol zone.”

A large number of students do use the service. Last year alone, more than 1,100 students were escorted.

“People use it because it is late and when it is nice out,” Marchiori said. “It also offers people a sense of extra security.”

Although numbers have been high, Public Safety hopes to increase the rate of students using the patrol service.

“I think it would be very smart for (students) to start using them more,” Kolosovsky said. “Sometimes the LIMOs bog down. I like to say that we are not student speedy, we are student safety. A safety patrol group can sometimes get you from point A to B even faster than a LIMO would because they are right there.”

We call ourselves Batman and Robin. Except neither of us wants to be Robin.”

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

Marchiori and Lewandowski escort students around campus while keeping watch for suspcious activity.

Patrick Lewandowski, Senior, College of Education

U.S. ambassador to Libya killed in embassy attack Violence comes amid widespread backlash to anti-Islamic video

By Maggie Michael and Osama Alfitory Associated Press

BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — The U.S. dispatched an elite group of Marines to Tripoli on Wednesday after the mob attack that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans. Officials were investigating whether the rampage was a backlash to an antiIslamic video with ties to Coptic Christians or a plot to coincide with the anniversary of 9/11.

Tuesday’s stunning attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi poses a daunting task for U.S. and Libyan investigators: searching for the culprits in a city rife with heavy weapons, multiple militias, armed Islamist groups and little police control.

The one-story villa that serves as the consulate was a burned-out wreck after the crowd armed with machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades rampaged through it. Slogans of “God is great” and “Muhammad is God’s Prophet” were scrawled across its scorched walls.

Libyan civilians strolled freely in charred rooms with furniture and papers strewn everywhere.

President Barack Obama vowed in a Rose Garden address that the U.S. would “work with the Libyan government to bring to justice” those who killed

Ambassador Chris Stevens, information manager Sean Smith and two other Americans who were not identified. Three other Americans were wounded.

Stevens was the first U.S. ambassador killed in the line of duty in 30 years.

“We reject all efforts to denigrate the religious beliefs of others, but there is absolutely no justification for this type of senseless violence.

None,” said Obama, who also ordered increased security at U.S. diplomatic posts abroad.

Republican Mitt Romney accused the Obama administration of showing weakness in the consulate killings, but the president retorted that his rival “seems to have a tendency to shoot first and aim later.” Some in the GOP called Romney’s remarks hasty.

The mob attack on Tuesday — the 11th anniversary of the Sept.

11, 2001, terrorist strike in the U.S. — was initially presumed to have been a spontaneous act triggered by outrage over a movie called “Innocence of Muslims” that mocked Islam’s Prophet Muhammad that was produced in the U.S. and excerpted on YouTube. The amateurish video also drew protests in Cairo, where angry ultraconservatives climbed the U.S. Embassy’s walls, tore down an American flag and replaced it with an Islamic banner.

But a U.S. counterterrorism official said the Benghazi violence was “too coordinated or professional” to be spontaneous. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the incident publicly.

The FBI was sending

evidence teams to Libya, a law enforcement official said.

Libya’s new leadership — scrambling to preserve ties with Washington after U.S. help to overthrow former dictator Moammar Gadhafi — vowed to find those behind the attack. Interim President Mohammed el-Megarif apologized to the United States for what he called the “cowardly” assault, which also killed several Libyan security guards at the consulate in the eastern city.

Parliament speaker Omar alHoumidan suggested the attack might have been planned, saying the mob “may have had foreign loyalties” — an apparent reference to international terrorists.

“We are not sure. Everything is possible,” he said.

A Libyan jihadist group, the Omar Abdel-Rahman Brigades, claimed responsibility for a bomb that went off outside the Benghazi consulate in June, causing no injuries. The group, which also carried out several attacks on the International Red Cross in Libya, said at the time that the bomb was revenge for the killing of al-Qaida’s No. 2, Abu Yahya al-Libi, in a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan.

About 50 U.S. Marines were sent to Libya to guard U.S. diplomatic facilities. The Marines are members of an elite group known as a Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team, or FAST, whose role is to respond on short notice to terrorism threats and to reinforce security at embassies.

The Marines, sent from a base in Spain, were headed initially to the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli, not

to Benghazi, according to U.S. officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the press.

The consulate attack illustrated the breakdown in security in Libya, where the government is still trying to establish authority months after Gadhafi’s fall.

There also were indications that two distinct attacks took place — one on the consulate, then a second hours later early Wednesday on a nearby house to which the staff had been evacuated.

The crowd of several thousand that descended on the consulate was armed with machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades, said Wanis el-Sharef, the deputy interior minister of Libya’s eastern region.

A small contingent of Libyan security protecting the facility fired in the air, trying to intimidate the mob. But faced with superior size and firepower, the Libyan security withdrew, el-Sharef said. Gunmen stormed the building, looted its contents and torched it, he said.

Details of how the Americans were killed were still unclear.

Stevens, 52, and a consulate staffer who had stayed behind in the building died in the initial attack, el-Sharef said. The rest of the staff successfully evacuated to a nearby building, preparing to move to Benghazi Airport after daybreak to fly to the capital of Tripoli, he said.

Hours after the storming of the consulate, a separate group of gunmen attacked the other building, opening fire on the more than 30 Americans

and Libyans inside. Two more Americans were killed, he said.

Dr. Ziad Abu Zeid, who treated Stevens, told The Associated Press that he died of asphyxiation, apparently from smoke. In a sign of the chaos, Stevens was brought by Libyans to the Benghazi Medical Center with no other Americans, and no one at the facility knew who he was, Abu Zeid said.

The ambassador was bleeding in his stomach because of the asphyxiation but had no other injuries, the doctor said.

Widely regarded as one of the most effective American envoys to the Arab world, Stevens brokered tribal disputes and conducted U.S. outreach efforts in Jerusalem, Cairo, Damascus and Riyadh. As a rising star in U.S. foreign policy, he retuned to Libya four months ago, determined to see a democracy rise where Gadhafi’s dictatorship flourished for four decades.

Smith, 34, was an Air Force veteran who had worked as an information management officer for 10 years in posts such as Brussels, Baghdad and Pretoria.

The bloodshed stunned many Libyans, especially since Stevens was a popular envoy among different factions and politicians, including Islamists, and was seen as a supporter of their uprising against Gadhafi.

Michael reported from Cairo.

Associated Press writer Esam Mohamed in Tripoli, Matthew Lee and Stephen Braun in Washington, Gillian Flaccus in Los Angeles, Joseph Federman in Jerusalem and Sarah El Deeb in Cairo contributed to this report.

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Stanford study: Appeal of organic food gone stale Heated debate continues in reaction to disputed research

By Eric Oliver eric.oliver@marquette.edu

A recent Stanford University study has created a stir in the food world by reporting that there is little evidence to support claims regarding the benefits of eating organic foods.

The study, published in the Sept. 4 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine, said adults will find no health benefit from eating only organic foods.

The researchers sifted through thousands of papers and identified 237 of the most relevant to study, including 17 studies on populations consuming a mix of organic and conventional diets. Two hundred twenty three of the studies also compared the nutritional value or level of bacterial, fungal or pesticide contamination of various products grown both conventionally and organically.

The researchers, led by Dena M. Bravata, a senior affiliate with Stanford’s Center for Health Policy, then concluded that there was very little benefit to eating organic foods.

“There isn’t much difference between organic and conventional foods if you’re an adult and making a decision based solely on your health,” Bravata said in an email.

Since its release, the study has come under major scrutiny from numerous organizations over

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The Organic Consumers Association, a non-profit organization campaigning for “health, justice and sustainability” in organic foods, has approached the study with hesitation.

Although the association hasn’t drafted its own official response to the study, Melinda Suelflow, a campaign assistant for the organization, pointed to the research of Charles Benbrook from the Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources at Washington State University to support the group’s continued support for organic foods.

“We don’t believe that organic foods are the same as conventional (foods),” Suelflow said.

“Organic food is safer and it’s healthier. Everyone talks about your risks of pesticide residues on your food. ... Hands down, organics are better for you.”

In response to the study, Benbrook said Bravata’s conclusions about organic foods were based solely on previously published research.

Benbrook said very few studies are designed or conducted in a way that could show the impact of a switch to organic food from the many other factors that affect an individual’s health, adding that studies that attempt to prove so would be very expensive, with none having been carried out in the U.S so far.

Mark Kastel, a senior

Organic farming’s core value is building soil fertility.”

Mara Thompson, a junior in the College of Engineering, looked at the study and the hype surrounding it and still believes organic food has

more benefits than its conventional counterpart.

“I like organic food.” Thompson said. “It may be more expensive than nonorganic food, but to pay a little extra for the additional peace of mind, that’s all I can ask for.”

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Stringent standards for organic food production, handling and processing exist throughout the world.

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Organic labels are regulated. Manufacturers must follow a set of rules and guidelines.

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farm policy analyst and cofounder for the Cornucopia Institute, a Wisconsin-based policy group representing organic farmers, has also been reluctant to accept the study.

“Their study failed to look at the cumulative effects of contamination in many different food items in one’s diet,” Kastel said in an email.

“They discounted many of the studies, including (those) by the USDA, that show our conventional food supply’s nutritional content has dropped precipitously over the last 50 years.

This has been attributed to the declining health of our farms’ soil, and healthy soil leads to healthy food.

Demand for organic food is at an all-time high.

Health Benefits

There is no evidence to prove that organic food is healthier than conventionally produced food. Some cite the lower level of pesticides as a possible benefit.

Availability

Organic food is sold in almost every supermarket but is usually more expensive.

Source: http://www.organicfacts.net/ Infographic by Martina Ibanez/angela.ibanez-baldor.alfonzo@marquette.edu/

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Autism: Student athletes team up with local nonprofit on game day When they get to see the kids in action, it ... helps them understand that these are just kids who want to have fun.”

Tyler Krueger, MUHS alumnus dealing with autism into the community and give children with the disorder a chance to take part in the group activities.

“It’s nice to see the children having fun out on the field, when a lot of them wouldn’t have an opportunity like that,” Berlowski said. “It’s also great seeing the siblings and families take part with them.”

Jeffrey Mazurczak, the head football coach at Marquette High, said participants have the chance to take part in team drills and learn teamwork skills.

“We teach the kids everything,” he said. “We teach them drills, we teach them how to catch and throw, we even let them try on the uniforms and take pictures.”

Staff members from Easter Seals’s autism behavioral team will be available for additional support for the children who have a difficult time with the drills or the instructions, Berlowski said.

“As important as football was in my development, I thought it would be important for these kids to have that same opportunity,” Krueger said.

In addition to the autism behavioral team’s efforts,

Krueger said he has met with the Hilltoppers and coaches in order to teach them about autism’s many symptoms and how to interact with those who display them.

According to Mazurczak, several members from the varsity team and the Junior Hilltoppers, who are in sixth and seventh grades, will help the children with drills.

“Everyone wants to participate,” he said. “I had more varsity players who wanted to volunteer than I could handle.”

Mazurczak said the team’s involvement with Easter Seals is a wonderful opportunity for the Hilltoppers.

“The media makes it seem like teens are so self-centered,” Mazurczak said. “This allows us, as a program and team, to prove just the opposite.”

Krueger said working with autistic children teaches the team valuable lessons about interacting with children with disabilities.

“When they get to see the kids in action, it breaks down a lot of potential stereotypes,” he said. “It helps them understand that these are just kids who want to have fun.”

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

Marquette High students (above) huddle up with participants in the football clinic on Sunday. Participants (top) learned football basics such as ball carrying and agility.

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Soundcheck

Film takes the stage with music at Turner Hall celebration

By Erin Heffernan erin.heffernan@marquette.edu

The videos in Cream City Soundcheck are like a band’s continuous declaration of “We love you, Milwaukee!” on stage.

The new musical documentary series from doc|UWM chronicles both local and national acts performing at the Pabst Theatre, Turner Hall and the Riverside.

Each beautifully shot video then follows a different band through a sort of Brew City pilgrimage, visiting different Milwaukee landmarks like Leon’s Custard, Downtown Books and Buck Bradley’s.

Yesterday, the website creamcitysoundcheck.com made its debut, featuring nine complete videos. To celebrate, there will be a free kick-off concert tonight at Turner Hall, less than a 15 minute bus ride from campus. The show will feature Milwaukee acts Kane Place Record Club, The Fatty Acids and R.A.S. Movement.

After the first semester of the project, students have recorded two national acts, YACHT and Generationals, as well as seven locally-based bands, including Milwaukee

favorites Trapper Shoepp and the Shades, and Maritime.

Cream City Soundcheck was born when the Pabst Theatre Group approached doc|UWM, the documentary media center within University of WisconsinMilwaukee’s Peck School of the Arts to request a video series to capture performances in the group’s three theaters.

“Originally, it was seen as something more like an Austin City Limits, where it is just a band performing,” series producer Ryan Sarnowski said.

“But [The Pabst Theatre Group] didn’t want just that. They wanted something different, something unique, something that felt like their own.”

Sarnowski taught the UWM course responsible for Soundcheck, which in past years has created videos for the Milwaukee Water Council and the National Poetry Foundation. But this year’s students in “Film 380: Documentary Projects” were presented with the opportunity to create work that chronicles a vibrant music scene, showcases talented performers and brings the rich character and history of Milwaukee to new audiences.

“It is such a great environment where you get to be a part of every step in the filmmaking process,” Cream City Soundcheck filmmaker Matthew Dwyer said, himself a recent graduate of UWM’s film school.

“It was something that I made that I can have pride in.”

When Soundcheck secured its

first national band, the New Orleans indie group Generationals, the filmmakers had just one week to prepare before shooting.

“Generationals were the first national band, so we decided to just get all the Milwaukee stereotypes out of the way,” Sarnowski said. “It’s saying cheese curds, bowling, beer! Let’s slay the elephant in the room, so we can move past that image of us.”

Students shot fifteen hours of footage with the band, traveling to Milwaukee sites including Koz’s Mini Bowl, Hi-Fi Cafe and Rushmore Records before recording the group’s concert at Turner Hall.

“There’s only so much setup you can do before you get there,” filmmaker Josh Smith said. “You set up these places where you go, but once you’re there, you just film as much as you can and hope that something good comes of it.”

The final product is a 10 minute documentary, which captures several spontaneous and charming moments from the band. In a scene in the funky, eclectic shop Luv Unlimited, one of the band’s two members, Grant Widmer, puts on a comically tall and furry hat, looks at the camera and says, “This would be what I would call a signature hat. Everyone who

saw you would go ‘There’s that guy with the signature hat. Take him seriously in his life.’”

Generationals, and all the performers featured on Cream City Soundcheck, seem to find true pleasure in traveling around Milwaukee. They admire the city’s architecture, enjoy some beers in local bars and eat cheese curds, which the band’s second member Ted Joyner describes as “bangin’.”

“I think (Milwaukee) is one of my favorite places in the country,” Joyner says later in the video. “I think there are too few towns that really have their own feel. This isn’t a place that could just be anywhere.”

Cream City Soundcheck is a great showcase of Milwaukee.

The series brings attention to some of the best food, beer, concert venues and attractions the city has to offer, but the videos also show the wide variety of characters that make up Milwaukee’s music scene. The films follow more established names, like Maritime playing big venues Turner Hall, but they also follow acts like self-proclaimed “struggling rock band” Mortgage Freedman as they prepare for a small gig at the bar Y-Not III. “(Cream City Soundcheck) is a great opportunity for get-

ting artists recognized,” Cole Quamme, drummer for the popular Milwaukee act The Fatty Acids, said. “I feel like the Milwaukee music scene is kind of hidden, and this kind of thing lets people know about some great bands.”

The Fatty Acids will be giving one of their signature high energy performances at tonight’s kick-off event, and the show will be filmed by students as part of the next round of Soundcheck videos.

The Fatty Acids are a natural fit for the project. The sextet met as students at UWM. Two members, Quamme and trumpet player Kurt Raethner, were both film students themselves, and the band’s fun, synth-infused sound makes for a lively performance.

Souncheck students will follow each band that performs at tonight’s show for additional videos to be revealed on the project’s site in coming months.

The kick-off will fundraise for the continuation of the project by accepting donations and selling food by local vendors MKE Localicious, Streetza and Mamacita’s Tamales.

Becky Cofta, who works on the marketing of the series, expressed what seems to be a common reaction of those involved in Soundcheck. “Whenever I talk about this project, I just glow,” she said. “I’m so proud of it. I can’t say enough good things about it. I mean who doesn’t love rock and roll?

That’s the bottom line.”

Come to the kick-off When:Tonight from 7 p.m.-12 a.m.

Where:Turner Hall Ballroom Price: Admission is free Who:The kick-off event will feature Kane Place Record Club,The Fatty Acids, and R.A.S. Movement. Other artists featured in the documentary series include YACHT, Generationals, Maritime and Trapper Shoepp and the Shades.

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Dark comedy ‘Assassins’ slays Milwaukee crowds Sondheim’s Tony winning musical timely and hilarious

By Eva Sotomayor eva.sotomayor@marquette.edu

Behind every assassination is the person who pulled the trigger.

Stephen Sondheim’s “Assassins,” the latest musical to open at the Milwaukee Repertory Theater, is the story behind some of those people. It explores the lives of eight men and women who have either killed or attempted to kill an American president.

The show, originally an OffBroadway play that later went on to win five Tony Awards when it opened on Broadway in 2004, dedicates little time to the actual assassinations. It instead focuses on the backstory of each killer to examine the motivations behind such horrendous acts.

The set, an abandoned fairground, sets the tone for the rest of the musical. The desolate festival background is littered with broken clown faces and pictures of the presidents with the words “Hit” or “Miss” that flash depending on whose turn it is.

The carnival’s main element is a carousel that rotates to give each character a turn telling her or his story. All of the characters have enough time individually so the audience can begin to understand the reasons for their treasonous actions, but not so much that a single character becomes the main protagonist.

Each of the killers is thrown out of the spotlight as quickly as he or she was thrown in.

The story and musical numbers are solid, but it is the cast that brings it all together. The actors are fantastic and, ironically enough, bring these killers to life. Some of the assassins, such as John Wilkes Booth and Lee Harvey Oswald, are familiar to viewers, while others, like Samuel Byck, come from relative obscurity.

The tone and content of the play is dark and serious, but it has funny moments. Caroline O’Connor and Sarah Litzsinger steal the show as Sarah Jane Moore and Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme, who attempted to assassinate President Gerald Ford. Their chemistry and dialogue is so entertaining that you will find yourself laughing even when it feels a bit uncomfortable. They are planning a murder, after all.

The audience’s reaction was mixed during these moments. While some laughed, others sighed or cringed due to the darkly comedic take on the material. Then again, art is sometimes supposed to be uncomfortable in order to be provocative and relevant.

Aside from simply telling their stories, the story analyzes the psychology behind all of the killers. It also uses famous literary references, including lines from “Julius Caesar” and “Death of A Salesman,” to drive the point across.

All of the characters are mad, and all of them have different motives. Some want “justice from a tyrant,” some want fame, some attention and some just want to be loved. They all

believe that they will find happiness with just the pull of a trigger.

More than to entertain and inform, the play’s main purpose seems to be to foster thought and provoke an important discussion. These people committed horrible acts and were often mentally unstable, twisted even, and yet during the performance, we are watching their lives and actions unfold before our eyes and can even identify with them at times.

“Assassins” remains especially relevant with the recent string of shootings in the United States. In the “Gun Song” some of the killers sing “Why should you be blue/when you’ve got a a little finger/prove just how a little finger/can change the world.”

It’s a play that carries a message worth hearing, begging the question: Are the perpetrators of these acts simply seeking “happiness” in the worst way possible? The cast and crew at the Rep superbly interpret Sondheim’s work, letting audiences explore these complex issues while still enjoying his signature dark humor and musical numbers.

Photos courtesy of Cindy Moran

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Dwyane Wade’s book an emotional slam dunk NBA superstar proves a champion on the page and on the court

stories of his rise to fame with the aftermath of his divorce and subsequent custody battle for his two sons, Zaire and Zion.

The prologue describes the moment when Wade’s attorney delivered the news that Wade received full custody of

By Peter Setter his sons. The story then alterpeter.setter@marquette.edu nates between reflections on Wade’s own childhood and the After winning his second NBA joys and tribulations of being championship with the Miami a father today.

Heat, Dwyane Wade bares all in Wade narrates his troubled his effortlessly inspiring memoir. upbringing in Chicago, dealing In “A Father First: How My with a mother addicted to drugs Life Became Bigger Than Bas- and the daily fear of drug raids ketball,” Wade, with the help by the police in his apartment of co-writer Mim Eichler Ri- complex. Wade finds comfort in vas, recounts his journey from his grandmother, who he claims childhood in the drug culture was his first teacher in life. Wade of the south side of Chicago attributes the majority of his to his successful custody bat- wisdom to this grandmother, tle against ex-wife and high wisdom he employs as a father school sweetheart Siohvaughn to his own sons.

Funches.

Throughout the The memoir describes Wade’s narrative, Wade intertwines sister, Tragil, as a role model.

She guided Wade out of harm’s way when he was young and went as far as to leave him at their father and stepmother’s house, where he was raised in better, if not outstanding conditions.

Wade’s dad, his first basketball coach, fostered his love of the sport, coaching him throughout elementary and middle school.

He eventually predicted Wade could be as good as Demetrius, his basketball superstar stepbrother.

Wade flourished during his time at Marquette.

After being redshirted freshman year due to poor grades and low ACT scores, Wade became the star of the team, leaving Photo via Pressking the university after three

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

Marquette alum and two-time NBA champion Dwyane Wade signed copies of his new book Tuesday afternoon.

years to be drafted fifth overall in the 2003 NBA draft.

After what seemed a dream come true, winning the 2006 NBA championship with the Heat, Wade tells of getting faced with a custody battle from Funches, his ex-wife at the time. He recounts how this battle was both good and bad for the family. Wade claims to have at last found stability for his boys but Funches alleged adultery and abuse.

Wade and his co-author are master storytellers, evoking real emotion while not searching for sympathy. They tell Wade’s story in an effort to help others learn from his struggles.

The tone of the book is

comforting and natural. For the audience, the book reads as if Wade is personally giving an account of his life standing five feet in front of them.

While this story is a memoir of his life, the ultimate message is about fatherhood. At times, Wade speaks directly to the audience, giving advice about being a father. Perhaps the most valuable lesson Wade conveys in his work is to stop the cycle of “babies having babies.” Before having his first child, Wade wanted to end the stereotype of “fathers who bring children into the world, and then aren’t there to raise them.”

Through his reflections, Wade successfully combats

this stereotype, describing why he is not that type of father, but rather, one to be admired.

The most successful element of the book is that his lessons are genuine, not demanding.

In the text, Wade skillfully expresses how a strong faith, good work ethic, fatherhood and a resilient heart are able to lift anyone from rough beginnings to success in life, using his own life as a testament to this philosophy. It should be a must-read for Wade fans, as this book casts light on the personal struggles and triumphs of his life. It is also valuable for all fathers, however, who will undoubtedly gain new insight from his reflections.

Red Elephant plans to make big imprint in MKE New chocolate café hopes to satisfy Third Ward’s sweet tooth

By Claire Nowak claire.nowak@marquette.edu

“What can you do with chocolate?”

Richard Koenings spent this past February contemplating the answers to this question. Over the last few years, Koenings worked to help bring the chocolate company Buddy Squirrel, LLC out of bankruptcy but was also

considering options for his next line of work. A lawyer and businessman by background, Koenings found the chocolate industry frustrating at times but simultaneously quite rewarding. He left Buddy Squirrel on March 1 to work on an idea for his own chocolate company.

Soon after, an elephant was born.

Red Elephant Chocolate, that is.

Koenings created Red Elephant Chocolate with the intention of building something more than just another chocolate store. Red Elephant is specifically a chocolate café, one that will sell three types of

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Red Elephant Chocolate plans to open its doors sometime in October.

chocolate products: traditional chocolates; bakery chocolates, which are more unusual treats dipped in chocolate; and chocolate drinks, which include shakes and freshly-ground coffee.

Real chocolate cafés are rare in the United States, but Koenings wanted to take his shop one step further and turn it into a “chocolate experience.” This means paying close attention to the how the products are presented, fostering a good atmosphere and educating customers about what they are eating.

The café’s location on North Broadway Street in the Third Ward helps set the mood for this experience. The space was originally used as a garage that held fruit stands. While there have been a few renovations over the years, most of the elements of the shop have remained the same, such as the original Cream City brick wall that will overlook the candy counter.

“We appreciate that it’s in a historical environment,” Koenings said, adding that he wanted a space with “nostalgia – stories that buildings can tell you.”

Signature artistic touches give the building a more personal feel, like the three-foot elephant sculpture in the front of the store, a projected Red Elephant logo on the sidewalk outside and tasteful “elephant gray” walls. Even

the store’s logo was designed to be inviting and friendly: a smiling, red baby elephant with a welcoming stance above light, playful script. “(The logo) is focused on the personality that I want people to think of when (they’re) involved with Red Elephant,” Koenings said.

He describes the atmosphere as “casual and classic,” combining the upscale, historic location with fun treats and things to do in the café. There will be TV screens displaying information about the chocolate sold in the store and how it is made. Non-food products related to chocolate and elephants will also be on sale.

For even more of a unique visit, customers can read “Cocoaphacts” and “Elephacts” on carry-out containers. These fun facts about cocoa and elephants will add to the “chocolate experience,” giving customers something they can take away from Red Elephant besides delicious desserts.

Chocolate lovers will be thrilled at the selection of treats offered at Red Elephant. From traditional sweets like chocolate chip cookies and red velvet cake to more unique delectables like “chocolate bites” (little cakes on lollipop sticks) and chocolate tea, there is enough diversity to please customers of any age. There will also be a case

of special chocolate ice creams as well as a dipping machine, where people can dip fruit or other treats in chocolate.

The chocolate used by the Red Elephant is more expensive than regular chocolate, but Koenings says that is because his chocolate is not processed like mass-produced Hershey bars. His prices will be fair but higher than the norm because customers will be paying for high quality chocolate as well as a “chocolate experience you’ll never forget,” as the café’s slogan states.

It could be thought of as the Starbucks of chocolate.

Why do people buy a $4 Starbucks latte when they can get a $1 cup of coffee from McDonalds? It’s because of the quality and “experience.”

Koenings says the café will open sometime in October, though he is not sure of the exact date. However, for those craving to try some of Red Elephant’s delectable goodies, there is a Red Elephant Internet store that sells most of the same products sold in the store, plus a few items unique to the online store. It is set to open at the end of this month.

With its unique concept, friendly atmosphere and vast chocolate selection, Red Elephant may become just as impactful in Milwaukee as its tusked inspiration is in the wild.

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My strange date with the Oogieloves

Matt Mueller As the resident movie guy at the Marquette Tribune, I’ve seen my fair share of crazy, insane and just plain embarrassing films. I’ve seen both Justin Bieber and Katy Perry’s 3-D concert movies – and tried to enjoy them. I watched “Rubber,” a movie about a killer tire named Robert that blows up its enemies’ heads with telekinetic powers. I even stomached “The Human Centipede 2.”

Throughout all my years of watching movies, however, I have never been a part of a cinematic experience as deranged and as bizarrely nonsensical as “The Oogieloves in the BIG Balloon Adventure.”

For those who haven’t heard of the movie (i.e. most of America), “The Oogieloves in the BIG Balloon Adventure” is a children’s film from the American creators of “The Teletubbies.” Despite a marketing budget rumored around $40 million, the movie hit theaters with a legendary thud, becoming one of the worst nationwide openings in Hollywood history. According to Box Office Mojo, its opening weekend gross equals out to fewer than two

people a showing.

Kenn Viselman, the movie’s producer, deserves recognition for his noble attempts to spin the box office results into a positive, noting that it could “pay off in the long run” (Viselman still wants to make a TV show and sequel). I never thought I’d see someone take the plan from “The Producers” as a legitimate business strategy.

Though I doubt the fail-sohard-that-you-succeed strategy will be a pitch we’ll see more often, it has drummed up a good amount of curiosity for “The Oogieloves.” Does it really merit the legacy of being one of the biggest flops in Hollywood’s history? Do audiences have another “The Room” on their hands – a film that’s so awful, it’s brilliant?

After a few dares – as well as a steady diet of Fruit by the Foot and Capri Suns to get myself in the correct mindset – I set off to see “The Oogieloves in the BIG Balloon Adventure.” I got my ticket (which also came with a butterfly-shaped glow stick for maximum embarrassment), bought some gummy worms and sat myself down.

Unfortunately and unsurprisingly, I was the only one in the theater. Though on second thought, maybe I should be happy since the presence of a lone scruffy-bearded man wearing a hoodie in “Oogieloves” could have led to me being asked to leave the theater. I know this is a legitimate possibility as well since during my Saturday afternoon shift working at the theater, a parent asked me to keep an eye on a lone, probably very confused

elderly man in their showing.

As the movie begins, we are introduced to the Oogieloves, three terrifyingly oversized costumed characters named Goobie, Zoozie and Toofie. I think they’re supposed to be charming, but their freakish eyes gave me nightmarish flashbacks to “Child’s Play.”

They also have friends, including a window with a Southern accent named Windy and a mansized vacuum cleaner named J. Edgar. Due to reasons of being completely alone, I didn’t get to ask any children if they got the reference to the first director of the FBI, but I’m assuming the answer would be no.

The Oogieloves play several intro songs – one about themselves, another about pancakes – to get the audience into the spirit of things. The movie strongly encourages dancing (as long as you ask “the big person” you came with if it’s OK): sparkly butterflies float across the screen to symbolize the start of a dance number, and crawling turtles mean it’s time to stop. I did not need these messages, as I greeted each number with grim apathy, pushing my glow stick into my head to hopefully de-numb my brain.

The story starts when J. Edgar loses five magical balloons meant for Schluufy the Pillow’s birthday. The Oogieloves, as well as their grumpy, manic depressive fish Ruffy, go on an epic quest across Lovelyloveville (real name) for the balloons, each located in a different place with a different celebrity cameo and accompanying song number. Each balloon, when retrieved, grows

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a face. It’s creepy.

One balloon ends up on top of a tree occupied by Cloris Leachman and her overly cheerful daughter who keeps calling the Oogieloves “square.” I don’t think she knows what “square” means, though, since she seems to mean it as a compliment. At the end of this segment, goofy Toofie’s pants fall down. This happens five times in the movie as part of an overarching lesson about wearing belts.

The characters move on to find more balloons scattered about Lovelyloveville (again ... seriously?). One balloon winds up in a milkshake shop run by “The Usual Suspects’s” Chazz Palminteri and a talking cow; another gets stuck on an airplane owned by the rose-loving pop star Rosalie Rosebud (a whispyvoiced Toni Braxton), who is also tragically allergic to roses.

There’s potential for a Shakespearean tragedy involving her love for the sneeze-inducing flowers. Perhaps they’ll use that for the sequel.

There are two final stops on our big balloon adventure. One involves a bubble-loving cowboy Cary Elwes who can’t stop wobbling and looking like a demented caricature of George W. Bush. It’s sad that the actor who once played Westley in “The Princess Bride” thought this was a good role. This performance should be shown in acting classes as a cautionary tale.

The last pair of cameos come in the form of Jaime Pressly and Christopher Lloyd as a salsadancing couple who live on a flying sombrero. This is actually one of the more enjoyable parts of the

Matt’s movie reviews can be found at onmilwaukee.com. Contact him at matthew.mueller@ marquette.edu.

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entire film, especially because the grumpy fish – the most normal member of the cast – is given more screen time.

The Oogieloves wrangle together the five balloons, and Schluufy’s birthday party is a wild success. Then the credits hit, which was my cue to sprint out of the theater, ineffectively hiding my face with my glow stick.

So does “The Oogieloves in the BIG Balloon Adventure” deserve the notoriety of being one of the worst movies of all time?

Frankly, I’m not sure.

True, the economic thinking behind the film is awful. Why release a kid’s movie with no brand recognition during school? It was released over Labor Day weekend when most families would rather enjoy the last gasps of summer, not watch three creepy costumed characters rap their jingle for the quintillionth time while celebrities feign amusement.

However, I’m about two decades older than the film’s target audience. Maybe kids would love it. Back when I was a kid, I watched stuff like “Sesame Street,” “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” and “Legends of the Hidden Temple.” The entertainment for kids these days is trippy, with bright colors and goofy nonsense. It’s a different breed of entertainment that I could never hope to understand.

But you can’t say that I didn’t try.

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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 Alyce Peterson, Photo Editor

STAFF EDITORIAL

Our suggestions for the Strategic Planning Committee University President the Rev. Scott Pilarz recently announced the members selected as part of the strategic planning coordinating committee and the five themes to guide the planning process: pursuit of academic excellence for human well-being; research in action; service, social responsibility and civic engagement; formation of the heart and soul; and stewardship of valuable resources.

As the strategic planning efforts begin to unfold, we would like to offer our input for each of these themes on what we see as important changes for Marquette’s future.

These suggestions aren’t just for the planning committee; they’re for us students, too.

Academic excellence for human wellbeing: We believe the university should create a comprehensive policy for academic dishonesty and plagiarism that extends throughout all colleges. This policy should address questions as to what constitutes cheating and plagiarism and provide students with specific examples so that they have a clearer understanding of where they could go wrong. This will prevent cheating from slipping through the cracks should a student switch colleges and give Marquette the resources necessary to uphold our reputation for academic excellence.

We also suggest that each college focuses on providing a balance between holistic learning and teaching students how to get jobs after graduation. That way, students have access to the type of well rounded liberal arts experience that makes a Jesuit education distinct. We would hate to see lessons of value and educational integrity fall to the wayside in favor of resume building and networking. Career resources are necessary on campus, but we would like to see both sides of the collegiate experience represented.

Additionally, academic advising could be restructured to better serve students.

Based on our and our peers’ experiences, we suggest making sure academic advisors are willing to actively advise and have more training and ability to collaborate with faculty across colleges.

Research in action: We encourage students to take advantage of research opportunities offered, and we encourage departments to continue to expand these offerings, too. There are many research opportunities currently in place, but as the majority of the Tribune staff is in the College of Communication, where we feel there could be more ample opportunities. These opportunities could — and should — be more widely publicized to students.

Service, social responsibility and civic engagement: We hope that students focus on Marquette’s service-oriented, Jesuit mission and appreciate the advantages of our urban location in Milwaukee, instead of complaining about not being in a “nicer” area of the city. We have the opportunity to truly change lives and better Milwaukee

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through the resources at Marquette and in the surrounding neighborhoods. We applaud the university’s emphasis on service learning programs and hope to see those programs continue to thrive.

Marquette could also benefit from a focus on social responsibility by making transparent decisions so that all students and members of the Marquette community are informed and can have a voice in the university’s future. “Cura personalis,” or care for the whole person, requires equality between students, faculty, staff and administration so that we can function harmoniously, looking out for our collective best interest.

Formation of the heart and soul: Marquette has done a great job recently in encouraging the growth of arts programs. This should continue. Students should take advantage of the practice, rehearsal and arts-focused places around campus that sometimes go largely unused.

Places such as the Haggerty Museum and the Helfaer Theatre are incredible assets to our campus that more students should be aware of.

Health and wellness also plays into the formation of the heart and soul. The wellness centers on campus are valuable resources, and we hope that they can continue to improve and accommodate the student population of the future. We will follow the development of the Gender and Sexuality Resource Center with interest and hope it meets student needs that previously went unheard.

Stewardship of valuable resources: In the interest of “going green,” Marquette should continue its mission to create a more sustainable campus. One way to improve this would be to provide a recycling center for those students who live off campus. More important, we encourage students to actually use these recycling programs.

We greatly commend the strategic planning team for the value it has placed on garnering student input in forming these themes and goals. The listening sessions and representation from student organizations set a great foundation for this initiative. We are also pleased that two students have the opportunity to participate as committee members. We wonder, however, whether just one undergraduate and one graduate student are sufficient inclusion on a committee whose entire purpose is to make the university better for future students. The level of student inclusion in discussing and planning for the university’s future is something that should continue to be examined in this process.

Whether you are part of the planning committee or a student sitting in the Brew reading this paper between classes, we hope this has provided some food for thought on how we can work together to continue to improve Marquette.

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Consider words’ unintended meanings

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Our goals can only be reached

THROUGH THE VEHICLE OF A PLAN,

in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigourously act.

THERE IS NO OTHER ROUTE TO SUCCESS.

-Pablo Picasso

Brooke Goodman This past weekend I started keeping a tally. And no, it didn’t have anything to do with the large number of dejected Green Bay Packers fans dragging their feet across campus on Sunday evening.

Sorry. Too soon?

Seriously, though. Here’s a hint as to what I tallied up, courtesy of my good friend Merriam-Webster.

Definitions of gay: 1. Happily excited 2. Keenly alive and exuberant: having or inducing high spirits 3. Of, relating to, or used by homosexuals Following along yet?

If not, I’ll go ahead and also provide what the definition of “gay” is not ... courtesy of Brooke Goodman.

1. Stupid, dumb, idiotic, pointless, annoying, weird, ridiculous, uncool or anything else that suggests a negative or unfortunate situation, action or setting.

That’s right, this past weekend I kept track of how many times I heard the word “gay” used in a derogatory sense. More specifically, I kept track of how many times the phrase, “That’s so gay” was spoken. The final count was eight times in 48 hours.

That’s eight times too many. Eight might not seem like a large number, but that’s beside the point. The point is that the phrase was uttered at all.

My first reaction was to write a column about how insensitive and unaware people can be when it comes to others’ lifestyles, beliefs and feelings. I was going to lay down the law, and people WERE going to listen.

But after about two seconds of thinking like that, I decided it would probably be best to reflect upon my own personal statements before

I decided to pass judgment. I quickly realized that I, too, sometimes fall victim to the use of derogatory phrases. I don’t use them because I’m aiming to harm, but because I simply don’t think about what I’m saying.

In other words, my self-awareness is sometimes lacking.

Although I don’t refer to things as “gay,” I am a frequent user of the word “lame.” As in, if there’s something I find to be boring, unimpressive or disappointing, my first reaction is more often than not, “Wow. So lame.”

“Wow. So boring.” and “Wow. So unable to move.” are very different things.

I’m sure there are a lot of people out there just like me who use the word “lame” in the same context. I’m also sure there are probably a number of people who use words such as “retarded” and “blind” in similar ways. You say them because over the course of high school and college, such phrases have become common and acceptable – even if in reality, they’re not. Or you’re like me and occasionally speak without weighing the gravity of your words.

Either way, it’s not OK and something needs to change.

Some of you might be familiar with the Marquette University BIG Questions series currently sweeping Facebook. If not, just log on and check out all of the fantastic selfie photos taking over your newsfeed.

The intent of this series, though, is to spark discussion and thought about concepts larger than what one might typically think about during an average day. It’s meant to provoke thought about yourself, others, the community and the world in which we all live.

Regardless of whether you participate in the series, use it as platform to examine yourself, your words and actions more closely. I know I plan to.

Words are a double-edged sword. They can be incredibly powerful in positive and negative ways. Think before you speak.

Think about who is listening. Think about the person you’re hurting the next time you mindlessly say something is “gay” or “lame.” Think of a different word to use. And think about the bigger picture.

That extra thought could make all the difference. brooke.goodman@marquette.edu

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One small step for Manno

Tony Manno Clint Eastwood, President Obama and the Mars Curiosity Rover walk into a bar.

It’s been a while, so they decide catch up.

“I got bear-hugged by a pizza guy on the campaign trail in Florida this week!” the president says. “With the DNC and, you know, being president, Michelle and I have been pretty busy.”

“I gave an eloquent, well-thoughtout speech at the RNC a couple weeks back!” Eastwood says. “Polls are saying it was the most popular

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Be active, regardless of your athletic ability

By Katie Doherty kathleen.doherty@marquette.edu

Playtime is important. It stimulates our minds and keeps us healthy.

But play shouldn’t just be for kids.

Too often we are embarrassed to have fun. We worry what others will think or how we look. This week I found the importance of just letting go and cutting loose while playing basketball with my boyfriend at the Rec. I hadn’t played basketball since grade school.

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moment of the convention!”

“That’s great, guys,” Curiosity says. “I took a 154 million mile trip to the surface of Mars to collect data that may reveal potential life and bring us closer to our origins in the universe. Since my landing on Aug. 6, I’ve sent back dozens of highresolution photos to the folks at NASA via radio signals. On Sunday I even took a few self-portraits covered in Martian dust – it’s really incredible! I even found a way to broadcast the first human voice sent from a planet other than Earth. Other than that, I’ve just been firing lasers and traveling toward Glenelg Intrigue to study Martian terrains.”

Her two pals smile and nod. Eastwood gives her a thumbs-up.

Curiosity orders a rusty nail on the rocks and the President has himself a beer. It’s an appletini for Mr. Eastwood, which he sips slowly with his pinkie out. After some idle banter, Curiosity nudges the president on the shoulder.

“Barry, I’ve been doing pretty well up on Mars. What do you think about reworking your 2013 budget to throw a few extra bucks to NASA instead of a

$59 million cut? Learning about space benefits the entire world, you know.”

“Er… I don’t know, Curiosity,” the president says. He stops for a smiley photo with a supporter and a quick interview.

Curiosity goes on. “In your convention speech last Thursday you talked about getting kids interested in math and science at a young age. What better way to stir their interest? The country’s top astronomers say so. The Shuttle Program ended last year, Barry, and it seems like the U.S. has lost interest in space exploration. It’s time we make space a priority again.”

But it’s no use. The president is talking, and everyone is busy listening.

Curiosity turns to Clint Eastwood. “Clint, the news has put you in the spotlight ever since your speech. You think you could use some airtime to tell everyone why exploring space is so important? It was explorers who built this country, and it’s important for the public to think about this. Maybe if the media talked about it once in a while things would be different …”

“You darn kids!” Eastwood says. “Lay off, Curiosity, I’m busy!” Eastwood, who now represents Mitt Romney and the GOP,

falls into heated debate with the president.

All eyes are on them.

Only the bartender feels for Curiosity.

Here she was overcoming human limitations and relaying some of the most important modern knowledge about the universe to date. Yet it seems only to be buried in the news rubble of political bickering and sensationalism. Sure, it’s an election season, and sure, Americans have other fish to fry. But if the public can cut through the months of back-and-forth between candidates, maybe it will throw a bone to NASA when the time comes.

The bartender thinks he’ll tell his friends and write to his representatives to push the issue once election season is over (cough cough).

Closing time is approaching, and after finishing her drink, Curiosity happily heads out. Clint Eastwood is still yelling.

He tugs his belt and clenches a fist at Mr. Obama. “What you have to ask yourself is, ‘Do I feel lucky?’ Well, do ya, punk?”

“Mr. Eastwood, the president left 30 minutes ago,” the bartender says. “You’re talking to an empty stool.” anthony.manno@marquette.edu

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Familiar Big 10 foes await Golden Eagles

Wolverines, Spartans in the way of perfect non-conference slate

By Matt Trebby matthew.trebby@marquette.edu

Last fall at this point in the season, Marquette was struggling to find any rhythm or success heading into its games against Michigan and Michigan State.

After a 1-1 draw against the Spartans and a 2-1 double-overtime win against the Wolverines in Ann Arbor last season, Marquette was headed into Big East play hitting on all cylinders.

“It turned everything around,” junior defender Paul Dillon said. “It was huge getting two results and getting away from the losses before going into conference. We started getting momentum, we started getting chemistry. From that point on, I would say no one outworked us on the field.”

Marquette was 1-4-0 heading into the two games against Big Ten opposition, coming off a 2-1 loss at Valley Fields to Wright State.

Sophomore Kelmend Islami scored a goal in the 110th minute of the game against Michigan to win the game for the Golden Eagles, a victory that turned their season around.

They would go on to become Big East champions

and only lost twice more in conference play.

Big Ten teams have a specific style that includes being very physical in defense and midfield, something Dillon said the Golden Eagles are ready for.

“In the last two years, both have been very tough,” Dillon said. “It’s been very physical battles against both of them.

It’s a lot different from what we play in the Big East. This year I think we’re a lot more well-equipped to battle with teams and fight in midfield and the back.”

One way you can tell the team is more physical is from its success from scoring on set pieces this season.

Junior defensive midfielder Eric Pothast is the team’s leading scorer with three goals in five games, all coming from set piece situations.

While the numbers and success may be more than coach Louis Bennett thought his team would produce this season, he says it is just another dimension added to his team’s threatening attack.

“You’ve got three guys who can really head the ball and are really aggressive in the box,” Bennett said, “and you’ve got guys who can go around the outside and be dangerous.

We can still create corners, we can create free kicks. But we can score through regular run of play.”

Senior midfielder Ryan Robb thinks the team can score from

many more situations, not just set pieces.

“As a team, I think we can do a little bit more from open play,” Robb said. “The way we train, we barely even practice set pieces. I want to see more goals in the general play. I think there’s a lot more goals to come from open play.

“We expect to score in all different ways. At the end of the day, I don’t care how it goes in the back of the net as

long as it’s in there.”

Marquette takes on Michigan Friday night before traveling to Michigan State for its game on Sunday afternoon.

The Wolverines have a new head coach, someone who is familiar to Marquette.

Chaka Daley was hired last December, after leading Providence to the NCAA Tournament last fall.

In what will be a difficult weekend, Robb has urged his

team to not look at it as two tough games. Instead, he wants them to take care of business against the Wolverines first before they even think about Michigan State.

“We have to take it one game at a time,” Robb said. “Michigan first. We get a win against them, and then we can think about the Michigan State game.

But we can’t think of it as a long weekend. We have to think about it as one game.”

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Senior midfielder Ryan Robb is urging the team to focus on taking care of business one game at a time.

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Senefeld, Maag again out Notre Dame’s exit Men’s team heads to was to be expected South Bend without its two best runners

By Christopher Chavez christopher.chavez@marquette.edu

Marquette’s cross-country team will be heading to South Bend, Ind., short-handed on the men’s side as coach Mike Nelson said that senior captains Jack Senefeld and Patrick Maag will not be racing at the National Catholic Championship due to injury. The hope is to have them back and running by the Greater Louisville Classic Sept. 29.

The Golden Eagles still managed to finish first at the NIU Huskie Open without their leaders, but the team’s depth will be lacking at a bigger meet where it will face off against 29 other teams.

Junior Bob Guthrie was among the runners poised for a big season, but he decided to redshirt the 2012 season to pursue a coop opportunity with an engineering company. He will have two cross-country seasons of eligibility remaining as a result, which could help Marquette in the long run.

The squad of freshmen has been the group holding up the team and could be expected to put it on their shoulders this weekend. Nelson does not lack confidence in the ability of

the underclassmen and their possible success.

“As far as the freshmen go, this will be a new experience. They have never seen the course,” Nelson said. “They don’t know who they’re racing, but that’s okay. You have to run your own race and not worry about anybody else.”

Notre Dame will be hosting the event, and it could be the favorite to win with runners like senior Jeremy Rae and junior Martin Grady returning with all-region accolades from 2011. Marquette freshman Patrick Campbell knows a bit about some of the rival runners but will not concern himself with going after them on race day.

“I’ve heard a lot about guys like Jeremy Rae and how he’s a very talented runner with a ton of foot speed,” Campbell said.

“You just have to run your own race though and can’t go out with these guys right away and possibly get crushed.”

Senior AJ Gedwill has shown in years past that he tends to improve as the season rolls along.

He has managed to finish in the top six or seven for Marquette in recent meets but could step up and finish higher.

Freshman Andres Tineo-Paz did not race last weekend due to calf tightness that led to some Achilles inflammation, but he will be running against conference foes like Notre Dame and DePaul. This will be the first 8,000-meter race of his career,

but Tineo-Paz is up for the challenge.

“We just have to do a lot of what we did last weekend and work with what we have,” TineoPaz said. “It’s not like this meet is too crucial in the season for us.”

The men’s side would much rather have the injury bug strike now and have the team in better shape once conference play rolls along.

“Some times we start off the season and that’s as good as they are going to be. Right now, we’re as bad as we’re going to be,” Nelson said. “We’re going to do nothing but get better each week.”

The women’s side had a similar start to the 2011 season regarding injury, but 2012 has treated the team well with a full squad. Much like last week, the women’s field will be much more competitive with teams like Notre Dame, Dayton and Xavier ranked and ready to compete.

Nelson’s goal for the women is to overtake one of those teams and possibly end up in the rankings. It’s much easier said than done, but one of of the runners who could contribute to a winning effort is Holly Robertson.

Robertson has improved from being 10th on the team to rounding out the top five.

Races are set to take off on Friday at 2:30 p.m in South Bend.

The teams will return home that night and rest up, as the schedule will shift to competition every other week.

Matt Trebby When Pittsburgh, Syracuse and West Virginia announced they were heading to the ACC or Big 12, there was a hurricane coming, and the Big East was in the eye of it.

While Marquette’s current conference may be able to maintain its “elite” status for the next few years, with new additions coming at the end of this school year and Pittsburgh and Syracuse’s exits, that won’t last very long.

Now Notre Dame is the latest defector. They’re headed out to the east coast as well to join the likes of Duke and North Carolina in the ACC. The exit of the Fighting Irish is much bigger than that of the Panthers or Orange. While rumors of Notre Dame’s departure have been around for a while, the Fighting Irish seemed like they would hang around to help the Big East stay above water.

But it’s all about the money.

The ACC has much more financial potential than the Big

East, and even if Notre Dame isn’t joining the conference for football, a lucrative television deal with ESPN sure can be convincing.

Let’s face it: while in other sports the Big East is extremely competitive, in football it is starting to look more and more inferior as the years go on.

Schools like Cincinnati, Louisville and South Florida are all probably frantically looking to get out to somewhere that will have a BCS bid in a couple years. I would be shocked if the Big East even has one for much longer.

Notre Dame was the program that expressed its loyalty to working something out with the Big East, and to avoiding having to do something like this.

The Fighting Irish wanted to stay in the only conference they have ever been associated with, but in the end, they couldn’t, and who can blame them?

Moving to the ACC makes that conference elite when it comes to college basketball. While the Big East still has Marquette, Connecticut and Georgetown, that doesn’t compare to Duke, North Carolina, Pittsburgh and Syracuse. The Fighting Irish saw that and knew it was the best place for them to be.

While Notre Dame is one of See Trebby, page 17

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the facts: Carlson was named the MVP of the Ambassador Hotel Golden Eagle Classic after a .449 hitting percentage in four matches last weekend. Marquette went 3-1 in the tournament and knocked off No. 23 Michigan Friday night. Carlson had just two hitting errors in the four matches and is now hitting a remarkable .403 for the season.

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men’s basketball

Schedule presents many tests MU takes on Ohio State, Florida in the first month

By Kyle Doubrava kyle.doubrava@marquette.edu

The remainder of Marquette’s men’s basketball schedule was released last Wednesday, and fans will be treated with many enticing match-ups over the course of the season.

The Golden Eagles, coming off a second consecutive trip to the Sweet 16, will be consistently put to the test in the nonconference against top-tier teams such as Ohio State, Florida, Wisconsin and Butler.

Marquette is slated to play in the annual Maui Invitational Tournament, beginning with a Nov. 11 game versus Colgate at the Bradley Center, with the tournament reconvening on Nov. 19 against Butler in Maui.

Other teams in the bracket include North Carolina, Mississippi State and Texas, among others.

Senior center Chris Otule anticipates the challenges that await in the Maui Invitational. Playing

against teams of this caliber so early in the season should benefit the Golden Eagles in the long run.

“We’re anticipating all of that,” Otule said. “Last year we got to play in the Virgin Islands and I’m glad we get to play in Hawaii and get to play against all those good teams there.”

Other challenges for the team include taking on Ohio State and Florida, powerhouses in their respective conferences. Marquette fell to Florida in the regional semifinals of the NCAA Tournament in March, and the Golden Eagles will be seeking revenge for that defeat.

“We have a tough nonconference schedule playing those teams like Wisconsin and Ohio State, but you really wouldn’t want it any other way,” Otule said. “You want to play the best teams and see how you match up.”

The Ohio State game will be played on a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier in Charleston, S.C. on Nov. 9., the team’s first game of the season. Otule said the game should be a “good experience” and that the team is undergoing its usual individual and team workouts in preparation

for the opener.

The Marquette-Wisconsin rivalry will return to Milwaukee on Dec. 8, and Big East action begins Jan. 1 at home against Connecticut. The Golden Eagles’ tough stretch appears to be late in the season when they play at Villanova, then at home against Syracuse and Notre Dame.

In the Big East, however, any team can be a surprise, and Otule is well aware of that.

“The Big East is a challenge in itself,” Otule said. “Every game is a grinder, and you can come up winning or losing against any given team.”

Some interesting trends in Marquette’s schedule this year: four of the first five Big East road games for the Golden Eagles are against teams that finished .500 or better last year, and the last four Big East road games will be against teams that finished under .500.

After Marquette plays at Florida on Nov. 26, the team will be playing strictly in Wisconsin until Jan. 12, when it plays at Pittsburgh. Marquette has six home games during this time and a road game at Green Bay.

The Houston Astros have been spiraling toward irrelevancy for some time now. The team has traded Carlos Lee, Wandy Rodriguez and any other player making more than a McDonald’s worker during another inept season.

Houston is 45-97 and has won just 16 games on the road all season. Apparently, the downward spiral has translated to the TV sets, where just 1,092 households tuned in to Sunday’s game against Cincinnati on Fox Sports Houston. And the Astros won that game!

It was on the road, so there’s no excuse that the few thousand who may have attended the game

at Minute Maid Park wouldn’t have a chance to watch the game on TV. In fact, the game was never viewed during any 15-minute period by more than 0.18 percent of the Houston-area’s 2.1 million TV households. Granted, the Houston Texans were playing at the same time, but they crushed Miami 30-10.

I know times are tough for a team that went to the World Series in 2005, but you have to think more than 1,092 households would at least accidentally turn the set to the game. michael.locicero@marquette.edu

Continued from page 16:

Trebby: Can’t blame Irish for joining Pitt, Syracuse Marquette’s biggest rivals and its leaving the Big East could be all the more reason for Golden Eagles fans to dislike the school, they shouldn’t.

It makes too much sense. Why stay on a sinking ship while there is another that wants you, one that looks like the coolest yacht you’ve ever seen?

With all of this being said, Marquette is going to be just fine. As negative as this sounds for the Big East, the Golden Eagles are still a fairly hot commodity.

Think about it: a school that has been successful and has established programs already in existence in all major sports besides football, with lacrosse on the way, is fairly attractive.

If a conference could just add Marquette for basketball and not have to worry about football, that’s also a plus. While a few conferences may not

want to have a school without football taking up a spot, it is very possible.

In the end, Marquette’s likely destination is a non-football conference where it doesn’t have to worry about all of this. Schools like Georgetown, St. John’s, Seton Hall, Providence, DePaul and Villanova would be happy to make that happen, and eventually, something like that is the likely final destination for Marquette.

For now, though, enjoy the Big East while we still have it.

Give Pittsburgh and Syracuse hell until they leave, and do the same for Notre Dame. But don’t do it because the Fighting Irish are leaving the Big East. Do it because Marquette just doesn’t really get along with Notre Dame when game time arrives. matthew.trebby@marquette.edu

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women’s soccer

Searching for a four-peat

Big East schedule kicks off with final trip to Pittsburgh

By Michael LoCicero michael.locicero@marquette.edu

Putting two tough losses behind you is no easy task, but that’s what will be asked of the Marquette women’s soccer team (3-2-1) as they begin Big East play at Pittsburgh (5-4-0) tonight.

After dropping a 4-0 decision to North Carolina and a 5-2 contest to Duke in Durham, N.C., last weekend, the Golden Eagles will face the Panthers for what could be the last time in a while.

Pittsburgh is leaving the Big East for the ACC next year and won’t face Marquette again this year unless the teams meet in the postseason.

“We’re channeling everything we learned last weekend toward Thursday,” assistant coach Frank Pelaez said. “Whenever you want to get better you have to copy the best.”

Pittsburgh is coming off a 1-1 weekend and has lost three of its last four games after beginning the year 4-1-0. It hasn’t played at home, however, since a 3-1 win over Duquesne on Aug. 26.

Senior forward Ashley Cuba has launched a team-high 25 shots for the Panthers but has only converted one into a goal. Cuba is the program’s

all-time goals leader with 21 and has led the team in both goals and points in each of her first three seasons.

Another player to keep an eye on for the Panthers is junior defender Morgan Sharick, who has scored three goals on just six shots and has also added an assist in nine games.

“Pittsburgh is one of those games where we really need to play well,” Pelaez said. “They have a new staff, they’re playing on campus for the first time and they’ve always finished towards the bottom of the conference, but it’s always been a close game with us.”

Following the game against the Panthers, Marquette returns home to take on George Mason (4-4-0) Sunday in its final nonconference game of the year.

The Patriots are also coming off a 1-1 weekend, losing to No. 8 Virginia 3-0 before beating Richmond 3-1 in the Virginia/ Nike Soccer Classic.

George Mason has gotten most of its productivity from senior forward Tiana Kallenberger, who has six goals and three assists in eight games and sophomore forward Liz Hodges, who has three goals.

For the rest of the Big East, the departure of West Virginia, the biggest thorn in Marquette’s side over the past few years, is a relief, but road games against Rutgers, Providence and Connecticut could be challenging if Marquette is to win its fourth straight American

Division title.

Senior midfielder Rachel Brown isn’t looking at the rest of the Big East season, however; she is focused on tonight’s game.

“If anything, I think the losses last weekend are more drive and motivation to go out and be a better team as much as we can,” Brown said. “I’m excited to start Big East play and show everyone that we can move on from those games.”

Marquette’s biggest challenge during Big East play will likely come on Sept. 28 at home against Louisville. The Cardinals (5-1-0) feature one of the most dangerous goal-scoring threats in the country in junior forward Christine Exeter, the reigning Big East Offensive Player of the Year.

Exeter scored 14 goals and was also named to a NSCAA Third Team All-America and to the All-Big East First Team last year. She has been blanked so far this year, however, with no goals on just five shots while appearing in just four of the team’s six games.

For junior midfielder Kate Reigle, winning a fourth straight division title is one of her goals this year.

“I really want to win the Big East Tournament this year,” Reigle said. “I think we have the skills to do it and the players to do it, and it’s something we haven’t done yet as a program.”

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Koberstein embracing her role as catalyst of the offense

Kentucky transfer ranks No. 19 in assists per set

By Patrick Leary patrick.leary@marquette.edu

She did not take the conventional path to Marquette, but now that she’s here, junior setter Elizabeth Koberstein wants to lead the volleyball program forward.

“I just try to play my best and lead by example and give my hitters every opportunity to score,” Koberstein said. “That’s just my goal in general.”

Koberstein, a graduate of Madison West High School, was the No. 3 recruit in the nation among setters coming out of high school in 2010. Marquette recruited her, but Koberstein elected to play at Kentucky. However, after two seasons barely seeing the court, she needed a change.

“I have a lot of respect for Kentucky and for that program,” Koberstein said. “I wasn’t playing and I wasn’t happy. I wasn’t fully me there. I couldn’t fully let go and be free and play.”

So Koberstein – or, as her teammates call her, “Bisky” – entered the recruitment pool yet again.

This time, Marquette had the leg up.

“I was re-recruited as a college player, which was still not a fun process,” Koberstein said.

“It was stressful. It was between three schools. At one school I saw myself as a student, at one school I saw myself as an athlete and at Marquette I saw myself as both.”

The key for Koberstein was her familiarity with coach Bond Shymansky, who recruited her both times as she decided where she would play volleyball.

“I felt really comfortable with Bond because he recruited me in

high school,” Koberstein said. “He was obviously a really friendly, charismatic guy, and coming on the recruiting trips here, I felt like I was at home. I always feel like he’s on my side.”

Since her arrival at Marquette, that comfort has continued for Koberstein on the court.

She has played every minute of all nine games in 2012 and is averaging 11.58 assists per set, which ranks her No. 19 in the country.

She credits her success to her confidence from playing college volleyball before at Kentucky.

“I have a lot more confidence as a junior because I’ve been in the college game. I’ve had bad days, I’ve had worse days, I’ve had hard conditioning days and easy lifting days,” Koberstein said. “I’ve seen it all pretty much, just in a different facility with different people.”

Koberstein also gives a lot of credit to her teammates for her early success.

“To get an assist I have to have a great pass and someone has to get a kill,” Koberstein said. “I always say my stats are a great representation of how the team is doing.

If I have a great game, it’s really because the people around me are having a great game.”

The people around her are impressed with how smoothly she has adjusted to a new system. Shymansky loves how Koberstein’s connection with the hitters has progressed.

“You can see the fluidity and the connection is coming along,” Shymansky said. “The same way a quarterback has to throw to a wide receiver, it doesn’t matter if they’re the two best players in the game until they work together (if) they’re not in sync and they don’t have the connection.”

Two of those hitters, senior middle Dani Carlson and freshman outside Erin Lehman, gave glowing reviews of Koberstein’s

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Junior setter Elizabeth Koberstein is happy to be back in Wisconsin after spending her first two years at Kentucky.

progress in the offense.

“I think it’s good for where we’re at,” Carlson said. “It’s hard to play with a new setter and for her to be setting to a different hitter that she’s never set to before. We need constant communication as to where I need it and

what she wants to do.”

“It’s so much fun” Lehman said.

“Bisky is one of those setters where she can be 20 feet off the net in the opposite direction and she’ll still get you the ball where you want it to be. It’s awesome having a setter like that.”

As for Koberstein, she feels her team has limitless potential.

“We don’t have a ceiling,” Koberstein said. “We want to win the Big East regular season, we want to win the Big East Tournament and we want to win the national championship.”

women’s tennis

Group of sophomores have to become leaders With no seniors on the roster, squad will need to mature fast

By Trey Killian

robert.killian@marquette.edu

The Marquette women’s tennis team will start its season by hosting the 37th annual Milwaukee Tennis Classic this weekend.

With the departure of three seniors from last year’s squad and the addition of four freshmen to the roster, inexperience will no doubt present a challenge this season.

Coach Jody Bronson, however, feels that the Golden Eagles’ youth will actually give them an advantage uncommon to most rosters.

“We’re going to have the exact same team for two years, which is very unusual,” Bronson said. “In the same respect, I think the other big plus that we have is that our sophomores this year were fabulous leaders last year as freshmen.

While most people would think, ‘Oh my gosh, they’re not going to have leadership, they’re too young’, I feel that these sophomores are as good as any seniors as far as leadership goes.”

As a junior, Rocio Diaz will be Marquette’s most experienced player and believes the freshmen have already shown great capability at

picking up their play quickly.

“In the beginning as a freshman, it’s hard to adapt to all of these new rules that you have, but these fall tournaments are going to help them earn experience,” Diaz said.

Sophomore Ali Dawson is also impressed with the rookies and said they display a good variety of different styles of play. Like Bronson, Dawson is excited to have the opportunity to play alongside the same faces two years in a row.

“We’re all really young and we’ll be together for a couple of years, and I think it’s a great opportunity to really just develop as a team,” Dawson said. “I think it will create a really good environment, and it makes us kind of unique.”

Bronson said the strong freshman presence on the team will not excuse any expectations this season, as she doesn’t want to ever have a reason to not perform in any certain year.

“We have a lot of talent on this team, and it’s going to come down to how we decide to use that talent and how smart we are going to be,” Bronson said. “It’s not just about hitting balls. It’s going to have a lot to do with our strategy and how our younger players respond to certain adverse situations.”

Bronson did point out one area of concern that will only be hammered out with repetition and practice: “Doubles are going to be a

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Sophomore Ana Pimienta is one of seven underclassmen who will need to step up her game for MU to be competitive.

challenge with four new players in the mix, and it’s going to take some practice and some matches to put solid combinations together.”

While the Classic may be a home tournament, the Golden Eagles will find themselves in unfamiliar territory as they have little to no experience against Xavier and Detroit.

“We don’t know very much about Xavier — we haven’t competed against them in a long time,” Bronson said. “We (hardly) compete

against Detroit ... so they’re both going to give us a new look that we really aren’t familiar with.”

Western Michigan, on the other hand, presents a challenge that Bronson knows all too well and one potentially greater than the other two teams.

“We’ve seen a lot of Western Michigan, so I think the two of us really try to strategize with our players since we both know each other’s teams very well,” Bronson said.

“In that sense, (Western Michigan) could be the tougher battle since both sides know the other’s coaches and players and what they want to do against them.”

Doubles play begins for the Golden Eagles Friday at 1 p.m. against the Musketeers, while the team’s first single round will be at 3 p.m. that same day at The Town Club in Fox Point, Wis.