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Volume 96, Number 40
Mice invade Mashuda Hall
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Thursday, February 23, 2012
Students rejoice with newest Broken Yolk location
Building officials currently combating pesky rodents
Kwiat said she immediately notified her RA, but according to her nothing was done to combat the problem except a single mousetrap placed in her room. Kwiat added that she has not received any further notices reBy Elise Angelopulos garding the issue, and in turn elise.angelopulos@marquette.edu this has created anxiety among many residents. “Open Doors, Open Floors” “Knowing that there were is the accepted motto for most mice in Mashuda made my dorm buildings. But what hap- living experience uncomfortpens when certain visitors im- able, and I was scared to be in pose or exceed their stay in my room at all while this was Marquette residential happening,” Kwiat halls? That is the exsaid. act situation occur- “Knowing that Mashuda Hall RA ring at Mashuda Hall, there were mice in Lauren Polich said as some residents Mashuda made my Will Kill extermihave spotted mice living experience nators have made scurrying around uncomfortable.” several visits to the dormitory since the building in orHannah Kwiat der to combat the classes resumed after Resident, Mashuda Hall Christmas break. problem. Hannah Kwiat, a Polich added that sophomore in the Mashuda Hall is privately dealCollege of Arts & Sciences and ing with the issue. Regardless, Mashuda Hall resident, said she she said residential employees saw a mouse in her room one have not been withholding inevening after she returned to formation from residents. campus from Christmas break. Mashuda Hall Director An“My roommate and I heard thony Perez sent an email to our neighbor scream so we went all Mashuda residents earlier to see what it was, and she said this semester in an attempt to that she saw a mouse,” Kwiat outline the issue and procedural said. “Then later that night I See Mice, page 7 saw a mouse in my room also.”
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Caleb Figueroa assits Maggie King and Connor Foley with their order at the new Broken Yolk location that opened next to Real Chili on Tuesday after months of anticipation.
Kind contently bipartisan WI politician brings refreshing message to MU discussion
Some Mashuda Hall residents have begun placing towels in front of their doors in an effort to ensure mice are not able to get into their rooms.
deeply about the future of my Gingrich’s reign.” home state, and nothing concerns Kind, who said he is the “fifth me more than what I’ve seen hap- most independent voter in the pen here in the past year.” House,” claimed that he was While Kind does not intend to proud being a moderate Demorun for governor, he talked about crat despite working in an envithe importance of bipartisanship ronment that favors partisanship. By Allison Kruscke in Wisconsin’s politically polar“I’ve seen many of my colallison.kruschke@marquette.edu ized climate. He stated leagues across the aisle who did not get re-electThe economy, bipartisanship that compromise was ed because they were and questions about his rumored needed, especially to not extreme enough for run for governor were at the fore- revitalize Wisconsin’s their district,” Kind said. front of conversation this Thurs- economy and create “Moderate(s) in both day when State Representative health care reform. “Families are going to parties are getting wiped Ron Kind went “On the Issues” out. And then there is with Mike Gousha, distinguished suffer because of rising very little incentive for fellow in law and public policy at health care costs,” Kind said. “There are soluthem to be bipartisan Marquette. Kind when they are elected.” Kind, a self-described “centrist” tions to all of this that Despite a painful year for WisDemocrat representing Wiscon- we need to explore.” While Wisconsin has had a hy- consin Democrats after the 2010 sin’s third congressional district, which includes much of western per-partisan political atmosphere elections, Kind said that it is “not Wisconsin, discussed both state in recent years, political partisan- a lost year” for the party. He said and national political issues with ship is not unique to the state or it is likely that President Obama this particular will take Wisconsin in the 2012 Gousha at Ecktime period, presidential race. stein Hall. After “Moderate(s) in both parties are Kind said. He Given the rise of political acpressing ques- getting wiped out. And then there is described the tion committees (PACs) and tions from Gouatmosphere in Super PACs being used to fund sha, Kind stated very little incentive for them to be Wa s h i n g t o n , campaigns in this election cycle, that he would bipartisan when they are elected.” both now and Kind announced that he will innot, in fact, run for governor Ron Kind during his first troduce legislation next week to reform campaign spending. He against Scott State Representative term in 1997, as polarized. said the legislation would require Walker in the “Its no secret presidential candidates to camlikely recall that politics is a contact sport,” paign “without money changing election. “I’ve always had an interest Kind said. “I was a little sur- hands.” “I think at the very least we in serving as governor of this prised by how hyper-partisan the great state,” Kind said. “But I’ve atmosphere in Washington was should have transparency,” Kind got a full plate right now. I care in 1997, during Speaker (Newt)
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VIEWPOINTS
MARQUEE
Sports
WHITE
HARRIS
Men’s Golf
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DPS REPORTS.....................2 CALENDAR.......................2 VIEWPOINTS.....................8 MARQUEE.......................10
STUDY BREAK....................14 SPORTS..........................16 CLASSIFIEDS..................18
See Kind, page 7
Listen up – especially if you usually don’t like what I say. PAGE 9
An in-depth guide on how to maintain the perfect beard. PAGE 11
Team focused as spring season rolls around. PAGE 16