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Chancellor urges reflection of UWM values Lovell’s Plenary focuses on improving UWM “The scope of change is far-reaching; the rate of change is breathtaking.” -Chancellor Michael Lovell

SA officials meet with

Alderman Kovac

Leaders discuss parking,

neighborhood tensions

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Chancellor Michael Lovell unveiled the drafted form of UW-Milwaukee’s Guiding Values. Feedback on the values can be given at chancellor. uwm.edu.

The Guiding Values are as follows:

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By Stephanie Schmidt Assistant News Editor news@uwmpost.com Chancellor Michael Lovell gave an update on the status of UW-Milwaukee and warned against the dangers of acting like a private company at his plenary address last Thursday. “The life of a public university is measured in decades and centuries and acting like a private company can jeopardize this long term [goal],” Lovell said. Lovell brought up the University of Virginia and the attempted removal of President Teresa Sullivan over the refusal to cut departments that were not financially responsible, such as German classics, which was “deemed too costly.” “Public universities are not for-profit businesses and I believe it would be dangerous to act like one,” Lovell said. The Chancellor stressed the importance of staying away from private business models, and focusing on making sure UWM is a quality university. “As a campus, we still understand the importance of the humanities and arts, and providing an education that fosters broad-based critical thinking skills,” Lovell said. “We continue to do so in spite of significant budget cuts.” Lovell cited of the reduction in state support, the “shifting nature” of partnerships and the rapid emergence of forprofit schools and online education as hurdles for UWM to overcome, as well as the challenge to keep education affordable for students. “The landscape for higher education has continued to change faster than any time in our history,” Lovell said. “The scope of change is far-reaching; the rate of change is breathtaking.” Lovell also unveiled the draft of UWM’s guiding values, which are as follows:

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We value innovation, leadership, and collaboration that foster learning through education, scholarship and research, and public service. We value opportunities for open inquiry to support the positive transformation of individuals (students, faculty, and staff), institutions, and communities. We value a caring, compassionate, and collegial community characterized by mutual respect and safety. We value diversity in all its definitions, including who we are, how we think, and what we do. We value ethical behavior, based on integrity, accountability, and responsibility in all practices as a learning organization. We value transparent and inclusive decision making. We value stewardship of resources that promote sustainability, prosperity, and equity for all in the local and global community. We value pride in our institution, our unique qualities, and our vital role. Lovell urged students, staff and faculty to go to chancellor.uwm.edu to provide feedback on the draft so that everyone may be a part of deciding on UWM’s values. Additionally, Lovell spoke about the recent decline in student enrollment at UWM. He said that freshman enrollment is down approximately 25 percent from the 2007 peak. “This freshman class, along with the five percent decrease in freshman last year will have significant impact on academic programs and campus budget for the next four to five years,” Lovell said. Also, UWM’s graduate enrollment of 4,800 students is the lowest since 2006. If these current trends continue the projected enrollment for the academic year of 2017 is 24,850 students, almost 4,000 less than the 2012-2013 academic year. Lovell said that factors affecting this number in-

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clude the demographics in the state of Wisconsin, competition from for-profit and online schools and record acceptance rate for UW-Madison students. One of the ways that the university is trying to combat the enrollment issue is to dramatically increase recruitment of out of state students. Another way Lovell is trying to aid enrollment is by personally traveling to area high schools to talk to parents and prospective students, as well as recruiting UWM graduates to do the same. “We cannot sit idle when it comes to enrollment,” Lovell said. Another focus of the plenary was talking about staff retention and the Best Place to Work initiative. “Addressing employee compensation remains a top priority for administration,” Lovell said. The Best Place to Work initiative was started last year and Lovell cited it as one of the primary ways to recruit and retain “outstanding” faculty and staff at UWM. “I am pleased to report the next UWM system biannual budget plan currently includes a faculty and staff pay plan,” Lovell said. Lovell said that UWM is doing everything possible with existing campus funds to make faculty and staff salaries “competitive.” Specifically for individuals whose salaries are most “out of line” with their peers or staff that “we are in danger of losing.” “We simply cannot allow this to happen,” Lovell said. Additionally, Lovell gave updates on capital projects and partnerships, including the $3 million partnership with GE Healthcare which was announced earlier this month. Also mentioned were the multiple construction projects on campus including the Union, Children’s Center, Kenwood IRC, the Kunkel Center and the expansion of the School of Freshwater Sciences.

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By Justin Jabs Assistant News Editor news@uwmpost.com

The UW-Milwaukee Student Association met with Alderman Nik Kovac last Friday to discuss parking concerns and the increased tension within neighborhood relations. “A parking problem is not solvable; it’s manageable,” Kovac said. Kovac used the same words to describe the noise issue with neighboring residents, calling it a “tough thing to fix” since the student body is shifting every four years. He said part of the problem is that some students view discipline from the university more seriously than from the police, citing “give me my effing ticket and let me go” as a popular response to being arrested. “We really want Chapter 17 enforced more strictly,” Kovac said. Chapter 17 is a UW-System policy outlining nonacademic misconduct, including illegal possession or use of alcohol. The Alderman said police officers “are supposed to be targeting the people that aren’t just drunk but that are out of control, and rather than just give them a ticket and let them go, arrest them for a few hours just to make more of an impression.” Steve Heimerl, who serves on SA’s Neighborhood Housing and Relations committee, disagrees with Kovac, saying putting students on display after being arrested is “humiliating.” The Student Association discussed ways to move forward, and asked to be put on the next Town Hall meeting agenda. Kovac believes neighbors would be receptive to students saying “let’s work together” on the issues. “The message I want to send to students is being 19 and having a drink is

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Friday night fun:

The UWM Planetarium

Planetarium show an affordable night out By Aubree Omachinski Staff Writer news@uwmpost.com

Friday, Sept. 14 was the debut of this fall’s Medusa and More Monsters at UW-Milwaukee’s Manfred Olson Planetarium. “We always talk about stars, but my staff and I thought it would be fun to tell more of the stories associated with fall constellations,” said Planetarium Director Jean Creighton. Medusa and More Monsters features both mythological and astronomical information. The show begins with some mythological history involving Medusa and her family. It also depicts the stories of myth hero, Perseus, and his adventures before and after slaying Medusa. The latter part of the show teaches the audience how to find and identify both mythology characters and more well-known constellations in the city and country skies. The show provides a learning experience and entertaining evening through a touch of humor and audience participation. It is an interesting and different way to get out on Friday night. Medusa and More Monsters will be showing Friday evenings at 7:00 p.m. through Oct. 19. The price of admission is two bucks (what a bargain!) and the show runs for about an hour. Tickets go on sale outside of the planetarium entrance in the physics building at 6:30 p.m. Shows are open to the public (not recommended for kids younger than four because of the dark room) and well attended, so it is recommended you arrive early to ensure good seats. The UWM Manfred Olson Planetarium also has a series of free events. For more info on the planetarium and events, you can check out their website at www.planetarium.uwm.edu.

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When it comes to recycling, UWMilwaukee is doing better than the national average. Katherine Nelson, UWM Environmental Sustainability Coordinator, said that 39 percent of materials that leave UWM are recycled. “It’s a five percent increase over last year - the national average is 32 to 35 percent - ours is above that. [That number] is very good,” Nelson said. Nelson stated that the recycling in the academic buildings is much better than other places on campus. “The academic buildings have more paper than housing and that weighs a lot,” she said. The residence halls have proved to be an issue when it comes to recycling. Nelson said the residence hall dorm rooms do not have recycling bins though she said that her office and housing staff are working to solve that problem. “They don’t have the means to take things to the right place,” Nelson said. During the interim, however, students who live in the residence halls can use drop-off services around the city.

Becky Curtis, recycling assistant for the Department of Public Works, said that students who live in the residence halls and would like to recycle can utilize self-help centers. All students have to do is show proof of residency or property ownership for the drop off to take place. Curtis said that a municipal self-help center is located on Milwaukee’s north side at 6660 N. Industrial Road, but there are closer alternatives for students. “There are private self-help centers in the downtown area,” Curtis said. Nelson said the strategy that has helped UWM’s overall recycling effort has been putting clear labels on trash and recycling bins around campus. Finding recycling bins on campus can be problematic for some students. Mia Falduto, a senior in the College of Education, said that she wants to recycle but has problems locating bins in some areas on campus. “In the Union it’s good, I know where they are. I can’t find recycling in other buildings around,” Falduto said. Nelson said receptacles are now labeled trash, landfill, or recycling and said bins labeled landfill are to encourage people to think about the life cycles of products. “With recycling you have an idea of

what’s going to happen with it. It’s going to be made into another bottle or something else,” Nelson said. “With trash you’re not thinking of where it’s truly going.” Nelson said the landfill strategy evokes the image of a landfill to give others a better idea of the life cycle of the product. “…It invokes the end life of the product. With recycling there is no end life, it’s recycled,” Nelson said. Nelson said she would like to see all of the bins on campus become more streamlined in appearance to make it easier for recycling to become easier. Nelson said bins are different in the buildings across campus. “The bins in the academic buildings look the same, but in the union they are different…in housing they are different,” Nelson said. “My dream is to have really nice bins all over campus and have the trash bins right next to the recycling bins because that’s really effective,” Nelson said. “It costs five times more to throw something away than to recycle it, I would like to see everyone make an effort, even if they have to walk an extra step. It’s really simple.”

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NEWS BRIEFS ON A PLANE LIKE LEO A 32 year-old Italian man was arrested after impersonating a pilot last Wednesday.The man, who gave his name as Andrea Sirlo, created a fake identity as a Lufthansa pilot. He even made a Facebook page where he was friends with imaginary flight attendants. “Sirlo” reportedly told police that he wanted to be like Frank Abagnale, a character played by Leonardo DiCaprio in the 2002 film Catch Me If You Can.

POWER OF THE PEN Houston police shot and killed a man after he threatened police with a pen. The man, Brian Claunch, was a mentally ill double amputee who was bound to a wheelchair. Police arrived at the personal care home he lives at on Saturday after Claunch threatened his caretaker. Claunch, who only had one leg and one arm, apparently cornered a police officer and threatened him with a weapon. After Claunch was shot, the weapon was discovered to be a pen.

M IS FOR METH An elementary school principal was arrested for intent to sell methamphetamine. Eric Dean Lewis was arrested through an undercover operation on Friday. An officer posed as a prospective buyer after finding him on an online dating website for men interested in men. Lewis’ principal comment of the day for Friday was “at the end of the day be ready to say I’m proud of what I did today!”

WHO SHOT YA? Post photo by Tom Momberg By Tom Momberg Special to the Post news@uwmpost.com He was not taking orders from a three-legged erratic doctor. Nor was he making a late-night fast food trip to a place that sells square hamburgers. Kal Penn, 35, stood with a grin in the front window of The Roast on Milwaukee’s East Side last Friday. A flutter of UWMilwaukee students and other locals

crowded the coffee shop. Students held their cell phones up to record the man who left the big screen for politics. Penn has been in and out of his appointed White House Office position in Public Engagement for the past three and a half years between his acting career and paid civil duties. He started working on the Obama campaign in the 2008 primary election. He is again on the campaign trail.

He spoke at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, NC to tell his stories of social value in President Barack Obama’s political actions. UWMilwaukee was Penn’s second stop on a Wisconsin tour, including Marquette University, UW-Oshkosh and UWMadison. At each location he is encouraging first-time voters to go vote.

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A gun was accidentally triggered inside Philadelphia International Airport on Sunday. The gun was in the purse of a flight attendant for Republic Airlines. The Transportation Security Administration noticed the gun in the flight attendant’s bag when it went through the x-ray machine during a security check. At some point afterwards the gun was discharged while still inside her purse, no one has reported on how or why as of press time.

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Party to a crime A quiet night on the East Side By Sean Lyons Special to the Post news@uwmpost.com

Last week, the Post went on a ride-along with the officers of the Milwaukee Police Department to report on the drinking and noise crackdown firsthand. This week, the Post sought to bring readers the other side: the student at the party. An undercover reporter went to a house party with a photographer. The party did not get busted and the reporter did not get arrested. In lieu of that story, Lyons reports on his experience as a freshman at a college house party. It was when Austin (photographer) and I walked up the porch to a house party that I realized I was at a legitimate college house party. A tall, beefy man stood in front of the door, arms crossed, eyeing us skeptically. “Either of you have some money?” On the third weekend of the MPD’s drinking and noise crackdown, the East Side seemed quieter than usual. Austin and I walked from Maryland Avenue to Newberry Boulevard where the police’s mobile command post was set up on the median. The streets in between, normally vibrant with house parties, were subdued.

The command post was set up boldly on Newberry Blvd. But it was lonely. Students were clearly weary of getting arrested this weekend. Back on the porch at the house party, the tall man blocking our way into the party stood firmly in place, a buffer between the party and the police or aimless freshman. As men, we had to pay to drink, and the man was not happy about us being there. “We’re here to see Luke,” said Austin. (Luke’s name is changed for anonymity.) We explained we were from the Post doing a story about drinking. “Oh! You two are with the Post?” he asked. “Why didn’t you say so? You guys gotta speak up! I heard you were coming.” He opened the door and we walked inside. All at once, the ambiance of the party enveloped me, and ambiguous dirty bass lines from hip-hop songs pounded my ears. We walked through the living room and were met with vacant stares and passing glances from unfamiliar faces. Guests were lazily grinding on one another in the room, drinks in hand, eyelids heavy with a late-night alcoholic tiredness.

Others were zonked out on couches or accumulating along the walls and corners, absorbing the pulse of the room. People breezed in and out of the kitchen, refilling Solo cups and taking pictures with friends. Ever-present was the sound of exclamation, a sort of murmuring of everyone trying to talk over one another. Occasionally women would yelp with drunken excitement, punctuating the party with bursts of emotion. One such woman leaned into me, yelling at her friend across the kitchen, asking where her boyfriend was. We met the party’s host Luke in the backyard, cold and quiet after the heat and noise within. Students smoked cigarettes and spoke over their Solo cups. The rest of the neighborhood looked vacant. Back in the kitchen, a group of young adults milled around a keg, waiting impatiently for it to be opened. It was like watching a ceremony. Luke offered to do a keg-stand for us as long as we took his picture. He was hoisted up and began drinking the beer. Austin snapped a few more. “If that doesn’t get in the Post, I’m going to be pissed,” he said half-heartedly. It’s not every Friday that you get your picture taken for the Post by hosting a

house party, but when it comes to circumstances in which an entire university’s party scene slips into a coma after a swift takedown by the authorities, and you still have the guts to attend one, maybe you deserve a picture.

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While the police only arrested 13 people on Friday night, they were active in another beat. Before Sean and Austin headed out into the night, a police officer knocked on Austin’s door. He said he was doing housing inspections and asked to be let in. The officer proceeded to look for housing violations in Austin’s rented flat, checking for common safety violations and housing requirements that are often neglected by landlords. The officer said that with the rise in busts have come an increased awareness of rental unit violations on the part of the landlords. Many homes are in bad need of renovations. He said if finds any violations, he reports it to the Neighborhood Task Force, who return during the week to do a thorough, official inspection. Violations then get cited and the landlord is required to fix them. At Austin’s house, the officer paid particular attention to the wiring.

not what we’re looking for,” Kovac said. “Don’t worry about underage drinking, per se, worry about underage drinking if you’re doing it in a manner that’s going to disturb other people.” Another idea discussed in the meeting was organizing discussion opportunities between the Alderman and incoming freshmen about how to handle noise and partying. “You learn a lot of things in school,” Kovac said. “One of the things we want people to learn is how to have a beer so your neighbor doesn’t hate you in the morning.” SA President Tereza Pelicaric discussed concerns about students “rising up” and becoming hostile against the police. “The precedent’s been set, like ‘this is how we’re going to go after students’ … the mindset around here is us versus them,” Pelicaric said. “We know about the problem, now we need a solution.” The other main topic of the meeting was parking around the UWM campus. Speaker of the Senate Jesse Brown cited inconsistencies in parking hours and wait times as confusing for students. When the free parking lots around campus quickly fill up, students take to the streets for parking. “I think [the inconsistencies are] strategic in getting parking tickets and revenue from students,” Pelicaric said. “The rules are set up in a way that is not beneficial to students,” Heimerl added. Kovac says the goal for ticketing is not for revenue, but rather to “enforce legal parking behavior.” SA Vice President Nikolaus Rettinger suggested a minimum two hour parking limit as optimal for students. Two hours would be enough for students to sit through class and not be worried about moving cars are getting tickets, Rettinger said. “The last thing I want students to worry about while in class is moving their car,” Pelicaric said. “That's outrageous.” Parking is a “very popular conundrum” in Kovac’s district, he said, and admitted he has not changed many parking rules around UWM. Kovac says the reason many rules are in place is because the long-term residents who live there most likely requested them. He would need “the consensus of people on the block” to change these rules. Pelicaric said at her address to the SA senate Sunday night she would begin to petition local residents to change parking to two hour time limits.

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Hot wheels: bike theft on campus

Don’t let it happen to you By Ciera Sutton Special to the Post news@uwmpost.com

School is back in session and many students choose bicycling as their means of transportation to and from campus. While cycling is convenient, many bicycles are reported stolen each year from campuses nationwide. UW-Milwaukee is no exception. Already this year five bikes were reported stolen at UWM, and that number will only increase as the semester goes on. With help from the UWM police

department and the campus bike club students can learn about bike theft prevention and protecting their bicycles on campus. Matthew Sobocinski’s bicycle was stolen from his East Side rental home last year. “My bike was locked up in my backyard overnight and it was stolen,” he said. Sobocinski had locked his bike with a cable. The thief cut clean through it, leaving it on the ground where the bike was locked. “I didn’t report it or anything because I figured it was pointless,” Sobocinski said.

Donald Brown, the Community Services Officer at the UWM Police Department, gets a lot of reports of stolen bikes on campus. Part of his job is trying to prevent these thefts before they happen. “We have cameras around popular bike rack locations,” he said. “We also do routine checks throughout campus.” Brown recommends students park their bikes in public, visible places. Do not leave it in the same spot for a long time, and definitely do not leave personal items on it.

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Register it with city of Milwaukee. Do this by visiting the nearest MPD station or Milwaukee Public Library. They will give you a sticker license with a code that you then activate online.

• Record bike serial number by taking a photo of it.

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Personalize it with stickers or engravings so it is recognizable if stolen.

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Park bike in public, visible space

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Jake Jendusa, Vice President of the Cycling Club at UWM, recommends students buy a cheap bike that is less attractive to potential thieves. “If you have a $1,000 plus road bike, fixed gear bike, mountain bike, etc., it probably is in your best interest to invest in a cheap bike to take to school,” he said. “Bike thieves target high-end bikes, so improve your chances of your bike not being stolen by riding a junker.” There are also steps students can take to increase the odds of bicycles being found after they are stolen. These include recording the serial number of the bike and taking a photo of the bike with the serial number, which lets police identify both model and number.

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Personalizing bicycles helps for the same reason. Distinguishing stickers or engravings make the bike more visually noticeable. Students can also register their bikes with the City of Milwaukee. This method provides a sticker with a serial code that goes on the bike. But locking up properly is by far the best way for students to protect their bikes against theft. A proper lock is very important, said Jendusa. “Make sure you lock the frame and the wheels to something immovable,” he said. “Make sure your lock is tight, so the lock is not hanging loose and there’s no space between the bike and the object it’s locked to. Make sure the key-hole is pointing down - so thieves can’t fill it

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LGBT Resource Center turns ten Hundreds come to celebrate anniversary

Consider riding a crappy bike to campus and saving really expensive bike for less-risk situations.

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The LGBT Resource Center celebrated its 10th anniversary last Wednesday, featuring the largest turnout ever for the center’s welcome reception. Chancellor Michael Lovell was in attendance to give opening remarks. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is one of the “top 12” LGBT friendly campuses in the country, according to Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Michael Laliberte. Much of that success can be attributed to the resource center, which was founded in Sept. 2002. “Success is the depth and breadth of positive impact that can be made in the life of others,” Lovell said. “[The LGBT Resource Center] is one of the most successful initiatives we’ve had in the last decade.” Brice Smith, Interim Assistant Director for the center, said the event was “fabulous” and was pleased with the turnout. Smith estimated over 200 students, staff and faculty were in attendance. LGBT Resource Center Director Jen Murray hosted the short presentation and introduced the evening’s guests. Among them was Nicholas Coley, president of the student organization oSTEM, one of UWM’s only LGBT student organizations. oSTEM provides networking opportunities for LGBT students in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Coley shared an anecdote about his coming out years ago, and the help provided by “the support networks we have on campus”, including the LGBT Resource Center. As the center looks towards its next decade, Coley provided two calls to action. “We students need a faculty-student networking and mentoring program,” Coley said. “I will be overjoyed if in eight months the LGBT professional community on campus has come together and given us this resource to have the mentors in our life that we haven’t had before.” Finally, Coley encouraged students to

Lock it up properly Use both a cable lock and a u-lock

with a corrosive fluid, or with glue.” He also recommends using both a U-lock and a cable lock. The UWM PD partnered with WalMart on Capitol Drive to provide UWM students with a 50 percent off coupon for U-locks. Coupons can be picked up at the UWM police station, located in Sandburg west tower. For students who live in UWM’s Residence Halls, bike storage lockers are available on a first come, first serve basis. They are located by Sandburg South tower and offer the ability to lock bikes in a safe locker. UWM PD encourages any students or campus community members to call the police station with suspicious activity at (414) 933-4444.

start a campus-wide LGBT organization. “People who grow up confident in their identity don’t need to fill a gap,” he said. Tou Fong Lee, a freshman psychology major, has wanted to help out the center since the first day he came to the university. His high school was “not as welcoming” as UWM. “I want to be as involved as I can,” Lee said. Even alumni and former volunteers showed up to celebrate the center’s 10th anniversary. Chrissy King graduated last May and participated in Lavender Graduation, which recognizes LGBT students earning their degree. “It’s nice to know there’s a place to go,” King said of the center. Attendees who added the resource center on Facebook received a free drinking device decorated with the colors of the rainbow, complimentary pizza and cake. Murray has been involved with the LGBT center since 2004, serving as director for the past five years. She called the event a “smashing success,” saying that participation has at least doubled from previous welcome receptions. “I’m incredibly grateful for the support of the Student Association with the student segregated fees … and advancing the visibility of our services,” Murray said. The center has seen numerous accomplishments in LGBT awareness in the past decade. Murray says adding gender identity and expression to the UWSystem’s nondiscrimination policy was a “key maker” towards inclusion. A UWM Foundation account was opened in 2009 for donations to the center, which led to the beginning of Lavender Graduation. Finally, the center launched an alumni chapter in 2010. “When people feel engaged to the campus they’re more successful and more likely to give back,” Lovell said. “I might have heard [the Chancellor] imply that he and Laliberte are going to be part of the drag show next year,” Murray said, with much applause from the audience.

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The top 5 Panthers to keep an eye on this fall season By Tony Atkins Sports Editor Sports@uwmpost.com Last June, the athletics department at UW-Milwaukee captured the Horizon League’s McCafferty Trophy for the sixth time. The trophy, which gleams on display in the athletics office, has the words “All-Sports Champion” embedded on the silver plate that rests below the crystal cup. Vital parts of Milwaukee becoming the All-Sports Champion of the Horizon League are, of course, the players. Given that it is a team effort by everyone, the noble performances by the Panthers week in and week out have reflected the leadership of the department as a whole. With that being said, there are several Panthers to look out for this fall as they compete, contend and try to conquer this fall season.

5. John Shakon (Goalkeeper. Men’s Soccer) John Shakon has served as a team captain for two seasons while under two different coaches, Chris Whalley and Kris Kelderman. Both saw the leadership ability on the field in practices and in team activities. What many students need to see in Shakon lies on the greens of Engelmann Field. The numbers don’t lie; thirteen shutouts and counting. Shakon was named the Horizon League’s Defensive Player of the Week for last week. Expect more out of Shakon moving deeper into the season. This year will be a transitioning year for Kelderman and company; players like Shakon will provide leadership and stability for a team moving forward.

4. Jamie Forbes (Goalkeeper. Women’s Soccer)

3. Angela Rodriguez (Guard. Women’s Basketball)

For the past few years, women’s soccer has been one of many highlights in UWM athletics. This year, the program will be heading into somewhat of a transitional phase. All-time leading scorer Sarah Hagen has moved on to the professional ranks and Michael Moynihan has moved on to coach at Northwestern. While many great people have left the organization over the past year, they have left behind a winning tradition. Senior goalie Jamie Forbes will be a big part of this fall season. Heading into this season, Forbes is second in school history with 20 shutouts, and that number should look to improve this year. Along with that, Forbes reigns as the Horizon League’s Co-Defensive Player of the Year. As a senior, Forbes’ experience will be key.

Last year as a sophomore, Rodriguez posted stellar numbers, averaging 10.4 points per game along with 2.1 assists. The intriguing thing about A-Rod is that those stats are a considered a bit of a “sophomore slump” after dropping from her 12.6 ppg and 3 apg her freshman season. As an upperclassman heading into this season, Rodriguez is leaned upon as one of the leaders of the bunch. She will be relied on to create opportunities for teammates and of course to score. Last year, Rodriguez dealt with nagging injuries toward the end of the season. This year, she returns to the Panthers at full strength, so it will be interesting to see what she brings later this fall. Expect big things out of Rodriguez in year three under new coach Kyle Rechlicz.

2. Paris Gulley (Guard. Men’s Basketball)

1. Maddy Soule (Women’s Tennis)

With the departure of players such as JaRob McCallum, Shaquille & Lonnie Boga, Kaylon Williams and Ryan Allen, ahead lies a substantive opportunity for senior guard Paris Gulley this season. Coming from Southeastern Community College two years ago, Gulley made the most of his minutes in his first season as a Panther. Gulley burst onto the scene with solid scoring night in and night out. Perhaps no performance was more noticeable than his 26-point explosion against Detroit. Heading into his second season in Milwaukee, look for the Peoria native to post more big numbers as one of the go to guys on the team. Gulley feels confident that this year will be a memorable one for Panther fans. “During the summer, I just worked extremely hard with conditioning and shooting-wise. I ran a football field every day and got up 1000 shots. The panther fans should expect a big year from me this year,” Gulley said. “I’m a senior, it’s my last year and I feel extremely confident and ready mentally on the court. I can’t wait for the season to start. Let’s go Panthers.” Rob Jeter has brought in solid recruiting classes year after year, and who would’ve thought that one of his transfer recruits from a small community college would be at the helm after one season. Look out for Gulley and company as the men take to the court.

For the second season year in a row, the UW-Milwaukee tennis program boasts a member of the First Team AllHorizon League. Maddy Soule has been on a tear since being named the Horizon League’s Newcomer of the Year in 201011. Last season as a junior, Soule posted 25 singles wins with 16 of them coming in the championship season of spring. With the talent she possesses, she knows that it takes a sharp mind to pull out wins. “Over the summer, I mainly worked on advancing my mental game. I play many tough matches throughout the semester and the player who is mentally tougher usually pulls out the win. In the previous seasons, the losses that I experienced weren’t because my opponents were better than me it was simply because they were smarter and mentally tougher than I was,” Soule explained. With conference title hopes within reach, she expressed her confidence in herself and her teammates. “This fall hopefully I can go undefeated and achieve player of the year,” Soule stated. “As a team, this is the first year in the history of the program that winning conference is a reality. So hopefully we are able to make it to the NCAA [Tournament] that is definitely our number one goal.”

UWM club football team prepares for 2012 season Team will travel to face Horizon League foe Wright State By R.C. Weich III Special to the Post Sports@uwmpost.com The UW-Milwaukee club football team, under the direction of Coach Dave Mogensen, will begin its season Sept. 29 at Shorewood High School. The team is composed of players with varying experience levels. According to Mogensen, experience ranges from Division 1 college football, while others didn’t even play in high school. “Our goals are to win every game we play in. We are looking [at] this season as a kick start to the next phase in this program. We are hoping to enter the National Club Football League next season,” Mogensen said.

The team is composed of current UWM students and practices on Tuesday and Wednesday nights from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. Team members each pay $125 in dues. Some key returning players, according to Mogensen, include quarterback Ian Luttifya, running/defensive back Cody Winkler and linebacker/offensive lineman Vonte Green. These returning players will be joined by new faces as well. Mogensen listed wide receiver Kevin Newhouse and outside linebacker Will Edwards as standouts among others joining the team this season. On the coaching staff, Mogensen, who is a former high school and arena football league coach, is joined by assis-

tants Kyle Bornbach, Drew Van Wormer, Chester Hall, Jason Kavalary and Jim Leszczynski. Club football follows NCAA rules and the team even uses scouting each week to prepare for its next opponent. “We have to install a game plan each way for the upcoming team. There are new plays and alignments and we have to understand their plays and alignments. Football is a pretty intense, schematic game,” Mogensen said. Mogensen is hoping to have a good amount of fans at the September 29 game. The team hosts UW-Parkside at Shorewood High School at 4:45 p.m. UWM students with an ID will be able to attend home games for free. Mogensen wants everyone to know

that UWM does have a football team. “Spread the word to everyone…we do have a football team here at UWM and we are hoping it will be one you can be proud of. We hope to bring UW-Parkside here to Milwaukee and show them a rude time,” Mogensen said. For more information on UWM’s club football team, visit Milwaukee Panther Football on their Facebook page. Here is a look at the Panthers’ upcoming football schedule: Sept 29 v Parkside Oct 6 BYE Oct 14 @ Concordia Oct 20 BYE Oct 27 @ Wright State Nov 4 @ St. Norberts Nov 10 v Parkside

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Panthers lose on last second goal in 2OT

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Women’s volleyball starts Horizon League play at .500 Panthers defeats Youngstown State, falls to Cleveland State By Adam Taberman Special to the Post sports@uwmpost.com Friday night all was well at the Klotsche Center as the UW-Milwaukee women’s volleyball team prepared to open their Horizon League play against Youngstown State. The Panthers looked ready to go from the start. However, the Panthers would lose the first set, 23-25. Depite this loss, the game was far from over as UWM would seize control by winning the next three sets; 25-17, 25-15, 25-21. Sophomore Julie Kolinske led the team, scoring 21.5 points and racking up 19 kills. Sophomore Hannah Blanchard, who made her first career start in place of the injured AllConference setter Kayla Price, also set the bar with an impressive 50 assists. Injuries have been an Achilles heel for Milwaukee so far this season. Two key

players have gone down with injuries this season. The team is learning to adapt to the limited roster. Kolinski believes that the team is learning to cope very well. “We’re learning to work with adversity. It’s alright, we took this well. Hannah’s been doing a great job setting. She’s taking on the role real well. It’s a little adjustment, not going to lie, but that’s our job. We’re here to work with that so we have to keep pushing forward,” Kolinski said. Following the glorious victory over YSU on Friday night, Milwaukee had another challenge to deal with. They had to play a very good Cleveland State team. This time however, the Panthers were on the losing end. A tough battle to CSU came to no avail as they dropped three straight sets in a 20-25, 17-25, 1925 loss Saturday night. Kolinski had 13 points and junior Rachel Neuberger had 11. Senior Anna Bartz was the eye on

defense, getting a team high of 12 digs. Something the Panthers did Friday night versus YSU just wasn’t there on Saturday night. “We played really well as a team last night. We’ve had some struggles with our setter going down, but Hannah has stepped in and she’s playing great. Last night, we played really great as a team; tonight we struggled as a team. It’s nice that it happened earlier in conference so we have time to fix it. It’s going to be a long week of practice, and we’re excited to have another opportunity to play in conference on Friday,” said Neuberger. Next Friday, the Panthers are at the Klotsche Center to take on in-state rival Green Bay. They know that they’ll need to bring the energy from last Friday if they plan on moving over .500 in conference play.

By Joe Horning Special to the Post sports@uwmpost.com Saturday afternoon, the UWMilwaukee women’s soccer squad opened its Horizon League play versus the Wright State Raiders. After two hours of back and forth defensive battles, the Panthers lost in a closing second, stroke of luck shot. The Panthers entered Saturday’s game with a record of 1-5-1, having dropped their last five bouts. Despite the fact that the Panthers have allowed a total of 15 goals so far this season, they shut down Wright State for the majority of the game. Senior goalkeeper Jamie Forbes was a key component, playing stern defense all game. Through 90 minutes of regulation and almost two full overtime periods, both teams played impenetrable defense. However, the Panthers started the game soft on offense as there was only one clean shot on goal until the 34th minute. After that point, the team started to show more aggression with the ball. On a couple possessions near the Wright State goal, sophomore mid-fielder Kelsey Holbert attacked the ball and got off some fantastic shot attempts that fell short due to solid defense from Wright State. The game started out with sunny and warm weather, but clouds eventually came around and a change in tide paralleled in the game. Around the 75th minute, the rain came down and the fans scattered to

find cover. Amidst the change in weather, two players had a scary collision. After a few minutes of medical examination, one of the players, UWM sophomore defensive player Caity Bestwina, got up on her own and walked away. The Wright State player, however, unfortunately had to be helped to the bench by trainers. Still scoreless at the end of regulation, the match extended into overtime. Halfway through the first overtime period, Emily Fillion of Wright State ran into UWM goalkeeper Jamie Forbes, drawing a yellow card. Immediately after, Wright State’s coach Pat Ferguson yelled at the referee using some obscene language, drawing a second yellow card. At the conclusion of a long, hard fought match, Wright State had a corner kick in UWM territory with ten seconds remaining. With a strong kick to the front of the goal, Wright State’s Sarah Gross jumped and headed the ball in, out of the reach of Forbes. And with that Hail Mary-like goal, the Panthers fell to 1-6-1 (0-1-0 in the Horizon league.) In a postgame interview, UWM coach Greg Henschel stated he really wanted to improve on the scoring of the game. On the last second goal Henschel said, “It should have never come to that point. We opened the door and they walked through it.” The Panthers will hit the road to the motor city as they take on the Detroit Titans Thursdsay afternoon.

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Join SDS as we host two panelists Cherrene Horazuk and Irma Santiago to focus on the struggles, hard work, and dedication displayed by women within the workplace and labor movement. Cherrene Horazuk (President of AFSCME Local 3800 at University of Minnesota) and Irma Santiago (representative of the Palermo Worker’s Union) will share their experiences as women in the labor movement, and discuss how women are important to the labor movement, where they feel the war on women will go, and if they feel that a strong movement will arise from the war on women and working people.

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football guru- week 4

Everything you need to know to conquer strangers and friends in fantasy football

By Joe Horning Special to the Post sports@uwmpost.com

START ‘EM: Week 4 is upon us. Get ready; a lot of guys are in favorable match-ups this week. I’ll tell you right now, start any member of the Packers offense. Aaron Rodgers, Greg Jennings, Jordy Nelson, and Jermichael Finley will all put up major numbers against a Saints defense that couldn’t stop a Pop Warner team. Peyton Manning is a must start against a Raiders defense missing both starting cornerbacks. Think you can cover a tight end? Might wanna try out for the Tennessee Titans then, they can’t even stop 3rd string tight ends. With that said, Owen Daniels will slice their secondary apart. I'm assuming you all saw how the Buffalo Bills defense made Mark Sanchez look like Tom Brady? Well imagine how they’ll make Tom Brady look. He’s a definite start. SIT ‘EM: I'm telling you now; sit any member of the Colts or Steelers. No, they aren’t facing impossible teams, it’s their bye week. Don’t be that lazy member of your league. Warning: if any you have Titans RB Chris Johnson, you need to drop him now. If you are desperate enough to have Shonn Greene on your team this week, sit him. A plodding back like Greene will likely get eaten up by the San Francisco 49ers’ defense. As

impressive as Trent Richardson has been, it would be foolish to start him against the Ravens. WAIVER WATCH: There are some hot waiver wire pickups lately. Titus Young is set to explode in Detroit. With defenses putting three defenders on Calvin Johnson (which still doesn’t work), Young will face a lot of single coverage which he can easily take advantage of with his speed and athleticism. Cedric Benson is set to finally look good for the Packers offense and he is not owned in most leagues. He’s the rare power back that can play on passing downs, and also face many soft fronts. My final advice for you is to see if Martellus Bennett is available. Aaron Hernandez owners, I'm talking to you. He is showing excellent rapport with Eli Manning and seeing many red zone looks. If you have questions I didn’t cover feel free to ask me on Twitter: (@JoeHorning_). As a final warning, anything is possible on any given Sunday. Schemes and game plans may change and you’re out of luck, but best of luck they don’t. Also be sure to check out additional fantasy coverage from Adam Taberman and Nolan Murphy online at uwmpost.com.

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THE MILWAUKEE FILM FESTIVAL RETURNS

A risky investment is now a local institution By Steven Franz Fringe Media Editor fringe@uwmpost.com The Milwaukee Film Festival’s inaugural season four years ago was fraught with controversy, as a nascent festival in a minor film town struggled to get to its feet after its birth from the ashes of what came before. With threats of lawsuits from its onset still existing in the shadow of the failed Milwaukee International Film Festival – the organizers of which owned and operated perhaps Milwaukee’s most notable independent media publication, The Shepherd Express, were the ones filing suit – and originally set up shop in a dreary film market in a sprawling multi-county web that made multiple daily viewings almost impossible, the festival had the odds stacked against it from day one. If the other festival failed, which was an equally large investment, what would differentiate its successor? Why would anyone pay attention to a minor city not known for either its film viewership or its film industry when the Chicago International Film Festival was only a short distance away? Milwaukee’s art house cinemas have been more notable for blockbuster exhibitions lately than the independent fare which their reputations have been created with. How would a normally disinterested local populace be convinced that foreign, intellectual, and inaccessible cinematic fare – art that existed completely outside the comfortable confined of streamlined Hollywood – was worth their time, money, gas, and effort? Now, in 2012, the Milwaukee Film Festival is firmly entrenched within local culture as one of the premier citywide events of the calendar year. The festival has perhaps outlasted these questions – but it hasn’t quite answered them. Backed by the support of dozens of major local corporations and individual donors, aided by a strong organization (Milwaukee Film) that expands the reach of the festival throughout the entire year, strongly encouraged by the City of Milwaukee itself, and strengthened by intense and thorough local media support, the festival stands taller than its predecessor. In 2012 it has centralized, cutting off its overreaching limbs by eliminating far suburban showings and limiting itself to three local cinemas: the Oriental, Downer, and Fox Bay theaters. Transportation is no longer an issue, multiple screenings can be attended within a short time, and all the while a slowly-building community support system has been created by wildly diversifying the content from the festival’s original, purely arthouse sentiments. Improvements have been made, and the content of the festival shows it: the Milwaukee Film Festival now boasts a wildly diverse lineup of films that cater as much to the idea of filmic art as they do to cinematic community, history, region, genre, and audience. Thanks to a strong programming team, the festival’s appeal now lies as much on the fringe of film culture, in the outcasts who like terrible films, as it does in the center, in connoisseurs who value only cinema’s artistic centerpieces. Film production is as much a theme as film appreciation, with multiple panels devoted to the practice of making films in addition to panels about interpreting them. The local community has been strongly integrated – perhaps the hallmark of a film festival without much national recognition, whose value lies mostly within city limits. Milwaukee Film itself has even put its hand in the filmmaking bag, producing a cooperative local piece on the backs and talents of film students and amateur filmmakers from across the area.

The Milwaukee Film Festival is the Festival That’s Not, an event that understands that its greatest strength used to be its greatest weakness. Outside of the gravitational pull of institutionalized film festival culture – Venice, Toronto, Cannes, Sundance – the Milwaukee Film Festival might not (yet) be notable, but it’s also freer, able to do more and try things it wouldn’t be able to under the confines of stuffy, celebrity-studded, media-restricted major festivals whose only appeal, more and more, is in their forays into the popular consciousness. A program of children’s films therefore becomes possible. The children’s program is in its much-strengthened sophomore run in 2012, boasting classics like The Princess Bride at which tuxedo-clad major film festivals would scoff – as well as cult classics, midnight movies (quite often at midnight showings) whose value is created by their blood and their followings. At the same time that the festival is operating on the periphery, it’s doing everything in its power to push its way into notability, thereby somewhat validating the freeness with which it operates as a new mode of carrying out events like it. With its strong focus on documentaries – this year represented by music docs of bands like Journey and Bad Brains in addition to a larger non-musical program – it can bring a guest like Oscar-winning Alex Gibney, director of the Afghani war doc Taxi to the Dark Side, to present his latest film, Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God, building on the already-strengthening national notoriety that also helped it land J. Hoberman, one of the most important film critics working today. Hoberman’s recent book, Film After Film, has already infiltrated cinema consciousness as a prescient glimpse into the last decade of film and what it means for a future that will largely exclude the physical index of celluloid, an idea he will extrapolate upon by presenting David Lynch’s groundbreakingly digital Inland Empire. This year’s festival also features a strong block of films paying tribute to the cinema landscape of China, which pays as much tribute to China’s rich, Imperial tradition – as with Chen Kaige’s Sacrifice – as it does to the modern revolution which seeks to destabilize historical narrative and bring the whole of the nation to the hands of the individual, personified through revolutionary artist Ai Weiwei, the subject of Alison Klayman’s documentary Never Sorry. For how strong the festival appears in the few years since it first opened up shop on the East Side of Milwaukee, it hasn’t quiet provided sufficient answers for the important questions which greeted its rocky debut. It may have centralized itself, but in doing so it may have also cut itself off from the moneyed film-going community in both suburban Milwaukee and the surrounding counties, a decision that may cause bleeding for the sake of convenience. Milwaukee’s filmmaking community has not exactly grown, and the city’s reputation as a consumer of independent cinema – whatever that phrase may mean in the 21st Century – has fallen lower since the first fledgling years. As the festival grows and matures, it faces new difficulties in addition to the basic economic infeasibility of a large-scale event like a film festival that could match or exceed the unheralded growth it’s experienced in its own region. Time will tell whether those difficulties and risks will overtake the festival in the coming years, but as far as this program is concerned, who really cares? It’s time to sit back and enjoy a fantastic program of films – more than 100 of them. That’s a lot of popcorn.

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Mark Borchardt Presents: The Giant Spider Invasion

Compliance (Oct. 1 | 7:00pm | Downer)

(Oct. 6 | 9:30pm | Oriental) It’s weird how watching disastrous, train-wrecks-of-movies can in the end be a joyful experience. B-movies would be shunned if it weren’t for the conversations fans have after the viewing. Within the camp movie cult, there’s plenty of opportunities for witty commentary (see: Mystery Science Theater 3000, Riff Trax) and luckily for Milwaukee Film Festival goers, the screening of The Giant Spider Invasion will get a similar treatment. As the name implies, The Giant Spider Invasion is about giant spiders. The spiders attack a rural Wisconsin community. Shit goes down. Enter Mark Borchardt. If you’re not aware, Borchardt is something of a legend in underground, camp cinema. A Milwaukee filmmaker, Borchardt’s creative process and problems have been chronicled in American Movie, along with his odd assortment of friends and family. This is the first year MFF has been privy to a Borchardt-presented screening of a classic B-movie (and hopefully not the last). After the screening, Borchardt will speak with the film’s crazy director, Bill Rebane, a conversation which will be essential to any shitty-film buff.

Based on true events, Compliance might be one of the most chilling films at the festival this year. In it, a man claiming to be a police detective calls a fast food establishment and speaks with a good intentioned manager. The supposed detective requests that the manager take a young, female employee into the back for questioning over a suspected theft as the detective claims there’s no police available in the area. The manager complies with the caller’s requests, no matter how degrading they are. Against the drudgery of a fast food restaurant, Compliance’s sentiment is just as gritty as it is creepy. Having already been praised by cinephiles at multiple film festival screenings, this Craig Zobel-directed feature should not be missed.

J. Hoberman (Sept. 30) and Alex Gibney (Oct. 5)

Sans Soleil (Sept. 29 | 4:45pm | Oriental) Hand-selected by J. Hoberman for screening at the film festival (along with David Lynch’s Inland Empire on the very next day), Chris Marker’s landmark Sans Soleil is easily one of the most impenetrable, baffling, and masterful displays of cinematic vision ever created. Marker, most famous for the arthouse classic La Jetee (which would be remade by Terry Gilliam as 12 Monkeys), made Sans Soleil out of nothing but existing footage – documentary footage of Africa and Japan, still photographs from Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo – with narration, written by Marker but performed in French by Florence Delay. Sans Soleil is easily one of the standalone works of pure cinema in the history of the medium, a complex, winding, poetic, and vibrant treatise on memory and the dream state – as well as cinema’s relationship to both concepts. Nothing in the film is “fictional,” per se – not even the narration, which is somewhat autobiographical on Marker’s part and too essentially poetic to be considered fiction anyway – leading many to consider the film a documentary. But the film is beyond any genre form, too invested in its own, purely filmic language. It is simply a Film, and one of the greatest movies ever made. The fact that it’s being presented in 35mm only adds to the screening’s allure.

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This year’s two featured guests are big ones. Hoberman is the former inhouse film critic of New York City’s alternative media bible The Village Voice, his firing a sad reminder of the state of print media. His talk, slated for 1:00 pm on Oct. 5 at the Downer Theatre, is appropriately titled “Film After Film,” the name of his surely influential new book about the future of “post-photographic” cinema in the 21 Century as the medium makes the leap from physical celluloid to fully digital production and distribution. Hoberman will also be signing copies of Film After Film at Boswell Books on Downer after his talk with the opportunity to greet one of the country’s preeminent film critics available to any attendees. Gibney is one of the most acclaimed documentary filmmakers of the modern day, with Peabody, Emmy, Grammy, and Academy Awards all to his name. His most famous film, Taxi to the Dark Side, won the Oscar for Best Documentary in 2008, and his latest, Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God, is making its United States premiere on Oct. 5 at 7:00 pm at the Milwaukee Film Festival. Gibney will be onhand for a Q&A afterward.

Killer

Joe

It’s true, Matthew McConaughey can act. Who would’ve thought? After years of appearing in countless cringe-inducing romantic comedies, McConaughey has made a comeback to remind us all that he does have acting chops. After appearing in the critically well-received The Lincoln Lawyer (2011), he moved onto a supporting role in another well-received film titled Magic Mike (2012), which I’m sure you’ve heard about by now. In the NC-17-rated Killer Joe, the latest film by director William Friedkin, McConaughey gives his most daring and sadistic performance in his entire career, one that stands out in a mediocre film that tries to hook its audience with an over-the-top scenario. Based on the play by Tracy Letts (who also wrote the screenplay), the film focuses on Chris Smith (Emile Hirsch), who needs a lot of money quick. He owes money to the wrong people so he tries to find a quick solution to paying off his debt, which is to hire someone to kill his mother so he can collect her insurance policy. He plans to split the rest of the money with his family. After he reveals his “master plan” to his father Ansel (Thomas Haden Church), they seek out a police officer/contracted killer named Joe Cooper (Matthew McConaughey). Already intimidated by Joe and his strict set of rules, Chris reveals that he doesn’t have the money upfront to pay Joe to kill the mother. This is very problematic at first but Chris offers up his sister Dottie (Juno Temple) as a retainer until Joe gets the money. As you can imagine, things don’t go according to plan. As mentioned before, McConaughey is truly the stand out of the film. There is an eerie quality about Joe that makes him appear to be a charming southern gentleman, but he really is a ruthless killer who would stop at nothing to get what he desires. He intimidates, he’s seductive, and he kills. This is not a typical role that McConaughey plays, one which proved that McConaughey is finally taking more risks to showcase his acting abilities. He deserves all the praise he has been getting. Thomas Haden Church is always entertaining to watch as he brings a little bit of comic relief as Chris and Dottie’s father, Ansel. Despite the great performance by McConaughey, the film seems too mediocre for a Friedkin film. It is intensely dull, and most of the characters are extremely annoying in a way that was purposeful for the story, but eventually becomes a distraction. Killer Joe is a dark (very dark) comedy that just brushes over the line of absurdity as the violence escalates in the climax. There are scenes in the film that are so absurd that I couldn’t help but chuckle at what I was witnessing unfold on the screen, and it certainly deserves its rating. A single great performance can’t make an already flawed film great.

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Abide by Me’s self-titled EP pushes the genre

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Strictly speaking, all metalcore worth doing has been done already. The genre is now actually so clichéd that even criticizing it has become a cliché. But let’s face it, At The Gates’ riffs are way more righteous when At The Gates plays them, not to mention how much better they go down without eight minutes of breakdown surrounding them. All these metal bands throwing random dubstep or djent parts in their songs really isn’t helping either. It’s actually hurting. Thankfully, Brookfield’s Abide By Me does not attempt to save its dying genre by superficially pasting in parts from trendier ones. They rely instead on quirky songwriting and progressive influence from just about every member of the extended metalcore family. This isn’t exactly revolutionary itself, but let’s just be glad that the Abide boys don’t sacrifice listenability for cut-and-paste fusion in the guise of “originality.” Cough… Attack Attack… cough. Holding all other headbangs constant, this is a persuasively constructed self-titled freshman EP, though you wouldn’t know it by how it begins. “Ferly” sort of bumbles the disc to life with a typical, As I Lay Dying intro and a series of unrelated riffs and mosh passages. The vocals don’t really stray from a not-quite-Whitechapel delivery. Interest builds around 2:35 with a well-framed breakdown and a series of whacky grooves. The intro then returns in an attempt to force structure upon the seven-minute jam session, but it’s not too convincing. “Captured and Sentenced,” by contrast, centers on organization and theme. It hits hard from the onset before slamming us with an Underoathstyle bellowing. The song displays tremendous vocal diversity, including a melodious, clean section. The next track, “Winona Sylvester” continues the vocal variety and musical brutality. The intermission track is surprisingly justified. After a lengthy, mostly instrumental buildup, the track tinkers with an experimental stomp-out. Digressing into a Norma Jean-ish plateau, the song then takes a turn for eerie simplicity (think evil carnival demons waltzing). It really betrays a The Number 12 Looks Like You influence that would be great to see creep its way into future releases. “Boundless” is another goody and resumes the vocal chaos. Seriously, the shouts come in all shapes and sizes on this one, and I welcome it with open ears. ABM seems to have vaccinated against the scream-monotony that plagues their peers. Finally, “Nonyava” closes the record with an onslaught of busy, rhythmic sequences reminiscent of early Born of Osiris. At its conclusion is a major-key anthem accompanied by clean vocals. After the relentless belligerence that is Abide By Me’s selftitled, this is sort of an uncalled for conclusion that feels inappropriately content. This is a great early EP that stands out among other local efforts. We’re not going to see it stir a musical revolution any time soon, but it is a good start. There are great moments, a sufficient though not overwhelming amount of breakdowns, and some interesting character to the guitar strings.

The Mountaintop (Premieres Wednesday | The Milwaukee Rep | 7:30 p.m.) This insightful hit play makes its Milwaukee premiere on Wednesday. The Mountaintop chronicles Martin Luther King, Jr.’s experiences on the eve of his assassination in his Memphis hotel room.

Firoozeh Dumas: The Color of Laughter (Wednesday | Union Wisconsin Room | 7:00 p.m.) Join the author of Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America during this semester’s Distinguished Lecture Series event.

Milwaukee Film Festival (Begins Thursday | Various Locations | Various Times) Because this is kind of the MFF issue. We’re excited about it. There’s also the MFF Opening Night Party at Discovery World on Thursday which will be cool.

A Woman Under the Influence (Friday – Sunday | UWM Union Theatre | Various Times) If you’re unable to afford the somewhat pricey (but totally worth it) MFF tickets, go see this critically acclaimed John Cassavetes film. It’s free.

Radiolab Live: In the Dark (Saturday | Riverside Theater | 7:00 p.m.) A live presentation of the popular radio program Radiolab, which playfully seeks the answers to big, philosophical questions. Joining the Radiolab crew will be Kids in the Hall’s Dave Foley.

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P.T. Anderson’s latest epic The Master baits audiences as a true cinematic achievement

By Colton Dunham Staff Writer Fringe@uwmpost.com If you have seen the work of American filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson, you already know that most of his films are hypnotic, visually appealing and complex. Although those complexities might turn some people away, it engages others to discuss his films and dissect every element. His films make themselves distinct from one another through plot, but are equal on the basis of being cinematically impressive. Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest film, The Master, impressively leaps over his previous films on a technical level, but slips narratively. Freddie Quell (Joaquin Phoenix) is a heavy drinking Navy war veteran who finds himself directionless after the war. Just like every other war veteran, he is clearly distraught from what he has experienced. He finds solace in acting on his sexual impulses and mixing his own alcoholic beverages using untraditional methods. Freddie is a fragile man looking for an escape and finds that escape onboard a yacht. Freddie opens himself up to Lancaster Dodd (Philip Seymour Hoffman), leader of a visionary group known as The Cause. Freddie finds himself being immersed into the world of The Cause as he tries to find connection and purpose. Dodd immediately notices how fragile and hopeless Freddie is, and wants to help cure him. The connection formed between Freddie and Dodd becomes a concern for Lancaster’s wife Peggy (Amy Adams). She sees Freddie as a drunk who cannot be cured and a threat to the foundation of The Cause. Dodd insists however that Freddie must be saved. It doesn’t surprise me that the powerful acting in this film is getting high praise. I was blown away by the performance by Joaquin Phoenix. While

watching and studying his character, it dawned on me that this wasn’t simply just an actor acting. Phoenix was Freddie Quell. His stride in his walk, the way he spoke, the look in his eyes, and his snap of the finger behavior changes were all characteristics of Freddie that Phoenix nailed down with precision. Hoffman brings his usual A-game as Lancaster Dodd. He seems calm when he is in front of a crowd, but internally he struggles as his beliefs and practices are questioned. Adams is also fantastic as Peggy, Lancaster’s controlling wife. When Awards season comes around, it won’t surprise me that we will be seeing Phoenix, Hoffman, and even Adams on the award ballots. On a technical level, this film is truly a cinematic achievement. It is the first film in over a decade that has shot using 70mm film stock. The first shot of the film to the very last will keep you engaged thanks to cinematographer Mihai Malaimare Jr. The imagery is accompanied by the off beat but enticing score by Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood (who also scored Paul Thomas Anderson’s last film There Will Be Blood). It’s tough to explain the exact feeling after experiencing The Master, but I was expecting a little bit more from the story. Perhaps upon repeated viewings, I won’t feel the same as I do now. The film is certainly powerful and complex enough to linger in the minds of those who have seen the film. The Master isn’t Paul Thomas Anderson’s best film, but it’s not a bad film by any means. Although there was something missing from the narrative, the film is a cinematic achievement. I expect this film is only going to get better with multiple viewings. Like most Paul Thomas Anderson films, The Master is going to be discussed and dissected for months or even years to come.

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Meet LEX By Clair Sprenger Staff Writer fringe@uwmpost.com

While many “grown-ups” allow the world to suck them into the “inevitable” reality of mundane cubicle work, one rap-and-hip-hop-artistslash-daycare-worker-slash-collegestudent is sticking to his dreams. As a junior in UW-Milwaukee’s psychology program and employee at UWM’s Daycare Center, Alexis “LEX” Dean draws inspiration from all parts of his life. His family, who he lives with in Milwaukee, sparked and continues to support and inspire his passion for hip-hop. LEX’s dad, who was killed several years ago, wanted to be a hip-hop artist and remains the focus of most of LEX’s writing. “My dad…was a hip-hop artist too, so it’s like I’m kind of living out his dream through me,” LEX said. His older brother, though in prison, is LEX’s “motivation.” He always gave LEX input on his music, calling it “trash” or approving of it. LEX finally wrote “Your Song” about his brother after much thought. Although LEX can’t share the song he wrote for his brother with him, he still has hope. “He said he can hear music that’s on the radio, so if I can get it on the radio, that would be cool for him to hear it,” LEX said grinning. LEX’s manager-slash-mother, who didn’t want LEX to move out and go to an out-of-state college, supports LEX’s music career by advising him on networking materials, like CDs and business cards, and critiquing his music. “I want my siblings and I want my mom to see how much I work and [to] learn like you can do what you want to

Kid friendly rapper aims to change hip-hop

do and I want her to like experience the good life,” LEX said. While in middle school, LEX’s uncle got him a beat-maker. LEX and his family would make funny raps for each other. LEX started taking rap lyrics more seriously in high school, after writing lots of poetry as a freshman. His dream of becoming a hip-hop artist replaced his original dream of becoming a basketball player. Following your dreams—even if those dreams evolve—is LEX’s central message in his music. As a babysitter and daycare worker, LEX loves hearing kids talk about their dreams for the future and believes it’s important to encourage them to hang onto those aspirations.

“I want to bring back a lyrical sense to the music…” Another message LEX delivers through his songs is that rappers mustn’t swear to express themselves, also noting he would consider writing an entire album of kids rap music. “I want to bring back a lyrical sense to the music, ‘cause now it’s like a lot about partying and sex and stuff,” LEX said. “So if kids could hear different things, I think they would appreciate hearing something they can relate with.” LEX also worries about how many rap artists encourage young listeners to drop out of high school by bragging about how they made it after abandoning their education. “A lot of artists are like, ‘I didn’t finish college and now I’m rich and stuff like that,’” LEX said. “And I want to show them that like, going to college is a positive thing, even if it

doesn’t affect your music.” Someday LEX wants to move to Brooklyn, the birthplace of hiphop. Even though he still considers Milwaukee home, he thinks Brooklyn has more to offer. LEX went on a trip to New York in middle school, which inspired him to try to move there. He also loves all the things other rappers say about Brooklyn in their songs and music videos. “Milwaukee is completely different from a lot of places. Like, I don’t get to travel a lot, but I went to Orlando for a week…” LEX said, “and I think just doing that, like leaving life and then coming back to the hood…made me want to do something like bigger and feel like I deserve something greater.” After living in several violent neighborhoods and hearing shootings around the places he’s lived, LEX continues to pursue his aspirations of becoming a hip-hop artist and helping improve the life of his family and kids who listen to his music. For now, the memory of his father continues to dominate his music. LEX worries fans are sick of him talking about his dad so much, but maintains that the personal experiences he focuses on in his music is crucial to his music’s purpose. “I’m trying to speak for people who don’t have like a microphone in front of them or aren’t brave enough to talk about the struggles they’re going through,” LEX said, noting that he believes many others can relate to the struggles he’s gone through. Visit LEX’s website to find links to his Facebook and channels on YouTube, Twitter and ReverbNation at " http:// www.callmelex.com / " http://www. callmelex.com/

Representing Miltown

Yo-Dot strives to push the

Milwaukee rap scene By Nic Waldron Special to the Post fringe@uwmpost.com “I’m seeing my peers gettin’ larger like / Got me questioning’ damn am I rappin’ right? // My homie told me I need to make a club track / Tweet it out to soundcloud, hopefully they love back” Yo-Dot, “(Have) Faith” “It’s a metaphor for the past two to three years of my life” says Milwaukee rapper Yo-Dot describing the title of his latest project, Red Mist. “It’s an emotional overload that if you get so upset, so distraught and so achy it can cause a blood vessel to burst… [Red Mist] is emotional anger released into music.” That two to three years is referring to how long it has been since Yo-Dot dropped his last album. But if his name doesn’t sound familiar, you probably remember him from Summerfest 2011 when he opened up for Wiz Khalifa in front of 23,000 fans. “That was crazy! It looked like an unlimited crowd from the stage to the lake,” he says describing the experience. “It’s so surreal, you have so many mixed emotions and a little anxiety… but once you’re in that moment, you have that

adrenaline and want to rap every word.” The variety of beats, lyrics and deliveries reflects those of early 90’s east and west coast hip hop the 27-year old grew up on. Yo-Dot’s passion is evident in Red Mist; an introspective look into elusive dreams, self-doubt, and other universal struggles against the backdrop of his native North Milwaukee. “I prefer recording [to battling]… you get so many angles to write with and interpret in your music,” Said YoDot while reflecting on his creative philosophy. “Artists should be able to have the fans identify with them on all aspects, not just a club environment… they should be able to grab your music at any point in the day.” He could certainly be considered a “fan-friendly” emcee. He just performed a short set on a small window ledge in a cramped corner during Takeover Fridays, a free weekly event at The Highbury (2322 S. Kinnickinnick Ave), to a packed house. Red Mist is also free and currently available for download. Just don’t make the mistake of assuming that it’s just some local rapper’s mixtape, or that its price is indicative of its quality. It also contains no “dis-tracks” despite his repu-

tation on the battle scene, which stems from his performance as a pride-inducing representative of Milwaukee at the 2009 Grind Time: Midwest, a prestigious battle series hosted online by WorldStarHipHop.com. Now in 2012, he is once again set to represent Milwaukee on a national stage… this time in a group of rappers from all over the country at the A3C Hip Hop Festival in Atlanta, once again proving his scope and aspirations are much larger than Lake Michigan’s corridor, and even music itself. “I just want to reach the masses… a lot of inner-city kids don’t realize they could further their selves and get grants and loans, but they don’t get advised to it. I want [ghettos] to have more values, more structure and different generations acknowledging each other… I don’t necessarily strive for fame, but I want to tour and evolve into business ventures beyond music and become an all-around entertainer.” Red Mist is available for download at djbooth.net.

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UWM Production Club’s “Gears” will premiere at MFF By Kevin Kaber Fringe Editor fringe@uwmpost.com The Milwaukee Film Festival is upon us once again. Having only been in existence for a handful of years, Milwaukee’s premiere film festival has had its fair share of successes and is increasingly becoming a hotspot for local and international cinephiles and filmmakers. Since its inception, MMF has seemingly added something new each year – from holding screenings at different theaters to hosting free panel discussions. However, even as MMF fruitfully grows, it still shows respect for local talent. MMF’s Cream City Cinema is a program dedicated to just that. CCC includes various pieces from local filmmakers and additionally is a competition with a handsome prize for the Filmaker-in-Residence based on jurydecision. Digging deeper, there’s also The Milwaukee Show, a popular feature that showcases the short films from a slew of Milwaukee-based filmmakers. “Gears” is one such short film in The Milwaukee Show. A mesh of thriller and science-fiction, “Gears” follows the lives of a father and daughter after they experience a near fatal auto accident. As the two recover from the crash, gears mysteriously begin to appear, leaving the father to investigate their purpose. “Gears” isn’t necessarily a Milwaukee-based project. Its roots actually fall a bit closer to home, or campus in this case. Within UWM’s Peck School of the Arts, the Department of Film, Video, Animation, and New Genres is a wellrespected school of filmmakers, having been named one of the top 20 film schools in the world by The Hollywood Reporter.

With budding filmmakers galore, Peck has been privy to the formation of the UWM Production Club. Like the school’s other clubs, the Production Club offers a variety of opportunities for students to experience filmmaking outside of the classroom setting – from guest speakers to actual filmmaking. Each year, the club chooses a script (in this case, Ryan Plato’s “Gears”) and grinds out a short film in the fashion that any other film is made. “Production Club is a lot of work, and can be very tiresome,” says Production Club Officer Kyle Arpke, “but I’m constantly reminded as to why it’s an important function.” Arpke, who’s been a club officer for three years now, also served on the “Gears” crew as a producer. “ 'Gears' is really a community project,” Arpke says. “UWM students do the work, but if it wasn’t for the support of the Milwaukee community, both within the college and outside of it, it couldn’t be possible.” The Production Club has collected many valuable resources to make projects like “Gears” work. Teachers, area filmmakers, and many others have extended a hand to help the club during the film’s production. As if that’s not enough, club members will gain more for next year’s production, as they begin constructing their own sets on their own sound stages. “Gears” will premiere at the Milwaukee Film Festival – an event that has culminated in the hard work that the Production Club has put into the project over the last year. “It’s humbling and I’m really excited to have the opportunity to share this work with the community that made it happen,” Arpke enthuses.

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It all starts with the state

Investment in public education is the key to

making UWM the best place to work and learn Chancellor Michael Lovell gave his fall plenary address this past week, focusing on the issues of continued freshmen enrollment drop, as well as staff retention and competitive compensation. These issues tie into the broader Best Place to Work Initiative introduced by Lovell during last fall’s plenary address. The Best Place to Work Initiative aims to make UW-Milwaukee the best place to learn and work by supporting, enhancing and protecting the faculty, staff and students that, as Lovell said in his spring plenary, are UWM’s greatest competitive asset. “The people of our campus deserve a workplace characterized by open communication, personal respect, freedom from intimidation and fear, clear career paths and expectations, a diverse population and well-informed and supportive leaders,” Lovell said in the spring. In fall 2010, UWM’s total student enrollment reached an all-time high of 30,502 students. However, since then, it has been decreasing. Lovell mentioned that freshmen enrollment in particular for this school year is down 25 percent from 2007, when it reached its peak. If that trend continues, enrollment could drop from the current 28,500 students to only 24,850 by 2017. Lovell cited for-profit institutions as part of the problem, explaining that those colleges enroll roughly 17,000 Wisconsin students, an enrollment number that trails only UW-Madison and UWM. That’s 17,000 students in search of

a quick educational fix that are lured in by over-the-top advertising budgets and lobbying giants. All of this despite the fact that, according to the Department of Education, students at for-profit institutions – like DeVry, Everest and Kaplan – are more than twice as likely to default on federal student loans as their public university counterparts. A two-year investigation by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions also recently found that more than half of for-profit students in 2008-09 left school without a degree within a median of four months. That’s some educational experience. In the plenary address, Lovell suggested bringing in more out-of-state students to counteract the loss of freshmen. And we’re not just talking about a bunch of kids from Illinois or Iowa, but international students, from places like China and South Korea. UWM officials have said they would cap enrollment at 40,000, leaving room for thousands of out-of-state students. That would be a big change for a college that is largely filled with native Wisconsinites, but it would be a good change. As already seen with Madison, UWM could potentially become a prestigious, on-demand institution, not only in the state and the country, but internationally as well. In order to attract more students, UWM has to attract and retain topnotch educators. This has proven to be difficult. Lovell mentioned that he would like to bring staff salaries up to mar-

ket value, but that is difficult when the money simply isn’t available. What the university needs is more flexibility and merit pay, rewarding instructors for the extra work they do, and not rewarding those that just get by half-heartedly on tenure. Not everyone deserves the same raise every year. That just reinforces a system that doesn’t work and doesn’t make the university better. It’s a system UWM desperately needs to break free of. Unfortunately, Lovell’s hands are tied on this. There isn’t any money. The Best Place to Work Initiative is really the best UWM can do considering the hand we were dealt by a state government that doesn’t seem to give two shits about public education. UWM currently enrolls more Wisconsin residents than any other school in the UW system. Just over 90 percent of UWM bachelor’s degree graduates still live and work in Wisconsin. And every year UWM brings in millions of dollars in research expenditures for the state. Lovell made these points to the state government over a year ago, but they have fallen on deaf ears. The state should be supporting students and staff. Instead, it is alienating the people that already do, and will in the future, live in this state, contribute to the local economy and represent Wisconsin as a great place to live and learn. Invest more in public education. That is how UWM can be the best place to work and learn, and it all starts with the state.

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In response to 26 student arrests in MPD’s second East Side crackdown Wow. This article described how I've felt about these last two weekends of police presence in the UWM off-campus housing area. This is my junior year at UWM and my second year on North Cramer Street – a notorious place for drunken shenanigans. Last year, UWM Police patrols were heavy, making semi-reasonable busts. Non-student neighbors were happy and everyone seemed to understand the nuisances of underage drinking. What changed? Nothing really. No, really, nothing. Why are the police acting like it’s the first time alcohol has been consumed in this neighborhood? It's like a war zone now – no-holds barred, no boundaries and no fun. We've got more than just UWM Police on our asses. We've got Milwaukee City Police and all of the great additions to the neighborhood they've brought. This includes Mounted Patrol, complete with horse shit, those bike cops, which are 10-speeds of intimidation, “freshman-sized” groups of MPD cops walking around, patty wagons, neighborhood watch leaders with massive egos and a false sense of power and, probably the most famous of all, the 50-footlong MPD trailer/police checkpoint, complete with obnoxious flashing lights, hot coffee and the latest broadcast of “Bones” playing. I can tell you from living here last year, freshmen students with their newfound freedom from bedtimes and curfews will always act like this; they’re immature. The problem comes to the residents in this neighborhood every weekend from 3400 N Maryland, and it isn't fair. The police are penalizing off-campus student residents for, in many cases, the actions of shit-faced 18 year-olds stumbling around, littering, damaging property, fighting and pissing (girls too). They know that clear liquid in your water bottles is not water guys, especially next to that bottle of “Triple Melon Lemonade” flavored Calypso you got from The Empo. Surprisingly, some non-student residents are an issue. One example was an experience had by my roommate with one of these Neighborhood Watch characters. The mustached man – a man claiming he “worked for the police” and was a “Block Watch Captain” – came to our house one Saturday morning. He notified us that we received a noise complaint and we could be evicted in a timeframe of less than five days. My roommate replied, “Well that's real funny, seeing as how no one was home.” Mr. Mustachio was persistent and convinced that we were loud, and told us that “we assume that this is a college neighborhood and that he should just move out.” A bold and incorrect assumption. The man continues to watch us from his porch, call the cops and make our lives difficult on a daily basis. We're now building a case for a Harassment Restraining Order. Regardless, the police are hitting the bull’s-eye. Problem is, the bull’s-eye is on the wrong target. They're targeting underage drinking and noise. Did they forget that we're in Milwaukee? Did they forget that the more they focus on students having a few brews with close friends, they're missing out on a massive amount of more pertinent crimes? They've got better things to do, so why aren't they doing it? Resume normal patrols with UWM cops, let the Sandburg security force do their jobs and, as far as your massive MPD forces go, dedicate responsibly. Michael Vernon

Zero tolerance equals zero thinking

In response to 26 student arrests in MPD’s second East Side crackdown Ugh. "Zero tolerance" equals zero thinking. Great job MPD, you gave some harmless kids a permanent arrest record and built up community resentment. Maybe if the police put half of their effort into actually patrolling the neighborhood instead of four nights of shock and awe, they could actually make a change. Daniel Laughland Post photo by Zak Wosewick

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A look at why the occupy movement hasn’t actually moved anyone By Nick Smith Columnist editorial@uwmpost.com Last week Monday, Occupy Wall Street had its one year anniversary. It was a movement that sprouted spontaneously, looking to protest big banks, the income gap amongst Americans and general corporate greed and its influence on government. Protestors came out in massive numbers and made enough noise to dominate the evening news for weeks. So now is the time to take note of the changes made as a result of Occupy Wall Street. In short, there aren't many. The biggest, and possibly only, thing the “99 percent” has done is make their grievances known. There are three areas where I believe the occupy movement loses credibility and falls short. First, the way the “occupiers” have tried to voice their displeasures are comparable to a young child throwing a tantrum. Their message has become distorted by the volume at which it’s being voiced. Go on YouTube and you’ll find plenty of interviews with occupiers being asked why they’re personally there and what the group message is. The only moment of clarity comes from the interviewer’s questioning. After that, it’s just some poor kid fumbling for coherency. The gist of the interview is usually that they want to change the current system. But when asked what they want to change it to, it’s as if they’ve started speaking a foreign language. Whether you’re looking from a distance, or you’re right there in Zuccotti Park, it’s all the same: “We deserve more.” Second, it’s hard to take the occupiers seriously. If you’re protesting big, “evil” corporations, seeing you eat at McDonald’s and text on your iPhone waters down your message. If you think Bank of America needs to be reformed, I better not a see a Chase debit card in your wallet. I don’t think I’m being unreasonable, considering the ferocity of some of the protests. There have been many comparisons between the T.E.A. Party and the occupy movement. Until T.E.A. Party members start assaulting police officers, have a member of a rally die on site, or even hold a rally on property in which they don’t have a permit for, there are no comparisons. Lastly, where did their notion of entitlement come from? I’d like to think it’s only the occupiers who have these feelings. It’s really hard to fathom why they think they should not only have jobs handed to them, but also have those jobs pay six figures. Forget about working your way up! I think the occupiers want life to be like today’s youth sports: everyone gets a trophy, score isn’t kept and nobody’s feelings get hurt. Where’s the lesson in that? Why should you get paid for being absolutely terrible at something? I can’t read a defense like Aaron Rodgers, therefore I’m not complaining to Packer’s management for a five year contract. You don’t have any management experience? Good, stop whining for a $150,000 salary. The same 20-something’s who want everything haven’t worked for anything. There are some in the occupy movement who believe the government should provide everything for us. I’m sorry, but have you checked out how the government has handled its finances lately? If members of Occupy Wall Street spent their time gaining experience, furthering their education or brushing up on their interviewing skills (not just for YouTube), they might realize they just haven’t put enough effort into it. Life doesn’t owe anyone anything. That’s how it always has been and will be. Capitalism gives everyone an equal and fair chance. But if the “99 percent” ever get their way, our lives will be as bad as the occupiers think theirs are.

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By Neighborhood Housing/COAST Columnist editorial@uwmpost.com All moved into your rental unit and starting the school year off right? Ready to make it your best year yet? Here are some items you should have moved into your pad to ensure the ultimate college living experience. “Safe” Place for Your Valuables: You may know your roommates so well they’re like family, but do you know all of their friends? Do you and your roommates want to branch out and get to know others? It is likely so, and while you may trust yourself and your friends to make good choices about who they hang with, you may still run into a sticky situation, like when your stuff turns up missing in a common living space. It is best to have a locked safe to store important documents and items you really don’t want to take a chance on not finding later. This can save you not only the headache of searching for these precious items, but also mitigate stress from any resulting roommate tension. Panini Grill: Looking to eat quick, cheap and tasty? Ramen and frozen pizzas are not your only options! Pick up some bread, cheese, butter and lunch meat and/or veggies for a warm, fresh and healthy panini sandwich. A word of advice, don’t try eggs on your new press. Trust me, it will not work the way you think! Earplugs and Sleeping Mask: Even if your roomies are on the same page with your sleep schedule, your apartment complex neighbors and busy street traffic may not be. We all know how great it feels to keep our batteries charged during the busy school year, so take advantage of getting your soundest Z’s with some earplugs and a sleeping mask. You won’t regret it! Cheap Snacks: Keep your energy high and fight illness with snacks. Don’t know what to get besides animal crackers, granola bars and Doritos? Try Fig Newtons, bananas, tuna packs, beef jerky, peanut butter and fluff on graham crackers, raisins, hardboiled eggs, boxed pasta salad and popcorn. Roomies want to share? Take advantage of buying together in bulk to save some cash. Disposable Utensils & Plates: We all have bad habits that might irritate even the most amiable roommate, but don’t make stock-piling dirty dishes one of yours. Utilizing disposable plates and utensils can accommodate your hur-

ried lifestyle and maintain harmony in your new home. Filtered Water Pitcher: Help the environment and save yourself some long-term cash by investing in one of those water pitchers with the filter built in (Brita, Pur, etc.). You only need to change the filter every three to four months and you will have clean, cold water on hand in your fridge at all times. Try Crystal Light flavor packs to stay hydrated, but with exciting taste. All-Weather Gear: So now you’re living off-campus, but it’s difficult and expensive to park close to school. Are you walking, riding the bus, or taking a shuttle? Chances are you’re relying on one of these methods and will experience a few “close encounters” with the wet, the cold and the slippery. Why not adapt with the weather by investing in rain boots and a jacket, as well as winter apparel. Check online and shop around for the best variety and prices. Quarters: Did I mention parking above? And that it’s not usually free? While you may be able to use your credit or debit card to pay for street parking at many locations, why not have quarters handy in your car just in case? Way cheaper than the $22 parking ticket for not paying the meter! Even if you aren’t using those quarters on parking, chances are you will want to wash your clothes. Seriously, you can’t Febreeze them the entire semester. Laundry Supplies: You can get detergent and fabric softener sheets at most area laundromats, but you will want to limit the amount you’re spending and stock up in advance. Most detergent manufacturers make “detergent balls” in 72-packs, so you can buy a pack for the entire semester and just grab the individual detergent balls as you go. This saves you not only money and space, but also the hassle of hauling around that bulky detergent bottle. Board Games: You have your laptop and iPad to play online, but as the semester wears on, it may begin to feel like those items are with you all the time. A technology break might be in order, especially during one of those stormy Wisconsin evenings when you are ready to cozy up rather than venture out. Instead of video games, try playing an old fashioned board game with friends. You might be surprised at how entertaining a game of Monopoly, Cranium, Apples-to-Apples or Trivial Pursuit can be when you want to be at home.

Same ol’ Mitt America can’t afford the return to failed Republican policies By Brian Holmes Columnist editorial@uwmpost.com "Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety," Ben Franklin stated long ago. This is an apt quote in light of Mitt Romney’s plan to bolster the defense budget to unprecedented levels if he is elected. Most of the “terrorist” attacks that have dominated the news lately were committed by Americans, and, unless we want to live in a police state, little could have been done to stop them. Don’t get me wrong, they were tragic and terrible events, but an increase in defense spending would have had no effect on these terrible tragedies. Foreign terrorist attacks against the United States –which have been used by a generation of Republicans to stir up fear among citizens in order to gain votes – have been incredibly unsuccessful since 9/11. It appears our current defense spending is getting the job done, so why would Romney want to increase it? What lengths will he go to in order to get his way in this matter? After the bank-breaking, multi-trillion dollar “conquests” in the MiddleEast, the Taliban, al-Qaeda and similar organizations have supposedly been dramatically weakened, yet Romney feels a pressing need to pump unprecedented amounts of money into our defense budget. He would do this while cutting social programs that help Americans faced with hard times, and, still in the same breath, give tax cuts to wealthy people like himself. President Obama has stated he would keep military spending flat for the next ten years, which is reasonable. However, after two extremely expensive military campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan, a mess which the president inherited, Romney has stated that he would like to see core defense spending comprise at least four percent of the nation’s gross domestic product. This is a significant increase from the current level of 3.2 percent, and an unnecessary burden this country doesn’t need. This is a telling sign of what we can expect from a Romney presidency, and is traditional of his party – fear mongering in order to significantly increase defense and military spending at the expense

of public education and programs that actually help Americans. The last thing our country needs is another expensive military campaign, costing lives, limbs, healthy minds and trillions of dollars. While Republicans don’t want the government to intrude on corporate pollution or put limits on how much they can lower the wages on their employees, they don’t have a problem spending billions on making a show of protecting us. The reason it’s a show is this: if a man has a bomb strapped to him and is standing in line at the grocery store, what would stop him from blowing people up? Are we going to pay for security to pat down every individual who steps foot in a local food market? What’s to stop someone from walking into the local mall and blowing it to smithereens or opening gunfire on a city transit bus? The only way to stop these things would be a police state in which all citizens, foreign and domestic, are held under suspicion. No thanks. Overemphasis on protection should make any reasonable American suspicious. According to the CNN Money website, Romney would spike defense spending by $2.1 trillion. This is absolutely preposterous in a country that’s cutting education and aid to its citizens – many of whom have paid taxes for years and have only recently fallen on hard times – because it’s “going broke.” It took two terms under George W. Bush to put the U.S. in the condition it is slowly moving out of, so it’s only fair that President Obama gets two terms to try and fix it. While his campaign promises in 2008 were overambitious, in his defense, he has had absolutely no help from congressional Republicans who have been more concerned with making the president look bad than working together to get our nation out of this mess. We certainly don’t need to go back to the same rhetoric that helped bring on the largest recession since the Great Depression. Hopefully American voters don’t make the mistake of returning to failed Republican policies. Romney’s absurd proposal to drastically increase military spending is a prime example of Conservative arrogance and uncompromising idiocy.

The mathematics of love

What is the probability of finding your perfect match? By Angela Schmitt Columnist editorial@uwmpost.com

As a society, we are obsessed with the idea of love. Entire genres of film and literature are based around our need to be fed stories about two people falling for each other in unlikely situations. While we love to watch the fairytale unfold, in our own lives things are much more complicated. We all want that Hollywood romance, but nowadays we are equally obsessed with keeping our options open. Every time I start dating someone new, I keep the same contingency plan in mind. I say, “I’m not going to worry about this. If it doesn’t work out, I’ll find someone else.” I figure that even if I re-

ally like someone, but it doesn’t work out, I’ll bounce back and meet someone new in no time. It sounds so easy and effortless, but I was recently listening to a podcast of “This American Life” where they broke down the mathematical probability of finding the right match, and, let’s just say, my theory sucks.

“This American Life” used the population of Boston as an example. I used their same formula, but with the numbers from the 2010 census for the city of Milwaukee, which indicates that there are roughly 600,000 people in the Milwaukee metropolitan area. Half of them are members of the opposite sex, so in terms of people who could potentially be your match, you’re down to

roughly 300,000. Then you consider age groups. Let’s just estimate that one third of the population is in the 20-35 year age group, so the sample is narrowed down to 100,000 people. Another important factor in finding true love is meeting a person that matches the various characteristics you find attractive. Do they have the same beliefs as you? Are they intelligent? Are they funny? By the time you have created the perfect mixture of traits, you will most likely be down to only two or three people in the entire city. It is daunting to break down the numbers and realize that there may only be a handful of people in the entire world that are a perfect match for you. Despite the incredible mathematical improbability of

finding the right person, the crazy truth is that it does happen; people actually do find their matches. If you think about it, it really is something of a phenomenon. While it is important to keep your options open, because clearly you’re going to be sifting through a lot of people before you find the right one, be careful not to keep them so open that the right person slips through the cracks. Love at first sight doesn’t exist. Besides, it’s never perfect in the love stories we idolize, so why would it be perfect in real life? Finding the right match is a one in a million chance, and like they say, it usually happens when you least expect it. There is no way of knowing when it will happen, but look on the bright side, I’m telling you there is a chance.

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