September 14, 2016 Volume 62, Issue 1
Viterbo University’s Student Publication Inside this issue:
Student-Produced Play Attempts to Answer Questions on the Subject of Love
Cast members of Paper Hearts prepare for upcoming performance. Photos by Abbey Iberg.
ABBEY IBERG harmander is orange...Squirtle is blue...if you were a Pokemon, I’d choose you!” Sophomore, Jared Miller recites as he rehearses for Paper Hearts, a student production written
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by Connor Sullivan. Sullivan is a senior in Viterbo’s Music Theatre program. He is also directing the play, assisted by fellow Viterbo student, Jason Rose. “Connor came to me at the end of last year asking if I wanted
to help with it,” explains Rose. “Over the course of the summer he would send me scripts, and I edited them a little. Now I am assistant director and playing Max.” The play follows five different love stories: a fourth grader in love
with the school bully, a quirky young woman who can’t seem to get through a single date successfully, a “Bro” in love with his best friend, and two elderly women who have been friends for ages, and a married couple struggling to find
trust. Each love story gives a new definition to love, along with new complications. The characters attempt to understand the reasoning behind giving away so much of themselves, only to receive nothing in return. Continued on page 4.
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Jerad McHenry Editor
Connor Sullivan Assistant Editor
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Abbey Iberg Arts & Entertainment Writer
Nicki Broz Sports Writer
After serving last year as the Lumen Assistant Editor, I’m returning this year as editor. I’m a La Crosse area native. I earned my Bachelor’s in political science and journalism from UW-Madison in 2012, and I am currently working on my PostBac in social studies education. Outside of writing for the Lumen, I work in personal care for disabled adults. Outside of school and work, I enjoy running (slowly), practicing yoga (without all the prerequisite coordination) and hiking and walking the trails.
Hey everybody! I am returning for my second year as Graphic Designer of the Lumen newspaper. I am the typical Nursing major with the notso-typical Chemistry minor. When I’m not studying or designing the next issue of the Viterbo Lumen, I enjoy being outside, cooking, and spending time with my six-monthold lab puppy, Gunner.
Hello! I’m Connor Sullivan, a senior music theatre student here at Viterbo University. I am pleased as punch to be returning to the Lumen for a third year, this time as assistant editor! I will be writing your hardhitting, highly journalistic Lemon satire page throughout the year. When I’m not frantically typing article after article for the newspaper, I enjoy playing music, chillin’ with the homies and above all, practicing my Viterbo Core Values: Hurrying to Class, Drinking Coffee, Writing Papers, Buying Coffee, and Coffee.
Hi, I’m Abbey, and I’m a sophomore studying Music Theatre. This is my second year writing for the Lumen! Wow! I enjoy coffee, anything Harry Potter themed, and long walks up the Murphy stairs (not).
Hello, everyone! My name is Brandi Shramek, and I am excited for my second year as the Lumen’s online editor! I am from the 500-population town of Alma Center, WI, and I am a junior English (writing emphasis) major also working on a biology minor. Outside of coursework and the Lumen, I am involved with SAB (Student Activities Board) and Touchstone. When I’m not writing, I also enjoy hunting, fishing, camping, photography and raising alpacas. My goals for this year are to develop and improve the Lumen’s social media platforms and website (www.issuu.com/ viterbolumen).
Hey! My name is Nicki Broz and I am a sophomore biology student here at Viterbo University. I am hoping to get into Marquette University’s School of Dentistry after I graduate in 2018. This is my second year as the sports editor, and I am so happy to be back on campus, going to games and writing up articles again! When I’m not writing for the Lumen, I also work as a Viterbo Voyager and at the Box Office. Outside of work, I love watching baseball (go Cubs!), petting dogs, taking naps and eating Qdoba.
We are still seeking a Campus Life writer and a Business Manager to join us for the 2016-2017 school year. For more information please email lumen@viterbo.edu.
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Saving Money in La Crosse: Student ID’s Come in Handy BRANDI SHRAMEK tudent loans, tuition, housing and meal plans -- for a busy college student, is there any money left for other expenses? The answer in La Crosse, Wis., is yes. All it takes is your student ID, and you will be well on your way to saving a few extra dollars on every purchase, from movies to clothing to food. A great first step is to visit Downtown Mainstreet, Inc. at 500 Main Street. With a valid student ID, you can receive a downtown student discount card. The Downtown Mainstreet organization has a brochure about all of the downtown businesses that participate in the program and the discounts available. For students who may have already received their discount card but do not know where to use it, the Downtown Mainstreet website can lead students in the right direction: www.lacrossedowntown.com. The list of businesses in La Crosse offering discounts to Viterbo students is long and diverse. Here are just a few of the places in the La Crosse area where a Student ID or student discount card will save you money!
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Marcus Theatres: $5 Tuesdays for everyone; $5 Thursdays and free 44 oz. popcorn for students and school faculty with valid ID. Municipal Transit (The La Crosse Bus System): Free for Viterbo, UW-L, and Western students with ID.
Pla-Mor Lanes (Bowling): Mondays and Tuesdays (5 PM-close)-$1 shoes and $1 nachos; Wednesdays and Thursdays (5 PMclose)-2 games and shoes for $5 Shenanigans (Laser Tag, Paintball, and Arcade): 10% off all purchases with valid Student ID.
Mt. La Crosse (Ski Resort): Mondays-$12 lift tickets and $5 off rentals 4-9 PM with student ID; Thursdays-$15 lift tickets 4-9 PM. The Rivoli (Theatre and Pizzeria): $4 movie with Student ID; $3 matinees for everyone (before 4 PM).
When in doubt, do not be afraid to ask a business if they offer student deals and discounts!
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT ‘Student-Produced Play’
Continued from page 1. The play is presented in “vignettes,” flashing back and forth between each story, highlighting each character’s unique struggle. Putting together an original student production brings about many unique challenges, but having a reliable and efficient stage management team can make it go much smoother. Sullivan’s sister, Annamarie, is
the stage manager for Paper Hearts. She explains, “While the production process looks very similar to that of any other play, the complexity of what you are trying to achieve is much harder. The show is so personal you feel like it has to be brilliant. Connor, myself and the rest of the production team are trying to push our cast to create a story that has
never been shared with an audience before. This is both terrifying and exhilarating. Everyone involved with the production is doing an amazing job; together we are creating a world that isn’t just all about us; it is us.” Students involved in this production have especially enjoyed being able to draw on their own personal experiences to bring
their characters to life. Jared Miller, who plays Brodie, the hopelessly in love fourth grader, says, “I love it because it lets me think back to my childhood and my first crush. Brodie is this sweet little kid who just wants to feel loved by the person he is in love with. Of course, one would say that a middle schooler doesn’t know what love is at such a young age, but like any
stubborn kid, he thinks he has a total grasp on the feeling of love.” Admission for Paper Hearts will be free. The play will have one performance on Saturday, September 24 at 4:00 PM, in the La Croix Blackbox Theatre on the Viterbo campus.
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Upcoming Events on Campus: Dog Therapy Days
When: September 14, 11 am-1 pm Where: Hawk’s Nest
Peer to Peer
When: September 15, 6-7 pm Where: Brophy 123
Glow in the Dark Capture the Flag When: September 17, 9 pm Where: Assisi Courtyard
Wellness Workshop
When: September 20, 12:30-1:30 pm Where: Brophy 124
Comedian Chloe Hillard
When: September 24, 9 pm Where: School of Nursing Auditorium
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SPORTS
Upcoming Events Women’s Soccer
9/14 3 pm- Viterbo 9/21 7 pm- Saint Ambrose 9/25 1 pm- University of Northern Iowa
Balancing School and Sports like sports and clubs and will usually give students some lee-way to ensure that they can maintain good grades.
Volleyball
9/14 7 pm- UWL 9/16 1 pm- Columbia College 9/16 7 pm- Saint Xavier University 9/17 9 am- Cardinal Stritch 9/17 11 am- Grand View University 9/23 6 pm- Dickinson 9/24 3 pm- Jamestown
Women’s Golf
9/16-9/17 Milikin Big Blue Fall Classic 9/24-9/25 Clarke College Invitational 9/26-9/27 NSAA Championship
Cross Country 9/17- St. Olaf Invitational
Men’s Soccer
9/22 7 pm- Augsburg College
Bowling
9/24-9/25- GLBC Tournament
Men’s Golf
9/25-9/26- Clarke Fall Classic 9/26-9/27- NSAA Tournament
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eing a college student is undoubtedly a challenge when it comes to time management. Keeping up with homework, studying for tests, staying involved with on-campus activities and clubs, the list goes on. Especially for student athletes, who have practices, games and team meetings to build into this schedule, it can feel nearly impossible to organize time successfully. How can these students manage time better so that days are stress free and practices reach their full potential.
down is the best way to stay organized as a college student trying to balance activities, clubs, and especially sports. Gomez continued by giving incoming freshman athletes a tip. “Get whatever is due the soonest over with first, and prioritize when to study for tests.”
As a biochemistry major, Gomez has a very rigorous schedule, but she has been keeping up with assignments by “communicating with the professor.” This communication is a necessity as a student athlete because you miss classes and labs, due to travel and games. As S o p h o m o r e scary as it may seem, volleyball player Gabi talking to professors is Gomez emphasized one of the best things that, “My planner is that student athletes can everything. If it wasn’t do. Professors at Viterbo for my planner, I don’t are very accommodating know what would for students who are happen.” Writing things active with VU activities
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and socially. Although it is hard to sit down and do homework on a Friday or Saturday, it is sometimes the best option to get things done. Junior soccer player Gomez and Swigart both Austin Swigart thinks emphasized that it is that keeping a schedule is necessary to work ahead key to being a successful in classes whenever student athlete. Swigart you’re able to because uses a calendar to plan you never know how his week and suggests busy you will become in for other student the week ahead. athletes to do the same in order to stay on top Viterbo is home to of everything between many great resources school and practice. He and locations for also stated that, although students to get their using a calendar and homework done. All planning his week is students, including time consuming, “It athletes, should take definitely helps to stay full advantage of the organized.” It is much tutoring available in better to plan your week the Academic Resource in advance so you can Center and sign up for look at any free time and private study rooms in schedule time to study. the library to prevent any distractions. If you Another important don’t like studying thing that student alone, bring your friends athletes should do is or teammates with you! to be conscientious The café in the library when picking a class is open 24/7 if you are schedule. “It really helps having a long night and to schedule your classes want to power through in the morning, so you some homework. don’t interfere with practice” according to Being a student Swigart. Planning back athlete at Viterbo ensures to back morning classes a full schedule, and as at Viterbo is possible, and Swigart puts it, “There strongly encouraged for will be some very long student athletes. Ending nights so you just have classes by noon or 1:00 to stay motivated.” As a PM is really helpful to V-Hawk, education is the give athletes a break time most important part of before practices. This being on campus. As an break time can be used athlete, sports are a close to get some homework second. Just remember done or just relax. to stay organized and stick to a set schedule or Although student things will sneak up on athletes’ weekdays at you. Even with the busy school can be crowded schedule of a student with practices, a full athlete, you will still class schedule, and even find time to socialize, a game in the evening, hang out with friends, weekends are often much and take plenty of naps more open. Weekends as long as you stick stay are very important for motivated! student athletes to stay balanced, academically
All images retrieved from Viterbo’s flickr account.
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Year of the Monkey
Vitierbow Universecity’s Stewdent Publickation
Senior is Sure She Wasn’t That Young and Immature as a Freshman CONNOR SULLIVAN iterbo University senior nursing student Kayla Walsh is absolutely positive that, no, she did not look nearly as young and naïve when she was a freshman as almost every single freshman in this year’s class. As Viterbo starts a new school year, it welcomes a large new batch of eager young freshman students onto its campus, students who,
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according to Kayla Walsh, look and act far younger and greener than she or any of her freshman year friends ever did. “They look like middle schoolers,” said Walsh as she was interviewed in the cafeteria, watching a group of freshman athletes out of the corner of her eye. “Honestly, they’re so tiny, and they seem so lost – I don’t think I ever looked like that. I mean
sure, it took me some time to adjust, but I was much more confident, and certainly wasn’t so little.” Glancing suspiciously at a clump of theatre freshman waiting in line for food, she added, “I bet some of them aren’t even 18 yet.” Walsh’s sentiments were echoed by Viterbo super-senior Mike Rinze, who commented, “This freshman class is just so immature. The way they
talk, the way they act, even how they dress – it’s like they’re starting freshman year of high school, not college.” When questioned further, he reluctantly added, “I mean, sure, I partied as a freshman. I thought I was a big shot, maybe I was a little immature now that I think of it. But definitely not like these freshman – they’re so green. I was never that bad.”
In other news, a poll this week showed that 9 out of 10 incoming freshman agreed that being over the age of twenty-two meant you were “old,” and said they couldn’t imagine owning a car, living off campus, or anything as “adult” as starting to pay off college loans.
Back-to-School Glow Lasts Over 2 Whole Weeks for Foolish, Over-Enthusiastic Student
Pictured above is the sun, breaking briskly over the La Crosse bluffs, which Robert Fisher greets every morning with a smile and a prayer of thanks for being lucky enough to be in college. What an idiot. CONNOR SULLIVAN n an interview this week with the most foolish, deluded student Viterbo University has ever seen, it was confirmed that sophomore Robert Fisher has maintained his backto-school, isn’t-this-funbecause-I-get-to-see-myschool-friends-againand-relive-all-the-greatmemories-from-last-year glow for not just one, not just two, but now almost three entire weeks of the fall semester. Over the course of the week, several students reported seeing this happy, but completely idiotic child wandering the campus, smiling, saying polite hellos and basking in the atmosphere of a place that will of course inevitably crush his soul in just a matter of weeks with papers, assignments and incalculable stress levels. When he was tracked
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down for an interview, this optimistic (but terribly, terribly naïve) student was sitting under a tree in Assisi Courtyard, humming to himself while doing homework on a bench. He seemed somehow unaware of the unavoidable fact that in a matter of days his shortening sleep cycle would surely catch up with him, his homework would probably pile up insurmountably and his student debt would morph from a worrisome annoyance into an uncontrollable monster. “It’s just so amazing,” said Fisher, smiling contentedly as he looked around Assisi Courtyard. “I know the year will get busy, and things might get stressful, but I see this as such a great time of life. I’m free to enjoy being young, I’m learning so much about so many different people
and I am surrounded by such a vibrant, invested community of students.” He looked up and waved to a haggard, stressed-out looking friend who was hurrying by, apparently late for something very, very important. “I just don’t know why everyone gets so bummed out so quickly. It’s only week three – I mean, sure, things are starting to heat up, but remember, so few people in the world are lucky enough to get a college education. I’m just grateful that I’m here, you know?” This overly-optimistic and clearly delusional man-child has not gone unnoticed by the student body as a whole, and they are, to say the least, upset. One Viterbo senior, Vanessa Richardson, said, “Robert is so annoying. I’ll be hurrying to class, having a terrible day
because I hate getting up at 8 AM, and I didn’t do the assignment over the weekend because I was partying too hard, and low and behold, there’s this stupid sophomore who has the nerve to not only make eye contact, but say a pleasant good morning as he’s walking past me. He doesn’t look stressed or bothered at all! It’s like he’s not bitter and jaded yet. Honestly, the nerve.” Another student, freshman Richie Vance, commented, “I’ve only been here two weeks, and as a freshman I’m not into any super difficult classes yet. Still, I try to take my cue from the upperclassmen –you know, to blend in. Everybody is so stressed out and crabby, and all they talk about is how little sleep they’re getting already and how the semester is so crazy,
and it’s only week three. So, I try to do the same thing – I complain about my teachers, even if I like them, and I complain about my homework, no matter how much or how little I have. But then there’s this one idiot walking around acting like he’s happy to be here every day, trying to be pleasant and positive with everyone. Doesn’t he know college sucks? I figured that one out just by watching everybody else for a few weeks.” At press time, the deluded, idiot sophomore Robert Fisher could be found sitting in the cafeteria with a group of friends, pleasantly asking them about their days having encouraging, uplifting conversation with everyone. It is unclear how long this annoying sense of optimism and positivity will last.