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A close friend of Munz, Students, Megan Mahoney, spoke from community say the heart about losing him to violence. 'Enough is enough' "What happened to him was so unfair," Mahoney -said. "He By Kevin Lessmiller happened to be in the wrong Staff Writer place at the wrong time." Mahoney spoke of her re The University of Wiscon lationship with Munz and sin-Milwaukee Minority Media thanked everyone in the audi Association (MMA) sponsored ence for supporting the fight an anti-gun violence rally and against gun violence. open mike memorial trib ute with the theme "Enough Is Enough" in memory of Joe "Joe would be so Muiiz on Tuesday, Dec. 5. proud to see his Munz, a UWM junior, was shot and killed Oct. 10 while friends here tonight delivering sandwiches for standing up for what Jimmy John's. The event featured perfor is right." mances by local musicians, - Megan Mahoney emotional words by two of Munz's close friends, a speech by Bickham Project founder "Joe would be so proud to Kirk Bickham and the chance see his friends here tonight for anyone in attendance to standing up for what is right," say something about Munz or she said. gun-related violence. Bickham also gave an in MMA President Maria Childs spiring speech about his emphasized the importance of personal mission to make a educating people about vio difference in Milwaukee's vio lence in the community. lent crime rate. "We want to reach a larger The Bickham Project is a audience," Childs said. "We youth program operating in want to make people more Milwaukee Public Schools. aware of gun-related vio lence." See RALLY page 4 Regents endorse school of public health Senate approves student org money at Members now plan to form council Teen Birth Rate, Age 15-19 Births per 1000 teens emergency meeting to start bringing programs together 20 -j 00 Other agenda items to be By Kailey Reas The next step is to 80- Special to the Post start organizing a plan HJ"BP~~M~W"T taken up after winter break ning council that will be 60- w~ m 1 i' 1 ~w~ At the University of gin immediately putting By Ryan Cardarella Wisconsin Board of Re together the necessary Campus Government Editor gents meeting on Friday, programs to tackle the the regents endorsed the city's growing health is 0 The emergency University of Wisconsin- University of Wisconsin- sues. '995 2 DOS Milwaukee Student Association meeting was Milwaukee report on In a speech to the UW Board of Regents on Friday, Milwaukee brief Sunday night as Student Appropriation public health in Milwau The Milwaukee corn- Mayor Tom Barrett addressed concerns about high teen birth Committee large grant allocations were ap kee. rates in 1993 and the current high crime rates in Milwaukee. proved for next semester. See HEALTH page 5 Student organization requests were heard during the SAC large-grant allocations and ap propriations meeting on the weekend of Nov. University strives to retain faculty 17. Any amount in excess of $750 must receive SA Senate approval. Alternative options.tempt with wages and benefits Regents proposed a 5.23 percent Quorum was not met for the Dec. 3 Sen faculty wage increase for faculty ate meeting; therefore, an emergency meeting and unclassified staff at its Dec. 7 was called for by several senators so that the By Stephanie Brien and more benefits elsewhere, sys and 8 meeting. student organization funding could be allo City Editor tem administrators are looking for If approved by the state, the in cated for next semester. ways to retain employees. crease would be for each year of The funding was approved and the meeting With increasing numbers of In the final stages of the Univer the 2007-'09 budget biennium. was swiftly adjourned. faculty leaving the University of sity of Wisconsin System's budget Wisconsin System for higher wages request process, the UW Board of See RAISES page 5 See SA MEETING page 9
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The UWM Post Staff news briefs News & Editorial UWM will offer doctor courses due to shortages in Drugs and alcohol from the Fine Arts Theatre at 5:23 p.m. on ate in communications faculty. A communication Wednesday, Dec. 6. The man told campus police that he left his wallet in the Fine Arts Editor-in-Chief doctorate program will inr A male student received citations on alle dressing room and returned to find it miss Dan Polley For the past five years, crease faculty, thereby add gations of possession of drug parapher ing. The wallet has a reported value of $20 City Editor the University of Wiscon ing more classes and more nalia and underage possession of alcohol and contained another $30 in cash. Stephanie Brien sin-Milwaukee has been seats available to students. at 7:11 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 2. The weighing the option to of "We've gotten a lot of man was reportedly found by campus po Campus Life Editor fer a doctorate program complaints from students lice in his dorm room in the North Tower Other Tyler Casey for the communication de registering for spring, say of Sandburg Hall with Pabst Blue Ribbon and a pipe used for smoking marijuana. Campus Government Editor ...... partment. On Dec. 7, the ing that all the classes they A male student received a citation on allega Ryan Cardarella UW Board of Regents met applied for are full," said tions of possession of a weapon at 4:38 in Madison to vote on the Allen. "Once our PhD pro a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 2. Campus police Features Editor Theft program's implementation. gram is in place, this will no found a small knife in his dorm room in Katie Schmitt Sandburg Hall's West Tower. Students with doctoral longer be a major issue." A male student reported his bike stolen Arts & Entertainment Editor degrees are in high de Students will be eligible from the bike racks outside of Lubar Tyler Gaskiil mand. Over the past year, to apply for the Depart Hall at 12:34 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 1. Two male students were arrested on al legations of trying to break into apartments Asst. Arts & Entertainment Editor. . . 550 jobs were open to doc ment of Communication's The bike was reportedly left in the racks in Kenilworth Square at 11:06 p.m. on Sean Quast torate graduates, with only doctorate program in fall without a lock and has a reported value 400 doctorates granted. of 2008. of $1,000. - Monday, Dec. 4. The men, who were guests Sports Editor This high demand of a Kenilworth resident and used his key to get in the building, were allegedly trying Jimmy Lemke for doctorate graduates A female staff worker reported a laptop to get into units on the sixth floor. The male prompted UWM to get their 2 win seats on Post computer stolen from Cunningham Hall Asst. Sports Editor student who invited them in later received ci Board of Directors over the weekend of Dec. 1 to 3. The Mary Franzen communication doctorate tations on allegations of unauthorized use of computer, valued at $2,000 was report program up and running, key, possession of marijuana and possession Editorial Editor The UWM Post staff elect edly taken from a cart inside a room in said Mike Allen, professor ed one new representative of a pellet gun. Devon Marie Wiesend and chair of UWM's Depart Cunningham Hall. University police have and re-elected another in its no suspects at this time. Production Editor ment of Communication. recent election for Board of A man who is not a student was given cita Isral DeBruin "There's a huge national tions for vagrancy and possession of drug Directors. A male student recieved a citation for shortage of PhD graduates," paraphernalia at Kenilworth Square at 1:35 Photo Editor The elections, held last retail theft at 8:32 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. Allen said. "Not only will p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 6. Campus police Matthew Dick Monday, were to fill two 5. The man allegedly tried to steal sev found out that the man had an outstanding our program alleviate this seats opened up by the eral pens and a candy bar from the UWM Illustrator warrant with the Milwaukee County Sherriff's shortage, it will decrease completion of terms by Ka Bookstore, but was apprehended caught Sean Quast Department and he was turned over to the ratio of students to pro tie Schmitt, features editor, by bookstore employees. them. Puzzle Editor fessors here at UWM." and Tyler Gaskiil, A&E edi Jonas Wittke Those looking for teach tor. A male student reported his wallet stolen ing jobs are not the only Gaskiil won re-election, from the Fine Arts Theatre at 12:37 A man was issued a citation on allegations Copy Editors of looking at pornography and fondling him ones who benefit from the while Isral DeBruin, pro p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 6. The man Gemma Guenther self in the Fine Arts computer lab at 6:30 doctorate program — un duction editor, was voted allegedly left his wallet in a locker the Melanie Hupfer p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 7. Campus police dergraduates will benefit as onto the board for his first Fine Arts locker room and returned to Dan Polley well, Allen said. Currently, find it missing. The wallet has a reported found out that the man had an outstanding term. warrant with the Milwaukee County Sherriff's the College of Letters & Sci Both terms are for one value of $45 and contained another $45 ence has been forced to turn in cash. Department and he was turned over to Business & year. them. down students eligible for A male student reported his wallet stolen Advertising Business Manager Kevin Schmoldt Advertising Manager Cost and benefits of proposed commuter rail Jonathan Anderson timed so that riders can get federal or state tax dollars. additions would be in Oak Account Executive Increased bus off one train and step onto Milwaukee resident Darrin Creek and Cudahy-St. Fran Ian Young service another another. McCambridge is opposed to cis. Advertising Designer Estimated fare for the com the idea of a commuter rail The Regional Transit Au Manuel Montesinos option mute is relatively cheap. A for this very reason. thority also compared the bus Board of Directors one-way ticket from Milwau "I think it's a waste, period. alternative to the proposed Jonathan Anderson By Rebecca Kontowicz kee to Chicago would cost I wouldn't want to spend any commuter rail. Although it is Tyler Gaskiil Special to the Post about $8, according to Ken money on the rail system. not as costly, trip time would Yunker, deputy director of be almost doubled. For ex Dan Polley the Southeastern Wisconsin ample, a trip from Milwaukee Katie Schmitt In mid January, public in "(The rail) provides a formation meetings will be Regional Planning Commis to Kenosha would take only Devon Marie Wiesend held to discuss the costs and sion. necessary alternative 52 minutes by commuter rail, benefits of a proposed Keno "There are a number of rea to the automobile. but could take almost two SHIPPING ADDRESS sha-Racine-Milwaukee com sons (for the commuter rail)," hours by bus, according to 2200 Kenwood Blvd. muter rail that would connect Yunker said. "It provides a The freeway will be the Web site sewisrta.org. Suite EG80 Milwaukee and Racine to the necessary alternative to the under construction Discussion of the bus al Milwaukee, Wl 53211 existing Chicago-Kenosha automobile. The freeway will ternative, along with pre MAILING ADDRESS Metra. be under construction for the for the next 15 to 20 sentations, exhibits and a Union Box 88 Those in support of the next 15 to 20 years. It will years. It will create comparison of costs and UWM P.O. Box 413 commuter rail argue that create redevelopment and benefits of the proposed KRM Milwaukee, Wl 53201 its benefits of increased job provide increased accessibil redevelopment and commuter rail will be provid accessibility and economic ity. Fifteen percent of house ed at the upcoming public in Phone:(414)229-4578 growth outweigh the $237 holds in the area do not have provide increased formation meeting. A location Fax:(414)229-4579 million cost reported by the cars." accessibility. Fifteen for the meetings has not yet been decided on. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The resulting economic percent of households The UWM Post has a circulation of Working along with the growth is an obvious ben The public will be able to 8,000 and is distributed on campus Milwaukee 7 — a consortium efit. However, funding for in the area do not have express its support or opposi and throughout the surrounding com of business and government the project seems to be an cars." tion to the project by submit munities. entities that works in plan issue. Yunker said the oper ting written comments at the ning project in southeast Wis ating cost for the rail is $14.7 - Ken Yunker, director of the public information meetings. The first copy is free, additional copies consin — the project is being million and fare would only These comments will then be $.75 each. The UWM Post, Inc. is a managed by the Southeastern cover $3.8 million. Regional Planning Commission reviewed by the Interregional registered student organization at the Wisconsin Regional Planning Transit Authority. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee There have been several and an independent nonstock corpo Commission. The proposed ideas for where the funding Nobody rides them and those In either February or March, ration. All submissions become the KRM commuter rail will con would come from. that do should pay for them," a public hearing will be held property of The UWM Post, Inc. sist of stations located in "We will try and identify McCambridge said. on the issue. There, the Re Somers, Racine, Caledonia, federal and state funds that This concern has been gional Transit Authority and The UWM Post is published Mon Oak Creek, South Milwaukee, hopefully would fund 90 per acknowledged and alterna local governments should days in the fall and spring semesters, Cudahy-St. Francis and on cent of the capital cost and tives to the KRM commuter come to a final decision on except during spring break and exam Milwaukee's south side. 10 percent of operating cost," rail have been proposed. One whether or not to go ahead periods. The UWM Post also pub Yunker said. possibility is a bus service. with the KRM commuter rail. lishes once in late summer. The proposed commuter rail will make the northern Il Another possibility is a According to a Power Point The public information The UWM Post is written and pub linois and Chicago area more discretionary grant program, presentation available on meetings and public hearing lished by the students of UWM. They accessible than it currently which will cover half of the their Web site, the Southeast are just initial steps. are solely responsible for its editorial is to KRM-area residents. Al project's cost. Required fed ern Wisconsin Regional Tran "The KRM is years away policy and content. though separate from the eral approval has not yet sit Authority explains that from completion. If every UWM is not liable for debts incurred existing Metra rails linked to been given. new transit stations could be thing goes well the earliest by the publisher. The UWM Post is Chicago, a transfer at Keno Either way, the project added to existing stations in it will be operating is 2011, not an official publication of UWM. sha would be conveniently will ultimately be funded by Kenosha and Racine. These 2012," Yunker said. Member of:
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make a positive change in their RALLY communities. Continued from page 1 "You're the bright minds of this city. Take charge," said Bickham to a predominantly Bickham started the initiative college-aged crowd. "We're not after he lost his 22-year-old promised tomorrow, so do it son, Kirk Bickham Jr., to vio today." lence. After Bickham's speech, the Since the death of his son, event provided audience mem Bickham has dedicated his life bers with the opportunity to to making a positive impact on speak their minds before the the gun-related violence prob focus went back to music, which lem plaguing Milwaukee and included punk rock and acous other major metropolitan areas tic acts. across the country. "This cause is important to "Unfortunately, I can relate me because it's something that to your pain," Bickham said. college-aged people should care "This is a very serious topic I about," Childs said. "People our For information about a wide variety of events, am talking about." age are being affected by gun activities & services in the UWM Union: Bickham urged audience violence." members to keep Munz's spirit Donations were accepted by Union Information Center: 414-229-4825 alive and take a stand against the MMA. All donations from Union Web Site: www.neeclorbreak.iiwm.edu gun-related violence. He en the event went to the Bickham No iktt tax rewnue juppoctwj Ik* printing of this od couraged everyone to help Project. uwmpost.com News December 11,2006 5
Bonnie Halvorson, Public of public health concentrates HEALTH Health Planning Committee on prevention. Continued from page 1 manager. "What that trans UWM's large College of LSAT GMAT GRE MCAT DAT OAT PCAT lates to, if we had a school Health Sciences combined of public health in Milwau with a strong College of munity has faced many crit kee, is we can train a diverse Nursing and College of Let ical health issues in recent workforce." ters & Science are great $ years, including high infant sources for the programs mortality rates, high STD the school of public health Save 100! rates and a growing correla "The university system needs, but more is needed tion between crime rates and for the school to be a suc and University of past high teen birth rates. cess, Halvorson said. We're celebrating the holiday season by offering you "I honestly think we can Wisconsin-Milwaukee "We need support from all not ignore statistics like parties interested in advanc $100 off our comprehensive courses when you enroll by this," said Milwaukee Mayor can play a greater role ing public health," said Bevan December 31st. Act now and you'll also beat the Tom Barrett. "The univer in the health care needs Baker, Milwaukee commis $100 MCAT price increase for a $200 savings on MCAT! sity system and University sioner of health. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee can of Wisconsin's largest UW-Madison gave $50,000 play a greater role in the city." toward the Public Health Higher test scores guaranteed or your money back: health care needs of Wiscon Planning Committee's report sin's largest city." -Tom Barrett, and is expected to contrib Enroll today to take advantage of this limited-time offer. For more than a year, mayor of Milwaukee ute in the future. Barrett and UWM officials "We would cooperate any have been working to bring way possible," said Jon Send KAPLAN TEST PREP AND a school of public health to Diversity isn't the only er, UW-Madison School of ADMISSIONS Milwaukee that would tackle benefit the school of public Medicine and Public Health the city's growing health is health could bring to the spokesman. "There's a lot of 1-800-KAP-TEST | kaptest.com sues. community. Halvorson said work to be done by every : y.••; ,=rd p*y :n V Csnrc-t!» --y^^red witt ar-y csr^r O%T tttsie -i-scr-A^ e.r ?r.;T.-i-;n Orfe-r apa«i»fi cniy to LSAT T GMAT GfiE DAT OAT *nrf PCAT C nwrow" E^-r^n*. C&Sft * H.P*< ' -,; n$ P;Q&3M$ ,-> rr* ij^fetf Saws The findings of the Public it would also focus on air one." o V^3ds Pnce increase scptestottCATCfawrsefft Clas s « 3 KKJ OnSw Courses m tfca U&t&i $tm$. T«sJ names areregistered tqKtenwta ) o* Swt* a "*ec*Kfi&xwarKt HM tents v-sfe'i: *$pi*« cornea Ti~* Higher &»re Gwtfwttee Mty Health Planning Committee's and water quality, nursing, The school will take .-jf-j^es. :>? Ks-tfai*. ceases, wfce.;* v-4 cc*r&*feii «#;;• £>* Ur.-.sa $:r#*. CST'-M-I Mec-s* THt 1^**3 K-^gdom, aid France recent report show that a eldercare and other sciences roughly eight years to com school of public health is a that benefit the health care plete and, while the final de necessary resource for the field. tails are still in the works, Milwaukee community and This sets a school of pub the pieces seem to be coming UWM has what it takes to lic health aside from a medi together. provide it. cal college. A medical college "This is the right time and "We have much greater di concentrates on treatment Milwaukee is the right place," versity in Milwaukee," said and diagnoses while a school Baker said.
must rely on the regents' an Dec. 7 news summary, the RAISES nual budget request to the regents will request the state Continued from page 1 state for increased wages. to fund the wage increases Between higher wages else through general revenue where, better support from funding from the state rather According to Regent graduate students, more lab than through increased tu Charles Pruitt, chair of the space and better equipment ition. Inthepastyearstherais- Business, Finance and Audit at other institutions, Ryder es have been funded partially Committee, faculty in the UW said, "Nationally the UW Sys by tuition increases and gen System are "eight percent be tem is known as a place oth eral revenue. low peer groups" when com- er institutions can lure away But the increases will come [faculty] at higher salaries." in after other already submit Ryder said in many cases ted requests. "NationallytheUW the professors are literally Earlier in August the board contacted about positions submitted its budget request System is known as a elsewhere without applying to the state that asked for place other institutions for them. more financial aid and money But art history professor for the growth agenda that can lure away [faculty] Andrea Stone said there are at higher salaries." many times when faculty will inquire at other universities "We have a lot of pluses - Randall Ryder, in an attempt to get a higher of being here. Salary is secretary of UWM "outside offer." "(The) dean can either not one of the pluses." match it or the person will - Andrea Stone, pared with faculty in other leave," Stone said. states. Stone said in the 20 years art history professor Secretary of UWM Randall she has been at UWM, the Ryder has worked on the fac art history department has includes the chancellor's ulty salary issue as a member not lost any faculty but she research and growth plan, of the UW System Compen knows of other departments Pruitt said. Scruffv misses vou sation Advisory Committee. that have. From there the proposal When looking at the salary "We have a lot of pluses of will be sent to the governor data for comparable univer being here," said Stone, who to be considered in his next I ffj >IH j kl fllKi home sities around the country, he enjoys the gallery inside the budget, which is planned to said they found UW faculty's department. "Salary is not come out early in 2007. Then for the HOLIDAY SEASON! salaries about $8,000 to the legislature will debate it one of the pluses." MILWAUKEE TO MADISON * MADISON TO MILWAUKEE $9,000 less than their peers. To support the increases, until decisions are made and "Over a long term that is the regents are asking for ad submitted back to the gover quite a bit of money," Ryder ditional state revenue. nor for final approval. said. "We've made a lot of cuts," In spring or summer the Ryder said faculty mem Pruitt said. "We don't feel final budget will come out, bers do not have any built-in we have any more cuts to which will help determine raises, as employees at many make." fall 2007 wages for faculty $17 ONE-WAY - $30 ROUND TRIP and tuition for students. companies do. Instead they According to the regent's DEPARTS: FRIDAYS 12:05 PM I 2:35 PM I 5:05 PM
cent capacity. According to place to meet people." LAST BUS FROM UWM LEAVES: KENILWORTH Givens, it is now at around Building a feeling of com Continued from page 3 80 percent. munity at Kenilworth is some Though several students thing Givens said he plans to FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22 left Kenilworth within the focus on next semester. He would improve reception first month due to dissatis said there are plans for more SERVICE RESUMES ON: through different cell phone faction with the rooms, new programs and get-togethers carriers. applications for housing at for Kenilworth residents for FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 2007 "Some students are frus Kenilworth have come in. the next semester. trated with having to go to UWM graduate student and "We had some success PICKUP OUTSIDE UWM UNION the lobby or outside to talk Kenilworth resident Mike with (programs) this semes KENWOOD AVE ENTRANCE on their cell, but we're work Stillman said that Kenilworth ter, but we need to step it ing on getting this fixed has too many advantages to up," Givens said. PAYMENT ACCEPTED VIA: as soon as we can," Givens ignore. Kenilworth Square Apart Look for said. "It's convenient, secure ments are open to graduate CA$H VISA this sign! After it opened for resi and they're pretty respon students, students with at least junior standing and stu dents on Aug. 20, Kenilworth sive as far as fixing things," WWW.BADGERBUS.COM I CALL 414-276-7490 filled up.to around 75 per Stillman said. "And it's a good dents who are 22 or older. How does Maryland Avenue really divide UWM's campus? Features PAGE 9 6 December 11,2006 The UWM Post Join the club What lissa Dineen, says, "We work with lo winter woe Unique UWM clubs and cal Habitat for Humanity Chapters student organizations with helping to build homes they are working on, as well as volunteering in are you? By Alysha Witwicki non-building activities throughout the Staff Writer community, such as serving meals at the Milwaukee Rescue Mission twice a It's vital to participate in clubs per month and 'Hire-A-Habitater.'" A Postie quiz taining to your major, but even if you're This spring, Habitat for Humanity undecided and just have some extra will be breaking ground on their sec By Katie Schmitt C. Loitering free time, club participation is fun and ond UWM-sponsored home. Features Editor a great way to meet new people. Every "This year we are offering three 'Col u. You've never received a ticket, or one knows about Student Association legiate Challenge' trips. Three groups It's that special time of year dur at least not any of these Senate and University of Wisconsin- of 12 are going to Wilmington, N.C.; ing which many of us will end up 6. More than one listed Milwaukee's Greek life, but there are Foley, Ala. and Loveland, Colo, during cursing at our cars, which have either f. Public drunkenness or underage still dozens of organizations out there spring break to spend a week building been plowed in or towed. Winter in drinking that are less widely known but well homes and exploring the area," Dineen Wisconsin is often far from pleasant, worth checking out. Keep these in mind says. so it's good to try and see the humor next semester, or start getting involved As much as Dineen loves helping in the wrath of the season. 3. What word best describes over break. out around the. county, she wishes In honor of the upcoming frigid your personality? months, the Post asks you the fol their club could help out more locally. a. Moody There are more openings for Habitat lowing question: If you were a winter Habitat for Humanity for Humanity, as well as the "Collegiate woe, what would you be? b. Introverted Most people have heard of Habitat Challenge" trips. If interested, contact C. Stubborn for Humanity, but many of them don't Melissa Dineen at (413) 364-3607 or at know that one chapter is grounded at 1. Which of the following best d. Worrisome [email protected]. describes how you usually UWM. G. Powerful/confident The organization's president, Me handle stressful situations? See CLUBS page 7 T. Laidback 3. Freak out — you're nervous and you feel sick 4. What best describes your D. Keep to yourself as much as pos style of dress: A new spin on giving and receiving sible a. A funky look — doesn't always C. Try to convince yourself every match, but it's unique and shows off tion) in exchange for a free burrito, thing's fine when you know it's not Where to volunteer or bol, salad or tacos. All clothing will be your individuality Q. Cry and/or mope around donate over the holidays donated to the Neighborhood House of b. Conservative or preppy Milwaukee. G. Verbally and/or physically abuse C. Very high fashion — you care everything in site By Kate Hofmeister more about style than comfort Staff Writer Hunger Task Force f. Crawl in bed and refuse to d. Black or other very dark colors Food donations are needed to emerge from under the covers for The winter holidays are finally ap prepare meal donations for needy days G. Unpredictable — you're all put proaching. After a grueling week of families. Items for holiday meals are together one day and in sweats the final exams, papers and presenta especially needed, including frozen next tions, we'll go home to our families turkeys, stuffing, gravy, sweet pota 2. Which of the following types of tickets have you received? f. Sloppy. You aren't opposed to and friends and enjoy the month-long toes and apples, as well as basics like wearing dirty, torn or wrinkled break. butter and cheese. For locations and 3. Speeding clothes more information, visit: hungertask- But for hundreds of homeless and D. Indecent force.org. poor, the holidays serve as a reminder exposure See QUIZ page 7 of their bleak situation. If you have the willingness, con sider donating some of your clothes, Holiday Volunteering food or time to brighten the holidays SHARE Wisconsin of someone less fortunate. From now through Christmas, vol unteers may help by organizing and Food/Clothing/Toy Drives transporting holiday dinners for fami lies in need. You may also help out by Drop Your Pants at Chipotle answering phones and taking orders. At all Milwaukee-area Chipotle res For more information, visit: sharewi. taurants every Wednesday until Dec. org. 20, customers may bring an article or articles of clothing (in good condi See VOLUNTEER page 8
ruth behind the trend bum. For anyone who owns a digital camera the digital photo album is an easy, portable way to show off your Hot gifts for 2006 pictures without having to squint and zoom into the tiny camera screen. Photoco makes one with a 7-inch LCD From taste buds to are certainly present but that means screen that can double as a digital pic nothing for those who do not know ture frame. It sells for around $99 and what to buy. can be found at Best Buy. fingertips, trendy gifts So, for those of us who need a little Up last we have the Cooper Cooler help choosing great gifts for the people Next up is the Bluetooth Virtual Laser Rapid Beverage Chiller. This handy that will satisfy on our lists, or maybe even trying to Keyboard (VKB). The VKB is a cutting- little gadget can chill a 12 tol6 ounce decide what you might like under the almost every sense edge piece of text messaging/e-mailing beverage in 60 seconds. It features nine tree this year, here is a little guide technology. temperature settings with an option to some of the hottest new gifts for By Brittany Bertsch The VKB, which is roughly the size of warming drinks as well. It sells for 2006. Staff Writer of a cell phone, projects a full-size vir about $89 and is available at Bestbuy. tual keyboard out onto any flat surface com. The snow has begun falling, the First up is Apple's shockingly small, which can then be used to input in newly re-designed iPod Shuffle. The temperature is dropping and Thanks formation such as text messages and So, hopefully you have gotten some newest version of this itty-bitty MP3 giving is behind us. That can only emails into Smartphones, PDAs, PCs inspiration for the holiday season but mean one thing: the gift-giving season player weighs just around a half ounce and laptops. just remember if all else fails, there are is upon us. and can hold up to 12 hours of music. The Bluetooth VKB sells for about always gift cards. For some of us this can become a Prices for the Shuffle start at $79 $179 and is available at Office Max or huge problem. The money and the am and they can be found at almost any online. Sources: Bestbuy.com, Sharperimage.com, Think- ple shopping time due to winter break Apple store. Up third we have a digital photo al geek.com, and Apple.com uwmpost.com Features December 11,2006 7
the Table Tennis Club president CLUBS Mike Bernhard at Bernhard@ uwm.edu. Continued from page 6 Alliance for Animals Since 2001, this organiza Third World Action tion has been promoting a This organization promotes better life for animals through helping the less fortunate in vegetarianism and veganism. Third World countries. Third In addition to learning the right / World Action's founder, Brian way to start these diets, the Averill, says, "I started Third club discusses health compli World Action for people to cations of veganism, where to work on humanitarian issues shop and what to buy. around the world." "Students can learn to de They do this by distribut fend their beliefs and hope It's it* w"*" ing condoms, computers and fully learn to work with local means of sanitation to pov governments to change laws Wisconsin's Medicaid erty- stricken areas. Currently, instead of just being angry and they are in the midst of plan feeling like there is nothing ning a trip to Haiti to help its they can do," says AFA's presi Family Planning Waiver people. dent, Peter Regan. "We run a book drive on Stopping all forms of animal campus with the help of the exploitation is also a main goal Response Line UWM Bookstore and Panther of AFA. The organization holds Books," Averill says. monthly meetings, occasional In addition to "[showing] protests, monthly vegan pot- films, we bring speakers, and lucks, speakers, conferences members have volunteered and outreach to the UWM com at AIDS Walk, Dave Matthews munity. Band and Coldplay concerts, For more information, con among other things." tact Peter Regan at (937) 470- If you're interested is this 3683 or alliance4animals@ club, contact Brian Averill at yahoo.com. [email protected] or at (414) 861-7444. Video Game Club Table Tennis Club The video game industry Not every UWM organization has exploded in the past five is devoted to volunteer work or years. UWM jumped on the humanitarian efforts. This club bandwagon and decided to cre was founded in 2001 by profes ate a club to encourage more BECAUSE sors Mike Bartl and T.J. Wang to activity in this field. provide a positive atmosphere This recreational club holds for table tennis players within tournaments and collaborates the Milwaukee community. with the Strategic Gaming Club TOMORROW UWM's Table Tennis Club and the Bemani Club to create holds regular competitions and annual events. lessons for players in order to The Bemani Club holds promote this Olympic sport. "Dance Dance Revolution" SHOULD In 2002, Stiga, one of the tournaments, arcade play and world's largest table tennis fundraisers. companies, sponsored this Daniel Heron, the club's club so they were able to ob contact, can be reached at BE UP TO tain better equipment. The [email protected] or by call club hopes to add more mem ing 630-5099. bers and organize league play For more information on the YOU for better competition. Video Game Club, contact Josh For more information, email Johnston at (920) 475-3582
worker ringing his or her bell QUIZ for charity, try giving money Continued from page 6 instead of taking it out of the canister. 5. Your favorite thing Mostly Cs: The flu Some chicken noodle soup about winter is: and a bottle of pain killers Free Birth Control... a. Doing donuts in parking should do the trick, and a lots bottle of scotch might not hurt either. b. Bundling up in lots of cozy layers Mostly Ds: Holiday blues When the sun hasn't come C. Staying indoors 24/7 1-866-ECFIRST out in weeks and you've d. Nothing — you hate win forgotten what grass looks Be Protected Be Healthy ter like, it may be time to take a G. Sledding, building snow vacation somewhere tropi men or having snowball cal. If you can't do that, well, ...is Just a Phone Call Away fights then you're out of luck. f. Not having to shave as Mostly Es: Blizzard often, if at all Hell hath no fury like you, the college student with an Add up the number of As, unwarranted attitude prob Bs, Cs, Ds, Es and Fs you lem. Get outside and start checked and see what winter using that energy to shovel woe you are below: the sidewalk. Mostly Fs: Poor style Mostly As: Slippery roads and/or hygiene You tend to lose control of Oh for goodness sake, put on your life quite often and some pants. quite frankly your friends can't take it anymore. Settle A mixture of two or more hs down. letters family planning Mostly Bs: Frostbite You're a mess. Your best shot As the song goes, "You're as this winter is to hibernate cold as ice." The next time until May so you can emerge health services, inc. you pass a Salvation Army just in time to fail finals.
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How to celebrate the 4. Find a good deal at a bar the difference? Whether you like dollar bottles or dollar end of the semester burgers, something somewhere must tickle There are some things ing attention, or (my favorite) your fancy. If you're of age, find a nice bar in the world of sex that are that anyone could play better By Darin Kwilinski on a random day of the week to mingle deemed socially acceptable than that. That's how I feel Staff Writer in. If you're not of age, just go to Oakland (for the most part) that I real about watching porn. Gyros. ly don't understand. Unfortu Keep in mind, there are Take a second to breathe. You're almost nately, porn is one of them. a lot of things done in porn done and the light at the end of the tunnel I think of video porn the that I would never attempt to is getting brighter. All that stands in the way 5. Hold a potluck dinner same way I think of sports: do, no matter what the case of your winter break is a few sheets of paper. Another food endeavor — this time you do Why would you want to watch (i.e. anything with animals, Finals are finally upon us. the cooking and hold a feast at your friend's magnum wine bottles or golf So once you've completed the class that house (doing it at your house requires a balls). I really don't want to you didn't want to take but that your degree lot of cleaning, and to be honest, no ones sound judgmental here; I just required, what do you do? How do you relax? wants to clean). Have about a dozen or so wouldn't chance it. Hopefully this list will give you a few ideas. friends bring over different foods and dig Most of the basic sex stuff in, simple as that. just seems overacted and more for the camera than for 1. Sleep pleasure. I don't find a girl try This one is obvious. Take a nap with the 6. Watch ing to make sure the blowjob knowledge that you don't have to get up for she's giving keeps her and the a class or project. This is specifically for "A Christmas Story" penis in view of the camera architect majors: Stop sleeping in the studio This one may seem lame, but think about very sexually stimulating. and sleep in a bed for a couple hours. You it: you always laugh when he decodes that Sex and For some reason, I don't just might enjoy it. secret message ("Be sure to eat your Oval- mind reading football high tene?") or when the leg lamp emerges from Relationships lights or Penthouse letters. the big wooden box. How about when he By Devon A matter of fact, I find both shoots his eye out, just like everyone said Marie Wiesend
with during the meeting was SA MEETING the fate of suspended SA Continued from page 1 Speaker Russell Rueden. He remains a Senate mem The great gender "SAC allocations needed to ber, with 10 demerit points be approved so that money from his absences at meet can be used next semester," ings. Twelve demerits would said Kyle Duerstein, SA direc result in Rueden's removal. tor of legislative affairs. One more absence will divide at UWM Senate bylaws indicate that expel Rueden from the SA emergency meetings are for Senate, though any Senate Maryland Avenue majoring in hard sciences and Many east side majors the sole purpose of approving position loss can be appealed a higher percentage of females — anthropology, communica SAC or Senate Finance Com to the Senate Oversight and splits men and majoring in arts and humani tion, journalism, psychology mittee activities, or for taking Rules Committee. ties. — are dominated by women. up items requiring Senate ac All agenda items from the women Of the entire School of En The west side majors — math, tion due to timelines out of Dec. 3 meeting will be dealt gineering, which has many physics, chemistry — are all the control of the Senate. with at the next Senate meet By Ryan Klund classes in the Engineering dominated by men. The only other item dealt ing after winter break. Staff Writer and Mathematical Sciences One of the schools with an building on the west side of equal gender breakdown is the Maryland Avenue may liter campus, there are 741 males School of Business. Is there ally be dividing line on cam enrolled as opposed to 104 any coincidence that the Lubar pus, but it may also be the females. business building is located gender dividing line as well. right on Maryland Avenue? Allowing some exceptions, the There is a higher "This is a very serious issue layout of buildings on campus percentage of males for us ... despite the women's designates the sciences to the movement, girls at a young west side of the campus and majoring in hard age are directed into the soft the arts to the east. er disciplines," said Miller-Dil "It just seems like I see sciences and a higher lon. more girls over here." said percentage of females "You always hear early on University of Wisconsin-Mil that men are more left brained waukee senior Andrew Wirth, majoring in arts and and that women are better at referring to the area outside humanities. relationships and talking," Mitchell Hall on the east side said Jessica VandeWalle, UWM of campus. "Most girls in the building senior majoring in Microbiol The observation of a divid are here for a required class, ogy. ing line is not new to UWM. not because this is their ma According to Miller-Dil "Even when I went to school jor," said UWM engineering lon girls actually do better in in the late '80s Maryland was student Scott Winkleman. math and science until they known as the great divide. A reverse effect is happen hit adolescence. One theory is Boys played on the west side ing on the east side of campus girls dumb down to be desir of campus and girls on the in the Peck School of the Arts. able to boys. east," said Kathy Miller-Dillon, There are only 289 men de After the women's move assistant director of Women's claring arts as their major as ment, more women started to Studies at UWM. opposed to 489 women. appear in the hard sciences. According to the official The division doesn't stop "In the last 10 years the headcount of declared majors there. The School of Architec trend reversed itself again," :new used CD vinyl apparel DVD imports collectibles at UWM for fall 2006, and in ture and Urban Planning, on Miller-Dillon said. "Politi \ ALWAYS BUYING USED MUSIC & RELATED MERCH | formation that can be found the west side of campus, has cally, the country has been on the UWM Web site, the gen nearly twice as many men en more conservative, and that I Inconvenient hours wed-fri 4-9pm sat 11-7 sun 12-5 1 der divide does exist. There is rolled as women: 265 men, 131 has discouraged the feminist a higher percentage of males women. agenda."
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By Tyler Casey Campus Life Editor
Robert Zwick's "Blood Dia mond" comes to theaters just in time for the holiday shop ping season. While count less Americans will hit the jewelry stores this month to express their love for one an other through shiny rocks, "Blood Diamond" tells the tact with diamond smuggler drags at times with slow pac unpleasant story of where Danny Archer (Leonardo Di- ing and the occasional line they come from and how Caprio), who promises Vandy of hokey dialogue. Another they get from coastal Africa that he will reunite him with flaw is the uncanny ability of to your girlfriend's finger. his family if Vandy shows DiCaprio's character to piss And though it's far from a him where the diamond is. people off and reconcile with flawless movie, it's easily Along their journey they en them with no explanation worth your nine dollars. counter American journalist given by the script. Maddy Bowen (Jennifer Con But the story is still one nelly). that deserves to be heard, But the real story of the and the film is definitely film is what's happening a success in that respect. around the protagonists. As they move through the One of the most beautiful Sierra Leone coun tryside, we see horrible compelling elements of It s a bird, it's a atrocities and the impact the film is the subplot they have on innocent peo ple. One of the most com involving Vandy's son, pelling elements of the film who is taken by the RUF plane, it s a hit is the subplot involving Van- dy's son, who is taken by the and turned into a child- Set in the late '90s in war- RUF and turned into a child killing machine. First half of season of 'Heroes' wraps up torn Sierra Leone, Solomon killing machine. And all of Vandy (Djimon Hounsou) is a it ties in with the diamond "Blood Diamond" does an art fisherman ripped away from companies who, knowing ful job of bringing a compli By Marty Sliva been given its chance to his family and forced to toil ly or unknowingly, rake in cated and tragic story to the Staff Writer , shine. in diamond mines for the countless dollars from the silver screen in a way that's Past attempts like the "Heroes" can be accu Revolutionary United Front suffering of others. accessible to the masses. '70s "Wonder Woman" and (RUF), a militant faction at rately summed up as the Overall, the movie is At the very least, seeing the '90s "Lois and Clark" war with the government. helped by strongperformanc- this movie will help you love child of "X-Men" and After finding an incredibly es by DiCaprio and Hounsou, hate those stupid "He went "Lost." were bland attempts to valuable diamond, Vandy who seriously deserves Os to Jared" commercials for an The televised superhero make money off of an ex- genre is one that has never eventually comes into con car consideration. The movie entirely new reason. See HEROES page 11
Surviving the holidays for $10 or less ROC For the dysfunctional knocks it down for the 20th time one could be happier than the star of BALI fr>A since it has gone up or after you have the film himself, Sylvester Stallone. M THE BEST OF ROCKY memorized every single line from After only appearing on a boxing re family, movie theaters watching "A Christmas Story" for the ality show in the past few years, this have never been so merry past 10 hours? icon needed a job. Why not catch a movie with your On Dec. 22, "Rocky Balboa" will [ By Miranda Agee crazy family or by yourself? Movie come to a theater near you. When j j j "'^ffll Staff Writer theaters seem to be getting more sitting down to view this film, you crowded on Christmas night, and will have to be astonished at the 60- Year after year it seems as though with good cause. year-old boxing veteran making his the holiday season has become less comeback to the ring. about family togetherness and more The New York Times said that, Many critics ponder why this di about devising a perfect plan on how Why not catch a movie with "Much of what is heard remains in saster of a whodunit was made. But to escape the madness. your crazy family or by audible, thanks to the star's own for those of us with dysfunctional Trying to peal yourself away from mumbling and the other actors' way families, we know exactly why this those grandmothers who paint your yourself? Movie theaters of following suit." movie was made. cheeks with their neon pink lipstick seem to be getting more Despite the reviews, I would rather This is not a film for grandma, or and almost put you into a coma with sit through Sly's mumbles and obvi anyone who likes good cinema for their Dollar Tree perfume is a tricky crowded on Christmas night, ously fake black eyes than stare at that matter. However, if it's an awk maneuver. and with good cause. my uncle's vest for the remainder of ward moment you are looking for, If you try to browse through the my holiday. bring Uncle Harley Davidson to the aisles at Walgreens for some sort of No Christmas would be complete show. His old southern values will hearing aide that will tune out the In the past, such movies as "Cold at the box office if there wasn't a mov more than likely be uprooted by this southern drawl of your self-obsessed Mountain" (2003) and "A Beautiful ie filled with murder and pretty girls film. uncle who wears a leather Harley Da Mind" (2001) have premiered on Dec. prancing around trying to escape the So, if you find yourself trapped vidson vest just because he is in Wis 25 and have gone on to win numer murderer and then eventually, well, under a Christmas sweater with bat consin for a week, good luck, because ous awards, including the Oscar. getting murdered. tery-operated Christmas lights on that device does not exist. Just use So, does this trend of box office Such is the case with "Black Christ the collar or are sick of watching your iPod; he won't know what it is hits opening on Christmas have any mas," opening on Christmas Day. This your little brother play with his new anyway. significance for the movies that are movie is about sorority girls getting PlayStation for hours, suggest a trip But what are you going to do after opening this year on our beloved hol creepy phone calls claiming that they to your local movie theater. the presents are unwrapped, 'after iday? According to the critics, no. will die on Christmas. After all the You may be disappointed by the the food has been devoured, after The return of "Rocky Balboa" is freaking out that is expected, they films, but for $10 or less, this Christ Mr. Whiskers climbs up the tree and amongst us this December, and no die on Christmas. mas will be a whole lot merrier. T
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Nakamura is the deepest HEROES and most intriguing char Continued from page 10 acter on the show. A mild- mannered Japanese cubical grUnt, he gains the power isting property. to bend time and space. Us The reason that "Heroes" ing this power, he believes works is because, first and that he can become a true foremost, it is a charac superhero. ter drama. In a serialized While the first few epi drama, the most important sodes focused on intro ingredient is the develop ducing the individual ment of characters and how well the actors can show The show revolves that development. Luckily, "Heroes" fea around a group of tures just that. The show people that awake one revolves around a group of people who awaken one morning to find out morning to find out that that they have powers they have powers ripped straight out of the mind of ripped straight out of Stan Lee. the mind of Stan Lee. A New York politician can fly. A Texas cheerlead er can heal any injury she characters, the show picked sustains. A cop from Los up steam once the threads Angeles can read people's began to connect. thoughts. With the emergence of a Some of the characters shadow agency that seems embrace their new abilities. to know of all the heroes, They see them as a gift from along with a superhero se a higher power. Others fear rial killer that absorbs the that their powers will make powers of his victims, the them outcasts. Actor Masi Oka's Hiro See HEROES page 13
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There does appear to be borer, you're unable to think What makes a growing divide between critically. them good? movie watchers. There's the Being relatable is vital for ever-popular term "art-house reviewers and op-ed writ By Tyler Gaskiil film" that now categorizes ers. There's a large portion VICTORY BOMB A&E Editor all small-release, low-budget of people who rarely watch and indie studio creations movies but enjoy an occa BRING IN YOUR TICKET FROM ANY RUCKS. UWM. MARQUETTE, I overheard a classmate into one category. The use sional visit. Doesn't that au WAVE & ADMIRAL HOME VICTORY FOR A FREE R0MR SHOT! explaining why they dislike of the word "mainstream," in dience deserve a voice in the movie reviewers, saying, college at least, is a way to media, as my classmate sug 21 ST BIRTHDAY? "They've seen so many mov de-legitimize any movie pro gested? ies. They think everything cessed through big-budget, Movie reviews, by nature, COME IN FOR YOUR FREE RASCAL'S BIRTHDAY SHOT! sucks." exist more for the avid movie He went on to say that be Anyone can spew out go-er. In a sense, they serve 11 TELEVISIONS cause reviewers have seen as self-righteous warning $ most of the plot formulas an opinion. Because callers. A reviewer warns the Vi HAPPY 1 HAPPY H9UR out there, nothing satisfies of this ability, most public if a movie is "worth" IflllD EVERY DAY!!! 3:00-9:00PM them unless it's truly origi seeing. People who seek out • nUUn DOMESTIC TAPS & RAILS nal. But isn't that a reviewer's people develop mental movie reviews are going to purpose? filters that sortout want someone who is educat Anyone can spew out an ed or, at least, knowledgeable $1 HAPPY H9UR opinion. Because of this abil self-righteous rants in the subject. ity, most people develop The process of review ALl DAY AND NIGHT mental filters that sort out from well-thought-out ing boils down to spewing DOMESTIC TAPS & RAILS self-righteous rants from opinions. an opinion, and getting past well-thought-out opinions. those mental filters. There Media outlets are .supposed red-carpet slickers known as is no reason to consider to use similar filters when "Hollywood Producers." anyone's opinion correct or considering reviewers. These mentalities over-val wrong, because there are no 2-4-ICLOSE Aside from sheer enter ue their given sides, and can answers in discussing art. ANY TAP BEER-ANY MIXED DRINK-SHOTS tainment purposes, why shut people off from viewing But each niche of movie would a media source hire a the larger scope of film. consumers doesn't need writer whose idea of a DVD My classmate wants the their own reviewer; rather, library includes only "Bullet opinion of someone who each reviewer needs to rec Proof Monk" .and "Dukes of goes to see a movie, not an ognize the different sects of Hazzard (Unrated 2005)"? art exhibit. The "average Joe" viewers. Reviewers try to do They wouldn't, because they is yet another blanket term this, but often get caught up want a writer who can contex- applied too often to work in demanding each movie to tualize a new movie in a long ing-class citizens — because appeal to all viewer demo $10 ANY TAP BEER history of movies. everyone knows if you're a la graphics. \mniiMWx\wm9PM - CLOSE Including: Guinnes, Newcastle, Harp & 11 other Taps
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Kingdom of Prince ass-shaker, Svengali, guitar of the most diverse albums classic single in the process. hero, sex god, preacher — in in history. Rolling Stone Mag "Play in the Sunshine" and spans large distance terms of raw talent, Prince azine ranked it No. 93 on its "Housequake" are two upbeat may have no competition. list of the 500 greatest al songs that follow in the vein By Andrew Rooney Stevie Wonder is probably bums in history. of James Brown. "The Bal Columnist the only living figure worthy Initially discarded by fans lad of Dorothy Parker" is a of comparison." a/id even some critics, the forgotten fan favorite that Prince. The name is syn Simply stated, he is a true album has since gone on to appears after the two party onymous with excess. He has musical genius and vision become Prince's unequivocal vehicles, and the sexually literally written over a thou ary. Still, far too often he is masterpiece and the stan driven "It" follows. sand songs, both for himself viewed as that "short, weird dard for all his work. "Starfish and Coffee" and and for other artists. He has guy who named himself Beginning with the social- "Slow Love" are to more for with "It's Gonna Be a Beau dozens of completed albums a symbol and sang 'Purple gotten gems that begin to tiful Night" sandwiched in that have been shelved away Rain.'" Yet, Prince is so much round out the first disc, be between. for years and he produces, more than that, and his body "Songwriter, producer, fore Prince really starts roll "Times" did not contain writes, arranges and per of work is a testament to one-man band, ing on disc two. any singles that would be forms everything by himself that. Side two begins with the come FM staples like "1999," most of the time. Sure, "Purple Rain" was his balladeer, ass-shaker, highest charting single on "Little Red Corvette" or "Kiss" Music journalist Alan Light most popular, and perhaps Svengali, guitar hero, the album, "U Got the Look" on later albums. However, it may have summed it up the most pop-friendly, album and segues into "If I Was Your contains everything Prince best: "Songwriter, producer, but is by no means is only sex god, preacher - in Girlfriend," which is a funky was good at, and a little filler one-man band, balladeer, good, or even best, album. terms of raw talent. pop treat for all. The next in there for good measure, Beginning in 1980 with song is "Strange Relation like any good double album. the release of "Dirty Mind," Prince may have no ship," another Prince clas Since "Times" came out through "Loversexy" in 1988, competition. Stevie sic. in 1987, Prince has never Prince released some of the One of Prince's greatest topped the album, although best music of his generation Wonder is probably pop songs to date, and my his latest two releases have and was second to only Mi the only living figure personal choice for the best been vast improvements chael Jackson in popularity. Prince song, "I Could Never over most of his efforts in Prince reached his cre worthy of comparison." Take the Place of Your Man" the 1990s. Recently inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of ative and artistic peak in - Alan Light, music journalist continues the excellence on 1987 with the release of the disc two and gives Prince a Fame and showing no sign massive double album, "Sign chance to showcase his mu of slowing down, Prince truly O the Times." "Times" saw ly-conscious title track and sical prowess and pop sen is an amazing musician with Prince further mastering amidst talk of gangs, AIDS sibilities. almost limitless capabilities. funk, soul, rock and pop. In and drugs, Prince delivers a "The Cross" and "Adore" Now, if only he was not so the process he delivered one grooving beat and scores a round out the second disc, weird ...
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Ten years after his death, Tupac Shakur's album "2Pac ... Pac's Life" dropped. Amaz ingly, 2Pac has now released more albums from the grave than while living. His posthu mous works include "R U Still Down (Remember Me)" and "Until the End of Time." 2Pac - "Pac's Life* Shakur's latest CD was re Released Nov, 21 leased to commemorate the Interscope Records 10th anniversary of his death and features popular artists fans felt of this newest al like Ashanti, Snoop Dogg and bum, I visited Amazon, T.I. Artists involved with the com to check out customer creation of "Pac's Life" in reviews. The message was clude both close friends and loud and clear: Leave Tupac those who grew up listening alone. Fans did not like the to the words of the legendary inclusion of songs trashed by vocalist. Pac and then resurrected and mixed to create this album. Curious of what true They said they feel many of the artists featured would Pac fans felt about this never have collaborated with newest album, I visited Pac if he were still living. One reviewer explained that the Amazon.com to check only original song is "Soon as I get home," which makes out customer reviews. it the only song worth listen The message was loud ing too. and clear: leave Tupac I do not claim to be a 2Pac expert, but even my inexpe alone. rienced ear picked up on the tune longtime Pac fans were Not being someone who has humming - that this album listened extensively to 2Pac's is not worth buying. When work, I was able to listen to searching for 2Pac songs to "Pac's Life" with no precon compare this newest album ceived notions. Personally, I to, I came across another feel "Dumpin"', the album's posthumous song, "Ghetto third track, is the best song Gospel," featuring Elton John off the CD. I liked the reggae and produced by Eminem. I feel and beat of the song, and am a closet Elton John fanat thought featured artists Hus ic, so I thought this song was sein Fatal, Papoose and Carl great. I found out through Thomas worked well with the reviews that Pac's voice was cuts of Pac's voice. distorted or sped up some All in all, however, the al what to match the beat, but bum did not impress me. I the overall feeling was posi listened to a couple of songs tive. by 2Pac released before his If you are a 2Pac fan and death, and I did not get the considering buying this al impression that they flowed bum, my advice is go back with the songs on "Pac's and listen to the original al Life." bums, because you will not Curious of what true Pac be happy with this CD.
The entire show seems to HEROES be culminating toward this Continued from page 11 cataclysmic event. The near- perfect pacing of the show is what keeps viewers watch show is always fresh. A heap ing week in and week out. ing dose of foreshadowing is Questions are answered and constantly delivered in the posed every episode. Quick form of prophetic paintings glimpses of the full mosaic created by a heroin addict are shown as characters see with the ability to paint the visions from the future. future. There's gratification in In the very first episode, seeing events from the first episode have effects in the With the emergence of tenth. This sort of planning is rarely seen in television. a shadow agency that Missing an episode of a se seems to know of all rial drama can prove to be catastrophic to your viewing the heroes, along with experience. a superhero serial Luckily, NBC — along with most of the other networks killer that absorbs the — has been putting episodes powers of his victims, of its shows on its Web site the day after they air. the show is always "Heroes" has legitimized fresh. the comic book genre in ways that no other live-ac the audience gets a glimpse tion program could achieve. of a painting depicting an Fans are eagerly awaiting its atomic bomb going off in return on Jan. 22. New York City. m\ WES1 CANAL STREET MILWAUKEE, Wl 53233 • MUST Bl FHE CASINO, 18 TO PLAY BINGO WINNERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL TAXES • MANAGEMENT Rl 14 December 11,2006 Arts & Entertainment The UWM Post Ryan Reynolds where are you?
have the film's namesake in it. First, Reynolds had the ' Van Wilder IF The film will not suffer at all foresight to see that this film lacks more than from the lack of Ryan Reynolds' is bad and stayed away from presence. it. And two, Tek from the Real just title character All you need for evidence of World didn't make a repeat ap Van Wilder's existence is a golf pearance in it. Also, it looks By Sean Quast cart with a note from Wilder, ba like you can only catch him Assistant A&E Editor sically stating, "you're the man in some "Real World and Road now, dawg." Rules stars who can't find jobs" I assume in Hollywood Although this "Van Wilder II" battle show. that when a company makes sucks more than that vacuum The "Van Wilder II" plot is as a film,and the title of the film follows: Taj, the horny assis comes from the main character, Reynolds' had the tant to Wilder in the first film, that said character is expected foresight to see that is at a new college and leads to make an appearance some a group of misfits in their ef where in the film. this film is bad and forts to become the kings and queens of the campus — quite Like how "Rocky II" actual stayed away from it. same level. mal House." And. the Original original, right? ly features Rocky in it and in Kal Penn's acting as Taj Van Wilder wasn't that bad. "Predator 2" there is a predator used in the Oreck infomercial, I No, this film is different Mahal Badalandabad makes How can it not be funny at hunting humans in it. Well, ac will say that the film does have from all those other movies a viewer think that he didn't all? cording to "Van Wilder II: The one or two redeeming quali with the same plot line. "Van even want to be in this film, Well, this is the 70-trillionth Rise of Taj," you don't need to ties. Wilder II" takes place at made- up Coolidge University in Brit-* Well, according to "Van Wilder II: The Rise of Taj/' ain. It's new and funny 'cause everyone has some kind of you don't need to have the film's namesake in it. funny, not-American sound CtoJra&JkiuHiS/ Graduates/^llb but was forced to due to a film this year to have a scene y ing dialect. i^/from BENIHANA ^|T stipulation in his original con in which there is a paint ball How's the acting, you ask? tract. fight with men getting shot in Let us congratulate you in person! Well, let's just say that there But wait — this is a Nation the groin. 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Films in this room. category include "National Lam Not wanting to be "locked poon's Christmas Vacation," "It's up," a team of five children, who a Wonderful Life" and "Jingle All all come from split parents, de the Way." cide to break out and wreak Some may question the last havoc on the airport. After one, but if a Phil Hartman and being captured by the airport Arnold Schwarzenegger combo security and airport manager is wrong, I don't want to be Oliver, played by Lewis Black, right. the children continue to break There is another tradition out of increasingly difficult se every year in which several hol curity measures in an attempt iday flicks hit the screen hoping to make a special Christmas for to take the money of families those stuck in the airport. looking for a source of enter The high points in the flick 8 pm Dec. 15 • 2 pm, 8 pm Dec. 16 tainment. Usually these movies consist of brief cameos from are a mix of other films with an several members of both "The THE MILWAUKEE THEATRE overall Christmas theme. This Office" (American version) and 500 W. Kilbourn Avenue year's "Unaccompanied Minors" "Arrested Development." The falls in the second category. film's director, Paul Feig, has Show your student I.D. and buy any available ticket lor If there were a formula to directed episodes for both se only $18! Available at the Box Office only, no earlier create this movie, it would be ries. two cups "Breakfast Club," one Overall the film is long, soft than 90 minutes belore the start of the perlormance. tablespoon of "Home Alone" and corny with nutty chunks in it. 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Cellular Intramural Sports is a program of the UW-Milwaukee We connect with you'. 1-888-buy-uscc Department of Recreational Sports and Facilities. Sports The UWM Post 16 December M11,2006 olumn Defense Throw em shuts down 9 in there UWM freshmen Air Force need playing time By Jimmy Lemke Sports Editor Edwards earns double-double By no means can a men's en route to victory basketball season be "over" before a team's conference By Mike Kennedy "We wanted to schedule begins. Nevertheless, Staff Writer going into the Horizon League control the tempo already six games below .500 University of Wisconsin- and disrupt their does not give anyone a reason Milwaukee women's bas to be optimistic about the rest ketball head coach Sandy offense and we were of the year. Botham earned her 91st win able to do that." While the University of Wis as the Panthers flew past the consin-Milwaukee's chances to Air Force Academy Falcons - Sandy Botham, go dancing again this season Dec. 7 at the Klotsche Cen are close to nil, this is the per UWM women's ter, 65-53. fect time to take care of some The Panthers (4-6) basketball head coach thing that could not be handled bounced back from two during a conference tourna straight losses to hand 16.7 percent in the first half ment run. the Falcons (3-5) their fifth on only four field goals. loss. UWM added eight blocks, Jeter has a golden SophomoreTraci Edwards third most in school history, dominated the floor as usu and seven steals while out- opportunity to get al, shooting and rebounding rebounding Air Force 39-31. his younger players her way to a double-double UWM came out swinging with 19 points and 13 re early and scored the first experience against bounds. The Panthers de seven points of the game to teams they will see for fense was on fire, holding hold Air Force to only one the Falcons to 32.2 percent Junior Meredith Onson takes a shot against Air Force, scoring two of her years to come. shooting in the game and See WOMEN'S BBALL page 21 seven points. Post photo by Matthew Dick Jeter has a golden opportu nity to get his younger players experience against teams they will see for years to come. I understand that the coach doesn't want to give up on this season; it's bad enough that A slip at the summit 10 games into the season, his players still haven't settled in and started winning games. from field. Youngstown State jumped out to a 21-9 However, who says that put UWM falls just short in The game came down to the final run in the second half to go up 51-40, and ting younger players in hurts conference opener seconds when Paige Paulsen got fouled the Panthers looked very sluggish. the team? with 1.9 seconds remaining, down 66-64. "They came out and wanted it more Take Ryan Thornton for By Curtis Claassen Paulsen hit the first free throw, but came than us," said UWM guard Allan Hanson. example. This is a freshman, Staff Writer up short on the second as Youngstown Keston Roberts led the way for the Pen already the best shooter on State hit two free throws to seal the guins with 21 points and Quin Humphrey the team, and he is riding the The University of Wisconsin-Milwau game. added 14. bench. How can a player score kee men's basketball team definitely did "We waited until 37 minutes into the One of the biggest areas of concern for 13 points in 10 minutes, which not want to start the conference season game to start playing," said UWM coach the Panthers was their three-point shoot Thornton did against Central out like this. Rob Jeter. "We didn't come out playing ing. The Panthers took an astounding 31 Michigan, and then play a total The Panthers (2-9 overall, 0-1 Ho inspiring basketball." attempts and only making seven, for a of five minutes over the next rizon League) lost at home, 68-65, to Paulsen led the Panthers with 16 points dreadful 22 percent. two games? Youngstown State (4-6, 1-1) after a very and nine rebounds. The only bright spot was Hanson, who He did have two quick fouls poor performance that saw Milwaukee UWM took a 32-30 lead into halftime, against Oakland, but you can't take 77 shots and shoot just 34 percent but the team had a shaky first half. put a player into a game for a See MEN'S BBALL page 18 couple minutes and expect him to get any valuable experience. His defense may be lacking, but olumn with opponents hitting 49 per cent of their shots, you need tage. 63, if you were there, you would his deadeye to knock down Where is the love? I don't think I should be able have seen sophomore Traci Ed threes and keep the Panthers to hear athletes call plays on wards lead the team with 19 in the game. the court or feel embarrassed points as three other Panthers You should have. There was for the one drunk fan who is scored in double figures. What about Roman Gentry? Students no-show no excuse not to go if you lived the only one shouting at the Turquoise McCain had 13, In the Tennessee Tech game, he for big women's in the dorms or close to cam top of his lungs. This was a big Meredith Onson had 12 and seemed to be the only player pus because the game was held game and I would like to bet my Emily Market sunk 10. with no qualms about stepping basketball game in the Klotsche Center, where right arm that the first arena to In the same week as this up and knocking down a three. UWM students had to pay noth hold a UWM-Marquette men's game, yeah, sure, the men He has only shot 35 percent from the field, but when that By Mary Franzen ing but attention. basketball game will have played, too. They lost, 76-61, number beats Allan Hanson, Assistant Sports Editor When I stepped through the packed stands and so much with a team high of 13 by Kevin doors wearing my yellow UWM noise that you won't be able to Messiah and Ryan Thornton, Ricky Franklin and Charlie Last week I got all dressed T-shirt and some face paint, I have your own thoughts, much followed by Avery Smith with Swiggett — all starters — may up, but apparently had no felt almost foolish — but not less hear them. 11, but I bet you already knew be it's time to give Gentry some useful PT place special to go. quite, because I am proud of No, you will be chanting that. Enough of this "just a There was a University of my school. along with everyone else: U-W- girls' game." Thoselast two players, Char Wis con sin-Milwaukee-Mar UWM lost that night, in case M! And it will feel good if the This was a big deal and you lie Swiggett and Ricky Franklin, quette basketball game, but anyone was wondering. But it's Panthers win. weren't there. It was a home are freshmen. Franklin is tech unless you were one of the my belief that when the game In no way was last week's game, but it didn't really feel nically a sophomore, but when 20 students there, you prob is at home, it's anyone's guess attendance appropriate for the like home to me — and it prob his grades are added up, he'll ably didn't know that — or you who will win with that home- names on the schedule that ably didn't feel like home to the regain a year of eligibility. didn't care. court advantage. Some advan night. Although UWM lost 74- team, either. See LEMKE page 18 uwmpost.com Sports December 11,2006 17 tonque in cheeks olumn Breaking down the BCS For McCarthy, it club pulls away big in the second half and Comprehensive predictions wins the national title for the second time for the major bowls in five seasons. may not be fun Prediction: Ohio State 38, Florida 17 of the NCAA Rose Bowl with a pass defense ranking dead (Pasadena, Calif.; Jan. 1) Packers' unit can t stop last. They made noodle-armed Chad By Ken "Cheeks" Ryan No. 3 Michigan vs. No. 7 USC Pennington, a guy who has had two Staff Writer Michigan believes it should be playing opponents' penetration surgeries on his throwing shoulder, Ohio State for the national title. USC By Andy Egelhoff look like the second coming of Joe Capital One Bowl shocked the world by losing to UCLA in Staff Writer Namath. (Orlando, Fla.; Jan. 1) the season finale and blowing its chance Tough? Try soft. at playing for the national title. No. 13 Arkansas vs. No. 5 Wisconsin There's a widely known moniker To be fair, all the blame doesn't . Michigan's defense will struggle to shut This game provides an opportunity for that fans of professional football fall squarely on the shoulders of down USC's passing game with excellent the 11-1 Badgers to validate what they ac use when it comes to the three let the defense. Where is this tough receivers Duane Jarrett and Steve Smith. complished in the regular season. Despite ters representing Sunday's best. ness when it comes to some of They will try to pound tailback Michael the fact UW's only loss of the year was to With recent rule changes that limit McCarthy's game management and Hart at the USC defense all day to slow No. 3 Michigan, the Badgers haven't got on-field celebrations by players, play calling? Fans were told of a re the game down. It will set up Wolverines ten the nationwide respect they deserve. some have re-named it the No Fun vamped running game that was go quarterback Chad Henne for play-action ing to be the bread and butter of the On the other hand, Arkansas was the hot League. passing as he takes advantage on some offense. Early on it appeared that item of the SEC, shocking the college foot While that may sometimes be the big play opportunities. would be the case. For whatever rea ball landscape by winning its first seven case, the oldest and most-known al son, as the season progressed, the" conference games. However, after back-to- In what will be the most entertaining teration is a phrase coined by for number of pass-to-run plays has back losses to LSU and Florida (in the SEC of all the BCS games, Michigan wins one mer Atlanta Falcon head coach Jerry nearly doubled. title game), the Razorbacks come into the for the Big Ten Conference with a late field Glanville. Capital One Bowl with little momentum. goal. Once when a microphone caught Arkansas does have one of the top running Prediction: Michigan 34, USC 31 Glanville talking on the sideline, They made noodle-armed you could hear him tell a player he games in college football, with two 1,000- Fiesta Bowl Chad Pennington, a guy yard rushers, headlined by sophomore (Glendale, Ariz.; Jan. 1) better shape up or he wouldn't be sensation Darren McFadden. around because NFL actually means No. 8 Oklahoma vs. No. 9 Boise State who has had two surgeries Unfortunately for the Razorbacks, it "Not For Long." Upon further review, Boise State cruised to an undefeated this isn't as ridiculous as it may on his throwing shoulder, ~ won't be enough. Wisconsin ranks second season. The Sooners hope to have back in the nation in scoring defense, and John sound. look like the second running back Adrian Peterson, an early- Entering last season, the NFL saw Stocco and P.J. Hill will make a sufficient season Heisman candidate who was lost amount of plays for the Badgers' offense to a record eight new head coaches, in coming of Joe Namath. midway through the year due to a broken cluding the Green Bay Packers with cap Big Ten coach of the year Bret Bielema's collarbone. Expect Peterson to put up Tough? Try soft. first season as UW's head coach. the hiring of Mike McCarthy. After solid numbers and the Big Twelve cham general manager Ted Thompson cut Wisconsin will finish with a 12-1 record pion Sooners to limit stud Boise State and top-five ranking, and may be ranked, ties with incumbent Mike Sherman Granted, the Packers are usu quarterback Jared Zabransky. following an atrocious 4-12 season, ally coming from behind (see New perhaps, in the preseason top 10 next year Prediction: Oklahoma 23, Boise State 14 with 14 of 22 starters returning. Too much it was time to hire his guy. England, New York), but even in a is on the line for the Badgers to lose. Orange Bowl By selecting McCarthy, Thomp game at Seattle where snowy condi Prediction: Badgers 27, Arkansas 17 (Miami, Fla.; Jan. 2) son chose someone who stood tions begged for a retro Green Bay out for a few reasons. First, no run-dominated performance, it was No. 6 Louisville vs. No. 15 Wake Forest BCS Championship Game one really knew who McCarthy no-where to be found. Despite four Wake Forest was the Cinderella story was or where he came from — his first-half turnovers, it was actually^ (Glendale, Ariz.; Jan. 8) of the ACC, as it unexpectedly won its experience included stints as the Seahawks who ran wild behind No. 1 Ohio St. vs. No. 2 Florida league. However, it is 98th in the nation offensive coordinator in New Or Shaun Alexander's 200-yard perfor Ohio State has held the nation's top rank in scoring offense. The Big East champion leans and San Francisco before mance. ing from the moment the season started. Cardinals are third. Louisville would be coming to TitleTown. I'm not saying McCarthy should And with likely Heisman Trophy winner playing in the BCS championship game be fired. In fact, I think one year is Troy Smith at quarterback, it's unlikely had they not blown an 18-point lead to Second, McCarthy was born and hardly enough time to evaluate a that's about to change. Rutgers. This game is a classic BCS mis raised in blue-collar Pittsburgh, and coach — unless your name is Lar The only thing that will challenge the match. brought a supposed toughness that ry Brown. What I am saying is, I'd Buckeyes is a 53-day layoff between their Prediction: Louisville 45, Wake Forest 13 hadn't been since in awhile. This like to see the traits we were told monumental 42-39 win over No. 2 Michigan was a huge selling point for Thomp set McCarthy apart from the other" in the season finale and this game. Sugar Bowl son. (New Orleans, La.; Jan. 3) I ask, where is the toughness on applicants applying for what once Florida, 12-1 champions of the SEC, nar appeared to be a highly coveted rowly made the title game over Michigan. No. 11 Notre Dame vs. No. 4 LSU this Green Bay roster? Toughness is usually attributed to the defensive position in the National Football The Gators' luck ends here. LSU is playing as well any team in college League. Going against the Buckeye's No. 1 scor football right now. It is highly question side of the ball. To play defense you ing defense, Florida quarterback Chris Leak able if Notre Dame should even be in this have to be tenacious, unforgiving If he doesn't make his mark soon, will struggle. Florida will keep it close go and, quite frankly, a little crazy. the NFL will take on a new meaning for McCarthy. One that Jerry Glan ing into the third quarter, but Jim Tressel's See CHEEKS page 18 Green Bay's defense ranks some where near the bottom of the league, ville knows all too well. m S K£EJ>yOUK H0LWA1/S MERlty! • % » « • 4i CfTY OF MILWAUKEE WINTER PARKING REGULATIONS BEGIN DECEMBER 1. Having to dig into your holiday fund for parking NO PARKING DECEMBER I TO MARCH 1 KEEP VOW VEHICLE OFF THE NAUGHT? UST tickets and towing fees is like getting a lump of coal No overnight parking is allowed on through Avoid the bah-humbug hassle of parking tickets in your slocking. You can keep your holidays merry highways and mass transit (bus) routes from and towing fees! Find a complete list of City of by learning the City of Milwaukee winter parking December T to March 1. 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Early in the second half, By Zach Clark are showing signs of improve the Panthers kept it close, un nothing is colorful Staff Writer ment every game. til MSU went on another scor The Panthers (2-8) played ing run, putting UWM on the injury to the heel might sideline The streak continues for a tough first half against Mis ropes. This time, there was Milwaukee fulfills the small forward for the entire the University of Wisconsin- souri State_(7-l) last Wednes no coming back for the Pan no expectations season. Simmons will undergo Milwaukee men's basketball day night. The Panthers came thers. surgery on his foot and likely team. Unfortunately, it isn't out strong to lead the first 13 The Bears finished UWM won't be ready to play until next a winning streak like in the minutes of the game. off with a final score of 79-60. By Brett Winkler Christmas ... hopefully. previous years. Yet, they weren't strong Avery Smith led the Panthers Staff Writer The Panthers have lost enough with MSU coming once again with 21 points on David 'The First" Noel: their fourth straight game back to take a 39-32 lead at the night. The holiday season is upon Playing time 79-60, to Missouri State Uni the half. Missouri State guard The Panthers play the very -•us, and more and more fans are Noel? More like No PT for versity, which makes it their Blake Ahearn scored 11 points big Wisconsin game on Dec. adding the Milwaukee Bucks to Noel. While he rots on the bench, eighth loss out of 10 games during the Bears' comeback 13 at the Kohl Center in Madi their naughty list. Despite the the Bucks are playing no D and this season. However, they run, while the Panthers went son. festive new red and green color ending up with no Ws. Though scheme, the Bucks might end up the rookie out of North Caroli having a blue Christmas thanks na isn't starting material at this olumn to a myriad of injuries and some stage in his career, he should poor defense. be getting more time due to the High expectations have di lack of depth the Bucks sudden minished as the Bucks contin ly have at small forward. Big Ten has some work to do ue their miserable start to the 2006-'07 season. Terry Stotts: With last game 11 teams in the Big Ten, there ing leagues. The No. 1 team Fortunately, in the spirit of Some fan support are several solutions to this would play the No. 2 team, Christmas, many members of The "Fire Stotts" bandwagon on Nov. 25, problem. One would be to add No. 3 versus No. 4, No. 5 ver the Bucks have already sent out is filling up faster than Santa's another team. Notre Dame or sus No. 6, etc. The last-place their Christmas lists. Here are sleigh this time of year as a other teams can Iowa State would be good can team would just have a bye, a few things they can expect to result of Stott's questionable didates. or could try to find another find under the tree. substitutions and strategies. move in polls Notre Dame would proba non-conference game. While it's often difficult to de bly never happen because the A position week may even Michael Redd: fend Stotts' game plan, it's also By Zach Clark Big Ten has tried that option work out better than having Someone to pass to important to consider that he Staff Writer in the past, but it would defi two divisions like the other It's no surprise to see Redd's doesn't have a whole lot to work nitely help make the Big Ten big conferences. This would shooting percentage up again with. The BigTen definitely needs one of the top conferences in always allow the top two from last year, especially con some changes to its structure the nation. teams in the conference to sidering the talent around him Larry Harris: for the football season. Pur Iowa State would be an play each other. There would — or lack thereof. With injuries Wins due played its last game on even better decision. They be no conflict with the top to Bobby Simmons and Charlie What's worse than coal in Nov. 25. could leave the Big 12, and the teams being from the same Villanueva, the Bucks don't have your stocking? How about Herb Besides that, the last Big Big 12 could bring in Colorado division. a consistent scoring option be Kohl in your office. If the Bucks Ten games were on Nov. 18. State. Then the Big Ten would Every team in the confer yond Redd. With shooters like don't starting winning games How can they stop playing have both Iowa and Iowa ence would benefit from the the Clippers' Corey Maggette on — and fast — the GM might football before we even reach State, while the Big 12 would extra games. Otherwise, oth the trading block, it's possible be on the hot seat. Harris has Thanksgiving? have Colorado and Colorado er teams will be out winning that Larry Harris could try to made some risky moves in his While Big Ten play is over, State. Makes sense to me. ball games and moving up in acquire some short-term help. tenure, and if they don't start the other conferences were By adding another team the polls, while the Big Ten paying off, he could be getting still playing on with their to the conference, it could be teams will be stuck at home Bobby Simmons: the boot. schedule for a couple more split into two divisions with without any say about it. A new foot As for me, all I want for Christ weeks. And what about a con a conference championship at It happened this year to The Bucks were head over mas is for the Milwaukee Bucks ference championship? the end of the season. How the Badgers. Louisville played heels when they acquired Sim to start winning some games. Sure, this year we just hap ever, it would be quite a chal Connecticut, which isn't very mons last off-season, but now an That, and maybe a bike. pened to have one happen to lenge to add another team to good at all, and moved up ward the end of the season the conference. while the Badgers just sat anyway between Michigan This brings me to another still. CAN'T MAKE IT TO THE GAME? and Ohio State. However, we idea. The BigTen needs to change don't get that lucky most of The Big Ten could have a something if they want to be Be sure to catch the following live broadcasts this week; the time. position week. It could be run the top football conference in Even though there are only like it is run in many bowl the nation. Women's Basketball: Wednesday, Dec. 13 at 6:45PM MEN'S BBALL many as 13 points when they by scoring the next five points vs. Chicago State trailed 58-45 at the 8 minutes to take a 66-61 lead with 43 Continued from page 16 27 seconds mark of the sec seconds remaining. ond half. Milwaukee's defense Massiah hit a free throw and was very poor, as they gave up a jumper to cut the lead to 66- Listen Live at uwmpost.com! went 4-of-8 from beyond the plenty of three-point shots and 64 with eight seconds left on arc for a total of 14 points. seemed to get lost on defense. the clock. The Panthers then BROUGHT TO YOU BY: "We took way too many three However, UWM stormed forced two jump balls to give THE BROADCASTING CLUB @ UWM & THE UWf POST pointers," said Jeter. "Lots of back, going on a 14-2 run ig them possession with three long shots led to some easy run nited by Avery Smith to cut seconds, leading to Paulsen's out points. We got away from the lead to 60-59 with just un free throws. getting the ball inside." AND ? The der four minutes to play. The Jeter realizes that this sea & UWM Post The Penguins scored on 19 Panthers then took the lead son is not only a learning pro fast break points to Milwau on a pretty pass from Smith cess for his players but himself kee's seven. to Kevin Massiah for a layup to as well. Youngstown State on the go up 61-60. A free throw tied "We have a bunch of young Large 1 Topping other hand shot 54 percent the game at 61 with just under guys and we're trying to figure from three-point land on 7-of- three minutes to play. out a lot of things with this, 13 shooting. They also shot 46 The turning point of the group," he said. percent from the field on 26-of- game may have come on the UWM will head up the road for Only 10.991! 57 shooting, including 15 of 28 next possession, when Smith to Madison to take on the Bad For Pick up, Dine in or Delivery in the second half. forced a runner that missed gers this Wednesday, Dec. 13 Only, at The Panthers got down as badly. The Penguins responded at 7 p.m. Hi" bayashi blush. CHEEKS LEMKE If Thornton and Gentry Continued from page 17 Continued from page 16 get the same kind of poor Uuz/za / playing time for the rest of game, considering they've lost However, he is an ex the season, who's to say that two times this season by 20 or tremely poor shooter (79 they will realize their poten Sfiutt£e! v more points. attempts and only 20 buck tial? These athletes need to LSU quarterback DeMarcus Rus ets), so he may be one fresh log serious minutes, they sell will light it up for the Tigers, man that could benefit from can't hang around the bench 5fea®» who are essentially playing a home time on the bench. It would when the Panthers are los game. The Tigers defense will do give him an opportunity ing games by large margins. BOSS DESTINATION! enough to shut down Brady Quinn, to digest the game. Gentry Jeter may not think they give playing in his final game as Notre and Thornton have digested him the best chance to win, Sun-Shwu* 1Gam~3am *s_fi)Q- Dame's quarterback. enough game action from but sticking them in now will 5nl olumn Letters to the Editor. Shallow subjects for Where were students effect. Neither of these busi The wading pool shallow people nesses wanted a smoking ban, the rest of the year? and I am sure of this because I see two pages of newsprint if they did, they would have im abruptly and appropriately exer plemented one themselves. cising the freedom of the univer Another unfortunate thing sity community to critique freely about their struggles is that these - I'm soooo fat! expressed ideas. Miss Wiesend is are the two prime places to meet sufficiently admonished. people on campus. Alcohol and By Devon Marie Wiesend making this statement. When these girls are out without You didn't write when 10,000 caffeine are both excellent cata Editorial Editor Heavy girls would never say their posses and the one girl out of my student dollars disap lysts for producing conversation. something like this in fear that feels it's necessary to tell me she's peared. You didn't write when Cigarettes also promote so There have been many times they will get an affirmative re fat, I want to scream. my tuition increased this year. cializing amongst peers. A nico when I have been washing my sponse. The only girls who say Sure, my response of "You're You didn't write about neighbor's tine addict's mind is relaxed hands in the women's room these words are girls that know right" or "totally" is probably complaints about East Side stu when smoking a cigarette, hence and heard women plainly state, it isn't true and are looking for not helping this girl's self im dent residents. making him/her able to so "God, I'm so fat!" someone to tell them they're age, but honestly, I'm not really It takes afterthought editorials cialize in a more comfortable These girls are never actually pretty. These girls are a size two, concerned about the self-esteem to prompt dissent? Please, Miss manner. Don't you wonder why so fat (or even slightly heavy), nor shop at Abercrombie and hang of the girl who looks like she be Editor, tell me more poorly con many people smoke in bars? They are they speaking to anyone spe out in large packs. longs in the Abercrombie ad or ceived editorials are on the way smoke to calm their nerves. cific. They are skinny, insecure We've all seen them while on "The O.C." Aaron Matter The market demands what young women who are search driving past Water Street to get to I'm more concerned with the the people want. If people do ing for a compliment. Well, I a cool bar. They hang out expect- young preteen girls who have to Smoking causes not like the smoke in bars, won't play their game. look at these images every day, mingling restaurants or coffee houses,- My usual reaction is to look thinking they have to be that they can simply choose. not I'm not really concerned I was appalled to read an ar disgusted, say "You're right" and thin/tan/blonde. These young to patronize them. And when ticle last week telling of a smok walk out. Either the girls look about the self-esteem girls are being bombarded with there is a large enough demand ing ban in the UWM Union, shocked or call me a bitch. One images every day that give them for a smoke-free establishment, of the girl who looks the epicenter of social gatherings way or another, I'm not giving unrealistic body images. Then, someone will fill the need. Basic like she belongs in the on campus. This smoking ban is them what they want, so I'm con these poor impressionable girls laissez-faire economics. just another unnecessary obstacle tent with this. These girls make Abercrombie ad, or on get to hear the girls they want to Ultimately, the decision to that affects the unity within the all women look bad by drawing be say, "I'm so fat!" light up is a personal one. No "The O.C." student body attention to their insecurities. Think about what this does one can stop you from smok I can already see the division Comments like "I'm fat" or to a kid. Most of us can never be ing, even if that means not around campus. Fewer students "Do you think I'm smart?" or ing guys to buy them drinks (of 5'2" and 100 lbs. At 5'7" I would being able to exercise your are mingling with each other, and "I wish I was pretty" bring the ten Malibu and pineapple juice, die if I weighed 100 lbs. Most freedom while patronizing an crowds that used to fill the Union women in our country down a sex on the beach or Smirnoff kids don't need to believe that establishment. are spread out, lacking the natu notch by making us all appear Ice). They go to the bathroom in they will never be good enough. Evan Pack ral camaraderie that was once shallow, materialistic and in packs and complain about how Next time you are out at a bar Nonsmoking UWM alumni there. need of a man to take care of fat they are to each other while and you hear Little-Miss-Maga This leads to a social bar us. I get truly annoyed with the purging up the 300 alcohol calo zine-Perfect-Coed say she's fat, rier created between those who Language not fixed comment of "I'm fat" mostly be ries they just consumed. don't reassure her. Let her stew lack the nicotine addiction and cause the girls who say this are As long as they are reassuring for a moment and think about While there were several smart the rest of the student body, never overweight at all. If they each other that they are "soooo and careful responses to the Nov. who are alienated to the point were, they would never chance pretty," it doesn't bother me. 27 editorial "Let me conversate- See WADING page 20 of smoking in their cars, with you," we thought it appro around corners and, priate to respond from our per olumn when totally desperate, in spective as writing teachers in the bathrooms. There is too much First-Year Composition Program discrimination in and around at UWM. Milwaukee to begin targeting We don't see English, or any another group of people. Peace: a divisive idea? language, as fixed; we see lan Another victim of this smok guages as modes of communica By Chris Walker debate is no longer one over mi tion — and his phone number ing ban is the businesses locat tion that are living and always Staff Writer nor annoyances — it's now be after he had received hundreds ed in the Union. The Gasthaus in a state of formation. Devon come something political. of phone calls in protest against and 8th Note are both show Wiesend's criticism and outrage The holiday season is upon us, A homeowners association his decision. Jensen will not have ing dramatic losses in their rev which of course means shopping president faulted Lisa Jensen to pay a $25 fine for each day enues since this ban came into sprees, Christmas trees and un- with instigating the neighborly she keeps the wreath up, which See LETTERS page 20 tasteful decorations. Whether it's dispute because she chose to she said could have amounted to those giant snow-globes in the place a wreath in the shape of over $1,000 total. The UWM Post invites readers to submit Letters to the Editor, as well as per a peace sign on the side of her The question on everyone's spective pieces, counter-points to previously published pieces, opinions, rants and tauntings. To be eligible for publication, letters and opinion pieces must house. The associations board mind right now should be, "How include the author's name and contact information. Anonymous submissions will had previously said that it would is peace a divisive issue?" Walkin' not be accepted. not tolerate any yard decoration Jensen never said she was Please submit to The UWM Post office (Union EG80), or via email at letters® :intp>;:i that could be considered "divi against our military presence in uwmpost.com. Please title e-mail correspondence "Letter to the Editor." The sive." Iraq; the Associated Press quotes preferred length for letters is 350 words or less. Opinions and perspective politic! The homeowner's president, her as saying "Peace is way bigger pieces should be no longer than 750 words. Deadline for outside submis sion is Thursday at 5 p.m. The UWM Post reserves the right to edit or reject Bob Kearns, had received com than not being at war. This is a your submission. By/ChfisWajkeif plaints from neighbors who had spiritual thing." Columnist'' /* / / children serving in Iraq, as well While it's probably safe to as as some who had complained sume that she doesn't support that the peace sign was similar the war, Jensens placement of front yard or good of fashioned to a satanic symbol. Kearns then her wreath is to promote peace What Our Politicians Think bright lights that keep you up ordered the board to rule it as a as an idea, as a goal we should well past a reasonable hour, you violation of the "divisive" statute. be striving for. "I don't want to deal with global can always count on the holidays But when the board ruled that The purpose of war should be to bring about the best neighbor her decoration was not within to strive for peace. We shouldn't warming." ly disputes one can imagine. that violation, Kearns instead fight because we want to, we - Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, But this year, citizens in the fired all five board members. should engage in war only be small Colorado town of Pagosa Eventually, the matter was set- cause we have to. One should not during oral arguments in a case over the Bush Springs have taken the classic tied: Jensen was allowed to keep look upon the idea of peace as a administration's refusal to regulate greenhouse gases neighborly battle over festive her wreath in place, and Kearns divisive issue. decorations to a new level. The was forced to change his posi Source: http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/blquotes.htm I See WALKIN' page 20 20 December 11,2006 Editorial The UWM Post Noise a distraction By Joshua McCracken so important about any party Staff Writer or horrific sexual encounter that can't wait until you aren't The other day I was seated around complete strangers? in a local coffeehouse that shall And if you can't keep it con remain nameless, mainly be tained, at least lower your frig cause I don't want the Post to ging voice. be sued for slander. I'll level As Americans, we crave with you, I hate the place, I was instant gratification. We can only there due to desperation spend hours on a cell phone for coffee and cigarettes while talking and still be surprised I studied, and I hate the people when we get the bill. And as- who frequent it. Why? Mainly because of the idiot who was in there Monday who felt the I could not care less need to constantly yell into about the personal another room while good little issues of complete students were trying to study in the majority of that place. strangers. You may know him; in Vuti Ul$ Out OHRA&foo Uc. fact you may even be him: the long as we are on the topic loud, obnoxious moron who is of noise pollution, let's talk convinced that the rest of the about that new sound system world cares about every single that some fleeting moment of thought that passes through stupidity prompted you to pay his gray matter. He did in fact thousands of dollars to get in use of words. I correct people all the not them. Wiesend's apology was yell at the baristo to change the stalled in your car. The laws LETTERS time but I do not insult anyone's pointless and shameless. music from Christmas music of probability dictate that at intelligence while at it. When these incidences occur, I Continued from page 19 to the Dead Kennedys. All I any given bus stop with more It was hurtful to many who think it is of the utmost importance need: more distractions to than 10 people at it, three directed to students' use of "conver- read the article and instantly felt that they are critically reflected keep me from passing a class. will like the song that you are ~sate" indicates that she subscribes attacked. upon and addressed. Wiesend's I have been exposed to blasting. You have just spent to a limited view of Standard Eng As a student leader, I have spent apology is a defense essay and it is more comments that I would thousands of dollars to show lish. most of my college years promoting appalling that she takes a position rather not have heard ("I think the world just how inconsider We think, however, that practic awareness and have worked twice such that she does not understand I gave you Chlamydia") in cof ate and self-absorbed you are. es of Standard English can often be as hard trying to prove that I can how race could be attached to her feehouses, at bus stops and re Congratulations, you are a.) a used as tools of oppression — that be successful. Yes, we are taught editorial. tail stores than I care to dwell complete and utter jerk, or b.) these practices work toward racist, in school to write and speak cor I recently attended an Angela on. And I blame cell phones for a moron. sexist, classist and many other dis rectly but when we are in casual Davis presentation where they this just as much as the Bloated I don't like to make apolo criminatory ends. situations, we speak what we have distributed bumper stickers that American Ego Syndrome. gies for what I say or do, I'm While Wiesend uses the term learned at home and what makes read "Think racism is over? Think First, yes, I own a cell phone. well aware that my views are "uneducated" to refer to the users us feel comfortable. again." How appropriate that after a Yes, I use it in public, since that bound to offend someone who of the word "conversate," we might It was wrong to use MPS as 'an couple of weeks, racism is so plainly is after all its purpose. No, I do reads them. To the people ^instead look at this use of language example of uneducated students exhibited. not yell into it because I want who are offended I would like as innovative, and perhaps enliv and using "loud and obnoxious" If we ever want to see racism the world to know how trashed to request that you get "over ened, by the speaker's (or writer's) to describe those who misuse the eliminated, which probably won't I was last Saturday. yourselves, you're probably of own life experiences. And in fact, word "conversate." Let's be frank, happen in any of our lifetimes, we This has nothing to do with fended because I've touched a to use the term "uneducated" as when you pointed out how much need to admit it exists and talk my being a prude (though I can nerve. sumes that the university educa you hated hearing the word "con about.it. I think it would be fair be); this has to do with the fact Your car stereo should not tion of which Wiesend claims to versate," you imagined loud and to say that we all have prejudices that I could not care less about make everyone standing with be so proud is accessible to indi obnoxious minority groups or even (all this means is that we pre-judge the personal issues of complete in 10 feet of it deaf, and as you viduals across lines of class, race, a group in particular. people, things, situations based strangers. are not a celebrity (personally "geographic location, etc. You should have known how on experiences and what we already I do not know the Lenina I find celeb-cults disgusting, Additionally, we might consider this would have affected the UWM know or think we know). on the bus stop who is yell more on that later), complete why individuals marked as "uned minority community. You have no On an individual level we need ing about her lackluster night strangers do not care about ucated" are so openly shamed or right to tell us how to behave or to talk about these things and make with Bernard, and regardless what you are broadcasting in deemed "lesser than" those of us represent UWM because we are the sure that any prejudices we might of how good she may look, I public. Stop crying, it's OK, who are privileged in ways that en very diversity that makes UWM a have do not dictate our actions and, don't want to know about the just try turning down the vol able us to purchase a formal aca thriving educational institution. more importantly, that we do not details of her night. What is ume a little bit. demic education. All I have to say is that maybe pass these on to our children! Wiesend writes that she is "em you should get to know some of We can start by holding people barrassed" for her university, but these people in the Union, on the fully accountable for their racist support a divisive issue as ev we are embarrassed that Wiesend, a busand then maybe you can be bet "out-of-body experiences" and not WALKIN' eryone in the neighborhood . UWM Post writer, does not seem to ter educated on the use of words. accepting watered-down apologies Continued from page 19 probably supports the troops. account for intersections between I'm not writing to attack you but and claims that "I'm not a racist." So why is it that some in the diversity and language use on our your ignorance has led me here. I I am reminded of a saying "what But that's precisely what Bob neighborhood consider a peace campus. We would encourage Wie can't tell you how to feel or not to ever is in you will come out." Why Kearns, as well as Lisa Jensen's sign to be divisive? Even the send and readers of the UWM Post speak your mind but please con don't people stop acting like every neighbors, did in forming a neighbors who have children alike to foster a responsible view sider being more educated about thing is all good and face their prej complaint against her wreath. If in the military should want to of language, one that is not fixed, language before you try to "con udices and racist ideas or tendencies the situation were reversed — if promote peace. The placement rigidly narrow and exclusive, and versate" with us. and dismantle them internally. it was a sign that said "Support of the wreath should not be ' one that is not used for discrimina I don't mean to condemn Wie Chong Yang the Troops" — would there be looked upon as an attack on the tory ends. send, or anyone else for that matter, Asian Student Advancement any controversy? Probably not, troops, but rather a promotion who might hold certain prejudices Michael T. MacDonald president as the board and Kearns would of an ideal, one that everyone or racist beliefs,, consciously or not. Shereen Inayatulla probably not consider troop should long for. Editorial shows racism I believe that the only honorable Piece targeted still exists way to address this issue is-to con front these things within one's self. minority students liefs and accomplishments', not Recently it has become apparent, Due to the severity of the issue WADING from reassurances of what she As soon as Devon Marie on both national and local levels, and the large amount of people who Continued from page 19 already knows. Weisend's editorial ("Let me con that racism is still prevalent in our are profoundly affected, I urge the If you see me in a bathroom, versate with you") caught attention society. UWM Post to do a series of criti how ridiculous she sounds to don't tell me you're fat, because on the same day as the multicultur After Devon Marie Wiesend's cal editorials dealing with racism in those around her. Force her to honestly, I'm sick of hearing al organizations gathered to have racist editorial ("Let me conversate place of Wiesend's sex talk articles get her pride from her own be it. a potluck, most of our time was with you") and Michael Richard's in order to show that racism will not used to discuss how we felt about racist outburst, we have to ask our be tolerated and, more importantly, .-the article. selves, where do these things come that they are committed to social I didn't get a chance to voice my from? justice on this campus! opinion during the potluck but that They say they don't know, they James Sokolowski didn't mean I didn't have anything didn't mean it and they are sorry as UWM student blog.uwmpost.com to say. There are people who would if we are to believe it was some out- agree to being bothered by the mis of-body experience that just was See LETTERS page 21 uwmpost.com Editorial December 11,2006 21 positions grant people who not only speak turn back time, but "Let me conversate with this continuously, be it in our classes, the „ LETTERS but effectively act upon racist positions and you" is an ideology of frustration we all must Union or the Post. Don't interpret my state Continued from page 20 social programs to slither, crawl and shuffle acknowledge and discuss in order to create ment as a "Boohoo, I got followed at Foot- through the administrative board and com a constructive relationship among all cul locker because I am a minority"; however, it If racism were an animal mittee meetings at UWM's highest levels. tures. It reflects the attitude that stimulates must be highlighted that the prevalence of With a strong body, racism can move easily divisiveness between the inner-city residents ignorant, arrogant, culturally insensitive at If racism at UWM was an animal, we as through UWM. and surrounding areas. titudes manifest the hostility and hierarchal the UWM Latino Student Union feel that But if people like Lubar are the body of You write, "It is incredibly embarrass beliefs that cloud our very own campus's Devon Wiesend's recent article titled "Let me racism, who is the brain? ing that people know that these kids go to culture. conversate with you" is only its ugly snout. We believe that the brain of racism, not UWM. No wonder residents of the East Side Devon, I ask you not to take the entire ** With teeth and jaws that cut and rip at only in Wisconsin, but nationally, are people dislike UWM students for the most part." backlash personally, and would also like to the sense of belonging that many students of like Ward Connerly and the American Civil ("These kids" was the reference used earlier thank you for so candidly illustrating the color at the university already struggle to feel, Rights Institute. Do not let the name fool to describe former MPS students.) climate fellow MPS grads and I face on cam Wiesend's article is only a bark from a larger you: former regent of the University of Cali Negative perceptions such as the ones ex pus. animal that lurks in the halls, classrooms, fornia System of universities Ward Connerly plained in "Let me conversate with you" do I represent the student org Loyalty Equals committee meetings and personal interac successfully eliminated university access not exclude my culture as I also often hear of Brotherhood, which was present during the tions at UW-Milwaukee. programs for students of color in California, a dislike for those of your culture. Frustra multicultural potluck last week. We heavily Both Wiesend and the UWM Post should Washington, Florida and Michigan. tion toward another's culture consumes all discussed issues such as this opinion piece, . be blamed for the inherently racist lack of Not only is Connerly also funded by Shel of us at some time. but also many other aspects of our MPS- sensitivity and understanding that was ex don Lubar's alma mater the Bradley Foun Being pragmatic about the issue, the educated, multicolored and intelligent, in emplified by publishing an article specifi dation, but he is coming to work with the negative connotations associated with be ner-city culture. cally attacking black students and students University of Wisconsin Systems Committee ing a product of MPS is a burden we deal who have graduated from Milwaukee Public on Affirmative Action this month. with constantly. Fernando Orozco Schools. People like Ward Connerly are the brains UWM students originating from the Loyalty Equals Brotherhood president, Everyday, students of color at UWM are behind the entire operation that allows ig Milwaukee Public Schools system confront proud graduate of MPS subjected to bites and scratches from the norant opinions like Wiesend's to not only ?*• beast that is racism. Daily we bear misguided exist, but thrive at universities in the United without a foul until 18:48 left in the lectures from professors, ignorant classroom States. Articles like Wiesend's only reinforce WOMEN'S BBALL second. comments from fellow students, and offen Ward Connerly, Sheldon Lubar and others' Continued from page 16 Letricia Castillo of Air Force showed sive personal interactions on campus that notion that urban youth are, in fact, "illiterate that the Falcons weren't going to give leave us questioning whether administrators, inner-city trash" that do not deserve access to up easily. She drained a three to pull professors and fellow students actually feel universities like UWM. basket in the first 4 minutes, 54 sec Air Force to within 22, and a Falcon onds. Milwaukee initiated the press steal followed by a quick jumper put that we as African American, American In So, the Latino Student Union does hope early on in the game, disrupting the dian, Asian and Latino students are welcome Air Force within 20. Katie Fournier that Wiesend engages in more conversation Falcon offense. responded to the Falcon drive with a at the university. . with those she hurt and offended so deeply. "We knew it was real important to quick basket. But again, all of these insults, including We hope that she not only uses her mistake come out of the gates big," Botham Air Force would cut the Panthers' Wiesend's recent UWM Post article, come as a learning opportunity, but as a way to said. "The last few games we haven't lead to 17, 44-27, with 13:25 left. Air only from the mouth of the repulsive animal begin to join in the struggle to better our come out strong and so we worked on Force kept whittling the lead down. that is racism at UWM. communities, state and nation by supporting it in practice. With the press it forced It was a 14-point game, but Ed The real animal equal opportunity and fair representation in our kids to be more aggressive. Air wards wouldn't give up. On one play, Force is very good at executing its of she missed, grabbed her own rebound, If Wiesend and the UWM Post editors are our nation's universities. fense in the half court. We wanted to missed again, grabbed the board and We also hope that students, faculty and only the mouth of racism, then who or what control the tempo and disrupt their finished it off, showing how strong of feeds this animal? Who is the body and who administrators on campus will not attack offense and we were able to do that." a player she is. is the brain? the animal of racism with only a slap in the Meredith Onson started the Pan Turquoise McCain had an excellent The Latino Student Union believes that mouth. We implore all members of the cam thers out early with a quick five points game as well, adding nine points and anyone who wishes to seriously challenge pus community to examine the body and to give UWM an early 11-2 lead. The grabbing an amazing rebound over racism on this campus and in this commu brain of racism, and to assist us in banishing Falcons stayed at a safe distance the two Falcon defenders and finishing off nity should ask these questions. it forever from our campus and our city. rest of the half, turning the ball over the basket, putting the Panthers up by 10 times in the first and nine in the As an organization that has been on cam 16 with five minutes left. The UWM Latino second. The last three minutes would be pus for more than 13 years, we are confident Student Union Botham's squad stretched the lead fouls by the Falcons, as the Panthers not only that the body and brain of racism to 21, 32-11, with 3:03 left and they took a 22-point lead. With 48 seconds on campus can be identified but that campus Reaction to editorial held Air Force to just four points in left, Air Force kicked in its last effort media and other organizations such as the too one-sided the last 13 minutes of the first half. On after a three-point basket. The lead UWM Post should take their role seriously son ended the first half with a missed was 19, and the Falcons hit back-to- by investigating and exposing them. I was surprised to see the barrage of jumper at the buzzer to lead the teams back three-pointers in the last twenty We would like to propose for a campus- inflammatory letters to Devon Marie Wie in the locker rooms, Milwaukee with seconds to mount an offensive. wide discussion that people like Sheldon send's tirade about the word "conversate." the advantage, 36-13. But it was too much to overcome, as "• The stellar Milwaukee defense held Lubar, the philanthropist who donated $10 The word "editorial" is, by nature and the Panthers held the ball to run out up into the first half. Edwards went the clock and seal the victory. million to the School of Business that now definition, an opinion. Misuse of the Eng bears his name, are the body of racism at lish language, no matter what race or cul UWM. . ture, does make peole sound unintelligent. For those who are unfamiliar with his I wholeheartedly believe that she had no work, Lubar was previously an active board idea that she could potentially offend people member of the Lynde and Harry Bradley who read into her article as racist. Even if a Foundation, the most wealthy ultra-right- reader had a problem with the content of wing conservative foundation in the United that specific article, it was not an invitation States of America. for a free-for-all bashing of Wiesend. The Bradley Foundation headquarters are If you cari't handle a sex column, maybe located on Milwaukee's East Side and it has you should attend a more stifling school that played major roles in various social programs doesn't print a sex column or believe in free that use people of color as the guinea pigs dom of speech. in ultra-conservative social experiments. The Personally, I love her style of writing be Bradley Foundation has funded programs cause it's unabashedly honest and brings up such as Wisconsin Works (W-2), School topics that are a part of real life. I look for Choice and projects such as the book "The ward to reading her articles in the future, Bell Curve," which argued that black students and I hope she doesn't squelch her style on are genetically inferior to white students, the basis of a few squares. causing them to perform poorly in school. Josie Phillips The Bradley Foundation also funds the Center for Individual Rights and the Na I am one of those kids tional Association of Scholars, two organiza tions that proposed anti-affirmative action You didn't offend my race, you offended You don't need a business degree to get an MBA measures in California, Texas and Michi my culture ("Let me conversate with you"). gan, resulting in extreme declines in access I come from a very diverse area of Mil A diverse educational background is valued by employers in today's job market to higher education for students of color in waukee dominated by Latinos, but also The combination of a Masters in Business and a libera! arts undergraduate degree puts you head and shoulders above others in the hiring process. those states. including many African Americans, Cauca Since his historic donation, we believe Lu sians and South East Asians. I view all these UNI VERS ITYof WISCONSIN bar has been given unprecedented access to cultures as integral pieces of a puzzle which Scholarship opportunities are not only the workings of the School of Busi makes up the inner-city culture. available for full-time graduate study. UWMILWAUKEE ness, but also to the university through his My culture was directly insulted by the role as chairman of Chancellor Carlos Santi opinion piece. Know this: We being students Contact us for more information. Sheldon B. Lubar ago's $300 million fund-raising campaign. who view ourselves as valuable products of School of Business We believe that positioning such people the MPS system will not accept being cat MBA and MS Programs in positions of prestige at UWM make them egorized as inner-city trash. [email protected] • 414-229-5403 uwm.edu/business the body of the animal that is racism. 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