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November 5, 2003 The weekly campus newspaper of UWM Volume 48 } Issue 10 Gothic Breakfast with Nichole PAGE 5

Men's and Women's EDITORIAL Soccer Tournament The racial double standard PAGE 16 previews Lt. Governor PAGES 12-13 COMIC CORNER speaks at UWM Nayamans new scale from Walmart PAGE 2 PAGE 20

Student helps apprehend Mitchell Hall flasher By Matthew L. Bellehumeur flasher and became instantly News Editor suspicious. He then reviewed the description of the suspect and University of Wisconsin-Mil­ decided to call police. "I debat­ waukee Student Nathanial Hugh­ ed it for a while, but I had to es received an award and a $250 call it in," said Hughes reward from the UWM Campus Later Hughes was asked by Police last week for his role in police to identify the man he apprehending the suspected saw. Hughes said when he Mitchell Hall exhibitionist. looked through the two-way mir­ Hughes' was painting late in ror at the suspect; Hines the evening in Mitchell Hall appeared to look right back at

"This is the type of crime that could have escalated. The students responded very well. We have grown as a campus. We have worked together to fight crime." —UWM Police Detective Phil Clark when he saw a suspicious man, him. "Just like in the movies," Thomas L. Hines, looking at the Hughes said. art on the third floor walls. Even though Hughes knew "He was just standing around. that Hines could not see him, It was late at night and he was he said it was a little scary. just looking at the paintings on Hughes's quick decision to the wall. Generally people don't call police was the event that look at art that late at night," said police were waiting for. "We Hughes. "After I looked at him were looking for that break," Post photo by Matthew L. Bellehumeur again, he just took off down the said Detective Marty Cavan. "We UWM Student Nathaniel Hughes (CENTER) receives award for his role in capturing sus­ stairwell." had information coming from pected Mitchell Hall exhibitionist from interim vice-chancellor Monica Rimai (LEFT) and Hughes had seen warnings students but not in a timely Officer Art Koch (RIGHT). and sketches of the suspected see STUDENT page 3 Collective bargaining, salaries are concern of UW System

By Brian Resop the state, Gordon said, it would staff organizer for The Associa­ collectively is the only step that Some salary relief will come News Editor be due to collective bargaining tion of University of Wisconsin can be taken to improve the next year, according to the UW rights rather than salary prob­ Professionals (TAUWP), said that rights of UW System workers. System report, but how much Despite salary woes, faculty lems. TAUWP was working on a plan "This year, in particular," relief will depend on the amount and academic staff at the Uni­ "If people from the UW Sys­ for a collective bargaining agree­ Goldstein said, "we've seen a of money available in the state's versity of Wisconsin-Milwaukee tem want to leave, let them ment, but would not give any scissors effect. There's been a compensation reserve. are more concerned about the tremendous increase in health UWM Provost John Wanat said lack of a collective bargaining care cost, tremendous cuts to that a 1 percent increase in agreement. "Salaries are already behind, and if the state our departments and we're salaries should come from the The University of Wisconsin budget continues to cause the UW System falling behind on raises." reserve, but that 1 percent is a System released a study in ear­ Goldstein said that academic very small amount. ly October that showed that problems, salaries will continue to fall." staff are respectful of the budg­ "Salaries are already behind," salaries for UW System faculty et situation and its effects on Wanat said, "and if the state and academic staff could fall 8 —Provost John Wanat salaries, but that giving aca­ budget continues to cause the percent behind peer institutions demic staff the right to bargain UW System problems, salaries by 2005. leave," Gordon said. "What I want other information regarding the collectively would go a long will continue to fall." "That's an issue that comes to know is how many peer insti­ plan. way in insuring job security UW System President {Cather­ up every year," said Michael tutions have the right to bar­ "There are roughly 18,000 among staff members. ine C Lyall said in a System Gordon, an associate professor gain collectively?" faculty and academic staff in the "I think it's disrespectful not press release that, based on their of history at UWM. "Nobody is "It may very well be that we UW System who are excluded to give us decent job security," analysis, the System would need going to starve because of this." don't compare well with peer by the law," said Harrison- Goldstein said. "Because we 4 percent increases each year Gordon said that, due to institutions because we don't Cantrell. "The governor said he don't have any protection, aca­ to keep faculty and staff salaries budget cuts, most faculty and have the right to bargain collec­ supports the right of faculty and demic staff are afraid to make competitive with peer groups. academic staff understand that tively," Gordon said. academic staff to collective bar­ their concerns heard for fear of "In the past, the Board of salaries are unlikely to increase. Wisconsin state statute gain. We're working very vigor­ being fired." Regents has recommended pay The problem that the state 111.825 lists the groups of state ously on that." "We need a more forceful way increases to the secretary of the should be concerned with, Gor­ employees that are allowed to Patricia J. Goldstein, a senior to gain rights." Goldstein said. Department of Employment don said, is the fact that facul­ bargain collectively. Faculty and lecturer for the department of "I would support anything that Relations and helped fund them ty and academic staff are not academic staff are omitted from English as a second language, allowed faculty and academic using tuition revenue," Lyall allowed to bargain collectively, that list. said that giving faculty and aca­ staff to bargain collectively. But said. "This year, all of our tuition If teachers are going to leave Andrew Harrison-Cantrell, demic staff the right to bargain we are very far from that level." see SALARIES page 3 2 November 5, 2003 The UWM Post News

NEWS BRIEFS Lieutenant governor • Flutes Happen at UWM in November: The Univer­ sity of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Peck School of the Arts will host two flute recitals in November. Julia Larson Mattern champions education will perform on Tuesday, Nov. 4 at 7:30 p.m. Mattern is associate professor of flute at Ball State University, flutist By Matthew L. Bellehumeur with the Musical Arts Woodwind Quintet, principal flutist News Editor of the Muncie Symphony Orchestra, a member of the Russ­ ian Fesitval Orchestra in Indianapolis and a sub flutist with Barbara Lawton, Wisconsin's the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. lieutenant governor, spoke On Monday, Nov. 10 at 3 p.m., Mary Lu Brandwein will briefly about Gov. Jim Doyle's perform on the shakuhachi, traditional Japanese bamboo Task Force on Education at the flute. She will also lecture. Brandwein has studied the University of Wisconsin-Milwau­ shakuhacki for 19 years. For the last 16 years, she has kee's Education Strategy Series been a member of Masakazu Yoshizawa Sensei, a renowned Breakfast. She had much more Los Angeles international performer and recording artist. to say about her ideas about Wis­ For more info, call Prof. Robert Goodberg AT (414)229- consin's public education system 4205 and the direction that it should • UWM Alumni show off artwork: A three-part invita­ be going. tional exhibition called "Continuum 2" is currently on dis­ About 35 people attended the play at UWM. The Department of Visual Arts invited stu­ Oct. 31meeting in the UWM dents to celebrate the achievements of alumni artists. Union Ballroom East. "Continuum 2" includes paintings, drawings, photography, According to Lawton, the printmaking, mixed media and book art from artists who governor's task force hasn't done received art degrees from UWM. much so far because it is still in "Joseph Friebert and Betsy Ritz Friebert: An Artful Mar­ its infancy. riage" can be viewed in the Mary Nohl Galleries in the "There is not a lot to report just yet, because the meetings Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, 2419 E Ken­ Post photo by Matthew L. Bellehumeur wood Blvd., through Dec. 14. Gallery hours are Wednesday have just begun," said Lawton through Friday, 1-4 p.m. For details call 229-4308. but she did have a lot to share Lt. Gov Barbara Lawton XLEFT) spoke at a UWM breakfast on Letterpress and Book Works is on display in the Fourth about her views on the role of Oct. 31. Floor Exhibition Gallery in the UWM Golda Meir Library, public education in Wisconsin. 2311 E. Hartford Ave. Hours run Monday through Friday, 8 "The reason I was encouraged "We can't buy prosperity. We withdrawing the last vestage of a.m. to 4:30 p.m. [to run for public office] was will have to earn it. I believe the state support," said Lawton. because of my activism around fastest route to vitality runs Lawton also touched on the • UWM workshop features .NET and mobile com­ public education," said Lawton. parallel to the number of "student voucher" issue, which puting: ".NET and Mobile Computing" is the topic of a "We must put education ahead degrees we grant from our post would allow parents of K-12 workshop being offered by the UWM School of Business of the deficit or the future is secondary schools in Wiscon­ students to choose which pub­ Administration's Center for Innovation on Friday, Nov. finished before we start." sin. lic or private school their chil­ 21from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Owner of Boling Consulting Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle cre­ "This is no time to cap enroll­ dren attends. While Lawton and consultant for Microsoft, Douglas Boling, will be the ated the education task force ment to the University of Wis­ wants to fund the schools, she featured speaker. Boling is the author of "Programming this summer to review state consin campuses or at our tech­ does not feel that the school Microsoft Windows CE .NET." The workshop will offer funding of education. nical colleges. Growing minori­ voucher system is the direction reviews of Microsoft .NET, Visual Studio .NET and .NET lan­ Lawton said that education ty populations everywhere in the state should move. guages for mobile devices. The workshop costs $99. To is foundational to a good democ­ Wisconsin need to see the doors "This systematic gutting of register, call 229-3992. racy and is the basis of a well open, if we are going to pre­ our system is something that we informed society. According to empt those hardening lines of can't stand by and watch mute • Cuban-American leader speaks in Milwaukee: the liutenant governor, if chil­ economic isolation." but this is also no time to talk Nationally known Cuban-American progressive leader dren are not educated then they According to Lawton, state of privitization. It will not be an Andres Gomez will speak in Milwaukee on Saturday, Nov. 8 will not be good citizens nor support for the UW System has answer in our K-12 schools and at 7 p.m. at the United Methodist Church, 639 N. 25th St. good for our state economy. been reduced in a "steeply it is not an answer in our uni­ Gomez will speak about five Cubans who were convicted "Children across the state declining trajectory" over the versity system," said Lawton. in Miami in 2000 due to the gathering of information on need a K-12 education built on last six to eight years. She "I believe that we must work terrorist groups operating in Florida. One of them is an understanding on how we insists, however, that the state together to leverage our long imprisoned in Wisconsin. The event is free to the public. learn, in order to support devel­ must continue funding student term investments that we have, For information, call 273-1040 * opment of each student's poten­ education. those that have built technical • UWM holds videoconference on globalization: tial, because it is a creative class "This is no time to throw up colleges and university cam­ "The Effects of Globalization on World Cultures," will be that we must foster," said Law- our hands and abandon a proud puses in every corner of the held at UWM on Wednesday, Nov. 19 at 10 a.m. in the ton. system of higher education by state." Union Theatre, 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd. The videoconfer­ ence will feature authors Benjamin Barber and Tyler Cowen. Barber wrote "Jihad vs. McWorld: Terrorism's Chal­ lenge to Democracy." Cowen is the author of "Creative Deconstruction: How Globalization is Changing the World's Cultures." The, event is sponsored by the UWM Center for coming soon: International Education and the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Afterwards, members are invited to an International Bazaar from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the the brand new Union's Fireside Lounge. Seating for the videoconference is limited. E-mail Julie Kline at [email protected] for reserva­ tions. www.uwmpost.com —Brian Resop, News Editor

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SALARIES CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 STUDENT CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 dollars are committed to help­ what's needed." on a national level that direct­ manner. would still be under investiga­ ing our 15 institutions cope Wanat also said that there ly affect the state of Wiscon­ Police said they were glad tion. When this guy was caught, with a $250 million cut in state was no money available for pay sin." that the suspect was caught with we already had enough evidence support, so any pay increases increases. "But it's obviously not an the help of students. to move forward." will be limited by the state's "Do we go to the state for tax acceptable long-term occur­ "This is the type of crime Thomas Hines faces a possi­ compensation reserve fund." dollars?" Wanat said. "We could rence," Wanat said. that could have escalated," said ble 23 years in prison for The Regents presented the raise tuition and get money Gordon said that, regard­ UWM Police Detective Phil Clark. charges of lewd and lascivious legislature with their report. from there. less of a collective bargaining "The students responded very behavior and false imprison­ According to Lyall, it is uncer­ "I think there's an under­ agreement or a drop in wages, well. We have grown as a cam­ ment, as well as 10 years for pre­ tain what percentage salaries standing of what's going on," more people need to be con­ pus. We have worked together to vious charges that he was on will increase. said Wanat. "We realize that cerned with what's going on fight crime." probation for. "At the end of the day, 1 want the price of gas and bread is within the UW System. Detective Cavan said that not Although this individual was to know that we've been fair," going up and that [faculty and "A lot of people do not only did Hughes help this inves­ caught, campus police would said Regent Vice President staff] need money to live. understand what a fantastic tigation but other departments like students who witnesses sus­ David Walsh. "We all know that But they also realize that dif­ resource the UW System is for were helpful also. "The investi­ picious behavior to contact the the money's not there but it is ferent states are in different this state," Gordon said. gation involved the cooperation police immediately. "When life leadership to tell the state situations. These are forces of five different entities. If they safety is involved we ask for hadn't stepped up, this case everyone's help," said Clark.

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Later, a man "The Ladies Man," Toomey before his son started kinder­ his own beginnings, saying, "I You may have experienced came in with a cowboy hat on impersonated the bus driver's garten, they would watch "The would start out in these horri­ watching a stand-up routine that and Toomey turned to him and personal ramble that kept him Late Show" together and he ble rooms with five guys—three seemed to be pretty enjoyable, said, "Hello sir, where did you up at three in the morning. would ask his son what he of them would be drunk and until the comic decided to bear just come from, a nature hike?" Toomey has been on spe­ thought of the closing band. one guy would be sleeping. I some details about the intimate Then he pointed to the col­ cials hosted by MTV, HBO, and I asked him, "So, did you like would walk out thinking, "What areas of their life that you prob­ lege student next to the man and A&E. He also created a one-man that band?" "No, they were ter­ am I doing? Is this what I real­ ably did not care to know, or told the man, "You should have show "TV and Me" in which he rible," his five year old would ly envisioned?" But I used the listen to in the presence of the heard this guy talking about you, recalls his childhood experi­ reply. "I am like, man, you are experience to learn how to con­ others also gathered around the he said that you were Crocodile ences with television. When brutal," Toomey said, laughing. duct myself the next time— TV or the stage. When a comic Dundee." Toomey artfully uses asked why he chose to talk "Sometimes he likes the per­ maybe the next time I would creates this sense of unease, it the audience to make transitions about classic television, he former, but I'd have to say eight humor the drunk guy or embar­ shows an inability to be funny and to create a pleasant atmos­ said, "I started doing stand up times out of 10, he doesn't." rass him and he would leave me without being vulgar. phere by bringing out the at 18 and I was performing in Will his son be a comedian? alone." Mike Toomey, a Chicago area endearing qualities of his audi­ clubs where you had to be 21 "He has a good sense of humor," Although Toomey feels satis­ comedian that performed at UW- ence members. to get in, so I really didn't expe­ Toomey said of his son, "But that fied with his career, he notes Milwaukee's Gasthaus on Oct. He also draws his audience in rience the same situations as doesn't necessarily mean he has that, "It is not to the nth degree, 30, did not need to resolve to by speaking of situations in life my older adult audience. TV to go into my line of work." where I am really known." While delving into crude subjects to that have warm connotations was something that I had in Toomey's advice for aspiring he has a successful career as an get laughs. It was not that he such as the silliness of child­ common with people." comedians is to be willing to entertainer, he has his priorities came off as clean cut, but his hood or the thriftiness of his On the quality of TV pro­ start small. "Like I tell people straight since he is devoted to skill for discussing topics that mother. For example, he recalled grams now, he said that he finds doing comedy, even if you are his family. These traits shine strike a chord with everyone and stupidity of the "Wacky Wall reality shows quite amusing: sitting on someone's front step through in his performance and his lack of crudeness displayed Walker" cereal box prize that "Who would have ever thought and entertaining people who they are what make his final, the presence of true talent. I kids would throw against the that there would be a show are sitting on lawn chairs, do product quality. was able to talk to him before wall so they could watch the where somebody cooks some­ it." He said that one cannot Toomey plans on returning to the show, and I could see that glob slowly climb down. "Heck, thing and people watch it. Now expect their experiences to be Milwaukee to perform at the the strength of his comedy was I could do that with a piece of there is a whole channel for great right away, but that does­ Comedy Cafe sometime this a reflection of the strength of his cheese if I threw it hard enough!" that." n't mean that they cannot learn spring. character. he said. Toomey has four kids and As soon as his performance Toomy's forte is imperson­ enjoys talking about them. He started, it could be seen that ations. He regretfully explained sometimes calls his six year old Mike Toomey had a connection a time that he rode a cross coun­ son "Simon" since he reminds with the audience. To start off, ty bus overnight that had an him of the critic on the Ameri­ he picked an audience member, overly loquacious driver. In a can Idol show who bluntly tells Global Student Alliance; Center of International Educati We are here to listen.,. 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ByJenn Montana guess that covers the breakfast It's actually very pleasant. Staff Writer part. Looked around. It's pretty The dimly lit atmosphere and Works sparse, but then, it's.eight in the music seem to take the Myth: There's no place on the morning. There are a couple morning away, and ease the wak­ By Allie Kuopus soups are offered daily for only campus where spooky vampiric of other people sitting at the ing process. After all, as Petzold Staff Writer $2.29. music, cigarette smoke, and counter, and a few on one of summed up, "nothing says 'good Got a bit of a sweet tooth? candlelight greet you at 8 a.m. I the couches, and three people morning' like some creepy Potbelly. Indeed you will Order a hand-dipped shake or may have stumbled into my new behind the counter. That's it. music." Every Monday, Wednes­ have one if you eat here every malt, or a yogurt smoothie for campus hangout this morning. Oh yeah, and there's some Tori day, and Friday, Nichole opens day. Potbelly Sandwich Works, the more health conscious. Having never actually spent Amos streaming from the CD the 8th Note with her candles the newest installation on the Just $2.59 for oreo, vanilla, enough time on campus in player. So, I guess the music is and music ready. A quick list of deli scene, opened just over a chocolate, strawberry, mocha between classes to have had a where the gothic part comes in. some of the music she is apt to month ago in place of the old or coffee, the flavors offered in "hangout" before, this is some­ A few candles glow on the count­ play: Hooters on Wisconsin Avenue. both frozen versions. The thing new—The 8th Note, the er. Later Nichole will tell me Adios hot bodies, hello big bel­ smoothies go a little wild with Union's ground level coffee that these candles are there to • Midnight Syndicate lies. flavors like apple-banana and shop, voted best coffee on cam­ "pay homage to our coffee god." • Type 0 Negative With a variety of made to pineapple-coconut. Add pus by the Post. No, the 8th Note I pretend to be interested in my • Portishead order hot sandwiches, milk­ bananas to any of these cold shakes, malts and ice cream, classics for $0.50. All shakes isn't new, but it took me four notebook for about 15 minutes, • Tori Amos years to go in there. But now I waiting, wondering if this is it, people on the go will appreci­ come complete with a straw see that it's worth it. Especially or if there is supposed to be any­ • Therion ate the offerings. If the lines and a mini butter cookie. for a closet-goth like me. Espe­ thing else. This, it turns out, is • The Cure reaches out the door, as it is If you want something cially at 8 in the morning. You it. • More gloomy, classical type stuff bound to do here, the Great sweet that doesn't require a America inspired hanging sign straw, check out the cookies, see, this little story is about my I got a few laughs when I While I was there, we lis­ experience at ... brace yourself finally inquired about "Gothic reassures all that "if the line is IBC Root Beer floats and sun tened to Tori Amos and Midnight here," you'll only be seven min­ daes. ..."Gothic Breakfast With Nic- Breakfast with Nichole," and Syndicate, the former just about hole." There are signs posted much more laughter when I utes from biting into your Antsy about waiting in line everyone has heard of, the lat­ food. for more than two-and-a-half on the 8th Note's door, which admitted that I was actually ter is best described as gloomy makes you think it's an actual going to write a feature on it Whether a carnivore or a minutes during the busy busi­ vampire classical. Which would vegetarian, the $3.79 sandwich ness lunch hour? Groove to the event or something. Don't be in the Post. Here's the deal: actually be really great to study fooled. It's all a joke. Relatively, "Gothic Breakfast with Nichole" menu can service your crav­ smooth rhythm of the man by. Nichole also mentioned that ings. In the mood for a whole above the booths. That's right, anyway. was created by Lucas Petzold, visitors are welcome to bring in Let me start from the begin­ a senior at UWM, and member bunch of meat? Try the wreck on a ledge above the three part of their own collection— with salami, roast beef, turkey, booths sits a man jammin' on ning. My editor suggested to all of the morning crew, who hers is somewhat sparse, her of us writers that we check it out; noticed that when Nichole ham and Swiss cheese. Want the guitar. real collection having been something a little lighter? The maybe one of us could write a Scheiding was working, there stolen last year. Don't worry about getting little feature on it. I jumped at would be gothic music haunt­ turkey, ham, roast beef, chick­ lost with all the remodeling, Well by now you might be en salad and tuna salad sand­ directions can be found on the opportunity. Then I paced ing the shop. It all started last thinking, "but the 8th Note isn't around the ground level of the semester as a parody, simply wiches only come with the the pole near the counter. Bath­ always creepy." Of course not. one meat and cheese. rooms and food to the right, Union because I am socially awk­ because Nichole played Goth But, as a self-described morn­ ward in these situations and had CDs every morning, and just Once in line, make sure to phone orders to the left. ing crew-turned 15 minute filler- request one of the many condi­ To make sure their cus­ no idea what to expect to come kind of stuck around ever turned regular volunteer Jenni of this "Gothic Breakfast with since. Nichole's friends made ments, from mayo to mustard, tomers know just what they're Streicher put it, "in the morn­ hot peppers to pickles. Add getting, the store's owners Nichole" thing. Went in and signs to advertise all of this, ing, it's always Halloween." ordered a cup of black coffee. I and here we are. pepperoni, mushrooms, adorned the back wall with cheese or an ounce of extra enormous cans of Carnation meat to any sammie for only Malted Milk, Hershey's Choco­ $0.50. late Syrup and Potbelly Hot Chips and soda are the only Peppers. true way to round out a sand­ Hot, crispy and delicious, wich meal, so grab a bottle of these sandwiches are just Stewart's Grape or Key Lime enough to fill your belly, not soda from the fridge and a send you running to "I'll nev­ The bag of salt and sour chips on er eat again" land. Since you UWM your way to the register. Since might have some room left in you live in Wisconsin, grab a your belly, why not grab a ridiculously large pickle for Dreamsicle banana smoothie $0.99. Hearty Vegetable and for the road? The independent campus Old-Fashioned Chicken Noodle weekly newspaper of UWM www.uwmpost.com

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The UWM Post Exercise your right to curse Fashion Advice Suddenly, the Klotsche Center wants to control the words that of the week come out of my mouth So I walk in the weight room toward someone, is a natural just think that by prohibiting at the Klotsche Center and am urge we should be free to language, one creates a pseudo- welcomed with the following express when suitable. Excuse rebellious urge that wasn't even What are Monolos? message written on the black­ me, but if I wanted to have my there in the first place. board: "No profanity! No back­ vocabulary controlled I would This recalls the whole alcohol Sarah Jessica Parker owns over two hundred packs allowed, $2 fee per bag! have gone to school at the Wis­ issue in America. We are repri­ of them. Linda Evangelista has one named Put the weights back in the consin Lutheran Seminary or manded so fiercely from drink­ in her honor. Madonna thinks they are wreck, if you can lift them, you stayed home with my Wiscon­ ing before the age Of 21, that "better than sex." But, what are Monolos? can put them back!" sin housewife, suburban mom once we are 21—or once we get As a regular user of the in Brookfield. a fake, or a 21-year old buddy- The UWM Union Theatre staff attempts to Klotsche's facilities, I can sym­ It is not appropriate for the we make up for lost time and decipher the frivolous enigma. pathize with two of those state- Klotsche Center staff to tell its disregard the concept of mod­ users what words they can and eration, indulging in the "oh, so cannot emit from their mouths. wrong" sin of getting smashed Before wasting their time with uncontrollably. repressive messages like that, And, yeah, those 67 percent they should worry about fixing of UWM students have 0-4 drinks the machines that have "Out of a week ads seem a little too full Tve never heard of a order" signs hanging on them for of biased, wishful thinking. But Monolo. The Spanish over three weeks or provide a nice try. See, at least they don't version of Roios?" pleasant environment for its say: "No drinking more than 0- patrons. With no music and 4 drinks a week for UWM stu­ Molly Goltry weight equipment from 1975 dents." The Klotsche should 23, Art major (that's a positive estimate), stu­ dents are more likely to learn to enjoy their obesity or join Bal- By prohibiting lan­ ly's before feeling enthusiastic about working out on campus. guage, one creates I grew up in a family that a pseudo-rebellious never told me not to curse. My parents cursed whenever they urge that wasn't by diego costa "What are what? Some wanted to, and I could have called my mom a bitch if I want­ even there in the kind of exotic drink ments. Backpacks shouldn't ed to. But I never did. Not that first place. from South America?" really be allowed in the weight she wasn't one at times, but I Eric Gerber room—there would be no room knew she-couldn't care less to walk if everyone decided to because swear words are such learn with those Norris people 20, Film major bring their bags in there. The poor language they don't mean and work with subtlety, not scare Klotsche offers lockers for no anything, just that you are an the students away. I suggest "67 charge; all you have to do is angry person with no sophisti­ percent of Klotsche Center users bring a lock. And, yes, putting cated vocabulary. Or that you use 0-4 swear words a week." the weights back to their just dropped a dumbbell on I have been frequenting the respective wrecks is minimum your foot. And who is the weight room for three years and courtesy that will benefit every­ Klotsche Center to regulate the never have I heard anyone say one. voicing of my pain or my lack anything offensive to anybody of idiomatic sophistication? or even curse. Not once. So, is Is it like a diaphragm Now, the censorship on lan­ guage is what I have a problem Repression only creates a the "No profanity!" message for or something?" with. First of all, profanity can desire to go against the norm. prevention purposes? Or to Paul Moore be quite a broad term. What is Since my parents never gave a please the elderly crowd—who might pay a member fee, but 29, Education it? I'm supposed to say "darn" damn about cursing, I grew up instead of "damn" when I drop to be an individual who rarely does not pay my tuition—that Certificate student a dumbbell on my foot? Or is uses "profanity." I realize pro­ shares the room with the stu­ that not allowed either? Can I say fanity is poor, non-sophisticat­ dents? "ouch" at least? I'm sorry, but if ed language, but people should This is a university. Repres­ I drop a 50-pound weight on still be allowed to use it if they sion should stay out the Union my toes I am going to at least feel like it. door. Offending people is wrong, say "shit" and ain't nobody I am not advocating the offen­ but saying "fuck" when I trip gonna tell me I am not allowed sive language of attacking some­ over a dumbbell is a right the to. one. Or the gratuitous usage of Klotsche center cannot take "1 don't really know what There should be rules of con­ curse words for no reason. I away from me. they look like, but they duct in the premises, but swear­ are, like, designer shoes." ing, provided it isn't directed Ben Cervenka 20, Film major

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COLUMN Funky Fashionista snippets If they call it ugly, wear it more often: An interview with designer Amara Haust

I arrived for my interview er, too. She has taught me so with Amara Haust, a local much and has guided me designer, at Grand Avenue Mall through a lot of things. It's fun­ at 6 p.m. I waited for a little ny because whenever we go out while and then finally I saw a together, people recognize us; young, thin girl with bright red we're almost like little celebri­ lipstick and long, side-swept, ties. But as far as big designers, bleach-blonde bangs walk I admire Jeremy Scott and Jean through the doors toward me. Paul Gaultier. "Sorry I'm late, the traffic S: What about Anna Sui or Bet­ was really bad," she said. We sey Johnson? walked down Wisconsin Avenue, trying to find a coffee shop A: Yeah, I like them too. I where we could sit down and like things about a lot of design­ talk. We decided on Borders, ers. ordered our drinks and settled FASHION S: So where are your designs down. We made idle chit-chat found? and discussed random things. Sounds of Freedom I observed her outfit: a red OBSESSION A: My clothes are sold at Fashion Ninja, a local store on Ko-Thi Dance Company's "Harvest 2003: Bootdance" per­ and black striped, off-the-shoul- by Sohui Yim formance took the stage at the Pabst Theatre on Friday, Oct. der top and blue jeans with South KK. It's owned by Areka, and also at Uproc Skate Shop. 31, taking the audience along an ecstatic journey. The show patches of stars. "I made this A: I was 16. I got a sewing ingeniously juxtaposed the traditional sounds of African shirt and these jeans," she said machine for my birthday and S: What's the best piece of drums and the ultra-contemporary beat of nonchalantly. "I take pride in I've been hooked on it ever since. fashion advice that you've ever hip hop in a deliciously enjoyable atmos­ received? being original and different. I I rarely wear a piece of clothing phere of cultural expression and exhibition think Milwaukee needs people that I didn't make. A: "Wear what you want." My of the capabilities of the human body. This like me." mom said that to me. contrast between the ancestral and the mod­ Wow, I thought. I know that I S: How would you describe ern, the flawless choreographies and the fierce S: What's the best piece of love clothes, but this girl defi­ your style? passion of the dancers and drummers made fashion advice that you would nitely loves clothes. She tells A: I would say that it is a the event an unforgettable, breathtaking expe­ give to others? me a little more about herself. mixture of three things: vin­ rience. Highlights include the dimly lit, all- tage, classy, and 80s punk. I A: If somebody hates some­ guys "Olive" choreography, which started out with a dancer Sohui: So where did you grow think my style is original, not thing that you're wearing, wear recoiled fetus-like, eventually breaking away from his shell and up? something that you could go buy it more often. My friends tell culminating in the exhibition of the dancers' amazing physical me all the time, "That is so ugly, Amara: In a small town somewhere at your local store. strength and incredible flexibility. but it looks good on you." But I called Delafield, Wis. It was a S: What inspires your In "Homage to Children," girls dressed in Catholic school don't care, I love it. really small town and I was an designs? uniforms took over the stage and moved their bodies with such charm and fluidity it seemed like the audience was peek­ outsider. It's not that I was hat­ A: I get a lot of ideas from S: And finally, what advice ing through a real slice of urban life, not a rehearsed dance ed by anyone, but I just didn't fashion books. There's this great would you give to our readers performance. Two boys joined them later on, only to defy grav­ fit in with any certain crowd. book that I have right now; it's that wanted to start their own ity in beautifully risky flips and spins that made it seem like S: What interested you in called "Fruits." It's a book filled clothing line? they were flying...... '..,.-;.,...-...... ,•• .• fashion? with pictures of punk people A: Art school is phony and : : Almost as interesting as what was happening on stage was with funky clothes and the col­ cheesy. You can't learn how to A: I saw clothes at stores the patrons' reactions. Evidently at ease and not intimidated by ors and designs are great. I also be a designer; you have to be and I thought to myself, "I could the uber-fanciness of the velvety theatre, the audience constantly like to use a lot of words on my born with the talent. But you do that, and it would be so much shouted out their comments full of enthusiasm. "You go, girl!" clothes, like "jaded." can't just learn in a school. I cheaper." So one day I just did mean, just because someone "Okay!" "Work it!" Which was both tactless and rude, but yet an it. I am self-taught. S: So what designers do you knows how to sew doesn't mean inevitably amusing part of the spectacle. S: How old were you when admire? that they have the artistic eye Make sure you don't miss Ko-Thi's upcoming performances. you started making your own A: I really admire my friend for fashion. If you can do it, Their next event is the Ko-thi Gala 2003 on Nov. 8 at the Mil­ clothes? Areka Ikeler. She's a local design­ you can do it. waukee Athletic Club at 6 p.m. 270-3000 for more information. —Diego Costa

Thursday, Nov. 6 Friday, Nov. 7 Rana is faced with an ultimatum: Saturday, Nov. 8 Parker Posey stars as a district choose a husband from an approved attorney, investigating the suspi­ cious suicide of a young man, who Dance Can Do All That list of respectable men or leave East MIFF Facing the Enemy Jerusalem for an extended stay in must conduct a series of interviews 8 p.m., UWM Union Theatre, The filmmaker grew up in diverse Egypt. Rana takes matters into her Open Hearts with his loved ones. The ensuing 229-4070 cultures and created this dance own hands and sneaks out at day­ 2 p.m., Downer Theatre flashbacks reconstruct the man's life fusion piece that explores different The journey of healing of teenager break, searching for her lover. and relationships with friends and cultural dance forms. She shows • (Palestine, 2003, 90 min.) Shattered Glass family. (Canada, 2003, 112 min.) Jo Tufnell whose father was killed the power of dance and its ability by an IRA bomb. In the summer of to heal and create a sense of home, $8.50 7 p.m., Oriental Theatre 2000, she is brought face to face Under the Skin of the City bridging peoples and communities. Haunted by memories of the past, with the man who killed her father. (United States, 2002, 25 min.) Open Hearts the sullen and self-pitying Jesko is 4:45 p.m. and 9:15 p.m., Oriental (Northern Ireland, 2001, 66 min.) Theatre and Transparency 7:15 p.m., Downer Theatre, reluctant to see his mother for the and The Sound of the Violin in 964-2916 first time in years. After she tried to The first United States release of a My Lai Documentary about the experiences murder both Jesko and his brother The film examines the ways of love film by Rakhshan Bani-Etemad, one of three Muslim women in the Unit­ Ansgar when they were young, the This is the story of what happened using the strict stylistic parameters of Iran's most acclaimed filmmakers ed States with wearing the Hijab, mother fell into schizophrenia, ulti­ at My Lai and the reunion of former of Lars von Trier's Dogma 95 move­ and widely regarded as the First head-cover. Transparency unveils mately alienating herself from her enemies thirty years later. As one ment, which among other things Lady of Iranian Cinema. Providing a their personal feelings towards sons and the life she once knew. Vietnamese said, "this is a film that mandates no artificial lighting, no bracingly fresh and provocative women's dress codes in Islam. (Unit­ Now the family hopes his mother's both Vietnamese and Americans can guns and stresses hand-held cam­ vision of Iranian urban society, the ed States, 2002, 30 min.) bone marrow can save the life of watch with emotion, but without eras. In Open Hearts two couples, film deals with Tuba, a mother of The series is co-sponsored by the Jesko, who suffers from leukemia. being divided." (Vietnam, 1998, 32 one newlywed, the other with many four, who is faced with unexpected Center for International Studies, But when her bone marrow proves min.) ^_ years of marriage behind them, col­ challenges that threaten her family UWM Union Theatre, the Peace unsuitable, she reveals a painful lide, literally and metaphorically in a and way of life. (Iran, 2003, 92 FREE secret that threatens to tarnish the Studies Program and UWM Union roadside accident. (Denmark, 2003, min.) family's bourgeois facade. (Germany, Sociocultural Programming. 113 min.) Milwaukee International Film 2003, 100 min.) Animation and The Invisible Festival (MIFF) $8.50 MIFF Sun Reeseville The Event Nate Dogg 10 p.m., Shank Hall (1434 N. Far- • 7:15 p.m., Oriental Theatre, 7:15 p.m., Downer Theatre well), 276-7288 276-5140 Midnight, Oriental Theatre A bittersweet drama of love, loss A tribute to Rush and The Police An intimate look at small town life, Nate Dogg follows the trials of a kid and the amazing capacity we have $10 Reeseville is a dark, many-layered in a bad neighborhood. (USA, 2003) to prevail in the face of tragedy. Set film. David Meyers (Brad Hunt) $8.50 in Manhattan's fashionable Chelsea Devils on the Doorstep returns to his Wisconsin hometown, district, amidst the neighborhood's haunted by his mother's death during large and varied gay population, 2 p.m., 5 p.m. and 8 p.m., UWM childbirth. Upon his arrival, he is con­ Rana's Wedding The Event is an intricately structured Union Theatre fronted with the harsh reality that his inquiry into one man's death that 4:45 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., Oriental An elaborate wartime drama of Chi- father, John Meyers (Cotter Smith), becomes a celebration of his life. has committed suicide. (USA, 2003) Theatre see TO DO LIST page 8 8 November 5, 2003 The UWM Post Arts & Entertainment

The Ataris in concert at the Marquette University Theatre By Megan Sheridan Vendetta Red is an emo/alt- ing rigs were set up behind the Alone," "Your Boyfriend Sucks," For those that hate "Boys of Sum­ Staff Writer rock band out of Seattle, Wash. band, blinding the crowd. and "The Last Song I will Ever mer," and think it is overplayed, They have had mild success with The Ataris took the stage and Write About a Girl," The Ataris see it live. The Ataris have been making their new album "Between the apologized for the lighting. also played "San Dimas High Their set was really broken great music since their concep­ Never and the Now" on MTV2. Unlike many bands we see today, School Football Rules" and let up into two halves. The first half tion in 1997, and their show at Their show with The Ataris was front man Kris Roe is surpris­ two fans up on stage to play was really a lot of their older the Marquette University Theatre less than successful due to the ingly humble. Throughout the the rhythm guitar part. The music, and the second half start­ on Oct. 23 showcased their past fact that a few days earlier lead show he thanked fans for com­ Ataris pulled a lot of their set ed with Roe playing "The Sad­ music. singer Zach Davidson broke his ing out and seeing them play out of their old music, but they dest Song" by himself. Roe also The Ataris have hit the road foot. He spent the entire show even though according to him, did not forget to play what made dedicated one of the songs to with another band called Vendet­ sitting on a barstool and singing. they aren't that great of a band. them famous. the late Elliott Smith, a folk ta Red under the 2003 Volkswa­ Even though Davidson was The Ataris played a lot of In the last half of their set, music legend who committed gen Music Tour. Vendetta Red, restricted to a chair, they still music off of their "Blue Skies Bro­ they played "In this Diary" and suicide on Oct. 21. The Ataris' however, did find the same suc­ managed to put on a decent but ken Hearts ... Next 12 Exits" their cover of the Don Henley show lasted 70 minutes and cess with their show as The short show. Visibility proved to album. Not only did they play "I tune "Boys of Summer." Both of was energetic from beginning Ataris did. be another setback as the light­ Won't Spend Another Night which sound twice as nice live. to end.

TO DO LIST continued nese suffering under Japanese occu­ prostitutes that Peppino hires for leaders, warlords, schoolteachers, Al pation during the 1930s and 40s. him are a fringe benefit. However, Qaeda sympathizers, religious lead­ Two prisoners, a Japanese soldier Peppino cannot really afford Vale- ers and archival footage that give'a and his Chinese translator/collabora­ rio's salary, and has been borrowing glimpse of the country shaping the tor, are mysteriously dropped into money from the Mafia, for which he global politics of the early 21st cen­ the lap of a group of hapless Chi­ does work on the side stuffing tury. (USA, 2003, 65 min.) nese peasants who are ordered to human corpses with drugs. (Italy, care for them indefinitely. (China, 2003, 101 min.) 2000,162 min.) Tuesday, Nov. 11

Grand Jury Prize Winner, Cannes Marion Bridge MIFF Film Festival 7:30 p.m., Oriental Theatre In the midst of struggling to over­ Sunday, Nov. 9 come self-destructive behavior, the youngest of three sisters returns to, MIFF her hometown in Nova Scotia deter­ mined to confront the past. Her Shattered Glass arrival sets in motion a chain of 2:30 p.m., Oriental Theatre events that allows a family of women to reconnect with the world Crimson Gold Madame Brouette and each other. (Canada, 2003, 90 The Event, part of the Milwaukee International Film Festival 2:45 p.m., Downer Theatre min.) 7:15 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., Oriental Theatre Proud and independent, Mati, nick­ in the 1960s. Cast and crew lived their rivals. Since the death of their named Madame Brouette, is recently Devils on the Doorstep An intimate drama about the ways together in the house where it was parents, they have been raising their filmed-the dynamics of a real com­ sister, now turned 17. Wanting the divorced and dreams of opening a 2 p.m., 5 p.m. and 8 p.m., UWM in which the hypocrisies and slights munity came to bear on the fictional best for her, they chose an erudite small snack bar to support herself Union Theatre of daily life can push otherwise rea­ and her daughter instead of wasting sonable people over the edge. one of Layton House. The film also but ugly local boy as her tutor more of her time on dating men. Based on true events, the movie examines the troubled relationship because to ensure that she won't Fate intervenes and lures her toward Monday, Nov. 10 tells the story of Hussein, a humble- between the ways actors "perform" sleep with him. (Poland, 2003, 97 Naago, a local policeman who yet-troubled pizza delivery man who madness and the way real insanity min.) charms Mati into falling in love MIFF feels humiliated by the injustices he itself can resemble a performance. again. But early one morning, resi­ Classics of the Avant-Garde sees all around him. Director Jafar The film, set in Milwaukee, was shot Hukkle Panahi uses Hussein's job as a deliv­ and acted by local artists and film­ dents of Partridge Hill are awakened 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., Oriental Theatre 9:45 p.m., Downer Theatre by gunfire. In front of panic-stricken ery driver to move inside houses makers. (USA, 2003, 92 min.) Fiction-based documentary that neighbors, Naago emerges from In celebration of the centenary of and behind closed doors to reveal connects images of ordinary events Mati's house riddled with bullets. poet-filmmaker Jean Cocteau's birth, places rarely seen by Western audi­ An Injury to One as coherent elements in a series of Was it Mati who pulled the trigger? the Milwaukee International Film ences. What emerges is a daring 7 p.m., UWM Union Theatre murders. With virtually no dialogue, (Senegal, 2003, 104 min.) Festival presents three influential interrogation of Iranian society and works from the 20th-century avant- a universal tale of urban alienation Directed by Travis Wilkerson. An the director relies on the actions of garde: Un Chien Andalou (1928), an and inequality. (Iran, 2003, 96 min.) exploration into a new cinematic his characters-an old man hiccuping Distant early surrealist comedy of terrors; Le style to serve as a form for politics on a bench, a drunken youth snor­ 4:45 p.m. and 7:15 p.m., Oriental Sang D'un Poete (1930), an anti-sur­ and social change. The film is a ing in a carriage, a grandmother Noi Albinio Theatre • realist paean to the illogical; and visually arresting editorial on the making dumplings in her kitchen. Towers Open Fire (19.63), a filmic 7:30 p.m., Oriental Theatre historical crimes of the Anaconda Their images become smaller com­ Two men react to hard times by equivalent of William S. Burroughs' Mining Company, specifically the ponents of a larger story that paints watching too much TV. One, a pro­ Noi is a teenage albino with no cut-and-paste writing. "still unsolved" 1917 murder of labor a moving portrait of human tragedy fessional photographer, is acutely ambition. Bright but alienated, he organizer Frank Little and the linger­ with rhythm, noises and voices aware of the distance between his wonders his isolated village getting ing environmental devastation on instead of spoken word. (Hungary, ideals and the necessities of his life. into trouble-until he spots the new Butte, Montana. The filmmaker will 2003, 80 min.) When his ex-wife announces that girl in town who rekindles his inter­ be present. (USA, 2002, 53 min.) she's emigrating to Canada with her est in life. (Iceland, 2003, 90 min.) new husband, the ache of distance FREE Flower of Evil grows sharper still. The men go 9:15 p.m., Oriental Theatre about their melancholy ways against Directed by one Clause Chabrol, it a landscape of emotional desola­ Wednesday, Nov. 12 tells the story of an upper-middle tion. (Turkey, 2003,110 min.) MIFF class family with more than a few Winner of the Grand Prix and Best - Return to Kandahar hidden skeletons. It's also a murder Actor prizes at Cannes 7:30 p.m., Downer Theatre mystery. After its premiere this Feb­ ^^^ - %;Wk ruary at the Berlin Film Festival, the Nelofer Pazira, the inspiration and Threads of Belonging film racked up European ticket sales The Embalmer a 9* ill star of the hit international film 9:45 p.m., Downer Theatre of over one million in the first two 5:15 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., Oriental X *** Kandahar, returns to her native months of its release. (France, 2003, Theatre The daily life of Layton House, a fic­ Afghanistan to find her lost friend <2\ tional therapeutic community, where . ••' • " DvB~ ••--; 100 min.) Middle aged, tiny Peppino is a taxi­ Deyana. We have intimate access to doctors live with schizophrenic * dermist who meets a very tall, Nelofer as she travels throughout patients. Characters and events at Cinemania attractive young waiter named Vale- Afghanistan and the cities of Kan­ Layton House were drawn from case EDI rio at the zoo. Peppino invites Vale- dahar, Kabul and Mazar in search of 8 p.m., UWM Union Theatre histories and other writings by mem­ 7:15 p.m., Oriental Theatre rio to become his well-paid assis­ the past, answers to the present bers of the anti-psychiatry move­ Documentary on film addicts. (Ger­ tant. Valerio readily agrees. Valerio and her childhood friend Deyana. Two gangster brothers who rule ment, which was lead by R.D. Laing many, 2002, 80 min.) enjoys his new profession, and the Witness discussions with political their neighborhood execute one of $4, $3

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A tribute to Lo-Fi recording "Love" conquers all mixing and mastering often super­ The second track on the album, FM Knives The best track on "Speaker­ sedes the amount of time it takes "16 DOA," is the instant standout Outkast "Useless and Modern' boxx," "The Way You Move,"" to record. Although it's clear that favorite. It's so catchy that a first- "Speakerboxx / acknowledges the rift in the (Broken Rekids) there are no instrument overdubs time listener would swear they'd The Love Below" pair's creativity. Big Boi, how­ or big post-production moves heard it before. The nasally yet (La Face) made, the vocals are definitely melodic chorus is heavily reminis­ ever, assures the listener that tacked on later and perhaps dou­ cent of something Pete Shelley or "Outkast is everlasting'/Not bled up throughout the album. Feargal Sharkey might have sang clashin', not at all" over a funky Musically speaking, the influence in 1978. horn arrangement and smooth is clear on "Useless and Modern." On paper, 36 minutes may seem croon of Big Boi and Sleepy The general sound long for a punk album of this Brown. on this album j nature. Most of FM Knives' con­ While other tracks on the screams, "Late temporaries can hardly pass the 30- remainder of "Speakerboxx" 1970s British mod- minute mark on their full-length stand out, they quickly fade punk" but does so releases. Yet after 36 minutes of once the listener plays the sec­ It would be really easy to make without sounding "Useless and Modern," listeners ond album, "The Love Below." a typical standoffish introduction like an immediate might find themselves contem­ Instantly, the listener is assault­ for this album, proclaiming it as rip-off of any band plating whether or not so much Double albums are bit of a ed with the startling sound of the antithesis of how all rock music from that era. The direct line buz- time has gone by since first hear­ rarity of the modern music indus­ a string arrangement shrouding today has become a pile of fash­ zsaw-type guitar sound and hi-hat ing the antagonizing guitar intro try. Go back a few decades and a jazzy piano in the album titled ionable, marketable, Pro Tools- laden drums give the music an anx­ to "I Live Alone." you'll find quite a few. Such dou­ first track. By the time Dre's jazzy altered dribble. However, FM Knives ious, aggressive and snotty atti­ "Useless and Modern" is full of ble albums include Jimi Hendrix's croon comes through and bleeds do so on their own at the top of tude oft conveyed by bands like upbeat and sing-able hits, yet the "Electric Ladyland," Stevie Won­ into the Prince influenced open­ the liner notes. The Buzzcocks and Rezillos. most impressive aspect is how der's "Songs in the Key of Life," ing guitar riff of Their thesis for the work is con­ It's poppy yet snide, as though they create so many moods and Elton John's "Goodbye Yellow "Love Hater" it is cisely put, where they proclaim that you're at the dentist, where the layers song-to-song without bull­ Brick Road," the Beatles' "The clear that this is the album was recorded in only six only thing preventing you from shit filler tracks or ballads. Such a White Album," and Pink Floyd's not your stan­ hours. This statement is believable snapping, jamming the drill into the feat is nearly unheard of, and lends "The Wall;" all of which are dard Outkast yet debatable. It's fairly easy for dentist's eye and running out the for an album that one will never widely considered classics of album. "The Love a band to record base tracks with­ door while laughing your ass off get sick of. music. Below" is some­ in six hours, but the processes of is the local anesthesia. Chuck Engel But more is not necessarily thing special, better. Many argue that both Earth shattering, "The White Album" and "The and will mark a milestone in not Wall" would be tighter and more only rap and R&B but music in Not That Crunchy focused efforts had the excess general. Appleseed Cast ones. My luck of getting a great called "Sinking." It comes at the been trimmed and turned from As if it wasn't clear enough good double albums into great by the second track, Dre single "Two Conversations" one is usually as great a chance listener fast and energetic. The as making a living in one night rest of the tracks take a cue from albums. This, however, is not the handedly hurls the album (Tiger Style) at a casino. I like art and basi­ the song and it makes for a case with new Outkast double amongst the year's best with the cally go for the most interesting decent ending. album, "Speakerboxx / The Love fifth track, the sexually oozing cover, but have been burned Although the album is hyp­ Below". "Spread." Starting out with a jazz many times this way. This prob­ notic and would be a good to Rumored to be the beginning organ and sax overlapped with ably being the most indecisive do homework to, it just does­ of an end for Outkast, "Speaker- the catchy chorus of "I don't I've ever been about an album, n't leave me wanting more. It boxx/The Love Below" consists want to move too fast but can't however. I cjn't would be an album, if I owned of two albums by the two halves resist your sexy ass. Just spread, decide whether for a long time, that I would of Outkast. Both albums provide spread for me. (I can't wait to it's the same play very rarely just so I would­ ample room for both Antwan get you home.)," "Spread" is one mindless drivel or / | n't feel bad for buying it. The "Big Boi" Patton and Andre "Dre of the most memorable songs music actually vocals are different, but they 3000" Benjamin to showcase delving into eroticism since last worth hanging on I sound familiar. their separating individual styles year's "The Seed (2.0)" by the Supposedly highly praised, to. ] | The whole album seems that while collaborating with each Roots. the indie rock band Appleseed "Two Conver­ way, because it feels similar to other on their partner's tracks. What makes "The Love Below" Cast has produced its fourth sations" is a concept album that another artist, but I can't put my The first and weaker album of stand out over "Speakerboxx" and album. Not ever hearing of the consists of ten songs; the first finger on it. It is a sound I can't the two, Big Boi's "Speaker­ other modern music is the con­ band myself, the album did not half representing a conversation figure out, however it is not boxx," lacks the eclectic cre­ stant supply of differing musical stand out and I had no expec­ between breaking up a relation­ original and therefore not as ativity of Dre's "The Love Below." styles Dre embraces. While he tations of what it would sound ship and the second half a strug­ great an album as I thought it While far from a bad record, loses his focus at times with like. It's pretty much a shot in gle through renewed friendships. may have been. "Speakerboxx" sticks to the clas­ interludes like "Where Are My the dark when I pick out a CD; The second part starts out Mitch Skyberg sical southern fried rap sound Panties?" and "God," Dre there are some very random with the best song of the ten, of Outkast's previous four rebounds with the catch rhythm albums. and chorus of the single "Hey Ya!" "Speakerboxx" begins on a and "Behold a Lady." The second My Morning Jacket Records label, has the strangest outro to the song sounds very like bold note with Big Boi and Dre half of the 80 minute album "It Still Moves" cover art I've ever seen. A North an early 1980s style Bruce Spring­ 3000's collaborate single "Ghet- loses some steam on tracks like American grizzly bear dressed up steen tune. You almost begin to toMusick." The track, which pro­ (ATO Records) the cliche "Love in War" and the like it's going out for a night of think James and company are about vides an excellent blend between misplaced "She's Alive," but Dre dancing at Studio 54 adorns the ready to bust into "Dancing in the a remotely obnoxious techno climaxes and resolves the final cover. The album has real infor­ dark." rhythm, rap, and a soothing R&B third of the album with funky, "Golden" is a bittersweet mation on it besides the hand­ hook is one of the best tracks electronic fun of "Dracula's Wed­ acoustic piece with some very nice written track listing, which is near­ on "Speakerboxx" but one of the ding" and a sappy but beautiful ly illegible. finger picking by James. This Gram most forgettable when placed duet with Norah Jones entitled Nonetheless, the first song on Parsons style cosmic country sound into context with the entire dou­ "Take Off Your Cool". "It Still Moves" is a burlesque, dis­ makes for one of the best songs ble album. The album's third Is more better? In the case of tant number called "Malateeh" on the album. James' vocals sound track "Unhappy" is one of the "Speakerboxx / The Love Below" that has a distinct Wilco feel to it. a lot like Elvis Presley's "Teddy best efforts on the double album. the answer is yes. This double You feel like you're on a merry- Bear." Big Boi balances his rapping album would simply have lost too go-round one sec­ "Masterplan" is reminiscent of verse with a soulful chorus with much of its edge if it had been ond, and living as Neil Young's "Southern Man," with­ The Louisville, Ky. based group a simple message: "Might as well squashed into one album, espe­ a mid-70's rocker out the originality of Young. Here, My Morning Jacket (MMJ) is just have fun 'cause your happiness cially on Dre's end. While the the next. MMJ sounds like a garage band now starting to garner some atten­ is done and your goose is album has its share of flaws, Big The second that doesn't really care whether or tion in the states. After releasing cooked." Boi supplies the listener with the song on the album, not they make it. three albums and countless Euro­ Following "Unhappy" comes safety of old Outkast while Dre's pean tours and having Dutchmen "Dance Floors," is a "Easy Morning Rebel" is in the the second great track on album, eclectic style and craftsmanship do documentaries about them, this throwback that style of a rock group trying to do "Bowtie." Reminiscent of a as one of modern music's lead­ odd five-piece is comprised of sounds a lot like a 1950's style Skif­ a country tune, much like Coldplay's George Clinton track complete ing pioneers basically provides a road weary rock veterans whose fle tune. The driving force behind "Green Eyes" off of their "A Rush with horns and a chorus of shield of immunity to any detrac­ true Americana sound are catch­ MMJ is lead singer and songwriter of Blood to the Head" album. MMJ vocalists chiming out the hook, tion and sets Outkast on a bright ing some ears. Jim James. His music far outweighs can pull this off a better than Cold- "Bowtie" is one of the catchiest path to the future. Their latest release, "It Still his vocal abilities, but even his play. They're a better country band of Big Boi's efforts. Drew Morton Moves," released under the ATO songs aren't all that great. The see MMJ page 11 10 November 5, 2003 The UWM Post Arts & Entertainment

theater Good Ole' Shakespeare After a fiasco called "Othello," the Milwaukee Shakespeare stages a comeback with "As You Like It"

France was divided into Six months ago Milwaukee choices between scenes, smooth provinces, then known as "Duke­ Shakespeare was sporting a pro­ transitions, nice blocking, and doms." Politics were different duction with some of its boldest some good old fashioned direc­ then, but not by much. An older, artistic choices to that date. Unfor­ tion. Special mention to Jason benevolent duke is banished from tunately, none worked. Adding to Fassl for excellent lighting, and also the dukedom by his own brother, that questionable direction, under- to Christopher Guse for a taste­ ful set. Ms. Rothe has done a fair job What: "As You Like It" of casting the right people and When: through Nov. 9, masking inequities between per­ Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m. formers. Choosing the right peo­ Where: Mainstage Theatre (2400 E. Kenwood Blvd.) ple in the first place is a good and often missed step to a fine show. How much: $9 for UWM students, $20 general James Fletcher and Mic Mata- Call the Peck Box Office at 229-4308 for details resse give amazing performances in this production. David Flores who is lusting for power. Hmmm, developed artistic vision, huge is excellent and polished as always; haven't we heard this before? inconsistencies between per­ and no one in the cast stood out Rosalind, the Duke's daughter, formers and some general bad as a poor choice. sets off in male clothes into the luck, a disaster was unleashed on Libya Pugh delivers a reason­ Forestof Arden to seek her father. the University of Wisconsin-Mil­ able performance as Rosalind. Predictably, she falls in love with waukee's big stage. Some critics may say that her per­ a heartthrob named Orlando. Voila, But director formance was not large enough, a great Shakespearian comedy is Lisa Rothe has not over the top enough. But born. done what I won­ while her performance may leave In a comeback that is as dered if she could. something to be desired on one improbable as the Chicago Cubs She has directed a level, it provided what Milwau­ winning the pennant, this past Fri­ solid, understand­ kee Shakespeare needed most on A touch of class day, Oct. 24, Milwaukee Shake­ able, relatively another level: stability. speare surprised critics and audi­ entertaining show Trying to be bold is what sunk Just for fun-musical "Saturday Night" opens ence members alike with its new of a Shakespearian production Milwaukee Shakespeare's last pro­ version of "As You Like It." After that is worth seeing. duction. A simplistic view of the­ at the Boulevard Ensemble in Bayview being one of the unlucky young While Milwaukee Shakespeare's atre is that it is about making each journalists to have witnessed the "As You Like It" still pales in com­ production good. In reality, a bad It is Saturday night in 1929, and 1954 still be of interest today? disastrous rendition of "Othello" parison to "Richard III," playing performance degrades a theatre a group of young friends in Brook­ Boulevard Theatre proves that yes, unleashed a few months back, I across town at the Rep, it is a good company, and Milwaukee Shake­ lyn are together passing time. A it can. for one was skeptical that MSC show. Instead of gambling on speare needed to get back on its secret, half-baked plan is in the Director Mark Bucher's rendition would be able to turn the ship bold, untested artistic choices, feet. To that end I say a famous works for a young man named Gene of "Saturday Night" opened on Fri­ around with this production. I am the play relies on more palatable phrase: mission accomplished. to crash.a high society party. day, Oct. 24, to a packed house proud to say I was wrong. scenery, more suitable musical Across town, another lukewarm and a cheering audience. With a Jason Alan plot is in the works to the same little old time flavor that smacks end. Only, it is not a man with these a little of Vaudeville and bygone dubious desires; it is an attractive years, "Saturday Night" takes flight woman named Helen. As if all the on the south side of Milwaukee and we're on the web: www.uwmpost.com What: "Saturday Night" When: through Nov. 9 Where: Boulevard Ensemble (2252 S Kinnickinnic Ave.) How much: $12 for students, $20 general

stars in the sky were aligned, the sails along smoothly. two both fail in their fledgling Along the way, we are treated attempts at party crashing. And as to a nicely cast though torn from the pages of a show and some ter­ forgotten Broadway production, rific performances. the two meet, engage in hilarious Matthew Eccle- adventures, have some drama, and stone delivers a fall in love. performance that Well, it is in fact from a Broad­ seems beyond his way musical and the year is in fact years with a voice 1955. This musical entitled "Sat­ that is well geared urday Night" was supposed to be for songs of this vintage. Jay Rat­ famous composer Stephen Sond- tle is a terrific and funny version heim's musical debut on Broadway. of Gene's unfortunate brother But bad luck and a twist of fate named Eugene. (A.K.A. Pinhead.) led to August 1955, when the lead Kristen Pawlowski has a lovely producer Lemuel Ayers passed into voice for the part of Helen, and the history books. Daniel Klinger delivers an impres­ 3&S* From that point on, "Saturday sive performance. Night" fell into obscurity. For quite "Saturday Night" is close to the some time it would seem that the old, just for fun musicals as Mil­ early departure of Lemuel Ayers waukee used to love. But along would serve as the untimely fate the way, the show explores the age for an early work in a portfolio of old question of what is right ver­ Foil iuk0&'§ hottest live music greatness and fame. sus what is wrong in a world of The first 100 in the door But decades later some students wildly rising and falling 1929 stocks, did a concert version of the show. Pierce Arrow luxury cars, and a time In the audience was Stephen Sond- where the sky seemed both the limit heim. He decided to allow a run and within the reach of any man. of the show in London. From there, This 1929 love story is a rare P O I * % h TI; M | B | \ a 0 € A the show moved to off-Broadway find and almost didn't get off the America. ground due to, very ironically, the But could a musical written in see SATURDAY page 11 Arts & Entertainment www, uwmpost.com November 5, 2003 11 film Close your eyes The struggle for power as society's never-ending fuel for dystopia in "An Injury to One"

undermining aesthetic beauty. Lang's film is a lesson on both filmmaking technique and polit­ ical awareness; Wilkerson's doc­ umentary also proves to succeed in both realms, it provokes the mind without ceasing to dazzle the eye. Innovative and honest, "An Injury to One," narrated by the passionate, raw and discreetly outraged voice of the filmmaker himself, is a vital wake up call to "Party Monster" follows disillusioned middle-class youth a generation of minds with no his­ trying to live a life of non-stop partying, drugs and frivoli­ tory knowledge or memory. We ty. It also features Macaulay Culkin in drag. do not know where we come from, how we got here, and mostly, we ignore our roles _ in what has x \ 24-hour party people become of us. We have grant­ Club-oriented youth create a reality of their ed ourselves to own in "Party Monster" exist, simply exist in the con­ Have you ever wanted to see might have been able to enjoy a venience of our Macaulay Culkin in drag? Me nei­ good honest gawk at the beauti­ own survival, refusing to look ther. It seems that somebody did, ful freaks. down into the slimy structure however, and if the idea has made The problem here is that the that holds and makes function our you morbidly curious, then, by all movie itself is dreary enough to flawlessly botoxed worlds. means, see "Party Monster." It make almost anyone glad they We, as a society, are oblivi­ probably won't be around long, have a day job. Culkin's perform­ ous and ignorant to the past though, as it's been routinely cm- ance as the ultimately doomed struggles that enabled us to enjoy club kid, Michael Alin, is embar­ "Because of the role of money be-as long as we keep on sit­ freedoms we have today, yet still rassing at its best and unwatch- in our society, free speech isn't ting and watching, immersed in watering the roots of a system Party Monster able at its worst. Perhaps the for­ free speech. If we cannot speak, passive revolutionary ideology or that has coercion as its ultimate directed by. mer child star was cast out of some weapon. Afraid of changes and how can we discuss? And if we plain mind-numbing conservatism. Fenton Bailey misplaced impulse to portray inno­ adaptation, we stubbornly main­ cannot discuss, how can we Using still images of land­ Randy Barbato cence gone terribly wrong-the invent?" scapes that recall both the gift tain a status quo that survives unhappy child who never really playing at: Travis Wilkerson's experimen­ of nature and its horrific abuse on the suffering of others, and grew up. And had Culkin any sense tal documentary "An Injury to by mankind, "An Injury to One" as long as these "others" live in Landmark Oriental of irony it might have played very Old" possesses the key elements tells the story of a man who dared Malaysia, Mexico, the ghetto or well. The unfortunate truth of the for progressive filmmaking: sim­ to speak his mind and question anywhere else our bourgeois sight cified by almost every critic to matter, though, is that he never plicity, intensity and a call for the firmly established and con­ cannot reach, everything is pic­ whom the dull task of evaluating really was much of an actor, and venient structure of the power­ ture perfect. it was assigned. the role of Alin, who supposedly ful. By juxtaposing old photo­ Union leader Frank Little was "Party Monster" is essentially was able to get others to do his An Injury graphs and both factual and fic­ murdered because he questioned one more story-based on real somewhat misguided To One titious text, the struggle between the system's tyranny in 1917. events-about disillusioned middle- bidding due to his the oppressed and the oppres­ But the issues his people faced class youth who decide that since magnetic charm and Filmmaker Travis sor gains newsreel verisimilitude then, still prove to be pertinent they never fit in as children, they're wit, was not one that Wilkerson in person and a poetic aura simultaneous- to our contemporary society. If going to revel in their differences, Culkin has within his playing at: today "to disagree" is seen as a creating their own sub-culture of, grasp. All in all, he threatening, perilous verb, it UWM Union Theatre The documentary touches in idealistic terms, beautiful fan­ takes himself much sounds like we haven't evolved some of the issues Fritz Lang's tasy and frivolity. And where the too seriously and it's much. Almost 90 years have action. Reconstructing the mur­ "Metropolis" dealt with in 1927. strangest and most creative are difficult to believe that anyone passed 'us by and we still feed der of union organizer Frank Lit­ In "Metropolis" the "workers," led awarded with popularity amongst even puts up with him, much less the same habits of socio-politi­ tle in a small town in Montana in by the character Maria, planned their own kind. In more cynical does what he asks of them. cal inertia that make the poor the beginning of the century, the a revolt against the "thinkers" terms, their world is one populat­ The only bright spot in the film poorer, the rich richer, and the film touches the basic issues of that dominated them in a future ed by the type of people who are is Seth Green's performance as mind stagnated in egotistical class and power that have mold­ dystopia. Wilkerson's film, like forced to live nocturnally based on James St. James, the "original club numbness. ed society into what it is today, Lang's, attempts to achieve a their drug addictions and lack of kid," who teaches the younger has always been, and will always social-consciousness without Diego Costa marketable job skills. They live a Alin everything he knows about the minute-by-minute existence, based early 80s club scene in New York. solely on waiting out the light of Alin ultimately upstages St. James, MMJ CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 day until the next party. supposedly proving the old chest­ Of course, their fantasies come nut about the student outgrowing than they are a rock band though. duce a sound that has Neil Young doesn't have a whole lot of pro­ crashing down to the ground as the master, regardless of the fact MMJ should stick with what written all over it. duction. While "It Still Moves" is fantasies are wont to do, both in that in the world of this film that works. This album should be listened expansive and, at times very the movies and in most people's seems totally implausible. Although "Run Thru" again sounds like to very late at night, probably catchy, it seems as if My Morn­ lives. And, to be honest, this could upstaging Culkin at this point seems an electrified Neil Young song. This after a few too many drinks. It ing Jacket aren't really trying to all have been very interesting. Had a little like out-acting a duck wear­ may very well be because the gui­ never gets very loud or very soft make music to please anyone but the story been well told, the odd ing make-up and a wig, Green does tarists in the band are using the and in that sense, nothing real­ themselves. ones among us could have gone so brilliantly and consistently. St. same Mesa-Boogie amps to pro­ ly stands out. It's abstract and Steve Pease to watch a version of themselves, James narrates the story, and serves or at least their dreams of who they as the kind and sensible yin to Alin's would like to be, cavorting up on dangerous yang. SATURDAY CONTINUED FROM PAGE 10 screen, and your more average folk Ashley Kress financial problems that plague donations drying up. Fortunate­ summed up by one of the cast today and their effect on today's ly, they were creative and man­ members: "Weeknights I'm a hopes and dreams. The Boule­ aged. Brooklyn boy, but on Saturday vard Theatre in 2003 felt a lit­ For a fun night out or a great nights, I've got class." we're on the web: tle of 1929 with a production show to take a special someone Jason Alan ready to go and philanthropic to, this show is a rare treat, www.uwmpost.com 12 November 5, 2003 The UWM Post Sports

Mens Soccer Horizon League Tournament Preview By Samuel Toman Staff Writer

The skinny on UW-Milwaukee: It was a The skinny on UW-Green Bay: Yes, fresh­ demoralizing schedule at first glance. Hosting man forward Joshua Okoampa scored a hat only two league games, the Panthers somehow trick, being the first Phoenix player to do so found a way to take care of business and earn since Nick Lessard in October of 2000. But his UM viawr*i' Wist <>•;-iN #8 UW-Green Bay its third straight Horizon League championship. outbreak is not too much of a concern. Ditto GREEN BAY But the latest installment is still vivid in the for the rest of the team. That was the only minds of players and coaches alike. Cross-town league victory tallied in the win column for rival Marquette defeated UWM, 2-1, in which the Phoenix. The last time Green Bay played Where: Engelmann Field, Milwaukee was considered by many to be the shoddiest UW-Milwaukee, the Panthers ripped off 26 shots performance of the season. Milwaukee's scor­ with two of them finding the net in a 2-0 loss. iiwAUKFi: ing diversity will be tough to contain with The weakness on this young Phoenix team is twelve different players scoring this season, the defensive line. If this young squad plans while the defense loves to press. Also, goalie to make little or any noise, it will have to mesh #1 UW-Milwaukee Kirk Thode is one of the leaders in the regular greatly in the defensive position. IliiTiiEiiS season goals scored against category. My pick: UW-Milwaukee defeats UW-Green Bay, 4-0.

The skinny on Butler: Goalkeeper Fvan many shots. This is a selective bunch that IBili Reinhardt led the league in save percent­ will chip away shots and win with mental age, midfielder Andrew Pancio is tied for toughness and solid teamwork. #7 Loyola-Chicago the league lead in assists and the Bulldogs ended the regular season winning its last The skinny on Loyola: This platoon five games. While recently recording his will test uncharted waters. They are gutsy seventh shutout in the season finale against and highly competitive. The problem is that Where: Varsity Field, Butler IUPUI, Reinhardt tied for second on the it cannot close away teams. Every game this single season all-time saves list. Offen­ season has resulted in either a one-goal dif­ ference or shutout. sively, Butler is not a team that posts too #2 Butler My pick: Butler defeats Loyola, 2-0. BlrriiR

The skinny on Detroit: Perhaps the gritty win against Cleveland State on Oct. 1. #6 Cleveland State and pesky Titans are set to bring opponents into its sanctuary, otherwise known as Titan Field. The skinny on Cleveland State: The There, the Titans rolled to a 6-1 record, which Vikings are looking for dramatic improvements" included four successful overtime games. And from what was witnessed earlier in the season. The defense has been downgraded from a year Where: Titan Field, Detroit while hosting its first home tournament game since 1997, the Titans will have the advantage ago and the strength of the team's ball move­ truly in its favor. George Kithas, who has been ment has deteriorated. After going 6-2 in Sep­ closing in on Detroit's all-time scoring records, tember, the Vikings have not won in nine deci­ was a threat earlier in the regular season after sions. Traveling to Detroit will once again be a #3 Detroit-Mercy netting a pivotal goal in Detroit's 2-1 overtime challenge. DM My pick: Detroit defeats Cleveland State, 3-2.

The skinny on Illinois-Chicago: The skinny on Wright State: In the Illinois-Chicago is a team that likes to world of statistics, the significant nugget string together streaks. The Flames' sev­ of information on Wright State is that is en-game winning streak recently came can simply shutdown opponents. On #5 Wright State to an end at the expense of Cal-Poly. The three different occasions the Raiders' backbone of the team is midfielder/for­ opponents drew a goose egg. Secondly, ward Dennis King, who has led the team Paul-Anthony Perez is a major threat in scoring honors the last two seasons while leading the league in goals scored Where: Flames Field, Illinois Chicago and is the year's team scoring leader as and game-winning goals. If he can play, well. Hosting in the tournament is a big barring injury, the Raiders have the ele­ advantage but it would not be a shatter­ ments to compete with any other team ing surprise if this squad advances on in the league. through the first couple of rounds. #4 Illinois-Chicago My pick: Wright State defeats Illinois-Chicago, 2-1, OT.

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Women's Soccer Horizon League Tournament Preview By Nick Dettmann Sports Editor

Host: Loyola-Chicago University Top-seeded UW-Milwaukee will get a first-round bye and will play the winner of the Detroit/Wright State game on Friday, Nov. 7.

#6 Youngstown State The low-down on UW-Green Bay: They The low-down on Youngstown State: The are the top-ranked offense in the Horizon worse defense in the league is going to need League. They lead the league in shots, goals, to figure out a way to keep the ball out of goals per game, assists and assists per game. their own net. They are allowing almost four They are going to need that offense as they goals a game. What is even worse is that the Thursday, Nov. 6 are the second worst defense in the league. Penguins have only scored three goals in six Only their counterparts are worse. If they get league games. They are going to struggle and a lead, the Phoenix will cruise. will not be a challenge for the Phoenix. #3 UW-Green Bay My pick: UW-Green Bay wins 5-1. GREEN BAY

The low-down on the Bulldogs: The low-down on the Ramblers: They are the second ranked offense The Ramblers have a little advan­ #7 Loyola-Chicago in the league, but what is also going tage; they are the hosts for the tour­ to help them is that they are also the nament. So they hope to use the home second best defense in the league. crowd to pull off an upset. They are Thursday, Nov. 6 Look for Butler to strike early and going to need it. hold the lead. My pick: Butler wins 3-2. #2 Butler

#5 Wright State The low-down on the Titans: Out Detroit will need to get on the board of all the first round matchups, this is first in order to have a chance. •.™wi\svS5 the most even. The Titans look to use their stingy defense to help themselves The low-down on the Raiders: Wright State has a very balanced offensive Thursday, Nov. 6 move on. They are going to need that defense as they are capable of winning attack and can pull off the upset. If they, get up, they will win as Detroit struggles

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PANTHER Left in the cold WOMEN'S SOCCER By Allie Kuopus Neither the screams of UWM The score was almost tied In their last regular season match of the season, the Univer­ Staff Writer (12-5-1) head coach Louis Ben­ twice within the final 20 min­ sity of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers honored eight seniors nett from the sidelines nor the utes, both times by Brisson. With who were playing their last game at Engelmann Field. Cold and rain set the tone screams from the almost full 8:45 left in the game, Brisson Emotions were running high with a grueling match-up with for the University of Wisconsin- stands could pull UWM out of missed a shot just right of the their third Big Ten opponent of the season, Northwestern Uni­ Milwaukee men's soccer team its slump. Marquette continued goal post. With 28 seconds left versity. against Marquette University last control of the field in the second in the game, in an attempt that The Panthers fell behind early 1-0, but rebounded for a dra­ Wednesday at Valley Fields. half. All hope seemed to be lost seemed sure to even the score, matic 2-1 win in the season finale. In the battle for the Milwau­ early on with Marquette's second Brisson's left-footed shot sent UWM (9-8-1) had to play out of a hole early as they were kee Cup, it was the Golden goal. the ball bouncing a little too far man-handled in the shot department 10-1 in the first half and Eagles reclaiming the award that Despite the two-goal disad­ left of the goal. 14-3 for the game. But UWM took advantage of their minimal UWM had owned for two seasons vantage, life came to UWM as it UWM, the No. 1 seed, goes shots. with a 2-1 win. cut Marquette's score in half. on to host the Horizon League UWM tied the game in the 44th minute as Elizabeth Chudy The game started and ended Junior Chris Brisson played the Tournament quarterfinal game scored the first of her two goals on the game. Just 20 minutes with field domination by the ball to freshman Steve Sperl who Sat., Nov. 8 against the No. 8 later, Chudy struck again to give UWM the lead at 2-1 and would Golden Eagles. Marquette (9-7- sent it back Brisson's way. Bris­ seed, University of Wisconsin- never relinquish it. 1) got in a 40-yard free kick son one-timed it straight into the Green Bay. If they win, the Pan­ "Our seniors have a great job for us this season," UWM head with about 19 minutes left in the net. With less than 20 minutes thers will host the semifinals coach Michael Moynihan said. "They all worked very hard from first half and held the Panthers' to go in the game, the score and finals scheduled for Nov. the first time they stepped on campus and I know that the offense to a 1-0 lead. was 2-1. 14 and 16. entire team wanted to pull this game out for them. We wanted to end on a high note by winning at home, but winning at home for the seniors really made this game special. There was an .: energy about the team today that just made the entire game tremendous." * —Nick Dettmann A return to the friendly confines By Nick Dettmann SWIMMING Sports Editor While the swim teams struggled in Evanston, the dive teams came out on top. The women captured the first place title while Fresh off their first-ever berth into the NCAA tournament, the the men finished second in the UIC Diving Invitational in Chica­ University of Wisconsin-Milwau­ go. kee Panthers began their quest Hannah Burgard placed a team-high fourth in the 3-meter dive for a return trip to the Big Dance with a score of 226.75. Burgard would then follow that up with on Saturday, Nov. 1 from the a seventh place showing in the 1-meter event. Klotsche Center. Crystal Szymanski took a team-high sixth in the 1-meter event with a score of 203.15, setting a new career-high. The Panthers welcomed their After a tough battle in Milwaukee against Northwestern, the first opponent of the season, a men were destined for an impressive performance. team dear to the heart of UWM Top finisher for UWM was sophomore Jeff Jasinowski as he head coach Bruce Pearl, South­ took third in the 1-meter event with a 216.55. The top guy in ern Indiana University. Pearl the 3-meter event was freshman Cory Kupfer at a 216.75, right spent nine seasons with SIU behind was his teammate Jasinowski at a 214.05, en route to before becoming a Panther in the second place finish. 2001. "Overall, I was happy to see that our divers did very well," After a sluggish start that was UWM head coach Dave Clark said. "It's nice to see the team marred by foul trouble and come away with high finishes because it builds confidence." turnovers, the Panthers settled down and easily pulled away —Nick Dettmann for a 99-76 win over Southern Indiana. With the win Pearl SWIMMING moves to 5-0 in exhibition play for the Panthers. Over the past two weeks, the University of Wisconsin-Mil­ "It was tough," Pearl said waukee has been building up on confidence and has been rid­ about coaching against his for­ ing high. mer school. "I saw two of my for­ On Halloween night, the men defeated Wheaton College 119- mer secretaries and the minute 86 and the women also won, 107-98 at Wheaton. I saw them, I got emotional. Rob Vergeer won the 200-meter butterfly, helped place third Those ladies put up with a lot in the 400-freestyle relay and a win in the 400-medley relay. John and took great care of me. Batty took second in the 200 free and was also a part of the 400 "But once the game starts you Post photo by John J. Ward free relay team. have to turn it off and concen­ UWM's Adiran Tigert scored a double-double in his first game The women got numerous strong efforts in the winning cause. trate on your team and the since Feb. 2001. Kinney stormed back after falling behind in the 200 butterfly to game. It wasn't a lot of fun in the win the event. Jen Kedinger won two events for the Panthers, later parts of the game, but we things exposed. The margin had Page picked up right where he the 1000 free and 500 free. did get a lot out of it," a lot to do with Dylan as he was left off from his first-team All- -Nick Dettmann During Pearl's tenure at SIU, a difference maker." Horizon League selection last his team won a remarkable 231- The Panthers showed many season. The bigger and stronger TENNIS 45 with four Great Lakes Valley facets to their game, new and Page tore up the smaller Scream­ Conference Championships, six old. The new featured a quicker ing Eagles defense for 34 points, Tammy Spiel dropped a pair of tight matches in the qualify­ Sweet 16 appearances, a run­ team on both ends of the floor. including 10-of-lO from the free- ing round of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Region­ ner-up in the 1994 NCAA Divi­ The old was the stingy, full-court throw line. al on Thursday, Oct. 23 at Western Michigan University. sion II national title game and defense that made UWM famous Many bright spots were seen Speil lost to Viviana Rivero of Toledo, 6-2, 6-4, then would winning the title in 1995. and put fear into the eyes of at the Klotsche Center, but the fall to Kristin Messmer of Ohio State, 6-3, 6-4. "I was pleased with the their opponents. spots that were the brightest As for the doubles competition of the ITA Regionals, the Pan­ effort," Pearl said. "We got some All-American candidate Dylan see BASKETBALL page 18 thers unfortunately could not find a victory after dropping two matches on Friday, Oct. 24. Spiel and Shayna Illingworth took on the pair Catrina and Christian Thompson of Notre Dame 8-4. In the nightcap, Spiel and Illingworth took on cross-town rival Marquette's Garcia Briseno and Genevieve Charron and fell 8-0. Intrastate battle to the limit By Paul Griffin UWM gave the Phoenix their with the score 17-16 in favor of -Nick Dettmann Staff Writer first league loss earlier in Octo­ UWM in the fifth game, which ber and with the win, the Pan­ gave UWM the win. CROSS COUNTRY With the division lead and a thers moved to a two game lead Green Bay was led in kills by In one of their stronger performances in recent memory, the winning streak on the line, the over the Phoenix to hold onto All-League candidate Janelle University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee men's and women's teams University of Wisconsin-Milwau­ the top spot in the Horizon Tomlinson with 23 and was fol­ excelled at the 2003 Horizon League Cross Country Champi­ kee women's volleyball team League. lowed by Jessie Theys with 20 onships at Youngstown State University. came out on top in crunch time. Karen Fruit helped the Pan­ in the loss. The women came home in third place and the men finished As UW-Green Bay (18-6 over­ thers to victory with 24 kills With the regular season wind­ in fourth. The women placed five runners within the top-85. all, 8-2 Horizon) looked to tie the and 22 digs, leading the team in ing down, UWM will attempt to Earning First-Team All-Conference honors, courtesy of a sixth Panthers for the Horizon League both categories. Cheryl Hege- remain in first place and con­ place finish, was Anna Christian who took on the 5k course in lead Friday, Oct. 31, the Panthers mann tallied 13 kills and Laris- tinue to add to the win streak in 19:10.31. Christine Wampach, Katie Anderson, Ali Shattuck and (21-3, 10-0) claimed victory win­ sa Cattanach had 12 to chip in, the final four games. They will Kourtney Nault all finished within the top-25. ning their 11th consecutive and Lindsey Spoden contributed host league opponents Loyola- 53 assists. For the men, Josh Nygren, Andy Kivioja and Nathan Weiland match. Through five strenuous Chicago and Illinois-Chicago Fri­ games, the Panthers handed the finished in the top-25. Nygren crossed the stripe in 14th place For the Panthers, the most day, Oct. 7 and Saturday, Oct. 8 Phoenix their second league loss in their final home stand of the in a time of 26:12.50 on the 8k course. important point did not come with a thrilling two-and-a half in the fashion of a kill, but a serv­ season. —Nick Dettmann hour 27-30, 30-26, 26-30, 31-29 ice ace. Sophomore Melissa and 18-16 match. Lange served up a service ace Sports vwvw.uwmpost.com November 5, 2003 15

Big changes coming A soggy loss for college basketball By David Nackoney score off the freebie. with a satisfactory first half, Staff Writer UWM (8-8-1) never backed but the Badgers still had their By Nick Dettmann sion II and III levels have yet down however with diving saves eyes set on another goal. Kara Sports Editor to vote on the rule change. What started as a cold, rainy by goalkeeper Kerri St. Aubin Kabellis flicked in a goal from On Oct. 21 and 22, repre­ day ended just as dreary on the and a near-goal header by Tay­ Katy Lindenmuth to put the Bad­ College basketball fans are sentatives from the NCAA and field for the University of Wis­ lor Powell. gers ahead 2-1. going to see a new look with­ each division level were going consin-Milwaukee women's soc­ The Panthers' determination UWM came into the second in the next year. to vote on the possible change. cer team as they fell 2-1 to the finally paid off in the 26th half with solid efforts on both Starting in the 2004-'05 sea­ At time of print, no formal University of Wisconsin in Madi­ minute when a deflection land­ ends of the field, but the defens­ son, the three-point line will announcement had been son. ed on the foot of sophomore es from both teams controlled be moved out nine inches from made. If they agreed, the The Big Ten Badgers (9-8-1) Elizabeth Chudy. From 20-yards the scoreboard, making it a the current 19-feet 9-inches changes would go into effect attacked the Panthers quick and out, she sent the ball blazing scoreless second half. that it sits at right now. by next season. If not, the vigorously. In the seventh into the net to tie the game at "We just played a very good In addition, the National NCAA executive committee minute, Wisconsin's Bethany one. team tonight and expected them Invite Tournament (NIT) will no would have till Oct. 31 to make Heine was fouled and given a Just seconds before the end to pressure us the way they did," longer have the consolation the final decision. free kick. She connected with of the first half, UWM was look­ UWM head coach Michael Moyni- game, which features the los­ Molly Meuer for the opening ing to head to the locker room han said. ing teams of the semi-final DePaul to honor games, at its Final Four event legendary coach that is held at Madison Square Garden in New York. It will now Conference USA's DePaul have the similar look that the Blue Demons will be re-nam­ NCAA Final Four has; a winner ing their home floor after their A perfect season take all outcome. legendary Ray Meyer and his The third-place game has wife, Marge. By Nick Dettmann "We got down early on two big as Carthage struck with a touch­ The Blue Demons, who play Sports Editor plays by [Carthage]," Harker said. down on the third play of their been in effect since the NIT was started in 1938. There their games off-campus at the "But we made some changes and opening series. All-State Arena, will honor Ray Before their contest on Sun­ we were able to dominate the Harker had a solution to over­ have been only two years that a third-place game was not and Marge Meyer in their Dec. day, Oct. 26 against Carthage rest of the game. come the loss. He inserted Tom 14 game against Notre Dame. College, University of Wisconsin- "This is our most satisfying Cottam, normally a quarterback, used, 1982 and 1983. The NCAA tournament, which The legendary coach will Milwaukee head club football win," Harker added. "We got at linebacker and he was noth­ turn 90 on Dec. 18. His wife coach Nate Harker vowed to down and made the adjust­ ing but perfect. Cottam regis­ began in 1939, had a third- place game from 1946 through passed away on Aug. 8, 1985. shave his head if his team did ments. The guys showed a lot tered eight tackles, a sack and During his 42 years at not allow a point. of attitude, character and an interception. 1981. Yet some things will remain DePaul, Meyer compiled a 724- Well, Harker gained a little showed it with might. We didn't "He really did a fantastic job," 354 (.671) record which saw 13 sigh of relief as his hair was back down." Harker said. "He played very well the same. Members of the NCAA rules committee decid­ teams advance to the NCAA saved. More importantly, what Quarterback Chris Kafarakis for a guy that hasn't played the tournament and seven to the was saved was the perfect sea­ threw two touchdown passes to position since his junior year of ed to keep the current rectan­ gular free throw lane, as NIT. His 1943 and 1979 teams son for the Panthers. Mike Otto to help lead the come­ high school." advanced to the NCAA Final UWM fell behind to the Red- back surge for the Panthers. Harker and the Panthers close opposed to the international trapezoidal shape. Four while his 1945 team, fea­ men 14-0 early in the first quar­ The Panthers were in trouble the books on the 2003 season turing future Hall of Famer ter. But UWM overcame the feel­ before the game even started as with a perfect 4-0 record. Also staying the same, the NIT will keep its third-place George Mikan, won the NIT ing of being down for the first three players, two starters, were "We are still undefeated since when it was considered the time this season en route to 33 suspended one game each for 1974," he said. "We want to keep game during its pre-season tournament. national championship. He is unanswered points and a 33-14 missing practice. That loss on with a winning tradition we one of 11 coaches to win an Another proposal on the win in Kenosha. proved to be an eyesore early have got going." unprecedented 700 games and table that has yet to be voted ranks 11th in all-time wins. on is the format of the NCAA He was inducted into the Nai- women's basketball tourna­ smith Basketball Hall of Fame ment. The committee is think­ in 1979. ing about cutting the number of the first two-round pre­ Simply known as Coach, Battle on 1-94 determined sites from 16 to Mikan saw 1,467 Blue Demons' By Colin Radcliffe The women's team was led by swim team finished tied for eight. If approved, those games as either a coach, an Staff Writer performances by Lindsey Cald­ fourth in the Northwestern changes could go into effect as administrator or a broadcast­ well and Sarah Caldwell. Lindsey Relays. The men were able to early as 2005. The men already er. Northwestern University and finished first in the 50 freestyle bounce back and take third out play at eight sites. Meyer already has a tribute the University of Wisconsin-Mil­ in a time of 24.59, just shy of of four teams. These changes will be in on campus, the Ray Meyer Fit­ waukee swimming and diving her school record setting time In the 300-meter breaststroke effect for the Division I level ness and Recreation Center, teams took part in a home and last season. Sarah finished first relay, the group of Lindsey and starting next season. The Divi­ which opened in 1999. home series Oct. 24 and 26. in the 200 breaststroke with a Sarah Caldwell and Kari Kinney The Panthers played host for time of 2:32.42. finished third in a time of the first part of the swing on Oct. Josh Baseheart was victorious 3:36.25. 24. The women's team came up in the 50-yard freestyle in a time "Today was a tough meet for short against the Wildcats with of 21.19. Jeff Jasinowski finished us, but we're going to move on 'Crunch' time a combined score of 122-110. second in the 1-meter diving in from it," Clark said. By N.D. Waldron cal Leclaire to put the Admi­ The men struggled against 218.25 and Michael Belting The best result of the day rals on the board. Northwestern losing 150-79. The placed second in the 500 came in the 200-yard medley Staff Writer Syracuse attempted a Panthers hoped that a meet freestyle at 4:49.47. relay. Matt Howard, Kyle Fyock, Milwaukee Admirals goal- comeback by pulling Leclaire against Northwestern would let "We have some things to Rob Vergeer and Josh Baseheart tender Brian Finley notched 19 late in the game. Instead, it them rate where they are as a work on, but our guys keep finished second in a time of saves and claimed his first backfired allowing Greg program. coming into practices giving 1:36.59. shut-out of the year as the Classen to add an empty-net nothing but the best," Clark "We schedule a team like The Panthers will return to Admirals defeated the Syra­ goal for Milwaukee with 44 said. "This was a learning expe­ Northwestern because we want the Klotsche pool this upcom­ cuse Crunch 2-0 Friday, Oct. 31 seconds remaining. to see were we stack up," UWM rience for our guys, but I ing weekend with a meet at the Bradley Center. The victory put Milwaukee head coach Dave Clark said. believe they'll walk away with against league rival UIC and The game, which turned out within three points of the West­ "Overall we did some pretty some positive ideas." non-conference foes Evansville to be a classic goaltenders ern Division lead. They will good things against an excel­ and Northern Iowa on Satur­ Two days later, this time from duel, remained deadlocked play road games in Houston lent program." day, Nov. 8. Evanston, 111., the UWM women's until 7:38 remaining in the and San Antonio before return­ third period. That is when ing to the Bradley Center to Andrew Hutchinson snuck one host the Grand Rapids Griffins A late tidal Wave past Syracuse goaltender Pas­ on Nov. 14. By Samuel Toman land Force (2-1) on Oct. 31 at "It seemed like we had so Staff Writer the US Cellular Arena in front many power plays against us," 3,755 costume decorated Wave coach Keith Tozer said. Only one team remains crowd. "It was huge how many of them undefeated in the Major Indoor With the advantage of a pow­ we killed. Soccer League. Not bad for a er play in the final five minutes, "Our power play goal was The independent team that went unlisted in a Greg Howes took a rebound and huge, too," Tozer added. "I told Cleveland newspaper as one of played it into the near post for the guys that through today campus weekly the top Major Indoor Soccer what was later tabbed as the would be preseason. Right now, League teams. game-winning goal. preseason is officially over and newspaper of UWM The Milwaukee Wave (3-0) Adding insurance goals were we're still not 100 percent. But used sheer offensive fire pow­ Todd Dusosky, who returned we beat a very good Cleveland er in the fourth quarter to claim from a calf injury, and Joe team." an 8-5 victory over the Cleve­ Reiniger. 16 November 5, 2003 The UWM Post Editorial

COLUMN LETTER TO THE EDITOR The need for repect I Double standards in racial speech Dear Editor, I recently picked up the most recent copy of The Post and saw By Robb Manning Islam or any other religion. I sup­ Earlier this summer Dusty a layout that disappoints me. The layout I am referring to is of a Editorial Editor port the free exercise of all reli­ Baker, the coach of the Chicago few students acting as the voice for the entire student body in say­ gions." (Foxnews.com, Oct. 20, Cubs, told the press that he ing that the excessive partying at the University of Wisconsin-Mil­ While watching as events 2003) would rather play his black or waukee is acceptable and that the neighborhood surrounding UWM unfold over the course of the last In the name of religious tol­ Hispanic players during the needs to deal with it. Somebody should tell the student body that month or so, it occurred to me erance, Democrats and many in summer because they hold up they are talking out of their ass when they are making such idiot­ that we are in the midst of a the liberal press are calling for better in the heat than white ic comments that just show how ignorant they are. war on speech. And nothing Lt. Gen. Boykin to step down. In players. Baker, incidentally, still I must say that I am also disappointed in the shoddy work of illustrates this more than the the name of religious tolerance? has his job. There are also sound the journalists at The Post, who seems to reinforce that these notions double standard involving racial Do you see the irony here? bites of Shannon Sharpe, for­ are OK to the rest of the student body. It just shows that they are speech. People sometimes make idi­ mer Denver Bronco tight end, as selfish as the rest of the students, with their "let's forget about Recently comments made by otic comments. People some­ saying he loves to line up against what's good for the neighborhood and we're just trying to have fun" Army Lt. General William G. times make comments that oth- white cornerbacks because they calling. Very similar to the comments made by the students who park on the east side and were upset with tickets due to street sweep­ ing. I believe one student said they would rather find trash all over People sometimes make idiotic comments. their car than a parking ticket. Can someone let me know who this People sometimes make comments that person was and where they park their car, because I'd like to dump trash on it and then piss on it similar to the way some students others twist to mean something that was have on people's houses when extremely intoxicated, let me know how much this person likes it then. not intended. Sometimes people make Where does this ignorance among the student body come from? comments that are hateful or unnecessary. Did a majority of parents stop teaching their children about basic respect and manners before shipping them off to UWM? A number of Eastside residents want to live in a community that is clean of ROBB's ers twist to mean something that aren't as good. litter and debris. Is that such a problem? Most of the students who was not intended. Sometimes Rush Limbaugh earlier this park on the streets fail to realize that if they don't throw their trash people make comments that are month made comments on ESPN all over, the street sweeping would not be needed as much. RANTS hateful or unnecessary. alluding to the liberal media I am a recent alumni of UWM and have a remained a resident of Cruz Bustamante once used making Donovan McNabb out the East Side since graduating because I feel that it is one of the Boykin have come under fire. In the "N" word in reference to to be a great quarterback for best, most eclectic and diverse neighborhoods in Milwaukee, but front of church congregations, blacks in a speech he was giv­ social reasons, when McNabb is the students don't Lt. Gen. Boykin said the Islamic ing to Black Union leaders (USA not a great quarterback. Lim­ care about that, just Extremists hate us because Today, Feb. 2001). Do you think baugh, unlike Dusty Baker, does them having a good Where does this ignorance "we're a Christian nation, he was hammered for this? Quite not have his job. time without worry among the student body because our foundation and our the contrary. Many in the press It's time we sit down and set to any consequences roots are Judeo-Christian..." and many black leaders were guidelines on what can be said or harm they place come from? Did a majority of quick to accept his apology. Yet Boykin subsequently clarified without crossing the line, and on others - what self­ parents stop teaching their his remarks: "I do believe that no one was so quick to forgive make it clear that these guide­ ishness. As a recent radical extremists have tried to the remarks made by Trent Lott lines are for everyone, not just graduate I know that children about basic respect use Islam as a cause for attacks a few months back. Neither man for some. More importantly, we asking for no party­ on America... They are not true should have been forgiven, yet need to figure out when we can ing is out of the ques­ and manners before shipping followers of Islam... They are if you forgive one you should start discussing race without tion, but nobody is them off to UWM? simply terrorists... I am not antl­ forgive the other. being labeled racist. asking for that, how­ ever you wouldn't know it by the way the writers at The Post tell it. With their poor me, poor me attitude they tell the student body that it's all fun and that the residents want to take it away. Not so, the residents (and mind you voters) of the East Side only ask for respect and semblance of control. It can be achieved, I know because I practiced it when I went to school and lived off campus. East Side does not equal Milwaukee It is easy to have a good time and drinks while having some limits. I was disappointed with this Therefore, its "best of should ship obviously never has. What the residents are asking for is: not to have music blasting year's Shepherd Express "best of not claim to represent the tastes I did not have to go far from from three houses down until four in the morning, the students to awards. The categories range of Milwaukee as a whole. That the KFC on 20th and Capitol to not litter and throw trash in other people's yards, the sidewalks or from Best Chinese food to Best being cleared up, let's look at find superb fried chicken, just in the streets, not to urinate on people's lawns, cars or houses, please New Condo Development, but what the East Side and Brook- across the street to Mr. Perkin's don't travel in groups of 15-20 people with each person trying to the winners reflect only a small field yuppies felt was the best Family Restaurant. Unlike the talk over the next so all you hear is a group of obnoxious Britney slice of Milwaukee, specifically, of Milwaukee. and Good Charlotte wannabes yelling. Some residents have young Best City Official: Mike D'Am- children sleeping or work various shifts and are trying to get some ato. No surprises there. D'Ama- Often, in best of polls, rest and your actions affect more people then you care to notice. We're not asking for a lot, just some respect and control to be to has recently supported the people give any campaign by East Side residents shown. to keep UWM students from liv­ answer that comes to I hope that the officials at UWM don't continue to put up with ing on campus, so as not to dis­ this behavior and do nothing about it. A look in the police news turb the neighborhood. No one their minds, and the section of the Journal Sentinel should be enough to convince them can tell me that those residents ubiquitous corporate that they need to take a more proactive approach. I hope that stu­ didn't know what they were get­ dents will snap out of their ignorance, will grow up (mature is the ting into when they moved in chain would be the key word and most of you aren't there yet) and will see the light. three blocks from a University In the last month, a drunk college student attempted to gain of 20,000 students, but I digress. most obvious if you've access to my residence (neighbors heard him at three in the morn­ Best produce market: Sendik's never hunted for good ing), but the dumbass must have realized he wasn't going to get in The Substratum and that he was at the wrong place when his key broke in my door By Sarah Brzezinski on Downer. I think you need to be driving a VW Passat and wear­ fried chicken. lock, leaving half his key jammed in the lock for me to find the next the East Side. Perhaps the edi­ ing Birkenstocks just to get in morning and a broken lock to replace. A friend's car was broken tors should consider changing there. And, my favorite, best KFC fried chicken, which was into, most likely by the aimless students traveling the streets look­ the name to the "East Side yup­ fried chicken in Milwaukee: KFC. cold and soggy, Mr. Perkin's fried ing for a party and a colleague told me that he awoke early in the pies' best of." This admission by the Shep­ chicken was hot and crispy; deli­ morning to find a drunken UWMer falling over drunk and puking The distribution of the Shep­ herd Express readership says a cious. in his entryway. Yet these are all things that are considered just herd Express may have some­ couple things to me. The fact is, the Shepherd having a good time by the student body and should be accepted by thing to do with it. The Express One, East Siders don't know Express "Best of Milwaukee" is the residents. I think not. is widely available along North what real fried chicken is, and/or not that at all. It's the "Best of Please change your party habits to show more control and respect Avenue, in the Third Ward, and two, Shepherd Express readers the East Side," and not a very to the residents of the eastside and take a step away from your self­ on Brady Street, but not really never leave their little bubbles good one at that. For a progres­ ishness and ignorance. anywhere else, especially toward to eat, drink, or shop anywhere sive community, East Siders' the west side of the city. Curi­ other than the East Side. I sus­ progress is painfully slow. Sincerely, ously, it is available in Brook- pect it's a combination of the Anonymous field, another yuppie-central. two. Of course, the Shepherd Often, in best of polls, peo­ Express can and should distrib­ ple give any answer that comes The UWM Post invites readers to submit Letters to the Editor, as well as perspective pieces, ute anywhere it wants, and as a to their minds, and the ubiqui­ counter-points to previously published pieces, opinions, rants and tauntings. To be eligible for publica­ progressive publication, it prob­ tous corporate chain would be tion, letters and opinion pieces must include the author's name and contact information. Anonymous ably feels that its audience is the most obvious if you've nev­ submissions will be allowed if a compelling reason is given. largely the forward-thinking East er hunted for good fried chick­ We reserve the right to reject submissions that are offensive in any way. That includes, but is not en, which the Shepherd reader­ limited to, boring, impertinent, chatterish or otherwise socially-stunted forms of expression directed at or to any individual, group or culture. Submissions must be submitted to The UWM Post office (Union EG80), or via email at [email protected]. The preferred length for letters is 350 words or less. Opinions and perspective pieces should be no longer than 750 words. Deadline for outside submission is Thursday at 5 p.m. The UWM Post reserves the right to edit, ridicule or just plain reject your submission. Editorial www, uwm post .com November 5, 2003 17

COLUMN Different, rebellious, Here's a tip and unemployed When you go out to eat, do culator. My dad thinks that 15 deserves significantly less. Yet By Jason Dusenske sympathize. But the guy hiring you tip a good server 20 per­ percent is a great tip. My room­ I believe people get confused Staff Writer you for your first job won't. cent of your bill? mate actually told me that when about what constitutes bad The reality is, as much as If you don't, you're either A) she doesn't have enough mon­ service and what doesn't. The time of trends has we want people to be open- a cheapskate, B) completely out ey with her, she doesn't tip at all. Bad service includes a server come and gone. Whether we minded and not judge based of touch with today's standards, I don't even know where to being rude, disappearing for intentionally heeded them, or on appearance, it probably is or C) a cheapskate. begin. long periods of time when you rebelliously ignored them, never going to happen in the With all of the millions of peo­ First, a simple math lesson. I need something, not knowing they won't be a part of our professional world. Tolerance ple working in the restaurant hate math, but figuring out a answers to any of the questions lives much longer. has come a long way, I'll admit. basic percentage is very easy. you have, forgetting more than At least, they won't for most When I was younger, the things Let's say your bill is $35.00. of us. teenagers do now would have Always move the decimal one With millions of peo­ We're about to enter a world baffled adults into speech­ place to the left, which will give of professionalism; hard work lessness. And maybe 10 years you 10 percent, and then multi­ ple who eat out on a and no play. Most notably, from now, people will be even ply that number by two to give we're entering a world of con­ more accepting of those who you 20 percent. Ten percent of regular basis, I just formity. It's true—once you get look, act, or dress differently. $35.00 would be $3.50, so 20 don't understand how out of college, a lot of the facial But right now, you would be percent would be $7.00. If it's piercings will have to go. And best off thinking of employ­ an odd total like $67.42, just the act of tipping still the boss isn't going to appre­ ers as narrow-minded, judg­ round up and then calculate. ciate the blue and red striped mental bigots who would nev­ Twenty percent of $70.00 would eludes so many. hair, the highly visible tattoos er hire you if you showed up be $14.00, so leave $13.00 or on your arms, or the stud in The E- Spot so to be close. one thing you ask for, or not your tongue. I can relate to By Erin Lefelman Next, 15 percent is not a doing anything to fix a problem this. I just got into a solid Little by little, we great tip. It's acceptable, but should one arise. mohawk groove myself but industry today, and all of the usually, it's the percentage you Servers like this deserve no it's only going to be a year or will all conform more millions of people who leave an average server. Today's more than 10 percent. so before I have to shave it off again, not because eat out on a regular basis, I just standard for good service is 20 Bad service does not include: and grow myself a nice crew don't understand how the act of percent. Now, having said that, a server being away from your cut". it's suddenly cool, tipping still eludes so many. I don't expect people to tip 20 table for a few minutes when Little by little, we will all My grandma knows to tip 20 percent if the server did not they are clearly taking care of conform again, not because it's but out of pure percent, but can't for the life of give good service. There are another table, you waiting a long suddenly cool, but out of pure her figure it out without a cal­ instances when a server see TIP page 18 survival. Let's face it, in today's survival. cutthroat job market if we don't dress smooth, talk nice, for the interview in jeans, with and play by someone else's blue hair and a triple-pierced I thought we didn't like this guy rules, we might find ourselves lip. working third shift at the local Because that is the reality By Jeff Harrison CNN/USA Today/Gallup and the and 58 percent (CNN). convenience store until we of it. They will judge you. And Staff Writer Wisconsin Policy Research Insti­ So what happened to every­ retire. you probably won't be hired. tute (WPRI), which only includ­ one hating Bush? I believe it If not, it's time to start Dressing nicely, removing It seems just like yesterday, ed Wisconsin residents, did the has to do with Sept. 11, the issue falling in line. Sure, I know facial jewelry, and covering tat­ campus was flooded with anti­ polls. Bush's approval rating is of national security, optimism being the same as everyone toos isn't an act of conformi­ war, anti-Bush sentiment. Signs, 59 percent according to WPRI for the economy and open mind- else in high school may have ty - it's showing your prospec­ chalking, people with petitions; edness. The economy and been the worst possible thing tive employer you have it was all over the place, just as According to recent national security are very impor­ you could do. If a particular respect for them and their we all suspected it would. Col­ tant issues concerning young clothing label was cool that business, and that you're lege campuses such as ours have polls, President Bush people, and Bush has worked for semester, you made a point of aware of your role in repre­ been known to be centers of both. The optimism and open not having a single piece of senting the company even liberal ideals, so naturally they is receiving support mindedness most young people their clothing line in your before you are hired. You're wouldn't care for a rich Repub­ from the most have has also played a role in wardrobe. Hardcore-emo-chug not giving away your identity, lican President. But apparently the support for the President. music cool this month? No but you are being asked to con­ things have changed, or maybe unlikely group, Like the Vietnam War and problem, you're listening to ceal it, if only a little, while we have been wrong all along. World War II were to our par­ psychobilly-salsa-rapcore. And you're at the workplace. But if According to recent polls, Pres­ 18-29-year-olds. ents and grandparents, Sept. 11 it was all downhill from there. you absolutely cannot perma­ ident Bush is receiving support is the defining moment of our Avoiding trends in high school nently hide your radically from the most unlikely group, and 62 percent according to generation. Therefore support was so easy it almost became expressive individualism, try 18-29-year-olds. CNN. Young Americans are also for the country and the President a joke. It was predictable, it to cover it up for the interview. Two recent polls have shown the ones most likely to think seem natural. Along with Sept. was always the cheaper route, Yes, there are exceptions that approval of President Bush the country is on the right track 11 came the threats to national and sadly to say, in time being to every rule, and this rule is is highest among those 18-29. falling in at 50 percent (WPRI) see BUSH page 18 un-trendy became the next... no exception. There are excep­ big... trend. tional employers who, for cer­ Now, don't get me wrong tain reasons, don't need to COLUMN here. I am by no means encour­ worry about their employee's aging you to toss aside the physical appearance. You'll rec­ individuality you've taken ognize these companies Doing the buffalo dance, feeling the flow... together years to create. I'm not con­ instantly—when you go in for By Brian Resop consequences of such actions. zation just might have one such demning you to the life of a your job interview there will be people everywhere in jeans, Staff Buffalo More often than not, the strug­ buffalo member who is more clone, just another suit gle ends up being a battle equal than any other animal on trapped in another cubicle. baseball caps, and hooded It's not easy being a buffalo between right and wrong, campus. I'm not dismissing those pos­ sweatshirts. You can consider in a human's world. As human though not many people play for "You start it, I'll join it," said sibilities, either—but you this a green light to show up culture progresses, it tends to the opposing team. Who admits Kory Kozloski, Student Associa­ needn't give up every ounce on your first day in your Sun­ produce social constructs that that they are wrong? tion president. "We water buffa- of individualism you have, just day worst, completely orna­ imply supremacy of the major­ There is an almost-nonexist­ los have to stick together, after the more physical aspects of mented, or you can err on the ity and inferiority to whatever's ent gray area between the black all." it. cautious side and ask a super­ and white nature of human He understands. It was only a few years ago visor about the dress policy; beings and within that gray area This wouldn't be your normal that I go* a lecture similar to the choice is up to you. Grunts & lies the concept of self-improve­ day of standing around the this from my parents. "Jason," And so is your future. It Heavy Breathing ment. Learning is all about watering hole and chewing riv­ they told me, "this stuff isn't would be an awful shame if improving one's self. Don't hate er grass while teensy flies circle gonna fly in the real world." you invested four years and the buffalo. Know the buffalo. your butt. Students attending They meant my pierced ear, lots of money into a college UWM who are also water buffa- my tattoos, and my brightly- degree, then couldn't get hired The Buffalo Student los are encouraged to join the colored shoes. They also anywhere worthwhile because Organization Buffalo Student Organization. meant my hair, which has been you have huge flaps of skin various colors since the eighth hanging where your earlobes "All animals are equal, but Contrary to popular belief, stu­ dent organizations are not exclu­ grade. My reply to them was should be, because your hair some are more equal than oth­ simple: Any company that is purple and down to your ers." sive clubs only meant for spe­ cific sub-cultures looking to sep­ judges me isn't worth work­ shoulders, or your forearms —from "Animal Farm" ing for anyway. I'd bet there are sleeved in tattoos. by George Orwell, arate themselves from the rest are similar mindsets in exis­ And if you do have them, it regurgitated by Kim C. Beck of the campus population. Stu­ dent orgs are action groups, tence now, possibly even resid­ is purple, and they are ing in your own head as you left. Arguably, most of the great­ The Student Senate takes pres- created by people with similar sleeved... at least wear a suit read this article. Well, I can est achievements in the world posals for new student organi­ interests who only want to to your job interview. revolve around sub-classes of zations regularly at its monthly spread awareness to achieve people gaining equal (or at least meetings. Via a majority vote of understanding. Students who improved) rights during times of approval, any student can cre­ may have confused feelings con­ struggle. ate a club/organization that they cerning students on campus www.uwmpost.com Stereotypes, misunderstand­ want. who are not like them due to ings and violent backlash are The Buffalo Student Organi­ see BUFFALO page 18 18 November 5, 2003 The UWM Post Classifieds

BASKETBALL CONTINUED FROM PAGE 14 TIP CONTINUED FROM PAGE 17 came from the direction of stronger UWM took control in time to be seated, your food went to the Olive Garden recent­ already given too many As and the second half. not being cooked right or you ly and didn't leave a tip. She said doesn't have any more to give. Adrian Tigert and James John Oden led the Scream­ not liking your food, or you not she only had enough money for So, all that work you did was Wright. Both spent all of the ing Eagles as he scored 20 enjoying the company of the her meal, not for a tip. Let me for absolutely nothing. 2002-'03 season recovering points and snagged seven people you're dining with. Don't tell you, if you don't have mon­ This is how a server feels from injuries. Tigert raked in rebounds in the losing cause. skimp on the tip if any of these ey for dinner and a tip, you don't when he or she does a good job a double-double with 11 points problems occur, because they have enough money to go out. and then gets stiffed on a tip. and 10 rebounds in his first "They just dominated us on the boards," SIU head are not the fault of the server. I asked her to picture this sce­ Do you know how much game since February 2001. coach Rick Herdes said. "We I go out to eat often. Lately, nario: You study your butt off servers make per hour? Between Wright scored five points in his turned the ball over 29 times. I can't believe how much bad for an exam, or work for hours $2.15 and $2*45. Their money return. I tell our guys, 'We cut the service I've gotten. Now that I writing an excellent paper. When comes from tips, and those tips "Welcome back Adrian turnovers in half and even out know what a poor job some you get the exam or paper back, come from you. Tigert," Pearl said. "He is a the rebounds; we're back in servers can do, it makes me it has an F on it, or even worse, All right, so now you know smart player and he had a dou­ the game.' appreciate good service that a zero, even though you know the rules. You no longer have ble-double. He was a starter much more. And you should, you deserved an A. any excuse, except maybe that as a freshmen and he played "It was a great opportuni­ too. When you ask the professor you're a cheapskate. very well together with Dylan. ty to play a Division I pro­ Lastly, I was shocked when why you didn't get an A, the pro­ And nobody likes a cheap­ That was great to see. gram," Herdes added. "They my roommate told me that she fessor informs you that he has skate. "That was it was supposed (UWM) are a top-64 team again to look like," Pearl added this year in my mind. I just about Mark Pancratz, who wish we could've given them BUSH CONTINUED FROM PAGE 17 contributed with 13 points. a better game." "That's why he why he won a The Panthers will next take security. Bush has done an is because the country and the well a few years ago and want state championship, playing to the floor on Thursday, Nov. incredible job regarding nation­ Bush administration are doing to enjoy the same fruits of labor with confidence and nobody 13 as they will take on the al security. After Sept.ll, it things to spur the economy as past generations. works harder on this team Northwest Sports in a 7 p.m. seemed inevitable that there such as tax cuts and rock bot­ In our short time in this than Mark. We have optional tip-off from the Klotsche Cen­ would be another attack. It is tom interest rates. And these world, we have lived through evening shoot around four ter. The regular season will now two years later we have things appear to be paying off; one of the most catastrophic nights a week and he has not commence on Saturday, Nov. remained safe. the economy has grown an events in our country's history. missed one." 22 when Big Sky conference While Bush has done an impressive 7.2 percent in the We've seen the effects of it and Southern Indiana, a Divi­ favorite Montana helps UWM excellent job with national secu­ third quarter of this year. still remain confident that things open a new page in the his­ rity, many have criticized his The final reason for youthful will get better. And most of us sion II team that plays in the same conference as the Uni­ tory book with the first regu­ job on the economy. The slug­ optimism and approval of Bush realize our President is working lar season contest at the US gish economy has left many is our open mindedness. We are hard to improve the security and versity of Wisconsin-Parkside, stayed very tenacious as they Cellular Arena since the 1997- wondering when it will bounce growing up in a different place economy of this country. After 98 season. back and how well it will do. than our parents, and we have all, if we are pessimistic now, hung in for as long as they On this issue young people are become apt to new ideas. We we're going to have a long road could until the bigger and more optimistic. The optimism have also seen the economy do ahead of us.

BUFFALO CONTINUED FROM PAGE 17 their buffalo nature can com­ nificant. She said that, if I were if I were able to get a class start­ fortably visit Buffalo Headquar­ a panther, I'd have more luck ed, I would invite her and she ters (please excuse the smell) against the faculty committees, would attend and become more and have all of their questions who are "a pack of wolves." She aware the history of the buffa­ Looking for an exciting opportunity. and worries addressed. did say, however, that at least I lo's struggle in society, instead of wasn't proposing a class on Bad­ licking her chops and threaten­ Buffalo 101 ger studies. ing me with double secret pro­ The Miller Time Pub is looking for you! "Water Buffalo studies? "You might want to pursue bation (wliich she did, mind you. Hmm," said Kim C. Beck, Direc­ this as a doctoral dissertation So watch out, frats: UWM has tor of Arts, Humanities and Sci­ topic before you even consider double secret probation). Positions available: ence at the School of Continu­ trying to make it a part of the Can't we all just get along? I AM and/or PM, Part-time or Full-time. ing Education. "Obviously, you university's curriculum," Beck hope so. I like getting along are a young, naive student said. "A possible topic might be with you. And I am open to your unaware of the rigors of cur­ the rapid decline of water buf­ differences. If you understand Bartenders / Barbacks / me and where I am coming from, riculum development at one of falo populations in Suphan Buri, Cocktail Servers the premiere urban research uni­ Thailand due to mechanization then you know me and we can versities in the country." of an agrarian society and result­ work things out so that we can Beck continued to work on ing increased desire to consume both be happy in this same Call our toll free recruiting line today! my water buffalo kidneys, say­ buffalo meat." world that we live in. And we will ing that if I were a bison, per­ Is she mocking me? Is she do the buffalo dance together. haps I'd be more culturally sig­ hungry for buffalo meat? Perhaps We will feel the flow. 1-888-7MARCUS EOE CjHp MAYO CLINIC Nursing Graduates

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