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Issue 2, Volume 57

September 10, 2012

39 arrested in MPD bust

By Caitlin PenzeyMoog News Editor news@uwmpost.com

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Show your pride,

not your hormones A mix of dull performances and riled teenagers, Pantherfest upset

By Kevin Kaber Fringe Editor fringe@uwmpost.com Welcome, incoming freshmen. May your pursuit of higher education be fruitful. Though UW-Milwaukee suffers the woes of being the little sister to the University of Wisconsin (and Milwaukee itself to Chicago), our school’s administration still appreciates and respects its own students regardless if they decide to transfer after their first year or simply drop out.

Each year, UWM hosts an expansive week of kickoff events to celebrate the new year and welcome well-intentioned freshmen. Rock climbing walls, kickball tournaments and cosmic bowling all lead to Pantherfest – a huge concert free for UWM students held at the Marcus Amphitheater. In years past, Pantherfest headliners have included Lupe Fiasco, Girl Talk, Kid Cudi, Shiny Toy Guns and so on. This year, hip hop all-stars B.o.B and J. Cole headlined the Campus Kickoff opus.

Perhaps taking a page from last year, an area musician served as opening act. DJ Devast8 manned his small laptop/turntable setup in front of a growing crowd of slightly to very intoxicated cut-off-T-shirt-toting freshman. Playing more-or-less unaltered songs and nodding his head between asking “Where my freshmens [sic] at,” Devast8 was pretty lackluster. His “freshmens” didn’t seem to mind though; instead, they found solace in one another, for better or worse.

Before Devast8 totally devastated, he pissed a few (or thousands of) people off when the crowd began realizing some of his tunes were edited for filth.

While chanting the lines to Jay-Z and Kanye West’s “Niggas in Paris,” for example, the audience was at a loss when the blanks were cray and when Kanye asked Mary Kate and Ashley what Gucci and Louis are.

Even more devastatingly embarrassing for Devast8 was technical error which led to an infinite loop of about two sec-

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onds of beats. After fumbling around for minutes, Devast8 finally hit the stop button, asked us to Google him, and left.

Most UWM students weren’t there for DJ Devast8 however. Even though the headliners were announced only two weeks in advance, many Panthers were there to see B.o.B. and J. Cole – two very, very similar artists and performers who’s works flood radio stations with very, very similar music.

Unlike Lupe Fiasco’s active and engaging set at last year’s Pantherfest and Kanye West’s grandiose performance at 2011’s Summerfest, B.o.B and J. Cole fell short on keeping everyone’s attention (but let’s be honest, most of us were there because it was free.)

B.o.B took the stage first, aggressively rapping “Beast Mode,” losing both his hat and shades while his hefty gold chain bounced as he did. Running from one side of the stage to the next, the Atlanta-based rapper made his presence known, even pausing to shake the hands of the eager fans up front (concert-goers got wristbands with VIP-access if they took the shuttle from campus to the Summerfest grounds first). Even more, B.o.B would launch himself into the crowd to cheers and chants and the immediate response of security.

The set got old quick, aside from performing the way-overplayed “Airplanes” (the song with the girl from Paramore) and “Magic” (featuring the dude from Weezer). Giving special attention to his sexy female fans in attendance, B.o.B was met with sloppy, smiling faces and maybe a cat-fight when he threw his shirt off to the ladies in the front before exiting the stage.

J. Cole was pretty much the same, save for being a bit calmer. Opening with “Who Dat,” the hip hop artist retraced B.o.B.’s same steps – from stage left to right, stopping here and there.

At one point, J. Cole threw on a UWM hoodie, which was cool, although at this point, way too many of the younger students were tuckering out,

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likely due to their binge drinking before getting on the shuttle to the show. Not even hard hitting lyrics like “Baby girl, I can’t imagine what it’s like for you/I got you pregnant now inside there is a life in you” could keep the crowd’s attention in full.

In addition to the dull performances (which might have been enhanced in a smaller setting and if uninterested students didn’t feel compelled to attend), UWM’s new and younger students in attendance really showed some skuzzy pride at our school’s largest event.

Students were getting hauled away left and right by security and police, a good percentage of the concert-goers having found themselves in verbal and physical fights (or they just stood on their chairs).

Anytime you throw thousands of hormone-crazed and intoxicated teens in the same area, security is without a doubt going to be busy. But there’s really no need for these bros to be fighting over the handful of girls-struggling-to-walkin-unnecessar y-heels-and-sportingthose-weird-shirts-that-expose-theirentire-belly. It’s pretty embarrassing for our university and community, really. It’s no wonder why Murray Hill residents are always pissed and Pantherfest organizers have to repeatedly tell students to respect their neighborhood.

Maybe I’m just getting a bit cynical in my upper classmen years, but something’s got to give here. Pantherfest is a welcome and celebration for all students that not many universities have, not to mention it’s free. If you want to drink before the show, fine. But keep in mind that Pantherfest is for you (sorry you can’t really choose the performers, but oh well).

Much of the behavior there is embarrassing for the school and yourselves and there’s no way to really put a stop to it – new horny students will show up next year, drink more than they should, and make for an upsetting Pantherfest.

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Twenty-five UW-Milwaukee students were arrested on the East Side Saturday night as part of a Milwaukee Police Department operation to “return the neighborhoods to those who deserve to live there free from crime, fear and disorder,” according to a MPD press release.

Six of the 25 students arrested were UWM student athletes. The most ticketed offense of the night, with 22 of the 39 citations issued for it, was underage drinking/possession.

Capt. Stephen Basting of the MPD’s First District said the Saturday night crackdown was supposed to be a night of educating students about underage drinking and disorderly conduct. Subsequent weekends would be “the same mission, but each progressive mission gears more toward enforcement than education,” said Basting.

MPD set up a mobile command center on the corner of Murray St. and Newberry St. Saturday afternoon, and held a public roll call in the street at 5:00 p.m. Police Chief Ed Flynn conducted the roll call.

The night started out rainy and slow, with only three arrests at nine o’clock.

But the rain let up and by sunrise MPD had arrested a total of 39 people.

That number came as a surprise to Basting. “We did a similar thing last year, and the word got out on the street about us. It was a quiet night,” he said. “Not at all like this year. This year it was like any other weekend.”

Concerned about the effectiveness of the ticket and release program, MPD decided to process perpetrators on the scene and shuttle them to police headquarters for fingerprinting and photographing.

Of the six athletes arrested, five are listed on the roster for the UWM Men’s Basketball Team: Ryan Haggerty, senior; Demetrius Harris, senior; Kyle Kelm, ju-

nior; Jeremy (J.J) Panoske, freshman.

Neither the athletes nor the UWM Athletics Department could be reached for comment about the incident.

East Side resident Maggie Herbst has lived on the corner of Newberry and Cramer for ten years and is used to weekend partiers. But she says lately students have become drunker and louder.

“In all the years I’ve lived here, this year was by far the worst,” she said.

Herbst said the students she has asked to quiet down outside of her house have a mentality that they don’t have to share the neighborhood.

“I said ‘it’s gotten pretty late. You should take it indoors.’ And they said, ‘Well, you shouldn’t be living on campus.’”

Herbst said that her family has owned her home since the fifties and the area has always been considered off-campus.

Basting also said he had an increase in neighborhood residents calling the police about disorderly conduct, in part the result of the local neighborhood association’s “Report it, Record it” program.

Basting told the UWM Post about the first arrests of the evening: “One guy’s a .26 [blood alcohol content] and the other guy;s a .21, and the funny part is that the cops had stopped to talk to them an hour earlier and gave them the [informational] fliers. I was over at the arrest and they said, ‘We never saw you and you never gave us this.” And then they pulled [the flier] out of their pockets. They’re just so drunk they don’t even realize.”

Although UWM officials could not be reached for comment, the UWM Student Association released the following statement: “[We] value the safety of our student body, and will work in collaboration and cooperation with the City of Milwaukee, the neighborhood around campus, and the University to ensure students remain safe and educated about being responsible neighbors.”

Additional reporting by Zach Erdmann

Renovations to Klostche

Center in the works

Men’s basketball moves to campus

By Caitlin PenzeyMoog News Editor news@uwmpost.com The Klotsche Center is slated to get a face lift: starting this semester, students will notice renovations inside the sports building with an emphasis on updating the men’s basketball court.

From fall of 2010 to spring of 2012, students paid an Athletics Arena Capital Project Fund - a $25 dollar segregated fee toward building a new basketball arena on UW-Milwaukee’s campus. The idea was to move the men’s basketball team from the U.S. Cellular Arena downtown to an on-campus location.

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playing in the good old Klotsche Center.

The Klotsche poses problems; mainly that it does not comply with a few of the Horizon League mandated rules. The arena, for example, has only about 3,000 seats, whereas league rules require 5,000.

But the Horizon League inspected the facility and reported that with a few adjustments, it would give UWM an exception to the league rules and allow the men’s team to play there.

Meanwhile, the Student Association still has the funds collected from the $25 segregated fee – reaching approximately $2 million dollars for the two years it was collected.

The Klotsche Center Improvements Act authorizes $1.1 million dollars of that fund to be used for Klotsche Center

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SA summer catch-up

Rick Thomas What SA did over the summer named new Union Director

By Caitlin PenzeyMoog News Editor news@uwmpost.com

School may have been out, but UWMilwaukee’s Student Association was going strong over the summer. Here are the highlights of what your student government did over the past three months: Executive Shake-up Last spring, students overwhelmingly elected the Allied Student Voice ticket into office, with President Daniel Laughland and Vice President Tereza Pelicaric spearheading the party.

However, Laughland only held his position for a few weeks before Student Affairs administrators told him he had to step down. Laughland was seeking a graduate certificate and not a graduate degree, which classified him as a non-fees paying special student. As such, he was not eligible for the position of president in accordance with the UW-System’s Board of Regents Guidelines for Student Governance.

Laughland resigned before the senate at the end of May and Vice President Pelicaric became president. She opened up vice presidential nominations from the senate. Pelicaric said she did this so that the vice president would be someone elected by students into an at-large senator seat.

Then-Senator Nikolaus Rettinger applied and was chosen to be the presidential appointment at the July 1 senate meeting. The senate voted to appoint him vice president. Rettinger served as student government president at his former school, UW-Waukesha.

SA Meeting Commotion Drama ensued during the July 1 SA meeting. The University Student Court placed a temporary restraining order on Deputy Speaker Taylor Scott. The USC’s explanation was that Scott resigned in April and was therefore not a senator who could hold the position of deputy speaker.

The TRO stated that Scott “acting as an unsanctioned officer position within the

Senate meeting focusses on student engagement Attendance, caucus meetings, committee involvement stresses

senate, may cause irreparable harm to the organization.” Scott claimed he did resign but quickly rescinded his resignation with no consequences at the time.

Speaker Jesse Brown asked the senate to consider removing Scott from his position because of suspicions that Scott had placed a key logger on an SA computer.

Confusion followed as the senate discussed why Scott should be sacked, why the TRO was placed on him and whether the Court was overstepping its duties by disallowing Scott at the meeting.

Scott, sitting in the back of the room reserved for non-members of the senate, was allowed to speak after the senate insisted on hearing his side. After he spoke, the senate voted not to fire him. Later the court action was dropped and he is currently still deputy speaker.

New Action SA introduced new bills and approved new committees. Some of the bigger ones are: Klotsche Center Improvement Act: SA funneled $1.1 million dollars to the Athletics Department to improve the Klotsche Center and allow the men’s basketball team to play there. For more details see the story on page _.

The Neighborhood Housing and Relations Committee: This committee will focus on assisting students living off campus and connecting them with resources.

Two SA positions added: SA created two new Assistant Deputy Speaker positions, one focused on outreach and the other on logistics. The Assistant Deputy Speaker of Outreach and Recruitment will assist with outreach to at-large students to fill shared governance committees and SA senate vacancies. The Assistant Deputy Speaker of Logistics will help track committee work, senator attendance at committee meetings and will work on a comprehensive legislative branch flow chart.

Their salaries are $3,750 for the remaining nine months of school.

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a resignation, Brown said. Sixteen of 39 total senators were unexcused at the meeting.

In addition to senate attendance, Brown stressed the importance of monthly caucus meetings between senators and the dean of their respective schools. Senators are expected to sit on at least three committees, including a University Committee that is part of the shared governance unique to the UW-System.

While these expectations are not new, no one before has wanted to “hold their feet to the fire” in terms of atten-

The Student Association amped up efforts for student engagement during the September 9 senate meeting. The Senate just barely made quorum after waiting 27 minutes beyond the scheduled start time for a senator to arrive.

Speaker of the Senate Jesse Brown went over senator job descriptions and expectations during his comments. Two consecutive or three total unexcused absences within a semester are viewed as

UWM throws year-long birthday bash for Peck

By Stephanie Schmidt Assistant News Editor news@uwmpost.com

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Peck School of the Arts at UW-Milwaukee, and it will be quite the celebration.

“The Year of the Arts is really a birthday party for Peck,” Interim PSOA Dean Scott Emmons said. “You only get to be 50 years old once.”

According to Emmons, the Year of the Arts has been in the planning for two years.

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“Our former dean, Wade Hobgood, created a planning team that consisted of several faculty and staff members from all over campus,” Emmons said. “We also engaged the PSOA Black and Gold Committee in planning discussions to determine events and guests they wanted featured as a part of the Year of the Arts.”

Peck usually hosts around 380 events a year, Emmons said. This year there will be well over 400.

In addition to productions by UWM students, there are collaborations with professional groups including the Milwaukee and Chicago

Symphony Orchestras, the Milwaukee Art Museum, Danceworks and Latino Arts. There is also the world premiere of “FALL(ing),” collaboration between Present Music, Peck and the Milwaukee Ballet Company, a production which Emmons is looking forward to. The performance will feature alumni, faculty and current students. “FALL(ing)” will be performed Oct. 26 and 27.

Other world premieres includes “Judgment of Midas,” an original opera which will be performed in April. Also premiering in April is “Meet Me at the Avant Garde,” a collaboration with Peck

By Justin Jabs Assistant News Editor news@uwmpost.com There is one place on campus that over 27,000 students pass through every day: the UW-Milwaukee Student Union.

This year there is a fresh face in charge.

Rick Thomas was named the new Union director on July 9.

A Wisconsin native, Thomas grew up in East Troy, approximately 40 miles west of his new office on the Union’s third floor. After 27 years of working with various student centers at Illinois universities, the position at UWM was a chance to return home.

“This was a great opportunity to come back to my home state and serve the students and the system I’m a product of,” said Thomas, a UW-Platteville graduate.

As Union director, Thomas is responsible for all events and activities, programming and operations that lease space – basically, anything within the building’s walls. He brings the skills and expertise required on the job from leading student centers at the Illinois Institute of Technology, DePaul University and Northwestern University. He has been “working his way up the lakeshore,” as Thomas puts it, and UWM’s Union is the largest he has ever worked in.

Patricia Telles-Irvin, Vice President for Student Affairs at Northwestern, called her former Union Director an “ethical, thorough and knowledgeable individual.”

“He will show great commitment and enthusiasm toward creating a wonderful and dynamic place for students,” TellesIrvin said in an email.

Scott Gore, Thomas’ predecessor, served as Union director for a decade before retiring in 2011. Gore’s successes during his tenure include programming redevelopment, Pantherfest and the Distinguished Lecture Series. Thomas will build on another project Gore was heavily involved with: the new Union ref-

New Union DirectorRick Thomas erendum passed last semester.

Although the new Union referendum passed, that does not mean the work is over. “There’s going to be some challenges moving forward with the UW-System Board of Regents and the State Building Commission,” Gore said.

If everything continues as planned, Thomas will be challenged to maintain service and program amenities as well as an engaged staff during construction, Gore said.

“If suddenly we don’t have a Union or parts of it, it is going to dramatically interrupt student life,” Gore said.

A good Union is a community center for all, Thomas said. He feels UWM’s Union is a place where students living on campus and students who commute can come together.

According to Thomas, the transition into his new position has been a success thus far. He has been getting to know the university, the students and his new staff.

Thomas said his goals for the future are to build a facility that is “inclusive – one that students feel connected to and can have a voice in as the process unfolds.”

Gore has worked with Thomas through the summer and urges his replacement to be on the “cutting edge” of what students want.

“Rick is a seasoned professional, he knows the union business,” Gore said.

“He’ll just need to make some adjustments to campus.”

Since Thomas is back in Wisconsin, he has moved to the farm where he grew up. He enjoys rooting for his home state Green Bay Packers and Milwaukee Brewers and tending to the garden on his land. The seeds Thomas is planting now in his new position may one day foster into a home for the university.

“A number of years down the road … we can open the doors on a great new facility for the UWM campus that will serve the students well into the future,” Thomas said.

dance, Brown said.

“This year we want senators to be engaged,” Brown said.

In recent years SA has not had a hard time filling senate positions, Brown said, but getting students on the shared governance committees is a horse of another color.

“There are 300 committees, and even finding all of them is a challenge,” Brown said.

The senators who were present approved the SA Safety Committee Charter, and elected caucus chairs.

Peck School of Arts Celebrates 50th year at UWM School’s theatre and guitar programs, which will highlight historic Milwaukee.

“I am delighted to be a part of bringing the Year of the Arts to UWM,” said Ellen Schupper, the Director of Marketing and Community Relations for Peck. “[YOA] has given the Peck School such a unique opportunity to showcase our students, alumni and faculty and enabled us to deepen existing partnerships and create new ones,” Schupper said. “I am thrilled by how many organizations and schools are partnering with us to incorporate creativity, innovation and the

arts into their programming and curriculum, and continue to be amazed by the talent of our students and faculty who work so hard to deliver such high quality events.”

Other YOA events include multiple performances of the Fine Arts Quartet, UWM Day at the Milwaukee Art Museum, “The Tragedy of King Lear” and MKE Unplugged. “[We] hope that the entire UWM community attends at least one of our 450 events this year,” Schupper said.

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Segregated fees explained The unique law of Understand where part of your tuition goes

By Justin Jabs Assistant News Editor news@uwmpost.com When a student pays his or her college bill, most of the charges are selfexplanatory – meal plan, room, instruction – but “mandatory student fees” may not be so clear. These segregated fees are determined in part by the Student Association and the chancellor.

The fees support various benefits and services for the student body, such as keeping the Student Union open and running, subsidizing parking, funding Be on the Safe Side, the Norris Health Center and UPASS. “A lot of students aren’t aware that segregated fees are part of tuition,” Student Association Vice President Nikolaus Rettinger said.

A student taking eight or more credits paid $547.80 in mandatory fees this semester. That is an increase of approximately 40 dollars from the last two semesters, when the cost was $506.10. A little more than half of the fees are fixed, while the rest vary for students taking less than eight credits.

The fees are broken into two groups: allocable and non-allocable. This fall, those two categories broke down to $292.30 and $255.50, respectively. The allocable portion is voted on by the Senate Finance Committee, which is part of the SA. The non-allocable portion is not controlled by SA but rather is determined by the university.

According to Speaker of the Senate

Jesse Brown, representatives of each department or service that receive money from segregated fees give a presentation and written proposal to the SFC. The committee learns what is provided for the students, how many are affected and where the money goes. After additional questions, gathering information and conducting a discussion, the committee’s by-laws dictate 15 members vote on the request.

For the current SFC process, the bylaws have changed to add student-at-large seats. SA President Tereza Pelicaric says interested students can hold a seat on the SFC and not be involved with the senate.

“If you think there should be a fee funded for a certain thing or you want to know how your segregated fees are allocated, get involved,” Pelicaric said. “The committee structure is completely different than it had been before. If students want to apply, they need to do it soon.”

After the SFC votes, their recommendations are presented to the senate, Brown said. The senate amends or approves the request and sends it to the president. The president signs or vetoes the final fee distribution.

A 2006 report by the UW-System’s Office of Operations Review and Audit states non-allocable fees are for essential building operation costs, like health services, athletics and student unions.

Students are able to review the charges, the report says, but the final decision “rests with campus administration.”

Much of these funds go toward the bare bones of campus buildings and ser-

vices – the essential parts of the university that must stay open. This includes things like an open Union, sport facilities and student health services.

The allocable fees are used for flushing out the campus, including services and programming that students expect at any university. For example, five dollars per student collected from union fees goes to fund Pantherfest, according to SA Chief Justice Anthony DeWees.

These fees also go towards leveling out the strain that 30,000 students put on the city of Milwaukee.

“Municipal service fees are paid to the city,” DeWees said. “The money is given to the fire and police departments due to the influx of students living in the area.”

While the non-allocable fees are not controlled by the students, SA has worked to keep what they can control – allocable fees – down. Rettinger, an SFC committee member, says funded services were asked to strive for a 0% increase for next year’s proposals. Rettinger stresses the SA was not looking to cut funds, but rather trim their own budget and “do more with less.”

“Since tuition increased 5.5%, meal plans and housing went up, the only thing we could have a direct effect over was segregated fees,” Rettinger said.

This story is part one of a series explaining segregated fees. Be sure to look out for the next piece detailing how all of the fees break down.

shared governance

Over 300 committies exist

By Justin Jabs Assistant News Editor news@uwmpost.com

UW-System schools have a unique opportunity within Wisconsin’s legislature for shared governance. Groups across campuses like UWM’s own Student Association represent the student body in setting policies and fees.

The SA contains over 300 committees that help represent students and get them involved in campus affairs. There is a committee for just about every aspect of student life – for example, there are committees for campus security, libraries, the athletic board, academic misconduct and oversight committees for services like Be On the Safe Side and the Women’s Resource Center.

SA President Tereza Pelicaric stresses the importance of student involvement on these committees.

“Everything affects us on this campus and we’re the ones that flip the bill,” Pelicaric said. “I feel we should be part of the decision making that happens.”

With the vast number of committees on campus, students are not involved with every single one. Pelicaric said students need to be heard in these groups, and one of the biggest focusses for the SA this year is figuring out what committees exist and filling vacancies with students.

The United Council works with student governments around the state to

provide support and information to those bodies. Matt Guidry, Communications Director of UC, said UWM has a “very active student government” and Wisconsin’s law on shared governance is unique.

“Other states are trying to work their way towards [shared governance],” Guidry said. “Wisconsin is the only one that has it on a state law level, where it is set in stone.”

“The UW-System grants a lot of authority to students to practice shared governance, which is awesome,” Pelicaric said. “Across the United States, it may not occur in that manner. Since we’re a state school especially, we have the ability to make these decisions.”

Students can fill out an application to serve on a university committee by visiting the shared governance section of the SA website. The website states that committees exist for “almost every imaginable aspect” of UWM. While unique, the shared governance system does not work if students do not get involved.

“Shared governance is of huge importance to me,” Pelicaric said. “Without student voice, how can you really make a sound decision and know its effect on students? You need them at the table.”

Visit SA’s website at http://www4. uw m.edu /st udentorg /sa /e xec ut ive / sharedgov/ to get involved in shared governance.

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Where is the coffee ?

By Stephanie Schmidt Assistant News Editor news@uwmpost.com

Caffeine is the fuel of college students everywhere, and coffee and espresso drinks are a staple of university life.

When the time comes for the first day of cramming for new students at UWMilwaukee, there will be one question: where is the coffee?

There are five choices for coffee around campus, unless it is home-brewed or someone is trekking off to Bayshore Town Center for some Caribou Coffee.

Here we have the Grind, 8th Note, Alterra, Roast and Starbucks for closeto-campus options.

The Grind is probably the most convenient of the five, being one of the only options that is actually on the UWM campus. The coffee shop has locations in the Student Union, EMS building, Sandburg Residence Hall, Cambridge Commons, the Northwest Quadrant and the Golda Meir Library.

The convenience factor does not end with location, either. They offer extended hours during exam weeks so that students can get their caffeine fix in even greater frequencies.

The coffee and espresso beans are roasted locally in Milwaukee and provided by Alterra, which is another nearby coffee option.

Alterra does not have an on-campus location, but it does have four East Side locations close to campus: on Prospect Avenue, Humboldt Boulevard and Oakland Avenue, as well as Alterra on the Lake on Lincoln Memorial Drive.

The coffee company started in Milwaukee in 1994 and is now owned by the Mars Company. It has been featured as one of the “10 Hottest Coffeehouses”

by Forbes Traveler Magazine, as well as being in a “Best Coffee in America” article by GQ Magazine.

“Alterra is my preferred coffee place, but Starbucks is sometimes quicker,” UWM senior Jennifer Aprison said. “[Alterra’s] black coffee is really good.”

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Aprison, a Jewish studies major, said she has been drinking coffee for 14 years.

Alterra Coffee (formerly Flavia Coffee) is Rainforest Alliance Certified, and also has Fair Trade and organic coffees available. They also have chai teas, which Megan Buyeske, a UWM senior orders frequently.

“I like the atmosphere of Alterra – it’s kind of homey,” Buyeske said. “[It’s] very relaxing there.”

Buyeske also enjoys some Starbucks now and again; the famous chain has two locations close to campus; one on Oakland Avenue and another on Downer Avenue.

Starbucks, a company that started in Seattle, is known for selling “responsibly grown coffee” and also boasts that their food has no high fructose corn syrup as well as no artificial trans fats, flavors or dyes, so healthy eaters and drinkers may rejoice. Right now nowhere near all of their huge amounts of coffee are ethically sourced, but the Starbucks website says that by 2015, all their coffee will

be “third party verified or certified, either through Coffee and Farmer Equity (C.A.F.E.) Practices, Fair Trade, or another externally audited system.”

However, it has been featured as one of Ethisphere’s World’s Most Ethical Companies for six years.

Roast is another coffee spot a few blocks south of UWM on Locust Street.

In addition to being the first building in Milwaukee to have a 360 interior view on Google Maps (check it out), they also boast an extensive list of chai varieties.

Their menu includes most staples for cafes and their drinks are available in regular and large, no small sizes. Roast is small enough that you can ask for things not on the menu (like a Mexican mocha, which has cinnamon in it) and the (usually) good-tempered employees will try their hand at it.

The 8th Note is the only other oncampus option besides the Grind. It is nestled inside the Union right off the concourse. 8th Note differs from the other coffee shops because it is actually a non-

profit student organization run entirely by volunteers. While a drink at Starbucks can easily cost $6, the most expensive menu item at 8th Note is a mere $2.25.

“8th Note is a place where students, faculty and others in the community can come buy a cup of coffee, tea or flavored coffee, relax and meet new and interesting people.” House Manager and UWM senior Jess Sessody said.

The drawbacks to the 8th Note are that there are no espresso drinks, no ice and it is cash only.

Sessody’s favorite drink is the Mr. 5000 Robo Mocha, which is coffee mixed with Chocolate Nightmare flavoring.

Nina Morales, an officer and frequenter of the cafe, drinks a virgin chatta, her own creation.

“I like 8th Note for its cheap coffee and cozy environment,” Morales, a sophomore in Peck School of the Arts, said. “The coffee is actually pretty good compared to some others.”

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A student’s guide to renting

All you need to know about renting in college

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By Caitlin PenzeyMoog News Editor news@uwmpost.com The neighborhoods around UWMilwaukee’s campus are packed with thousands of students living in off-campus rentals. Living in these rentals can cause a lot of issues between students and landlords and between students and the neighborhoods. Here’s what you should know about renting an off-campus place.

Before you rent: There are a lot of resources available to students through UWM. The Neighborhood Housing Office has housing fairs over the summer. The Tour of Homes allows students to s p e n d one day touring campus area houses and apartment buildings to rent.

Neighborhood Housing Office Coordinator Jes Berndt urges students to check with the NHO’s website to see if potential landlords are on the list. “We try to weed out folks who have a history of not taking care of their properties or their renters well,” Berndt said.

“Everyone on our website has been background checked before they’re allowed to post.”

Berndt also advises students to think critically about where they want to live and who they want to live with.

“A lot of first-time renters are students coming from the dorms or living with family who haven’t had to pay bills,” Berndt said. “You really want to make sure you can pay and carefully choose roommates who can pay as well.”

Once students find a place, University Legal Clinic Executive Director Brett Matthiesen said students should bring in a lease before they sign it to get legal help making sure it is up to par.

“There are a lot of landlords here who are not familiar with landlord tenant laws,” Matthiesen said. “A lot of times there are illegal provisions and landlords take advantage of students.”

The ULC can look over leases and make sure students are not agreeing to anything that is disadvantageous to them.

Students should also inspect the unit and inform the landlord of preexisting problems (in writing), so that those things cannot be subtracted from the security deposit at the end of the year. Make sure you know whether you or your landlord is responsible for things like utilities and non-standard items in the lease.

Both of these resources are paid through student segregated fees, so during the year they operate free of additional charge to students.

While you’re renting: Preferred Tenant Program The Neighborhood Housing Office offers a Preferred Tenant Program, wherein students attend four classes that teach how to be a good tenant. Steve Heimerl works at the NHO and says most students do not realize it’s possible to shave down living expenses by participating in the program.

“You can actually get money off your rent or off your security deposit by taking an informational class,” said Heimerl.

The next Preferred Tenant Program will be held in March and April 2013.

Parties off campus Last year, from September to the beginning of November, there were 133 noise violations that UWM students received, according to Andy Josephson of UWM’s Neighborhood Relations.

Noise complaints and parties go hand-in-hand. Assistant Dean of Students Daniel Kast said the most common problem he sees as far as non-academic misconduct off campus is students who get ticketed because of parties that get out of hand.

“When students come in to our office with tickets from a party, more often than not, students will tell me it was not their intent to have a large out of control party,” Kast said. “It started out small and other students heard about it or people wandering by see a party is going on and go in.”

Kast suggests students have a plan to deal with this eventuality, and to follow through if it happens. If the party gets too out of control, Kast recommends the hosts call the Milwaukee Police Department.

“Police have made it clear to us that they will extend leniency for people who call in on their own parties,” Kast said. “They will come and tell people to leave and help you out.

You won’t get a ticket for noise complaint.”

And though Kast stressed no UWM students should provide alcohol to underage students, he said if there are under-aged people at the party the MPD are more likely to ticket them individually and look more favorably on the party throwers for calling them to their own party.

Landlord responsibilities Landlords are responsible for the safety and operations of your student home. If a door lock breaks or a smoke detector doesn’t work, call your landlord right away. Other problems that arise that are not due to outright negligence on the renter’s part are also generally the landlord’s responsibility.

“At the clinic, we instruct students that if there are repairs that need attention, put it in writing,” Matthiesen said. “Include a reasonable completion timeframe.” This allows students to take action if landlords do not respond to repair requests in a timely manner.

As for how long counts as a timely manner, Matthiesen said it depends on the situation. If there is a broken toilet or shower head, landlords should take care of it right away. A broken drawer in the kitchen, on the other hand, is not as pressing and can wait longer.

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When you leave: Security deposit The most common issue the ULC sees is students who do not get their full security deposit back. Sometimes it is justified, but in many cases the landlords are acting illegally.

“We have a lot of landlords trying to charge for things like routine carpet cleaning and painting, which they can’t do if its normal wear and tear,” Matthiesen said.

A lot of landlords make illegal subtractions, a frustrating occurrence for students who feel powerless to stop them.

The best way to deal with it is to proactively write out already-damaged appliances or things you could not clean if you tried, like years of ingrained bathtub lime.

Landlords are required to return the security deposit within 21 days.

Homestead Credit A lot of students qualify for a Homestead Credit and do not know it. If you rent a property, are 18 or over, a legal resident of Wisconsin and file taxes as an independent, you are most likely eligible.

A Homestead Credit is sort of like a tax return, except it is not necessary to fill it out every year. A Homestead Credit can be filed up to five years after the rental.

Renters can receive money from the state of Wisconsin depending on household income and the amount of rent paid.

Students must fill out a Wisconsin homestead Credit Claim, which asks for the landlord of the rental property to sign off on the monthly rent. However, if a landlord does not sign, the form can still be sent in.

For more info go to the Neighborhood Housing Office’s website at http://www. aux.uwm.edu/nho/ and the University Legal Clinic’s website at http://www4. uwm.edu/studentorg/ulc/. For info on a Homestead Credit visit the Wisconsin Department of Revenue’s website at http://w w w.revenue.wi.gov/faqs/ise/ home.html#home1.

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A new era Men’s soccer looking to make significant strides under Kelderman

Greg Henschel hopes to carry on the winning legacy of Sarah Hagen Post file photo

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By Nolan Murphy Staff Writer Sports@uwmpost.com Kris Kelderman’s resumé reads of a coach and professional who would be vying for a position with the U.S national soccer team, lucky for the Milwaukee Panthers he is now the head skipper of the Men’s soccer team.

Kelderman joins the Panthers after coaching Horizon League rival UWGreen Bay, where he guided the Phoenix to an 11-7-1 record. The Neenah native has served as an assistant coach for four seasons for different MLS teams.

Kelderman himself has a storied playing career, winning Wisconsin Gatorade Player of the Year in 1986 along with two state championships. His collegiate career is an almost instant replay helping the University of Virginia win the national championship in 1989 along with being named an All-ACC performer twice.

At the professional level, Kelderman had the opportunity to play nine seasons including four in the MLS where he helped D.C. United win back-to-back championships in 1996 and 1997.

Now at UW-Milwaukee, Kelderman faces the task of returning a program to

the postseason for the first time since 2005 and one that faced controversy during the 2011 campaign. Kelderman was one of the new faces installed since Athletics Director Andy Geiger took over in the spring of 2012.

Kelderman comes into the 2012 season with a large roster fielding 29 players, many of whom are rookies in the Panther program. In the young 2012 season the Panthers are 3-2, having been involved in two buzzer-beater games. This past weekend, Kelderman and his squad added the 38th Panther Invitational title to their early season resumé. Kelderman admits that his team is in a transitional stage right now, and despite the early season success, his team feels that they have yet to arrive.

“Finishing games is something we could definitely work on moving forward through the schedule, making sure we put games away. Defensively, I have been extremely pleased with the back line play,” Kelderman said.

The start of something special was witnessed this past week at the 38th Panther Invitational, and so far the addition of head coach Kris Kelderman has been the main reason.

Henschel looks to

continue success at UWM

New Panthers’ head coach starts a new beginning for the women’s soccer program.

By Mitch Pratt Staff Writer Sports@uwmpost.com The UW-Milwaukee women’s soccer program brought in a new coach during the offseason. Greg Henschel has been named the new leader of the program and is looking to bring the same winning mentality that this university has grown accustomed to.

Henschel, a native of Elm Grove, is taking over at Milwaukee after 13 years as the head coach of both the women’s and men’s program at UW-Whitewater.

He racked up a total of 209 victories and led the Warhawks to 11 NCAA tournament appearances in during that 13 year tenure.

“I had a lot of success [at Whitewater] and I know I left it at a better place than I took it over. I miss it but as fun as things are [at UW-Whitewater], it makes it easy to miss it. This is a really neat place and I’m happy to be here,” Henschel said.

The entire program has seen its share of change since the end of the 2011 season. There’s essentially a new fleet of coaches coming in with Henschel, and the team lost five solid seniors from the past year.

One of those 2011 seniors missing from the Panthers’ roster is star forward Sarah Hagen, who has her name written all over the Milwaukee record books and now plays professionally in Europe.

Senior midfielder Demi Price acknowledges that it will be tough, but remains optimistic that the team can fill

the void of losing Milwaukee’s all-time leading scorer. “(Hagen) was a real natural scorer so we’re looking to fill that role but it won’t be just one scorer. We’re going to look for our forwards and even midfielder to come up and get those goals,” Price said.

The Panthers have twelve new freshmen coming in and they only have seven upperclassmen that are returning for the 2012 season. Henschel is looking forward to working with this young squad.

“Youth is the theme here, absolutely,” Henschel said. “It’s a good, hard-working group that’s a lot of fun to be around.

There’s a lot of growth going on. I’m having a lot of fun and working to get better each day.”

Panthers Prepare to Host Badgers at Engelmann Wisconsin Division 1 programs clash in anticipated matchup

By Zack Garhart Assistant Sports Editor sports@uwmpost.com

Engelmann Stadium will host two of Wisconsin’s top Division 1 women’s soccer programs on Wednesday, September 12 as the Wisconsin Badgers (Big Ten, 4-1) travel to face the UW-Milwaukee Panthers (Horizon League, 1-3-1) in an anticipated non-conference matchup.

While neither team has contested in a conference matchup yet this season, players from both squad emphasized

an underlying rivalry between the two programs.

“All the freshmen (players) have been hearing about is how we have to do good,” Milwaukee freshman forward Callie O’Donnell said. “There’s definitely a sense of rivalry here.”

Milwaukee started off the season slow, dropping matches to Marquette, Miami (OH) and The University of Illinois, respectively. However, O’Donnell explained that momentum from the recent loss to Illinois will be carried into the game Wednesday.

KLOTSCHE CENTER RENOVATIONS improvements. The rest of the money is being saved for future capitol building projects, according to SA President Tereza Pelicaric.

The $1.1 million dollars will cover a swath of improvements to the Klotsche Center, with a focus on improvements that will allow the men’s basketball team to play there.

“The locker room situation is of the most concern for the conference,” Associate Athletics Director Charlie Gross said. “Right now we cannot offer seclusion for the team and for the coach.”

An easy remodel of a men’s staff

“We felt like we had some great moments against Illinois,” O’Donnell said. “We want to step it up this time and get the results we are looking for.”

Talent and prior playing experience are strengths that O’Donnell said the Panthers possess this season. A similar familiarity can be said for both programs as players from both teams have experience playing with one another throughout the years.

“I know a lot of the girls who are on the team, I’ve played with them before, plus the two schools very close to each

other,” Badger sophomore forward Cara Walls said. Walls identified the sense of rivalry and confirmed that this game is in fact a big deal to both programs.

“I think rivalries like these are what college sports are all about, both teams setting out to compete hard and prove who belongs to the better program,” Walls said.

For Walls, the game serves as a unique home-coming as she played high school soccer just miles away from the UWM campus and expects to see familiar faces in the crowd. She also said that

Madison usually carries a big fan base when playing in Milwaukee which will add to the energy of the crowd.

Despite varying records and high stakes, each team is preparing as if were any other game. O’Donnell said that the Panthers will look to be more creative with the ball to put more points on the board while Walls said that the Badgers will come out hard and ready to compete.

On the Athletics Department’s budget are decorative signs for Klotsche, improved IT infrastructure and sound system, plumbing updates and bathroom painting.

“The goal is to make the fan experience at the Klotsche as good as it can be,” Gross said.

Students will no longer have to travel downtown for a game, and administrators hope basketball proximity will increase student attendance and enthusiasm.

“This is an opportunity for the students to walk a few hundred feet from their dorms and hopefully that will really

create a nice college atmosphere,” men’s basketball Coach Rob Jeter said.

The college atmosphere is something the Athletics Department is targeting.

“From Street to Seat” is the motto of the renovations – a goal of giving the Klotsche a collegiate and campus sports feel that it currently lacks. still has the funds collected from the $25 segregated fee – reaching approximately $2 million dollars for the 2 years it was collected.

The Klotsche Center Improvements Act authorizes $1.1 million dollars of that fund to be used for Klotsche Center

improvements. The rest of the money is being saved for future capitol building projects, according to SA President Tereza Pelicaric.

The $1.1 million dollars will cover a swath of improvements to the Klotsche Center, with a focus on improvements that will allow the Men’s Basketball team to play there.

“The locker room situation is of the most concern for the Conference,” said Associate Athletics Director Charlie

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locker room will fulfill the requirements for the Horizon League.

“All we need to do is add some doors, and it’s very minimal construction wise.

It can be used for both men and women’s basketball and volleyball,” Gross said.

Besides the locker room, there will be new scoreboards and shot clocks on the court and a new ticketing system for game day. But the court is not the only place students can expect to see changes; new Athletics Director Andy Geiger and Associate Director Gross are looking at overall changes to the Klotsche Center, as well as basketball-specific updates.

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Panthers look to improve following one of the best seasons in school history

By Tony Atkins Sports Editor Sports@uwmpost.com Last year, the UW-Milwaukee women’s tennis program took another leap forward following its 11 win season in 2010-11. After years of being one of the bottom programs in the Horizon League, the Panthers finished the 201112 year 13-9 overall record and 6-2 within the Horizon League. This attributed to a school-best third place finish within the conference.

In an extremely tough Horizon League conference with powerhouses such as Cleveland State and UI-Chicago, the Panthers know that they face some sturdy roadblocks if they want to rise to the top of the standings this season.

While many coaches would take pride upon reviving a once “forgotten program,” head coach Sean McInerney is looking past his early success and is instead focusing on what lies ahead.

Following a best-ever 13-9 season, the memories of the past season could cause the group to lose focus. McInerney knows that this team has to have its own identity as a group and not just thrive off of its past success.

“Last year is last year. If anything, I think that we’ll use last year as the confidence that we can compete in the confer-

ence at a high level, and it is important to become our own identity,” McInerney said.

With such success comes great expectations. This year, the Panthers have another relatively tough schedule, facing opponents such as UTEP, Drake, DePaul, Toledo and Marquette. These non-conference matchups are intended to prepare the Panthers for the conference battles of the spring. While the schedule is tough, McInerney gives his team the ultimate bode of confidence.

“I feel like we shouldn’t play anybody in our schedule that we can’t compete with,” McInerney said. “In order to catch UIC or Cleveland State, we’re going to have simulated that match a bunch of times. We’re going to be able to do in the schedule. Our goal is the win the championship and to do that, we have to simulate some of these upper-echelon teams.”

Last year ended with a disappointing loss to Detroit, a team that Milwaukee defeated a few days prior, and a matchup that was heavily in UWM’s favor. This season, the program that was climbing to the top is now going to have to win when expected to do so.

“I’m hoping that that experience last year will allow us to be prepared for the pressure of winning and the pressure of higher expectations,” McInerney said.

This year, the Panthers are returning

with most of the squad that took them near the top of the Horizon League.

With one more year under their belts, the Panthers are welcoming back sophomores Christina Colarossi and Chelsea Bailey, who are looking to build upon phenomenal freshmen seasons. Twotime team MVP and All-Conference senior Maddy Soule will be back as well as Brittany Skemp, the team’s most improved player for the 2011-12 campaign, not to mention McInerney, who is now the reigning Coach of the Year in the Horizon League after helping to revive the program.

High school recruiting has been in full effect, and the Panthers welcomed new freshmen Cassie Kovach and Dana Shannon, both from Illinois.

“I’m very excited about this group of girls; it’s the most talented roster we’ve ever had here. I feel very good,” McInerney said.

Outside of play itself, the tennis program has been extremely successful inside of the classroom as well, boasting a perfect APR (academic progress rate) and posting a team grade point average of 3.388 this past spring.

The Panthers are poised to cause a stir in the Horizon League this year as they begin their campaign September 14 at the Minnesota Invitational in St. Paul.

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Volleyball takes one of three in weekend tournament

The Panthers beat Drake, but fall to Badgers and North Dakota State in Madison

By Nick Bornheimer Staff Writer Sports@uwmpost.com The UW-Milwaukee women’s volleyball team swept Drake in straight sets in the second match of the InnTowner Invitational over the weekend. However, Milwaukee went on to lose a five-set heartbreaker in the opener to North Dakota State and was crushed by the Badgers to close out the weekend tournament in Madison.

Elizabeth Egerer and Julie Kolinske had an impressive 22 kills apiece in the loss to NDSU, and a 48 kill tournament from Kolinske helped her to a spot on the all-tournament team.

After the Panthers (5-5) saw themselves down two sets after losing both 21-25 to NDSU, the team battled back 25-21 and 25-18 to tie the match before losing a decisive game five 14-16.

“This is why we do these matches in preseason,” head coach Susie Johnson said. “It’s not a win but there was a lot of progress that we made.”

NDSU dominated the first two sets hitting .338, but were held to .152 in the next two before righting the ship in the fifth.

The second match of the tournament had a much better outcome for the Panthers. The team swept Drake (0-9) in straight sets 25-20, 25-19, 25-22.

It was dominant defense for the

Panthers that helped them to the convincing sweep of the Bulldogs. Drake hit just .064 and had 20 hitting errors over the match, while Kolinske, Egerer and Anna Bartz combined for 32 digs.

“I was really happy with the team to finish in three and work through some tough situations,” Johnson said. “They did out-block us today, but one of our goals at the beginning of the match was to out dig them.”

Match three against the battle-tested Badgers (7-1) would prove to be a bit more of a challenge as the Panthers lost 15-25, 24-26, 23-25.

UWM had a chance for set-point in the second set and were tied up with UW at 23 points apiece in the third, but could not capitalize on either opportunity.

“We competed really hard,” Johnson said. “And that was one of the first times all season that I really saw the team compete through the entire match which is a great thing. Keeping the composure and competing is what it was about. It was to attack, and be tough and to fight through the whole match, and it was just not coming up in the end.”

The Panthers head back to Milwaukee for the weekend for the Marquette Invitational. UWM will kick off action on Friday evening at 4:30 p.m. as they take on the Iowa Hawkeyes at the Al McGuire Center.

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SOUNDCHECK UWM’s very own rock documentarians

By Clair Sprenger Staff writer docUWM will throw a free premiere party for their Cream City Soundcheck (CCS) series, showing clips between local band performances, at Turner Hall on Thursday, September 13 at 7 p.m. The event will feature Milwaukee’s Kane Place Record Club, The Fatty Acids, and Ras Movement feat. Naima Adedapo— all groups with UWM alumni.

The videos follow bands playing at Pabst venues as they adventure Milwaukee and perform. Students produced them in a spring 2011 documentary lab, which runs again this semester.

Current students will film bands at the party for new episodes.

CCS will fundraise for their project through food and drink sales at the party.

“We want the UWM community to show up as well as the entire Milwaukee community,” Sarnowski said. “We’re like Pantherfest 2.” docUWM offered the class after the Pabst Theater Organization approached the department about creating a “music video series” highlighting Milwaukee’s art culture, according to CCS producer/ instructor Ryan Sarnowski.

As a practical extension of Peck School of the Arts film department, docUWM has students produce work for professional organizations like Pabst.

CCS students must cooperate with music professionals, as well as produce quality pieces that meet sponsors’ standards.

“This is designed as a class…[on] how to tell very interesting visual story through documentary means,” Sarnowski said. “And what that does is also kind of helps build this creative culture here in the city.”

“Milwaukee’s a pretty vibrant, artistically friendly town that has a lot to offer and perhaps sometimes doesn’t get the spotlight shined on it that it needs.”

Maritime drummer Dan Didier, who appears in a video, believes CCS will have a positive, though small, impact on Milwaukee art culture. “I see it having an impact for smaller target audiences within the art community…not for the whole art community,” Didier said via email. “…It’s a small market so we get what we get for being in such a small market. That said, I feel that within the arts community here there are a lot of positive things going on.”

Sarnowski describes CCS as more of a “reexamination” of Milwaukee, rather than a promotion of it.

Film student Garrett Katerzynske appreciates the city more after taking CCS. “There’s a lot of these little niches and neighborhoods around Milwaukee that are unknown to us, even the people who live here…We have this rich, historic theater system, really beautiful buildings and great bands come through here,” Katerzynske said.

Sarnowski hoped students would develop this appreciation of Milwaukee.

“One of the biggest goals…[was to] have these students come in and learn

these skills, and then hopefully see that there’s potential to apply those skills right here in the city.”

Matthew Dwyer, who took CCS in its first run, believes the project gives Milwaukee needed praise.

“You can go on the internet and find videos that you know document niche things in Portland or New York, but there isn’t that much if any for Milwaukee, and why not?” Dwyer said.

Finding guinea-pig bands to start the project with proved difficult, Sarnowski explained.

“You call up a band who’s out on the road touring and you say, ‘Hey, you’re coming to Milwaukee and we’d like to document you with film students,’ maybe even saying first-time documentary film students,” Sarnowski said. “They get a little skittish.”

Now that they’ve published several videos online, Sarnowski hopes touring musicians will see bands’ positive experiences in Milwaukee and want to visit. He also hopes having a polished portfolio for CCS will make potential CCS subjects less hesitant to participate.

Before working with bands touring at The Pabst, Turner Hall and The Riverside, students practiced filming four local bands at homes and bars.

“We knew we would need to get some practice in, so we started by finding local, up-and-coming bands who would be willing to open up their lives and their music to our students,” Sarnowski said.

While CCS worked with those smaller groups, Sarnowski got three bigger local acts — Paul Sebar Tomorrow Sound, Kings Go Forth, and Maritime — and two national bands — YACHT and The Generationals — to work with them.

Unlike local artists, who CCS could wait as long as months between shoots for, students had to greet national bands coming through on tour completely prepared and ready to shoot.

When YACHT came, CCS had less than half a day to take band members on a boat, to an art gallery, and to their concert, and to talk with them briefly afterwards. Though still strained for time, the Generationals got to Milwaukee the day before their show, giving CCS a bigger window to wander with them around the city during. Despite preparations, the students and band members strayed from the plans to explore more and visit a bar that one of the members found and loved on another visit to Milwaukee.

“Generationals has actually played back in town since we made their piece,” Sarnowski said. “They said that their perspective of the city was completely different after having gone out with us.”

Sarnowski and his students agree that the project benefits bands as well, beyond giving them cool publicity. They try to give band members a fun experience, which not only shows off Milwaukee, but adds interest to often mundane tours.

“It’s not the easiest life as much as you’d think it is — weird hours, long road stretches,” said Sarnowski.

“If anything, what it felt like was

it was kind of helping bands, because like all them kind of sort of said similar things. They’d show up in a random city, a new city every day,” Dwyer said. “They don’t really get to see much of an idea of what the city’s like.”

“But it didn’t feel like homework, it felt like a responsibility,” Dwyer said. “Even if something was frustrating, we cared enough about it that we wanted to solve it.”

Katerzynske liked giving bands a rare touring adventure, instead of the usual “ just showing up to a venue, walking…the few blocks around the venue, and, you know, taking off the next day.”

“They really enjoyed seeing like the whole side of the city from people that live here…” Katerzynske said. “It was a whole new experience for them.”

Although students planned days out, they captured a rich collection of candid conversations.

“There was almost like interviews happening with the store owners that we didn’t really organize that.,” CCS classmate Josh Smith said.

“We really just set a series of scenarios and conditions and just let it happen,” Katerzynske said. “It’s like any sort of an improv: Here’s the scenario, you’re going in this store, and you’re gonna talk about this—go!”

“Be ready with an extra battery,” Smith said.

Students who enrolled in CCS’s first semester found the class stood out from their other film classes. docUWM produces mostly portraits and narratives, making CCS’s focus what Sarnowski described as “a whole new territory.” The projects use of teams, instead of solo work, further separates it from most student documentaries, according to Smith.

Group work forced teams to keep files well-labeled, notes transcribe-able and the studio organized, preparing them to cooperate once working professionals, according to Dwyer. He found these new habits came like “manners.”

“If you have roommates you’re more likely to be more clean because you don’t want to mess something up for someone else,” Dwyer said. “It kind of tracks over to editing and shooting.”

Sarnowski felt the class met its goal to give students the hybrid work / school setting.

“Many students from this particular class are out in some capacity working in the ‘real world’ of…Milwaukee in the creative element, whether they’re starting up their own production companies, working for other production companies, making their own music videos,” Sarnowski said. “They get a better understanding of how to maybe go about that

in a professional manner.”

Students agreed that the trial of teamwork enhanced their work. “[Teams] helped give us a more like well-rounded final product,” Garrett Katerzynske said. “We weren’t like just all just one style…It took the best elements of all of our styles through different edits.”

Dwyer, who filmed friends’ bands through middle and high school, found the class strengthened his skills at shooting music videos and gave him more professional experience than shooting previous work solo did.

“I had always worked on my own.

Shot everything myself, one camera, that’s it and it was a completely new experience getting to shoot with other people…” Dwyer said. “You can make great stuff on your own, but if someone’s hired you and they know you can’t work with someone else, what’s the point in hiring you?”

Sarnowski described how CCS would have four cameras filming at concerts, which would sometimes get in the way of each other or film the same person through a song.

Katerzynske, who took CCS in its first run, believes having this class in the film department inspires more creativity than it would in journalism or communications. But he also appreciates its commercial focus.

“I think this class is definitely invaluable to the undergrad experience,” Katerzynsk said, “because a lot of art programs overlook business and application.”

CCS students dealt with challenges and time commitments beyond papers and class hours, editing in their spare time at the studio and scheduling shoots with career musicians.

“But it didn’t feel like homework, it felt like a responsibility,” Dwyer said.

“Even if something was frustrating, we cared enough about it that we wanted to solve it.”

Documentaries, unlike films with scripts, rely on what you capture on camera. If you’re not filming, you might miss perfect moments you’ll regret not including in the final product.

“You always have the final product in mind when you’re shooting in any step of the process…but there’s still no way you can possibly see every second of the final project…” Dwyer said.

“The best you can do is be very proactive and try and be safe and get as much footage as you can so you have as much things to work with and if anything more stuff to throw out if you need to in the editing process.”

Students collaborated on editing between shoots.

“We’d all sit down with the screen and the professors and we review footage on here and go back there and edit together and we’d actually have the studio space to come together and collaborate,” Katerzynske said. “There’s like deadlines where you have to display work. It’s very set up exactly like you would at a job, doing presentations and working with the team.”

Sarnowski described how editing scares away some students who begin documentary-making, thinking it’s easy.

“You have to take that big pile of hay you created and look for the needles in it,” Sarnowski said. “That’s really where most documentary comes together, it’s in the editing room.”

Dwyer and classmates agreed on editing’s role as the most important step in documentary-making.

“Editing really informs how you will eventually shoot in the future,” Dwyer said, going on to talk about when he and his team realized they needed time lapse footage from outside Turner Hall. “[When] you need five seconds of footage and you don’t have it, then whether or not you have the time or the chance to go out and get the footage you need,” Dwyer said, “next time you shoot you’ll get that same shot you need.”

Smith recalled spending a whole day filming that five second clip of the building they needed. It was freezing, but he had a chair.

“The funny thing is that it somehow all comes together in the end, and you’re like, ‘Wow, okay, it’s a good piece,’” Smith said.

With episodes only roughly edited by semester’s end, Dwyer, Smith and classmate David Busse got SURF (Support for Undergraduate Research Fellows) awards from the Office of Undergraduate Research to continue work on CCS through summer and fall. Others from the 17-person class came back to help too. docUWM projects aim to give students “the ability to collaborate with other people and feel like you can still have your artistic voice ring through,” according to Sranowski.

“These are all issues that the class… helps students tackle and [students] come away with, hopefully, some knowledge about how to handle those for the next time [they film on teams], because there will be similar issues, if not new ones, next time.”

Pabst has given CCS generous support, Sarnowski assured.

“All access to venue…as long as we’re not interfering I think with the bands performance and we’re not interfering with the audience’s experience…”

Sarnowski said. “And the end product has been something they’re extremely proud of and happy with.”

Sarnowski hopes to speed up this semester’s production to a release each month. CCS’s life depends on funds and funds depend on output.

“Now’s just one more semester, one more round of it,” Sarnowski said. “But I think if we can speed up our process with this next one and continue to deliver the same quality—if not better—then, hopefully…we’ll get a couple more sponsors on board and then just keep building it.As long as we have [sponsors], new batches of students will probably come by and want to learn and have the experience.”

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By Steven Franz Fringe Media Editor fringe@uwmpost.com A Woman Under the Influence (Sept.

28-30) John Cassavetes is renowned as both the father of independent cinema and one of its greatest artists, and 1974’s A Woman Under the Influence is usually hailed as his greatest achievement. This is the second semester in a row that will have featured a Cassavetes project, as The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976) was screened just this spring. A Woman Under the Influence was a sensation in its time, being nominated for both Best Director and Best Actress (Gena Rowlands), unheardof for an independent film then and still a rarity to this day. An interrogation of the family unit and the gender expectations that create and threaten it, the film is a bleak glimpse into motherhood, fatherhood, mental health and the societal stress of family life. The Union Theatre has always featured a strong selection of classic films, of which A Woman Under the Influence – being screened in a restored 35mm print – is a prime example.

Other cinema classics to be screened this semester include Sam Peckinpah’s Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974), Andy Warhol’s Hedy (1966) and Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining (1980).

Milwaukee LGBT Film/Video Festival (Oct. 19-21) Though its reach has expanded expo-

nentially in recent years with the mainstream acceptance of the queer cinema movement – something queer theorists will tell you goes a long way toward challenging the movement’s essential rebelliousness – the LGBT Film/Video Festival still calls the Union Theatre its one true home. And even though its opening night party fills up the Oriental Theatre and its monthly screenings sprawl across the entire city at a variety of locations, the heart of the festival and the bulk of its screenings take place on the UWM campus. The now internationally renowned festival, one of the most influential of its kind, is celebrating its 26th year (or, as its website boasts, its second annual 25th anniversary celebration).

Bully (Oct. 8) Being screened for one day only as part of the Union Theatre’s ongoing Documentary Frontiers series, Bully, a sensation upon its wide release in early 2012 and a lightning rod for controversy in both its rating (the film is rated R, despite its intended audience being the teenage audience which it realistically graphically depicts) and the problematic, one-sided treatment which it lends to an age-old, unresolvable cultural issue, remains an important film if for no other reason than the psychological depth with which it treats its real-world subjects and its refusal to back down from the blunt reality contained within it.

Persepolis (Oct. 12-14)

Adapted from Marjane Satrapi’s landmark autobiographical graphic novel, Persepolis (2007) is the most challenging kind of animated film – black and white despite its genre’s usual vibrance, starkly realistic in its depiction of violence and sexuality, hilarious despite its grimness and unwilling to bend to ideological expectations about both race and the complex national conflict (the Iraq/Iran war) at its core. The story of a young Iranian girl who grows up in the social, political, and violent turmoil of a constantly-shifting region, it is honest, heartwarming and, in the end, endearingly uncertain.

Compliance (Oct. 26-28) Easily one of the most controversial films of this year, Compliance debuted almost bashfully to enormous critical acclaim and, within the film industry at least, immediate social impact. An exploration of authority and the willingness to obey, the film depicts the semi-true story of a man who calls a restaurant and, pretending to be a police officer, accuses a female employee of a crime and orders her to be detained. The lack of proof, the basic crime being committed by the anonymous man, and the incredible sexual humiliation of the young woman – one of the most startling sequences of its kind – make the film’s bleak moral ambiguity both horrifying and monstrously frustrating.

Nordic Film Festival (Nov. 14-18) The Union Theatre’s greatest gift to

Milwaukee may be its focus on international cinema – two years ago it screened Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, that year’s winner of the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, which ended up being the film’s only Milwaukee screening – and the existence of a festival that celebrates the little-known Nordic film movement gives great credence to that idea. Now in only its third year, the festival is confidently coming into its own, boasting international support from the likes of the Nordic Council of Ministers as it showcases one of the lesser-known motion picture movements around the world with great confidence.

James Benning: Being and Time (Dec. 1-4) For four consecutive nights, the Union Theatre will be showcasing the works of Milwaukee-bred James Benning, a landscape artist who specializes in digital video renderings of American places, conditions, locations and times. Works of his include small roads (2011) (the appropriate stylization of the title is his), a compilation of shots of 47 different remote two-lane highways, and Easy Rider (2012), an exploration and depiction of the actual locations used in the filming of the seminal Dennis Hopper film with which it shares its title, attempting to tease out meaning from what they are now compared to how they were used then. Other films of his on display include Ruhr (2009) and Nightfall (2011), the latter being a 98-minute study of

“real-time light changing from day into night.”

Beasts of the Southern Wild (Dec. 12) Beasts of the Southern Wild is perhaps most notable for being the film that President Obama recommended to Oprah Winfrey during an interview the latter was conducting for her magazine, and for appropriate reasons: the film is brimming with references to Hurricane Katrina, poverty in the aftermath of the Recession and the idea that global warming is slowly killing the Earth. But the film is more problematic than has been let on; it romanticizes utter poverty in a way only wealthy people can (Marie Antoinette infamously had a garden constructed where she could pretend to be a peasant, and this film certainly fetishizes poverty to an uncomfortable degree), and suffers greatly from its insistence on mythologizing and mysticizing African Americans (the film was written and directed by non-blacks and features, among other things, a wild-haired black medicine woman). Nevertheless, the film – presented here as part of the Share the Earth Environmental Film Series – is a frontrunning Oscar contender, a festival sensation, and boasts one of the most endearing performances in recent memory from its young star, Quvenzhané Wallis, who was six years old during filming. It’s also notable for a Wisconsin connection: one of its producers, Michael Reisler, is from Wauwatosa.

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Lewis Black (Friday | Riverside Theater | 7:00 p.m.)

By Kevin Kaber Fringe Content Editor fringe@uwmpost.com

From stage to print, to screen Comic Mike Birbigla’s famed semi-autobiographical story comes to the silver screen

By Colton Dunham Special to the Post fringe@uwmpost.com Mike Birbiglia stars in Sleepwalk With Me as a fictionalized version of himself who goes by the name Matt Pandamiglio. The film is an adaptation of his acclaimed off-Broadway show of the same title. Matt’s an aspiring standup comedian who works at a comedy club as a bartender. Abby (Lauren Ambrose), his girlfriend, tries to remain patient with him as she is at a point in her life when she wants to get married and have kids. Matt shares no such desire. He cares for Abby very much, but doesn’t feel like making any cemented commitments. His family wonders when he’s going to pop the

question, but whenever the conversation comes up, Matt seems to find a way to shrug it off. While his relationship with Abby begins to falter, Matt starts to habitually sleepwalk.

Although the comedic elements in the film are strong, there are dramatic moments that work to make this film stand out. It’s a film that serves effectively as both a comedy and light drama.

The sleepwalking starts with mild confrontations between himself and a jackal in the form of a laundry hamper.

As time goes on, his sleepwalking turns into a life threatening habit. Instead of getting proper treatment for his sleepwalking, Matt decides it is time to hit the road and realize his comedic dreams. As his jokes fall flat in front of an audience, he decides to use his personal life as a source of inspiration for new jokes. Matt uses his disadvantages to his advantage in a way that can’t help but make you laugh.

Birbiglia shines as a co-writer, codirector, and star of the film, which premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival to wide acclaim, taking home the festival’s Audience Award. Birbiglia’s performance as the flawed Matt and Lauren Ambrose’s endearing portrail of Abby create a relationship that’s relatable regardless of the film’s comic tone.

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Lyrical Sanctuary featuring Ed Mabrey (Wednesday | UWM Union Workshop | 7:00-10:00 p.m.)

Join respected poet and motivational speaker Ed Mabrey at this year’s first Lyrical Sanctuary. The popular Union program will consist of a writing workshop led by Mabrey in Union Workshop 179 from 7 to 8 p.m., prior to a slam poetry/open mic session at the Union Art Gallery.

Cream City Soundcheck celebration (Thursday | Turner Hall Ballroom | 7:00 p.m.)

UWM and the Pabst Group have collaborated on the awesome Milwaukee artist showcase, Cream City Soundcheck, a documentary series which celebrates the local music landscape. Join CCS, local musicians and fans for this celebration featuring performances by Kane Place Record Club, The Fatty Acids and RAS Movement (featuring Naima Adedapo).

Lewis Black is likely as angry as ever during this election year. The political and cultural satirist will have lots to fume about as he takes stage the Riverside Friday night. Though a bit pricey, Black is a comic not to miss.

Juniper Tar & Sat. Nite Duets (Friday | Riverwest Public House | 9:00 p.m. | 21+) For the of-agers, Friday night’s Public House show features the Wilco-inspired Juniper Tar and laid back slackers Sat. Nite Duets, both champions of the Milwaukee music scene. Get their early folks, Public House is sure to be packed and this show is not to be missed.

Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All (Saturday | The Rave | 7:30 p.m.)

Not a group to shy away from controversial subject matter, the angsty alternative hip hop group Odd Future will surely throw a hell of a show, even if much of the crowd is composed of angry suburban teenagers.

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Coming full circle Continuum 2012 completes the circle of art education Photo courtesy of Zach Wosewick

By Madeline Hughes Special to the Post fringe@uwmpost.com As a chance for Peck School of the Arts graduates to present some of their skills obtained during their time as students, the Continuum 2012 Art & Design Alumni Exhibition is a conceptual event. The artists’ works are placed within the buildings where they spent time assembling their creative visions.

This exhibition shares with us the completed circle of their educations.

Throughout our college careers, we are constantly faced with inevitable questions of purpose and value. Through all of this, encouragement and reassurance become precious commodities. In its best light, a chance for alumni to display the fruits of their labor should be a comfort to students who want proof of their schooling’s eventual outcome.

Divided between two galleries, the collection of works is varied enough to allow, or possibly even require, a strate-

gic arrangement—there are roughly 200 pieces total. Union Gallery Manager Molly Evans explained that “each piece is made stronger by what’s next to it.” This doesn’t necessarily mean they are related.

One wall juxtaposes ideas of religion and cross-cultural references with more simplistic digital patterns mixed with unique color groups. Speaking to this balance of content, Evans says that they “try to offer variety before (we) dip back in.”

I’ve always preferred work with a message to those of flat visual aesthetic.

Art is such a wonderful platform in which to communicate complex ideas and to try to voice the inexpressible. However, I myself not being much of an artist, it is not in my nature to appreciate the essence of every style. Still, the exhibition boasts a few gems that stand out due to a certain magnetic depth.

The Union Art Gallery carries a few of these, my personal favorite being the work of Greg Martens (Bachelor of Fine Arts 2009, Master of Fine Arts 2012): mono screen prints entitled “Moment

Before Apocalypse: USA” and “Moment Before Apocalypse: Jerusalem.”

Both of these pieces depict background iconography which creates a gritty scenario. Going idly about their days, the work depicts USA citizens in kitschy cheese head hats grilling out at a football game and those in Jerusalem choosing produce from an outdoor market. They are surrounded by images they hold dear. Martens has produced a dark commentary on fate and powerlessness.

There are a few more pieces in both galleries that push the envelope between creativity of materials and originality of idea. These former students and working artists were generous enough to share the beauty that makes them tick; hopefully their work will be an inspiration to students in the School of Arts and beyond. To see the work for yourself, visit the UWM Union Art Gallery and Arts Center Gallery any day until September 14.

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Improvements should extend past

basketball and Klotsche Center

UWM needs to focus on other sports too New basketball hoops, new video and scoreboards, LED scoring tables, additional floor seating and a visitor locker room are just some of the improvements that will be made to the Klotsche Center in order to prepare it for hosting UWMilwaukee men’s basketball games.

These improvements come as part of the $1.1 million Klotsche Center Improvement Act, which was approved by the Student Association after plans fell through to build a new basketball arena on the UWM campus.

Men’s basketball needs to come back to campus. There is no doubt about that.

The team was left squandering downtown at U.S. Cellular Arena, playing to a dismal student crowd that had to take a bus or seek alternative means of transportation in order to attend games. As new Athletic Director Andy Geiger put it, UWM was investing in a facility that had no relevance to our campus community.

But these improvements could go a long way in stimulating more student interest in one of the school’s most wellknown athletic programs. After all, students will now be able to walk to games.

And with more underclassmen living on campus as a result of UWM’s mandatory housing requirement, there will be more students with closer access.

While the Klotsche improvements are helpful and necessary, we cannot help but wonder if UWM is placing too much emphasis on basketball. What about other sports that compete off campus, like baseball, track and field and tennis?

Once the basketball improvements are completed, will other teams also garner some attention?

Take, for example, the UWM baseball team. The team plays in Glendale at Henry Aaron Field, which can hold up to 150 people, by far the lowest capacity in the Horizon League. The field

was constructed in 1957. To put that into perspective, here is a little history lesson.

In 1957, the Russians launched Sputnik.

President Eisenhower sent in federal troops in order to protect the “Little Rock Nine.” It was the year American Bandstand premiered on television.

Considering UWM boasts the only Division One baseball team in the state, doesn’t that sport deserve a little better?

We all know UWM faces a location problem. Aside from chopping down Downer Woods, there is just nowhere to build new facilities. Geiger has commented on this issue, saying that the university is trying hard to solve the problem. So while we respect the difficult task at hand, and we want the university to continue polishing the men’s basketball program, UWM does need to focus on some of the other sports and athletes that also contribute so much to the university.

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Geiger needs to live up to reputation In response to: Back in the game, UW-Milwaukee’s new athletic director makes his pitch

Literally every article I’ve read about Andrew Geiger has gushed about how great he is, and I swear I do not get it.

Call me cynical, but somehow I have a hard time believing the guy who was overseeing Ohio State at the time of the Maurice Clarett incident is going to be such a savior for Milwaukee athletics. Especially not when he’s already managed to alienate many season ticket holders and most of the program’s core fans by moving men’s basketball from US Cellular Arena back to the Klotsche Center and refusing to allow alcohol to be served there. Nevermind that he has unveiled absolutely no plans for a new arena, and apparently expects the Panthers to compete in Division 1 with what is - at best - a Division 3 caliber facility, for the foreseeable future.

Geiger’s absolute refusal to even consider reinstating football also smacks of regressive and short-sighted thinking, especially now, at a time when the college sports landscape is being influenced more and more by football-playing schools by the day. Other universities that share UWM’s academic profile (urban, commuter campus-turned-research institution, 20,000+ students, etc.), such as Charlotte, Georgia State, Old Dominion and UTSA, have successfully implemented football within the past four years, and none of them had UWM’s advantage of being in the largest media market not directly served by a Division 1 program or a NFL franchise.

No doubt, plenty of financial and political hurdles would be involved with starting a football program or building a new basketball arena, but why should that discourage someone like Geiger whose reputation is supposedly built on ambition and getting things done?

For the sake of Panther athletics, I sincerely hope Andrew Geiger starts living up to his reputation.

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The truth behind crazy girls Blame it on the oxytocin

By Angela Schmitt Columnist editorial@uwmpost.com

There are a lot of awful stereotypes out there about women, like that we can’t drive and that we suck at sports. But the most notorious one of all: we’re crazy.

To be honest, I’ve known a few psychos in my day. So while I can’t really say it’s a false stereotype, I can say it is not our fault.

Obviously, if you’re the type of girl who texts a guy 47 times, then keys his car because he didn’t respond to you, it’s

safe to say that you’re crazy. But if you are being a little clingy and you are feeling a little bit unbalanced because of a guy, don’t worry, it’s probably just oxytocin.

Oxytocin is commonly referred to as the hormone of love. Both men and women secrete oxytocin when they are kissing, touching or having sex. It is the hormone responsible for making people feel bonded and close to each other.

Unfortunately, by some cruel trick of nature, women happen to release more of it. For instance, after sex, guys are able to happily fall asleep, while women are still dealing with our oxytocin issues.

This causes us to start saying things like,

“Where is this relationship heading?” and “Cuddle with me!” You know, things every guy wants to hear after hooking up.

The word crazy gets thrown around way too much these days. If you text someone a couple of times and they don’t text you back, you’re crazy. If you go out of your way to do something nice for someone you like, but they don’t like you back, you’re crazy. During the dating stages, if you act in any manner that demonstrates more than nonchalant semi-disinterestedness, you’re crazy.

Guys go around saying girls are crazy because we get attached at a faster rate than they do, when, really, all we’re do-

Keeping an open mind Sometimes the smallest things make a difference

By Justin Kane Welch Columnist editorial@uwmpost.com I consider myself to be a person with an open mind. I accept other people’s personal beliefs, and even try to understand them. I’m always up for an intellectual debate on anything from biblical interpretation to which is the best flavor of Skittles and why. I’ve even been flexible and adaptable enough to shift my opinions and beliefs when new knowledge was acquired. Despite this, I still startled myself earlier this summer when I realized that maybe I wasn’t always right, that maybe my point of view could be skewed by misinformation, lack of information, or – gasp – emotions. This epiphany came when reading about an often ignored institution in the American political system – the Electoral College.

From the time I learned about the more detailed aspects of American politics in middle school, as well as throughout my adult life, I have been a firm believer in applying the Constitution of the United States in as strict a sense as possible. I have read documents that led up to its drafting, along with the historical

documents created before it, all in order to figure out exactly what the framers of our supreme law of the land intended.

This leaves little room for personal interpretation, and even less room for government expansion and abuse, but plenty of room for the states and the people to exercise their respective rights.

During this same time, I was also a firm believer in the abolition of the Electoral College, the seemingly anachronistic and mysterious body that elects our president. For about 25 years, I thought the Electoral College was unnecessary and even harmful to democracy and America. That is, until June of this year, when I read an article in a magazine that completely changed my mind.

The article by Alan W. Dowd, entitled “Identity Crisis,” from the June 2012 issue of American Legion Magazine, not only saved me from the mistake of misinterpreting what the founding fathers had intended, but also reaffirmed my belief in the United States of America as a republic of fifty sovereign states.

After reading Dowd’s words, I knew the removal of the Electoral College from our Constitution, as well as the American political framework, would be as danger-

ous and destructive to what the framers had created as the ratification of the 17th Amendment to the Constitution, which granted the popular election of Senators, rather than state legislative election.

Dowd’s argument said that, taking into account statements made in the Federalist Papers, the 12th Amendment to the Constitution, and the writings of other Constitutional framers, the states have the primary and necessary role in electing the president.

So there you have it. After 25 years of firmly upholding my beliefs, a simply worded three page article in a small market magazine changed my perspective on what I consider to be a major issue in American politics. I didn’t write this column to promote or discredit either side of the Electoral College issue, nor did I write it to give an account of my personal intellectual failings. My goal is to show that beliefs and opinions can change. By listening to and accepting others, not only I, but all of us, can learn and work together. However, living in a world of constant change and in a city the 2010 census listed as the most segregated, we can only do this by keeping an open mind.

ing is dealing with a chemical issue, or, I don’t know, maybe we just have souls.

Either way, it’s messed up.

Every time I start dating someone, I feel like I have to tiptoe around, finding the perfect balance of being blasé about him, while still managing to act like I’m interested. It’s absolutely exhausting.

Just the other night I was talking to a male friend and he said to me, “All girls are crazy. That’s a fact. If you say you aren’t crazy, that’s a clear sign that you really are.” Um, what?

So I can’t act like I am interested in someone without being crazy, and now I can’t even defend myself against being

called crazy without in fact being crazy?

That is crazy.

When feelings are involved, specifically obnoxious, bonding, hormone-induced feelings, people get caught up and start acting like fools. Reacting to getting screwed over and actually being crazy are two different things. It isn’t fair to assume that all women are crazy. Everyone has moments where we lose it a little, but that does not make us insane. That makes us human. So when that does occur, just do what I do and blame it on the oxytocin.

It’s time for change after four years

of failure and disappointment

Analyzing the presidential re-election strategy

By Nick Smith Columnist editorial@uwmpost.com When it comes to President Barack Obama’s re-election strategy, instead of focusing on the four years he has had in office, he and Democrat supporters are more than eager to tell you about Paul Ryan’s extreme right wing budget or how Mitt Romney was responsible for killing somebody’s wife. Never mind the 43 consecutive months of at least eight percent unemployment, the $16 trillion national debt and a tax payer-funded stimulus package that only stimulated jobs overseas. Ultimately, the strategy being used for the president’s re-election bid is a smart one. And considering he has no successful record to tout, it’s the only strategy he has.

They’ve tried fear tactics. Vice President Joe Biden said at a rally in Virginia that, with Romney and Ryan in office, their budget would allow the big banks to “write their own rules” and “put ya’ll back in chains.” I don’t need to remind anyone of the connotations that go along with telling an audience in the predominately black city of Danville that Republicans want to put them in chains.

But did Joe bother to mention Obama’s budget? It’s easy to ignore when the Senate and House of Representatives voted it down 99 to 0 and 414 to 0, respectively.

They have also attempted to paint Paul Ryan’s entitlement reform as extreme, claiming that Ryan and the Republicans want to end Medicare. Sorry, but if we don’t change our entitlements, there won’t be any left for the rest of us.

But none of those can touch the war on women Republicans are supposedly waging. I find this one odd since I bet if you asked most women, they aren’t aware they are at war.

They change the subject when asked about Obama’s past four years in office.

Obama has started saying that there’s still work to be done. Recently, when asked to grade his term as president, he gave himself an incomplete. How can someone who had two years with a Democratic majority in the House and the Senate

say he has more work to be done? For whatever reason, he continues to blame Congress for not allowing him to pass what he wants.

Nonetheless, Obama loves to remind us that he got Osama Bin Laden. If you explained the situation with Bin Laden to a 12-year-old, he or she would make the same call. But to Obama, four years of failure and disappointment means more chances to blame Bush.

We’re all sure of at least one thing Obama wants to do if he gets another term in office, two if you include giving Russia more flexibility when it comes to issues like missile defense, but that is his desire to tax the pants off the rich. Of all the things I disagree with in regards to the president’s economic views, this is the biggest. I’d like to call this class warfare, but as Newark, N.J. Mayor Cory Bookerwho is the same Cory Booker that defended Bain Capital- reminded us all last Tuesday evening at the Democratic National Convention, paying your fair share isn’t class warfare – it’s patriotism.

Let me get this straight. Using this logic, Booker is calling 46.4 percent of the country unpatriotic. That’s the percent of tax filers who, according to the Huffington Post, didn’t pay any federal income taxes in 2011. Why don’t Obama and the Democrats start knocking on those doors instead of puking out the same old, “the rich need to pay their fair share” line? In 2009, the top one percent of earners in the U.S. paid 37 percent of all federally collected income taxes. You can guess where that number goes when you include the top five and 10 percent.

It’s hard to cut through the bullshit when you have South Carolina Democratic Party Chairman Dick Harpootlian, Kansas Democratic delegate Pat Lehman and California Democratic Party Chairman John Burton making comparisons between Republicans and Nazis, or a Democratic delegate from New York saying she’d like to kill Mitt Romney.

But I can take a page from the previous Obama campaign; I hope we change who’s president.

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