UWM Post 09/17/12

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Issue 3, Volume 57

September 17, 2012

Twenty-six student arrests in MPD’s Support your school

second East Side crackdown or save your wallet?

The Post rides along with officers to evaluate “zero tolerance” initiative

Textbook prices higher than ever

By Stephanie Schmidt Assistant News Editor news@uwmpost.com

A student gets cuffed and arrested for the second week in a row in MPD’s crackdown.

Photo courtesy of Zak Wosewick

By Caitlin PenzeyMoog News Editor news@uwmpost.com

Twenty-six students were arrested on Milwaukee’s East Side Friday night, the second week in a month-long push by police to curtail noise violations and

underage drinking in the surrounding campus neighborhoods.

Forty people were arrested altogether in the bust, with 49 individual charges brought against them. The vast majority, 32, were for underage possession of alcohol. Individuals were also charged with excessive noise, disorderly

conduct, public drinking, obstruction of justice and vandalism.

Another member of the UWM men’s basketball team, Mark J. Williams, senior, was arrested Friday. Last week, five members were arrested for charges ranging from underage possession to disorderly conduct.

Tuition and housing costs are not the only dollar figures steadily rising; the cost of textbooks continues to grow as well.

Marc Sanders, the manager of the course book department at the UWM Bookstore, said textbook prices are “shocking.”

“Textbooks have always been higher than what students would like them to be,” Sanders said. “Bottom line, if the book helps you pass the class, which helps you graduate and get a better job, then it’s worth it. If you don’t use the book, or graduate, then it probably is not.”

College Board, a non-profit education advocacy group, puts out a yearly estimation of college costs. One study explores the books and supplies category. For the 2003/2004 academic year the College Board told students that their textbook budget should be $898; eight years later in 2011, the budget reads $1,168 for books and supplies.

“Now though more than ever, when you buy a book, you are paying for more than just the book itself,” Sanders said.

“It often comes with additional software… a CD, DVD or access code….

Also, especially for books adapted for the large lectures, publishers provide the instructors many free materials to help teach the course, including PowerPoints, instructors manuals, tests, etc. That all gets included in the price the publisher must charge for the book.”

Sanders said that the UWM Bookstore took in $7 million during the 2010/2011 school year, a dollar figure that does not account for the hundreds of students who buy their books elsewhere, such as online or at used bookstores.

UWM senior Jacqlyn Pellmann, an international studies major, bought the majority of her books through Amazon.

“I still have to get two more [books], but so far I’ve spent a little under $500,” Pellmann said. “When I’m done I’ll be just over $600…[my books] would probably have been way more expensive if I

went to the bookstore.”

Pellmann attended UW-Waukesha before coming to UWM and said that she spends more money now than she did then.

“Every UW bookstore is different,” Sanders said. “There is no system coordination of the bookstores. We are owned and operated by UWM. Green Bay, Oshkosh both also operate their own store, as do some others. Other UW campuses have outsourced or privatized their bookstores to out of state chain stores such as Follett or Barnes & Noble.

Waukesha and Parkside are examples of this.”

Sanders said that some the perks to buying from the UWM bookstore are accuracy and convenience, even if it can be cheaper to buy online. “[It’s] supporting your school,” Sanders said. “When you purchase or rent books from us you can be assured it is the correct item your instructor requested. If for some reason it’s not, we will take it back. Even if it is correct, but you just decide you don’t need it we will take it back, no questions asked, during the first two weeks of class. The other reason is that we are owned and operated by UWM. We employ local people, mostly UWM students and alumni – like me. Any money the bookstore makes stays on campus.”

The bookstore does have return policies though, which are handed out when students purchase their books. Shrinkwrapped books must still be shrinkwrapped and students need their receipts.

According to CBS, America’s highest priced college textbook is the Acta Philosophorum, which costs $1,450.

UWM’s most expensive book for the 2012/2013 school year costs less that a quarter of that at $332. The book in question is Echocardiography in Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease, which is required for the Pediatric Echocardiography class. The least expensive book is a $0.65 pocket Constitution.

“Fuck textbook prices,” UWM freshman Nastasia Ralien said. Ralien spent a total of $762.17 on her schoolbooks this semester.

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Dorm prices rise

By Justin Jabs Assistant News Editor news@uwmpost.com

The average price for a student to live in a UW-Milwaukee residence hall has increased by 7.5 percent from last year. Additionally, this is the first year in which freshmen are required to live on campus.

To live in Sandburg Hall, RiverView, Cambridge Commons or Purin Hall for an academic year, the average cost

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is $5,928.30, an increase of $447.30 from the 2011-12 school year. The mean price of a meal plan has also increased by $84.33.

These increases stem from decreased occupancy of various halls and rising operating costs for the department.

“The overall expenses are only getting greater, and fewer people are carrying the weight,” University Housing Director Kelly Haag said.

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Decreased occupancy and rising operating costs contribute Wisconsin, said Haag, and is completely self-supported. Residence hall expenses are paid for through room rates.

Total hall occupancy reached a low in the fall of 2010, when only 84 percent of the rooms were filled. Preliminary estimates for 2012 occupancy are at 93 percent, but are still below Haag’s goal, despite the freshman living requirement.

The housing budget is put together assuming a five percent vacancy.

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EDITOR’S NOTE Reporters struggle to reconcile what they experience and feel with journalistic demands of objectivity and balance. This subject is difficult because it is not a strictly black-and-white students vs. cops kind of subject. On Friday night I spoke to students who were both vehemently opposed to the police’s actions, and to students sympathetic to the resident’s noise complaints and property destruction.

The police are also operating in a context that is not easily explained in a one-sentence stance. They are responding to an on-going problem, a problem the police and residents claim has gotten significantly worse in the past two years.

From what I saw on Friday night, MPD’s goal was not to condemn and stop any and all student partying and drinking. They are responding to the chronic noise and destruction that happens alongside the drinking. Next week’s story will attempt to place these events in the larger context of drinking culture and a neighborhood that finds itself in the middle of it.

Caitlin PenzeyMoog, News Editor

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Voter registration starts on campus Presidential election right around the corner

By Caitlin PenzeyMoog News Editor news@uwmpost.com With less than two months until the presidential election on Nov. 2, UWMilwaukee’s population is the target of several combined efforts to register students.

Registration began as soon as students started the new semester. The United Council of UW Students, Student Association and Center for Volunteerism and Student Leadership are all working together to register students.

Director of the Center for Volunteerism and Student Leadership Laurie Marks said, “It can be confusing for a lot of students because for many of them, it’s their first time voting and it’s also their first time away from their homes.”

Students may have noticed the voting registration table in the Union next to

Ride Along continued from page 1 The UWM Post spent Friday night riding along with officers from the Milwaukee Police Department’s 1st District to evaluate the problems one local resident described last week as the worst she has seen in 20 years.

Overall, students were cordial toward arresting officers, but resented the overwhelming police presence in the neighborhood.

“To say we’re a menace for having fun is bullshit,” an arrested student, who only identified himself as “Eric,” said.

“The only reason there are any businesses at all here is because of us. Students aren’t a menace.”

District 1 police Capt. Stephen Basting said the first week was intended to be educational, despite 25 student arrests, but this weekend officers enforced a “zero tolerance policy.”

“We’re trying to send the message,” said Basting. “Drinking is part of college, but you have to know when to tone it down.”

The MPD set up a mobile command post on the East Side, parking a large trailer in the median of Newberry Boulevard and Cramer Street. Outside the trailer was a row of chairs for arrested people to sit on and long tables set endto-end with a computer dock and paperwork for the police officers to process arrestees. The scene was framed by dozens of cop cars parked along Newberry Boulevard and several police vans to shuttle arrestees to the police station downtown.

The first arrests of the night witnessed by reporters were just after 8:00 p.m. A noise complaint was called in on two 20-year-old students playing loud music. Both were cooperative with police, apologizing for the noise and admitting they had consumed five or six beers apiece.

The police cuffed them in their living room. Before they left they made sure the students had their house keys, phones and wallets. An officer locked the back and front door and turned off the television set before leaving. The stu-

the transit office where students get their U-Pass. In two weeks, over 450 students have registered.

“UWM has the most voter registration in the whole state compared to other UW schools,” said Nneka Akubeze, UC’s Southeast Regional Field Organizer. “I think it’ll continue because a lot of people here are really concerned about the election.”

Akubeze will continue efforts on campus until Oct. 17, which is the last day Special Registration Deputies (the people with clipboards asking if you’ve registered to vote) can register people.

Last Wednesday, the coalition of groups hosted an event that deputized 34 new Special Registration Deputies, who will be registering as many students as they can before the cutoff date.

The UC has a goal number of 3,400 students registering at UWM; SA’s Student Voting Rights Committee Chair Vince Rolbiecki said he is trying to reg-

ister as many people as he possibly can.

“You have a right to vote,” Rolbiecki said. “ Don’t brush it off. As students it’s really important for you to vote.”

After Oct. 17, students must register on their own. They can do this by going to their municipal clerk’s office or at a polling location on Election Day. To register to vote, proof of residence is required. Proof of residence can be a driver’s license, but it has to have a current address listed. Since most students do not update their driver’s license, other forms of residency should be brought to the polling place. A gas, electric or telephone bill with the name and address are acceptable. Also allowed this year are bills shown on smartphones and tablets.

It must be from within 90 days prior to voting. To see a full list of proof of residence options, go to gab.wi.gov. A voter kickoff even will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 18 in Union E240

dents and officers exchanged courteous, even friendly, banter with each other.

“This is a nice place you guys have here,” said one officer.

“Yeah it’s really nice and spacious,” replied one of the cuffed students.

Later he asked the officer if they would be in this situation on a normal weekend.

“Probably not,” the officer responded.

“It was just a noise violation.”

After the police drove them to the command post on Newberry Boulevard the two young men sat on the chairs in the grass and went through questions and processing with the officers. One of the students who did not wish to give his name told the Post he believes there are much worse problems the MPD should be focusing on than college kids having a good time.

“I’m two weeks away from turning 21,” he said, his head bowed. “This is just not fun.”

The Milwaukee noise ordinance states that “intermittent” noise (such as parties and music) is measured by the police. If they can hear it 50 feet away from the property, they can issue a citation.

By 8:30 p.m. a few more students had been arrested and taken to the command post for processing. At this point, they were all respectful and courteous and not obviously drunk. Most had drawn police attention because of noise.

Another 20-year-old who identified himself as “Paul” said he got arrested because of a noise complaint from a set of drums and a guitar. “We weren’t really drinking, just making a lot of noise,” he said. “If I get taken down for a noise complaint, I don’t think that’s fair.”

At 10:05 p.m. the Post was riding in a police car when the officer responded to a robbery on Downer Avenue. The officer raced down Kenwood Boulevard. and ran into the apartment. The thieves got away before the officer arrived, dropping a television set, Wii and laptop on the floor in their haste to leave.

“The cops were here in like 30 seconds,” said John Broadfoot, who lives in the apartment. “It was literally like 30 seconds.”

Later, the officer allowed young men

and women drinking on the roof of their house to go back inside without arrest.

“This is one for the Neighborhood Task Force,” the officer said.

The NTF, he explained, will return to the house later in the week, not to ticket the residents but to track housing violations and make sure the landlord puts proper safety in place on the roof.

“We see a lot of these things,” the officer said. “We may go in to a house party and notice all sorts of safety hazards the landlord is responsible for and not doing.

We’ll tell NTF and they will get on the landlords about it. We’re trying to help the students here.”

By midnight, the evening had gone from balmy to cold and every chair back at the Newberry Boulevard command post was occupied by sullen young people, more obviously drunk than before, their faces illuminated in blinking blue and red lights.

Twenty or so students gathered on the sidewalk to watch the proceedings.

Many called the police crackdown unnecessary and heavy-handed.

“They are taking away the college experience from us,” said one. Another person, who identified himself as an underage drinker, said he felt the setup on the street was intentionally humiliating for students. “It’s like they’re just making a big show of it,” he said.

A third student watching from the sidewalk was senior business major Adam Van Asten. He said he didn’t remember it like this when he was a freshman.

“I don’t think it was this bad,” he said. “I mean, now you see things like kids knocking over trashcans and it’s really ridiculous. If this proves the point, maybe the students won’t be so stupid about it.”

By 1 a.m. the command post was a hub of activity. Officers swarmed the median, breathalyzing people, filling out paperwork, patting down students and going through questionnaires to expedite the booking process.

A few students shouted and refused to be breathalyzed but for the most part they were cooperative and respectful.

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and two male students sat cuffed sideby-side, consoling each other. Another young woman told the Post she was celebrating her 20th birthday. “I’ve never even gotten a speeding ticket before,” she said, her eyes tearing up. “I’m really freaking out.”

A pile of confiscated alcohol from backpacks piled up, with officers periodically pouring out beer and vodka on the grass.

Across the street another group of onlookers formed. One was sophomore Cassidy Gotsfried, an occupational therapy major.

“I understand that students need to tone it down, but this seems excessive,” she said. “It’s important to get control of things but they’re going too far.”

Her friend Karley Krawze, a sophomore education major, agreed. “If you’re not in college, you probably shouldn’t live here,” she said. “I’m sorry, but this is part of college.”

Gotsfried added that she thinks the crackdown will ultimately have a negative impact on UWM’s enrollment.

“I feel like people will hear about this and not come to school here,” she said.

“If I was a freshman I’d want to transfer at semester. I think they’ll lose students from this.”

Arrestees were shuttled to the MPD station downtown, where they spent the night and were released Saturday morning.

Basting and many other officers said the problem has gotten worse in the past few years.

In the past, officers would ticket and release students. Basting said that proved ineffective.

“We know drinking is going to happen,” he said. “But hopefully, after this, students will understand that at a certain point they have to rein it in and quiet it down.”

This is part two of a multi-story report by the Post. Next week we will provide an in-depth investigation of the events

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Slated to open early 2015

By Caitlin PenzeyMoog News Editor news@uwmpost.com Construction is underway on Maryland Avenue for the new Kenwood Interdisciplinary Research Center. The center will consist of several buildings connected by a “spine,” and will house the physics department and space for integrated research among UW-Milwaukee’s science departments.

Right now the construction is in the excavating and utilities phase, said Geoff

Hurtado, Associate Vice Chancellor for Facility Services, in an email. The construction will expand around winter time, when the Kunkle building will be demolished and the Children’s Center moved to the North West Quadrant to make way for the Kenwood IRC. The center is slated for completion in early 2015, with projections of occupancy starting in January or February of that year, said Kurt Young Binter, a facilities architect with Campus Planning.

The old physics building cannot house the equipment needed for much of the

Photo courtesy of UWM scientific research the departments want to do on campus. The master plan describes it as being “in poor condition.”

The new facility will be a step forward for the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) research goals at UWM. “These new spaces will accommodate existing research much better,” Young Binter said. “One of the big goals of the new building is to provide space for core facilities and core functions – basic pieces of equipment we didn’t have room for and that are vital for current research and vital

for future grants.”

The Kenwood IRC will provide the space and equipment needed for national science grants.

The facility will be approximately 150,000 gross square feet and house the physics department, research labs, office and support space, core facilities and instructional seminar space. According to the master plan, the IRC will be a series of new buildings connected by a spine which will provide “the opportunity for informal collaboration among students, faculty and staff in an environment that

is protected from the outdoor elements.”

Three new quads are planned for the area, which the master plan describes as “intimately scaled,” with southern exposure to maximize sunlight.

The old physics building will be demolished, as per the master plan.

The funding comes from a variety of sources, including state tax dollars, campus grant research funds and private gifts, including the Helen Bader Foundation. The total amount spent will come to $75 million dollars, according to UWM’s master plan.

UWM Vice Chancellor nominated for United Nations post Joan Prince chosen by President Obama

By Caitlin PenzeyMoog News Editor news@uwmpost.com UW-Milwaukee Vice Chancellor Joan M. Prince has been nominated by President Barack Obama to a position in the United Nations.

The White House released a press release on its website last Thursday,

announcing Prince’s appointment to serve as an Alternate Representative of the United States to the Sixty-seventh Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.

Prince served as UWM’s Vice Chancellor for Partnerships and Innovation since 2000. According to her biography, she handled external relations by connecting UWM to broader private

and public sectors.

She was also the lead strategist and implementer for the Health Professions Partnership Initiative Collaborative at the University of Wisconsin Medical School.

Prince is a Milwaukee native who earned a bachelor’s in Medical Technology, a masters in Clinical Laboratory Sciences and a doctorate in

Urban Education. She has recieved numerous awards from civic and professional organizations.

Chancellor Michael Lovell said in an email statement that Prince “will continue to be a vital and contributing member of the UWM family during her appointment and is sure to open more doors for international opportunities for our students, faculty and staff.”

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Infographic by Mark Glatzel “The occupancy for our buildings has not been where it used to be,” Haag said.

“I’ve been here since 2003, and at that time we were turning away thousands of people.”

To deal with the demand for housing the university built Cambridge and RiverView to accommodate students upon reaching capacity earlier in the decade. At the same time, enrollment figures started to fall, said Haag.

Renovations and repairs to halls are paid for through room fees. Over the summer, the original windows from Sandburg Hall’s construction in 1970 were replaced. Haag says the windows “would have to be replaced anyway,” and will help reduce the $1.3 million spent on utilities that housing experienced last year.

When University Housing wants to carry out big projects, it needs to spread the cost over many years through debt service, which is “like our credit card bill,” Haag said. Sixteen percent of the current year’s budget goes to debt service.

“We’re still paying off [Sandburg] East Tower,” Haag said, referring to a

project from 2000. “There’s always going to be some level of debt because that’s the only way we can fund large projects.”

Debt service, supplies, utilities and employee salaries make up the majority of University Housing’s budget. Haag is “very happy to report” that the residence halls employ over 300 students and 60 professional staff.

Milwaukee’s housing rates are second highest in the UW-System, Madison being the first. The Division of University Housing website for the University of Wisconsin states their average housing cost is $8,103.15.

However, Haag says Milwaukee’s housing is unique. University Housing pays for the shuttle system between residence halls, and UWM is the only department in the system with all suite style living, she said. A handful of rooms share a private bathroom in suites, whereas other colleges have individual rooms and a large bathroom for the entire floor.

“It’s hard to compare apples and oranges,” Haag said.

Student Success Center Director Ericca Rolland said the statistics show

that living in residence halls has a positive impact on students, despite the cost.

A 2010 study through the Access to Success program looked at academic success and retention among groups of students commuting and living in the halls.

“Those are the major measures [for success] we use in regards to students living in the residence halls,” Rolland said.

The study showed that 75.1 percent of students living on campus achieved satisfactory performance, or a 2.0 grade point average, as opposed to only 64.2 percent of commuters. Of campus residents, 71.6 percent were enrolled to UWM the following fall, whereas 67 percent of commuters were retained.

Haag does not foresee a day when room rate increases will stop – “there’s just no money anywhere,” she said. Yet she and her staff are committed to providing a quality experience in exchange for all those dollars.

“Students need to feel satisfied,” Haag said. “They need to feel like they’re getting what they paid for.”

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By John Leow Special to the Post news@uwmpost.com The College Republicans at UWMilwaukee paid tribute to the victims of 9/11 last Tuesday, the 11th anniversary of the terrorist attack. Hundreds of mini flags in the grass on Spaights Plaza symbolized the victims, College Republican Chairman Taylor Thompson said.

“It’s something that we’ve been doing every year since 9/11,” Thompson said. “[It’s for students] to see the display and take a moment to stop and think about the significance of that day for America and the world.”

Early Tuesday morning, students stopped to help the College Republicans

place flags in the ground. Later that day, many paused to take photos. Kylea Geiss, a freshman studying architecture, said she was happy to see the display.

“I feel like the most important thing to remember is all the people who tried to help to get everybody out,” Geiss said.

Kesha Pernell walked past with her four year old son Thaddeaus. Attracted to the flags, he veered off course and Pernell expressed concern about explaining the events of 9/11 to him.

“One day we will talk more about it,” Pernell said. “I’m still not 100 percent clear as to why 9/11 really happened, but I do know how 9/12 happened because we all shared mutual feelings of togetherness and acted upon it.”

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Intramurals present students with a plethora of options

By Nick Bornheimer Staff Writer sports@uwmpost.com It is pretty safe to say that not everyone in the UW-Milwaukee student body is on a full ride athletic scholarship. We are not all Division 1 athletes

by any stretch, but that is why we have intramural sports. UWM offers different sports throughout the course of the year that everyone at the university with access to the Klotsche Center is welcome and encouraged to join.

Intramural Coordinator Jim Baker said some sports are a bit lopsided in registration. This might due to a lack of

knowledge about registration requirements, or about the sports in general.

For those of you who aren’t very familiar with intramural sports, the concept is simple and the options are vast.

The sports available and registration dates for this semester, taken directly from the university website, are as follows:

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Indoor Soccer

Mens, Womens

Tuesday, September 18

Wednesday, September 19

$25.00

Badminton

Open Singles

Tuesday, September 18

Wednesday, September 19

$10.00

Racquetball

Open

Monday, September 24

Tuesday, September 25

$10.00

Basketball

Mens, Womens

Friday, October 5

Tuesday, October 9

$25.00

Coed Volleyball

Coed

Friday, October 5

Wednesday, October10

$25.00

Coed Dodgeball

Coed

Friday, October 5

Wednesday, October 10

$25.00

*The registration dates for indoor flag football and coed soccer have passed but captains meet on Monday, September 17.

Both fees are $25.* Why join an intramural sport? If the love of the game and team comradery aren’t enough, there are multiple reasons to join.

Registration is simple and money is returned upon each sport’s season conclusion. Forms are available online under intramurals on the university website, or

at the intramural desk at the information center in the Klotsche Center/Pavillion It’s a great way to stay physically active and in good shape while battling everything that comes with a college student’s diet.

It’s a great way to relieve stress, and it doesn’t consume a great deal of time (only requires participation once a week for an hour or two depending on the sport).

There is no limit on the amount of sports you can play.

It’s fun! It’s a great way to spend time with old and new friends while playing the games you love.

If you’re interested in some lighthearted competition, or just taking your mind off of a rigorous schedule – intramurals are for you. For more information on how to sign-up or for FAQs, see the university website, email rsf-intramurals@uwm.edu or call 414-229-6433.

Get out there and try to win a ring or an IM championship T-Shirt.

Sophomore Julie Kolinske is showing promise despite the team’s struggles.

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Panthers trounced at Marquette Invite The women’s volleyball team dropped all three

of its matches in the crosstown invitational

By Mitch Pratt Staff Writer sports@uwmpost.com

The Fall 2011 Screamin’ Beagles intramural volleyball champs Post file photo

Panthers solid in singles, look to improve

in doubles following Minnesota Invitational

Shannon shines in Minnesota Invite

By Tony Atkins Sports Editor sports@uwmpost.com

Following the best season in school history, the UW-Milwaukee tennis program showcased its promise this past weekend at the Minnesota Invitational.

The Panthers took crucial matches on each of their three days in the Twin Cities with freshman Dana Shannon capturing the singles flight title in her first collegiate action.

On the singles front, the Panthers tallied up eighteen victories over the course of the weekend. The strong team performance was powered by seniors Brittney Skemp and Maddy Soule alongside Shannon and junior Kristen Kurer

amongst others.

Friday, the Panthers would jump out to a quick start, winning 10 singles matches on the first day of the invitational. The Panthers would claim those victories over Iowa, Minnesota, Air Force and Northern Iowa. Senior Brittney Skemp won two of those matches, as Shannon won two matches as well.

Doubles didn’t go quite as well for Milwaukee after they stumbled out of the blocks with a 1-3 record on Friday. They would rebound however, winning four contests on Saturday. Sunday, Soule and sophomore Christina Colarossi would top Minnesota 8-6 in their final match.

The main story for the Panthers was the coming out party for freshman Dana Shannon, who won the singles title in

the Gopher Flight on Sunday. After going 2-0 Friday, Shannon looks like she will be a major asset to the Panthers this season.

While it wasn’t a perfect Minnesota outing for the Panthers last weekend, it certainly was a productive one. It was also one that may have shed light on the future of this program. While Milwaukee boasts a talented group of underclassmen, they also have the reigning AllConference senior Maddy Soule and a host of talent in between.

The Panthers will look forward to testing the waters again next Friday as they head to Chicago to participate in the DePaul Invite.

The UW-Milwaukee women’s volleyball team has had a turbulent beginning to their season. For as many times that the squad has been successful and played well, they have had just as many failures and hiccups.

That trend continued this weekend as the team participated in the Marquette Invitational at the Al McGuire Center.

First up for the Panthers were the Iowa Hawkeyes Friday afternoon.

Following a quick start by the Hawkeyes in the first two sets, the Panthers were able to come back and dominate the third and fourth sets, winning them 25-12 and 25-17 respectively. In the fifth and final set, the two teams were neck and neck. Ultimately, the Hawkeyes proved to be too much to handle for Milwaukee late in the final stanza. The Panthers tied the fifth set at 12 on a kill from Sammi Herron, then Iowa rattled off three straight points to win the set 15-12.

Saturday morning, the Panthers took on a very strong University of Pacific team that came in with a 10-1 record.

After they won the first set, the Panthers ceased to lead another set on their way to a three to one defeat. Sophomore Julie Kolinske led the Panthers with 18 kills and 12 digs against the Tigers.

The Panthers took on the host Marquette squad that came in with an 8-3 record late Saturday. Milwaukee would lose the match three sets to one but got another huge game out of Kolinske, who had 22 kills against the Golden Eagles.

With only two seniors on the team this season, the expectations were not nearly as high as they were last year.

However, with strong talent returning, a Horizon League title is not out of the picture even after not doing so well this weekend.

The Horizon League schedule begins this coming week as Youngstown State and Cleveland State visit the Klotsche Center to take on Kolinske and the Panthers. Youngstown State and Cleveland State come in boasting two of the best overall records in the Horizon League this season. These matches can be seen as both an opportunity for a clean slate and a tough test for the young Panthers.

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By Zack Garhart Assistant Sports Editor sports@uwmpost.com Both the men’s and women’s soccer teams squared off against familiar opponents this week and contested in tough matches.

The men (4-3) traveled to Evanston for the Northwestern Lakeside Classic and retained possession of the LeWang Trophy with a 1-0 victory over Northern Illinois (13-2) on Friday, but lost 0-2 to an 18th ranked Northwestern squad on Sunday afternoon.

Milwaukee’s lone goal of the weekend came from freshman Stuart McBain in the 33rd minute to put the Panthers ahead of NIU while their defense proved impenetrable by shutting down the Huskies. Senior goalkeeper John Shakon had four saves in the defensive effort to keep NIU off the board as the win kept Milwaukee above .500 on the season.

Their trip concluded with the tough loss to the reigning Big Ten Champion, Northwestern, as Milwaukee was kept scoreless by a stern Wildcat defense. Shakon turned in another stellar defensive performance with a number of key saves, despite surrendering two second half goals, which came within five minutes of each other.

The men will travel to Ohio with a match against Bowling Green on Sept. 25 as a finale to their formidable non-conference schedule.

Conference play kicks off four days later with a showdown at Loyola on Sept. 29.

The women’s team (1-5-1) faced 13th ranked Wisconsin (6-2) at home on Wednesday, Sept. 12 in front of a crowd of 1,116 people for the non-conference rivalry and lost 1-2 in overtime. Both teams scored once in the regular period which extended the defensive orientated game into overtime.

Sammy Vovos scored Milwaukee’s single goal, which came in the 57th minute and it provided a spark to the Panthers. Wisconsin bounced back with a goal in the 78th minute to keep the game within reach. Milwaukee contained the potent Badger offense, which averages three goals a game, with solid defense and a number of key saves from goalkeeper Jamie Forbes. Yet the Badgers carried momentum from their late goal into overtime and struck on a corner kick in the 98th minute to send them home with a victory.

After the loss to the Badgers, the women traveled to Ames, Iowa to take on the Cyclones of Iowa State (7-3) on Sunday, Sept.

16. The match ended with a similar 1-2 score for Milwaukee, capping their non-conference schedule with a loss. Iowa State also finished their slate of tough non-conference opponents and emerged with a win after scoring a goal in both halves. Milwaukee had trouble offensively against the stubborn Cyclone defense with their lone goal coming in the closing seconds of the contest. Defensively, the Panthers put on a strong showing and Forbes displayed a handful of impressive saves in the loss.

Milwaukee opens their conference schedule at home against Wright State on Saturday, Sept. 22 at Engelmann Stadium.

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UWM author’s Dead Yellow reaches for originality

By Kevin Kaber Fringe Content Editor fringe@uwmpost.com It’s the mid-2000’s and the United States has seen better times. There’s a plague of sorts infecting countless humans, turning them into yellow-skinned, maniacally hungry monsters. Unfazed by the yellow sickness, Drake Stevens survives in his Milwaukee apartment building, hiding from the cannibals he once called his neighbors. UW-Milwaukee graduate writer Dana Heitman’s (with Hansem Castillo) Dead Yellow series explores this dystopian future in a series of chapter-long episodes distributed through Amazon.com Inc’s Kindle Direct Publishing.

Drake is a writer, recording his thoughts on a “Kerouac-style” scroll that’s become his only friend. Since Year Zero (the media’s term for when the yellow sickness, among other things, began striking the United States), Drake has survived off Chex Mix and other snack foods. Between being holed up in his apartment building and the yellow people’s hunger taking out Milwaukee’s entire food supply, survival is tough. On one of few occasions, Drake leaves his apartment, runs into a wild survivor and former film student named Lee. Despite a slight altercation between themselves and with three yellows whom Drake and Lee go on to kill with brass knuckles and bats, the two find trust in one another and decide to search for food and supplies at an urban farm located west of Bayshore Mall.

Yes, this seems very similar to countless zombie movies, TV shows and video games. But, within the first three chapters now available, the yellow people are, in fact, not zombies. As Drake describes in his records, “it’s not the Hollywood, pop-culture, Dawn of the Night of the 28 Days Walking Sprinting Stumbling Dead zombie thing” that society was incautiously working its way towards. The yellow people still talk and walk and “their motor skills are doing just fine, thank you very much,” Drake reports (and/or explicitly ensures us that this is not a zombie story).

Quickly though, Dead Yellow’s first episode (and subsequent promotional materials on Amazon and Twitter), become politicized, whether you wanted it to or not.

We learn that the South has seceded from the North. Lee argues with Drake over the society’s actions before Year Zero – government ownership of the Internet, money in politics, Julian Assange’s (among other activists) assassination and the cost of cancer drugs. The story’s first episode doesn’t mention it, but according to its description on Amazon, a group of scientists created Project Nullify, which contaminated the country’s water supply with a sedative to pacify its citizens. Ultimately, this becomes a failure, leading to the zomb-, er, yellow plague.

Dead Yellow may be a bit more sprawling than it set out to be; the first episode’s story could be improved with a few more pages and stricter use of story and summary. The jabs at pop culture humor often fall flat (allusions to Chappelle’s Show and Inception are oddly placed and just strange, because it’s 50 years in the future, remember?). There’s one too many fucks throughout the story that don’t help anything. There’s also a typo in the second sentence.

Sophistication in with problems Mother Tongue 2 Field Report’s debut album drips with neutered melodrama

By Steven Franz Fringe Media Editor fringe@uwmpost.com

The imprint of Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon is indelible on Field Report’s debut full-length album; singer Chris Porterfield was a one-time bandmate of Vernon in the band DeYarmond Edison, and the record was put to wax in part at Vernon’s own studio, April Base, in Fall Creek, Wisconsin.

But the connection runs deeper than even that, seeping into the music itself; Field Report is an album of depressive regret (“I drink at home most days now / and sometimes sleep with my wife” Porterfield pathetically sings on “The Year of the Get You Alone”) set to quiet, droning synths, plucked acoustic guitars, and bittersweet, uplifting, soaring vocal melodies that often seems like it sprung from Vernon’s own mind.

But while the album comes close to sharing Bon Iver’s true strengths, it also shares Vernon’s greatest weaknesses. Unfortunately, the latter are apparent in much greater magnitude here due to Field Report’s true inability to approach musical excellence, even if there’s subtle inspiration lingering below the surfaces of Porterfield’s minimalist folk/pop/ indie atmosphere. The album is dripping in First World Problems, started with Porterfield’s dynamically melodramatic aforementioned ruminations about his absent love life, through sometimes bafflingly entitled non-complaints about everything from self-loathingly bad decisions and abstract images of sad loneliness (poor fella) to, somewhat hilariously, a rejected screenplay (luckily, on “I Am Not Waiting Anymore,” Porterfield sings about having recovered from such soul-wrenching disappointments. Incidentally, the screenplay was going to be a teen movie).

I’m fairly certain the CD booklet contains a variety of photos taken with Instagram (you can even see the pixels on one), of things like a telephone, a light bulb and another light bulb that looks like a candle. In addition to being somewhat lazy (and lame) it’s a fair metaphor for the album as a whole: terribly over-the-top in its attempt to convince you how artistic it is.

Herein lies a promising sonic debut handicapped by undeserved whining and a penchant for the melodramatic that would have made Douglas Sirk blush. The music itself, emotive enough on its own to communicate effective ideas of grief and anguish, isn’t atmospheric or transcendent enough to hide the songwriting flaws, somewhat drowned out by a layer of performative angst that borders on camp.

But who knows; one day Porterfield may actually be happy. What would become of Field Report?!

Catacombz’ simple expression

By Madeline Hughes Special to the Post fringe@uwmpost.com

Veteran local band Catacombz has recently issued a new album entitled Mother Tongue 2. The group, now on their sixth album release from Organalog Records, has a firm handle on their funky style laced with pop and psychedelic influences. The album offers multilayered landscapes of the mind, a variety of sounds wrapped into clever titles delivered together in a unique package of goodness. Milwaukee is home to a wonderful collection of bands that perhaps don’t receive the kind of attention that they should, or likely would if they were located within a city where the “buzz factor” is more prominent.

The group has been known to release their albums in the form of cassette tapes, which is exactly what they did for $5 a pop at their August 9 Linneman’s show, before kicking off their Midwest and East Coast tour (the album is also available for digital download).

The music is suited for a weekend bar crowd, happy to be in party mode with the help of a keyboard, bass guitar, drums, digitally enhanced microphone and synth machine. This particular album’s sound ranges from the lightweight and easy-listening variety (“External Head-Drive”), to the more cryptic style (“Pony’s Paradox”) that can typically be expected from the psychedelic genre. Somehow it all reverts back to a basic, honest aesthetic, an accomplishment of the diligence that only a band releasing its sixth finished product can achieve.

Mother Tongue 2 exhibits a fun, dance-y kind of music to lift you through the doldrums of a work week, or give you easy release from stress at the end of it. Their ambitious ambient sounds successfully incorporate enough rhythm to make the edgy ride enjoyable.

By Steven Franz Fringe Media Editor Cream City Soundcheck’s launch celebration went off without a hitch Thursday night – okay, maybe aside from some minor mic trouble (“Now you see why I belong behind the scenes,” quipped Ryan Sarnowski, doc|UWM instructor, as his technical problems reared themselves) – occupying Turner Hall’s beautiful fireravaged ballroom to the delight of an energetic crowd of students and nonstudents alike. The group, an offshoot of the UWM film department, has been producing short, professionalcaliber documentaries about national touring bands on behalf of the Pabst Theater Group for over a year, and with last week’s three-hour-plus concert extravaganza, the videos can now officially be viewed at CCS’s website (w w w.creamcit ysoundcheck.com) and on YouTube as well.

UWM Peck School of the Arts Interim Dean Scott Emmons and film department instructor Jenny Plevin gave opening remarks, and Sarnowski interviewed several doc|UWM students at one point about the process of the videos.

Later, the three musical artists who were selected to perform became the centerpiece. Kane Place Record Club, the Fatty Acids and RAS Movement (featuring American Idol contestant Naimi Adedapo), all of which included Peck School of the Arts alumni, drove the proceedings forward and made the academicallyfocused Peck School celebration seem anything other than academic.

The videos themselves are very straightforward and somewhat repetitive in their structure, merging incredibly well-shot concert footage (mostly at Turner Hall itself) with interviews and sequences of the featured bands exploring Milwaukee.

Three videos were slated for exposition on the evening – indie rockers Generationals (one of the few to be available to the public leading up to the event), the post-punk and Milwaukee-based Maritime and electro/avant-pop outfit Yacht, the longest of the set. The videos featured some famed Milwaukee hangout spots – Maritime got frozen custard (in subzero weather for some reason) at Leon’s, and Generationals went mini-bowling at Koz’s. The films were constructed to be as much advertisements for the city as they were endearing and creative concert documentaries.

The crowd seemed halfway split between young, hip UWM students who got most excited for Kane Place Record Club’s pop/soul pastiche and, predictably, the Fatty Acids, whose shows always seem to involve a spontaneous mosh pit (notably, many attendees were under 21 and unable to attend most Fatties shows); and an older crowd who filled the vacant dance floor when RAS Movement’s boisterous reggae closed out the night. All three acts featured a comparable level of charisma, between KPRC’s Jon Scott’s immovable smile, the Fatty Acids’ electric energy and Adedapo’s show-stealing vocal abilities.

The night resolved itself as a tremendous event for the Peck School of the Arts, for both current students and potently creative alumni.

Weekly Events

Calendar MKE Unplugged: Trapper Schoepp (w/ Macyn Taylor) (Thursday | Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts | 8:00 p.m.)

The first MKE Unplugged show ever, the free event will feature acclaimed local artist Trapper Schoepp of Trapper Schoepp and the Shades.

Live Music Thursday: King Solomon (Thursday | Gasthaus | 9:00 p.m.)

Another first of the year – the UWM Union’s Gasthaus will kick off its music series with the region’s most celebrated reggae act, King Solomon.

MAM After Dark: Live!

(Friday | Milwaukee Art Museum | 5:00 p.m.)

Milwaukee Art Museum’s popular After Dark series continues this Friday with Live! – join local musicians and artists as they create works live.

Nite-Glow Golf (Friday | Lake Park | 8:30 p.m.)

Apparently it’s never too late to golf when the balls glow in the dark. It’s near campus and cheap, so whack some glowing balls, will ya?

Natasha Leggero (Friday | Turner Hall Ballroom | 7:00 p.m.)

Natasha Leggero is easily one of the most championed female comics out there today. Leggero has appeared in numerous television series and once opened for Jell-O wrestling at a Christian college.

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Has TV replaced Hollywood?

By Colton Dunham Special to the Post Fringe@uwmpost.com It’s a truth that when we go to the movies, we want to experience something extraordinary rather than ordinary. The characters, story, music and images are what ultimately draw us to believe that this is why we bought the ticket and the expensive concessions. In recent years however, that experience is quickly fading in mainstream cinema.

As a film enthusiast, it splits my heart into two when I admit that the studio controlled, mainstream cinema is on a vast creative decline. As times change, movies have become more of a financial bet than a work of passion and creativity. Taking risks with an original story concept has become a risk that not many are willing to take. This has caused a once glamorous Hollywood to hash out a galore of sequels, remakes, reboots and adaptations. This past summer alone we saw a number of high budget sequels, remakes, and a reboot of a young decade old franchise. The all-too-familiar big budget blockbusters may tire the audience who are hungry for originality. As Hollywood fails to flex its “creative” biceps, television is a medium that is taking the world by storm. Year round, there are a variety of shows that premiere on network and cable television that have been engaging audiences.

Programming has evolved over the last few decades due to the ever-growing number of channels. If you look past all the ridiculous reality television shows, you can find shows with astounding quality. Premium cable television channels such as HBO and Showtime have changed the way we perceive what television shows are capable of. Classic drama shows such as The Sopranos, Six Feet Under and The Wire serve as great examples of how television has slowly evolved into cinematic territory in the last decade.

Due to their success and critical acclaim, shows with well-written characters, complex plots, and heart stopping episodes started airing.

These cable shows have inspired not only HBO and Showtime to air better-produced shows such as Boardwalk Empire, Game of Thrones, Californication, Shameless and The Big C, but also inspired other network channels on television. For example, currently on AMC’s schedule are groundbreaking shows such as Mad Men, The Walking Dead and Breaking Bad. This proves that you don’t need to pay for HBO or Showtime for high quality shows. Even networks such as NBC, CBS, Syfy, Fox and FX are airing shows that are similarly groundbreaking. The drama is more emotional, the tension is more enticing and the humor is more intelligent.

There is a reason why these shows are successful with audiences, and that is the willingness to take a risk. According to a New York Times article written by A.O. Scott, “The traditional relationship between film and television has reversed, as American movies have become conservative and cautious, while scripted series,

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on both broadcast networks and cable, are often more daring, topical and willing to risk giving offense.”

Many years ago, it was considered a step down in Hollywood if an actor chose to transition into television. This is simply not true by today’s standards. The production of more cinematic shows have turned heads in the entertainment industry, eventually leading the industry’s most talented writers, directors, and actors to take the step into the world of the small screen. Martin Scorsese, a master of cinema, provided his talents to produce and direct the pilot episode of HBO’s acclaimed Boardwalk Empire. Many famous actors have taken on roles in a variety of shows because it allowed them to showcase their talents to a wider audience.

Actors are allowed to portray characters they would not have had a chance to portray in movies. Not only is the actor allowed the opportunity to work more, but also more time to explore the character so that the character truly stands out.

Once unknown actors are now very well-known because of the television shows they are in. Lena Dunham, writer and director of the indie film Tiny Furniture, has gained popularity due to her HBO breakout hit Girls. Another example would be comedian Louis CK. Devoted fans of comedy are likely familiar with CK and his stand up, but now because of his show Louie, CK is gaining well deserved popularity. In mainstream cinema, the comedies tend to be dumbed down as if the audience is a bunch of thumb sucking toddlers. In truth, there’s a hunger for smart comedy and that is why comedic television is succeeding.

Although television has the disadvantage of not being shown on a large screen with an audience, it has more advantages than what multiplexes can offer.

With the increasing ticket prices and the lack of quality, it appears as if the audience would rather stay at home to watch television than spend money on a blockbuster or comedy that could end up disappointing. The second advantage television has is the fact that shows have the opportunity to spend more time developing characters and story lines. Television has the power to introduce us to a wide range of characters that we grow to like.

As an audience, we can experience these character’s journeys for a dozen hours rather than 120 minutes in the movies.

With the continuous rise in television, the hope is that the film industry will take more risks in films that are released to larger markets. The truth is that as people are growing tired of the Hollywood recycling process, they will keep turning to more dynamic television shows. If Hollywood takes note of how television networks handle their shows, then perhaps we will see Hollywood make a creative comeback. In the meantime, we all can sit comfortably in our own homes knowing that when we surf through the channels we will stumble upon something extraordinary, rather than ordinary.

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The Union Arts & Crafts Centre is Your Oyster The Fringe peers into UWM’s most creative resource

By Madeline Hughes Staff Writer Fringe@uwmpost.com While attending university, students can have difficulty getting past the price of it all.

Once graduated, it won’t be unusual to peer longingly into our pasts of having so much included in the price of tuition.

Discounted doctor visits, career planning, recreational use, entertainment discounts, etc. will no longer be a reality. However, there is no use in dreading that fateful day, as long as we students take advantage of our privileged bevy of resources while they last.

For this reason, no free product or service should ever go unnoticed or unused. We’re not just talking free energy drinks handed out as a marketing strategy while walking to class – there are far more interesting and superior accommodations at UW-Milwaukee. The Studio Arts & Crafts Centre, located just east of the Union concourse, radiates warmth and intrigue from its cozy nook and is one

such resource.

It would be interesting to know what fraction of students make use of this serious gem, though I am told by a student employee that as the semester goes on, more curious wanderers frequent the lovely space. I feel confident that if everyone were informed, the traffic would at least double. Many of the supplies and instructional help are inevitable expenses in “the real world,” including access to a dark room, equipment for screen printing, a sewing machine, donated cloth to be fashioned into whatever vision you may possess, materials for metal smith work and jewelry-making, glaze room and throwing wheels, three kilns and soon even a printing press.

If you are interested in trying your hand at a new creative outlet but still need to learn the basics, classes and workshops are offered regularly. Prices for these vary and are sometimes taught by alumni or community members. Also, in case there is some obscure type of craft missing, students are welcome to suggest the center incorporate support for their desired me-

dium. The center is mostly staffed by students from the Peck School of the Arts, a fact that legitimizes the assistance and care that make the facility feel personable and welcoming.

Among the bells and whistles are piles of fashion and nature magazines, an area to purchase others’ completed projects, colored construction paper and aprons, plenty of arts & science books, potted plants, buckets of yarn, and decorations galore. My favorites being the magazine cut-outs of cats perched above the crafters heads in unexpected places, and the chalkboard doors with their elaborate drawings.

This is the perfect spot to fill large gaps between classes or apply yourself to a little self-made piece of beauty. For comprehensive info regarding schedules, prices, and events, you can visit the Centre to grab a fall 2012 brochure or check out their UWM website. Once again, don’t let the weight of books and work steal a lovely opportunity like this.

Happy crafting!

Odd Future (Wolf Gang Kill Them All) might have the most diverse crowd of any hip hop group. Internally, Odd Future’s members cover tons of musical ground – from leader Tyler, the Creator’s lo-fi and violent tracks to Frank Ocean’s R&B to Syd tha Kyd and Matt Martian’s group The Internet’s electronic neo-soul songs, Odd Future is really a force to be reckoned with in the music world.

Though a little late to appear on the Rave’s stage, the crowd of outcasts, teenage suburban punks and alternative hip hop fans occupied their time by screaming “Fuck Steve Harvey” and “Taco,” a favorite member of OF. Answering everyone’s prayers, Taco took the stage first, revving up the crowd by playing such songs as DMX’s “Up in Here” and Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz’ “Get Low.” Hodgy Beats and Domo Genesis joined Taco shortly after and preformed “Bitches” in front of the handsome kitty on the Camp Flog Gnaw banner: “Bitch what the fuck is you talking about if you ain’t getting no money huh / Broke niggas is talking loud I swear you niggas is funny bruh.” Tyler soon jumped on stage, dancing awkwardly and sporadically to the crazed fans now forming mosh pits and crowd surfing.

In his tie-dye shirt, Tyler went on to “French” with Hodgy to the astonishment of middle-schooler-heavy crowd: “Pornos and hormones and boxes of

DiGiornos / You homos is loco you’re probably drinking Cuervo / with some vatos with the door closed watchin’ Zorro you homos.”

Tyler was clearly the most coveted of members by the fans at the show.

His rambunctious onstage banter kept everyone satisfied between songs. From arguing and play fighting with Domo over whether or not Domo was in fact Tyler’s best friend to pointing and laughing at a few kids that got in fights and hauled off by security, much of the crowd waited intently on what was next out of him. His popularity was confirmed when he performed “Yonkers.”

Though the venue’s sound made it difficult to discern much of the performers’ lyrics, it’s safe to say that every song was recognizable by its own beat, to which everyone went crazy over. Like many rock concerts, the crowd became sopping wet with sweat and beer being spilt in the mosh pits. There was plenty of smoke too – both in the crowd and onstage.

Before leaving the stage that night, the collective dropped a few new songs, and favorites “Sam (Is Dead)” and “Bitch Suck Dick.” It’s weird watching preteens reciting “Is that a 100 dollar bill? I’ll shit on it / I bought a fucking whale, ‘cause I’m ballin’ // Your bitch work for me, she’s my dishwasher / Swag on my dick, thirty thousand million, nigga.”

Even without an encore, everyone left happy – even those that could’ve been horrifically offended (no feminists were there) – because that’s Odd Future.

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There is such a thing as being too accommodating Students paying the price for under-capacity residence halls Imagine you are a UW-Milwaukee senior set on graduating this upcoming spring. Think back, way back, to your freshman year. Life was good. You had more free time, easier classes and there was still money in your savings account.

But before you start griping about how easy the freshmen have it or about how naïve they can be, consider this: They are going to end up paying more for their undergraduate college experience than you will.

The cost of staying in the residence halls and buying a meal plan may seem minimal considering the other expenses accrued over four or five years of college, but it’s still a good chunk of change, especially when it’s mandatory and increasing every year.

The average housing rate at UWMilwaukee increased by 7.5 percent this school year, bringing the average cost to live in either Sandburg Hall, RiverView, Cambridge Commons or Purin Hall to nearly $6,000.

For that four-year senior graduating this spring, it cost $4,100 to live in a regular double room at Sandburg during the 2009-10 school year. For this year’s freshmen, a regular double room in Sandburg will cost $4,983, an increase of nearly $900.

University Housing Director Kelly Haag cited decreased occupancy and higher operating costs as the reasons for the increase. And since University

Housing is not funded through student tuition or state aid, it is completely supported by room rates.

With housing expected to be at only 93 percent capacity and freshmen enrollment continuing to decline, University Housing was left with little choice but to raise housing rates. However, since it is now mandatory for freshmen to live in the dorms, it seems amazing that the residence halls still face an occupancy issue.

But the mandatory housing requirement can’t take care of the debt and space acquired over a decade of new construction. The Sandburg Hall East Tower opened in 2000, RiverView in 2008 and Cambridge Commons in 2010. When the decision to build these residence halls was made, dorms were at capacity level and Haag said students were being turned away. Like the rest of the country, UWM was living on a false sense of prosperity. The university should have foreseen the problems associated with building new residence halls, and been less quick to spend money. Instead, Fall 2010 saw 84 percent and fall 2011 only 91 percent capacity in all residence halls.

The UWM housing website says, “4,000 students isn’t a crowd. It’s a community big enough to welcome every incoming freshman.”

Well, they’re right, it isn’t a crowd.

Freshman enrollment has not reached 4,000 students in a few years. But it is too accommodating, and students are

paying the price.

The university should be picking up some of the extra slack. After all, they are forcing students to live on campus, forcing them to spend money on housing they may not have wanted and forcing them to purchase a meal plan they may rarely use.

UWM students should be thankful they do not attend the University of Wisconsin, where the average housing cost is just over $8,000, but UWM still ranks second in the entire UW-System.

And UWM does offer a unique living situation in that students stay in suites with their own bathrooms, rather than having to share one communal bathroom with an entire floor.

Residence halls also give students a chance to integrate into college life, meet new friends and participate in fun, free activities.

UWM needs to play up these attributes. The university needs to do a better job of letting prospective students know that the housing, the academic programs, the campus location and surrounding neighborhoods are going to provide the most fulfilling college experience, along with the best chance to succeed in life after college. More incoming freshmen will lessen the financial burden on not only housing, but on the entire university, therefore helping more students get their money’s worth.

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Milwaukee isn’t a

playground for party habits Reaction to MPD crackdown I probably shouldn’t be surprised at the way things played out this past weekend. The phenomena of the Milwaukee community acting independently and against one another goes all the way back to the days of Solomon Juneau, Byron Kilbourn and George Walker.

Here in 2012, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is desperately clinging to relevance by pandering to the fears and impulses of conservative, middle-aged suburbanites, one of the few demographics who still read newspapers. They are carving a niche by engaging in blatant smear campaigns against a number of prominent Milwaukee institutions. One target the Journal Sentinel has set its sights on recently is the Milwaukee Police Department and its Chief Ed Flynn.

I've never been a big fan of Flynn, but a number of citizens and elected officials – including Alderman Nik Kovac of the 3rd district, which includes UW-Milwaukee and the surrounding area – have rightfully criticized the paper for causing an unnecessary panic over misreported police statistics, statistics that follow subjective standards and do not affect the actual quality of life in Milwaukee one way or another.

Unfortunately for Flynn, the damage had already been done. Thanks to the Journal Sentinel’s lax ethics, he found himself in need of some quick and easy PR, for which he shamefully chose to exploit the ongoing town and gown tensions on Milwaukee’s Upper East Side.

In a carefully crafted, media-friendly ceremony, Flynn announced a crackdown on rowdy and belligerent behavior, such as underage drinking and noise disturbances, and held roll-call of MPD officers on an east side street. At the risk of “Godwinning” my own column, I dare say this roll-call was eerily reminiscent of much grainy film shot in Third Reich-era Germany.

By the end of the weekend, 39 arrests were made, 25 of which were UWM students.

As an East Side native, a UWM student, and having worked for the past years as a bouncer/security guard at a pair of Upper East Side establishments – thus someone who has to deal with such behavior on a regular basis – I find myself as one of the few people on multiple sides of this issue and feel a responsibility to offer my perspective.

To my non-student neighbors, I won’t deny that we are often and unfairly asked to shoulder the burden of a lot of things we did not ask for. In fact, it is literally my job to engage young people displaying the very behavior you’re so rightfully fed up with. Given the nature of my job, I am disrespected, cursed at, swung on and even puked on at least as frequently as you or your property.

Just as I would be doing a tremendous disservice to base how I interact with the other 100-300 customers I see on a typical night on how I am treated by a handful of jerks, it is not realistic to look at the 25 arrests of UWM students and apply their actions to the nearly 15,000 students who live near campus.

To students, I understand how Milwaukee is viewed from out-of-state, where many of you are from. It seems that, at best, we’re a place for people to get blacked-out drunk at Summerfest or Miller Park. This is why it’s not shocking to me that many UWM students seem to think Milwaukee is a playground for their party habits, which far too often means drinking or pilling themselves into belligerent asshole-ishness.

Nothing is wrong with partying, and anyone who knows me knows I definitely do my share. But not only do you owe it to the people around you to not be a belligerent asshole – be they neighbors, other students or whoever – you owe it to yourself and your own safety. That outbreak of robberies around campus that happens almost every fall? It happens because people who are falling down drunk make perfect victims.

I believe the East Side offers one of the best urban experiences in the Midwest, and certainly the best in Wisconsin. This experience is something we owe to the presence of a large university and to those who've spent significant portions of their lives in the neighborhood making it what it is. It behooves us all to start acknowledging this.

By Nic Waldron

Photo courtesy of Zak Wosewick

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Is your annual health check-up faster than a trip to McDonalds?

A fast doctor appointment is not beneficial to patients

By Sandra Padilla Columnist editorial@uwmpost.com Going to see the doctor for an annual checkup is often not the most exciting event on anyones “to do” list. The experience can be awkward and uncomfortable. Worries about cost can linger in our minds both before and after the visit.

As if all of that isn’t enough, most clinics are usually in a hurry to see their patients. Based on past experiences of my own, as well as those of friends, most routine check-ups are time consuming for patients. We wait up to 45 minutes, only to have a maximum time of 10 minutes with the doctor.

First, we get checked out by a nurse, who covers all the basic health tests. Our thought process through this first step could go something like: “Yes! My vision is still as good as it was last time” or

“Damn, after pulling those all-nighters, I still have 20/20 vision.” We also learn if we can still hear those low test frequencies. And, if you are still under 21, you might get excited about being told that you grew another inch.

After the nurse, we move on to the doctor, where we are welcomed to the “express” consultation. We speak of concerns and ask questions, as well as get prescriptions if we have any issues like acne (which can be cured by not stressing out so much, getting better sleep, exercising or simply just washing your face every day, just to name a few).

The point is, the medical and pharmaceutical fields are doing a great job of providing fast service and passing out drugs like it’s nothing. Is this a good or bad thing? Of course, these appointments are essential for our health and well-being. But if the doctor gives out medication without asking, for instance,

how you feel about taking that drug, then are we really in good hands?

Doctor visits can become an even greater hassle when you hear from the doctor, “We need a follow up, so come back in a month.” That simply means, if the medicine failed to do what it was supposed to do in the first place, then you are likely to be switched to another one. This is not great news, especially if you had a negative reaction to the prior medicine.

At this point, as a patient, you are just waiting for the next surprise.

Even though many clinics’ services are comparable to the speed at which burgers are served at McDonald’s, it is good to have at least one check-up every year at a clinic you are comfortable with. Don’t be the 45-year-old who has no knowledge of his or her own health and is not yet familiar with what a yearly check-up entails.

Making new friends

A few ways to break out of your shell

By Patricia Cole Columnist editorial@uwmpost.com How do you make friends at a big college? This question has intrigued me semester after semester, but I have yet to find the perfect answer. I know firsthand just how hard making new friends on campus can be. I worked for University Housing for two semesters and the only reason I knew anybody on campus was because they lived in the residence halls where I worked. So what do you do when you find yourself sitting alone at a table in The Grind, right across from people who seem to be updating each other like a Facebook status (Yes, we all have that one person who seems to post something new every 2 to 3 minutes). I mean, when’s the last time you found yourself sitting alone at the Union, laughing at one of your jokes over a taco? Maybe there is something wrong with me. After all, I was home schooled all through high school, so I did not get the opportunity to socialize among peers my own age. Or maybe the friendless just suffer from the sociological aspect of being introverts.

Whatever the case may be, I have a few suggestions to help the friendless become friendly.

One idea is to join the Greek life. I know entering into secret initiations and reciting by-laws might sound pretty ridiculous, but isn’t trying new things what college is all about? Even though sororities and fraternities are stereotyped as party-going students who ditch studying for a night of fun, the relationships you form with these people will last way beyond your college years. The benefits of joining can include, but are not limited to, study groups, community service, fun get-together’s and a cool new nickname (I’m thinking something like snorkeling Sam, or Peppermint Patti). And if joining a Greek org is not your cup of tea, there are many other organizations you can be a part of that relate to your major, like The Ad Club for JAMS majors.

So what are you waiting for? Go ahead and sign up.

The second idea is to live on campus.

Resident life is underrated. There are so many activities out there for people who live in the residence halls, but not many students take advantage of them. When I worked at Cambridge Commons, I would always hear the resident assistants talk about events they had planned for the residents on their floor, and how they were so excited for everyone to get to know each other. For example, last year there was a football tournament be-

Caught in an electoral loop It is time to consider third party

and independent candidates

By Justin Kane Welch Columnist editorial@uwmpost.com America has now heard the two major political parties’ conventions. But does anyone know who the over two dozen Federal Elections Commissionrecognized third party and independent

candidates for office are? My guess is that not many people know all of them, let alone one. I lay the blame for this directly at the feet of the establishment media, advertisers and finally, the complacent voters.

The two-party system has been deteriorating for decades, with most people still believing there’s a major difference

tween residence halls, and let’s just say Cambridge was the college version of the Green Bay Packers!

Did I forget to mention that everyone has a suite-mate? Get to know the people you will be living with for the next school year. Use that community room in the dorm to throw functions to get to know one other. Take advantage of everything around you.

The last idea is to use class participation to your advantage. I know big lecture halls aren’t always friendly environments.

I mean, nobody really sits in the same place every day and classes are usually jam-packed with over 100 students. The trick is to make yourself approachable by speaking up in class, as well as taking the initiative and talking to the people around you, even if they are different people every day. But most important of all, just relax and be yourself.

If you really want to make friends, you have to put yourself out there by getting more involved in campus activities and talking to the people you see around you every day. Going to school with 30,000 students can be intimidating, but going through this journey alone can be empty, so break out of your shell, say a few hellos and start small talk with the people around you. You will have friends in no time. between the two parties. However, this system is just the same old coin with the same two sides. What we need is a new coin, or better yet, no coin. We need a paradigm-shifting leader, not a leader who uses rhetoric and semantics to make him or herself seem like a change.

How long will it continue, this sensation of discontent, this blindness that has led to human disconnect? I now see that we think it’s easier to cope than create, because the path of least resistance has led us to this point of paralysis.

We are caught in this electoral loop of doing the same thing with the same results. Why are we not amazed at our collective indifference? How can we not be disgusted by our subconscious ignorance?

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Unpaid Interns

By Zoe Lake The Heights, Boston College Via UWire

In September of 2011, two unpaid interns for Fox Searchlight filed suit against the major filmmaking corporation for breaking labor laws concerning the work they did for the film Black Swan, which grossed over $300 million worldwide in 2010. This year, their lawsuit was expanded to include anyone who has ever worked as an unpaid intern for Fox Searchlight.

As I returned to Boston College this fall as a senior, I have found myself, like many, discussing my summer, and the conversations I have with my friends inevitably turn to the myriad of unpaid internships we took to bolster our resumes, and get “a foot in the door” of the working world. From banks to news and radio stations, in both creative and more conventional fields, thousands of students, as well as the newly graduated, do unpaid work every year, with most never thinking twice about what this means to themselves and the job market. A quick poll of my friends found that 90 percent of them had at one point taken on an unpaid internship, whether during the school year or during the summer, and many had worked two or three in the course of their college career. An obvious catch-22, most don’t see an alternative. We do work for free so that we might land a paying job in the future.

One senior I spoke to took an unpaid internship from the same popular Internet retail site two summers in a row, even though it meant no stipend even for housing or commute, and working up to 50 hours a week. “It was a step up [this year] from last summer, when I would go stand in line at Shake Shack for everyone, and I don’t regret it, but a paycheck is something I am looking forward to with a real job,” she told me over lunch. Those around us nodded in agreement recalling our own internships, coffee and lunch runs, copy making, and package pick-ups.

“I’ll feel a lot better when I’m doing meaningful paid work,” chimed in another girl. “I mean, my internship was useful in that it was a working experience, but I didn’t really learn anything.” Most people I spoke to agree that the overall internship experience is more about resume building than anything, and while office experiences can be meaningful and are not especially tolling, doing work for free still feels exactly as it sounds: like free labor. At ages 21 and 22, clocking hours in offices while doing the same jobs as full-time paid employees can

We are all different, and yet all the same.

We all want the same basic things, but find different paths to follow our dreams.

We make alternate decisions, only to arrive at the same final destination. We may not see them, we may not accept them, we may be afraid they don’t lead to the end, but other paths are there. We’re all on the road, so please take care to walk in peace; it’s for us all to share.

The appointed time is near, and there is more than just the left and the right.

We are more than just two-dimensional pawns. The options are many, so it’s okay to take a chance. Why are we not shamed by our own stagnation? Please don’t complain, please don’t point fingers. If you’re afraid, know we all are. Change is scary,

feel a bit degrading. Thirty years ago, our parents would have never worked for free, to get a leg up or otherwise, and if others’ parents are anything like my own, they likely think it’s crazy that we do so now.

The biggest hang-up for many, I’ve found, is not in the internships at start-ups or non-profits who probably couldn’t afford the extra staff that is needed and give their interns meaningful responsibilities, but rather with the bigger corporations like banks and investment firms who could easily afford to pay interns at least minimum wage. Massachusetts labor laws state that an unpaid intern must receive the same training that would be provided in an educational environment, but may not do any work that advances the company in any way.

To me, it sounds like many companies have no problem taking on unpaid interns to do menial office tasks that do not necessarily advance them as a company, but at the end of the day provide little to no educational advancement for the intern, creating a lose-lose situation for interns who are not getting paid, or learning anything.

To me, it sounds like many companies have no problem taking on unpaid interns to do menial office tasks that do not necessarily advance them as a company, but at the end of the day provide little to no educational advancement for the intern, creating a lose-lose situation for interns who are not getting paid, or learning anything. Is the resume boost worth it? I often asked myself this question while working a perfectly comfortable, but trivial, unpaid internship in Milwaukee this summer, especially as it meant fending off high-paying nannying jobs. At BC, where graduation is dependent on classes rather than credits, taking an internship for the latter is no real solution to a sticky modern problem. What is the solution then? While I don’t really have an answer to this loaded question, I know I can’t be the only one who thinks there has to be a better way.

but familiarity has led us to our current complacency. Eventually the few grow strong, and the multitude disintegrates.

Let us join in a revolution of peace.

Change minds by teaching, change hearts by giving, change the spirit of the community by lighting the lanterns of hope. It will be easier to enter the unknown with others at your side. So when you read the paper, when you talk to your neighbor, remember that there are always more than two options, there are always more than two opinions. Accepting, tolerating, and respecting them all will make us one.

Vote. Run for office. Volunteer.

Community service will give birth to a greater sense of community.

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