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Volume 102, No.48
Y o u r s c h o o l . Y o u r h o m e . Y o u r v o i c e .
Word of the WeekAUTISM
Definition: a develompental disorader that appears in the first 3 years of life and affects the brain’s development of social and communcation skills.
The University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
Chartwells’ contract to
expire
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What’s for dinner?
By Krista MartinNews Editor
What do you want to do before you die?
“The Buried Life” visits UW-L to encourage students
The line twisted through Cartwright Center last Tuesday as students anticipated the opening of Valhalla Theater to see the boys of “The Buried Life.” Between students and local La Crosse residents, the theater was close to hitting maximum capacity.
Duncan Penn, Jonnie Pen, Ben Nemtin, and Dave Lingwood make up the cast of MTV’s hit show “The Buried Life”, which premiered in early 2010. The premise of the show is for the four friends to accomplish their list of 100 things to do before they die, while helping others to do the same. Two seasons of the show have aired on MTV with a new project rumored to be on the way.
“The Buried Life” was established five years ago as a Grassroots movement based around helping strangers accomplish their dreams. After what started as a two-week road trip, the group of friends transformed their idea into a full feature documentary
film entitled, The Buried Life: What Do You Want To Do Before You Die. In 2009, after the group’s second summer tour, MTV allowed the friends to film, edit, and cut all the material themselves to create the finished project that would be aired on television.
The “wish list” the boys came up with for things to do before they die includes crashing the Playboy mansion, streaking naked through a soccer game, and playing basketball with President Obama. Although this may sound unattainable, they have managed to work their way through the list and accomplish all of the above. However, they have not forgotten what prompted them to start the show - helping others accomplish their dreams. The Tuesday presentation showed footage of the group helping those in need who may have not
had the courage to carry out their goals on their own. One particular story silenced the audience, as Jonnie and Dave recounted how they helped to reconnect a father and son after 17 years of estrangement.
The crew of “The Buried Life” had one more item to cross off their list Tuesday: writing and publishing a best-selling novel. The book, “What Do You Want To Do Before You Die?”, includes the group’s favorite list items and untold stories that were cut from the show. Unfortunately, due to the book’s release date (3/27/12), Ben and Duncan were not able to attend the presentation.
To close the presentation, Jonnie and Dave invited audience
By Jill HardenStaff Reporter
LIGHT IT UP BLUE
AUTISM AWARENESS
MONTH
A new year typically goes hand-in-hand with new developments, both academically and socially. These changes may include up to date clubs, organizations, and recently hired professors who infuse our classes with unique and perhaps unfamiliar teaching styles, helping to progress UW-La Crosse intellectually. This is all to be expected on a college campus.
What may not be as predictable though, is an entirely different food service company. This may very well occur, as UW-L’s longtime contract with Chartwells comes to an end before the Fall 2012 semester commences. Whether the university will renew the familiar service or switch to a new provider cannot yet be confirmed. Students openly discuss their opinions on the matter.
“We should find a different company. I know of many people, including myself, that have gotten sick from the food there. Also, many times food at Whitney will sit there for a long time and no one will take care of it so by the time someone wants to eat it, it’s hard,” said Brandon Heins, a freshman.
Apart from speaking out about distaste for the meals offered, some students express concern about the financials involved. A 19 meal per week plan sets a student back $2,462.
“The profit margin of Chartwells is too high for college students and the cost of the food shouldn’t be that much lower than what we actually pay. But we shall see when the
new prices come out,” said Taylor Bailey, a freshman.
While many students would obviously prefer a new company to provide campus cuisine, there are positives to keeping Chartwell’s as a service company.
This company proves to be at the forefront of initiating “green” dining practices, encouraging consumers to take only what they will eat (in order to minimize wasted
Please see BURIED page 3Please see CHARTWELLS page 2
The company proves to be a the forefront of initiation “green” dining practices, encouraging consumers to take only what they will eat.
Apart from speaking out about distaste for the meals offered, some students express concern about the finance involved.
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April is autism awareness month and Alpha Xi Delta showed their support by lighting up the clock tower blue with the help of blue tissue paper and blue light bulbs.
Members participated in the “Light it up Blue campaign that occurs worldwide on April 2 every year since 2007. Other monuments that participated include the Eiffel Tower, the Sydney Opera House, the Empire State Building, and Niagara Falls just to name a few.
They worked in partner with Autism Speaks who’s mission is to change the future for those who struggle with autism or have a loved one with autism. The goal of the “Light it up Blue” campaign is to shine a light on awareness.
The clock tower was chosen as the symbol for the university for the
lighting ceremony that was held at 8 p.m.
As of April 3 Autism Speaks has had 27,822 registered members and counting. Though Facebook, Twitter, and their newest app, they hope to truly shine light on the issue of autism.
In preparation for the “Light it up Blue” Autism speaks created tools and resources to help those who wanted to participate. By registering participants could purchase blue light bulbs for their homes and even a kit with everything needed to host the “Light it up Blue” program.
Other than blue lights people were asked to wear blue and raise money for autism awareness and research.
LEFT: Clocktower ligt up with blue tissue paper and blue lightbulbs in honor those who suffer with autism.
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Where’s the money at?
NewsPage 2 Thursday, april 5, 2012
Melissa Moss News Editor
This week Student Association was faced with tough financial decisions as the distribution of student funds was put into question. SUFAC (Segregated University Fee Allocation Committee) is responsible for properly distributing funds from student segregated fees set aside for eligible programs on campus. These funds can be used to help supported groups, sub-committees, and activities that would agreeably make a positive impact on our campus. SUFAC is also responsible for making suggestions to Chancellor Joe Gow about the distribution of segregated student fees.
The members of SUFAC put together budget reports for each fiscal year to show students where their money is truly going. For the 2011-2012 fiscal year, the amount of allocated segregated fee was spread through many different outlets. While general programs received the largest sum of money from the fees, with a whopping $240,449 of student fees being invested, athletics came in a close second with $236,727 expected to be put to good use. General programs include SUFAC, the Student Associaton, the U-Pass Transit System, and Equipment and Supplies category. The remainder of funds are fairly evenly distributed upon cultural affairs, student services and buildings, and organizations.
SUFAC and sub-committee recommendations were also in discussion this past week Sub-committees are simply “affiliated committees” of specific
organizations that give a supporting voice on issues of allocating student resources. The allocable and non-allocable process received tips to ensure a quality distribution of student funds. The main objective for this discussion on the agenda is to reinforce the importance that each voice has on SUFAC, in hopes of making input more diverse, and therefore creating more favorable outcomes with student funds. The allocable policy would require that one member from all “sub-committees” serve on SUFAC to better represent their organization and justify their reasons for continued funding distribution.
“Programatic input” was also something discussed for the Student Association to consider as a recommendation. This would suggest that two directors of the Student Association present their organization the Student Senate each week starting the third week of the fall semester. Allowing all six directors the chance to justify and educated the senate of their programs would inevitably give SUFAC, as well as all the constituents, ideas for funding distribution. This process would be repeated in the spring semester as well for further education and awareness of where student funds are going.Discussion on SUFAC recommendations was closed, to be discussed and voted on another time.
On a more political note, elections for Student Senate are rapidly approaching! Don’t forget to vote for the next student body representatives!
By Kelly FarellStaff Reporter
[SUFAC] funds can be used to help supported groups, sub-committees, and activities that would agreeably make a positive impact on our campus.
If you are graduating May 2012 or Summer 2012 make sure you’ve completed the Graduation Checklist:
For more information visit: www.uwlax.edu/commencement
Sashes for students who have studied abroad can be picked up at the Office of International Education, 1209 Centennial Hall.
ASAP 1. Schedule a Credit Check If you have not scheduled a credit check with your college Dean’s office – do so now!
This verifies that you will satisfy all requirements for your degree.
ASAP 2. Apply for Graduation It is imperative that you complete the online “Apply for Graduation”
form immediately. The form can be accessed through WINGS.
April 2- 3. Pick up your Cap | Gown | Hood | Tassel | Sashes Stop in at the UW-La Crosse Bookstore to pick up your cap, gown, hood
and tassel from Oct. 24-Dec. 17, 2011. No order is needed.
Honor cords are available the day of graduation when you check-in.
May 13 5. Attend Commencement | Sunday, May 13, 2012 | La Crosse Center
May 11
To ensure your name appears in the commencement program, your application must be received in the Registar’s Office by April 13.
10 a.m. - College of Business Administration; College of Liberal Studies; School of Education (including teacher education programs in Early Childhood-Middle Childhood, Middle Childhood-Early Adolescence, English, Social Studies, History, Political Science, Sociology, German Studies, Spanish); School of Arts and Communication (including teacher education programs in Art, and Music [Choral, General, and Instrumental])
2 p.m. - College of Science and Health; School of Education (including teacher education programs in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, General Science, Mathematics, Physical Education, and School Health Education)
Undergraduates – Candidates receiving a bachelor’s degree report to the La Crosse Center 45 minutes prior to the ceremony. Signs will direct you where to go.
Graduates – Candidates receiving a master’s degree or doctoral degree report to the Zielke Suite one hour prior to the ceremony.
resources), which allows for composting certain food scraps at the Whitney dining center, and it has incorporated “Project Green Thumb” into their business system, which attempts to educate individuals on the rules of recycling and composting. From a purely health-related stand point, there are various healthy options, ranging from fruit bowls to pre-packaged salads, and some meal options list a calorie count. Of course, there could be improvement for the less health conscious options, but it’s a good start.
Seemingly more important than these business, environmental, and health efforts, though, is what the student body wants. A further complaint is the monotony of the meal choices.
“All the food seems repetitive after a while
and it isn’t very good quality to be honest. The only thing that’s ever decent is steak night and that’s once every two months or so,” said Jimmy Boeckman, a sophomore.
If food related sickness is truly happening and food costs are as out of hand as speculated, a serious decision must be made.
When contacted, Larry Riggenberg gave no comment on the current situation. One thing is for certain though, students opinions and concerns should not be ignored. The students who attend this university are not only eating this food on a regular basis, but paying for it.
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Chartwell’s contract expires, students express
views
From FOOD page 1
“All the food seems repetitive after a while and it isn’t very good quality to be honest...”
Jimmy BoeckmanUW-L sophmore
From a purely healt related stand poin, there are various healthy options, ranging from fruit bowls to pre-package salads, and some meal options list a calorie count.
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Familiar faces have recently filled two dean positions and one director position here at UW-La Crosse. Bruce Riley, Marcie Wycloff-Horn, and Bruce May will contribute much knowledge and experience to the College of Science and Health, the College of Business Administration, and the School of Education.
Bruce Riley’s journey at UW-L began in 1985 as an assistant professor in mathematics, before being promoted
to the rank of a professor in 1993. Riley then became the chair of the mathematics department from 1996-2009, and soon after he was appointed the Interim Dean of the college. In February of 2012, he was named the dean of the College of Science and Health.
Bruce May is a former U.S. Naval Flight Officer, previous business owner, and a past California business attorney. Along with his award winning teaching and leadership experience, Bruce has now been appointed the position of CBA dean for an interim period starting in July 2012 through the 2014-15 academic year.
As a former assistant professor in the Department of Health and Education, and then promoted to the rank of professor in 2010, Marcie Wycloff-Horn has been named the permanent director of the School of Education.
Betsy Morgan, Interim Provost at UW-L, says that the choice was narrowed down to only internal candidates, which is unusual being that the internal candidates
usually have to compete with external candidates, which can be a disadvantage to the internal candidates.
“In our field, we use the saying, ‘It’s the devil you know versus the devil you don’t know,’ and this time it is apparent that hiring Riley, May, and Wylcoff-Hoff for the positions works in our favor to hire internal
candidates,” said Morgan.When considering hiring an internal
person, candidates must prove that they can excel in that position, function very well within that role, and prove to be the best for that role, not just comfortable with the tasks at hand. Riley is someone who understood the complexity and different functions of such a large college, and has done a very nice job.
May has acquired skills over the years at dealing with crucial issues. Marcie Wycloff-Horn has proven that she could handle the position for the past two years and has secured excellent relationships with the k-12 schools for the past several years, which is extremely mportant for this particular position.
‘When making hiring decisions, your only goal is to pick the best person possible for that job,” said Morgan.
New deans introduced to important programs
By Adeili PottsAssociate Reporter
When considering hiring an internal person, candidates must prove that they can excel in that position and prove to be the best for that role.
“When making hiring decisions, your only goal is to pick the best person possible for that job.”
Betsy MorganUW-L Interim Provost
members up on stage to share what they wanted to before they die. One man in particular astonished the audience with an impromptu rap performance. Blake Auler-Murphy who took the stage as Hyphon of Another Exoneration credits the crew of The Buried Life with inspiring young people around the country to pursue their dreams. “The Buried Life guys seem to lead a life we as a generation have always been told was possible. You can do anything you put your mind and will towards; from Mia Hamm to Harry Potter our generation has been made to think the exceptional is possible. The Buried Life is exceptional.”
To read more about The Buried Life, check out their official website at http://www.theburiedlife.com.
Buried in lifeFrom buried life page 1
THREE PIECES OF ADVICE FROM THE BURIED LIFE
WRITE A LIST: YOUR DREAMS VS. YOUR PROJECTS GO AFTER IT: BE PERSISTENT, BE CREATIVE HELP OTHERS: “HAPPINESS IS ONLY REAL WHEN
IT IS SHARED”
ARE YOU IN A CLUB? IS THERE AN EVENT COMING UP? SEND YOUR EVENTS TO [email protected] AND WE’LL COVER IT!
UW-La Crosse makes College of Science and Health administrative
changes
Follow the Buried Life:@theburiedlife
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Partially concealed beneath hooded sweatshirts, an assemblage of UW-La Crosse students treaded through the streets of campus while distributing bags of skittles to bystanders and yielding signs with phrases ranging from “End Racism” to “Do I Look Suspicious?”
These activists and passionate individuals were battling for the punishment of 17-year-old Florida native Trayvon Martin’s assassin, George Zimmerman. Although he admitted to shooting the young and unarmed boy, Zimmerman was never put into custody due to a flimsy law of the state named “Stand Your Ground”, which permits citizens to kill if it is in the name of self-defense.
More than outrage demand for discipline, though, these UW-L and Viterbo students wished to spread awareness on the devastating consequences of racism.
As quoted on the La Crosse Tribune’s website, “We are fighting for the freedom of everyone. Whether you’re wearing a hoodie, walking down the street, whether my pants are
sagging, does not mean you can kill me, does not mean I’m a thug or villain,” said Caleb Roberts, who is president of the Black Student Unity.
If a person believes that while this incident is very unfortunate, it does not pertain to his or her life here in Wisconsin, they may wish to think again. Case in point: This state’s “castle doctrine” law, which gives permission for a resident to use deadly force against a possible intruder.
“People out there are trying to take away your liberty,
trying to kill you, and are protected under the law,” said Roberts.
Roberts, his supporters, and his peers may not need to worry about this legislation for much longer; state congressmen are currently working to withdraw it after the untimely death of a West Bend resident, who was shot by a Slinger homeowner who reportedly assumed the man was attempting a break-in. The victim was only twenty years old.
Students who did not take part in the march nonetheless expressed strong feelings about the Trayvon case and hope to see justice rightfully served upon Zimmerman. They also exuded pride at how well the campus bands together on substantial issues.
“I feel the protest was very successful in showing the rest of society that we students are united in significant morals and views,” said Sophomore Derek Benz. “It also showed that the court’s decision definitely does not sit well with us.”
It could take hours, days, weeks, or months, but as long as groups such as our own protesters at UW-L stay strong and consistent, we as a society can create change and live to see such justice brought upon those who destroy lives.
Trayvon Martin march for justiceTeen death ignites student activism
By Krista MartinNews Editor “We are fighting for the freedom of everyone.
whether you’re wearing a hoodie, walking down the stree, whether my pants are sagging, does not mean you can kill me, does not mean I’m a thug or villain.”
Caleb RobertsPresident of the Black Student Unity
UW-La Crosse students march in protest of George Zimmerman’s freedom after killing 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Florida last month.Erik Daily The La Crosse Tribune
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Face-to-Face CoursesSubject Course Section Course Title Credits No. No.
ACC 221 411 Acc Principles I 3
ACC 222 421 Acc Principles II 3
ACC 327 431 Acct Inform Systms 3
ANT 266 411 Anthropology of Food 3
ANT 353 421 Maya Civilization 3
ART 102 422 Art Appreciation 2
BUS 205 431 Legl Ethl Env Busi 3
BUS 415 431 Curr Topics in Law 3
ECO 110 431 Microeco & Pub Pol 3
ECO 120 411 Global Macroecon 3
ERS 100 411 Int Ethnic/Racial Studies (ES) 3
ESC 211 431 Global Warming 3
ESS 207 411 Hmn Motor Behavior 3
ESS 323 411 Nutrition & Sport 3
FIN 207 411 Personal Finance 3
FIN 355 411 Prin Financal Mgmt 3
FIN 360 421 Prin of Insurance 3
FIN 390 431 Money-Captl Market 3
GEO 200 411 Cons/Glbl Envrnmts 3
HIS 325 421 Amer in Cold War 3
HIS 353 421 Maya Civilization 3
HP 250 411 Med Term Health Pr 1
HPR 105 421 Hlthy Actv Lifstyl 3
MKT 309 411 Priniciples of Marketing 3
NUT 200 421 Human Nutrition 3
POL 101 411 Amer Natl Govern 3
POL 102 431 State/Local Govnmt 3
POL 201 431 Intr Political Sci 3
POL 202 411 Contem Globl Issue 3
POL 205 421 Women and Politics (ES) 3
POL 234 431 Comp Political Sys 3
PSY 100 411 General Psychology 3
PSY 212 411 Life-Span Devlopmt 3
PSY 304 421 Abnormal Psycholgy 3
PSY 335 421 Learning and Memry 3
RTH 327 411 Therapeutic Rec Populations II 3
RTH 491 411 Wkshp: Thrputc Rec 2
RTH 591 411 Wkshp: Thrputc Rec 2
SOC 110 411 The Social World 3
SOC 212 411 Marriage & Family 3
SOC 323 411 Corrections and Penology 3
SOC 330 411 Social Psychology 3
SPA 305 421 Intro Hispanic Lit 3
SPA 320 421 Span Civilization 3
THA 110 411 Theatre Apprec 2
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MGT 449 101 Admn Policy Detrmn 3
MIC 230 10L Fund Microbiology 4
MIC 299 001 Intro Micro Resrch 1
MIC 528 101 Fermentatn Mic Lab 2
MTH 145 204 Elem Statistics 4
MTH 150 101 College Algebra 4
MTH 151 101 Precalculus 4
MTH 175 101 Applied Calculus 4
MTH 207 201 Calculus I 5
MTH 440 101 Stat Consulting 1
PH 755 101 Epid Pub Hlth Iss 3
PHL 100 101 Intr to Philosophy 3
PHL 101 101 Intro to Logic 3
PHL 300 101 Topics in Philsphy 3
PHY 103 101 Fund Physics I 4
PHY 104 201 Fund Physics II 4
PSY 341 101 Social Psychology 3
PSY 347 201 Empathic Listening 3
PSY 370 101 Educational Psyc 3
PSY 451 101 Psych Measurement 3
RTH 252 101 Inovtv Act Thr Rec 3
RTH 345 01 Leisure in Gerontology 2
RTH 355 101 Medical Language 3
RTH 490 101 Wrkshp: Ther Rec 2
SHE 710 730 Leadership in Hlth 3
SHE 715 730 Hlth Curr & Pedagy 3
SOC 225 01 Racial/Ethnic Mnrt (ES) 3
SOC 326 101 Sociopharmacology 3
SPA 201 101 Interm Spanish I 4
SPA 202 201 Interm Spanish II 4
SPE 424 101 Class Management 3
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ACC 421 101 Advancd Accounting 3
ARC 372 201 Women Ancient World 3
ART 272 101 Photography & Imaging I 3
BIO 103 201 Intro Biology 4
BIO 204 10L Plant Biology 3
BIO 306 11L Genetics 4
BIO 307 101 Ecology 3
BIO 313 20L Human Anatomy & Physiology II 4
BIO 315 10L Cell Biology 4
CHE 460 101 Med Termnlgy/H Ed 1
CHM 103 21L General Chem I 5
CHM 104 201 General Chem II 5
CHM 300 20L Survy Organic Chem 5
CHM 301 21L Analytical Chem 5
CHM 304 201 Orgnc Chem Thry II 3
CHM 305 201 Organic Chem Lab 2
CHM 325 201 Fundamental Biochemistry 4
CST 110 201 Communicating Effectively 3
EDS 308 101 Fnd Lit ECMC/MCEA 3
ENG 110 101 College Writing I 3
ENG 200 301 Lit & Human Experience 3
ENG 205 201 Western Lit I 3
ENG 307 301 Wrt-Mgt/Pl Rel/Prf 3
ENV 201 301 Intro to Env Study 3
ESS 104 101 Dance Appreciation 2
ESS 205 101 Human Anat & Phys Ex Sci I 3
ESS 303 201 Biomechanics 3
ESS 368 101 Strngth Training Tech & Prog 3
ESS 747 101 Adv Princ Ath Perf 3
ESS 771 101 Curnt Issues in P-E 3
HED 207 101 Youth Hlth Issues 3
HIS 101 201 Glbl Orgin Mod Wld 3
HIS 102 101 Global Trans & Chg 3
HIS 372 201 Women Ancient Wrld 3
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Over a year ago the Scott Walker upheaval � rst began, and it was than just a few months ago that the upheaval met another climactic peak in the seemingly endless debate. � ough the buzz and hype of the Scott Walker controversy seems to have died down, the recall election still continues. And a� er over 1 million signatures were handed in this past late January, it has become a sure thing. � e Government Accountability Board voted on March 30 to certify a recall election for June 5, 2012. While Walker supporters, have claimed that many of the signatures were fake, the election board only found 5 names to be fake, 4,000 names repeated, and 26,000 incomplete signatures. Still, there were hundreds of thousands more signatures than required for a recall election vote.
Recently, an article was published in the La Crosse Tribune that highlighted a state senator from the district over: Kathleen Vinehout. In the article she had stated that if Governor Scott Walker faces a recall, she would consider running. � e recall primary will be held on May 8.
Vinehout seems to be fairly con� dent in regards to her future potential democratic opponents. She has a drastically di� erent opinion on how to lead our state to success than Scott Walker does, and no, it does not involve a bill that will traumatize many of our citizens. “� ere are more teachers and dairy farmers in this
state than lawyers.” said Vinehout. And while, I cannot say Walker does or does not feel exactly the same way as she, through his recent acts and bill, it does not appear so. While comparing the two, in the eyes of those in favor of the recall, I am undoubtedly sure they will be happy with Vinehout, if and when she runs.
Just last week, US Today released an article that reassures Vinehout’s suggestion of running for election.
For those who are in favor of the recall, this seems like exceptionally promising information to hear. However, before you can begin jumping for joy, there is still a chance that Governor Walker could overcome the recall election and be our governor again. While this may seem like a nightmare, Walker had some great ideas that he contributed; however they may have scared a few too many.
Regardless of Walker’s position as governor, Wisconsin’s budget needs some serious reformatting. What may have appeared to be an outlandish, inconsiderate stab at bene� ts to one, may be a completely reasonable and correct way to take control of the de� cit our state is currently facing. A de� cit that has reached the 137 million mark. Whether the new governor be Walker, Vinehout, or another, the leader of our state is faced with this pressing issue of having to overcome such a signi� cant de� cit, and having to do so in a way that will make everyone happy (though, impossible).
� e recall election is just a few short months away, and I encourage you all to take part in the voting. Being that most, if not all, of us college students are of or above the legal voting age, it is imperative that we take part in such a crucial vote (especially if we want any right or ability to further complain about whoever is elected to o� ce).
If you’re like me, you grew up with your parents drilling the idea that if you go to college and get an education, then you’ll be rich and successful. Most of the millennial generation (those born from 1980-2000) grew up with the notion that a college degree will automatically land you that “perfect job” and you’d be set for life. However, with the sharp fall of the economy in recent years, it seems as though the job market has turned into a Hunger Games kind of playing � eld; where it’s every man or woman for themselves, because success in landing that prestige job has dwindled down to who you know, not what you know.
As you can imagine, entering this competitive job market is not only scary, but also discouraging. Nearly half of the jobs landed by recent college grads don’t even require a college degree. � is adds to the growing debate of whether higher education is actually “worth it”. So how is the soon to be UW-La Crosse graduates dealing with this? Surprisingly, a lot better than I had anticipated.
Derek Tomesh, a senior who is graduating this spring with a degree in International Business and Management, feels pretty con� dent in his plans a� er graduation, “I’m not worried. I � gure something will work out. I’m currently looking into getting a job at Accenture in Minneapolis and if that doesn’t work out, I’m sure I’ll � nd something that does.” Landing a job is not the only concern that seniors have. With increasing tuition costs along with the poor economy, more and more students are relying on student loans to pay for their education. � is is one thing Tomesh
is not looking forward to. “Having to pay o� student loans…those are going to be nasty.” According to a report from the Institute for College Access & Success’ Project on Student Debt, college seniors who took out student loans owed an average of $25,250. Nasty indeed.
So is it worth it? Of course everyone will have a di� erent opinion on this matter, but here’s the way I see it, you go to college so you can get a good job and make a decent living. A year into your college career you realize that you’re broke and need money so you take out loans. As a freshman you think
“by the time I graduate, the economy will have improved thus making it easier for me to � nd a good job” (at which point you should be slapped across the face for being so naïve). Next thing you know, you’re about to graduate owing more than everything that you own, and you face a 50/50 chance of landing a job that doesn’t even require a college degree.
Not everyone has this somewhat pessimistic view of a college education. At least not Trisha, a UW-L senior graduating this spring with a degree in Psychology who feels that higher education is de� nitely something worth
attaining. “In my experience, the connections formed during the college experience are what make the degree worth it. Many graduate schools and employers assume that you’ll be getting a degree and what they � nd most valuable is experience. Internships, volunteering, or part-time jobs related to your � eld seem to have the most weight in making a graduate a desirable employee.”
Most of the seniors that I talked to seemed to have a relatively optimistic outlook on where their life will take them a� er graduation, even if they don’t have a job already set up. Although it’s great to be optimistic, I can’t help but wonder if this optimism could actually be the lasting e� ects of having “college+ degree = money, success and happiness” instilled in our fragile, naïve little minds for all too long. I don’t think so, but it would be nice to point the � nger elsewhere. I think we just need to wake up and from this dream that a college degree is some kind of magical piece of paper sent from Oz with the power to grant us- or land us- the perfect job with a six � gure salary right away.
In the end, I think college is about gaining a new experience, learning new concepts and ideas and growing intellectually and personally, which to me, seems “worth it.” So even if you don’t know what you want to do, who cares? Or if you don’t have a job lined up a� er graduating, oh well. If you � nd that you can’t a� ord to live on your own and pay o� your loans, well there’s always the increasingly popular option of living in your parents’ basement. Look on the bright side, at least you have a degree and live with your parents. If you’re an adult without a degree and still live with your parents, well then you have bigger issues to deal with.
It is no secret that the food in the Whitney dining center is not exactly a favorite among the students here at UW-La Crosse, but just how unhappy are people with Chartwell’s services here on campus?
Chartwells is coming to the end of their contract with our campus. Although I have been unable to determine whether or not they are up for a contract extension, I know that many people are less than satis� ed with their performance. Of course we are in college, and cafeteria food always leaves something to be desired, but there are ways our dining providers can improve our eating experience while we live here. In talking to many students about this topic I saw a trend, many of us wish we had more options and overall better quality food. “I don’t like the fact that nothing has much � avor and it doesn’t really look appealing. I also don’t think that we have enough options in general. I feel that for the money we pay, we could get better food,” says Cady Kocher, a student here at UW-L. I agree with her; especially in the aspect that we do pay a lot for our dining plans; yet so o� en our complaints and suggestions for more options or bigger � avors go unanswered. Not only do people have problems with the lack of � avor or appeal, but many people are looking for more healthy options. “I wish there would be less greasy food and more options such as healthier burgers or salads,” says Katie Gilsdorf, student at UW-L. � is issue of nutrition is widespread among numerous students; a� er all we are a very active and healthy campus in general.
While thinking of this topic, I decided to get some input from people in di� erent UW schools who may have better dining services. My friend, who attends UW-Stevens Point, has been here to visit multiple times so I asked her to compare her meal plan system with ours. “Stevens Point has a block meal plan, which means we have 200 meals a semester and we can use them on anything $3.75 or less including grocery items in our convenient store. So we have a lot of options and types of meals than UW-L which I like,” says Gwen Haack, a student at UW-SP. I have heard rumors that UW-L might be switching to a block meal format, which I, and plenty others, think would be an improvement. “I wish we had more meals for our guests. We should be able to use our extra meals whenever we need them,” says Gilsdorf. I myself have experienced this very dilemma. When you have more than one guest it is impossible to feed yourself and them on any given weekend, which is extremely inconvenient.
With all of this being said, I think it is obvious that UW-L’s relationship with Chartwells has its fair share of problems. � ere are things that we all wish would change and things we would like to see happen with our meal plans, but overall I think Chartwells does a fairly decent job. Instead of ditching Chartwells to go with a di� erent provider, I believe we should work with them to make some changes and address some of the above issues. A� er all, it might be easier to get our campus dining to the standard we want it to be if we have already have an established business relationship with the provider, rather than with a completely new one who may, or may not know what we are looking for.
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� ere’s an ancient teaching in the Torah that states, “In the image of God he created man. Male and female he created them.” � is gives the implication to me that every single human being on this earth is created with an inherent dignity and signi� cance; that is to say, that everyone deserves to be treated in such a manner. Now, if we treated each other this way, how much di� erent would the world look? On the � ip side of that coin, how have things on earth been without such a personal view of the world? I would personally contend that, based upon recent acts of posting hate speech on white boards in the campus dorms this year that it wouldn’t work well at all. Another question I’m sure is one many people’s minds, is who did these things? As there have been no witnesses at this point regarding said incidents, solving these cases is that much more di� cult. My own question to the perpetrators if they should read this is: “what do you want?” What would drive whoever committed these acts to do so? Is it upbringing, personal experiences, or just being ill informed regarding the ways of the world?
Unfortunately, unless the guilty come forward, we will never know. I can only speculate what the reasons might be based on what limited information I have. In terms of changing the attitude or atmosphere on campus, I would say that building genuine relationships with other students is a particularly crucial step in this process. I think that this step is not the end all, be all, but rather the starting point. � ere’s no guarantee that everyone will agree on everything. Nor am I promoting
“Utopia”, because this Greek word translated actually means, “no place”, rather than an all encompassing peaceful society.
Does that mean I don’t want peace? Not at all. � ere’s another ancient teaching that reads, “If it’s possible, as much as is in you, live at peace with all men.” � is is a teaching I seek to live by. But that doesn’t mean that I’ll agree with everyone, because I don’t. Just like the case with those who would perpetrate injustice and inequality on this campus. However, that does not negate the personal responsibility that I have to seek what is right, just and fair for this campus, this city, state, or this world as a fellow human being.
I also think that we must take the time to visit the various diversity organizations on campus, that we may learn about each other as students seeking a good education, as well as a conducive and reputable learning environment. No student, of either gender, race, creed, religion, etc. should be treated disrespectfully: either directly or indirectly. And as hard as it may be to � gure out who is, or are the culprits of disturbing the peace on campus, conversely, it would be equally detrimental to the student body to do nothing. But that’s just me.
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Baseball is back. The NBA is getting into tournament time (y’know, the interesting part). And the weather is begging you to start a pickup game of Ultimate or Softball. Who could want more? Well, it would be nice if we could have games on demand whenever we want. The drudgery of football season is having to wait until Sunday/Monday to watch a game. And a lot of baseball games are played at awkward daytime hours while we’re busy working. But that’s why we’ve got EA Sports! Instant access to competition-crushing catharsis, with HD replays of every slide tackle and helmet-to-helmet collision. Where’s the problem?
Don’t get me wrong; I’m the guy that cancelled work to watch the World Cup. I even went to Glory Days down on 4th street when the Packers won the Super Bowl and sang champion songs with strangers. But I’m nervous that there’s an imbalance. I’m worried that the society that complains about the NFL making the sport safer for athletes is heading in the wrong direction. I’m anxious about the stratification of our national community into the ‘winners’ and ‘losers.’ Remember Donovan McNabb’s disbelief that a game could end in a tie?
See, this is one of the reasons I “art.” For sanity’s sake, I want to celebrate something independent of competition. At an orchestra concert, I applaud, not because they’ve performed better than the NY Philharmonic (which is not the case), but because they’ve come together at a point in time to create a beautiful phenomenon. If we are to see Sport and Art as opposites (which they’re not, but it’s useful), we can compare them as competition vs. cooperation. The beauty of an a capella group is how the individual voices blend in perfect harmony and total
support of the solo melodic voice. The soul of the jazz combo is how the rhythm section and the soloist interact, bouncing ideas off each other and emotionally driving the intensity to different high points and low points together. The concert is a celebration of collaboration.
Competition is a beautiful thing (*see: Capitalism), but haven’t you had that friend/sibling that you are always competing against? Don’t you ever just want a break from it, a moment to catch
your breath? All competition, all the time, will only wear you down. And furthermore, it can get ugly fast. I don’t want to live in a society where I am in constant competition with my fellow human being, where I treat people as if they were on the opposite team, and where every weakness of mine is seen as a flaw. Why can’t we celebrate ourselves in place of a fetish with “competitive progress” where the weak give way to the strong? Aren’t we all in this together? This is why I want balance! Let’s have cooperation with competition. This is why I “art,” why I enjoy the gallery and the theatre and the concert hall. I enjoy putting myself on equal ground with those around me, to celebrate structures of equality in place of those of dominance.
Ipreface this with the warning that I’m struggling with the language to describe John Waters’ 1972 film, Pink Flamingos. For instance, the leading role is played by the actor Harris Glen Milstead, a man who is more commonly known by the name Divine. In fact, he gets film credit as Divine, for his performance as the character Divine.
Yes, they have the same name, but they are not the same person. One is the actor, one is the character. The character Divine is a woman and self-proclaimed “gangster,” guilty of murder and theft, among other crimes, as well as the reigning holder of the title “filthiest person alive.” But to further complicate things, Divine is in hiding and is living under the pseudonym of Babs Johnson! I think this confusion exemplifies the sort of bewilderment a person may meet watching the film. Here we have a man playing himself in a movie, although the person he’s playing is a woman, who is using an alias. The line between the real and the composed has been erased and the expectations of the viewer already slapped in the face.
Yet despite this confusion, the movie never attempts at deceit. In fact, it bills itself as “An Exercise In Poor Taste,” a claim it whole-
heartedly follows through on. If you think of high taste in terms of poetic or aesthetic material, this would certainly fit outside that realm. It’s a low budget endeavor in non-traditional material. But more straightforward, it’s the celebration of filth.
The central conflict is a rivalry between Babs Johnson and Raymond and Connie Marble over who is the filthiest person alive. So naturally, they do filthy things. Babs steals a steak by hiding it up her dress, Connie and Raymond are shown sucking each other’s toes, Babs throws a drug-filled drag party, Connie and Raymond kidnap and impregnate women to sell their babies on the black market. And that’s just what I feel comfortable mentioning in this esteemed paper.
So it can be fair to say that this film is hard to judge by conventional standards. Or rather, it’s fairly easy to condemn according to those standards. But as an attack on those standards, it’s a challenge to critique. Yeah, I’m copping out on the
job, but to denounce this movie as a ‘bad’ movie is to neglect the spirit of rebellion that pushed these weirdos to make the film
(as well as many of John Waters’ other trashy flicks); as a mocking middle-finger in the face of Hollywood and normative pop-culture. As a challenge on what we can accept—stomach, even—this movie is incredibly successful. As a piece of art, I cannot say. I will celebrate the commitment the cast made at conveying the absurdities of the script and plot, even if it made me gag and reel, over and over again.
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But why art at all?
Movie review:Pink Flamingos ( 1972 )
Re-watch-ability: I could stomach it one
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Likeability Rating:6 eggs out of a dozen
Most disturbing image:
O! the chickens!
“An Exercise In Poor Taste,”
Divine is a woman and self-proclaimed “gangster,”
“I want to celebrate something independent
of competition”
Staff Reporter
When it comes to my life, the word fashion is almost
as frightening as the word love. From middle school to present day, I have gone through
almost all of the possible stages of trying to find my own style – from awkwardly-boyish to wannabe-emo to semi-preppy to whatever you would call my current style, which basically consists of anything and everything that I find appealing at the time that I am shopping. The fashion world is constantly changing and evolving, and, whether we like to admit it or not, it affects almost all of us when it comes to what we wear; not too many people can say that they are 100% original these days. Not too many people, that is, with the exception of Chloe Sanger.
Sanger, a math major here at UW-La Crosse, creates her own personal style with, well, anything and everything. “I’m a big fan of thrifting,” she noted. By shopping at thrift stores and making some of her own clothing and accessories, it’s easy for her to create quite the wardrobe with much less money than most college students spend – myself included, sadly enough. Using sites such as stumbleupon, Sanger browses for inspiration, saves the pages, and says to herself, “I’m going to make that.” Having been crocheting since the age of 7, she has had plenty of practice and has even cut down the work process of many of her items to reasonably small amounts of time, taking only about an hour and a half to make a backpack and an hour to make hats, jokingly saying, “I crochet hats like it’s my job.”
Besides making backpacks and hats, Sanger also makes dresses, skirts, and purses, is currently in the process of covering the bars of her bike with crocheted material, and creates collages on different items such as flasks and the back of her phone. “I’m just really big into crafting,” she said, going on to talk about how she keeps every little bit of scrap just in case she may be able to use it for another craft in the future, to which she added, “I hate wasting things. I’m afraid I’m going to become a hoarder someday.” Maybe
so, but at least with good reason, considering the fact that it can be extremely useful to have extra material, especially since, when she doesn’t want to wear anything she owns, she sometimes decides to quickly make a skirt before leaving the house.
When asked why she likes to craft in the first place, Sanger replied with the fact that it allows her use her mathematical brain and artsy brain simultaneously, saying, “It fulfills my want to be challenged with what I’m doing while still being given the opportunity to be creative.” Not only that, but, after growing up with a mother who taught her to bargain shop, she doesn’t feel the need to spend so much
money but rather feels as though she might as well just make her own clothes, taking into account that she is a poor college student and saying, “I should work for it – not the money to get it but the clothes itself.” Then again, it’s also nice to simply have something to do as a stress reliever, which is another one of the great reasons for doing what she does.
In all reality, it seems as though Sanger has got it made; she is going to school for one thing she loves and gets to pursue another passion in her free time, which also provides her with a wardrobe and even some extra cash by selling some of her items, with the backpacks going for about $20 nowadays. Along with reaping the physical benefits, she also gains something much better through her crafting and personal style, which is self-pride and satisfaction. “I like to wear what I think is fashionable, which other people probably don’t think is. I love the 80s’ style. I also dress pretty ‘grandma’ sometimes. I’m not super trendy. It helps me to be my own person.”
Trendy FriendlyBy Alina PiotrowskiStaff Photojournalist
Art and Stuff Thursday, April 5, 2012Page 9
above photos by Alina Piotrowskiall others by Jars Jarson
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SWINGING INTO THE SEASON
Since the departure of head coach George Karl, the Milwaukee Bucks’ struggles can be attributed to several factors. Mainly, they have an owner in Herb Kohl who micro-manages the franchise. Aside from dra� ing Andrew Bogut in 2006 (who has been injury prone his entire NBA career) and Brandon Jennings in 2009, Kohl’s personnel moves have been less than stellar. � e acquisitions of Richard Je� erson and Stephen Jackson in the past few years have been fruitless endeavors in the NBA’s future retirement home. Only having made the playo� s once since the departure of Karl in 2003, the Bucks had yet another chance to make a move this year.
Dra� ed by Golden State in 2005, Monta Ellis has been known as one of the most exciting young guards in the NBA. He has an ability to get to the rim with blinding quickness, but he’s so di� cult to guard because he can also shoot the ball from both mid-range and long-range. In his � rst seven games with the Bucks, Ellis is averaging 15 points and 5.7 assists per game. � ose numbers will go up as Ellis continues to � nd comfort in the Bucks’ lineup.
Making the transition a bit smoother is guard Brandon Jennings. Since 2009, Ellis played in a tandem backcourt with Stephen Curry. � is is a similar situation. Ellis and Curry combined to make one of the most exciting, play-making backcourts in the NBA, and Brandon Jennings can certainly work with Ellis in the same way. Playing the forward spots in the Bucks’ lineup are Carlos Del� no and Erson Ilyasova, both of whom can shoot the ball. So, the Bucks have
4 guys in their starting lineup that can potentially get hot from 3-point range. � e 5 is locked up too. Drew Gooden has been having an outstanding year at center for Milwaukee. He’s averaging 14.1 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. His points average is up from his career mark, and he’s been nothing less than a lynch-pin in the Bucks’ o� ense.
� e elusive 8th spot in the Eastern Conference is up for grabs. As of March 28th, Milwaukee is two games behind of the New York Knicks for that last playo� spot. With Linsanity subsiding and the resignation of head coach Mike D’Antoni, the Knicks have quietly turned around their 6-game losing streak to win 7 of their last 8, one of which was a 9-point victory over Milwaukee. But the Bucks have won 8 of their last 11 games and � nd themselves on somewhat of a hot streak. � e question is simple: will they have enough time to gel with their new acquisition before playo� time roles around? But don’t be fooled, the seventh and eighth spots in the Eastern Conference playo� s may only be enviable for their promise of playo� berth; whoever gets those spots will face either the Heat or the Bulls, neither of which look very beatable. But at least this time, the Bucks have put themselves in a better late-season position.
Building on last year’s WIAC conference title and 2nd place � nish at the NCAA Division III Championship tournament, the men of UW-L’s outdoor track and � eld team are preparing for yet another season of high podium � nishes. As the team begins � nal preparations for their � rst outdoor meet at Wartburg College (Iowa) on April 7th, � e Racquet spoke with veteran senior All-American and team leader Terrance � igpen to gain some insight on where the team is at as they prepare for their � rst competition, and what to look forward to this coming season.
� igpen, who placed third at the WIAC conference tournament last year in the 200m dash and earned All-American status in the 200 and 400 meter relay, says that this year the awards and high � nishes will continue. In order for this to happen the eagle runners are going to need an all-out team e� ort. “Our team is mainly made up of returners, but we do expect for a few of the new guys to step up and perform at a high level” Says � igpen.
A high level is exactly what the UW-L track and � eld team are used to.
Last year the team, placed 4th at the Wartburg select meet (out of 12 teams), 1st at the Phil Esten Challenge (out of 7 teams) and 1st at the Winona State Invite (out of 10 teams). Some of the big names returning to the roster this season are All-Americans; senior Andy
Novak (throws), junior Aric Hoeschen (400m dash), senior Kellen McCrary (triple jump) and NCAA Division III national champion in triple jump Isaac Vazquez.
Last season Vazquez became just the second student athlete in UW-L history to win the triple jump event joining Ajamu Olaniyan (Dean Cash) who won the title in 1991 and 1993.
� igpen says he believes the teams disappointing � nish in this season’s indoor national tournament only added fuel to the � re gearing up for this years’
outdoor season (UW-L placed 5th at the indoor national tournament). He adds, “In order to continue the winning tradition we will have to maintain focus for the entire season knowing that we have potential to do great things.”
Along with the returning All-Americans and national quali� ers � igpen also said to keep an eye out for Grant Havard this season, a freshman thrower from Seymour, WI. “Havard has been looking really good as of late and should be a top contender at the outdoor national meet.”
� igpen ended the interview, explaining the philosophy of his team and one important reason why they have so much success, “At the end of every team huddle we end by saying "champions," says � igpen. We really, really believe that we all work hard and strive for one goal and that is to be champions in any aspect of our lives, on or o� the track.”
Catch the UW-L men’s track and � eld team take o� in their � rst competition on April 7th at Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa.
SportsKhay AlwaissiSports Editor
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By Greg NickelStaff Reporter
Date Sport Opponent Location Time4/5 Baseball at UW-Stevens Point (DH) Stevens Point, WI 1 p.m.4/5 Women’s Tennis at Winona State University Winona, MN 2 p.m.4/6 Baseball at UW-Stevens Point (DH) Stevens Point, WI 1 p.m.4/6 So� Ball vs UW-Superior (DH) La Crosse, WI 3 p.m.4/6 Women’s Track and Field at Wartburg College (Iowa) Heptathlon Waverly, IA 3 p.m.4/7 Women’s Track and Field at Wartburg College (Iowa) Select Waverly, IA 11 a.m.4/7 Men’s Tennis vs Grand View University (Iowa) Waverly, IA 12 p.m.4/7 Women’s Tennis vs Concordia Uiversity (Wis.) La Crosse, WI 1 p.m.4/7 Men’s Tennis at Wartburg College (Iowa) Waverly, IA 3 p.m.4/7 Men’s Track and Field at Wartburg College (Iowa) Select Waverly, IA TBA
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Last season Vazquez became just the second student athlete in UW-L history to win the triple jump event joining Ajamu Olaniyan (Dean Cash) who won the title in 1991 and 1993
By Jonny BrennanStaff Reporter
Ellis and Curry combined to make one of the most exciting, play-making backcourts in the NBA, and Brandon Jennings can certianly work with Eillis in the same way.
O� to the races againUW-Ls men’s track and � eld team ready to begin outdoor season
A playo� for the Bucks?
UW-La Crosse’s baseball team starts up practice again under head coach Chris Schwarz. Their next game is April 5 and 6 against UW- Stevens Point at 1 p.m. away.
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Games and Stuff Thursday, April 5, 2012Page 12
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