— February 19, 2007—

Contents

  1. MUSG sponsors forum with university leaders tomorrow
  2. Appellate judge discusses politicization of judicial appointments
  3. Hans Waldenfels to speak at Wade Chair Lecture
  4. Philosophy Department to host Aquinas Lecture
  5. Los Alamos guest speaks for chemistry colloquium
  6. Miami police chief featured at law enforcement public forum
  7. Michael Leahy to speak on living in a hypersexual world
  8. University mourns death of student
  9. Study abroad sessions highlight locations and procedures
  10. Law School information session is Feb. 23
  11. Palank selected as first recipient of New York Times internship
  12. Student government election materials due Friday
  13. Knights of Columbus host program on Benedictine spirituality
  14. Donate women’s shoes to prevent gender violence
  15. Learn options for work visas and green cards
  16. Ash Wednesday Masses celebrated
  17. Tickets for Jack’s Mannequin on sale Feb. 26
  18. Battle of the Bands raises $1,200
  19. Election day is tomorrow
  20. This Week in History
  21. Marquette Interchange highlights for the week of Feb. 19

 

1. MUSG sponsors forum with university leaders tomorrow

Tomorrow, Tuesday, Feb. 20, is your chance to ask questions of Marquette President Robert A. Wild, S.J., Provost Madeline Wake and Greg Kliebhan, senior vice president. The forum, sponsored by MUSG, will begin at 7 p.m. in the first floor lobby of the Alumni Memorial Union.
 
All students are encouraged to attend the forum and ask questions.

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2. Appellate judge discusses politicization of judicial appointments

The impact of the politicization of judicial appointments will be the topic of the 2007 E. Harold Hallows Distinguished Lecture at the Law School. The Honorable Carolyn Dineen King, judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, will deliver "A Challenge to Judicial Independence: The Politicization of Federal Judicial Appointments" on Tuesday, Feb. 20, at 4:30 p.m. in Sensenbrenner Hall, room 307.

King will discuss judicial independence in the American system of government and the importance of accountability in maintaining judicial independence. She will describe an increasingly politicized appointment process for federal judges and what she views as the accompanying risks of independence for both the Supreme Court and intermediate appellate courts.

3. Hans Waldenfels to speak at Wade Chair Lecture

The Department of Theology will host the Wade Chair Lecture, “Benedict XVI’s Approach to Ecumenism and Interreligious Dialogue,” by Rev. Hans Waldenfels, S.J., on Thursday, Feb. 22, at 4 p.m. in Cudahy Hall, room 001. The lecture is free and open to the public.

Father Waldenfels, professor emeritus of the University of Bonn, Germany, is a world-renowned expert in the theology of interreligious dialogue and author of 21 books and more than 400 other published writings.

4. Philosophy Department to host Aquinas Lecture

The Philosophy Department will host the 71st Annual Aquinas Lecture, on Sunday, Feb. 25, at 3 p.m., in Raynor Library Conference Center (B and C). Father Lawrence Dewan, O.P., Dominican University College, will speak on “St. Thomas and Form as Something Divine in Things.” A reception will follow.

The Aquinas Lecture was initiated in 1933 by Rev. George H. Mahowald, S.J., head of the Department of Philosophy at that time, to bring outstanding leaders in Thomistic thought in both its historical and its theoretical aspects to Milwaukee and the university.

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5. Los Alamos guest speaks for chemistry colloquium

Dr. Milan Sykora of the Los Alamos National Laboratory will present the Department of Chemistry’s colloquium on Friday, Feb. 23, at 4 p.m. in the Todd Wehr Chemistry Building, room 121. Dr. Sykora will speak on “Photoinduced Energy and Charge Transfer Involving Semiconductor Quantum Dots. Toward Applications in Photovoltaics and Photocatalysis.”

6. Miami police chief featured at law enforcement public forum

The Law School will host a law enforcement public forum featuring Dr. Gwendolyn V. Boyd, Ph.D., chief of police of the North Miami Police Department, on Friday, Feb. 23, from 11 a.m. to noon in Sensenbrenner 325. Mike Gousha, distinguished fellow in law and public policy, will moderate.

Chief Boyd was appointed chief after 25 years of service in Prichard, Ala., and Miramar, Fla. The first black and the first woman to hold that office, she has received many awards, honors and recognitions from law enforcement organizations across the country as well as from the NAACP.

7. Michael Leahy to speak on living in a hypersexual world
 
As part of a 50-campus tour, Michael Leahy is bringing the critically acclaimed multimedia program, “Porn Nation — The Naked Truth” to the AMU Grand Ballroom on Tuesday, Feb. 20, at 8 p.m.  

As featured on ABC’s 20/20 and The View, Leahy shares his amazing story of sexual addiction and his family's battle to survive what Oprah Winfrey calls, “America's No. 1 addiction.” With the United States as the largest producer, consumer and exporter of porn in the world, how does this affect us as individuals in the way we see ourselves and in how we see and act toward others?

The presentation features video segments and interviews with experts and everyday people who share their personal struggles with sexual behaviors.

The program is sponsored by Women and Youth Supporting Each other, Bayanihan Student Organization, Knights of Columbus, Campus Crusade for Christ, and the MUSG Student Activity Fee. E-mail for more information.

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8. University mourns death of student

The university community mourns the death of Thomas J. (“T.J.”) Warschefsky, a first-year dental student. Please keep “T.J.” and his family in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. Information regarding funeral arrangements and memorial services will be made available as those details are finalized.

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9. Study abroad sessions highlight locations and procedures

A series of program-specific information sessions will be held for semester-long and summer study abroad programs all semester. Sessions will highlight specific study abroad locations (culture, courses, student living) as well as procedures for study abroad. Students of all years, especially freshmen, are encouraged to attend.

For the information session schedule and more information, visit online, e-mail or call 8-8063.

10. Law School information session is Feb. 23

The next information session for prospective Law School students will be on Friday, Feb. 23. The sessions are conducted as overviews of the Law School, admissions and financial aid, curriculum, intellectual and student life, and more.

Sessions are held at the Law School, Sensenbrenner Hall, 12:30 to 1 p.m., room 245, followed by a brief tour of the Law School led by a current law student. 
 
In addition to Friday, other information sessions will be held on:
Friday, March 2
Friday, March 30
Friday, April 13
 
RSVP online.

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11. Palank selected as first recipient of New York Times internship

Senior Jacqueline Palank has been selected as the first recipient of the New York Times David E. Rosenbaum Internship Award, named after the late reporter and editor in the newspaper’s Washington Bureau. The position is awarded to one young reporter who shares Rosenbaum’s passion and expertise in public policy. Palank is the first student to earn the internship award and honor the prize-winning writer.

During the 10-week internship that begins in June, Palank will tackle regular reporting assignments alongside seasoned journalists and cover issues in Washington.

A 2003 alumna of Menomonee Falls High School, Palank will graduate from Marquette University in the spring with degrees in journalism and political science.

12. Student government election materials due Friday

Registration materials for MUSG elections are available online and in the MUSG office, AMU 133, for students running for president, executive vice president or academic senator. Materials are due Friday, Feb. 23, and election campaigns are allowed to begin Feb. 26 at noon. The general election is March 28.

13. Knights of Columbus host program on Benedictine spirituality

The MU Knights of Columbus are hosting a lecture, "Benedictine Spirituality: Life devoted to prayer, work, community, and place," on Wednesday, Feb. 28. A Benedictine Mass at 5:15 p.m. in the St. Joan of Arc Chapel will precede the 8 p.m. lecture in AMU 163. The speaker is Father Peter Funk, prior of the Monastery of the Holy Cross on Chicago's southside. More information is available online.

14. Donate women’s shoes to prevent gender violence

Marquette men and women are invited to increase awareness about sexual and gender violence by participating in “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes,” on Sunday, May 6. Shoe donations for the event can be placed in a donation bin in the AMU second floor lobby until Friday, Feb. 23. 

For the event, local corporations, foundations, businesses and individuals will create teams of male walkers who will be challenged to walk in women’s shoes. Donate women’s shoes — sizes 10 and up — to help the male walkers truly experience what it means to “walk a mile in her shoes.” You can also show your support by forming a team to participate in this event, which takes place at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

For more information, contact Bridgette Hensley in the Counseling Center at 8-7172, or Amber Battisti in the Center for Health Education and Promotion at 8-5217.

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15. Learn options for work visas and green cards

A detailed discussion of the H1B visa, the most popular work visa in the U.S., as well as options for pursuing permanent residence through employment will be highlights of “U.S. Work Visas and Green Cards,” a program for international students and staff. The program is on Friday, Feb. 23, at 2 p.m. in Straz Hall 105.

Presented by immigration attorneys and sponsored by the Career Services Center, the attorneys will give options for dealing with the H1B quota and provide practical strategies for talking to employers about work visa issues during interviews.

Space is limited, so RSVP by e-mail or by calling 8-7423.

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16. Ash Wednesday Masses celebrated

A noon Mass and a 4 p.m. Ecumenical Service in the Chapel of the Holy Family will be celebrated on Wednesday, Feb. 21, for Ash Wednesday. The all-university Masses will be at 8 and 10 p.m. at Gesu church. No Masses will be celebrated at the St. Joan of Arc Chapel on Ash Wednesday.

17. Tickets for Jack’s Mannequin on sale Feb. 26

Tickets for Jack’s Mannequin, a rock band from Orange, Calif., go on sale Monday, Feb. 26, in Brooks Lounge, first floor of AMU. Tickets for the April 19 performance are $15 for Marquette students and $20 for the general public (must be age 18 or older to attend). The performance is sponsored by MUSG.

18. Battle of the Bands raises $1,200

The Second Annual “Rock out Against Cancer” Battle of the Bands, Feb. 16, raised over $1,200 for the Jimmy V Foundation. Congratulations to winner Kyle Shamorian and runner up Dead End Drive. Apple and the AMU sponsored the event.

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19. Election day is tomorrow

Tomorrow, Feb. 20, is Wisconsin's primary election and Marquette encourages all students to exercise their right to vote.

Visit Marquette’s Web site for special information about registering to vote at the polls and to find out where you vote if you live in residence halls, university apartments, and some of the larger off-campus apartments. It also has links to a city of Milwaukee Web site that gives you your polling location after you enter your address. Polling locations are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Marquette has also made it easier for students living in residence halls or university apartments to register at polling locations. For all students living in those locations, residential information has been provided to the election commission, so students can simply show an MU ID to vote. More details are available on the Web site

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20. This Week in History

In This Week in Marquette History, the “diploma privilege” debate came to a head, and government assistance put extra dollars in the pockets of Depression-era students.

Want to know more?  Go to the 125th Anniversary Web site.

This Week in History is sponsored by the Marquette University Department of History.  Research and writing was conducted by graduate students Gilbert Cervelli, Christopher Chan, Jess McCullough and Amanda Schmeider, with help from James Marten, professor and history department chair, and Carla Hay, associate professor and chair, 125th Anniversary Committee.  Special thanks to Thomas Jablonsky, associate professor of history, Harry G. John Professor of Urban Studies and director, Institute for Urban Life, who provided access to the manuscript of his forthcoming history of Marquette University.

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21. Marquette Interchange highlights for the week of Feb. 19

•  Daytime drilling continues west of Straz Tower.

•  Daytime pile driving will take place south and east of 9th St. and Michigan St., and further east on the new westbound I-794.

•  Night demolition continues south of 10th St. and Tory Hill Monday, Feb. 19 through Friday Feb. 23, from 10 p.m. until 6 a.m. the following mornings, as well as Sunday, Feb. 25, from 4 a.m. to 4 p.m. Noise is being monitored and is becoming less and less noticeable as work moves away from the university. Work closest to Straz will occur overnight Thursday and Friday.

•  Daytime demolition work will occur this week at 13th Street, south of Clybourn St.

•  There will be various, daytime lane restrictions on 6th Street, between Clybourn St. and St. Paul Ave. on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 20-22.

•  The connector ramp from eastbound I-94 to northbound I-43 will continue to be closed Monday, Feb. 19 to Friday, Feb. 23, from 10 p.m. until 6 a.m. the following mornings. These closures are anticipated to continue until March 2.

•  The connector ramp from southbound I-43 to westbound I-94 will continue to be closed overnight on Monday, Feb. 19, at 10 p.m. until 6 a.m. the following morning. The detour route will take southbound motorists who want to go westbound off at Highland, west to 17th Street, south on 17th to Clybourn St., and west on Clybourn to 27th Street. In addition, should the Villanova game let out after 10 p.m., this will eliminate the McKinley on-ramp as an option for those wishing to connect with westbound I-94. In this highly unlikely event, optional points to access westbound I-94 are (1) at Jackson and Clybourn, and (2) at 28th St. and St. Paul Ave.

•  The Plankinton exit ramp from northbound I-43 will be closed on Wednesday, Feb. 21, from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m.


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