Friday night is GIGANTIC

[HarveysWallbangers]

Hopefully the 1,000 or so students who felt that ONE 5:45pm class in early February was more important than Louisville will find their way to the BC on Friday night.

Considering there are only about 12 sessions for Monday-only classes and labs this semester (which are all close to 3 hours long or more) because of MLK day and the day after Easter there's not much students can do.  I know of a few people in a class that between homework that had to be turned in during class, an in-class project, and participation had over 10% of their grade dependent on going to class.  When the school offers one session and it's a requirement for their major getting them to drop all that to come with me to watch us get killed wasn't a priority and I wasn't going to argue.

Don't worry, there's nobody I know with Friday late night classes, though many students will be stumbling in late...

Chapman, in a few years you'll leave MU and you'll realize that skipping a game, especially a Louisville game, for a class is one of the dumbest things you could do in your four years at MU.

I know in the future I'd be much more proud of making the Dean's List every semester than going to a game in which we got killed,

The Dean's List!? Are you serious? Nobody gives a rat's ass about the "Dean's List" except your parents. Oh my God. I didn't even know such a list existed!

[IAmMarquette]

As far as a Monday night is concerned, I have to side with those who choose to go to class/lab over the game. When I took general & organic chemistry we were allowed to miss one lab per semester, and that required written excuse such as D1 athletics (participation, not attendance) or record of an ER visit. I took an evening lab for a semester my freshman year. It sucked, but due to my registration time, that's where I ended up.

As for Monday night classes, most of those are once-a-week, so if you miss one class, it's basically missing an entire week's worth of class. I'm all for skipping an hour of class to go to a game, but I'm not sure I'd skip a whole week.

Don't get me wrong. Basketball games were one of my favorite things during my time at MU. Those of you who have mentioned community/"college experience/etc, I hear you. That's a big part of the reason why I went to Marquette. But I'll never fault a student for choosing a lab/once-a-week class over an early evening basketball game.

That said, there's no excuse to miss an 8pm Friday night game against a team who is quickly becoming one of our better rivals.

[NavinRJohnson]

I agree if you had class/lab, that is the place to be in most cases. I'm saying class/lab does not explain that many empty seats. A small percentage? Yes, but lameness and laziness is the likely explanation for the overwhelming majority of those empty seats.

[Chili]

By the way, the women who were on Marquette's team when I was a manager studied hard.  They are all very successful in what they do.   A few are physical therapists.  A couple are physician's assistants.  Another was a 4.0 computer science major.  These girls had 3 hours of practice a day.  Then, for three or four of those days, they lifted for an hour.  They travelled a lot and as a result, missed a lot of class.  They gave up a lot of their time to represent Marquette and still did very well in school. 

If people are studying on a friday night instead of going to the game, then these people just need to face the fact that they are either not that smart and need a lot of extra time to study or they are just nerds.

Definitely nerds.

[chapman]

The Dean's List!? Are you serious? Nobody gives a rat's ass about the "Dean's List" except your parents. Oh my God. I didn't even know such a list existed!

Well, I think it's ridiculous that people who don't give a rat's ass about basketball are blamed for not showing up to games on a Monday night.  There are probably over 1,000 students who will only show up to the game drunk and don't really pay attention to what's going on.  Basketball is a very tiny part of a lot of people's "college experience".  Some kids live at the Rec Center, other make it to the bar every night, others are in that club that dresses up like medievel characters and battles in the field by Schroeder.  If you tell them they didn't have a good experience because they didn't go to a basketball game they will beg to differ.

Sorry, but I'm not buying this one. I'm sure it had an impact, but probably a minor one. What's MU's enrollment these days, 10,000 or so? How many students are at a game, when it is packed to the rafters, maybe 2500?  There were probably 1500 (or less) at the UL game. You do the math, that's an awful lot of kids who have Monday evening classes.

Besides class and work, there had to be at least a few hundred that could have gone and didn't.  So it's pretty bad that the first people attacked are the small group that went to the classes they paid $27,000 for instead of games they paid $70 for.  When I had to go with only one other person to the Louisville game, I didn't tell my friends their college experience was ruined because they made their decision to go to class.  That might be some good ammunition for anyone who doesn't plan on going Friday though.

[ZiggysFryBoy]

The Dean's List!? Are you serious? Nobody gives a rat's ass about the "Dean's List" except your parents. Oh my God. I didn't even know such a list existed!

Well, I think it's ridiculous that people who don't give a rat's ass about basketball are blamed for not showing up to games on a Monday night.  There are probably over 1,000 students who will only show up to the game drunk and don't really pay attention to what's going on.  Basketball is a very tiny part of a lot of people's "college experience".  Some kids live at the Rec Center, other make it to the bar every night, others are in that club that dresses up like medievel characters and battles in the field by Schroeder.  If you tell them they didn't have a good experience because they didn't go to a basketball game they will beg to differ.

Sorry, but I'm not buying this one. I'm sure it had an impact, but probably a minor one. What's MU's enrollment these days, 10,000 or so? How many students are at a game, when it is packed to the rafters, maybe 2500?  There were probably 1500 (or less) at the UL game. You do the math, that's an awful lot of kids who have Monday evening classes.

Besides class and work, there had to be at least a few hundred that could have gone and didn't.  So it's pretty bad that the first people attacked are the small group that went to the classes they paid $27,000 for instead of games they paid $70 for.  When I had to go with only one other person to the Louisville game, I didn't tell my friends their college experience was ruined because they made their decision to go to class.  That might be some good ammunition for anyone who doesn't plan on going Friday though.

C's, Ds & summer school get degrees and just as good of a job as the jerkass with a gold cord around his neck at graduation who has zero social ability and zero ability to apply what they learned to real life scenarios.

Somebody before said that they wouldn't hire anyone with a 3.7 or higher.  I won't hire anyone that puts their GPA on their resume.   

Plus, the best nights at Murf's were during finals weeks.

[MUCrisco]

others are in that club that dresses up like medievel characters and battles in the field by Schroeder.   

Are you making this up or do some kids actually do this?  This is an honest question.

The basketball games are not just about basketball.  It's a social thing.  If some kids don't pay attention to the game and are there just to have fun, so be it.  At least they are socializing with other students, instead of just trying to get attention by dressing up in tights.

Many people don't go to the games to just watch what I believe is the greatest sport ever.  They go there in celebration.  It's a time when they can feel united with their classmates and create excitement with each other.  They can let loose and act like a fool for once, instead of being so studious.  It is a source of school pride.  It creates enthusiam for the school which can be demonstrated by record apllicants.  

When students leave college, they will find that besides hanging out with their friends, the one and maybe only connection that they have to Marquette is the basketball game.  If they enjoyed their time in school, basketball might be their only gateway to their past/  Even if they don't like the sport, it's an opportunity and a reason to not only hang out with old friends, but run into people you forgot about as well.  

If people are studying at 8 o'clock on a friday night, they are missing out on a big part of their life.  Work hard, play hard.

[Ahoya06]

Just my $.02, but maybe instead of going on a bash crusade of those students who don't care too much about basketball, shouldn't we instead use this forum to praise those who do? The ones who show up game after game, win or loss, and truly bring the noise are the true 6th men and women here. I've been to games at schools where basketball isn't a big deal (ND when they're not doing well, for example), and our "low turnout" student crowd is still better than what a lot of schools bring to just about every game. Let's take a step back and remember what a DePaul student crowd looks like.

I know it can be frustrating when the fair weather fans come and go, and playing in the BC makes a lower turnout look REALLY empty, but we shouldn't take what we do have for granted, and we should be happy we have the support we do, year after year, from the students.

Again, just my $.02, but I feel that those who DO show up deserve some recognition here.

[chapman]

others are in that club that dresses up like medievel characters and battles in the field by Schroeder.   

Are you making this up or do some kids actually do this?  This is an honest question.

They do this, and are pretty serious about it.  Costumes, armor, swords.  You get a hell of an ab workout watching it.

[muhoosier260]

I've been to games at schools where basketball isn't a big deal (ND when they're not doing well, for example), and our "low turnout" student crowd is still better than what a lot of schools bring to just about every game. Let's take a step back and remember what a DePaul student crowd looks like.

I know it can be frustrating when the fair weather fans come and go, and playing in the BC makes a lower turnout look REALLY empty, but we shouldn't take what we do have for granted, and we should be happy we have the support we do, year after year, from the students.

I was thinking this while watching the Seton Hall game last night. I'm not just patting the MU students on the back either, but the whole fan base. MU isn't -fill in the blank of a few dozen schools who do have better fan bases- but overall they have a good gig going. I realize bad weather kept SH fans from coming to the game, but lets be honest, how full would the prudential center really have been w/good weather?

[Pardner]

others are in that club that dresses up like medieval characters and battles in the field by Schroeder.   

Are you making this up or do some kids actually do this?  This is an honest question.

They do this, and are pretty serious about it.  Costumes, armor, swords.  You get a hell of an ab workout watching it.

They don't call themselves "Warriors" do they?  Or are they the "Gold Knights"?  And, why don't they show up at the BC in their armor...their costumes make more sense than Tigger.

[mu_hilltopper]

Oh dear god.  Someone get some video of the MU "LARP"ing.

http://www.break.com/index/what_is_larping.html

[Buzz Williams' Spillproof Chiclets Cup]

others are in that club that dresses up like medievel characters and battles in the field by Schroeder.   

Are you making this up or do some kids actually do this?  This is an honest question.

They do this, and are pretty serious about it.  Costumes, armor, swords.  You get a hell of an ab workout watching it.

Saw them from my room in Schroeder a couple times. I always wondered why they did stuff like that out in the open.

[HarveysWallbangers]

Is that why those guys dress up in hats, sunglasses and boxing gloves?

[MUfan12]

Nothing like trying to play a pickup football game around a jousting match...

Monty Python enthusiasts maybe?

[chapman]

In case anyone is interested, here's the story that made front page of the Tribune last fall...

http://media.www.marquettetribune.org/media/storage/paper1130/news/2007/09/20/News/Jousting.And.Calligraphy.Part.Of.A.Knights.Work-2978338.shtml

[The Lens]

If this isn't proof that we seriously need to lower admission standards and bring back FFP, I don't know what is.

[mu03eng]

In case anyone is interested, here's the story that made front page of the Tribune last fall...

http://media.www.marquettetribune.org/media/storage/paper1130/news/2007/09/20/News/Jousting.And.Calligraphy.Part.Of.A.Knights.Work-2978338.shtml

FREAK.....SHOWS.......WOW

Having said that, thats at least a little better than being in the library at 8PM on Friday night

[IAmMarquette]

Having said that, thats at least a little better than being in the library at 8PM on Friday night

You sure about that...?

[SqueallyDRyan]

I'm driving from Omaha to be at the game Friday and I go to college. So the way I look at it no student has any excuse to be in the library on Friday night. Nor do I believe that anyone will be anyway

[mu03eng]

Having said that, thats at least a little better than being in the library at 8PM on Friday night

You sure about that...?

Well how much different is that from my friends and I spending an entire Friday night getting drunk, filling in all the names in NCAA '03, simming the season, importing the draft class to Madden '03 and then doing the draft, setting up the season and then starting the new Madden season? 

It seems ridiculous but at least its something semi-social and not studying all night.  As long as they aren't missing games for this behavior I can keep my laughing at them to a minimum.

[Ahoya06]

Well how much different is that from my friends and I spending an entire Friday night getting drunk, filling in all the names in NCAA '03, simming the season, importing the draft class to Madden '03 and then doing the draft, setting up the season and then starting the new Madden season?

Wow, that's dedication! Thank god for Action Replays, I've been able to download the named rosters for NCAA Football and 2k College Hoops for several years now.

[lurch91]

In case anyone is interested, here's the story that made front page of the Tribune last fall...

http://media.www.marquettetribune.org/media/storage/paper1130/news/2007/09/20/News/Jousting.And.Calligraphy.Part.Of.A.Knights.Work-2978338.shtml

Gaurunteed, not a single person in that article has been laid.  Not a chance.

But then again, being at the library at 8pm on a Friday night doesn't do much in that department either.

[Canned Goods n Ammo]

Say what you will about the role players (they are indeed a little weird), but at least they have found a social group at MU that they can identify with (albeit a dorky one).

The guy who wrote this article comes off like he doesn't like ANYBODY.

While I understand that some people aren't into binge drinking, if you can't go out and just enjoy a beer on your own campus (with your fellow students), your probably just a stuck-up a-hole.


http://media.www.marquettetribune.org/media/storage/paper1130/news/2008/01/24/Viewpoints/Night.Life.At.Marquette.The.Way.I.See.It-3163939.shtml?reffeature=recentlycommentedstoriestab


Night life at Marquette, the way I see it
By Brandon Stokes


The life of the college student includes a multitude of things—classes, sporting events and student organizations. A part of student life that is buried under all of this is the partying that occurs once the weekend is upon us. I decided to detail a typical experience. People do not like to discuss this topic openly because this is, after all, a place of higher education.
I have decided to give those not in the know a glimpse of the nightlife at Marquette through the eyes of yours truly.

The night begins with me deciding what to wear. I look in my closet and see things too dressy or too casual. I decide on jeans, a polo shirt and loafers because athletic shoes are not in this year. I call a friend or two and we head out to see what Marquette has to offer.

The first place we enter is a house party at Renee Row. The party is filled with intoxicated Neanderthals and women who love them. I notice a young woman I have class with but pretend not to see her because there is no need to make friends with a drunk. She runs over to me and pretends to befriend me despite both of us knowing she will ignore my very existence on Monday.

She leaves me to go vomit up the absurd amount of alcohol she drank about the same time a new person with beer coming out of his pores walks up and says, "Here's a brew bro." I take the drink and hand it off to someone nearby. I find my friends and let them know it is time to leave.

We decide to make a stop at Murphy's before going to another party. Inside Murphy's the older alcoholics on campus are convening. We look for the drunkest person there because it is more likely that they will buy you a drink, as they have no control of the part of the brain that says 'no'. After getting the free drinks, we head to an apartment party held by one of my acquaintances. We enter the party and it immediately feels like a sauna.

The party is packed with what looks like the entire ethnic population of Marquette; I assume the diversity push is working. Out of the 40 or so women who are there, about four are attractive. I head to the bar area because that's my usual spot to see everything and watch as the people dance inside the sardine can to obnoxious southern rap music. I see the one woman that catches my eye as she dances with a voluptuously curvaceous body, brown eyes and a wonderful smile.

I see various drunken men vie for her attention, but the aggressiveness turns her off. I approach with apprehensiveness knowing my wingmen are doing things that will be the topic of laughter with photos on Facebook. Unlike my counterparts, I approach the mystery woman with confidence and suggest she call me later to hang out, putting the ball in her court.

The party starts to die down and I begin my walk back to my apartment. I see public safety holding a student as he vomits from alcohol poisoning, and I wonder if this campus can have fun without drinking. I walk past random yells and mindless freshmen excited about absolutely nothing. I enter my apartment, take off my jacket and check my e-mail. I sit and ask myself 'what am I doing here?' and look forward to the next phase of my life. That is a look into the nightlife at Marquette from my perspective. It may not be how you see things, but hey, you may be too drunk to remember.

[mu03eng]

Brandon Stokes equals big DB and horrible writer.  Man the Trib has gone downhill in the last 5 years.

At least we have a trouncing of Pitt on Friday to look forward to....and perhaps being too drunk to remember;)