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contents“diamond in the rough”written by: Sean Simmons

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written by: Tess Doyle

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editor-in-chief creative director art director photographer copy editor

Sean Simmons Lucas Ruminski Tess Doyle

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missionthis magazine aims to present the issues of public transportation, the conceal and carry law, and segregation in milwaukee:the current condition of these issues divide the people on the nature of the issue along with solutions.

this magazine aims to present the issues of public transportation, the conceal and carry law, and segregation in milwaukee:the current condition of these issues divide the people on the nature of the issue along with solutions.

written by sean simmons

Sweet Water is doing–working hard and giv-ing back to the community by providing them with a source for local produce. I strongly believe in doing and making with the hope that what I am doing or making will have a positive impact on somebody. Farming is wonderful be-cause you work very hard, and for long hours, and the outcome of your work is made visible through providing yourself and others with a means of nourishment. Farming is not selfish; it gives back to the community. My dad has always pushed me to work hard. He has taught me that no matter what I pursue, if I work as hard as I can, I will be successful. I have a strong drive to help people not only in a com-munity setting, but also on a global level. This probably derives largely from my mom being a special education teacher. I have been raised to understand that helping others may not be just an occasional act of kindness, but a way to live. My mom has allowed me to understand the joy that can be found in helping those in need. Industrial design has provided me with a way to creatively help others. I have had, and will continue to have, opportunities to change peo-ple’s lives, and that is precisely what drives me. I just completed a design for an 11-year-old girl with Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita (AMC). AMC is a non-progressive condition that is evident at birth. It results in fused joints or joints with very limited range of motion in various regions throughout the body. This girl was born with fused elbow joints, weak shoul-ders, and minimal wrist strength. She is un-able to bend her arms and therefore unable to feed herself. I was lucky enough to receive this work through the MIAD and Marquette collaboration. Another student from MIAD was working alongside me on the project as well. The product allowed the girl to be much more independent when eating–her independ-ency was one of our main concerns. The pro-ject concluded to meet the client’s wants and needs, and was therefore a huge success.

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This course has given me an opportunity to write about some of the actions in my life that are natural exten-sions of who I am. One, and the most obvious one at that, is my volunteer ex-perience at Sweet Water Organics. I am from Kansas and I have worked on farms on and off my whole life as well as done my fair share of landscaping and gardening. I have always had a great interest in agriculture, farming, and wildlife – some of my most prominent child-hood memories are from my family’s farm in Kansas. Since I moved to Milwaukee three years ago, I have been largely unable to par-ticipate in any sort of farm or agriculture work. This is largely due to the fact that I am now liv-ing in such a large city, but also because I have not been required to find an opportunity to do this kind of work. I know that I was not asked to find an agricultural or farming position to fulfill my volunteer hours, but I was asked to find one that interested me a lot, and that is how I ended up at Sweet Water. I have since completed my volunteering hours there, reach-ing 46, and I must say it was quite a learning experience. I was able to participate in a type of farming and agriculture that I had not ever participated in. I think it’s wonderful what

I am currently in Chicago, IL for spring break. I am here until Tuesday, March 13th, at the International Housewares Show at McCormick Place, the nation’s largest con-vention facility. The Housewares show is a conglomerate of household products that are currently on the market or that will be on the market in the next year or so. My attendance here is definitely an extension of who I am and what I am doing. I love being creative, working hard, and helping people, so I have found in-dustrial design. I am attending the show so that I can become inspired with new ways to design and to stay up to date on current design trends. This is key in being successful in the industrial design field. Even though I am on spring break, I need to remain involved in design. When I visited the Martin Drive neighborhood as part of an assignment for this course, one thing about the neighborhood that really appealed to me (although it is rather difficult to choose just one thing) was their community garden. If I had some spare time, I could definitely see myself starting a community garden over the summer in my own neighborhood. After my roommate and I visited Martin Drive, we have actually been seriously considering moving out there. If that was the case, I am sure the residents would be more than happy to have my help in the garden doing landscape work. I have always been eager to get outdoors and play in the dirt. One of the most amazing

things about the Martin Drive neighborhood was the large variety of age, race, and ethnic background, the blatant absence of racial ten-sion, and the overwhelming sense of a tightly knit community. In this course, we have spoke a lot about racism and segregation in Milwaukee. According to a March 2011 Time Magazine article, Milwaukee is the number one most seg-regated city in the United States, where 90% of the African American population lives in the inner city. Martin Drive seems like even more of a rare find when presented with a statistic such as this. Amongst all of the segregation and racism in Milwaukee, Martin Drive stands as a diamond in the rough. When I visited the Martin Drive neighborhood, I spoke with a man named Dan who had been a resident there since 1989. When I asked him about the existence of racial tension he said, “There isn’t any. It’s almost as if we are blind.” This was a powerful statement and really spoke to how the neighborhood feels as a community. There is a great sense of trust among the resi-dents of Martin Drive. According to Dan, in the late 80’s and early 90’s, crime rates in the Martin Drive neighborhood began to spike and the residents there became extremely con-cerned with keeping their neighborhood safe. They came together and took turns working night patrols, always ready to phone the police if need be. In Tony Judt’s novel, Ill Fares the Land, he says that if it were not for trust we would not, “venture very far outdoors for fear of violence or chicanery at the hands of our untrustworthy fellow citizens.” The trust that can be found in the Martin Drive communi-ty is greatly evident and a huge part of why Martin Drive is so crime free and such a tightly knit community. It reminds me of a town such as Burlington or Williamsburg, Kansas – very small, very tightly knit, everybody knows eve-rybody. I spoke with my dad, Brian, over spring break about the issues we have been discussing in class. It surprised him that segrega-tion in Milwaukee was so bad. He said, “In this day an age, that is something that people need

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to get over and move on from.” When asked about whether or not he had thoughts on a solution for the segregation issue, he said, “A study needs to be conducted to find the reasons for segregation and they need to be addressed.” In a 60 minutes interview with between Mike Wallace and Morgan Freeman, the question of “How can we get rid of racism?” was posed to Freeman. He replied, “Stop talking about it. I’m going to stop calling you a white man, and I’m going to ask you to stop calling me a black man. I know you as Mike Wallace. You know me as Morgan Freeman” (Freeman). Freeman makes a good point. If we teach our youth to not differentiate between people via their skin color, then they will hopefully grow up being “blind” to that physical trait. I also spoke with my dad about the ever-growing gap between the wealthy and the poor. He believed this to be an issue that has been present for a long time, and that is obviously still present today. He ex-plained that there should be an even taxation

on everyone and no allowance for tax exemp-tion for the wealthy people. This would help to improve the economy. I would have to agree with his thoughts on both segregation and the enlarging gap between the wealthy and the poor. I am not sure what kind of a study could be conducted to figure out the reasons for seg-regation in Milwaukee, but a study seems like a good approach to targeting the issues. So far, many of the studies that I have found online simply prove that Milwaukee is segregated. How do we start to integrate our neighbor-hoods? Getting rid of racism is a good start.

Perhaps Freeman is on to something. According to a Marquette University Law School faculty blog entry by David R. Papke, segregation in Milwaukee has much to do with the uneven distribution of moderately priced housing. Counties such as Ozaukee and Washington counties have rebelled against the suggestion of having moderately priced housing in their regions. “If this kind of housing was built, some fear, the urban poor might relocate and try to build lives and raise their kids among the mid-dle and upper classes” (Papke). This type of thinking is ridiculous. There is no way to help those less fortunate in our community to pro-gress if we cannot even give them the chance to move away from the poverty-stricken envi-ronments they are currently trapped in. This course has definitely allowed me to capitalize on

activities that are not only helping to give back to the community, but are also extensions of who I am as a person and as a designer. I plan on continuing to work with Sweet Water over the summer, helping them to design aquapon-ics miniatures for customers to take home and assemble themselves. This will be a great op-portunity to do some awesome design work as well as continue to give back to the community.

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“It surprised him that segregation in Milwaukee was so bad.”

SeanSimmons

Sean Simmons is an up-an-coming industrial de-signer. Originally from Kansas, Sean took some time to discuss the issue of segregation, his view of Milwaukee, and the role of design in problem solving. What follows are Sean’s thoughts about the city he now calls home.

Regarding the issue of segregation, what exactly do you see as the problem(s) that Milwaukee faces?

Milwaukee has one of the highest levels of segregation out of any US city-that in itself is a problem in terms of how the city is viewed.

Discuss your perspective of Milwaukee’s race issues as a non-Milwaukee native. Does the fact that you came from elsewhere give you a perspective that others do not have?

I come from a very diverse and integrated region. It was somewhat of a shock to me when I found that there were areas almost entirely dominated by African American, Caucasian, or Hispanic populations with little to no integration.

In which ways do you think the racial divide in Milwaukee can be fixed?

I should hope that over time the racial divide in Milwaukee will become less so. Actually fixing the racial divide is a pretty ambitious goal. The answer to this may lie in providing more low-income housing in less crime-ridden areas. In my opinion, the best thing the community can do is to voice their concerns about the segregation issues in the city, so that addressing it becomes a top priority for our city leaders.

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Why do you think that areas like Martin Drive are so rare in Milwaukee? What traits make that neighborhood resilient when the rest of the city is clearly divided by race?

Martin Drive neighborhood is an extremely unique neighborhood in Milwaukee. There are all different racial and cultural backgrounds living among each other, and they have a very low crime rate. What makes their low crime rate unique is the fact that the neighborhood is surrounded by high crime rate areas–Martin Drive really is a diamond in the rough. It is most obviously rare in Milwaukee due to the extremely high level of segregation seen throughout the city. Everybody knows everybody in Martin Drive; it is a community within the community.

How would you convince others to join you in your community service efforts?

I would converse with them and tell them about the wonderful experiences that I have had in serving the community.

How do you think the field of design can help solve community problems?

Through innovation comes change, and with change, we can shape our community’s future.

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Written by: Tess Doyle

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The Milwaukee County Transit has been on a recent decline in the past years. Forty-three percent of the riders use the bus system for getting to and from work. I use the county bus systems, a student and employee of a downtown business. It seems that it would be a no-brainer that a metropolitan city would have some sort of decent public transit if it wants to run correctly. Currently the only form of public transit the City of Milwaukee has is a fi-nancially poor and slow running bus system, and a trolley that runs seasonally, to limited locations.

Understanding Milwaukee past, we know that it was and still is an industrial playground, produc-ing and manufacturing many of the United State’s goods. But within the last few decades it has gone through major changes and has and is still becom-ing a metropolitan city. Factories and warehouses have been flipped into storefront businesses, of-fices and places for living. There are four major colleges UWM, Marquette, MSOE, and MIAD all in the city. These students along with city residents all utilize the city’s transit. But it is becoming in-creasingly harder to do so with its lack of funding, which results in less running time, rout cuts, and quality of bus maintenance and care. Not to men-tion the rising cost of fuel has taken a toll as well. A large part of the poor transit system in most re-cent years, is due to the Governor Scott Walker’s budget slashing. Walker made a ten percent budget cut to Milwaukee County Transit, which is a 6.9 million budget cut towards the transportation sys-tem. (Kaiser pg. 1) Because of this, routes had to be cut or removed from certain areas. This is a se-rious issue because many of the cuts were made in areas of those workers whom commute into the city to work manufacturing jobs, now can no longer reach. Those workers who are already minorities to lower-income working class individuals. This is such a negative effect on Milwaukee communities! It be-comes a whole other issue when there is then a loss of jobs. People can’t get to work to earn money to stay and live and eat. This increases the amount of people who are already living in the poor com-munities of Milwaukee. The amount of people who will then file for unemployment goes up. As well, an influx of people who need to utilize the food stamps program, which will then need more, fund-ing to support the increase. A great example of

a neighborhood that is pigeon holed and caught in an endless cycle is Walnut Hill. In learning of this neighborhood in Milwaukee, through a classmates research, it was found that one of Walnut Hill’s ma-jor set-backs was due to lack of transportation to places of employment. Residents can’t get into the downtown or industrial parks of Milwaukee to earn money through employment because their only mode out would be a public transit service. They are already set in a poverty stricken area where owning their own vehicle is near to impossible. Not only is it an issue for people who need to earn wages, but for youth. Youth whom need to get out to seek an education or at least an opportunity to learn a trait or experience outside of their failing commu-nity that they reside in. These individuals fall into an endless cycle. Crime rates can potentially go up and lead to more issues. Comparing Milwaukee

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It becomes a whole other issue when there is a loss of jobs.

to other cities across the country such as Portland, Oregon, who has what seems like an outstanding public transportation system. Or even in Europe, who utilizes train systems so efficiently. Speaking of trains, Milwaukee County Once Upon A Time had a high-speed rail proposal. This unfortunately didn’t happen because of the election of Scott Walker as governor. But this would have been a great help to the city. Milwaukee currently doesn’t have much commuter options outside of the city. Amtrak is ex-pensive and only brings you to select area between here and Chicago. Mega bus you have two options, Chicago or Minneapolis. If we were to have that commuter rail tourists or even employment seekers would have the opportunity to access Milwaukee. Right now it is only for the people with the means of private transportation or money to spend on expensive tickets. Summerfest and Milwaukee Brewer’s games are major revenue for the city. Having people from outside the city being able to access these events with more ease would bring in even more money and help ease up on the debt the city needs to pay off. Something needs to happen.Milwaukee. Let’s make it happen.

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48 s t a tes have allowed cit izens the right to carry a concealed weapon. The states of Illinois and Wisconsin were the only states left to give into the law.

peacemakers or violence promoters?written By:Lucas Ruminski

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Having more guns does not in fact decrease crime nor increase safety…

This means one can carry a concealed weapon as long as they first and for most have a valid license, and there weapon must be a handgun. So what does this mean for Wisconsin? Can any man or woman simply walk around flailing a hand gun in the air? Does this license grant one access to carry his or her weapon anywhere? These questions and many more make for lots of nit picky details to this controversial bill in Wisconsin. This issue simply comes down to self defense. Are guns peacemakers or are they violence promoters? In theory we view this law as a defense mechanism. If a ‘bad guy’

has a weapon then a ‘good guy’ with a gun will save the day with his weapon. Assuming these ‘bad guys’ have there guns illegally and the ‘good guys’ have their background check, weapon safety training, and license. These ‘good guys’ are still subject to change. There are mental breakdowns to take into consideration or one might become empowered with the possession of a weapon. Does one then worry about those citi-zens. Should everyone then be entitled to a gun? In an article written before the bill was passed, it was stated that “the influx of armed Wisconsinites will be made up of law abiding citizens, not the motley crew of amoral criminals warned against by those against conceal and carry.” It is also stated that “in 2004, the Nation Research Council published data on gun vio-lence and crime rates, that states, “There is no credible evidence that ‘right-to-carry’ laws, which allow qualified adults to carry concealed handguns, either decrease or increase violence.” Are Wisconsinites making a big fuss out of nothing? This is what the research shows so why are Wisconsinites still concerned? Whether they are for or against the matter. A survey sponsored by the Wisconsin Council on Children and Families says, twice as many Wisconsin adults (62%) oppose allow-ing citizens to carry concealed weapons as those who favor it (31%). Among gun owners the majority is op-posed to allowing concealed weapons. Having more guns does not in fact decrease crime nor increase safe-ty. It actually increases the likelihood that a gun would actually be fired. On the other hand Wisconsin Gun Owners Inc. a pro-gun business boldly shows there THE FAULT LINE “48”

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support for the conceal and carry law. They have re-cently posted Pro-CCW signs. The signs are part of a campaign called Defend Wisconsin Program. The cam-paign is in response to the anti-gun signs being posted by some businesses around Wisconsin which prohibit concealed carry. It is also going against the Wisconsin Anti-Violence Effort, which is a notorious anti-gun group. With these arguments there is no hard evi-dence. Wisconsin needs to weigh out the issues and incidents in which conceal and carry can be a good or bad thing. The Travon Martin case has been getting a lot of attention recently, and directly relates to the issue of gun control. There is a lot of controversy as to what the actual situation entails. Martin was shot and killed with a gun by George Zimmerman in Florida. Zimmerman is being charged for something, but it is not clear yet as to what that charge may be. The fact of the matter is that this definitely could have been a very bad accident. Zimmerman had called 911 and was given instructions by a dispatcher not to do any-thing. Zimmerman did not follow the 911 dispatcher’s orders and continued to follow Martin which resulted in Zimmerman firing and killing Martin. There has been arguments that Zimmerman was defending himself. It is also not clear if Martin was doing anything wrong or not. Zimmerman had claimed that the neighborhood was experiencing an increase in crime recently, so he could have been falsely judging what Martin’s reasons were for being in the neighborhood. If all of these de-tails and controversies are set a side it comes down to the fact that Zimmerman had a gun and he did not fol-low the 911 dispatchers orders to stop following Martin. If he would not have been able to carry a gun he most likely would have listened to the dispatcher and would not have felt obligated to confront Martin. With Senate Bill 93: The license to carry a concealed weapon is so fresh and new in Wisconsin, it is very important to question this law and not accept it right away. With it being so new there is a lot of room for change. In Tony Judt’s Ill Fares the Land, Judt talks about democracy and compromise. This law is obviously not one that needs to be a part of Wisconsin’s legislation, and in that case there needs to be opposing arguments and reasons for a positive resolution to the controversy.

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Having more guns does not in fact decrease crime nor increase safety…

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Letterfrom theEditorAlley Grace, formally known as Alexandra, is a New York native who made the journey out to Milwaukee to attend college where she obtained her BFA in Communication Design. She has consolidated her view on life into the following statement:

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I believe in making lists and reading books. I believe there is no such thing as luck, just drive. I believe in cof-fee and having enough sugar for that coffee. I believe in shoes, I strongly believe in shoes. I believe in design and creativity. I believe people should love what they do and do what they love. And lastly, I believe everyone de-serves dessert.

Dear Readers,

For many of you, Milwaukee has been the only home you have ever known, but for me it is adopted. I came to Milwaukee 4 years ago to start my jouney at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design. I remember the first time I came to this city, driving east on I-94 through the nearly barren landscape that exists in the coridoor between Milwaukee and Chicago. The geography is so flat that even from inside of a car, you feel that your eyesight is 100 miles. Milwaukee’s skyline does not command at-tention in the way of New York City, but it does make you aware of the unique place it holds on the edges of water and land, as if to challenge your mind to differentiate between the two. I cherish any moment when I get the chance to explain to someone the reasons Milwaukee has seam-lessly become my new home. Milwaukee is not large and overwhelming precisely in the way that its inhabitant prefer. It is difficult for anyone to feel like an outsider when exploring the sections of Milwaukee that are simultaneously quaint and bustling. Coming from a place in the country where the major cities have been slowly dying from multiple decades of exodus, Milwaukee has refreshed my mind and spirit by harnessing the potential that lies within all cities left for dead on the Rust Belt. I admire the conscious effort of developers to convert abandoned factories and ware-houses into luxary housing and businesses, it is truly a model for the rest of the country. The enthusiasm of Milwaukeans for art in their community is a large reason that the city has captured my heart he art community and atmosphere in Milwaukee is second-to-none, as people flock from all over the area to support art galleries, shows, and exhibits downtown.

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Vamburkar, Meenal. “Hannity On Trayvon Martin Killing: ‘Is It Possible That It Was Just A Horrible Accident?.” Hannity On Trayvon Martin Killing: Is It Possible That It Was Just A Horrible Accident?. Me-diate.com, 22 Mar. 2012. Web. 15 Apr. 2012. <http://www.mediaite.com/tv/hannity-on-travon-martin-killing-is-it-possible-it-was-just-a-horrible-accident/>.

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