Mount Mary University Arches magazine spring 2018

Arches Gotta Be a Champion A Close Look at Coach Perry Clark p. 16

Summer Fun on a Budget p. 2 Five Must-See State Parks p. 10

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EDITORS-IN-CHIEF Aneela Nasir Termeria Taper

ART DIRECTORS Denisse Hernandez Payton Hintz

WEB EDITOR Bryanna Sanders

BUSINESS MANAGER Lexie Kline

EDITORS Guinevere Matheis Termeria Taper Aneela Nasir MacKenzie Troehler Bryanna Sanders Julia Wachuta Suzie Skalmoski WRITERS Guinevere Matheis Mary Carr Suzie Skalmoski Quinn Clark Termeria Taper Lauren Johnson Julia Wachuta Ashley Kanitz

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t’s that time of year. The semester is wrapping up and anticipation for summer is at its peak. After producing our first online issue in the winter, we are happy to bring this print issue to our readers right before we have to say goodbye until the 2018-19 school year. Here are some highlights: On page 22 you will discover reporter Lauren Johnson’s story “Coffee Makes You Black” featuring coffee shop owner Brad Thurman and the compelling journey that led to the opening of the shop.

If you’re looking for fun, local activities to kick off your summer (that won’t break the bank), turn to reporter Quinn Clark’s story “Summer Fun on a Budget” on page 2 to spice up your plans.

Mount Mary is a community of individuals who strive to be the best in every aspect and are willing to challenge themselves in order to improve. If you want to read the inspiring story highlighting Mount Mary’s newest softball coach, Perry Clark, and his vision for the Blue Angels softball team, take a look at “Gotta be a Champion” on page 16 by reporter Payton Hintz.

No matter what your summer plans may be, pack up your beach bag, carry-on, or picnic basket and don’t forget to tuck this Arches issue in with your summer must-haves! We hope you’ll find something informative, entertaining, or moving within its pages as you relax over break. Here’s to a safe and happy summer!

DESIGNERS Mackenzie Troehler Denisse Hernandez Payton Hintz Barbara Xiong Treesa Sellhausen PHOTOGRAPHERS Bryanna Sanders Payton Hintz Denisse Hernandez Treesa Sellhausen ILLUSTRATORS Denisse Hernandez Payton Hintz FACULTY ADVISERS Linda Barrington Laura Otto

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LIFESTYLE 2 SUMMER FUN ON A BUDGET 4 CHARCOAL: SHOULD YOU BELIEVE THE HYPE? 6 TIME FOR SUNSCREEN 8 IN MINT CONDITION 10 STATE PARKS CAMPUS 14 LIBERAL ARTS UNDER ATTACK 16 GOTTA BE A CHAMPION FEATURE 19 MATH + WOMEN = ANXIETY 22 COFFEE MAKES YOU BLACK 25 GRADUATION ADS & SPONSORS CREATIVE WORKS 26 STUDENT WORKS PERSPECTIVE 30 STEP INTO NATURE 32 WORKPLACE STRESSORS

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Summer Fun on a Budget Words Quinn Clark | Photo Denisse Hernandez and Bryanna Sanders | Design MacKenzie Troehler Ah, summer. Tropical beaches, fancy piña coladas and crazy memories – unless you’re a college student, and it feels like doing anything fun this summer is completely impossible because of how expensive everything is.

Good news – there are plenty of things to do in Milwaukee this summer, even if you’re on a budget. There are even places that specifically offer discounts for college students just like you.

Bowlero Bowling Alley This one’s right by Mount Mary University. In addition to plenty of specials offered on its website, Bowlero has a $2.22 Tuesday after 8 p.m. every Tuesday. Get games, shoes for bowling, drinks and pizza specials for just $2.22. This is a perfect way to have a fun night out with friends and show off your bowling skills. (Yes, you can put the bumpers up if you want.)

Address: 11737 W. Burleigh St., Wauwatosa Hours: Wednesday 2–11 p.m.

Thursday 4–11 p.m.

Friday 10 a.m.–1 a.m.

Saturday 10 a.m.–1 a.m.

Sunday 10 a.m.–11 p.m.

Monday 4 p.m.–12 a.m.

Tuesday 4 p.m.–12 a.m.

Website: https://www.bowlero.com/location/bowlero-wauwatosa

Jazz in the Park Every Thursday from May 31 to Aug. 30, enjoy a lineup of a huge variety of jazz music at the Cathedral Square Park. The best part is that it’s absolutely free to attend! Music lovers can appreciate the diverse lineup of bands and genres of jazz. There are also food and drink vendors, so you can enjoy something to eat, and if you’re over 21, some wine or beer.

Address: 520 E. Wells St., Milwaukee Hours: 5–9 p.m.

Website: http://www.easttown.com

Miller Park Quick, grab your tickets for student nights at Miller Park! Tickets are available now at https://www.mlb.com. Student nights are every Friday home game. Loge Level Bleachers seats are $15, and Terrace Reserved seats are $10. Even if baseball isn’t really your thing, there are nachos, hot dogs and soda on their $4 concession menu specifically for students.

(And who doesn’t like concession stand food?) Start planning your tailgate party now!

Address: 1 Brewers Way, Milwaukee Website: http://www.mlb.com/brewers

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Leon’s Frozen Custard Drive-In Grab some delicious custard at Leon’s. The diverse menu includes malts, shakes, sundaes, hot dogs and more. Ice cream drive-ins definitely aren’t easy to come by these days, but Leon’s gives the full 1950s experience with its neon sign and classic drive-in style. After picking up your dessert, head over to the South Shore Beach nearby and eat by the lake. (That part’s free!)

Address: 3131 S. 27th St., Milwaukee Hours: 11 a.m.–12 a.m.

Website: https://www.leonsfrozencustard.us/

Oakland Café Grabbing some coffee with friends doesn’t have to be something that you secretly dread because of how overpriced it is. Oakland Café is the perfect café for college students, because if you have your school ID, you get 10 percent off your order. It’s even open until 2 a.m. on the weekends, which means you can get coffee while studying or working on homework for summer classes through the night. Not only does the café have a huge variety of coffee drinks, but they also have smoothies, breakfast sandwiches and a bakery. In addition, they have 18 different hookah flavors to choose from to relax with friends.

Breakfast sandwiches and hookah are 15 percent off for all college students!

Address: 2979 N. Oakland Ave., Milwaukee Hours: Wednesday 12 p.m.–12 a.m.

Thursday 12 p.m.–12 a.m.

Friday 12 p.m.–2 a.m.

Saturday 12 p.m.–2 a.m.

Sunday 12 p.m.–12 a.m.

Monday 12 p.m.–12 a.m.

Tuesday 12 p.m.–12 a.m.

Website: https://www.oaklandcafe.net/

Milwaukee Art Museum The first Thursday of every month is free at the Milwaukee Art Museum. Enjoy 25,000 works of art in the famous, beautiful building that overlooks Lake Michigan for no cost at all. This summer, check out the featured exhibit from May 18 to August 26: Photographing Nature’s Cathedrals.

The Art Museum normally closes at 5 p.m., but every Thursday it is open until 8 p.m.

Address: 700 N. Art Museum Dr., Milwaukee Hours: 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

Thursday 10 a.m.–8 p.m.

Closed Mondays Website: https://www.mam.org

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Payton Hintz, a senior majoring in graphic design, applies a face mask with activated charcoal.

Many masks are reported to function as a detoxification method, removing dirt, bacteria and other substances out of pores to free skin from impurities.

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Words and Photo Ashley J Altan | Design Treesa Sellhausen Activated charcoal has become the new tool to whiten your teeth or detox your body, and it is even used for anti-aging purposes. Despite the rising popularity of charcoal in beauty and food products, there are some risks that consumers should be aware of before applying it to their daily detox shake or beauty regimen.

Human Safety and Function Dr. Justin Hustoft, assistant professor of physics at Mount Mary University, said that the difference between charcoal that you use in a grill and activated charcoal is the way the natural resource was burned.

This process is called pyrolysis. “(Pyrolysis involves) heating up charcoal in a certain way and preventing oxygen from getting into it to combust it,” he said. “The process drives off other biological components like water and other moist components. After you get rid of the moist biological components, then what you’re left with is a large lump of something we call charcoal.”

Hustoft said that the consumption of activated charcoal is not well understood, so there is a lot of information to learn about its behavior in the human body.

“I assume it is relatively harmless, but then again,

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anything in large quantities will eventually do something,” Hustoft said. “It’s not that certain things are poisonous, but it’s the dose that makes the poison.

Even water can be considered a poison in the sense that if you consume too much of it, it’s bad for your system all together.”

How Charcoal Affects Your Teeth Activated charcoal is found in products like coconut charcoal toothpaste from the brand Vera Beauty.

Suela Guri, a dental hygienist at Nikodem Dental in St. Louis, said that using activated charcoal can be damaging to the enamel on your teeth. Guri said that just like baking soda, activated charcoal has an abrasive composition, which can slowly wear away tooth enamel and gum tissue.

“I recommend using whitening strips because the strips do not take away small micrometre of your enamel,” Guri said. “Using activated charcoal as much as twice a day can even stain your gums, causing a dark discoloration color. It’s always best to go to your dentist to clean your teeth and to whiten them; otherwise, the best alternative is to use whitening strips.”

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When used in moderation, activated charcoal can be mixed with water to achieve a brighter smile.

After the paste is applied gently to the surface of the teeth, wait a maximum of three minutes before rinsing.

Activated charcoal-enriched garlic hummus can be served with crunchy vegetables. Created with only a teaspoon of activated charcoal, this is a creative way to spice up appetizers for holidays like Halloween.

Activated Charcoal In Food & Cosmetics Dr. Anne Vavrick, food toxicologist and instructor of food science at Mount Mary, said that consuming activated charcoal in food toxicology has not really been an issue, except within the area of filtrated beverages.

“Water that goes into beverages are usually filtered, and food production companies will use activated carbon for filtration because there are particles in water that we drink,” she said.

Vavrick said that while there have been a few cases of toxic reactions after ingesting activated charcoal, it doesn’t occur often.

“Generally, what happens is people get nauseous or they get gastrointestinal problems, but it’s pretty instantaneous because it passes through the body really quickly,” Vavrick said. “It doesn’t get absorbed into your system, but instead, it stays in your gut.”

Amy Poshepny, an instructor of the cosmetology department at Milwaukee Technical College-Mequon and the aesthetician program coordinator at Milwaukee Area Technical College, said that face masks with activated charcoal are great and recommends using masks that contain activated charcoal from coconut.

“It’s basically burned coconut, and the absorption power helps to pull out impurities and toxins from the skin,” she said.

While Poshepny encourages the use of face masks, she said that face masks should be easy to remove.

“Otherwise, the outer layer of the skin can be damaged, and it can remove too much oil,” Poshepny said. “We need some oil and moisture on our skin to protect it, [or] it can become overly dry. Then it gets irritated, and you can break out because your skin will need more oil.”

Poshepny advises against DIY face masks methods that are trending across social media platforms, such as the mask where activated charcoal is mixed with Elmer’s glue.

“This is not the best idea,” Poshepny said. “That’s because Elmer’s glue is filled with toxins and impurities itself. Soft creams or natural foods like flax seeds can be used as an under-eye mask. As long as it is easy to remove, that is what will be the best for your skin.”

The pill form of activated charcoal uses a supplement form for general health.

The capsules can be taken in its original form or be broken open to be used on places such as your teeth. Some of the uses include aiding in the removal of toxins and digestive cleansing. The scientific evidence to support these claims are not concrete.

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Keeping skin protected during sunny days

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magine a nice, relaxing day at the beach with the sun beaming down and a cool drink in hand. There’s good music playing and you don’t have a care in the world. But then you start to feel not-so-relaxed as you sense a burning sensation on your skin.

By the time you reach this point, damage to your skin cells has already been done, said Justin Hustoft, assistant physics professor at Mount Mary University.

“Ultraviolet light in enough intensity can kill cells and can kill bacteria,” Hustoft said. “If you get sunburnt, that means you burned the outer layer of skin.”

The UV light emitted from the sun enhances the body’s ability to produce necessary vitamins; however, too much direct exposure to UV light can cause major skin damage, even skin cancer.

Hustoft said that skin cancer and other sun-related problems are more common now.

“Over the years of industrial use we’ve damaged the ozone layer, so there’s been a reduction in the strength (of UV absorption) so more UV light gets through,” Hustoft said.

Linda Lee, dermatologist for Froedtert Hospital in Wauwatosa and The Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, works with adults who have a number of different skin issues. A large number of

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those patients are being seen for sunrelated skin issues.

“Percentage wise, probably 50-60 percent have problems related to sun exposure,” Lee said.

In addition to man-made changes in the ozone layer, social trends have had an effect on the rate of skin cancer diagnosis.

“Rates have increased because we go out sun tanning,” Hustoft said. “Your tan indicates damage and interferes with cell function.”

“Ultraviolet light in enough

intensity can kill cells and can kill bacteria. If you get sunburnt, that means you burned the outer layer of skin.”

-Justin Hustoft Hustoft said that once cells have been damaged, those damaged cells replicate and these “unregulated” cells form into what’s later diagnosed as a cancerous tumor.

“Not each cancer or health problem is preventable, but if we minimize our risk then we can feel comfortable that we did the best job we could,” Lee said.

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Zakia Wells, a junior majoring in art therapy at Mount Mary, said, “I really only put sunscreen on if I know I’m gonna be in the sun a lot. If I’m out going to the pool I put it on.”

Emily Guerra, a senior majoring in art therapy, said that her only method of sunblock is sunscreen lotion, used when going to big fairs or walking in downtown Chicago.

Lee said many dermatologists give their patients different recommendations for how to prevent skin damage from the sun; she tells her patients to try and avoid peak sun hours.

“The second best way (to prevent sun damage) is to wear sun protective gear,” Lee said.

Lee said that there is gear with UV protection labels for those who play sports or other outdoor activities like hunting and fishing.

“Glass is another known physical barrier of UV light,” Hustoft said. “You can’t get a suntan through a window pane!”

Lee’s recommended applying a broad spectrum sunscreen that’s mineral-based.

“The efficacy of the sunscreen depends on the ingredients, age, how much you put on, how much washes away by sweat or water, and how frequently you reapply,” Lee said.

Lee said that there are even simpler, more effective mea-

sures to sun protection besides sunscreen, such as wearing sun blocking accessories: sunglasses, brimmed hats and outerwear with longer sleeves.

Hustoft said that because extensive unprotected UV exposure leads to skin damage, anyone can get sunburn anywhere. There’s risk of skin damage even during winter due to water and subsequently, snow’s ability to reflect light.

“I’ve had sunburn in places that I thought were covered because they weren’t exposed to direct sunlight but indirect sunlight,” Hustoft said.

Wanting to protect the skin from serious damage shouldn’t be difficult or annoying.

“Try to see what equatorial countries and cultures have done over history to protect themselves from the sun because the measures are so simple,” Lee said.

Getting sunlight is necessary for the body’s production of Vitamin D, but after that period of production, which Hustoft said is about 15 minutes, external methods of protection should be practiced.

“It’s not something to be afraid of,” Hustoft said. “We should have fun and do our outdoor activities and be comfortable with it.”

“Over the years of industrial use we’ve damaged the ozone layer so there’s been a reduction in the strength (of UV absorption) so more UV light gets through.”

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In Mint Condition Stimulating Scents Can Improve Confidence and Concentration Words Suzie Skalmoski | Photo Denisse Hernandez | Design Denisse Hernandez You are about to go on a date with a guy you met at school. You had a great conversation with him, and you both really clicked. He even commented on how white and beautiful your teeth are when you smile. The only issue is that now you have been stress eating for this date, and you cannot resist the garlic bread and ice cream in your refrigerator and freezer. You start eating, and then you realize that your date will be picking you up in five minutes.

You quickly run to the bathroom to brush your teeth and rinse with mouthwash, but you realize that your special Listerine with hydrogen peroxide is empty, and you don’t have time to make it to the store.

You run all over the place trying to find a substitute, and in the pantry, you find the Ice Breakers Cool Mint gum you bought last week. You pop a few pieces in your mouth, breathe in and out and smell that fresh breath.

Your date rings the doorbell, and you feel ready to talk his ear off about anything on your mind, leaving behind the anxiety that your breath is unpleasant. This anxiety mostly can trigger when you are going to a social event with your peers or superiors. Having a mint before going out might be an answer to social anxiety in these situations.

Rodney Swain, professor of psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, has done research on the structure of the brain, how certain areas can affect concentration, and which aids there are for the brain to increase alertness. Swain explained that when someone has fresh breath, they are more likely to be confident in their appearance, and therefore, more outgoing than those who choose to minimally care about their looks.

“There is evidence that there is a social confidence associated with mint,” Swain said.

Julia Heim, a sophomore at Mount Mary majoring in fashion design, said she eats mints when she needs to be more confident in herself.

“I eat mints more for my breath to smell good,” Heim said. “I feel more confident in myself when my breath smells nice.”

Swain often has mints when he has a meeting or another social encounter with someone.

“I want to feel confident in a social interaction and not worry if I have bad breath,” Swain said.

Kali Reagles, a sophomore and theology major, said she mint helps her concentrate.

“It’s not an instant effect, but my concentration gradually gets better with a mint,” Reagles said.

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While people may think that eating a mint and digesting it is what helps someone focus, it is actually the stimulating scent that triggers your brain to get it working.

Dr. Mary Ellen Lonergan-Cullum, assistant professor of psychology at Mount Mary, said that certain smells bring back good or bad memories and can either improve mood or deflate a positive mood.

“It is well known that in the nasal cavity, the receptor does send a message to the olfactory bulb in the brain, and there is a strong connection between the olfactory bulb and the hippocampus, which is important for new memory formation,” Lonergan-Cullum said. “Those are the only two structures in the adult human brain that we know of that can continue to make new neurons.”

Lonergan-Cullum said that there are an array of aromas that can aid in helping a person achieve a certain feeling. For example, you might associate different smells with a significant person in your life. A specific perfume smell might remind you of your grandmother if she wore that perfume, the smell of a specific type of material like leather might remind you of someone who liked that material, or the smell of fresh baked bread might remind you of when someone significant to you used to bake.

“When looking specifically at mint, it is used more to increase attention and alertness,” Lonergan-Cullum said.

“In order to remember something you have to pay attention to it.”

The peppermint smell can trigger your brain and increase your attention in that moment. Lonergan-Cullum said that peppermint can be useful to calm your arousal level so you can focus on what needs to be done to succeed. “[Mint] also helps with motor control and episodic memory,” Lonergan-Cullum said.

Swain said studying on an empty stomach is good for your brain, and your concentration is best when you are not too full.

“You don’t want to be completely carb loaded,” Swain said. “That tends to be sedating. You want to be slightly hungry … Having a mint instead of eating a meal is better.”

Kristin Hardwick, a freshman majoring in fashion design, said that she uses mint to help her study.

“I always have mint gum with me. I’m obsessed,” Hardwick said. “I firmly believe that it keeps me concentrated because it keeps my mind off of food so I can focus on schoolwork.”

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5 Must-See Wisconsin State Parks Words Ashley Kanitz | Photos Wisconsin State Parks | Design Treesa Sellhausen If you’re looking for an adventure this summer that will highlight some of Wisconsin’s hidden gems and be budget friendly, take a drive to one of our state’s very own parks. The 66 parks are distributed across the state, allowing for day trips or lengthy adventures. Many of the parks have been recognized on a national level because of their resources and recreational opportunities.

Each park offers interesting historical background, tranquility of nature, activities and attractions, and even campsites for extended stay. For $28, you can get into any state park or state forest in

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the state of Wisconsin by purchasing a sticker that is valid for an unlimited number of visits for the year, or you can opt to pay $8 per visit. If the park offers campsites and you wish to camp, the fees differ at each property, depending on the time of year.

The development of Wisconsin’s state park system is historically interesting.

Thirty years after Wisconsin became a state (1848), early conservationists realized that forests were rapidly being destroyed for their timber. In 1878, legislation was passed for Wisconsin’s first state park (Parkland) to be established.

The state owned only 10 percent of the land; unfortunately, the park was sold to lumber companies shortly after being established. Just two years later Governor Edward Schofield developed a new state park in Polk County (Interstate Park).

The park has been there ever since.

Wisconsin has since developed and secured more than 60,000 acres of scenic land, which now comprise our state parks. The parks in total attract more than 14 million people annually.

Consider these five state parks (each located in a different region of Wisconsin) when seeking adventure this summer.

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Kohler-Andre State Park

Blue Mound State Park 108.8 Miles (1 hr, 56 min) from Milwaukee

Camping

Two Hiking/Biking Swimming Observation Trails Pool Towers

Blue Mound Park allows visitors a view of hundreds of acres of rivers, valleys and hills. Its pool is family-friendly and warmed to 80 degrees. It is the only state park that has a swimming pool.

Northern Wisconsin Copper Falls State Park area (pictured at left) was initially used for mining by Wells Ruggles, who attempted to mine the area for copper, but the operation failed because of flooding. Decades after the mine failed, World War I veterans constructed trails and bridges in the area. Shortly after this Copper Falls was established.

“Much of the current 1.7-mile trail around the falls follows this original route, and the trail is named the ‘Doughboys’ Trail’ in honor of these original workers,” said Dan Yankowiak, property supervisor. The trail follows the Bad River and Tyler Forks, creating breathtaking views for nature lovers.

The park was established in 1929 with a land purchase of 520 acres made by the state, which included the area containing Copper Falls and Brownstone Falls on the Bad and Tyler Forks rivers. The park continued to grow when the state purchased more land ahead of the encampment of a Civilian Conservation Corps work crew at the park in 1935. The park is now over 3,000 acres.

“It continues to be a popular destination for various outdoor recreation opportunities,” Yankowiak said. “The geography of the park is unique and contributes to aesthetics of the Doughboys’ trail in particular, where Copper Falls, Brownstone Falls, and the Tyler Forks Cascades fall over ancient rock formations.”

Southern Wisconsin Kevin Swenson, the property manager of Blue Mound State Park, said it rests 500 feet above the area’s countryside, allowing for it to be the highest point in Southern Wisconsin.

“At an elevation of 1,716 feet above sea level, views from the two observation towers or the scenic overlook located on top of

Kohler Andrae offers a gorgeous view of Lake Michigan. On a hot summer day grab your beach towel and picnicking gear to enjoy a day at the beach.

the mound provide a panoramic view of the surrounding countryside and Driftless Areas,” Swenson said.

According to Swenson, before the state purchased the property in 1959, the area was used for recreation purposes dating back to the 1800s.

“In 1959, the state began transforming the property into a natural setting while expanding the recreational opportunities,” Swenson said.

“The view, even working here every day … I have to pause occasionally when at the top of the mound to capture the moment. From the fog in the valleys below, to the explosion of color in the fall, to the panoramic views of the countryside spanning over 20 miles.”

Eastern Wisconsin According to the DNR website for Kohler-Andrae State Park, nearly 9,500 years ago, most of Kohler-Andrae State Park was covered by 50 feet of water. On the edge of the “lake,” nomadic Paleo-Indians hunted. In 6,000 B.C, the glaciers retreated and the lake water level dropped dramatically, allowing for Kohler-Andrae’s shoreline to form. Without the melting of glacial lakes, Kohler-Andrae would not be visible.

In 3500 B.C., the Archaic and Copper culture Indians lived and hunted in the region.

After these Native Americans came many more who would call Kohler-Andrae their home. In 1833, the government took this land on the shore of Lake Michigan from the Native Americans via a treaty.

Kohler-Andrae area has a marine history of shipwrecks, including 50 known vessels.

“The Challenge” schooner was washed up on the shoreline and can now be seen outside the Sanderling Nature Center. In 1966, the state was gifted 280 acres from the Kohler

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Copper Falls State Park 321.9 miles (5 hr, 23 min) from Milwaukee

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On the 1.7-mile Waterfall Trail,Tyler Fork Cascades is one of the many views visitors will come across. Located directly above Brownstone Falls, Tyler Fork Cascades are a photographer’s favorite place to capture. The water flows rapidly down the rocks among what appears to be miles of trees.

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LIFESTYLE Rib Mountain State Park 185.4 miles (2 hr, 58 min) from Milwaukee

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Climb the 60-foot winding stair observation tower and soar above the treeline. Take in the views below, using binoculars at the top if you wish to amplify the impressive panorama.

Perrot State Park 233.4 miles (3 hr, 26 min) from Milwaukee

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Watch eagles soar right in front of you, while enjoying views of the Mississippi River from 520 feet high on Brady’s Bluff.

Company, of Kohler, Wisconsin, as a memorial for John Michael Kohler.

In 1924 Terry Andrae, president of Julius Andrae and Sons’ Electric Supply Company in Milwaukee, bought 92 acres of lakeshore property. After he passed, his wife donated the acres to the state of Wisconsin.

In addition to the Kohler and Andrae donations, the state purchased 600 acres of property, resulting in a total of 1,000 acres that is now Kohler-Andrae State Park.

Kohler-Andrae State Park is known for its dunes, which are both active and stabilized.

Western Wisconsin Lois Larson, natural resources property manager at Perrot State Park, said cultures have been drawn to these shores, now called Perrot State Park, for thousands of years.

“As a part of the Driftless Area, nature created our uniquely sculpted bluffs and valleys,” Larson said.

Untouched by Wisconsin’s glaciers, the landscape is unique to western Wisconsin. One of those unique features is Trempealeau Mountain, an island mountain in the Mississippi, which is considered sacred by local tribes and is a designated State Natural Area. Trempealeau Mountain was used by captains as a navigational landmark.

According to the DNR website for Perrot State Park, the name Trempealeau comes from the French, “la montagne qui trempe à l’eau,” meaning “the mountain whose foot is bathed in water.”

Visitors today can see replicas of artifacts from 10,000 years ago in its Nature Center. Effigy and conical mounds survive from the Woodland Indian periods.

“Our history tells us Nicolas Perrot, the park’s namesake, a French fur trader and diplomat, established a post nearby,” Larson said.

Larson said that Brady’s Bluff is the tallest point in the park at 525 feet high, giving visitors a bird’s eye view of the rivers below.

“West Brady’s Trail (½-mile) takes you through a shady woodland valley of ferns and flowers leading to stone

steps and stairways built into the Cambrian rock face know as Brady’s Bluff,” Larson said.

Larson said that East Brady’s Trail (7/10-mile) takes you along a more gradual natural path that winds through the woods. This trail is past a State Natural Area featuring a goat prairie.

“Whichever way you choose to get to the top, it’s a view you won’t forget,” Larson said.

According to the DNR website for Perrot State Park, the mountain is rich in archaeological features with numerous Native American mounds, burial sites and habitation sites.

“Whether you come for a short visit to picnic or stay for a weekend of camping, you can spend hours or days discovering Perrot,” Larson said.

Central Wisconsin According to Bill Bursaw, property manager at Rib Mountain State Park, the park is one of the oldest geological features, composed of metamorphic rock called quartzite.

“It is one of the highest points in Wisconsin at nearly 2,000 feet above sea level,” Bursaw said.

Chippewa Indians used the height of Rib Mountain as a guide point.

According to the DNR website for Rib Mountain State Park, two companies, Wausau Sandpaper Company and Wausau Quartz, used Rib Mountain for natural resources for their businesses in the late 1800s to early 1900s. After this, a couple successful businesses still known today followed their lead.

Bursaw said that in the early 1900s, the Wausau Kiwanis Club donated 120 acres to the state conservation department (now known as the DNR).

“After that, donations continued to expand the acreage of the park,” he said. The park officially became a state park in 1927.

Bursaw said that on the west side of the park, there is an 1880s homestead that had belonged to German immigrants.

“The foundations are still there and it’s amazing to look at the conditions which they moved into,” Bursaw said.

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Guyette said she was prepared to do this because of her liberal arts education.

“Without liberal arts, it’s harder to connect with people,” Guyette said.

Guyette thanks her education for her job and the skills she uses daily.

“Having the training to think about different perspectives has helped me generate different topic ideas,” Guyette said.

Despite their perceived value, liberal arts programs are under assault at higher education institutions across the nation.

Articles such as “Liberal arts majors are a dying breed” (MarketWatch), “The vanishing liberal arts degree” (The American Interest) and “A rising call to promote STEM education and cut liberal arts funding” (New York Times) paint a bleak picture of the future of liberal arts programs.

A number of colleges are also reducing or eliminating majors within the liberal arts.

This past March, UW-Stevens Point proposed cutting 13 majors in the liberal arts category in an attempt to increase enrollment. The idea was said to have been formed to make potential students interested by focusing on majors with “a clear connection to a future career.”

UW-Stevens Point Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs and Provost Greg

Summers highlighted the importance of non-liberal arts majors to the school.

“Programs focused on applied learning and career preparation have a much deeper and longer history in defining the institution’s identity,” Summers said.

Some students at the university don’t feel the same way. UW-Stevens Point Spanish and psychology double major Mara Gerhards explained how the proposal has affected her.

“My reaction was like most people – fearful and disbelief,” Gerhards said. “It upsets me that budget cuts have been so devastating to the university, and that this is the best thing the university could come up with.”

Gerhards believes that taking away liberal arts majors would be a mistake.

“You can’t simply remove or diminish the importance of language and learning about people and society,” Gerhards said.

“These are things that are just as important to people in STEM programs as it is for those in the humanities.”

IMPORTANCE OF LIBERAL ARTS Cutting liberal arts programs in hopes of increasing enrollment might be shortsighted. Majoring in the humanities realm does not guarantee unemployment or a lack of skills after graduation. In fact, there is evidence that employers value employees who have had liberal arts classes and have walked away with skills like problem solving and communication.

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While some schools like UW-Stevens Point have less of a focus on liberal arts classes, Mount Mary is a liberal arts-based school. Students take required classes in things like art, science, math, English, foreign language and more.

According to philosophy professor Austin Reece, two crucial focuses to Mount Mary are philosophy and theology.

“To this day, Search for Meaning remains the one course that all students have to take, regardless of major,” Reece said.

“That is one defining feature of (Mount Mary University’s) ongoing commitment to humanities.”

Liberal arts classes have much more to offer than a career opportunity. According to Reece, learning and practicing philosophy has benefits no matter your career.

“I think of philosophy as a tool that can be used in any part of life, professional life or personal life,” Reece said. “In any career field, you’re going to use critical thinking.”

Mount Mary’s views are well known to its staff. Mount Mary’s Director of Advising and Career Development Michelle Pliml said Mount Mary prides itself in educating the whole person.

“We’re not about just training for one thing; we are a liberal arts-based college,” Pliml said.

In a liberal arts-based school, the goal is for students to reach their full potential.

“We want our students to be creative,” Pliml said. “We want them to be agile. We want them to be critical thinkers. We want them to be women that care about social justice issues, and are exposed to them so that they are a whole entire person.”

Liberal arts majors may not lead directly to a specific career, but not all people find that troublesome. Reece said that certain majors are helpful in ways that don’t involve jobs and money.

“When I think of humanities,

I think of approaching a greater understanding of what it means to be human,” Reece said.

Through literature and other classes that fall under the category of humanities, the information you gain is not simply careerfocused, but can improve your understanding of your surroundings.

“You can explore lives other than your own,” Reece said.

Philosophy major Nicole Holstein said liberal arts classes made her start to question who she was as a person and who she wants to be.

“I wouldn’t be where I am in life if I didn’t take those courses,” Holstein said.

Holstein believes that taking away those classes would be damaging.

“If you eliminate courses that get you to start thinking for yourself, who you want to be, and how you want to contribute to the world, people are going to be lost,” Holstein said.

LIBERAL ARTS AND CAREERS Technical-type classes are not the only kind of classes that help students in their future careers. There is a misconception

that liberal arts classes do not teach students useful skills. The skills that students are given are known as “soft skills,” like communication and critical thinking.

“It’s teaching you skills that are life applicable, not just something that you’re going to go use in a job,” Holstein said.

Classes and majors are not only skills.

Taking classes in different areas can help students to explore the world and themselves. Pliml said that it is okay for incoming students to not know their major and try different subjects to find out.

“I think we need to normalize that it’s okay to be undeclared,” Pliml said.

“Students sometimes just pick really quickly because they feel pressure to pick one thing, or because they feel that they’re supposed to know what their passion is really early in life. There’s no way students could figure that out until they actually try things.”

For students who know their passions, there are still benefits to taking classes in several areas.

“I think we’re limiting the power of some of those courses if we’re thinking it’s just checking off requirements to get to a major,” Pliml said.

It’s okay for students not to have a direct clear path. In fact, it can open the door for several career pathways.

“Career paths,” Reece said. “I don’t know if that is the goal of education. I think that’s a part of life, but maybe there’s a false dilemma. It’s either liberal arts or a technical degree, or can it be both? If you come out with only one skill, that’s a bleak picture.”

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he scent of fresh cut outfield grass fills the air. The art of a newly dragged infield is a true marvel, and it will not be disturbed until the home team takes the field.

The crisp clank of cleats shuffle through the dugout as the players grab their gear.

Bownets soon line the field, and the pop of bats overpower the chatter.

Lines form and in perfect unison the players field balls to warm up. An uproar begins as a diving catch is perfectly executed. Cheers and chants fill the remaining time before the first pitch. Hand in hand, two straight lines are created, facing our nation’s flag. Not a sound is made as the “Star Spangled Banner” is played. The home team takes the field, and after a few pitches, the opposing batter enters the box. The game begins.

Coach Perry Clark lives for these moments, and he can recall each before a game. Any mention of softball will bring the biggest smile to Clark’s face.

“If it’s done correctly, I love the smell of fresh cut grass,” Clark said. “I like walking on a well-groomed infield as we are warming up … The sound of

“We have to believe that we are champions, we have to believe that we are winners, and to do that you have to show that to your players.”

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the people coming in and sitting in the bleachers and the teams cheering and doing chants getting ready for a game.

If you are fortunate enough to play in a stadium that has concessions, popcorn is always a number one hit. You can always smell the popcorn wherever you’re at.”

Clark, Mount Mary’s new softball coach, is here to make a successful program. In order to do that there needs to be a change in the entire athletic department, he said.

“We have to believe that we are champions, we have to believe that we are winners, and to do that you have to show that to your players,” he said.

“Whether you are soccer, volleyball, basketball, it doesn’t make a difference.

I think you need to treat your players as champions.”

Talking the talk is only half of it.

Clark said that walking the walk needs to come next.

“They got to be champions in the classroom, got to be champions in the workout room, got to be champions on the field,” he said. “Losing has to hurt. That’s why we play sports. I think changing the culture is number one.”

Changing the culture is a challenge, especially when a program has been struggling for many years. This begins with setting attainable goals.

“We might not reach them, but it’s okay as long as we are working hard to reach them,” he said.

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This is not Coach Clark’s first major project that he’s taken on. He came to Mount Mary in the fall of 2017, leaving behind a legacy of success at Waubonsee Community College in Sugar Grove, Illinois.

“When I first got to Waubonsee, we literally made the field,” Clark said.“They had a grass infield with some patches that were the bases; there was no backstop, no dugouts.”

Teamwork and dedication are reasons that Coach Clark was so successful at Waubonsee.

“I was hired in December (of 1997) and by the spring I had some buddies help me,” Clark said. “We put up a dugout and we did everything we needed to do to make a field. We cut out the infield in the middle of the night, rolled up the sod and put it somewhere and brought in mix ourselves.”

Mount Mary and Waubonsee, before Clark, were very similar. It was a program that had never been successful, more like a rec league, he said. Up until a few years ago, Mount Mary would search the halls for an extra player, experience not required, just to have enough players to compete.

Coach Clark loves to say that “winning makes a difference, and winners get things,” and he has the history to back it up.

“After that we built it into a national powerhouse,” Clark said. “We got built a $34 million indoor facility, a brand-new field, state-of-the-art everything we needed.

We were treated like Division 1 athletes … Facilities from training rooms to locker rooms to everything we ever wanted.”

Clark spent 20 years at Waubonsee Community College. In that time, he took his team to 19 National Junior College Athletic Association playoff appearances.

“We were in the Final Four seven times.

Regional championship games five times.

Regional champions twice. Went to the national championship in 2017,” Clark said. “In the last 12 years, we never had wins below 25. We were always over .500.”

This success was not Clark’s alone. His focus is always on bettering his athletes.

He has helped develop six All-Americans and numerous Academic All-Americans, he said.

“I have over 200 all-conference players,” he said. “Over 100 all-region players. It’s not me. I’ll never say that. I’ve had an absolutely wonderful coaching staff along the way, and it’s the players. It’s easy to coach when players want to learn. The last 12 years at Waubonsee had very good athletes

Leading his team from third base, Coach Perry Clark gives offensive signals to senior first-baseman, Payton Hintz, during their game against Trinity International, April 28.

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who wanted to be better athletes. It made my job a lot easier.”

As a very devoted Catholic, Clark puts his faith above all else.

“The main reason I left was really God’s calling,” he said. “I know it sounds weird, but winning became an everyday thing, it wasn’t challenging … Going to the national championship was a dream come true, and I thought at that time it was the pinnacle of my coaching at the junior college level.”

He looked at other universities and had other job offers, but he wanted to develop Mount Mary’s program.

“Mount Mary came up at the most perfect time … It is a challenge and I accept it 100 percent and we’ll do well,” Clark said.

Religion and family, education, and softball. This is the structure that Coach Clark bases his coaching around.

“Keep religion and family number one in your life and you’ll do very well in life,” he said. “Number two is education. We

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need to understand that we are here as educators. Yes, we love softball, and we want to win and never want to lose, but at the end of the day athletes are getting an education from Mount Mary University. Third is softball. I always make sure those three things are maintained in all my teams.”

Hannah Harnsburger, the sophomore pitcher for Mount Mary, said Clark is brutally honest.

“He is going to get on you when you make a mistake and that’s okay,” Harnsburger said. “He’s going to make you work really hard over those mistakes, but he is going to congratulate you for your accomplishments … As soon as you do get it, he’s going to move onto the next thing because we need to keep moving forward.”

Clark’s straightforward attitude often has him mislabeled by other coaches and spectators.

“I think an outsider would describe me as a hard-ass, not very caring or giving, cold,” he said. “That’s fine; it doesn’t bother me. It’s what my team feels, that’s what I care about the most.”

It truly is all about the players and how they respond to Clark. What others misinterpret about Clark is what Harnsburger appreciates most about his personality.

“He’s very honest and won’t hold back because he knows if you hold back you won’t get everything that he’s wanting to give,” she said. “I like that about him.”

Kelsey Peterson, head coach of the volleyball team, joined the softball team for their trip to Orlando, Florida, for spring training and was able to see how Clark handled a team that was struggling.

“It was definitely a shock to his system as well as to the players,” Peterson said. “Perry has a very, very high standard with as many years of experience that he has.”

Peterson said that Clark does not hide anything from the team, and it’s refreshing.

“He is trying to help the players improve both physically and mentally and have more of that winning attitude,” she said. “He doesn’t hold on to mistakes that were made. He might yell at you, but the next minute he doesn’t hold onto it. He doesn’t hold any grudges.”

Clark’s vision for his players extends far beyond the softball diamond. As a coach, he is responsible for developing athletes, and also preparing them to be successful in their futures.

“We want to make our student athletes better people who are better prepared for the world, the real world,” Clark said.

“When they leave here, they are going to have some downs, and they are going to go up against some struggles. Their bosses might not be the best in the world, but hopefully I have shown them how to overcome that … I hope I can leave my players with that feeling that you are going to get knocked down, but you’re good, you need to get right back up.”

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Math + Women = Anxiety How Gender Stereotypes Lead to Self-Doubt

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FEATURE Celcy Powers-King, a junior majoring in philosophy at Mount Mary University, said that part of her current anxiety with math stems from constantly struggling with it in the past.

“The other part of it is testing,” she said. “In class, I’ll feel fine, but when it’s test time, there’s this anxiety of ‘Do I really know what I’m doing?’ that comes into play.”

Powers-King said that while she feels like she knows the material before a test, it always seems like during a test, she forgets everything she had learned because of her anxiety.

“Maybe it’s the pressure of the time constraint that makes me focus on the time that I don’t have rather than actually going through the problems,” Powers-King said. “The anxiety creates self-doubt that leads to confusion and ultimately results in questions not being answered. It makes me feel worthless and stupid because I felt like I could do the math when I was doing the homework.”

Powers-King said that one factor that she feels contributes to math anxiety in women are the stereotypes perpetuated by society that sends the message that women aren’t as good at math or other STEM-related subjects.

“When you look at the fields that are STEM-related, they’re always male-dominated careers because men always assumed that women are inferior intellectually,” she said. “While woman are starting to prove that this is not the case, it’s still present.”

Math Anxiety in Women Dr. Justin Hustoft, a physics professor at Mount Mary, said that while everyone has a little anxiety in their earliest exposure to math, there is a trend on the elementary school level for boys to subconsciously be more encouraged to believe they are superior in math than girls.

“It’s mostly in women because we are telling women in so many different ways that they’re not good at math, they don’t have to be good at math, and it doesn’t affect their ability, but it does,” he said.

“Everybody has to know some math.”

Hustoft said that math is not merely computation and that we teach children that calculating quickly in their heads makes them better at math.

“Math takes a lot of deep, slow thinking,” he said. “People think ‘fast computation means I’m good at math’ when it’s not anything of the sorts. It's the same as any other creative field.”

Dr. Laurel End, a psychology professor and department chair, initiated research on math anxiety in female students with fellow psychology professor, Dr. Karen Friedland, 12 years ago at Mount Mary. This research began after they noticed that many of the strong female students in their statistics course would inform them that they “couldn’t do math.”

“We started getting interested in why women might say that and what factors contribute to why otherwise very intelligent people who work hard would think they couldn’t master math,” End said.

While End and Friedlen modified the various factors such as the sex of the instructor and final course grade that could contribute to math anxiety in female students, one aspect that they focused on was stereotype threat.

“Stereotype threat refers to situations where people become aware of the stereotypes about a group that they are a member of, and that creates anxiety for them,” End said. “Then that actually does interfere with performance.”

End said that when we are anxious, it reduces cognitive processing power.

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“One of the things that stereotype threat does because of the have it because they confuse mathematics with computation,” he anxiety it produces, it saps what’s called executive control,” End said. said. “When this happens, we don’t have as much cognitive enHustoft said that it's important to realize that intelligence is ergy to devote to the math problems, so we don’t do as well. This not a fixed quantity and that it's something that grows with you. reinforces that stereotype in our mind.”

“For instance, muscle mass … You can increase your muscle End said that historically, women have been told that they are mass by exercising,” he said. “But just sitting down and just saying not as good at math as males. This deters women from getting ‘(The weight) is too heavy to lift, therefore I’m not a weight lifter’ into STEM-based jobs and earning higher salaries. won’t help you build muscle mass. It’s the same with math. If you “This stereotype gets perpetuated and it seems to really take won’t try to tackle the math problem, then you’re not going to get hold in middle school,” End said. “There’s a lot going on in midbetter at it.” dle school in terms of identity and fitting in, so when (women) When attempting to develop techniques to help students get are aware of the stereotype that females are not as good at math better at math, Hustoft said it can be challenging when everyone as males, it makes us anxious because it makes women feel like we has different strengths and weaknesses. have something to prove.”

“I have to identify where they have been misled in math,” End said that data shows that there’s not a significant differHustoft said. “Then I try to encourage them to think of math ence between the average male and female scores in math courses. in a totally different way. It’s not simply numbers; numbers are Yet, math anxiety in women is more widely prevalent than in not even the most important part of math. And people see math men. everywhere once you start to point it out to them.”

“We’ve looked at female students at co-ed universities and they End said that when she teaches a statistics class, she shares her do tend to have less anxiety at the beginning of a math-based own struggles with math to relate to her students. courses than (Mount Mary) students do, but they don’t show a “I was not strong in math in my undergrad stats class,” she said. significant reduction in anxiety,” she “I always say that I got a mercy ‘C’ in said. “But often our students show a that class, probably because my professor significant reduction in anxiety.” felt bad for me … my exams were always ath takes a lot of deep, slow In each statistics class she instructs, terrible.”

End gives her students a math assessEnd said that it took taking a bunch thinking,” he said. “People think ‘fast ment called the math anxiety scale. The of classes before she felt that she undercomputation means I’m good at math’ when stood the material and it became fun to assessment contains 20 questions on each side: one side contains questions it’s not anything of the sorts. It’s the same as do.“Have a mindset to know that just befor the students to evaluate how they feel about math within an academic cause you’re not confident in math now, any other creative field.” setting. The other side has questions doesn’t mean that you can’t be,” she said. about the application of math in an End said that with the multipleinformal context. choice section of her exams, students can r. Justin Hustoft “Our students are more anxious circle the one that they think is correct about using math in class evaluations, and write a “1” next to their second but not so much when using math in choice. This way, students get two points day-to-day settings,” End said. “I think it has a lot to do with our for a correct answer if it’s circled, and one point for a correct students having this high need for achievement and worrying that answer if it has a “1” next to it. they’re not going to do well in math-related areas.”

“Psychologically, this provides lower stakes,” she said. “I also End said that while students at Mount Mary tend to become assign homework after every chapter. Giving students other ways less anxious about math as their course progresses and they start of earning points and improving their grade besides assessments earning good grades in the class, they still don’t think they can do should also reduce the anxiety a little bit.” math.

End said that making connections to real-life applications “When I talk to them about about statistics they say ‘Wow, I tends to motivate students when approaching math. didn’t realize I can learn that, but I still don’t feel like I know the “Math is not just about doing calculation,” she said. “If you material,’” End said. “So now I’m starting to think there’s some don’t understand how to interpret the information you’re getsort of imposter syndrome going on … when women are good at ting, and you don’t see why you’re doing what you’re doing, you’re math, they discount it as luck or think, ‘Well, that was just an easy missing out.” class.’”

Powers-King said that the best way that an instructor can help Countering Societal Messages with math anxiety is learning how to teach by accommodating different learning styles.

When encountering female students who have reservations “If you can’t transfer the math to accommodate different modes about math, Hustoft reminds his students about their potential. of thinking, it's not going to reach everybody,” she said. “Try to “I tell them that everybody can learn how to do math, and what come up with more creative ways to apply math problems.Taking you’ve been taught and your exposure to what math is up to this the math off the board and applying it in different ways helps point is not an accurate reflection of what the field is,” he said. people who learn differently.”

Hustoft said that at times, female students are mathematically inclined, but have been discouraged from exploring it.

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Coffee Makes You Black Joining communities one cup at a time

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neighbors reconnect over coffee and lunch.

The walls are plastered with black historical figures present and past, and diners stay and chat until the last possible minute before the early closing time of 3 p.m.

Brad Thurman has been the original restaurant owner since 2001. Brad is a

Milwaukee native, born and raised with a rich and fascinating past. Brad was alive and young during the Milwaukee Riot, a part of the flurry of race riots that swept the nation in the summer of 1967. The Milwaukee riot took place on the evening of July 30, when tensions came to a head after slow response to rampant housing discrimination and police brutality.

I brought my family to our old neighborhood on a rainy March day, where we sat together with Thurman over cups of coffee.

Brad looked across the table at my father. “Do you remember what they did to black men back then after they finished high school?” he asked.

“They rounded them up and either sent them to fight in Vietnam, or sent them to work for the factories,” my father responded.

The riots ignited a revolution among the Milwaukee black community. Instead of sending black men to war and to factories, the community raised money and sent these young men to college. Thurman was one of the black men who went to school

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and soon after became one of the Oshkosh 94.

According to UW Oshkosh Today, on November 21, 1968, a group of black and white male students attending the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh began a theatrical demonstration that was directed towards the administration when their requests for equal treatment on campus was ignored. This resulted in the arrest and expulsion of 94 students. Thurman was among them. The events are now remembered on the campus as “Black Thursday” and a scholarship was made for current students in their honor.

After making history in Oshkosh, Thurman returned to Milwaukee and opened Coffee Makes You Black with three of his brothers in 2001. The unique name was inspired by an old story in the African American community.

“A child would see their grandmother drinking a cup of coffee and asked if they could have a cup as well,” Thurman said. “The grandmother would disapprove saying, ‘No, don’t you know that coffee makes you black?’”

This was a direct result of the colorism that happens in the black community to this day. Colorism is when a group of people is discriminated against based on their skin color in their own community. For example, a black person with lighter skin may be treated better than one with darker skin. Thurman does not fear being too dark, and he loves being black along with his strong ties to the black Milwaukee community. Although there are times when’s prospects for the black community look bleak, he has hope for the future.

“History tends to repeat itself,” he said. “What we’re seeing now is what we saw 50 years ago, it comes in cycles.”

When Coffee Makes You Black opened, Thurman had one thing in mind: “The great American dollar.”

In the infancy of the restaurant, it wasn’t a restaurant at all. It was a simple coffee shop.

“When I first opened this place, we just served coffee and pastries,” Thurman said. “I just wanted to get the place going and make some money. Then about a year later, I was going to sell it.”

The shop soon turned to a neighborhood meeting place.

“The people in the neighborhood would come by and have meetings,” Thurman said. “They would talk about what was going on in the neighborhood and what they could try and do to fix it.”

When Thurman looked at the community that his restaurant created, he recognized he had a gold mine that was worth more than money could buy.

“When I realized that there was such strong community ties and the employees were so committed to growing the business, I couldn’t do it,” Thurman said.

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Coffee Makes You Black stayed open and expanded to selling breakfast and lunch. Nowadays, Brad and his wife runs the store’s daily operations, meaning that they are both frequently at the restaurant that they dedicated the past 17 years to.

Miss LA, a waitress with a magnetic personality, served my family and me coffee and joked with us the entire time. When she heard that I was writing a story about the restaurant, she became intrigued. She sat down with us shortly after we finished talking to Thurman and told us her story and how she became involved with Coffee Makes You Black.

Miss LA has been a customer at the restaurant for nine years and an employee for two years.

She also runs the African Beauty Supply Store that is upstairs from the restaurant for three years now, which is actually how she became employed in the first place.

“There was a lot of foot traffic coming into my store from downstairs and there was this disconnect,” she said.

Miss LA explained that her friend was dining at the restaurant one day and she had not yet been served after waiting for 30 minutes.

“I wanted to create a new kind of flair and do something different down here,” she said. “This is a really community-based place.That lady right there at table five has been coming here since the place opened.”

The restaurant is slowly becoming more and more diverse as the years pass. Miss LA expressed excitement as she told us about the upcoming events such as live music nights, participating in Milwaukee Black Restaurant Week, and Milwaukee’s Entrepreneurship gatherings. Miss LA plans to stay at Coffee Makes You Black for many years to come.

“Things here are changing, I don’t know if that’s for the better or worse, but I’m excited to see where things go,” she said.

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CREATIVE WORKS

Creative Works Photos Bryanna Sanders | Design MacKenzie Troehler Creative Works provides a place for students to showcase their work. We accept all types of artwork, photography, poetry and flash fiction. For full submission guidelines, visit archesnews.com.

Sharon Arbtin Graduating in May 2018 with an M.S. in Art Therapy with an emphasis in counseling, Sharon has spent the past year developing her thesis after working with diverse clients in both a primary school setting and geriatric residential care facilities through her internships. In her thesis, Sharon focused on the juxtaposition of trauma and resiliency in the framework of relationships. These mixed media collages are a sampling from her thesis show, “Creator Space: Holding Past, Present and Future.�

They illustrate the unique manifestations of trauma throughout the lifespan and the themes that connect them.

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Traveler You’ve been here before…

I can tell You spent all your life traveling Traveling through space and time Searching for the unknown Searching for something that makes you whole You’re a nomad Every place is your home I watch you as you come & I watch you as you go Secretly hoping and wishing That time doesn’t go slow Wanting time to go fast So that I will see you again For I have somehow grown attached to you You are my friend You are driven You are a free spirit You are a traveler Moving from one place to the next Going to distant lands and foreign places Meeting beautiful people with different faces Embracing the beauty and simplicity of life It’s who you are It’s your nature It’s your duty You are just doing what you were sent here to do Your sudden absence brings me sadness But your arrival will always bring me joy You are not mine You do not belong to me You belong to the very things that set you free Just promise me that when you’re ready…

You will come back home Come back home to me.

Summer Wilborn Summer is currently a sophomore majoring in occupational therapy. She loves writing poetry; it is one of her many passions and creative outlets.

With her poetry, she hopes to inspire other beginner poets along with motivating people who can relate to her poetry.

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CREATIVE WORKS

Collaborative Efforts

Dr. Debra Brenegan’s Advanced Creative Writing students and Josh Anderson’s Advanced Studies in 3-D Media class collaborated on a semester-long project to create physical and written works of art that were displayed in the Marian Gallery in April. The gallery included pieces that the art students created in response to creative writing, as well as creative writing that was inspired by works of art.

For a week, the two classes switched places - the creative writing students worked with their hands in new ways with clay and plaster, while the art students used pens and pencils as their material. After that week, there was a new appreciation between each class as a result of exploring each others’ passion.

This process is called ekphrasis, a rhetorical exercise in which one medium of art tries to relate to another medium by describing its essence and form. Both classes learned to appreciate creative styles outside of their disciplines and experienced the intersection of creativity across art forms.

This art piece by Shannon Franklin is titled “His Decision: Fire; His Decision: Ice.” Curin Johnson wrote “Apple of Immortality” in response to the art.

The art piece “Infectious” was created by Sadee Kotowski in response to student writer Bryanna Sanders’ piece titled “It’s Not You, It’s Me.”

Student artist Amber Brown created the art piece “I Did This, I Chased Her Away Because I Didn’t Try To Help Her in Time” in response to student writer Becky Kaurich’s piece, “Crazy Girl.”

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The collaboration for this art piece began with Sadee Kotowski forming “We Will Take It From Here” and ended with Emony Tate writing “Someone to Talk Me Off the Bridge” in response to it.

Megan Hunt was paired with Catt Bernthal, who created the art piece titled “The Abdominal Cross Section of a Fruit Fly.” Hunt’s written response was titled “Life Changes.”

Student writer Suzie Skalmoski wrote “Demon Kissers” in response to Devin Wang’s work “Demon Kisses.”

Her inspiration was tied very closely to the name of the art piece.

“The Skin Walker” was a written response done

by Sophie Snedeker, who was inspired by “Sense of Direction” by Tess Romeis.

“Why Won’t They Talk to Me” was created initially by Becca Basten and the written response titled “More Research is Needed” was done after Jackie Sczerzen had a week to observe and articulate what she saw in the piece.

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PERSPECTIVE

STEP INTO NATURE SWAP YOUR SMARTPHONE FOR THE SUN Words Guinevere Matheis | Photo and Design Treesa Sellhausen

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From a young age, I was always connected to nature. It all started when my dad and I would collect slugs. We would race to the stones near our house, quickly overturning them, looking for slugs. There was a competition between us to see who could get the most slimy creatures on their legs. The cold slimy trails of the slugs did not cause me to even bat an eye. I loved catching bugs, weaving through tall grass and fallen trees, looking for my next big adventure!

As I grew older, my opportunities to go outside and just be carefree started to disappear. Technology was gaining popularity, school was becoming harder, and the pressures of my peers were constantly looming above my head.

Freshman year of high school was probably the hardest year emotionally. I developed anxiety and depression due to genes, the stress of school, and being in a toxic relationship. These challenges weighed heavily on me.

I was losing weight, wasn’t doing homework, and I stopped caring about myself in general.

I was seeing a therapist, but nothing seemed to be working. I ended up signing up for an internship from Student Conservation Association. I was lucky enough to get a position to work on a crew in West Virginia for 21 days doing trail work, tent camping and working outside for the entire internship. For the first time all year, I had a way to escape my depression and anxiety.

The only kicker was that electronics were not allowed. I thought this would be awful; I was so used to being able to text everyone.

I was actually getting anxious. We would get our phones back only on Sundays. I wasn’t so sure about this internship anymore. I mean, no electronics? That seemed impossible to me.

Getting out in nature at first felt like a chore. Waking up early, working eight hours in a day. It was hard, but after awhile I could feel myself starting to feel genuinely happy again. My anxiety became manageable. I was enjoying life again for the first time since I had started high school. Even on the days I would get my phone back, I would call my parents and tell them some crazy story. I felt no need to constantly text or be on my phone.

Spending time outdoors will not cure depression, but it definitely helps lift your spirits. It can even help when you are stuck on a paper or an idea. Taking a little walk outside and just admiring your surroundings can help with your writer’s block, opening your brain to new ideas that you may not have thought of.

Even just having plants in your room can help brighten your day. It will not cure you, but I believe it should be part of your healing process. Plus, if you cannot afford medicine or a psychologist, taking daily walks in woods can help.

Mount Mary University is fortunate to have picnic tables and trails leading into a small wooded area right on campus! I have walked through the wooded area on campus in the early morn, watching the sun rise over the trees, surrounded by the chirps and whistles of native birds.

There is also the Menomonee River Parkway sidewalk that winds through Wauwatosa. This provides a nice place to walk that is within a few minutes the campus. It is surrounded by trees and has a small creek running by the side. It’s also a great place to see people walking their dogs.

Only 6.8 miles away is the Urban Ecology Center in Menomonee Valley. It has a variety of outdoor activities and hiking trails for all to enjoy. Support your local community while also supporting your health.

I ended up doing the internship again the following summer, and I built fences. It lasted 28 days and I am happy I got that opportunity.

Through these experiences, I learned a lot about myself. I never thought I was going to be happy again when I was struggling through my worst depression days. Yet here I am five years later, finding joy in most aspects of my life.

I had no idea that finding slugs in my garden with my dad all those years ago would lead me to overcome some of the hardest moments that life presented me with, from crippling depression to body-numbing panic attacks. I will forever be grateful for the way nature has helped me continue to live, even when I wanted to give up.

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Workplace Stressors: 10 Tips on Keeping Cool While at Work Words Mary Carr | Design Barbara Xiong

One night in February, I had a difficult time sleeping and I didn’t complete my homework assignments. I was a pretty upset and because I was in a bad mood, I forgot that I had agreed to work extra hours. Due to the combination of sleep deprivation and stress from school, I knew that my attitude would not been appropriate for work.

It was too late to tell my boss I was not coming in, so I prepared myself by using some of my relaxation skills I learned throughout my 10 years working in health care as a caregiver, crisis worker and certified nursing assistant.

Currently I work at Rogers Memorial Hospital in Milwaukee as a patient care associate in the child/ adolescents unit. I have been there for two years and enjoy working with the patients.

Being a full-time student and working two jobs is not easy, and I’ve struggled to do this going on five years now. Some days can be difficult because it is hard to find time to take care of myself.

Lack of self-care can have a major effect on your mood and behav-

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ior, resulting in a negative attitude in the workplace.

I have learned to avoid going to work in a bad mood because it’s not good for me or the patients I work with.

There might be a time when you have to work with a coworker or supervisor that you do not get along with or cannot stand being in the presence of.

For example, on the night I worked third shift, the charge nurse (I will call her Alice, which is not her real name) would belittle techs on the floor by talking down to us and trying to make us do her job. Alice attempted to make us do things such as documentation and online charting while she did nothing but sit and give orders.

To avoid any conflict, I asked the supervisor to put me in a different part of the hospital, but he declined. In order to maintain my attitude to get me through the night, I focused on my nightly duties and prayed throughout the shift for a positive attitude.

When this type of situation or feelings occurs, it is best to find ways to stabilize your mood because this can bring unwanted stress in the workplace.

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10 Coping Skills to Maintain the Proper Attitude at Work

1. Pray – While driving to work, I simply ask God to remove the negativity that’s surrounded me and make the shift go by quickly.

6. Think Positively – When under stress, 4. Motivate thinking about a happy Yourself – Talk to place or someone that yourself (no, you are 8. Read – you love can help not crazy). I find this is Reading somelower stress or very helpful and it reassures thing positive can anxiety. me when I have a major athelp you get your mind titude or when I am upset.

2. Meditate off the negative things 7. Use EssenSometimes, this can – I find myself dothat are going on at tial Oils – Finding also reduce the stress ing this before walkthe moment. the perfect scent that you may have. ing into the job. Meditatyou like can relax you ing can give you positive at work; there are over 141 energy before starting 5. Take 9. Try scents to choose from! These your shift.

Self-Care Breaks Stress Toys – can be found at Wal– Consult with your Items such as fidget Mart or any natural supervisor or commuspinners or stress balls food shop.

10. Eat nicate with your coworkers can reduce anxiety or 3. Take Healthy Snacks that you need to take a relieve tension.

Deep Breaths – Having a healthy, 5- to 10-minutes break – Taking 3-5 deep comforting snack nearby if you are feeling breaths can reduce can help you relax your overwhelmed. frustration and calm mind. This is always your nerves before helpful when you are they get worse. too busy to take a break.

I have used several coping skills to keep a proper attitude at work when I am not in a good mood. These include taking a selfcare break for five minutes, meditation, deep breathing and praying.

While some of these coping skills have worked for me, they might not work for others.

Other than the tips I listed above, some of the coping skills that I use at the workplace are exercising, traveling and spending time with my loved ones. Taking a few days away from reality is very beneficial for my mental and physical health.

It is very important to leave all of your personal stress outside of the workplace because work can be stressful by itself. While taking care of others is admirable, it is essential to invest some quality time into taking care of yourself.

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