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Safety a concern among students Recent crime on campus leaves community shaken, worried By Bailey Striepling
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“In terms of safety on campus, I never felt the safest but now I don’t feel safe at all,” Nora Murphy, a junior in the College of Health Sciences, said. “I’m terrified to walk anywhere alone, get out of my car alone, walk around with AirPods in or with my phone in my hand, even in the middle of the day.” Marquette University President Michael Lovell announced the creation of the President’s Task Force on Community Safety Feb. 8 to address safety and security on campus and in the community.
March 26, the Marquette University Police Department issued a safety alert about a non-Marquette-affiliated individual who engaged in an armed robbery and shot a non-Marquette-affiliated individual on Kilbourn Avenue. “When it happened, I was like ‘those sounded like gunshots going off literally right next to me’ but also told myself there was no way, it was 11:56 a.m. on a Saturday,” Elizabeth Jonas, a senior in the College of Nursing, said. The armed robbery occurred on 17th Street and Kilbourn Avenue when a suspect approached a Marquette student,
displayed a weapon and demanded property. “I am still kind of shook up about it since it happened right next to me and I was seconds away from seeing it firsthand,” Jonas said. “I have been pretty close to gunshots and shootings before, but never within hundreds of feet.” On 15th Street and Kilbourn Avenue, the same suspect discharged a weapon and injured a non-Marquette affiliated individual. “I looked out my window and saw a guy limping. By the time I got up to look outside, the shooter was gone,” Murphy said. “A few moments
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Multiple crimes last weekend required MUPD to respond to the scene.
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Heiser and Harrow vs. Flowers and Price Potential Presidents, Executive Vice Presidents debate By Megan Woolard
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Today, all Marquette University full-time undergraduate students will be eligible to vote for Marquette University Student Government president and executive vice president, as well as academic senators. There are two tickets running for president and executive vice president. Cameron Heiser, a sophomore in the College of
Business Administration, is running for MUSG president. He’s running with Makayla Harrow, a sophomore in the College of Business Administration. Heiser serves as current MUSG executive vice president and Harrow serves as MUSG’s chief of staff. They will be up against Bridgeman Flowers, a sophomore in the College of Education, and Samari Price, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences. Flowers and Price also have experience working within MUSG and other student leadership organizations. Flowers INDEX COVID-19 TRACKER......................................3 MUPD REPORTS...........................................3 A&E................................................................8 OPINIONS....................................................10 SPORTS........................................................12
serves as the vice president of outreach of MUSG. Price serves as the president of the NAACP at Marquette and is on the programing board for MUSG. Both tickets had a chance to explain their campaigns in the MUSG debate on Sunday. “We believe that Marquette students always strive for greatness, but it should not be at the expense of their mental and physical health, as well as their personal, intellectual and social well-being. Cam and I, if elected, would like to focus on mental health programming and
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MUSG’s debate was live streamed on MUTV March 28.
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later, MUPD, the Milwaukee Police Department, a firetruck and an ambulance showed up. They blocked off the street for a few hours and MPD stuck around.” Brian Gertsberg, a firstyear student in the College of Business Administration, said what happened on campus over the weekend was not out of the ordinary. “There have been many safety alerts and reports of armed robberies on campus and off campus. I personally have had a gun aimed at me and a friend late Friday nearby Straz. We, of course, reported it to MUPD but there was no report sent out to emails later. It makes me concerned how many reports are being conducted but aren’t sent out to students,” Gertsberg said. AMarch 27 MUPD report said four non-Marquette affiliated individuals shot an
airsoft gun at a Marquette student in the 700 block of North 17th Street. The four subjects were taken into custody and cited, however MUPD never issued a safety alert regarding the incident. “I’ve seen more crimes take place on campus than last semester, which makes me concerned of what the future holds for Marquette,” Gertsberg said. MUPD also recovered a credit card skimming device from the 7-Eleven convenience store located at 17th and Wells Streets March 25. Sophia Trozzolo, a sophomore in the College of Education, said she noticed a strange transaction on her credit card March 26 after previously using it at the 7-Eleven. “Discover gives you the location of where the transaction was, so I
looked up the address and it was in a part of Milwaukee I’d never been in. So I immediately froze my account and then Googled the merchant name. It was PBC Milwaukee and when I looked it up, there were results saying it was a common scam charge merchant,” Trozzolo said. MUPD said the device is believed to have been in place for approximately six weeks. “Honestly the whole situation really puts me on edge,” Trozzolo said. “The 7-Eleven is pretty much on campus and I would’ve never thought anywhere on campus could be a reason I would get scammed. It’s scary to think that someone was able to put the skimmer in place and have it be there for so long without anyone noticing. Now I’m really anxious about
using any card anywhere on campus.” Lovell issued a statement in response to the weekend’s events March 28 and said as a father and as the university president, he is taking campus safety seriously. “Several [crimes] involved our students, and we are providing wraparound support services to help them heal from their trauma and offering our prayers and support for all victims of senseless crimes across our city and country. At the same time, we are committed to taking swift action to help prevent future incidents,” Lovell said in a statement. Lovell also said in the statement that the President’s Task Force on
Community Safety met March 28 to provide actionable, nearterm recommendations that Marquette will implement to improve safety and security on campus. “I understand we’re an urban campus but we should also feel safe enough to walk to class or home from the library and safe enough to purchase snacks and groceries from stores on campus,” Trozzolo said. In the past seven days, there were 36 incidents reported to MUPD, compared to 16 reported the week prior. “Unless something gets done, it’s likely that it would get worse and worse as more attackers realize how easy it is to attract victims,” Gertsberg said.
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2022 MUSG Spring Elections 12:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. (CT) Beyond MU webinar ‘The Spirituality of Children Across the Years’ 12:00 p.m. (CT) Department of Physical Therapy Massage-A-Thon 4:00 p.m. (CT) Wednesday March 30 CfAH & Win hosting Humanities Career Diversity Breakfast 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. (CT) CfAH & Win Humanities Breakfast 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 p.m. (CT) Department of Physical Therapy Massage-A-Thon 4:00 p.m. (CT) Sunday April 3 Spring TEDx conference 11:00 a.m. (CT) Graphic by Grace Pionek
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VS.: Elections today creating ways to enhance the student experience and bolster student success,” Harrow said in the MUSG debate. Additionally, Heiser and Harrow want to broaden the reach of the bias incident reporting form, raise student minimum wage, improve the student organization funding process, create a multicultural organization line, promote the student success initiative, de-stigmatize some of the areas around campus, remove the gendered visitation policy and advocate for reduced or free commuter student parking. The Flowers/Price ticket has three main goals: amplify student voices, address the campus mental health and create more pro-active initiatives. “We want to create an environment where students come in their authentic clothing. Often students are told you have to be some type of way or act a certain type of way in order to get support and get your voice put across. We want to show that we can create an open space where students can come authentically,” Flowers said in the MUSG debate. They also want to work to combat microaggressions on campus, better prepare students for service learning and combat food insecurity among students. “As a Black woman I came into this campus as a freshman and automatically I was already targeted. I was targeted because I grew up in 53206 zip code, because I was first generation, I was low income, I was an educational opportunity student and a lot of that has put stigma on Black women but also marginalized communities on campus,” Price said in the MUSG debate. Both tickets have improving
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All four of the candidates in the race currently have positions on Marquette University’s Student Government
student mental health as one of their main campaign goals. Heiser and Harrow want to have student voices involved in the planning of the new wellness center and bring back Mental Health Days. “We know that the weekend sometimes isn’t enough time to de-stress and get ready for the next week and a lot of times both of those days are spent doing homework,” Heiser said in the MUSG debate. Flowers and Price want to implement MUSG “mindful Mondays” where wellness coaches are available to talk with students. They also want to create student support groups, improve online mental health resources and support mental health hotlines. In addition, they want
to make more mental health services centralized at the Alumni Memorial Union. “We think there’s a mental health crisis on our campus. Student mental health is not being put first ... I think we need to bring more intention that you can have an excused absence for a mental health crisis,” Flowers said in the MUSG debate. The Heiser/Harrow ticket want to create a campus community that flourishes at Marquette. “We, if elected, realize the purpose of MUSG is to be the voice of the entire student body and that means the voice of every single student and every student experience here at Marquette and in every single student community,” Heiser said in the MUSG debate.
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presented a weapon and demanded a Marquette student victim’s property in the 1700 block of W. Kilbourn Avenue. The investigation is ongoing. March 27 On the 900 block of N. 14th Street, unknown subjects attempted to take a Marquette student’s vehicle without their approval. March 27
The Flowers/Price ticket want to ensure that every student is comfortable on campus and that their voice is heard. “We want students to feel included and amplified here and that their voices matter, they deserve to be here and that this is a space for them,” Price said in the MUSG debate. All eligible voting students will receive an email in their Marquette email inbox with a link to vote. Voting will be open from 12 a.m. to 10 p.m. Senior students will also be voting for a commencement speaker. Election results will be announced in a press conference March 30 at noon, with the location to be determined.
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COVID-19 TRACKER Four non-Marquette affiliated subjects shot an airsoft gun directly at a Marquette student victim on the 700 block of N. 17th Street. Although the victim experienced minor pain, they denied medical services. The subjects were taken into custody and cited. The juvenile subjects were released from custody to their parents.
CUMULATIVE CASES- MARQUETTE 2,372 NEW CASES- 3/20/22 – 3/23/22 5 CUMULATIVE CASES- CITY OF MILWAUKEE 268,000 SEVEN DAY ROLLING AVERAGE- CITY OF MILWAUKEE 35
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Milwaukee mayoral candidates debate at Marquette Varsity Theatre serves as main stage for discussion on MKE By Connor Baldwin
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For the first time in nearly 20 years, former Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett is not on the ballot. This is the first mayoral election without an incumbent on the ballot since 2004 and the race is on to see who will replace Barrett. With the April 5 election approaching, the candidates met March 27 for a debate. The two candidates, former alderman Bob Donovan and acting Mayor Cavalier Johnson, met in Varsity Theatre to discuss citywide issues and the future of Milwaukee. Milwaukee has seen a rise in gun violence since the beginning of 2022, with 50 homicides in the year so far, 26 more than last year at this time. Johnson said improving communication with the state government to the local city could address the issue. “In my first 100 days of mayor, I will go to Madison. I will have those conversations that I have been talking about throughout this campaign. It’s so important that we rebuild the relationship the city of Milwaukee has with the state government,” Johnson said. Donovan said his solution was to bolster the police department and fill previously eliminated positions. He said creating transparency in the police system and addressing the atmosphere of crime with the courts and judges would create a rapport between police and community. When looking for solutions to mental health and awareness, both agreed on implementing response
talked about taking an active role and appointing someone in a higher position where they will work for the city and report back for the best approaches on education development. Johnson said he would work to improve the living conditions of the students outside of the classroom, helping address hunger and stress and trauma. When addressing civic engagement, the primary election had a turnout of roughly 22%, the candidates were asked how they would get more folks interested. Johnson said he is encouraging the people of Milwaukee to get out there and engage and express themselves in the democratic process. Donovan advocated for ensuring schools teach civics to the youth. “At a much earlier age they learn about our government, the importance of getting involved not only in voting, but also of what it means to be a good citizen I think it is so important for our young people to be receiving that type of education…and as they get out to the voting age they Photo by Josh Meitz joshua.meitz@marquette.edu want to have their voices be heard,” Cavalier Johnson and Bob Donovan both debated inside of Marquette’s Varsity Theatre Sunday. Donovan said. teams to help community members. Donovan said. housing could be a solution. He notes Riley McAdams, a sophomore in Unemployment in the city of MilAffordable housing was also dis- a $10 million investment in tackling the College of Arts & Sciences and waukee is at 4.8%. Questions about cussed as point of interest. Sixty the issue of affordable housing inside Milwaukee resident, said it was a revitalizing neighborhoods for job percent of Milwaukee’s residents and outside of downtown. great opportunity for students to get development in areas such as North- are renters and half of renters are “Families should not be spending involved and informed regarding ridge Mall were one of the topics up rent burdened, meaning rent takes more than 30% of their earnings on local politics. for debate. up 30% or more of their income. housing. But in the city of Milwau“Education and focusing on the “Getting the right kind of people Both sides mentioned the idea of kee because we have so many people sides of Milwaukee which have been around the table and fashioning some working with developers to build who are underpaid in the jobs they abandoned and ignored is really big solutions that we can move forward affordable housing. have, we see people spending a lot … those are something that is rewith … identify the problems and Donovan said the solution to evic- more on that for housing and that is ally important to me and the reckless let’s fashion some solutions. I’ve tions is increasing relations and something we have to correct and driving and crime. Improving the livbeen disappointed over the years communications between landlords why I continue to talk about the need ing standards and affordable housing in our department of city develop- and tenants. to have true families supporting op- which as a Marquette student I’ve ments’ ability to really go out and Johnson focused on the monetary portunities in the city,” Johnson said. had to start dealing with because I’m attract business from other regions side of the issue, saying that utilizing When debating on enhancing looking for a place to live so that is to come to the city of Milwaukee,” funds for building more affordable education in Milwaukee, Donovan another aspect,” McAdams said.
Marquette updates endowment policy
Fossil fuel divestment central to changes in University finances By Megan Woolard
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Under a new endowment policy Marquette University will no longer be allowed to invest in public securities whose “primary business” is in fossil fuels. Marquette cites social responsibility as one of the reasons for the new policy. The university has said that at this time it holds no direct public investments in fossil fuels. At the end of fiscal year 2021 Marquette’s endowment had a market value of $929.1 million. The new policy does not prohibit private investments, which are investments outside of the public sphere, though the university said it will look to “wind down private investments in fossil fuel related strategies … ” It will also look into funds with any indirect exposure to fossil fuels.
“We think this is a great step. Fossil Free has yet to review the full endowment policy but we’re working on it. This is a step in the right direction for Marquette as a community,” Bruce Deal, a junior in the College of Business Administration and economics and finance lead for Fossil Free Marquette, said. Marquette’s endowment investment policy does have a higher permissible range for public investments than private. The fund has a maximum permissible value of 45% in public equity and 20% in private equity. The permissible range sets limits on how much of the endowment can be placed in certain investments. Last year at this time the university had approximately 1-2% of its endowment in direct fossil fuels, with $5 million of direct investment. “Over time, we have shifted our holdings to cleaner energy investments based on market trends and opportunities, while also upholding our fiduciary responsibility to our endowment,” Sean Gissal, chief investment officer, said in a statement.
The university also said it will “continue to engage in open dialogue and work closely with student leaders, including Marquette University Student Government….” However, Fossil Free Marquette cofounder and junior in the College of Arts & Sciences Maddie Kuehn said there hasn’t been much open dialogue with university leaders. “We really want there to be more transparency between the administration and the board (of trustees) and students. A lot of this information is really inaccessible … so just to have an opportunity for students to ask questions to the administration and the Board of Trustees, the investment committee just to explain what this means and what this actually is,” Kuehn said. Marquette University Student Government was informed of the updated endowment policy prior to the public announcement last Thursday. Fossil Free Marquette was not. “I’m definitely surprised, we have been working on this for almost three years at this point and… we’ve gotten a lot of pushback from the
university on it so to hear about this I was really excited but also surprised at the same time,” Kuehn said. Fossil Free Marquette has argued in the past that the university’s involvement in fossil fuel investment is not compatible with its Jesuit values. They’ve held protests and presented to both student and university leaders. “By prohibiting direct investments in fossil fuels and following best practices in responsible investment, Marquette is heeding Pope Francis’ call to ‘reject a magical conception of the market, which would suggest that problems can be solved simply by an increase in the profits of companies or individuals,’” University President Michael Lovell said in a statement. A student referendum was also held last year in which 87% of students who voted said they support the move to divest. The referendum was used to gage student interest as all decisions concerning the endowment must be made by Lovell and the Board of Trustees. Fossil Free Marquette also
presented a letter to the Board of Trustees back in October 2021 calling for the university to take action and divest from fossil fuels. “There was nothing to indicate that they read it or received it. I’m curious to know if that letter sparked anything. From my understanding divestment was not on their radar at all and to see this announcement really shocked me when I first read it,” Kuehn said. Marquette’s announcement comes amid a time where universities across the country are making the move to divest after pressure from their students and the general public about concerns surrounding climate change. Universities such as Harvard, Creighton and Georgetown have committed to some form of fossil fuel divestment within the past three years. “I think this is a great step, not only for the social aspects of what it brings, but also the well being of the endowment as a whole. I think future terms this will be overall very good,” Deal said.
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Navigating survivor support resources at MU Students recall their own experiences with Title IX services By Maria Crenshaw
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MJ Watson, sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences, didn’t think it would happen to her, let alone five of her friends. Yet, in spring 2021, the six girls found themselves having one thing in common – an individual who made a mutual club environment uncomfortable and dangerous. “There was someone in a club I’m a part of that was part of eboard and was just making several of the women in the club very uncomfortable,” Watson said. “He tried to get me alone a couple of times and just some stuff that made it very uncomfortable environment for several women in the club.” The six agreed to do something about it. Throughout the the group’s spring semester, sexual assault and sexual harassment resource centers reached out to investigate the case and provide emotional support to the survivors. They were resources Watson said she had hoped to never know during her college experience. However, in the light of it all, she said these resources were a comfort. “It was a long process for us,” Watson said. “It was very emotionally draining… [but] the people involved were very helpful.” Watson and her friends were supported by advocacy services and the Title IX coordinator, Kristen Kreple, two resources available on Marquette’s campus for victims. While the six girls were able to find resources together, some go through this process alone and in
complete darkness. Nora McKeough, a junior in the College of Health Sciences, was harassed on social media and stalked by an anonymous individual from September 2019 to October 2021. She felt her experience was not taken seriously and that she remained in the dark and isolated from the potential resources available to her. After a couple months of getting these anonymous messages, the sender started describing specific details about McKeough’s location and activities she did. It was at this point she went to Marquette University Police Department for help. “I ended up going to MUPD,” McKeough said. “He [the officer] explained to me that they [MUPD] can’t prove it was the same person because they kept making new accounts so they can’t do anything… he did absolutely nothing.” McKeough said the only advice she was given by MUPD to handle the situation was to ask the sender to “please stop” and threaten she would go to police. She felt this advice was ironic considering she was sitting in a police station. “I feel like my concerns could have been listened to a little more, like the policeman downplayed it and made me feel silly,” McKeough said. “I felt so blown off. I was told just ‘tell them to stop.’ That was not fair.” McKeough, at the time, did not know of any other resources on Marquette’s campus to turn to in times of distress regarding experiences of harassment, stalking, violence and assault. In an ideal situation, McKeough should have been referred to several resources, like Watson. How is Marquette supposed to support victims? Advocacy Services:
Navigating Options Advocacy Services has existed in its current form on campus since 2015. According to Kacie Otto, Marquette’s victim advocate and violence prevention specialist, its purpose is to provide support and information about campus and community resources to help victims heal. They are the center of Marquette’s victim support network. Otto works to provide survivors with a confidential point of contact. “I believe no one should have to deal with the fallout after facing violence or harassment alone,” Otto said in an email. “Victims should be able to choose, who, when, and if they share their story.” Otto said she believes that having Advocacy Services on campus is essential as it provides students a supportive environment where they have complete control of where to go next in their healing process. Resources from Advocacy Services can look like a lot of things, as they adjust to each individual’s needs. Support could look like accompanying a survivor to the hospital or to the police, connecting a victim to the Counseling Center, immediate safety planning or serving as a liaison between a victim and Title IX. “Advocates are trained to never press victims for details about what they’ve experienced,” Otto said. Otto stresses that the experience is in the individual’s hands. She said she typically supports about two to three students a week. The Counseling Center: Navigating Feelings and Healing The Counseling Center often appears to be the intuitive option for students facing emotional distress on campus. This resource is available for victims to emotionally heal and find support. Katy Adler, counselor and the coordinator for sexual violence/ trauma treatment services at Marquette’s Counseling Center, provides victims a resource that focuses on healing and often plays a crucial role in helping victims learn about less intuitive resources, like Advocacy Services. “You want to think ‘I’ll never have to access that [advocacy services or Title IX],’ It can be hard,” Adler said. Similar to the advocates, the center is confidential, and a resource that caters to an individual’s comfort levels. Adler said her main goal as a counselor is to talk through what an individual is experiencing, their goals for the length of care they are looking for and what kind of care they need. Adler said she joined the Counseling Center in February, but prevention has been a part of her life since long before this. Since 2008,
she said she has been working toward sexual violence prevention at Marquette and beyond. “It’s sort of been my area of passion,” Alder said. “My hope is that… we have new generations of future students that are less willing to buy into myths of sexual assault and be more willing to challenge them.” Title IX: Navigating Reporting and Disciplinary Action Title IX is a federal law that exists to stop discrimination on the basis of sex. This includes sexual harassment, sex-based discrimination in education, work, and sports, and sexual assault. Kristen Kreple, Marquette University’s Title IX Coordinator, understands how daunting this resource can be for victims. “There is this misconception when we receive a report at Title IX that we jump right into an investigation and the victim loses all ability to decide what happens,” Kreple said. “Agency is so important to me, and I want people to decide what they want to do” While Advocacy Services and the Counseling Center are confidential resources that do not have to report to Title IX, just about every other employee on campus is required to report to Kreple if they become aware of an incident. When Kreple becomes aware of an incident, she will reach out to a victim via email. Whether the victim responds that day, a year later or never, Kreple’s only goal is to open the door for support. Kreple explained some supportive measures Title IX provides include connecting victims to advocates and counseling services on and off campus, extension of deadlines and other course-related adjustments, modifications to class schedule or living space and nocontact directives. Kreple assured all these measures do not require victims to give any details or file a formal complaint. According to Marquette’s Sexual Harassment and Sex Discrimination Policy, if a victim chooses to take more formal action and seek disciplinary sanctions, both parties and witnesses are interviewed, and evidence is gathered. From here a formal complaint can be filed which leads to a hearing process. “I like to describe it as 50% and a feather. It is more likely than not that the person is responsible for violating our policy.” Kreple said, regarding the results of hearings. This standard of proof Kreple describes is called preponderance of evidence. If responsibility is deemed under this standard, appropriate sanctions are given. This could look like anything from probation to expulsion. “Filing a formal complaint is a big deal. It can take time, it can take a lot of energy, and it’s something that I always want someone
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to go into fully understanding, that it can be a hard process,” Kreple said. If a survivor files an informal resolution, there is not hearing process. Instead, either a negotiated agreement is reached via mediation, or the respondent accepts responsibility outright for violating policy and sanctions are given. No matter the path a victim chooses, Kreple wishes to be transparent with victims and follow the path they want. “There are some students that talk with advocates and or the counselors and that student never gets to Title IX, and that’s okay, I just want them to get whatever resources would help them best and I know everyone’s path is different,” Kreple said. Marquette University Police Department: Navigating Resources Outside of Marquette Officer Thomas Wichgers has been with MUPD since its genesis in 2015. Today, he said he serves as the main officer of contact to collaborate with other victim support resources on campus and helps victims find support outside of the Marquette community. When an instance of sexual assault or sexual harassment is filed, an initial investigation takes place. After an initial investigation, Wichgers said he can refer a case to the district attorney’s office if this is a victim’s wish. If this path is followed, MUPD can help victims get rides to the courthouse, navigate buildings and offices they need to go to and help get in contact with officials to filing restraining orders with the county. “It’s a rather large and complex [process], especially when you’re at this point in your life. It can be challenging to focus on things like ‘where do I need to go, how do I get there’ things like that. So, we [MUPD] will continue to help with things like that,” Wichgers said. Wichgers said that his role is strictly about empowering victims with resources about where they can go outside of the Marquette community. However, like other supportive resources, Wichgers said MUPD places no pressure on a survivor to use the Milwaukee court system. Advocacy Services, the Counseling Center, Title IX and MUPD are all resources victims at Marquette can use to navigate sexual assault and sexual harassment. They are all supposed to work together to design a support response that best fits an individual. One difference between Watson’s and McKeough’s case was knowledge of a perpetrator’s name. Regardless of if a victim’s harasser is identified, victims should have complete access to these resources and have their concerns taken seriously.
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Wisconsin Avenue becomes home for MKE avians Birds on campus include mostly crows, some geese By Phoebe Goebel
phoebe.goebel@marquette.edu
City birds are taking charge of Wisconsin Avenue during the night and leaving a mess for students to face going to class the next morning. As the spring season is approaching, birds begin to start their migration to Milwaukee, most likely reaching their peak migration in mid-May. In 2020, the Milwaukee County Parks Natural Areas Program conducted bird surveys in order to estimate the population of birds in Milwaukee County along with the number of species that exist in the county. In their results, MCP recorded 42,805 bird observations that made up 205 different bird species. While walking down the streets of the Marquette University campus, bird poop covers the sidewalks. This begs the question, “Why do birds choose to stay in cities and densely populated areas over time?” Chelsea Cook, an assistant professor of biological sciences, studies and teaches different behaviors behind animals. Cook said that crows are one of the smartest species of birds. “Crows are highly intelligent. They are a part of a classification called Corvidae, generally referred to as Corvids, which include crows, ravens and jays. These birds are all very smart – they are excellent problem solvers and can navigate complex environments to find food, which helps them survive and reproduce,” Cook said. Cook said that the intelligence that crows possess might be the reason why they are found in some cities. She said that the restaurants and garbage on Wisconsin Avenue could be a leading indicator of why the birds are staying at Marquette. “This is often why they are so ubiquitous in cities – there is usually a lot of food, especially in garbage cans, and especially on college campuses, where there is a particularly high density of people,” Cook said. “There are tons of restaurants as well as apartments on Wisconsin, which is why it’s a popular area for crows.” Other than the large amounts of bird poop on campus, students also notice the large amounts of garbage and trash that are on the campus streets. Birds can easily access food from the garbage, which is why they are relocating to areas with lots of trash present. Other than crows and city
birds Zoe Finney, creative lead for the Schlitz Audubon Nature Center said to keep your eyes open for other aerial adventures flocking to the city during the migration period. “Right now is the beginning of spring migration, there is probably about 300 species that will come to Wisconsin in this period…we have seen some early sparrows such as fox sparrows come though and kinglets and red wing black birds.” Simon Glarner, a first-year in the College of Arts & Sciences, said that he has learned a lot about the birds in some of his classes. He said that they mainly focus on bird migration according to weather changes, as well as why birds end up in a populated cities rather than rural areas. “In my environmental studies class we have learned a lot about the birds that are here on campus, and the birds that will be coming here as the weather gets warmer,” Glarner said. “I think it’s really interesting to learn about these birds because you would really not expect to see so many on a college campus in a big city.” Vita Kovacevich, a first-year in the College of Arts & Sciences, said that she has noticed an increase of birds on campus, specifically geese. “I have noticed the increase of geese on campus when I walk to my classes. I think they are good for the campus and they don’t bother me, so I hope they stay here,” Kovacevich said. The geese that are roaming the grass of campus are Canada geese, which migrate to Wisconsin during the spring season. Benefits of these species include seed dispensary as well as added nutrient contribution to the soil from geese feces. “It’s pretty steady through March and April but in May you can go out on a spring day and possibly find 100 different bird species, just going on a walk or going to your local nature center.” Finney said. Finney said to keep your eyes open for warblers, which are fan favorites of the birding community. Warblers are neotropical birds which migrate from parts of Central and South America and flood into Wisconsin in parts of May. “Warblers are typically the brightest and boldest color of birds we have come through. For example the Blackburnian Warbler, which is my favorite bird, it can travel from Colombia and into parts of northern Wisconsin and Canada. They have a bright orange throat and orange spot on their head and it’s just a delight.” Finney said. Finney encourages people to go out and explore their surroundings and they might be amazed by what
Photo by Josh Meitz joshua.meitz@marquette.edu
As the spring season approaches, birds begin to start their migration to the Milwaukee area.
they find in Milwaukee. “If you find any piece of nature you don’t have to be in the woods, if you really start to walk around and pay attention to what is around you you might be surprised by what bird species are around even if in Milwaukee, no matter what
time of year…even in December you can go on a bird walk and see dozens of species.” Finney said. Cook said the relationship between humans and birds that benefit both species. She said that the bird population on campus should be no worry to students.
“Basically, humans mean food, and crows know how to navigate trash bins because they are intelligent, so they find all of our discarded food, so they thrive with us,” Cook said.
Connor Baldwin contributed to this report.
Medical device design education Certificate includes 12 credits of interactive course material By Julia Abuzzahab
julia.abuzzahab@marquette.edu
The Clinical Immersion in Medical Device Design Certificate allows engineers to observe medical technology being utilized in a clinical environment. “This certificate gives [participants] the opportunity … to go into the clinical environment through Froedtert [and the Medical College of Wisconsin] and observe and kind of learn how to observe and how to identify these unmet needs,” Jay Goldberg, professor of practice in biomedical engineering, said. While also viewing operating rooms, Goldberg said this certificate gives people the opportunity to go into many areas of the clinical environment at Froedtert and work in simulation labs. The university Academic Senate met March 21 to approve the program. Goldberg said that many engineers who work for medical companies have to develop new products. He said those engineers may observe a surgery to see how they utilize the technology there
to discover what problems there may be with those tools. “From that information they can take that back to their companies and say, ‘OK, Dr. Jones said I need a widget that does this, this and this better,’” Goldberg said. “So now you’ve got an idea for a new product or a better product.” “You could read about a procedure. You could see a picture about it— a picture is worth 1,000 words, right? A video is worth 10,000 words. If you could actually watch it live, I’ll say that’s 20,000 words,” Goldberg said. “But if you could take the instruments and do it yourself, that’s got to be 100,000.” Said Audi, professor and director of graduate studies, said participants would physically be able to get into a simulation lab and have a hands-on experience. “They can actually interact with the doctors and the nurses and then get some feedback and then go back and forth maybe a couple of times,” Audi said. “And then eventually maybe take some ideas back to their companies.” Goldberg said the underlying goal of the certificate isn’t to come out of the program with an idea in mind for a new product, but to understand how to enter a clinical environment and learn for what cues to look out for.
“For example if the surgeon is using some instrument and she ends up throwing it on the table and later on you say, ‘hey, I noticed you seemed frustrated, is there a problem with that?’ She might say, ‘oh no, they’re all like that.’ But that’s a red flag. That tells you, ‘OK here’s an opportunity — they don’t even know they needed a better device,” Goldberg said. This program is aimed toward engineers within the medical industry. In order to apply for the program one needs a bachelor’s degree in engineering or a different relevant background with at least a 3.0 GPA or higher. Applicants must also have at least a 3.0 in upper level division coursework — 3000 and higher listed courses. Although applicants do not need to have a degree in engineering, if one doesn’t, one may need to enroll in prerequisite courses. “This 12 credit certificate is quite innovative and identifying new opportunity for medical device design,” Norah Johnson, associate professor and pediatric primary care nurse practitioner program director, said in the meeting. “It’s coming from our engineering school and it has some collaboration with the SIM lab in the College of Nursing.” Audi said this is a standalone certificate that is not a part of the master’s degree or any undergraduate programs.
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Humphrey Hall has trial run to improve campus safety Exterior building swipe access now required for residence By Phoebe Goebel
phoebe.goebel@marquette.edu
At Marquette University, the first residence hall to put the secure access process in action is Humphrey Hall, and the goal of this trial run is to see students’ feedback on the protocol. University President Michael Lovell made an announcement to the Marquette community that “several recent incidents have
affected our campus, creating heightened concern around safety and security,” which led to the recent change in safety procedures upon entering the dorms. The President’s Task Force at Marquette University is committed to keeping students safe in their residence halls and campus apartments. During a recent meeting, the task force announced five workgroups that would focus on developing new safety strategies for students. The task force consists of students, parents and community partners. Mary Janz, the executive director of housing and residence life,
was one of the people to help develop and implement this new plan for student safety. Janz said that Humphrey was the perfect choice for the pilot due to the minimal student population as well as the current technology that the residence hall has. “We were asked to identify a residence hall that we could pilot the program in, and we felt like Humphrey was a good option mostly because of the number of students,” Janz said. Humphrey Hall has the ability to house nearly 300 firstyear and sophomore students at Marquette. The pilot was put into action on March 23 at 8:00 a.m., and residents of Humphrey Hall are now required to swipe into the dorms in order to get in. The change in the protocol involves an intercom system being placed at the exterior of Humphrey Hall. This intercom will allow students to request access to the building if they were to forget their IDs, and it will be monitored by the front desk staff. Students will then proceed to the desk and swipe in as normal. At Marquette, students are given identification cards that allow them to access libraries, computer labs and rec centers, as well as contain Marquette CASH and an individual’s meal plan, if they have one. The card is also required for residence hall entrance at the front desk. Janz said that a lot of the feedback from the new protocol will come from students who are currently residents at Humphrey Hall. The plan is to allow for students
to voice their opinion of the new system, and changes will be made regarding their feedback. “A small committee of us have been working to develop a survey that students will get when they are in a floor meeting so we can solicit student opinion. There will also be a survey box at the front desk where students can drop their comments in. Those are just some early ways to seek student opinion to see what’s working or not and make the necessary changed,” Janz said. Anna Ring, a first-year in the College of Nursing, is currently a resident of Humphrey Hall, and noticed the new safety precautions at Humphrey and said that the new process doesn’t seem promising. “I don’t think that the building scanning system will have much of an influence in dangerous situations. If something serious were to happen the scanner would not be preventative enough, in my opinion,” Ring said. Morgan Wiberg, a first-year in the College of Business Administration, is also a resident at Humphrey and said her experience with the new security systems has not been positive and is hoping that changes will be made before it is implemented all over campus. “The new protocols are actually quite irritating because my ID has not been working to scan in,” Wiberg said. “If I could make
changes to the new protocols, I would make it easier for students without IDs or broken IDs to enter the building.” Jadyn Taylor, a junior in the College of Business Administration, is a resident assistant at Humphrey. Taylor said that he experienced getting items stolen in Humphrey because they gained access through the exterior of the building. After these events, he said that the new swipe requirement will be a positive change to ensure the protection of residents. “Random people can’t just walk in and use the bathroom key and roam around Humphrey,” Taylor said. “I think it’s a good measure to protect the residents of Humphrey to prevent little thefts and whatnot.” Janz said that a lot of the future of the program depends on what students have to say about it. She said that these opinions will be taken into account and used to adjust for the following fall semester. “We thought it would be helpful to run a pilot before we went all out and to seek student’s feedback. We want to make sure it’s working for everyone,” Janz said. “Our goal at the current moment is to ensure that all the residence halls and university apartments are ready to operate by fall so let’s test the waters now in this spring and make sure we are ready come August.”
moms feel supported as well. Members share stories, inspirational messages, ask for advice or just check in with one another. “This one was big, ‘Marquette Moms checking in to make sure everyone is okay after yesterday’s events at the Waukesha parade,’” Cirillo read from the chat. Eliza Gomez, office associate for facilities planning and management, said at the beginning of the year, members were posting ‘Something new in 2022’ talking about things they wanted to try in 2022 that they normally wouldn’t have time for. “People had so many things on
there. Somebody put that they’ve been wanting to try rock climbing and then someone else said ‘I do rock climbing, come join any time,’” Gomez said. “That’s one of my favorite things, sharing stories because you might not ever have these conversations with other moms if you weren’t on there.” Along with keeping up their Teams chats, the group will also host their annual Mother’s Day lunch in May to help make moms feel special. “It’s always important for every employee to have a safe space where they can go and not feel judged,” Gomez said. “It really is a sense of community.”
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Community bonds over parenthood Marquette mothers establish a ‘safe space’ group for MU parents By Bailey Striepling
bailey.striepling@marquette.edu
The employee resource group Marquette Moms works to help moms find a community at Marquette and learn how to juggle the responsibilities of being a working mother. Marquette Moms is a group aimed at supporting moms on campus as they strive to balance work, professional development and family. It is one of eight employee resource groups on campus. ERGs are groups that work to promote a sense of community, build personal and professional networks, enhance employee support and retention and assist in attracting new employees to Marquette to foster a diverse and inclusive community. Brigid Kinsella-Alba, mother of five and coordinator of mission programs for the Office of Mission and Ministry, started Marquette Moms
12 years ago. “It’s a lot to juggle as a women having kids and having balance between your career and your home and trying to be the best parent you can be and then also trying to be the best person you can be at work and serve at work in the most full way possible,” Kinsella-Alba said. “Just knowing that you’re not alone and that there are other people that you can talk to is really important.” The group is open to all women with children across Marquette’s campus. “It’s people with kids in high school and beyond, and people with infants. It’s really for anybody, so the openness of that space and having that wide gamut of people gives you an opportunity to not just talk with people in our area, but it connects you with people all across campus,” Kinsella-Alba said. Through lunches, retreats, service projects and Microsoft Teams chats, Marquette Moms share research, articles, advice and experiences to help moms grow as both parents and professionals. “It’s just a place where moms in all stages of motherhood can connect
and share ideas and know that we’re valued at Marquette,” Sue Cirillo, office associate for the Office of Mission and Ministry, said. Kinsella-Alba said knowing there are other people who support you is the most important part of it. “I just had a miscarriage and it turned out that one of my friends also just had a miscarriage and we were both really struggling and we both shared it within the group on the same day and to have each other and this group has just really helped get through that hard time,” Kinsella-Alba said. Kinsella-Alba said the group is all about learning how to handle challenges together. “One of the challenges that we had on campus was that there weren’t very many places where women could pump,” Kinsella-Alba said. “And so we took on this project and now there’s a map of wellness spaces on campus just to take some of that pressure off when women are coming back from having a baby and they know they have some place to go.” Cirillo said that the Marquette Moms Microsoft Teams chat helps
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Say goodbye to geese, wave hello to hummingbirds Urban Ecology Center offers simple way to start birding By Kim Cook
kimberly.cook@marquette.edu
Blink and you are sure to miss them. The greenish, tiny blurs that whiz by at up to 30 mph, moving from wildflower to wildflower, feeding on nectar. When seen, they can look like butterflies attached to a tiny missile, or even a rather large bumblebee, but do not be mistaken: They are actually ruby-throated hummingbirds. Soon, Milwaukee’s gray winter skies will part to the purest shade of blue. When tulips of every color outline sidewalks outside campus buildings and the sun shines down proud and bright onto the backpacked walkers of Wisconsin Avenue, springtime has sprung at Marquette University. And just as it all begins, the hummingbirds will arrive. This summer, Milwaukee locals and tourists alike will once again have the chance of seeing these interesting birds that are no taller than the average index card, as they complete their annual migration from Mexico to Wisconsin and the surrounding midwestern and eastern states. Tim Vargo, manager of research and community services at the Urban Ecology Center, explained that the ruby-throated hummingbird, the main species that migrates to this area, will start to arrive in the next couple of weeks. “When the weather starts getting to that point where we are in mid-April is when we can start to see them. Usually the regular time to see them is in May,” Vargo said. “This (the ruby-throated hummingbird) is really the only regular hummingbird east of the [Rocky Mountains], so they are pretty easy to identify.” Anna Schuster, a junior in the College of Health Sciences, grew up watching hummingbirds frequent the honeysuckles that were planted in her backyard and is excited to see more of the tiny creatures this spring in Milwaukee.
“I associate them with a lot of fond memories as a kid,” Schuster said. “My neighbors had a hummingbird feeder so they would get a lot of hummingbirds and it was always interesting when you heard a little buzz around your ear that wasn’t a bee.” While hummingbird feeders are one way to catch a glimpse of these fast flying feathered friends, the Urban Ecology Center offers an excursion that brings the community into nature to experience bird and other forest animals in their natural habitat. Each week, Vargo and other volunteers from each of the UEC’s three branches – Riverside Park, Menomonee Valley and Washington Park – lead birding walks. The walks take place from 8-10 a.m. on weekdays with a different branch holding the event each day. Vargo said that the walks offer a good chance to learn about birding, connect the the community and maybe even see
a hummingbird. “[The walks are] a good place for beginners, and there’s usually a whole lot of regulars and people who know their birds that like to share their skills and knowledge with newcomers,” Vargo said. “Even if you’re really skilled they are open to you, and if you’re brand new, between the staff and the volunteers, there is always someone willing to help.” B. Pladek, an associate professor of English at Marquette University, considers herself to be an amateur birder. Pladek said she has made many visits to UECs during her free time and has participated in some of the birding programming that they offer. Pladek said that she didn’t know very much about hummingbirds, she has been able to spot them in nature while on birding walks. “I’ve seen a couple (hummingbirds) zooming along the river path at the Riverside UEC. I was even lucky enough to see one settle in its tiny, tiny nest once,” Pladek said in an
email. “[Birding] gives you a real opportunity to get to know parts of your environment you might otherwise pass by, and to see and hear that environment from a new perspective.” Outside of the UEC, Vargo said that the best chance that students have to see a hummingbird is from the comfort of their own home or dorm. With the wildflowers and tulips popping up across campus this spring, students might find that hummingbirds are closer than they think. Whether they are walking between classes, sitting outside the Alumni Memorial Union doing homework, or even sitting in the common area of their dorm, their chances of seeing a flash of green or hearing the whir of hummingbird wings is pretty high. “The easiest thing to do is to set up hummingbird feeders in your yard, but other than that, really no matter where you are, it’s kind of luck of the draw,” Vargo said. “And they’re kind of fun that way; you aren’t really
able to see them regularly unless they have a food source that you put out for them and hope they find.” Schuster said that she is looking forward to spending more time outdoors this spring and is planning on taking a trip to the UEC. “I work at a senior living facility and the residents there are always pushing me to go to the Urban Ecology Center,” she said. “I know they do great things for educating people on our environment so I would love to visit.” Check out the audio package for this story by A&E Audio Producer Julianna Okosun.
Photo courtesy of the Urban Ecology Center
Hummingbirds can fly up to 30 mph and be as small as an index card. The tiny birds migrate up from Mexico to northern states like Wisconsin.
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Booking it to bestseller’s list: students create work Writing Association inspires, encourages creative composition By Izzy Fonfara Drewel
isabella.fonfaradrewel@marquette.edu
For some people, publishing a book is a lifetime goal or a bucket list item, but there are others like Kyra Walker, a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences, who think “Why wait?” Walker has been working on her novella for the past year and she hopes to publish it by the time she graduates in 2024. She tells the story of a vampire romance where complications arise and the protagonist must save her bloodsucking lover through messages she receives in her dreams. “It’s a work in progress, so I’m still trying to figure all that out as I continue writing it,” Walker said. “But from the original book I was writing at first, and as I was toying around with the characters, I thought this was kind of interesting and I’ve never read a book like this.” Over time the plot and messages of the book have changed, whether that be from Walker’s own ideas or suggestions she’s received. Walker
is vice president of the Marquette Writing Society, which has helped her overcome obstacles in her writing career. “It’s definitely helped with writer’s block because I tend to stick with romance, but the writing society has helped me expand my genres, so there’s some days I’m writing fantasy or mystery or horror,” Walker said. The Writing Society features members from first-years to graduate students who meet once a week to work on their writing skills by doing free writes, following prompts and participating in activities. They also share and critique each other’s work to help each other improve. “The idea is to get some time in the week to creatively write since it’s really hard to find that time in between classes and all the other stuff we have going on,” Molly Glowacki, a senior in the College of Health Sciences and president of the Writing Society, said. While there are students who want to publish, the group also offers other options to their members. “There’s the Marquette Literary Review and I know a lot of our members submit to that,” Glowacki
said. “We usually try to promote that because I think a lot of people are hesitant to submit their work, and it’s one of the things we try to encourage since it’s a Marquette organization.” The Marquette Literary Review is the university’s annual creative writing journal, featuring submissions from the Marquette community. From poetry to short stories the review seeks to showcase all forms of creative writing. “Even people who don’t consider themselves creative — you still make art, even if you don’t know it,” Jenna Koch, a sophomore in the College of Education and editor for
the review, said. “You may write personal essays in classes, notes app poetry, or take photos on vacation, all of it is art that should be shared with the collective.” Walker isn’t the only member writing a longer piece of work. “I have a novel that I’ve been working on for a long time and so this club helps me keep up with that amongst all of the other things going on with school,” Glowacki said. Glowacki’s novel details the adventures of her band of heroes who fight off demons and other supernatural forces. For some students, writing is a skill that takes practice, and getting published is the ultimate goal. “Write a novel, get one published and see it on shelves in Target or Barnes & Noble,” Walker said. “That’s definitely the dream right there.” However, Walker and Glowacki wouldn’t have gotten as far as they have without motivation from their supporters. Whether
it be professors, family or friends, both writers have received advice that they are sharing with other aspiring authors. “No matter how hard it seems, no matter how long it takes, don’t give up because at some point you’ll get there. I’ve been writing for seven years, and I haven’t finished a full length novel yet, and I want to get there but I know it’s going to take time, so just don’t give up if you want to do it,” Walker said. Glowacki’s years in the organization have left her with helpful tips for the rest of her life. “The biggest writing tip I have, especially for writers that are students right now, is to keep going with it because it’s easy to lose track of it and lose inspiration by getting so focused on classes and stress. I think that writing is a great way to feel less stressed and take a mental break from everything,” Glowacki said. With this advice and support, the writers are working toward their dreams of publishing. Be on the lookout for Marquette students in the local Barnes & Noble within the next few years. To learn more about the Marquette Writing Society, you can follow them on Instagram at @mu_writingsociety.
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Emergence of Marquette University’s Hip Hop Club First organization on campus to combine music with culture By Jolan Kruse
jolan.kruse@marquette.edu
Amyah Brooks, a first-year in the College of Arts & Sciences, has loved hip-hop ever since she was little. “My mom especially influenced my love for hip-hop. We would play it whenever we were in the car together,” Brooks said. Brooks enjoys listening to artists such as Eminem, 50 Cent and Missy Elliot. With over 300 student organizations at Marquette University, choosing which clubs to join can be difficult. Then Marquette University’s Student Government Instagram account posted about Marquette Hip Hop Club, and Brooks decided to sign up. “I wanted to join a club like this on campus but there was no club to join so I took it into my own hands to create that club,” Liam Indra, a senior in the College of Business Administration and founder of Marquette Hip Hop Club, said.
“My whole goal is to bring people of all different backgrounds together through hip-hop.” Indra started working towards creating the club in September, but it became official towards the end of February. Indra shared his idea with his roommate
Matthew Munson, a junior in the College of Business Administration. “It sounds like a really cool thing to join,” Munson said.
He loves listening to artists such as Kendrick Lamar and Kanye West, which sparked his interest in the club. Munson also mentioned its relevance to Generation Z, describing hip-hop as an “evolving genre that’s prevalent with young
Graphic by RJ Siano ryan.siano@marquette.edu
people today. It’s becoming more of a trend,” Munson said. “I would encourage other students to join because I’m very excited about it and you can learn about local artists and big name artists as well and to be able to appreciate Black artists in the media that aren’t always as dominant or known,” Brooks said. Munson explains he’s most looking forward to the get-togethers. “There will be listening parties, concerts at the Rave, people can group up and go,” Munson said. Listening to albums and talking about them, working with local hiphop artists and going to concerts are all things Indra explained the club plans to do together. Indra also describes it as a diverse outlet to meet new friends. “The main goal is just to bring people together and create that space to listen to hip-hop with other people. There are clubs that are music related and culture related but this was an unfulfilled need. I wanted something to fill that need,” Indra said. Marquette Hip Hop Club plans to visit Baby Keem’s concert at the Rave April 1. To find out more information, check out their Instagram, @mu_hiphopclub.
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Alexandra Garner, Executive Opinions Editor Hope Moses, Assistant Opinions Editor Aimee Galaszewski, Executive Director Benjamin Wells, Managing Editor of The Marquette Tribune Skyler Chun, Managing Editor of The Marquette Journal
Megan Woolard, News Executive John Leuzzi, Sports Executive Randi Haseman, A&E Executive Lelah Byron, Projects Editor
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Creating more inclusive, safe environment critical
Creating inclusive environments for students isn’t just something Marquette University should strive for; It’s something that all members of the Marquette community, including faculty and staff, need to make intentional efforts to do. During the fall 2021 semester, Marquette launched diversity and inclusion training for new students and one for faculty and staff, following a demonstration led by Black students August 2020. Before Orientation, first-year and new undergraduate students were required to take a one-hour online course called “Brave & Bold Dialogues: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion – College Edition.” The university statement said the training aimed to explore “ ... real-life scenarios designed to increase awareness and understanding while building foundational knowledge of diversity, equity and inclusion.”
Grace Cady I never really outgrew being the little girl who loved too much. We all experience emotions, feelings, love and hurt in our own ways. All of these big feelings were ones I carried with me and never really learned to put down. I have always been the lover, the mediator, the fixer and I took these roles very seriously throughout my childhood and adolescence. If a friend needed a shoulder to cry on, I was that. If there was an argument in my family and we needed someone to calm the storm, I was there. If I encountered an issue with someone I loved and it needed fixing, I did it. Anytime someone I knew was experiencing something I was right there with them. In eleventh grade, I had a teacher who was very influential
The university also launched a training program for faculty and staff called “Faculty and Staff: Personal Skills for a Diverse Campus.” The training is comprised of three modules with checks and quizzes that take a total of three hours to complete. In the fall, a pilot group of faculty and staff from the College of Nursing, College of Communication, University Advancement, Human Resources and University Relations completed the modules, and the remaining faculty and staff are completing it this spring. While implementing these trainings may be a good first initiative to bring diversity and inclusion issues to people’s attention, these trainings are not enough. Faculty and staff need to be more aware. As educators and leaders in learning environments, they have a responsibility to be
mindful of the way they treat students in their classrooms. Some faculty and staff fail to use inclusive language, acknowledge the significant of cultural months and brush off students’ mental health concerns. Doing online training can be a passive engagement with diversity and inclusion issues. And unfortunately, people may not take the online training seriously. Marquette should consider implementing discussion-based training next year so students, faculty and staff can actively engage with these topics. The university could also bring in guest speakers to talk with small groups because the online training is not enough. In order to foster a truly inclusive campus, we need to do more. Listening to someone’s story can often create a larger impact than watching a video. Following up the student
training last fall, students attended a workshop led by guest speaker Rasheed Ali Cromwell, who is the founder and president of the Harbor Institute, a consulting firm that focuses on diversity education. The university should consider implementing something similar next year. If training is the only option offered to faculty and staff right now, they need to take it seriously. Students shouldn’t feel uncomfortable by what faculty and staff say, or how they treat them. The university should also consider implementing disciplinary action for faculty and staff who fail to complete the training. First-year students are required to complete Red Watch Band and sophomores are required to complete Bringing in the Bystander, and if they fail to complete them, holds are placed on their accounts. Faculty and staff should be held to the same standards.
They need to take diversity and inclusion seriously. At the end of the day, in order for any kind of diversity and inclusion training to be meaningful, faculty and staff have to want to do better. Even if that means making mistakes in the process, it’s important to be open to listening, learning and being committed to improving. Additionally, the university needs to make sure it is including students of color in conversations about comfortability and safety outside the classroom as well. In September 2020, Marquette announced that the Marquette University Police Department would have regular conversations with the Black Student Council to discuss student concerns. It’s essential that Marquette continue to follow through on its promises, and work to make campus a more inclusive and safe place.
on my life. I had her write my letter of recommendation for college because I heard she was great at it, and that was all that I really thought of it. Little did I know how much this letter would change my life. In it, she discussed my academics, credentials and why I would make a good student at any college. But, that was all very standard and generic. What captured me was a word, a characterization that I had never heard of: empath. This meant that when I walked into a room, I let the emotions of everybody in it overtake me. When I spoke with people, I held their words close to my heart. When I loved people, I never really let go. I sometimes feel that I am really a composition of everyone I have ever loved and lost; they never really leave my heart. All of this to say, I have really big feelings and I always have. I love people wholeheartedly
even when it hurts, sometimes especially when it hurts. My heart breaks for people who have broken mine. This sentiment works in reverse. I also become very easily excited by what some would classify as “the little things in life.” Sometimes people tend to categorize enthusiasm as obnoxious, I would disagree completely. I love to feel the rush of a new coffee shop or have a good conversation or finish a great book. These things make my heart happy and that is important. The ebb and flow of human emotion is far from a simple thing, but it is inevitable. My whole life the number one criticism I have gotten is that I’m too sensitive. I used to be made even more sensitive by that comment because it made me feel weak or as if I was some kind of glass vase that if nudged too hard would shatter everywhere and nobody would want to stick
around to pick up the pieces. A lot of people feel that way which is why I think it is important to shift our perspective on sensitivity. Especially when we’re going through our formative years as teenagers and young twenty-somethings. During this time in our lives, we are going to face a lot of confusion, build and break important relationships and probably lose sight of ourselves a time or two. Throughout all of this, there are going to be a lot of big feelings and emotions. If you’re like me, somebody with thin skin and
a vulnerable heart, these things will probably take a significant toll on you. It is okay to feel. It is okay to love too hard and have your heart broken. It is okay to have big dreams and be elated when they work out or shattered when they don’t. It is okay to empathize with people even if it hurts you too sometimes. I’m not advocating for anybody to suffer – I’m simply saying that feeling things intensely is okay. At the end of the day, I would rather have a good heart and put that into everything that I do, everyone I love and everything that I am instead of doing things apathetically, or half-heartedly. I always want to have an open heart because living any other way would be dishonest to myself. And that is the only disingenuous way to live.
Be brave, show big feelings
Graphic by Kendal Bell
Grace Cady is a sophomore studying journalism. She can be be reached at grace.cady@marquette.edu
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Racism in film industry still issue Krisha Patel It’s 2005 and it’s been over a year since the sitcom “Friends” ended after bringing in an estimated 50 million viewers to see the finale. Fans are restless to see a new sitcom that will hopefully live up to the potential of “Friends.” A new show called “How I Met Your Mother” looks promising and follows a similar setting of a group of 20-somethings living in New York and navigating romance, career and life. While both of these popular shows bring laughter and focus on friendship, they lack diversity within the casting. It would be another seventeen years until “How I Met Your Mother” would reboot itself to “How I Met Your Father,” which has more of a more diverse cast. According to the United States Census Bureau, only 38% of actors identify as
people of color. Furthermore, they are victims of racism while on set. The media and entertainment industry needs to work on not promoting racism and cast people based on their acting abilities. Many popular television sitcoms that aired in the 1990s and 2000s lacked diverse casts. For example, TV shows such as “Friends” or “Seinfeld” feature all white leads and are among some of the highest watched
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Acting ... should be open to everyone. “
TV shows. When the “Friends” reunion special came out in May 2021 the creators of the show said that the all white casting choice wasn’t intentional. However, there is more of a push these days to incorporate people of color into the main cast compared to almost 30 years ago.
The media and entertainment industry needs to be better in terms of addressing racism on set. To really strive for diversity, they need to make it a safe space for actors of color. On the Netflix show “Dear White People,” Black actor Jeremy Tardy quit the show in 2020 due to ongoing discrimination on set when it came to him receiving lesser pay than his white cast members. Additionally, the industry has also been accused of “whitewashing.” This means that white actors are cast in non-white roles. Marvel Studios has also been accused of whitewashing by casting white actors in roles originally played by people of color in the comics. In the movie “Doctor Strange,” a white actress was cast to play the role of The Ancient One who had originally been portrayed as an Asian man in the comics. People of color are also not getting enough screen time compared to their white counterparts. This is obvious in reality TV shows.
For example, “The Bachelor” franchise, comprised of “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette” shows, has only had five leads that are people of color out of nearly 50 leads during the show’s entire run since 2002. Additionally, people of color, especially Black contestants, do not get enough attention for their time on the show. Fifty-nine percent of Black contestants are eliminated in the early weeks of the show. Until recently, a majority of the contestants on the franchise have been white. Recently, in 2021, Matt James was chosen as the first black lead of “The Bachelor.” Additionally, his cast was the most diverse cast in all of the show’s history. There have been noticeable strides in improving diversity in film such as casting techniques as well as celebrating the success of actors of color. The TV show “Grey’s Anatomy” uses a colorblind technique to cast actors, which was an unpopular idea when the show first came out
in 2005. This means casting without considering the actor’s ethnicity, skin color, body shape, sex and/or gender. Nearly half of the original cast were people of color when the show first came out. In the following seasons, more diverse actors would the join the cast. In the 2022 Academy Awards, two notable actors of color took home Oscars. Actress Ariana Debose won Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film “West Side Story.” She is the first openly queer Afro-Latina to be nominated and win. Additionally, Will Smith won his first Oscar for Best Actor for his role in the the film “King Richard.” Smith is the fifth Black actor to win in this category. Acting is a career that should be open to everyone. Implicit bias shouldn’t get in the way of someone’s dream.
to me, because recalling them with the limitation of the construct of time does not aid my formed perspective. This year, the cool spring air on March 1 brushing my bare legs returned me to early March 2020, moments before the world’s global perspective shifted. Remembering those lonely, long months conflicts me. My last few months of high school gone. I no longer got to make Kahoots with my friends to determine who
theme. Amidst the chaos and loss, I remember feeling grateful that I was alive. Those moments, those fleeting, beautiful, brief moments are the memories that I long for when recalling moments in my life. The flaw in memory is you remember the moment, but recalling a memory is so far removed from the actual sensation of living within that moment. I will never be able to relive yesterday, but I can recall it. No longer can I act in a moment, all I can do is reflect. I find it hard to mention here that I have a notoriously bad memory. I would like to say that it’s worse than a lot of people’s, but seeing that I cannot quantify that, I hope that you can just trust me when I say it is bad. Despite my awful memory, I want to remember every moment of being alive. My commitment to being human is embedded in my memories. My memories have my history and will, one day, contain my future, meaning that my experience and my unbridled desire to live a fulfilling life will be formed by those memories. I want to remember. The
spring air messing up my hair. The early morning sunrises with friends. The pain of losing a loved one. The failure on a quiz. The humorous, overheard conversations by friends. The feeling of envy by not being able to engage. Every memory, the good and the bad, is the most important contribution to my experience as a human.
My memories hold my life
Laura Niezgoda Recently, I have been thinking a lot about the time when I got my weighted blanket. The weather was the same as it has been this past week. Fog hung over Milwaukee, over my childhood home in Greendale as I laid in bed with tears streaking my face. I had been sleeping for what felt like two weeks straight, my eyelids heavy with unnecessary sleep. A crack of light filtered through my room as my mother crept over the squeaking floor, attempting not to wake me. My mother then laid the blanket on me, covering me and my sorrows back into a comfortable sleep. A few days earlier, I had experienced the sudden, unexpected death of someone I was once close to, yet at the time of their passing, was now a stranger to me. Then another death the following week. Then another the week after that one. I was held down by the memories of the beloved
that I once held close to me, mourning the memories that never occurred with them. As advice, people said cliche phrases. I was told that time would heal; eventually, the pain would subside and I could move on. Time didn’t heal; time made me forget. Forgetting heals in a strange, obscure and unmonitored way. Forgetting helps us to survive the past, but remembering does the same. There are connections to my past through nostalgia-ridden mementos. Today, the notes of the “Hadestown” Broadway cast recording bring me back to high school, driving back home with my best friend next to me. The taste of a matcha latte with strawberry, white chocolate, and oat milk brings me back to the summer when I spent my days in the sun, reading as voraciously as I could. The capsules of time that I feel so connected to do not have a specific date. Sure, they certainly happened, more or less. But the way the memories now reside in my head feels timeless and unrestricted by simple dates and years. The time in which they occurred does not matter
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...I want to remember every moment of being alive.”
knew the other more. I no longer would speak with my teachers about Catherine the Great or what my graduation dress should have been. I no longer got to perform in the place that gave me my voice. Yet, I remember the serenity and ease I felt sitting outside on the first warm day of spring in April 2020 and reading “Jane Eyre” while listening to the village bells chime Willy Wonka’s “Pure Imagination”
Krisha Patel is a junior studying nursing and Spanish for the health professions. She can be reached at krisha.patel@marquette.edu
Laura Niezgoda is a sophomore studying communication studies and criminology and law studies. She can be reached at laura.niezgoda@marquette.edu
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Members of the Marquette Fencing Club practicing outside of the Alumni Memorial Union. The club was founded in 2000 and currently has 22 club members.
Fencing Club looks to honor history of sport on campus By Catherine Fink
catherine.fink@marquette.edu
“The pen is mightier than the sword,” Shakespeare wrote in “Hamlet.” However, for the Marquette Fencing Club swords are mightier than pens when preparing to foil its opponents. Fencing began in Italy and Germany as a form of military training before it became a sport centuries ago. The sport features three different types of swords that can be used: the épée, foil or saber for attack and defense. Eric Nassos, a junior in the College of Business Administration and the president of the Fencing Club, said the club is an Italian-style fencing club “with a maestro or master teaching the sport.” “Our club teaches the classical aspects and the techniques of Italian fencing so we don’t wear knight’s armor like many people think. We wanted to get back to
the core basics of what fencing is and not necessarily focusing so much on the little point touches,” Nassos said. Nassos said the club focuses on the dueling principles. “We also put emphasis on the martial arts aspects of old school fencing and then apply it to the modern sport,” Nassos said. Ethan Evers, a first year in the College of Arts & Sciences, said mental toughness is equally as important as the physical aspect needed to compete in fencing. “It’s like chess on your feet,” Evers said. “There’s always going to be that physical aspect, but if you’re more technically experienced or you have a little bit more of that ability to strategize, you can still completely blow away someone who is bigger or faster.” Amaya Ibanez-Baldor, a junior in the College of Engineering, said there is a link between the mental aspect of fencing and school academics. “Fencing has changed the whole way I look at the sport and look at school now, too,” IbanezBaldor said. “I am thinking
more analytically now that I am learning how to fence and the strategy that accompanies it.” Evers emphasizes the importance of understanding the challenges of the mind-body connection. “I feel like you always have to be on the move in your brain as well as your feet. And if a move doesn’t work, you need to switch in your mind and accept your mistake and change your strategy,” Evers said. Mary Oates, a first-year in the College of Arts & Sciences, said each member has to wear special equipment to protect themselves from the sword. “You have the protective gear that you have to wear like your helmet and you wear a jacket. That has some padding on it to protect your chest,” Oates said. The objective of fencing is to score a point or touch by hitting your opponent’s target with your sword before they get the scoring touch on you, but the rules, strategies and target areas differ with each weapon to make the games distinct, Nassos explained. Nassos said the team uses
the foil, as it is the easiest sword to work with and learn scoring techniques. “With each type of sword there are different target areas to touch and all have different values for who gets a point,” Nassos said. “At our club, we don’t have electric scoring and we have four people watching to score the points. A bout at our club is between three to five points.” Nassos added that there are a variety of approaches to attack the opponent’s body. “Most people target the chest but you can touch the neck, thigh and arm with stabbing or slashing moves, but fencing is much more sophisticated in touches and movements to score points.” Nassos said. Evers stated the impact of the sword during a match. “If you get touched it can be a bit painful, but there is a real adrenaline rush when you are fencing and touching your opponent,” Evers said. Ibanez-Baldor said there is a stereotype of fencing, like the one seen in movies, when it comes to sword fighting.
“This is not a sport where you’re stabbing people or getting stabbed. It’s really mental for me personally because you think in the moment and step ahead to defend yourself from getting touched and be in a position to touch your opponent,” IbanezBaldor said. The team formed in 2000 and currently has 22 members. The club practices three times a week at Humphrey Hall. Oates said their time spent together is getting to know each other as much as learning techniques for fencing. “My favorite part about fencing is learning the history of the sport and getting to know a diverse group of people in the club,” Oates said. This spring, there will be an intramural tournament Saturday, April 23 where members of the team will put on an exhibition for students to watch and learn about fencing at Marquette. “I want to make sure the Fencing Club, which is an ancient art, continues on campus,” Nassos said.
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Garcia takes on a leadership role in final season Senior has racked up 28 goals and 12 assists this year By Jackson Gross
jackson.gross@marquette.edu
Every week since the fall of 2021, Marquette women’s lacrosse senior attacker Shea Garcia has met with coaches to discuss not only her play on the field but also to push her outside of her comfort zone off the field. “I lead more by example or by hustle or the extra work that I put in, so (in) those meetings that we have we talk about what I need to improve on or what I’m doing well on offense,” Garcia said. Garcia said with the input she receives from the coaching staff, she is able to then help the other attackers and midfielders on the team. While it was hard for her to be a vocal leader at first, Garcia said she has continued to work on it every day. “I really put a focus on that (being more vocal) in the fall and I’m still working on it every day, but there is definitely a lot of other vocal leaders on attack, so
I can always fall back on them,” Garcia said. In order to become a better leader, Garcia said she has tried to create her leadership style from those who were in her position a year ago. “I definitely tried to become a mix of them (Menzuber, Caroline Stellar, Lindsey Hill), obviously no one can be exactly the same, but Megan Menzuber was a really vocal leader and was a lead by example leader,” Garcia said. “I definitely couldn’t fill her leadership role, but I really wanted to almost do exactly do what she (Menzuber) did because she did such a great job.” Coming into this season, Marquette lost four of its top eight scorers from last season. Garcia said she knew that not only would her role be different but the attack group, as a whole, needed to step up heading into this year. Assistant coach Caitlin Wolf said that she has seen Garcia “really grow into a great offensive leader” on and off the field. “Shea has definitely been our go-to and naturally she’s had the most experience on our team on the field, but I also think that she has such a high lacrosse IQ,” Wolf said. “She really can lead
by example and lead by directing on the field. She’s done a great job of working to keep our unit that was a little bit ever changing and keeping us unified and on the same page.” Garcia is putting up near career high numbers in her fourth season with the Golden Eagles, as she has racked up 28 goals and 12 assists in the 11 games this season. In those 11 games, Garcia has scored four or more goals five times, including two six-goal performances against Detroit Mercy Feb. 25 and against Kent State March 12. “Especially in the Kent State game, I was really able to read my defenders and honestly I think four of the six were the same exact move or play but I was really able to read my defenders well and they were giving me that space, so I took advantage of them not adjusting their defense,” Garcia said. First year attacker/midfielder Meg Bireley said that Garcia is someone everyone can look up to as a role model. “From a freshman perspective with her as a senior, she’s someone that has a lot of experience and a good leader that everyone can look up to,” Bireley
said. “Even though she’s someone who’s had so much success on the field… she’s still super humble and works really hard.” With four new attackers this season, including three firstyears, Garcia said she has learned a few lessons along the way in terms of how to work with her teammates. “You have to choose your moments of when you’re going to be harsh, that’s a learning moment,” Garcia said. “So, I’m definitely more (of a) patient person, so just making sure that they fully understand what we’re talking about and then making sure they put it into action. So following up with them… and just making sure they feel comfortable on offense.” Garcia she said has brought along the phrase from her first year at Marquette of “help a sister out,” into how she leads. “Say I (Garcia) were to turn the ball on offense, I know that the rest of my attack, midfielders, defense and goalie has my back and that we are gonna get the ball and we’re gonna go down and score,” Garcia said. “We can always just lean on each other and we always trust each other on offense and have a really great connection down there.”
Wolf said all of Garcia’s improvements come from the culmination of who Garcia is. “Shea loves lacrosse, she loves to compete and she loves to get better,” Wolf said. “When you put those things together, the extra work that she puts in on and off the field, the relationships she has with her teammates, the passion she has for winning and being great at what she does really is such a springboard to be her best self.” While there has been an improvement in her leadership abilities, Garcia said she knows there is still more she can improve upon for the rest of the year. “Continuing to make sure that I am still stepping outside my comfort zone of being more of a vocal leader,” Garcia said. “I think that is one of my weakest points because I am good with small groups but the bigger group and the whole team, I’m a little more quiet.” FOLLOW ALONG FOR MORE SPORTS CONTENT
MEN’S LACROSSE
Falcons hand Golden Eagles third straight loss Foster, Stegman each add a goal a piece in match By Sam Arco
samuel.arco@marquette.edu
After falling to Robert Morris University last time out on the road, the Marquette men’s lacrosse team returned to Valley Fields for its final nonconference matchup Saturday afternoon, dropping 16-9 to the Air Force Academy. “We knew Air Force would be a great offense coming in here today, I thought we had great moments from our defense, but the margin of error against a good team is always going to be thin,” head coach Andrew Stimmel said. With the loss, Marquette drops its third-straight contest and enters BIG EAST play next
week looking to get back in the win column. Despite the Golden Eagles taking an early 1-0 lead after redshirt first-year attacker Luke Blanc’s fourth goal of the season 48 seconds into the game, Air Force responded quickly with three-straight goals where they would lead for the remainder of the game. At the end of the first quarter, Marquette trailed 5-2 after Brandon Dodd scored for Air Force with three seconds remaining in the opening frame. Air Force would then extend its lead in the second quarter, scoring the first three goals in the frame to take an 8-2 lead with 7:52 before halftime. First-year attacker Bobby O’Grady, who led Marquette with 19 goals coming into Saturday’s contest, pulled one back for the Golden Eagles with just over a minute remaining in the first half to cut the deficit to 9-4
at the break. O’Grady’s lone goal continues his streak of scoring in every game this season. Marquette would not go away in the second half, however, scoring three-straight goals to start the third quarter to cut the Air Force lead to 9-7 with 6:23 left in the frame. Air Force responded with three goals of their own in the quarter, including two more from Dodd following Marquette’s run to start the second half, extending its lead back to 12-7 going into the final 15 minutes of play. In the final frame, Air Force would crush the hopes of any Marquette comeback, extending its lead to 15-7 to cap off a 6-0 scoring run. “Runs and momentum are just a huge part of the game, so I think just limiting those runs in the future is what we need to focus on,” Stimmel said. Marquette’s offensive strug-
Photo by Sarah Kuhns sarah.kuhns@marquette.edu
Men’s lacrosse enters BIG EAST play with 2-6 overall record.
gles continued to hurt them in the end, as the team failed to reach double digits scoring for the second-straight contest. Dodd led the way for the Falcons with a game-high five goals, while Blanc recorded his first career hat trick for the Golden Eagles in his first start of the season. First-year attacker Will Foster and redshirt sophomore attacker Jake Stegman each added a goal a piece for Marquette on
the afternoon. Marquette (2-6) will now begin BIG EAST play April 2 against Providence at Valley Fields. Face-off for the Golden Eagles BIG EAST lid lifter against the Friars is set for 11 a.m. CST. “We need to continue to emphasize playing with tremendous effort and toughness through 60 minutes going forward,” Stimmel said.
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Fans react to March Madness, Marquette’s loss Duke, North Carolina, Kansas, Nova set Final Four By Rashad Alexander
rashad.alexander@marquette.edu
The NCAA Tournament can be both exciting yet painful for fans as they fill out their brackets for who will win it all. For Will Peters, a junior in the College of Engineering, one can never get too comfortable when filling out their bracket. “It’s March, anything can happen!” Peters said in an email. Peters’ statement is a fair representation of the first two weeks of this year’s NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournament. After the first 22 men’s games, there were just 17 perfect ESPN brackets remaining. Now, there are zero perfect ESPN brackets left. But despite the upsets that have been seen throughout the men’s tournament, Peters said he isn’t sweating over it too much. “I am second in all of my bracket leagues, and I still have the majority of my teams in my Elite Eight and Final Four playing,” Peters said.
“My Final Four this year is Gonzaga, Purdue, Illinois and Kansas.” Unfortunately for Peters’ predicted Final Four, Gonzaga ended up losing to Arkansas in the Sweet Sixteen on March 24. Peters said he is also a “born and bred Michigan State Spartans fan.” The Spartans’ stay in March Madness was short, being knocked out by coach Mike Krzyzewski and his Duke Blue Devils two weekends ago in the Round of 32. As much as he enjoyed the final chapter of coach Mike Krzyzewski vs Tom Izzo, Michigan State’s head coach, he said the ending wasn’t enjoyable for him. “It really would have been sweet to watch coach Izzo dish coach K his last game, but the last two minutes of the game said otherwise,” Peters said Immediately after the heartwrenching game, I indulged myself in a mountain of Wendy’s 4 for $4’s and cried myself to sleep at an early bedtime.” The Spartans led by five with five minutes to go in the game, but the Blue Devils closed the game on a 13-2 scoring run to seal coach K’s 26th Sweet 16 appearance. Former Marquette forward Theo John finished the game with two points and
two rebounds off the bench in ten minutes of action. Meanwhile for Marquette fans, a big storyline, of course, was the Golden Eagles returning to the big dance for the first time since 2019. It was an abrupt end for firstyear head coach Shaka Smart, as North Carolina defeated Marquette 95-63 behind 51 combined points from graduate student forward Brady Manek and sophomore guard Caleb Love. Peters said he had faith in Marquette, but the results were not what he expected. “I was really excited to watch Marquette play against UNC. As the game progressed, it was evident that our heart was not in the game,” Peters said. “A lot of our main guys could not step up to the plate and that really impacted our offense and rebounding.” On the other hand, College of Communication associate professor of strategic communication James Pokrywczynski said he did not have faith in the Golden Eagles. “I did not have Marquette winning a game,” Pokrywczynski said in an email. “Their conclusion to the season didn’t give me confidence that they were on the right track. So I chose North Carolina, which
was a team on a roll between winning at Duke and their performance in the ACC tourney.” Marquette lost seven of their final 11 games, which includes the first round exits in the BIG EAST and NCAA Tournaments. But despite seeing Marquette’s disappointing end to the season, Pokrywczynski said he still enjoys the energy that the tournament brings. “I volunteered at the tourney in Milwaukee, as I have for the past seven we’ve hosted. The enthusiasm and energy that fans bring to those games is unparalleled,” Pokrywczynski said As far as his predictions go, Pokrywczynski’s Final Four included Gonzaga, Kentucky, Kansas and Arizona with Arizona cutting down the nets in the end. Unfortunately for Pokrywczynski, Kentucky lost in the first round to 15 seed St. Peter’s and Arizona lost to Houston in the Sweet 16 on the same night Gonzaga lost. Christian Balanon, a firstyear in the College of Arts & Sciences, had Gonzaga, Purdue, Kansas and Illinois in his Final Four. As is the case with Pokrywczynski, Kansas is the only remaining Final Four for Balanon as Purdue lost to St.
Peter’s March 25, continuing its Cinderella story. “Seeing teams like that is very beneficial for a country as a whole,” Balanon said. “No one wants to see their bracket being busted, but everyone wants to have this underdog, blue collar team or player they can root for. They (St. Peter’s) don’t exactly have that five star talent. To see them beating up on teams that have that power is really something we can rally around.” As recent years have brought, this year’s March Madness has once again stirred up the debate about what’s more fun to watch: the NBA or March Madness. For Balanon, he feels March Madness has the edge in the debate. “It’s more about how much players are making at that (professional) level, versus how much pride someone in college can provide for their school,” Balanon said. Despite how bad your bracket may be busted or your team getting upset early, March Madness this year has certainly lived up to the hype as North Carolina, Duke, Villanova and Kansas comprise this year’s Final Four.
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Popovic gets ready to wrap up her fifth season Teammates, coach reflect on Serbian native’s contributions By Hannah Freireich
hannah.freireich@marquette.edu
From starting at a young age with ballet lessons to eventually picking up tennis at the age of seven, redshirt senior Natalija Popovic found her path to the tennis court. “There were tennis courts right next to my apartment building as a kid, and they organized a summer camp for little kids and my parents asked me if it was something I would like to try. I tried it out to see how it was and then pretty fast it became very serious and I started competing,” Popovic said. Now in her fifth and final season with the team, Popovic is nearing the end of her time with the Golden Eagles. At first she said she was hesitant with coming to the United
States for school because she wasn’t ready to leave everything behind in her hometown in Serbia. “But when Marquette showed interest, I talked to coach Dusan and it seemed like the right fit academically and tenniswise. I found my second home here and I felt very welcomed,” Popovic said. Starting off strong following her first-year season, Popovic was selected BIG EAST Singles Player of the Week twice this season. Associate head coach Dusan Medan said Popovic is a great leader on and off the court who has gotten better every year. “She’s one of the best college athletes in Division I college tennis from the women’s side and I feel like with her maturing, growing emotionally and mentally she was really able to take advantage of that physicality,” Medan said. “She’s been nothing but great for us on and off the court, what she brings is special.”
Being the lone senior on the team among a rather young lineup, Popovic serves as one of the captains on the team alongside junior Elisabeth Desmarais. Popovic said they compliment each other being leaders on the team. “We are very different from the leadership standpoint but different in a way that we compliment each other in a perfect way by bringing the team together,” Popovic said. Junior Giulia Turconi said she admires Popovic’s confidence level and her kindness to always help others on the team as a leader does. “She is playing really well and she is very confident playing number one for us,” Turconi said. “I admire her kindness as well because she is always willing to help all of us and she is always helping others when they are having a hard time.” Medan said it will be hard to a replacement for Popovic next season because of the bond they
built over the years. “We have girls that can fill her shoes but it’s not going to be instant, it’s going to take a while,” Dusan said. “It’s hard to find recruits to come in and do what ‘Nato’ did. I built a special bond with her and her family and I know what’s going on in her life and on a daily basis and she got to know my family as well.” As Popovic’s time on the team is coming to an end and is getting ready to graduate from the College of Communication, earning her master’s in public relations, she said she is grateful for the people she has met along the journey. “I am just grateful for everyone that was there for me over these last five years. Both coaches, teammates, and the fans were just all a huge support,” Popovic said. With six games left of the regular season, Medan said he has reminded Popovic to just continue to have fun. “This is her fifth year, I just want her to enjoy herself on the
tennis court, compete really hard and prove not only to us but to herself that she can finish this and help this team go far in the BIG EAST,” Medan said. “With her leadership this is our chance to really do something special in the conference.” Looking back at her career, Popovic said she has accomplished a lot throughout her time. “My biggest accomplishment was my first year when I was announced Rookie of the Year for the whole BIG EAST Conference and was also named MVP on our team,” Popovic said. Popovic said she wants to be remembered for a few things but mainly for the kind of person that she is. “I want to be remembered as a good person and my competitiveness on the court and just the hard work that I give during practice,” Popovic said.“I mainly want to be remembered as someone who helped build this program and its culture and led it to a right direction for future generations.”
MEN’S TENNIS
Sophomore carrying on family tradition on tennis court Brady first began playing sport at the age of five in Indiana By Ben Schultz
benjamin.a.schultz@marquette.edu
Before sophomore Ian Brady ever laid eyes on the optic yellow tennis ball or picked up a racket, the likelihood that he would be playing tennis was nearly a guarantee. Brady first started playing tennis at the age of five after seeing his dad and older brother play the sport. “I just picked up a racket and just went on the court and just fell in love,” Brady said. There was a path for Brady to become a successful player, as he noticed early on he was best at tennis compared to the other sports he was playing like soccer, baseball and basketball. Brady said he still enjoyed playing those sports but had an early exposure to success and high level competition with tennis. “I think within the first three years of me playing, I was
playing at national tournaments,” Brady said. With the early success, Brady had a coach who had known him since birth and who he called ‘dad.’ Brady’s father, Tim Brady, played tennis at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, and has been his coach his entire life going into college. The dynamic of having his dad as a coach has helped Brady, as he said he believes that their personal relationship makes the coaching better. “He’s an awesome coach and he knows so much about the game, has been around tennis for a long time and then he just knew me personally,” Brady said. “He knew me so well and was able to kind of tap in and use our personal relationship to make me a better player.” When Brady started looking into where he’d take his talents to play collegiate tennis, his trainer Chad Stanley asked if he’d talked with Marquette and head coach Steve Rodecap, who Stanley has known since their days of playing little league together. “One of my other good friends was one of Ian’s coaches
growing up too,” Rodecap said. “Chad and I have known each other since we played baseball together at four years old.” Shortly after their conversation about Marquette, Brady and Rodecap started talking. “We just kind of started talking a little and Chad would talk to him too and tell him things about me,” Brady said. “Our relationship kind of sprouted from there and just grew.” During Brady’s recruitment Rodecap said that his conversations with Brady included little to no discussion about tennis as he already knew what Brady was like as a player. “When I recruit guys we don’t really talk that much about tennis. It’s more about life and things like that and less about actual tennis,” Rodecap said. “I’ve seen Ian play 20 matches before he got here so it was nothing tennis-wise that I really wanted to talk about.” Rodecap, who hails from Indiana, said he was excited to get a recruit from the state he grew up in. “We hadn’t had a kid from Indiana in a while so it was good to get one of them,” Rodecap said. The relationship that Brady
and Rodecap built while Brady was in high school helped Brady find that Rodecap would the coach who could best develop his game. “Coach was one of the biggest reasons that I chose coming here,” Brady said. “I think he’s awesome and that he could make me into the best player that I can be.” Prior to coming to Marquette, Brady said he heard what college practices were like and yet was excited to get involved with college tennis. “When you’re like a junior (in high school) you hear a lot about college practices being hard, a lot of conditioning, so I was definitely expecting that,” Brady said. “I was just super excited to come and be part of a team. College tennis is very energetic and we yell a lot, we get loud and I was just expecting it to be super fun and it has been.” Now in his sophomore
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season with the Golden Eagles, Brady has played in more matches and had a full fall season where he competed in both singles and doubles. With more matches, the team has traveled more and Brady even said that the team has gotten to spend more time together. “It’s been super fun just being out there competing with the guys, traveling and doing all that,” Brady said. Going forward in his career, Rodecap sees Brady’s role as one that will only continue to grow. “He’s going to have a big, big part of our future here,” Rodecap said. “He’s a guy that we’re going to have to depend on.”
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The Marquette Tribune
Tuesday, March 29, 2022
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Marotta sets career-high in season ending defeat Van Kleunen finishes career with 1,501 points, 802 rebounds By Jackson Gross
jackson.gross@marquette.edu
Even in what was a record setting day for the Marquette women’s basketball team, including a career-high 28 points from senior forward Chole Marotta, the Golden Eagles fell short of making it to the Elite Eight of the WNIT falling to the Toledo Rockets 92-82 Thursday night at the Al McGuire Center. “It’s always hard when you don’t get to go to practice tomorrow and your season is over, so obviously a very disappointed and emotional group in the locker room,” Marquette head coach Megan Duffy said. “But as their coach I’m just extremely proud of just the value of playing in this tournament and having a chance to really get better these past couple of weeks.” The first quarter was back and forth early on in, but Toledo was able to find its footing from
beyond the 3-point line hitting back-to-back triples to take a 19-10 lead with 3:57 left in the frame, forcing Duffy to call a timeout. Following the timeout, the Golden Eagles outscored the Rockets with 12-3 fueled by sophomore forward Liza Karlen’s seven points. Marquette would then tie the game 22-22 with 13 seconds remaining but Toledo junior guard Sophia Wiard hit a 3-pointer with three seconds left to take a 25-22 lead into the second quarter. “We were a little bit of step slow, our reaction was a little bit off so it allowed them to just get confident, go downhill and get out in transition,” Duffy said. “It was just really what we had prepared for (but) we just didn’t do a good job of stopping it,” Duffy said. Toldeo continued its hot shooting in the second quarter as they shot 8-for-9 from the field and took a 43-33 lead with 4:36 left in the quarter, coming off a layup from first-year forward Jessica Cook. The Golden Eagles would turn things around in the final five minutes of the half, putting
together another extended run to cut its deficit to 49-46 at halftime. Both Marotta and Karlen finished with 12 points each in the first 20 minutes for Marquette. To begin the third quarter, both teams exchanged runs to start out the frame. Following a 6-0 run from Toledo to build a 64-56 lead with 5:41 to go in the quarter, Marquette responded with a 6-0 run of its own to cut the deficit to 64-62. Following two free throws from Marotta, the Golden Eagles entered the final stanza with a four-point cushion over the Rockets 74-70. Similar to the previously three periods, the fourth was a tightly contested one as Marquette held a narrow 78-77 lead with 5:01 left. After the under-five media timeout, Toledo flipped the script and went on a 7-0 run to take an 84-78 lead with 3:32 left to play. Marquette would respond with back-to-back baskets from graduate student forward Lauren Van Kleunen to bring the game within two 84-82. That would be as close as the Golden Eagles would get, as Rockets held Marquette failed to
score in the final two minutes. On the flip side, junior guard Quinesha Lockett scored 21 fourth quarter points, including six of Toledo’s last eight points. Lockett finished with a gamehigh 37 points to go along with six rebounds, two assists and two steals. “She (Lockett) was special,” Toledo head coach Tricia Cullop said. “She wanted it so badly. We are starting to see her be the Quinesha she has been all season long, but very special performance tonight, very special performance by her tonight.” Marotta led the way for Marquette with 28 points, followed by Karlen and McLaughlin who had 16 points each. Toledo hit 11 of 20 3-pointers in the game, the most threes Duffy’s squad has allowed this season. “They are very balanced, they run a ton of great stuff, really six of them were early in that first quarter,” Duffy said. “Thought we settled in and got a little better defensively from the three and then the ones in the second half were incredibly just timely.” In her final game in a Marquette uniform, Van Kleuen
finished with nine points on 4-for-12 along with five rebounds and three assists. Van Kleunen concludes her career with 1,501 points and 802 rebounds which rank 13th and ninth in program history. “To have Lauren (Van Kleunen) over the last four years, I came in thinking I was going to have two years with her and I’m more than lucky to have had four with her,” Marotta said. “She has taught me something that no other person will probably teach me. I have learned more from her off the court than I’ve learned from her on the court honestly with her attitude, leadership and the way she runs this team.” FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @MUWIRESPORTS
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