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Leaders want to divest, timeline uncertain Following referendum, next steps discussed

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Yearly event spreads awareness, educates on sexual assault

By Claire Driscol

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“Sexual assault is a very serious issue in our society, but even more so on college campuses,” Nicole Deacon, a graduate student, said. “About 13% of college students experience some sort of non-consensual sexual contact while in college.”

Deacon’s statistics derive

from the Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network, which also reports that only 20% of female college student victims report to law enforcement, making repercussions surrounding sexual violence in college fairly uncommon.

In an effort to build support,

promote campus resources and spread awareness surrounding sexual violence, Deacon was responsible for coordinating Marquette’s Denim Day April 28.

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Wisconsin Center to end vaccine services terminating their vaccine distribution at the Wisconsin Center. The final day anyone in Milwaukee can obtain a vaccine from the Wisconsin Center will be May 28, mainly in part due to a large decrease

By Finn Askin finn.askin@marquette.edu in demand.

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other sites, the Northwest and Southside Health Centers.

The site is currently being allotted 2,000 doses per day.

However, the center has seen an immense drop in demand since opening in mid-March. Lydia Connor, a nurse at the Marquette Medical Clinic, said the closing of the vaccine clinic will allow for Milwaukee to focus more on aiding the more vulnerable

populations of Milwaukee.

Connor also discussed how the city will be looking to create more accessible and efficient options for the community “in regard to vaccine distribution.”

“The city is considering doing drive-thru vaccine stops and will also be continuing their mobile

Last month, full time undergraduate students voted on a student referendum to gauge support for fossil fuel divestment.

The referendum was presented by Fossil Free Marquette, which is a student organization, and put on by Marquette University Student Government. The results showed that a majority of voters supported full divestment within five years.

The referendum called for full divestment of fossil fuel companies.

This would mean that Marquette would sell off any fossil fuel investments that make up its $700 million endowment fund.

“I don’t think that anyone disagrees on divestment, it’s just a matter of when,” Xavier Cole, vice president of student affairs, said.

However, student support of fossil fuel divestment doesn’t guarantee that divestment will occur.

The results of the referendum only indicate students’ interest, it isn’t a final decision on the state of the endowment fund.

“The entire university is affected by the endowment fund, not just students’ tuition. It’s the lifeblood of Marquette and its future,” Cole said.

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DENIM: Participants stand in solidarity Continued from page 1

Denim Day is a yearly event in which people are encouraged to wear denim to combat victim-blaming and educate others about sexual violence. Individuals are encouraged to wear denim due to a 1998 Italian Supreme Court decision that overturned a rape conviction because the victim wore “tight jeans.”

“The court decided that the man was not guilty because the jeans that this young woman was wearing were too tight for him to get off by himself, so she must have helped him remove them, which implied consent,” Deacon said.

A day after this Supreme Court decision, the women members of parliament wore jeans to protest the decision.

“This event sparked a movement to show support for

survivors of sexual assault around the world, and Marquette is a big supporter of this initiative,” Deacon said.

Marquette’s Denim Day extends beyond simply wearing jeans, as Deacon teamed up with other employees in the Student Wellness Center to put together a display of over 100 pieces of denim in Central Mall.

“We gave out disposable denim masks, stickers, pins and candy to anyone who stopped by our display,” Deacon said.

Tables were also staffed with Wellness Peer Educators to hand out resources and educate students on the history surrounding Denim Day. The day then wrapped up with a virtual Speak Out at 7 p.m. on Microsoft Teams, where Deacon said students had the opportunity to “hear from student survivors, resources on campus, and to ask any questions about how to get support on campus.”

Olivia Ward, a senior in the

College of Nursing, said she continues to wear denim on this day as a “stance in solidarity.”

“We stand in solidarity for the people who have been victim-blamed, for the people who have been the recipient of unwanted sexual acts, and to show that what I wear is not a display of ‘I’m asking for it or not,’” Ward said.

Also being a member of Alpha Chi Omega Sorority, Ward notes how her sorority’s philanthropy and sexual violence go hand in hand.

“Alpha Chi Omegas philanthropy is domestic violence awareness, which can go hand in hand with sexual violence,” Ward said. “As a sorority, we try to stand up and be strong women for others.”

However, in order to change the culture surrounding sexual violence, initiatives must extend beyond sorority life, as Robby Christiansen, a sophmore in the College of Engineering, said

fraternity “norms” must change.

According to a 2018 longitudinal study by Rutgers University, individuals who were interested in fraternities scored higher on “proclivity to perpertrate sexual aggression and some rape myths than non-interested nonmembers” due to the social group’s reinforcement of male dominance and control.

“The long, depressing history of sexual assault being associated with fraternity life and ‘frat parties’ is upsetting,” Christiansen said. “However, with proper accountability and strict enforcement of character development, hopefully, this can soon change.”

For Christiansen, Marquette’s Denim Day was a step in the right direction as the “high” statistics surrounding female college students who don’t report incidents of sexual assault is “upsetting.”

“This is an issue survivors don’t always feel comfortable

talking about and people need to be aware of things to look for and actions that can be taken in order to make the campus a safer and more comfortable place for everyone,” Christiansen said.

Looking forward, Christiansen said he hopes initiatives to spread awareness surrounding sexual violence surpass the month of April in order to produce real change.

Individuals looking for support and assistance regarding sexual assault, relationship violence, stalking or sexual harassment should contact Advocacy Services. Advocacy Services is a confidential resource that, according to Marquette’s website, “will provide support regardless of whether the victim chooses to file a formal report with law enforcement or pursue a complaint through the university’s Title IX complaint process.”

DIVEST: $5 million of endowment in fossil fuels Continued from page 1

argument is that investment in fossil fuels doesn’t line up with Marquette’s Jesuit values. This prompted them to bring about the student referendum calling for full divestment within five years.

“The idea of investment in fossil fuels having a moral component, we agree (with students) more than we disagree,” Sean Gissal, chief investment officer, said. “It’s the timeline of how and when we divest where we disagree.”

Yet, Gissal said that the university shareholder engagement has been Marquette’s first choice. They start by directly engaging with the companies they work with, and divestiture has been seen as a “last resort.”

Gissal could not give a definitive timeline on fossil fuel divestment because he does not singlehandedly oversee the endowment fund. He said that decisions about the endowment fund are made by the Board of Trustees, which University President Michael Lovell is a part of.

“As of March 31, 2021, the university has reduced direct investments in fossil fuels such as oil and gas holdings to represent approximately 1-2% of the university’s endowment,” Kevin Conway, university spokesperson, said in an email.

However, Gissal said that around $5 million of the endowment is invested directly in oil and gas, and there is about $1.5 million in clean energy and resources.

The issue of divestment has been around prior to the student referendum. Gissal said that divestment has been a topic of discussion every year

throughout his 16 years at Marquette and that the university has already taken steps to divest.

“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,” Conway said in an email.

Even though the university may work toward full divestment, the current fossil fuel investments do have a financial strategy behind them.

“They’re meant to be a diversifier to protect the portfolio. The endowment is managed consistent with the risk that the university can afford.

The idea of diversification is more important than ever,” Gissal said.

Though the university still has investments in fossil fuels, Conway said they are being conscious about the way the endowment fund impacts the environment “Marquette works to partner with investment managers who are signatories of the Principles of Responsible Investment and who incorporate impact investing to help reduce the overall carbon footprint of the endowment,” Conway said in an email.

Both Gissal and Cole attended the MUSG senate meeting on Monday to understand the results of the student referendum and to answer questions from MUSG senators and other students. Gissal said he plans to bring up the results of the referendum to the Board of Trustees in his annual endowment presentation and conversations with the Board of Trustees which will take place over the next two weeks.

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The majority of voters in MUSG’s referendum support divestment from fossil fuels. However, the university disagrees on when and how they divest from the fossil fuel industry and its impact.

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CENTER: Distribution at other sites Continued from page 1 vaccine centers,” Connor said.

These mobile vaccine centers include two separate sites being put on by organizations like Metcalfe Community Bridges, Northwestern and the Milwaukee Health Department. These clinics are being held at the Wisconsin Black Historical Society and the COA Youth Center.

These vaccines are available to residents in the 53210 and 53206 area codes.

Students who obtained their vaccines at the Wisconsin Center praised how accessible and efficient the site was.

Katie King, a sophomore in the College of Nursing, got both of her doses of the COVID-19 vaccine at the Wisconsin Center

in April and May. “I was super happy and excited to get vaccinated at the Wisconsin Center. I was even able to walk with my friends,” King said. “It’s an absolute bummer that it’s closing because of how easy it was for students and Milwaukee residents to get their vaccine.”

Rachel Dietz, a sophomore in the College of Nursing, obtained her vaccine at the Wisconsin Center with King. She also praised the professionalism and the care within the clinic.

“I think it was a great experience, I was really happy to be fully vaccinated,” Dietz said.

“I genuinely am sad it’s closing because of how amazing and easy the entire experience was.”

Some students who haven’t gotten the COVID-19 vaccine yet are sad to hear it will no longer be in service.

Michael Profita, a sophomore in the College of Business Administration, hasn’t gotten his vaccine yet due to possible side effects.

“I plan on getting the COVID vaccine when I get home from school at my local CVS. I am waiting until school ends because I would like to avoid experiencing some of the possible side effects of the vaccine.

I don’t want it to interfere with my heavy credit load this semester.” Profita, who is taking 18 credits, said.

Marquette will be hosting their final vaccination date for

students May 20. This clinic will only be for second doses. This is due to the Medical Clinic’s desire to have everyone receiving both shots at the same location.

Two hundred doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine will also be distributed by the Marquette Medical Clinic May 5 in the Alumni Memorial Union Lunda Room. This will be the first time administering the J&J vaccine since the pause due to the rare risk of blood clots with low platelets after a vaccination.

Students who still haven’t been vaccinated can find a site to get their shot on the Wisconsin Department of Health Services Website.

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Mass shootings in America keep happening via gun daily.

After many mass shootings and demands for gun reform in the United States, President Joe Biden announced a sequence of executive orders to toughen restrictions on untraceable guns, for Biden is

By Julia Abuzzahab urging Congress to place a ban on julianna.abuzzahab@marquette.edu all assault weapons, saying “gun So far throughout this year, mass violence has become an epidemic shootings have increased in the in America” during an address to United States by 73%, according Congress April 26, 2021. to Insider. CNN reports that there At Marquette, students in Marhave been at least 147 mass shoot- quette Democrats and Marquette ings in 2021.

College Republicans have both According to the Gun Violence voiced their thoughts on gun vioArchive, in 2020 there were a total lence in the U.S. and the possible of 43,552 gun-related deaths, and ban against assault weapons. so far into 2021 there have been Tommy Treacy, a first-year in 14,227. There have also been 180 the College of Arts & Sciences and mass shootings in 2021, while there member of Marquette Democrats, were 610 mass shootings in 2020. understands that this potential asThe United States falls 28th for sault weapon ban is a good place to the highest rate of gun deaths in the start to undertake the gun violence world. According to the Brennan occurring, but he said that we have Center For Justice, an average of 39 much further to go. people are killed by another person “Assault rifle death only really

MU political groups on campus both have different solutions

accounts for 5% of gun-related violence, so we definitely need to be tackling this issue, but we need to be tackling the majority of issues such as that other 95%,” Treacy said.

The National Library of Medicine states that assault-type rifles make up 7% of guns utilized in crime.

Phillip Anderson, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences and cochair of Marquette College Republicans, does not believe that the assault weapon ban will be beneficial, because he said in the 1990s a similar bill was passed, called the Federal Assault Weapon Ban in 1994, that was not found to be helpful.

“I think bans in the United States are kind of past the point where they’re going to do much of anything to help, and that’s not even considering the Constitution or moral problems that I think the ban has,” Anderson said.

Miranda Spindt, a junior in the

College of Arts & Sciences and cochair of Marquette College Republicans, also does not believe that this potential assault weapon ban will be constructive, because she said it does not do anything to get rid of the 20 million of those guns that are currently in circulation.

Treacy also mentioned that “there’s always this narrative push where liberals hate guns, or that they’re coming for your guns — that’s not at all what we’re trying to do here. We’re just trying to do certain things like close the loopholes such as registering your gun, and that’s not radical.”

Tracey also mentioned that the founding fathers wanted gun safety such as registering your gun and closing loopholes, and he said that there are so many other things like gun laws that can help decrease homicides. He said that the United States should increase the funding for this research to find a better solution.

Rob Miller, a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences and president of Marquette Democrats, also emphasized the importance of mental health in relation to gun-related suicides and gun reform.

“A recent study came out in 2017 that suicides account for six and ten U.S. gun deaths just 2017 alone.

So imagine in 2020, I don’t know the numbers on that, but increased depression was widespread,” Miller said.

Miller also said that the gun by suicide issue is becoming an increasing problem, and he does not believe that Congress, or either party, has been taking the initiative of addressing suicide by gun.

According to NBC News, a deadly gun violence pattern has followed into the year of 2021.

From January 1 to April 26, there have been 160 mass shootings, and in 2021 within the same time frame there were 90.

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Academic Senate holds special meeting Senators discuss research and enrollment goals

By Benjamin Wells

benjamin.wells@marquette.edu

Marquette University’s Academic Senate held a special session to discuss the reflection and analysis of workgroups during the academic year Monday.

Sumana Chattopadhyay, a professor in the College of Communication and chair of Academic Senate, opened the meeting with a reflection of the year.

She has led all Academic Senate meetings for the 2020-2021 school year.

“I know this semester has been crazier than ever,” Chattopadhyay said. “Let’s celebrate going through this year.”

Following the reflection on the past year of meetings, Noelle Brigden, professor of political science, and Jeanne Hossenlopp, vice president for research and

innovation, began by presenting the research workgroups report for the academic year.

In the beginning of the semester, the research group had four guiding principles that aligned with the university’s pillars: equity, inclusivity, innovation and diversity.

“We were really inspired to envision a research culture of encounter,” Brigden said. “We wanted to think about ways to bring the campus together and ... increase collaboration.”

Brigden said the group came up with strategic priorities, such as managing workloads and adapting a “scholar-teacher model.”

“We didn’t want to create some sort of separation between the two,” Brigden said. “There’s a need to understand faculty as full people.”

The research group also prioritized broadening research to expand to both graduate and undergraduate students.

Following the research group, the study body group took the Senate floor to discuss the future of Marquette’s student body, specifically in 2026.

Professor in the College of

Health Sciences Michael Danduran said that the students in the Class of 2026 will have to be a more diverse class.

“Moving forward, the Marquette University student body will likely resemble the (United States’) populations, more culturally diverse and coming from a broader range of socioeconomic circumstances,” Danduran said.

“We’re anticipating and planning to address these changes must be prioritized.”

Danduran said that students in the Class of 2026 — the incoming class of first-years two years from now — will include many applicants who will require a new model of student services.

“An aggressive approach ... to increase diversity while addressing in institutional, structural and systematic forms of racism.”

Danduran said. “While pursuing a robust articulation of the values of the Jesuit vision of the characteristics of our graduates.”

Danduran said that Marquette will remain a residential campus and will aim to improve upon being ranked 88 in undergraduate teachings according to a U.S. News report.

“Marquette must remain

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Enrollment and research were major topics at the meeting.

competitive in its cost structure,” Danduran said. “Marquette University leadership should take on more aggressive recruiting strategies.”

Danduran also said that there is a commitment to diversifying staff alongside the student body.

In terms of retention, Danduran said that the university should aim to be greater than 93% and implement programs that work toward student retention.

“Colleges will have implemented freshman success initiatives that include advising seminars, student lead mentoring programs, diversity and equity training and campus engagement

strategies in alignment with or independently of student success initiatives,” Danduran said.

Danduran also commented on the university’s work toward a Hispanic Serving Institution designation saying that while the numbers have not been met yet, it has become a “long-term” goal.

There will also be plans to have a student-led initiative to include a culturally sensitive campus.

The next regularly scheduled Academic Senate meeting will take place next Monday, May 10.

Some struggle with homesickness as year ends Travel restrictions cause students to miss home, struggle

By Karsyn Hartsfield

karsyn.hartsfield@marquette.edu

While being homesick is a common part of the college experience for some, this year has been extra challenging with the addition of COVID-19 and limited opportunities to go home and visit family, especially for those who live far away.

Kristina Wronski, a first-year in the College of Health Sciences, is from Massachusetts and hasn’t been able to go back home or visit family since the semester began.

“Being 1,000 miles away from home takes away the ability to have short amounts of family time. I think one of the hardest parts is knowing that I don’t have the opportunity to go home for a weekend or have my family come up to Milwaukee for the day,” Wronski said.

Ana Cardenas-Manrique, a

first-year in the College of Arts & Sciences, said the hardest part of the semester has been not having a spring break.

Marquette’s spring break was removed to limit students’ travel due to COVID-19. In its place Marquette has created Mental Health Days throughout the semester, with the last day coming up this Wednesday.

“Most people would use this time to visit family and friends.

And since we didn’t have that this year, our opportunities to meet up with people have been limited,” Cardenas-Manrique said.

Whether students have been able to see family or not, many have relied on friends to be there for them.

“During the times I felt most homesick I made even more of an effort to be with people,” Wronski said.

Students have been coping with the distance by finding alternative ways to still be connected to their families.

Ella Massmann, a first-year in the College of Education, said she calls her parents and sisters, even for just a few minutes, to help her when she’s feeling homesick.

“It makes me feel better to hear their voices (instead of) just

texting them,” Massmann said. and get together to study. At Cardenas-Manrique said she home, however, there’s jobs and FaceTimes with family and obligations that make it more friends from home for “extended difficult to see friends freely, periods of time” to help when Wronksi said. she’s missing home.

Friends are not the only thing “It gives me a good break from that will be missed. my schoolwork, but I also want “I will miss the friends that I to talk to them, so it’s a win-win have made, the ability to comsituation,” Cardenas said. pletely be myself with no inhiAs the semester ends, many bitions, the freedom to do what students are happy to see fam- I want when I want to, and my ily again and PAID ADVERTISEMENT head home.

However, there are still plenty of reasons they’ll miss being at Marquette, some said.

Many students have said they’ll miss the friends they have here.

“I will definitely being with my friends whenever I want,” Wronksi said.

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sorority,” Massmann said.

Cardenas-Manrique said she will miss friends and the independence of having her own schedule.

Students will not be gone for long, as they return in fall 2021 for a semester planned to be in person.

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Community celebrates Cinco de Mayo Holiday events more common in United States than Mexico

By Natalija Mileusnic

natalija.mileusnic@marquette.edu

Cinco de Mayo is a widely celebrated holiday in the United States that commemorates when the Mexican army defeated France at the Battle of Puebla in 1862.

Ignacio Zaragoza led the Mexicans to victory in Puebla, which is 70 miles away from Mexico City.

Sergio Gonzalez, an assistant professor of Latinx studies, said Cinco de Mayo is important to people of Mexican heritage.

“On May 5, the Mexican army was able to hold off the French empire’s army, which was one of the most well-established armies in the world,” Gonzalez said.

Gonzalez said that the Mexican army ended up losing the battle, despite initially being in the forefront.

“Unfortunately for the Mexican nation and army, it was a temporary win because the French army regrouped and traveled to Mexico City and took over the country,” Gonzalez said.

Even though the day is a cause for celebration in Mexico, Gonzalez said that it is not the nation’s independence day when it broke apart from the Spanish Empire in 1810 after signing their Declaration of Independence, a date that most people confuse the holiday with according to Gonzalez. Mexico’s Independence Day is Sept. 16, which

is when Mexico declared its independence form Spain.

Jacqueline Black, associate director for Hispanic initiatives, said that celebrations of Cinco de Mayo are more common in the United States, rather than in Mexico.

“It is not widely celebrated in Mexico outside of Puebla, but it has become something of a phenomenon in the United States as a time to celebrate Mexican heritage,” Black said in an email.

Black said that being educated and respectful to the Mexican culture is vital.

“It’s important to remember that if you are not of Mexican heritage and you’d like to engage in celebrations around this holiday, to do so in a spirit of cultural humility and with a learning disposition,” Black said in an email.

Gonzalez also said that

Cinco de Mayo is a ‘day of commemoration’ in Mexico and widely celebrated among the Mexican diaspora since the early 20th century.

People of Mexican descent have celebrated Cinco de Mayo in the United States since the early 20th century.

“Mexicans in the city of Milwaukee have been celebrating since the 1920s and have done so in a variety of different ways,” Gonzalez said. “There have been parades, cultural celebrations and concerts.”

Eleanora Malouf, a first-year in the College of Business Administration, said she plans on celebrating Cinco de Mayo by going out.

“Although I am not of Mexican heritage, I will be celebrating the holiday with my friends,” Malouf said. “Since Cinco de Mayo does fall on the Mental Health

Day, it allows myself and my friends to go out.”

Gonzalez is of Mexican descent, with his parents being born in Mexico.

“I did not grow up celebrating Cinco de Mayo,” Gonzalez said.

“I think a lot of Mexican-descent families don’t celebrate it.”

To increase sales and profits, beer companies around the country began using Cinco de Mayo as a way to promote and encourage many others to celebrate Cinco de Mayo.

“They developed a lot of promotional material to make it a day to celebrate,” Gonzalez said. “It’s like St. Patrick’s Day, which is a day for people to go out.”

According to Black, Marquette does not have any events planned for Cinco de Mayo, since it falls on the final Mental Health Day of the semester.

Cultural Festival honors Black students MUSG, Black Student Union partner to hold event

By Kelli Arseneau

kelli.arseneau@marquette.edu

Marquette University Student Government and Black Student Union partnered to put on the university’s first Cultural Festival April 23-25.

The festival included a variety of in-person and virtual events. It kicked off Friday, April 23 with a Black Milwaukee pop-up museum outside the Alumni Memorial Union ballroom, a virtual dialogue dinner with Milwaukee journalist Reggie Jackson and a virtual poetry night with Wisconsin Representative

Gwen Moore.

Saturday, April 24 featured events focused on recruitment of new students and panels sharing information on the university’s Educational Opportunity Program and Urban Scholars Program.

Sunday, April 25’s events included a balloon release in memory of victims of police violence, pickup from local food trucks, a peace tree and a virtual Black-owned business presentation.

The Cultural Festival was the idea of siblings Bridgeman Flowers, a first-year student in the College of Education, and Breanna Flowers, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences.

“This was me and my sister’s vision, I really wanted to find a way to celebrate all the Black students

on our campus who have really sacrificed literally everything to get justice and for … bringing unity to Marquette,” Bridgeman said. “Because Marquette presents the idea of unity, but it’s not always here, and I’m trying to celebrate the people who do the work.”

Bridgeman took charge of organizing the festival’s events, which aimed to highlight Milwaukee’s Black community and social justice.

Arianna Balton, a first-year student in the College of Business Administration and Black Student Council historian, said the three-day festival was an opportunity for the entire campus to recognize the impact of Milwaukee’s Black community.

“I think it’s really just to help us … build community as Black people on this campus and also for other

cultures to get to see and learn just how much we contribute to this city and the country and world in general,” Balton said. “It’s really just to raise awareness and make sure that we know that we’re loved and that everybody else gets to experience the love that we emit all the time.”

Shermonica McCoy, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences and member of Black Student Union, attended events during all three days of the festival. She said her favorite event was the Black Milwaukee museum, which highlighted aspects of Milwaukee’s history like the Milwaukee Fair Housing Marches of 1967-68, the Sherman Park riots of 2016 and the segregation of schools across the city that still remains prevalent today.

McCoy said she hopes to see the

Cultural Festival grow to reach more people next year.

“I thought it was actually a very cool event to go something for predominantly students of color to give them a space to feel like they are accepted, they are being heard and even a space to learn their history and to talk and engage with other students of color,” she said.

Bridgeman echoed these hopes to expand the Cultural Festival next year.

“This is just a start of something that we hope that can last, my vision us to hopefully one day get Summerfest grounds and have a festival there,” he said.

Kaylee Staral contributed to this report.

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Students share their go-to cafes near campus Large and local businesses help people get their caffeizztne fix

By Claire Driscol

claire.driscol@marquette.edu

“If I didn’t have coffee every morning ... well I don’t know if I’d survive,” Izzy Osbourne, sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences, said.

Every morning Osbourne hits her alarm only to get dressed and head straight to the Brew in the Alumni Memorial Union.

There she gets an iced cold brew, or if it’s wintertime, a warm americano.

Osbourne’s caffeine addiction began when she was 16 and it has grown ever since. In college, she drinks around two to three cups a day.

“It just makes me feel energized and ready for the day,” Osbourne said. “It’s definitely a staple in my college life.”

However, Osbourne’s addiction to the beverage is not uncommon, as around 92% of college students drink caffeinated beverages, the most popular being coffee.

For daily drinkers like Osbourne, the price of multiple coffees per day can “stack up.”

“I have a meal swipe, but sometimes that only covers one of my coffees depending on my meal swipe times,” Osbourne said. “So this stuff can get pretty expensive.”

The average college coffee drinker spends anywhere between $20 to $93 per month on coffee, which evens out to around $240 to $1,116 per year.

When spending money on coffee, Colin Whitcomb, owner of Canary Coffee Bar on 3rd Street, said people should buy local.

“For every $1 you spend at a local business, around 70 cents stays in the community,” Whitcomb said. “At a corporation, it’s more like 30 cents.”

Although Canary Coffee doesn’t have all the drinks larger coffee companies like Starbucks offer, he said his bar has authenticity.

“We’re real people working with really good ingredients,” Whitcomb said. “We’re comfy but modern with plants, light, Graphic by Benjamin Wells benjamin.wells@marquette.edu

color, big windows, and we play music a little louder, it’s a vibe.”

The coffee bar also doesn’t operate like the conventional coffee shop, as there are no lines when stepping foot into the modern ambiance of Canary.

“There’s no line ­— people should grab a seat and we want to serve you at your table,” Whitcomb said. “Let us bring you things.”

The most popular drink among students at Canary is seasonal lattes, hot or iced vanilla/ caramel lattes, house coffee and chai.

“Canary’s iced vanilla lattes are heaven,” Osbourne said.

“Although it’s more convenient to go to the Brew, I love going to local shops that support fair trade coffee.”

According to Grounds for Change, fair trade coffee is important because it “directly supports a better life for farming families in the developing world through fair prices, community development and environmental stewardship.”

“Although there are big corporations, like Starbucks, say that they are large purchasers of free trade certified coffee, I feel like I’m making more of a difference when I’m buying local,” Osbourne said. “Like I’m giving back to the community while also feeding my caffeine addiction.”

However, for Kristen Almazan, a first-year student in the College of Arts & Sciences, buying local is not always the most efficient option.

“I like to try local coffee shops when I have extra time but I usually just go to Starbucks,” Almazan said.

Almazan’s go-to at Starbucks is either a chai tea latte or a vanilla sweet cold brew with cold foam and an extra pump of vanilla.

“My go-tos are pretty specific, but at the end of the day I surprisingly don’t depend on coffee,” Almazan said.

Students looking to feed their caffeine cravings can also stop by the Milwaukee-based coffee shop Colectivo Coffee, as one of its locations reside in the Third Ward. Alderaan Coffee is also a local shop centered on Water Street with “gourmet coffee topped with homemade milks & syrups, plus craft beer in stylish digs.”

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Seniors reflect on disrupted time at Marquette, pandemic Some graduating regret not getting the full college experience

By Ariana Madson

ariana.madson@marquette.edu

With the end of the year winding down, seniors reflect on their time at Marquette University.

Tyler Stein, a senior in the College of Health Sciences, said he remembers coming into Marquette as a physiology sciences major thinking he would have a lot of anatomy exposure.

He quickly realized that was not the major for him.

“I came here for that and it did not live up to my standards, so I went to the health sciences … undoubtedly anatomy everywhere I go and that’s why I came here,” Stein said.

Stein said that lately, he’s been wanting those first-year moments again.

“I feel like I have been pining for those freshmen year moments, like when you’re a first-year, you’re new to everything and I feel like you embrace everything, like your first dining hall experience,” Stein said. “It’s

“

I just have gained so much confidence, like definitely just learning to put myself out there throughout these last four years,”

CATE PAYAN December graduate of the College of Health Sciences

a lot of experiences that I don’t get to do anymore.”

He said that his fondest memories from his first year was walking late at night with his friend and seeing a ton of rabbits in the grass.

Photo by Isabel Bonebrake isabel.bonebrake@marquette.edu

One graduate student ceremony and one undergraduate student ceremony will be held in person at the American Family Field May 23.

He also explained that the pandemic made senior year a little more difficult for him for a few reasons, like having to quit a job as well as research moving online.

Stein said that he is going to miss the faculty on campus.

Another senior, Joanna Stollenwerk in the College of Nursing, said throughout her time at Marquette, she loved the basketball games. She also said it was nice that she was able to go during the senior game, which was also National Marquette Day, this past year amidst the pandemic.

“College basketball games were super fun … it was amazing that we were able to go senior

year as well,” Stollenwerk said.

Stollenwerk also said how throughout her time here, she had an idea of how her senior year was going to go.

“I had this grand vision of what my senior year of college was gonna be like … obviously that’s not what happened,” Stollenwerk said. “My friends and I, even though we weren’t able to do what we wanted to, were still able to go into senior year together and be like ‘this sucks, but were going to make the best of it.’”

Stollwenwerk talked about how in deciding to come to Marquette, she liked the direct admission program for nursing school.

Cate Payan, a recent December graduate from the College of

Health Sciences, talked about how when she was touring schools and deciding where to go, she loved her Marquette University tour.

She also mentioned that though she graduated in December, she is walking this May. One of her favorite memories from her time at Marquette was the homecoming concert sophomore year where the All – American Rejects performed.

“I just remember like everyone on my floor, we were all friends and we all walked over together, and it was so much fun … just like those time of like everyone being together in the same building, going to get food and just being so close,” Payan said.

Payan also talked about how

she thought she has grown as a person throughout these past four years.

“I just have gained so much confidence, like definitely just learning to put myself out there throughout these last four years … and meeting like-minded but also totally different people which is awesome because it gives you all kinds of different perspectives,” Payan said.

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The 93rd Academy Awards brings increased diversity Chloé Zhao becomes first woman of color to win Best Director

By Quinn Faeth

quinlan.faeth@marquette.edu

Though theaters were closed and film production was down this year, the 93rd Annual Academy Awards went on. But the show looked a little different than it has in past years. For starters, ABC reported a 55.9% decline in viewership, which is a record low. The Oscars were also delayed more than two months and organizers opted to not have a host, despite having an in-person ceremony at Union Station in Los Angeles.

The Oscars have long been criticized for its lack of diversity in its nominees but this year saw 70 women and nine people of color nominated for their respective categories. Here are a few of the major winners, some of which have made history: Best Picture – “Nomadland” The film is about a woman in her mid-sixties who lives out of her van as she hops around different areas of the western United States as a modernday nomad. “Nomadland” was nominated for six total awards: Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Cinematography,

Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Film Editing. In addition to Best Picture, lead actress Frances McDormand took home Best Actress in a Leading Role and director Chloé Zhao won Best Director.

Best Director – Chloé Zhao Not only was Zhao the first woman of color to be nominated for Best Director but she was also the first to win the award.

She beat out Thomas Vinterberg (“Another Round”), David Fincher (“Mank”), Lee Isaac Chung (“Minari) and Emerald

Fennell (“Promising Young Woman”). In her acceptance speech, she talked about how important it is to see the good in people and how it’s kept her motivated throughout her career.

Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Yuh-jung Youn South Korean-born actress Yuh-jung Youn won her first Oscar for her role in the film “Minari,” which is about a Korean American family moving to Arkansas in hopes of living out the American dream. The film was also up for Best Picture.

Photo by Nathan Lampres nathan.lampres@marquette.edu

The Oscars were held in-person at Union Station in Los Angeles.

Youn was the first Korean actress to win the award and only the second Asian nominated in history.

Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Daniel Kaluuya This was Kaluuya’s first Oscar and the second time he was nominated. This year he was voted the Best Supporting Actor for his role in the film “Judas and the Black Messiah,” which was also up for Best Picture.

Kaluuya was previously up for best actor in the movie “Get Out” back in 2018. He also was featured in “Black Panther” and “Queen & Slim,” among many other movies.

He had one of the more shocking acceptance speeches of the night, crediting his mother and father for having sex and bringing him into this world.

He also paid his respects to the late Fred Hampton, the former chairman of the Black Panther Party, which “Judas and the Black Messiah” is based upon.

Best Actor in a Leading Role – Anthony Hopkins Perhaps the biggest surprise of the night was the 83-yearold actor Hopkins winning Best Actor in a Leading Role, becoming the oldest person to ever win the award. He gave a memorable performance for his role in the film “The Father,” which is about a man with dementia adjusting to a suddenly

unfamiliar life.

Even though his performance was remarkable, many expected the award to go to the late Chadwick Boseman for his role in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.”

This year’s Academy Awards were a reminder of his talent and the legacy he leaves behind – setting an example for aspiring Black actors.

But the controversy didn’t end there. The Academy Awards hired artist Andre Oshea to create a digitalized Chadwick Boseman NFT as a tribute to his legacy. The design is planned to be auctioned off starting at $1.2 million on Rarible with half of the proceeds going to colon cancer research (which Boseman was diagnosed with). The other half? Who knows? Many on social media were furious over this decision.

Despite the delay, the 93rd Academy Awards was still a memorable night for all those who were nominated.

Students look forward to plans for summer, next semester Community members are hopeful for fewer COVID-19 restrictions

By Rashad Alexander

rashad.alexander@marquette.edu

Last summer was one unlike any other, with no summer festivals, no fans allowed at sports games, no dining in at restaurants. But with COVID-19 vaccines rolling out at a faster pace, life seems to be coming back to normal right before our eyes.

And with the world reopening once again, summer looks like it may be a lot more fun than last year. But for Izaac Mendoza, a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences, his feelings about this summer are mixed.

“I feel happy and hesitant about this summer,” Mendoza said. “I’m happy because I can do things that I used to do in the summer, like going out to eat

and hanging with friends. But I am hesitant because not everyone got the vaccine, so those who got it could still get sick and spread it.”

After an eventful summer in 2020, Mendoza is glad that there is no hard lockdown this summer, as the last one took a toll on his mental health.

“Last summer was very stressful. We were transitioning into quarantine. And living in Chicago, we were dealing with riots and race wars. I had a lot of stress worrying about my safety and I couldn’t do the things I do to help my mental health,” Mendoza said.

Some students are glad that they can have a summer with fewer restrictions this year.

Keaton Berkes, a sophomore in the College of Communication, shared his plans for the summer.

“I plan to work and go on vacation with my family, which we obviously would not have been able to do last summer,” Burkes said, as he plans on going

to Ireland for vacation.

Learning during the pandemic has been very difficult for

students this year. Keena said she is glad that students Roberts, a teacher’s assistant in next year will have a less the College of Communication, restricted year to go through than this semester.

“I’m looking forward to the students that are continuing to have smooth transitions to their classes,” Roberts said. “And having grace for each other but doing the work as well.”

Despite the difficulties of teaching in the pandemic, Roberts had some good moments during the school year.

“My highlight is getting to know my students, the ones that I get to, because of this whole COVID thing. And the online aspect makes it more difficult.

But the ones I have been able to get to, that is my highlight,” Roberts said.

As the school year comes to a close, students and teachers hope that next year can be a lot smoother than this year, now that more and more people are getting vaccinated.

Photo by Nathan Lampres nathan.lampres@marquette.edu

With warmer weather coming, students can spend more time outdoors.

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Being the Difference town hall addresses campus climate

The Marquette Wire produced “Being the Difference: A Town Hall on Diversity and Inclusion” May 2 to begin a conversation about how campus climate has changed over the past year and to touch base with students on how they feel the university is addressing diversity and inclusion.

Since the murder of George Floyd in the middle of a global pandemic, students have used their voices to fight for social justice on campus over the past year, such as the Black Student Council leading a demonstration for Black Lives Matter over the summer and calling on the university to support Black students, as well as the Native American Student Association leading a demonstration to call for university support to make changes to the university seal.

The Wire spoke with student leaders and Marquette faculty members. Despite several attempts, University President Michael Lovell declined to participate in the town hall.

At the town hall, we spoke with student leaders such as Black Student Council President Breanna

Flowers, Native American Student Association President Alex Liberato, Gender Sexual Alliance Treasurer Danielle Del Conte, co-founder of the Marquette Bhangra Academy Kirat Kaur, Latin American Student Organization President Stephanie Salas and Vice President Nadxely Sanchez, Bayanihan Student Organization President Michelle Batad and former Marquette University Student Government President Evelia Guerrero.

Among the student leaders, there were calls for the university to do more to support diversity and inclusion on campus and that student efforts should be acknowledged more by administration.

Many student leaders felt that they would have to reach out to administrative leaders first in order to start a conversation about improving their experience on campus and that often it can be frustrating trying to teach, or reteach adults, how to support marginalized students on campus.

They also expressed that many students of color and students from marginalized groups don’t

feel welcome on campus, whether from other students or professors.

One of the student leaders said this can cause some students to transfer and be mentally drained.

Additionally, several student leaders felt that diversity and inclusion efforts made by the university this year, such as providing 40 urban scholarships or developing a committee to redesign the Marquette seal to be more inclusive for Indigenous groups represented progress, but that there is still work to be done.

These efforts were led by students, but not all of the work should fall on their shoulders.

Several student leaders expressed how social advocacy and the slowness at which progress has been on campus to support students of color have had an impact on their education, their mental health and well-being. Some suggested they are activists on campus before they are students.

Some suggestions for the university to improve diversity and inclusion were to implement more education on diversity and inclusion, diversify faculty and staff

to represent the changing student body, create more inclusive spaces and add more counselors of color to create more support for students of color or students who are part of the LGBTQ+ community. Student leaders also called on the university to support students, not just rely on a bottom-up form of advocacy, as this may force students to put their role as a social justice advocate before their role as a student, which is unfair.

The Marquette Wire also spoke to Associate Director for Hispanic Initiatives for the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion Jacki Black, Senior Associate Director for the Educational Opportunity Program and Director of the McNair Scholars Program Donte McFadden and Director of the Office of Engagement and Inclusion Demetria Bell Anderson.

From working with students to sharing their personal experiences, the faculty members shared how they support students on campus as well.

In order to improve diversity and inclusion on campus, the faculty members suggested

stronger communication across different offices and campus organizations and that the university follow through with its plan to become a Hispanic Serving Institution as well as support Black student initiatives.

They also pointed out previous university actions, such as planning to hire a director for Black Student Initiatives, commissioning a mural that represents women of color and its plans to become a Hispanic Serving Institution to support students.

Everyone on campus must care about and prioritize diversity and inclusion in order to create a more welcoming environment for all students. The burden cannot fall on student leaders or faculty and staff. Being the difference starts with everyone who is part of the Marquette community.

To watch the “Being the Difference: A Town Hall on Diversity and Inclusion” head to the Marquette University Television YouTube page or to our website, marquettewire.org.

MU needs to prioritize sustainability for planet, students

Earth week is over, but that doesn’t mean we can stop talking about sustainability. In fact, as our atmosphere continues to heat up, the need for climate action only grows more urgent, both on global and local scales. However, as if ensuring the well-being of our ecosystems and communities vulnerable to climate impacts isn’t a good enough reason to prioritize sustainability, Marquette should also consider that prospective students are paying close attention.

In a 2021 survey of over 11,000 college applicants, 75% of those surveyed indicated that a college’s commitment to the environment affects their school choice. This perspective is shared with countless other members of Gen Z, who care about fossil fuel divestment, carbon neutrality, and environmental education. Climate activist Jamie Margolin summed this sentiment up in the title of her 2019 essay for TeenVogue: “For My Future College, Fossil Fuel Divestment Is a MustHave So the Climate Crisis Doesn’t Make My Education Useless.” Since

Marquette is a Jesuit school, we should aim to attract climate-conscious students like Jamie, not push them away.

Before I dive in more, I want to express that I’m not writing this to antagonize anyone. In fact, it is out of my love and gratitude for the MU community that I am writing this, with the ambition of witnessing our university leaders take Pope Francis’ teachings to heart by fostering sustainability on our campus and beyond. However, in order for that ambition to be actualized, our administration needs to be held accountable for their inaction and environmentally irresponsible investments.

MU is falling behind other universities With regard to sustainability, Marquette is falling behind other universities that have plans to achieve carbon neutrality or a fossil-fuel-free investment portfolio. Even in the university’s most recent financial report, the most notable environmental-related achievement Marquette

could boast was the usage of a new type of brine to melt ice on campus.

Unfortunately, eco-friendly brine isn’t enough to fully combat the climate crisis. Sure, it’s a step in the right direction, but considering it’s been over half a decade since President Lovell signed the Laudato Si’ pledge—in which he affirmed that Marquette would “act to change our choices and behaviors to reduce the ways we contribute to climate change”—we can’t let our administration’s failure to follow through on that commitment go unquestioned.

Fossil fuel investments I’m not going to sugarcoat it: by investing in an industry that not only disproportionately pollutes Black, brown, Indigenous, and poor communities in America, but also has a history of funding climate disinformation campaigns, Marquette remains complicit in the face of environmental racism and climate denial.

Saying it any less bluntly would be an insult to the marginalized groups

that endure the harshest impacts of ecological degradation.

Investing in fossil fuels is universally immoral, but it’s especially reprehensible considering that Marquette is Catholic, Jesuit school, with a mission statement that ends with the sentence, “All this we pursue for the greater glory of God and the common benefit of the human community.”

We still can be the difference I don’t just want Marquette to do better—I know we can. Financially, going fossil-free makes a lot of sense, especially since Biden intends on reducing carbon emissions by 50% by 2030, and since multiple studies have proven fossil fuel divestment doesn’t hurt investment portfolios, including the University of Dayton, who divested in 2014.

Moreover, I know Marquette can divest because I have faith that our admin will listen to students’ concerns. In our recent Earth Day Referendum, 87% of student voters indicated support for fossil

fuel divestiture. This is especially promising, since both Creighton and Georgetown decided to listen to their students after their divestment referenda had similar outcomes (86% approval in 2019 and 91% approval in 2020 for Creighton and Georgetown respectively).

Because of this, I still have faith that we can be the difference. Phasing out fossil fuel investments isn’t the only step MU should take—there should be efforts to integrate environmental justice into coursework, publish transparent sustainability reports regularly, and actively push local utilities towards green energy generation. We need to reflect on our actions and work to promote sustainability year-round, for both the planet and the next generation of Marquette students.

This story was written by Joseph Miscimarra, a Marquette student who volunteered to write this letter. He is not a staff member for the Wire. He can be reached at joseph.miscimarra@marquette.edu.

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Men must be allies to women

Max Pickart One in five women will be raped at some point in their lifetime, according to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center’s 2015 report. Women account for 91% of victims of rape.

In 80% of rape cases, the victim knew the person who sexually assaulted them. Every 73 seconds, a person in the U.S. is sexually assaulted. One in five college-aged women are sexually assaulted in college. Eighty-one percent of women experience some sort of sexual harassment.

These statistics deeply concern me, and it is essential that there has to be immediate, concrete change for the safety and well-being of women.

Men: you should be uncomfortable; you should feel disappointed and concerned; you should feel as if you are responsible; you better be wondering what you can do to make this world a better place for the women in your life and the women in this society.

Men: we should be disappointed and concerned in ourselves; we are responsible for our behaviors and the behaviors of our peers; we have to hold each other accountable and

educate ourselves and our peers; we have to start actively making this society a safer place for women.

Women everywhere deserve to grow up in a society that is safe and their personhood respected.

I refuse to be complacent and allow for such injustices and harm to persist and perpetuate the lives of women.

Marquette and the international community celebrated Denim Day April 28, which is a day aimed at increasing the awareness of sexual assault and sexual violence that continues to persist against women in society.

Denim Day came to be after a 1992 Italian Supreme Court ruling where the justices claimed the survivor of rape had too tight of jeans on, so she had to help the rapist take off her pants; therefore, consent was implied.

After the completely unjust ruling, women of the Italian Parliament stood in jeans outside of the Italian Supreme Court in solidarity with the survivor of the rape.

It has been an international day of awareness for over 20 years where individuals are encouragedto wear denim in solidarity with survivors and victims of sexual assault.

Jeans were hung along Marquette’s campus with encouraging phrases supporting the survivors of sexual violence.

Jean-themed masks were also

passed out to students, who were encouraged to wear them in solidarity.

Witnessing Denim Day on Marquette’s campus was a beautiful, empowering and inspiring experience, one that I truly am

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Men have to do better for women and survivors of sexual assault ... There are no excuses.”

thankful for.

Yet, among increase in awareness, there has also been new studies explaining the long-term effects for survivors of sexual assault, such as an increase in suicidal and depressive thoughts, an increase in drug use, a higher risk of sexually transmitted infections and an extremely negative impact on survivors’ relationships with family, friends and colleagues.

The traumatic experience remains with the survivor and continues to negatively and drastically affect their livelihood and life experience. It is an ongoing battle, one that affects each survivor differently.

Men have to do better for women and survivors of sexual assault. We have to do better for their comfort, safety and wellbeing. There are no excuses. Any objections are invalid.

It starts with the simplest, most basic things.

When women are walking alone, leave distance between you and her and cross the street so she knows you are not following her.

When survivors share their experiences, listen to them and encourage them to report it, but understand they may not be comfortable to do so and let them decide for themselves.

If you see a woman being bothered, check in on her and support her.

We have to start listening to women who have the courage to share their experiences and their vulnerabilities and not dismissing their experiences.

Do not question their stories. Do not ask what they were wearing. Do not ask if they had been drinking. Do not even try to tell a woman she put herself in a bad situation. Do not blame a woman for wearing certain clothing. There is absolutely no blame or responsibility of a woman who has been sexually assaulted. The survivors cannot and should not ever take on any blame. The aggressor and assaulter bears all fault, always.

I am sick and disgusted of men

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who use any of the aforementioned excuses as to why a woman would be sexually assaulted or harassed.

Stand in solidarity with women. Believe their experiences.

Show up for them.

We have to start showing up, actively: signing petitions, writing letters to legislatures to prompt legislations and funding for responses to domestic violence and sexual assault in Milwaukee, check in on the women in your life and offer to walk your friend home from the library. Women deserve to grow up in a society in which they do not need people to walk them home or share their location.

Make sure your actions are prowomen, always.

Last, and perhaps most importantly, hold other men accountable: no locker room talk, no sexist terminology, no degradation of women’s bodies or clothing and make it evident that any sexual jokes about women or non-consented actions are an act of hate.

Bottom line is that we, as men, have to do better, to listen, to offer support and to stand in solidarity with women and survivors of sexual assault.

Max Pickart is a first-year student studying Writing-Intensive English.

He can be reached at max.pickart@marquette.edu

New Wire DICE position important for campus

is not enough for us to promote and create change; We have to be the change, and developing the DICE position is a step in that direction. The Marquette Wire’s effort to become a more balanced, inclusive and fair news organization has never been more important than it is now.

Hope Moses The new Marquette Wire position, Diversity, Inclusion and Community Engagement editor, is important for creating content that serves and represents the Marquette community and students.

The year 2021 has motivated student organizations at the university to confront diversity efforts, and the Marquette Wire has officially joined the conversation.

The DICE editor will assist in organization-wide efforts to build diversity in staffing — something that will benefit our news organization greatly. The DICE editor will help design, implement and evaluate organization-wide efforts to build diversity in content, staffing, and our audience. Having a diverse staff is one of the best ways to increase diversity in news coverage. There are so many stories that are missed simply because a newsroom is not full of different voices. Not only does

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The Marquette Wire recently announced a new position focused on diversity and inclusion.

this help with story ideas, but the approaches to these stories, sources and the way people are depicted in these stories will automatically look different, which can ultimately be a good thing.

This does not necessarily mean that stories involving marginalized communities should be given to the person of color, rather, it means that diversity brings more and different views to the newsroom.

The DICE editor will also be responsible for evaluating the Marquette Wire’s current approach to creating and promoting diversity and bringing new ideas to execute this to the table.

This is important because we cannot become more inclusive if we do not understand where

faults are in the current system.

It is essential that we do not only think about diversity in terms of black and white, because diversity is more than that.

Being inclusive includes many factors such as gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status and religion. This is not only in hiring efforts, but our organization must continue to seek diverse perspectives in the community. As these perspectives are important to creating wellrounded and fair news stories, it is important to acknowledge that it is more than that. When marginalized groups are portrayed in the media in a positive or accurate light, it can help dismantle stereotypes surrounding those communities.

That is not to say that the only coverage of marginalized communities should be positive, but rather, to emphasize the power that journalism has on our society. Journalism can either help or harm marginalized communities depending on how they are covered, which is why the DICE editor position will be important.

Making sure marginalized communities are represented authentically is incredibly important to the way society views people.

All in all, diversity efforts cannot end at promoting and creating diversity. Once journalists enter the newsroom, the Wire should continue to support and uplift underrepresented voices in journalism and help them move forward in their careers. It

Hope Moses is a first-year student studying journalism. She can be reached at hope.moses@marquette.edu

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A rediscovered passion

By Kelli Arseneau kelli.arseneau@marquette.edu

When I was in middle school, I struggled to read and write.

It wasn’t a physical thing. I had been a fast reader from a fairly young age, and was writing stories since I could use a pencil. But around the time I was 12 years old, my mind stopped me.

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder affects people in a variety of ways.

For anyone that is unfamiliar with OCD, it involves having constant repetitive thoughts – obsessions – and the urge to engage in behaviors – compulsions – to make the unwanted obsessions subside. Without professional help, OCD can spiral out of control until you are wasting hours of your day as a prisoner to your brain. It can be debilitating.

For me, OCD most strongly affected my schoolwork. When I was in seventh grade, it could take me up to 30 minutes to read a single page of a book, as I counted the number of times I blinked and repeatedly reread words and sentences. I erased and rewrote words until the pages of worksheets I turned in to teachers were virtually unreadable. Typing essays was out of the question, as I typed and retyped the same sentences over and over. I spent hours on

simple homework assignments, frustrated out of my mind by my slipping grades and difficulty managing time.

I was constantly tired, embarrassed and my self esteem plummeted. And the passion I once had for reading books and writing stories just wasn’t there anymore.

My mental health history is not something I usually talk about. I definitely have never done so in such a public format. But reflecting on my past four years as a student journalist at the Marquette Wire, as I am weeks away from pursuing a career in reading and writing and typing on computers, it feels necessary to paint the whole picture of my complicated relationship with these aspects of my future career in order to fully express how much this organization has meant to me.

I was blessed with a strong support system in my parents and teachers growing up, and was fortunate enough to receive professional help that got me through high school. But to say I was anxious about starting college four years ago would be an understatement. I was terrified.

I was hired as an Arts & Entertainment reporter for the Marquette Wire the summer before my first year of college. My first experience of college life was sitting in a desk on the third floor of Johnston Hall

during Wire training week, listening to passionate upperclassmen explain the workings of Marquette’s student media. I was assigned a story for the Tribune and traveled into downtown Milwaukee to conduct interviews before I moved into my dorm room. I was diving headfirst into an unfamiliar city surrounded by unfamiliar people.

I loved it.

On the A&E desk, I was able to learn about Milwaukee as I ventured around the city for story assignments. I found a niche reviewing theater performances. I starred in some MUTV packages that today I cringe at, but are very much still available on YouTube. At the start of sophomore year, I became an A&E assistant editor. I discovered a love for the editing process. After two and a half years on the A&E desk, I became an assistant editor for News, where I was able to gain experience delving into hard news topics like the university’s demonstration policy and the unexpected COVID-19 pandemic.

During my senior year, I became the managing editor of the Marquette Journal, and had the opportunity to lead an incredible staff in producing two magazines, and co-manage a third.

In all that time, I rediscovered a new passion for reading and writing.

Years of struggling with OCD had largely diminished the excitement I once felt for reading and telling stories; But at the Marquette Wire, I was talking to new people, visiting new places, writing and editing for hours every week and sharing stories. I learned that I could be both unapologetically myself and a leader. I found a community of passionate individuals always pushing each other to work harder and be better.

I truly don’t know where I would be today without the Marquette Wire. This organization is the reason I decided to pursue a degree in journalism. It’s the reason I’ve met some of my closest friends. It’s the reason for some of my proudest accomplishments, a newfound confidence in myself, a readiness to enter

the workforce. When I look back on my four years at Marquette, I know I will remember most clearly the late nights in Johnston Hall, the unbelievable feeling of seeing a story I worked on front page of the Tribune, a magazine I dreamt up sitting on newsstands across campus.

It’s all so far from the 12 year old who used a Sharpie to black out the words on a book so she could get through her homework, from the 18-year-old who wandered down Wisconsin Avenue to conduct her first interview at a bookstore in an unfamiliar city. The Marquette Wire shaped my college experience and the person I am as I look to graduation, and I will be forever grateful.

Becoming the difference

By Zoe Comerford isabel.comerford@marquette.edu

Sitting in my high school band classroom as part of the highest jazz band as a first-year, I was told to leave organizations I lead better than I found them, and that’s exactly what I have done with the Marquette Wire sports desk.

Though my own four-year game clock at Marquette is expiring, I hope I have given confidence to other females wanting to go into the sports industry.

May 19, 2017: After waking up at 5 a.m. to attend my high school’s senior prank, I rushed home for a morning interview with Andrew Goldstein, the executive sports editor of the Marquette Wire at the time, about a sports reporter position.

I must have charmed Andrew because I secured the position and it took me no time at all to accept.

In a July 14, 2017 online piece, before I had even stepped on campus, the newest staff members, Chris Reisner and I, gave our opinions about Marquette

basketball’s nonconference schedule. I was officially a part of the sports desk!

It was in the basement of Johnston Hall that I met the sports desk for the first time. There was only one other girl in the room. I could not help but be intimidated. The first game I attended was a men’s soccer 4-1 loss to New Mexico Sept. 5, where head coach Louis Bennett took 40 minutes to come out of the locker room. It was my first postgame interview and none of the editors could join me, but it went flawlessly. I knew I picked the right profession.

Throughout 2017-18, I covered both tennis teams, contributed a few articles to the men’s and women’s basketball beats, participated in live remote broadcasts, anchored Marquette Now’s sports segment and even wrote an award-winning story.

Even though I was just a first-year, I applied for executive sports editor. Over the next year and a half as John Steppe’s right-hand woman, I started covering Marquette’s high-profile sports — volleyball, women’s

and men’s basketball, as well as women’s lacrosse. I also found my broadcast style anchoring for Marquette Now and Golden Eagle Sports Report.

But Dec. 20, it happened. I was selected for the position by thenexecutive director Sydney Czyzon and her manager team. Never in a million years would I have imagined I would be the Marquette Wire’s first executive sports editor who was both a female and woman of color.

Even though my stint as executive sports editor for the past three semesters has been filled with adversity, it has been the most rewarding experience I’ve ever had — producing journalism that matters.

I am so proud of the way my desk has handled such a tricky year with limited coverage and 14 sports going on this spring semester. Despite the hardships, we have still produced amazing content in the Tribune, the Journal, on Golden Eagle Sports Report and on radio broadcasts, as well as live remotes. Alongside numerous awards, the Golden Eagle

edition of the Tribune was one of the many achievements we had this year because even in a time without live sports, we showed how coaches and athletes can be affected by worldly issues, like social justice.

The most powerful story I wrote this year was not my feature on Steve Wojciechowski, my breaking news about the lacrosse commit or even my Journal story about the 1977 NCAA Championship. Instead, it was a column about the importance of humanizing coaches and players. The Wire has done much more than just propelling my journalistic and leadership skills. I have met some of my best friends and a lifelong support system, too. My first friend on the Wire was Kelli Arseneau and after watching Disney’s “Lilo & Stitch” and bonding over our Illinois roots, we created a friendship that has lasted to this day. Not many journalists can say they work in an organization that is family. Luckily I can.

I am blessed for the memories I have had in Johnston Hall: plenty of late nights and early mornings

in the newsroom, standing on apple boxes in Studio 6, watching “The Bachelor” in the executive offices with Natallie St. Onge, live broadcasting from the radio studio and joking around before all staff in Room 415.

It hasn’t always been easy being a woman in sports, but I want my legacy to be remembered as paving the way for other females — and those of color — to become leaders in a mostly male industry. That’s how I want to be the difference.

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Sticking with it and changing for the better

By Shane Hogan shane.hogan@marquette.edu

My second semester of college had just started, and I knew I needed to get involved in something. After my first semester, where I had thoughts of transferring, changing majors and feeling left out, I knew I needed to find something to keep me busy and make some money.

I had broadcasted a few basketball games for Marquette Radio, so I was briefly introduced to the Wire. One guy that I was on the broadcast with seemed impressed and told me to apply for a sports reporter opening. I had never done journalism nor knew what it really meant to be a reporter, but I thought to myself this could be the thing I was searching for.

I applied and got the job a few weeks later. It felt like my first win since coming to Marquette. The first few weeks were rough. I didn’t

really know anyone on the sports desk, I didn’t have a beat to cover like everyone else and every story I pitched seemed to get pushed to the side.

I got through the semester and knew things needed to change for year two. I quickly pivoted to the TV side of things and that’s when my experience at the Wire really started. I was hired as an assistant sports producer and helped produce Golden Eagle Sports Report – our weekly sportscast.

As a sophomore, I didn’t realize how this show was going to impact me and my future. Fast forward to spring 2020 when everything changed. We on the sports desk were starting to think about positions for the next year and I thought about leaving the Wire and pursuing something different for my senior year.

Instead of leaving, I decided to stay, buy into the work I had been

a part of and help build GESR into the best show it could be. I can safely say I made the right decision.

The last year has taught us all so much. I’ve learned to be more patient, have an open mind, try new things and most importantly lead with passion.

By far the best part about becoming the executive sports producer was that I got to hire three assistant producers. I knew from day one I wanted Tyler Peters and Andrew Amouzou on my team. They each bring so much to the table and they’re incredibly talented and humble. Then a few months into the fall semester, we had money in the budget to hire a third producer. Again, I knew exactly who it was going to be; Kristin Parisi – a firecracker first year and the energy we needed.

Now that our full team was assembled the real work began. We covered important events like the

athletes’ march in support of Black Lives Matter, voter registration among athletes and what games would be like with no fans.

We interviewed Marquette basketball legend Bo Ellis, new head coach Shaka Smart and athletic director Bill Scholl. This type of content was never on GESR before and it’s because we made a commitment that even though sports weren’t happening like usual, we were going to put on a great show every week with important stories that matter to the audience.

The team of people I was fortunate enough to work with on a daily basis made this job worth every single late night in Johnston Hall. I have never been around so much talent, drive, passion and leadership in my life, and I covered college sports for the last four years.

To the people at the Wire, especially this year, I say thank you. You

gave me the push I needed, and I think we are all better off after this challenging year.

I never thought I would make it to my last few weeks at Marquette still working for the Wire, but boy am I glad I stuck with it.

This organization has changed me for the better, and isn’t that what college is all about?

Who would have thought

By Natallie St. Onge natallie.stonge@marquette.edu

I had four years to prepare for this moment. Yet I stare at a blinking cursor, waiting for the next thought to come to mind.

Four years to start, to jump into the deep end and continue to learn and grow through everything that Marquette has provided me. Four years to prepare to write about all the memories and the things that have pushed me to become a better person and journalist. Four years to remember the friends and the mentors.

Four years to wonder in front of a computer screen: Where do I begin?

My journey to college was unconventional. It was ever-changing and surprising, filled with turns and hiccups until I landed in the email box of a lovely Marquette faculty member. Who would have thought an email would change everything.

I jumped headfirst into what Marquette had to offer. I knew nothing about the campus or the program until I stepped foot into Johnston Hall. I remember sitting in Mark Zoromski’s office, which was then still in the basement of Johnston Hall, wondering how could I get involved?

What should I do?

Who would have thought that was the beginning of the next four years in my journey with the Marquette Wire.

From there, I applied to be a reporter for the news desk.

Unsure and nervous, I continued to keep pushing myself to cover everything that came my way. I kept diving in, wanting to get more involved to know more people, to make this place and campus something familiar

to me. To make Marquette my friend when I knew we were still strangers.

At the end of my first year, we were only acquaintances. There was still so much more to do and learn.

During my sophomore year, I was an assistant news editor and was quickly hired as the executive news editor, a big job for a girl who was still so unsure of herself and who she was, and if Marquette was the place she was destined to be. I led a desk of reporters as young as I was and we continued to report on the latest news throughout the year.

The days and nights I spent in Johnston Hall with the others who were there for me — to push me and to guide me to more and better — started to feel like I was home. These people were becoming my family.

My Marquette experience would not be the same if it weren’t for my junior year. It was the year that I served as the managing editor of the Marquette Journal. The feeling that I was starting to feel — this comfort and ease — was what I wanted all along, but I knew I had to keep searching for it to make sure it was mine.

Finding Home was my first issue as the managing editor. We explored what made this campus, this community, home for so many. But we held ourselves accountable for why it didn’t at times, from rising tuition costs, struggles with mental health to homelessness in the city of Milwaukee. Finding Home was a magazine and a town hall forum, where hundreds of community members came to listen and be part of the conversation that asked, why Marquette? It was one of my proudest moments.

Not just because of how we served our community with important information, but because it was one of the first major team efforts that I saw and was a part of at the Marquette Wire. Everyone, and I mean everyone, was truly involved in this forum.

It was then that I realized it was never going to be the place that would make me feel like I was destined to belong. It was the people. They are the ones who I was supposed to meet all along. They are my reason for everything.

I’ve made friends and lost some along the way. Though I may not be friends with everyone I’ve met, they taught me lessons on how to persevere, how to grow, how to be better than what was then for what is now.

A good friend of mine always made every negative situation into a lesson. I’m grateful for every lesson I’ve learned along the way.

But to the ones who have

always stuck by my side through everything, thank you from the bottom of my heart.

To Laura Schram, thank you for your immediate support, encouragement and guidance.

Without you, I would not be where I am today.

To my friends and constant supporters. The list is too long to name everyone, but to name a few: Sydney Czyzon, Zoe Comerford, Aimee Galaszewski, Kelli Arseneau and Benjamin Wells.

Your smiles are infectious and your friendship is endearing.

To those I met along the way: Tom Durkin, Diane Foley, Jeff Stingley and Leah Flack. Your inspiration is contagious.

To Mark Zoromski, for your constant encouragement, guidance and reassurance. This job is too big to do it alone and I’m glad I always had you by my side.

To Andrew Byrne. I’m so grateful our paths crossed. We are meant to be.

To my family for being behind me every step of the way. I would not be able to do it without you. Mom, I know days are hard, but your strength is what keeps us all together.

For those who were placed in my life, thank you. For the love, for the support, for the lessons.

Serving as the 2020-21 executive director of the Marquette Wire has truly been the honor of a lifetime.

Who would have thought the time would go by as fast as it did?

I don’t know what my next steps are or what the future holds, but I do know the second floor of Johnston Hall, in the newsroom with the big windows that overlook Wisconsin Avenue that will always have a smiling face on a hardworking student sitting at one of the computers, will forever be a place I can step into and know that I am home.

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Marquette advances to Sweet 16, faces IU

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The Marquette men’s socceer team celebrates in the Athletic Human Performance Research Center April 19 after finding out they were selected to participate in the 2021 NCAA Tournament.

The Golden Eagles beat LMU 3-1 in penalty kicks Sunday

By Nick Galle

nicholas.galle@marquette.edu

After a defensive showdown that lasted nearly three hours, the Marquette Golden Eagles (8-2-2, 5-11 BIG EAST) won their second NCAA Tournament game in program history Sunday afternoon in a 3-1 finish in penalty kicks.

First-year forward Beto Soto, junior forward Lukas Sunesson and junior midfielder Alan Salmeron scored the three penalty kicks, which lifted head coach Louis Bennett’s squad over the Loyola Marymount University Lions (6-0-3, 5-0-2 WCC). Junior defender Dylan Shockey converted the lone penalty kick for LMU. “I was really happy for the guys

that they stayed really on course,” head coach Louis Bennett said in a press conference May 3. “I said it was an ugly, beautiful game, just for the fact that we got the victory and the fact that we stayed the course.”

The Lions entered the match having allowed just two goals all season, and their defensive prowess was on full display in regulation.

Marquette tallied just two shots through the first 45 minutes of play, both of which did not come on goal.

The Golden Eagles also had just one opportunity from the corner before the break.

LMU made numerous pushes downfield into the box, but Chandler Hallwood always found himself in the right place at the right time.

The redshirt sophomore goalkeeper made four saves to keep things scoreless heading into halftime despite 11 shots, four of which were on goal, from the Lions. Junior forward Ronaldo Brown had a team-high four shots in the first half.

The Lions came out aggressive in

the second half, spending the majority of the period in the attacking third.

They posted seven shots in the latter 45 minutes, two of which were on goal. Loyola Marymount had plenty of corner opportunities as well, tallying 12 corner kicks through the first 90 minutes of action.

Sunesson had the best scoring opportunity of the day for the Golden Eagles in the 69th minute, but the ball was deflected off the crossbar.

It was Marquette’s only shot on goa; in regulation.

Although LMU maintained possession for the majority of the afternoon, Hallwood and the Marquette defense never broke down in regulation. The former Gannon University goalkeeper made another two saves in the second half and batted out a number of balls to prevent the Lions from taking a lead. After two periods, neither team was able to find the back of the net, and for the ninth time this season, MU headed to overtime.

Both teams had trouble finding any rhythm in the first overtime

period, but the Golden Eagles did have a couple of headers in the direction of the net from redshirt senior Oliver Posarelli and redshirt sophomore forward AJ Franklin. The two were not able to convert, and one overtime would not be enough to determine a victor.

The same trend continued in the second overtime period, as neither team could score the gamewinning goal to advance to the next round, sending the match into penalty kicks.

Hallwood was amazing in penalty kicks, allowing just one of four shots to get by. He finished with seven saves on the afternoon and played all 110 minutes. On the other side of the pitch, redshirt sophomore keeper Jacob Jackson also played the entirety of the match and made two saves, but was pulled for penalty kicks. Fellow redshirt sophomore Mitchell Wilson replaced him, and surrendered the three match-winning scores.

“I’m always relaxed going into

games. Going into overtime’s just a bit more fun, a bit more game time — it’s an extra 20 minutes to play,” Hallwood said in a press conference May 3. “Especially yesterday, it was fun, cause I knew if that got 20 minutes out of the way, it got to penalties where I can shine. So I don’t mind overtime, I’m used to it now.”

MU’s defense as a whole allowed them to advance. LMU outshot the Golden Eagles 22-9, had five more shots on goal and attempted seven more corner kicks, but Marquette still managed come out on top.

Marquette will now go on to face Indiana University May 6. The Hoosiers defeated St. Francis Brooklyn Sunday afternoon following the Golden Eagles’ match.

The Hoosiers have been hot, as they have not lost a game since Feb. 27 when they lost to Northwestern 1-0. Historically, the Golden Eagles have struggled immensely against the Hoosiers. MU is 0-10-1 with its most recent loss coming Aug. 31, 2014 in Bloomington, Indiana.

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MEN’S BASKETBALL

D.J. Carton leaves MUBB after one year in Milwaukee Sophomore guard signs agent, tries to be selected in NBA Draft

By Zoe Comerford

isabel.comerford@marquette.edu

After his April 15, 2020 transfer from Ohio State University, 6-foot2 sophomore guard D.J. Carton is leaving the basketball program, Marquette Athletics announced April 28. He will be hiring an agent to try to get selected in the 2021 NBA Draft.

“I would like to thank Marquette University, Coach Smart and my teammates for their support throughout my decision process,” Carton said in a statement. “I will be putting my name in for consideration in the 2021 NBA Draft and hiring an agent. I am thankful for the opportunity and looking forward to the next step in my career.”

In the Bettendorf, Iowa native’s lone season with the Golden Eagles, he paced the team with 31.1 minutes per game and was tied with Dawson Garcia to lead Marquette with 13 points an outing. Carton, who started in 24 of 27 games, also shot 44.6% from the field, 28% from beyond the arc and 74% from

the charity stripe. He was fifth on the team with 110 rebounds and led MU with 93 assists and 31 steals.

His decision comes after the university parted ways with Steve Wojciechowski March 19 and hired Shaka Smart March 26. Wojciechowski was the one who brought Carton to the Golden Eagles.

“We fully support D.J.’s decision and wish him all the best as he pursues his professional career,” Smart said in a statement.

“We have enjoyed getting to know him over the past few weeks and we appreciate his contributions to the program.”

With Carton heading to the NBA Draft, the Golden Eagles have now lost all five of last year’s main starters. All three of last year’s seniors transferred for their final year of eligibility, while Garcia is testing the NBA Draft evaluation process, but has not yet hired an agent like Carton.

It was announced April 16 that Marquette’s post presence, Theo John, transferred to Duke. This past season he averaged eight points, five rebounds, 1.5 blocks and 1.2 assists as a senior for the Golden Eagles. Throughout his four-year career, he amassed 682 points, 533 rebounds, 191 blocks and 50 steals,

as well as a shooting percentage of 58%. He also started 86 of the 123 games he played. John sits at second in Marquette’s all-time blocks list behind Jim McIlvaine.

Meanwhile, Jamal Cain, the 6-foot-7 forward from Pontiac, Michigan, announced April 3 that he was headed back home to Michigan to play for Oakland University, which is part of the Horizon League and located in Rochester, Michigan. He had entered the transfer portal March 26, the same day the university hired Smart.

This past season, he started 26 games and averaged 9.6 points and 6.3 rebounds while shooting 34.3% from beyond the arc. Throughout his four-year career, Cain scored 613 points, recorded 464 rebounds, 82 steals, 77 assists, 35 blocks and shot 232-for-500, which is 46%. He started 29 of the 119 games he played.

The final veteran to leave the program was Koby McEwen, who transferred to MU from Utah State University during the 2018-19 season. He played two years under Wojciechowski after redshirting in 2018. As a Golden Eagle, he started in 52 of 55 games he appeared in and also ended with 552 points, 241 rebounds, 171 assists, 35 steals and shot 81% from the charity stripe

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Carton attempts a shot in Marquette’s 67-65 win over Wisconsin Dec. 4.

and 37% from the field.

Though most of Marquette’s veterans have departed, Smart has eight newcomers joining the program for the 2021-22 season.

This includes University of Oklahoma transfer Kur Kuath, George Mason University transfer guard Tyler Kolek, Clemson University transfer Olivier-Maxence Prosper and five first-years in David Joplin, Keeyan Itejere, Emarion Ellis and Wojciechowski’s recruits, Stevie Mitchell and Kam Jones.

Ellis, Joplin and Itejere had committed to Smart at Texas, but

followed him to Marquette. Rivals. com considers Ellis the 91st-best prospect in the Class of 2021, while 247Sports ranks Joplin at No. 74.

The other players have committed to Smart because of the relationships he has built with them.

Now with Joplin, Ellis, Itejere, Mitchell and Jones, Marquette has a top-20 recruiting class. Plus, the Golden Eagles are in the top three for Florida Southwestern State College transfer Kario Oquendo, along with University of Oregon and University of Georgia.

VOLLEYBALL

Theis’ squad prepares for summer, strong fall campaign Team has 19 roster players, retains all members from 2021

By Jackson Gross

jackson.gross@marquette.edu

The NCAA women’s college volleyball season is officially over, concluding after the Kentucky Wildcats defeated the Texas Longhorns in four sets April 24. College volleyball teams, including the Marquette Golden Eagles, are now prepping this summer for the fall season.

While players will return home for most of the summer, junior Claire Mosher said that the team agreed to stay in contact during that time and work together as well.

“As a team, we collectively decided that we all want to get into the gym as much as we can,” Mosher said. “Whether that be playing volleyball or working out we really want to focus in on working together too — whether that be weekly team meetings, we really want to come together as team this summer.”

Mosher, the sister of former Marquette volleyball player Madeline Mosher, will be entering her final offseason as a member of the Golden Eagles. Due to that, and the mentality Mosher learned from her mother, she really wants to work hard this offseason to get ready for this fall.

“This summer is super important,” Mosher said. “When I was younger my mom would always

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Marquette celebrates after the squad’s sweep over Iowa State Feb. 27.

tell me that champions are born in the offseason and this summer is my last offseason, so I really want to work hard this summer and put everything I can.”

Mosher said in the summer, it is important to get more experience with some of the players who were new to the program this past season because of the lack of practices due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“It’s great, when we come back in July we’ll get that time to work together and work on things that we might not have gotten to because we’ve been in season,” Mosher said. “Just kind of getting into a rhythm of things while we’re working in July and throughout the summer.”

This summer will be the last offseason for many on the team, with eight players becoming seniors or hitting their last year of eligibility, which includes graduate students Taylor Wolf and Savannah Rennie, as well as current juniors Ellie Koontz and Katie Schoessow.

One of those who are not entering their final season is sophomore middle blocker Claire Nuessmeier, who will be entering her junior year this fall.

Nuessmeier is going to be working out with her club during the summer back in St. Peter, Minnesota. While

working on her game as a whole this offseason, Nuessmeier wants to focus on building her confidence as a player.

“I really think I want to work on, at least individually, building my confidence in my skills,” Nuessmeier said. “I want to challenge myself individually in this offseason to really work harder in the areas where I might be a little nervous in practice because I don’t want to make a silly mistake during this time.”

Nuessmeier said that managing the workload during the offseason with such a quick turnaround from the end of the season is an important factor to get ready for the fall.

“I think we’ve had a good period of rest right now, we’re not in the gym as much as we were in season which has been a good little break for us,” Nuessmeier said. “Rest is definitely important, we can’t push ourselves too hard but I think everyone is super motivated to keep working.”

While the next few weeks will be relatively quiet for head coach Ryan Theis, once June hits, Theis said things get busy.

“June 1 we are allowed to go out recruiting, June 15 we start recruiting phone calls for upcoming juniors (in high school) and that process is pretty intense just trying

to reach out to how ever many kids we are recruiting” Theis said. “And while that’s gonna be going on the same time we are traveling all over because we haven’t been able to go out recruiting for a year,” Theis said he is excited to get back on the road for recruitment again, not only to see players in person, but to also meet up with friends he’s met over the years.

“In coaching you got a lot of coaching friends, people that you get used to seeing on the weekends.

It’s funny they essentially become your friends,” Theis said. “I have a tradition with five coaches that when we go to AAU’s … we go and play mini-golf the first night before we work four days at a convention center.”

Theis is also excited for how competitive the summer will be heading into the season with 19 players on the roster.

“I think it’s going to be really competitive,” Theis said. “Our team knows they better come in shape with 19 players, we’ve never had that many players before. … Practices are going to be competitive, if there’s six outsides versus eight outside hitters all that stuff gets competitive in a gym and it will allow for longer and sustained competition in the gym.”

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MEN’S LACROSSE

Yacu serves as silent leader for Stimmel’s program Alabama native takes chance on MLAX despite early injury

By John Leuzzi

john.leuzzi@marquette.edu

Growing up in Alabama, football is the sport to play in the fall and baseball in the spring.

But for Marquette men’s lacrosse redshirt junior long-stick midfielder Elliott Yacu, a different spring sport was calling his name.

“Baseball’s the big thing there and was a little slow for me,” Yacu said. “I was losing enjoyment out of it so I started playing lacrosse.

It’s a very fun sport, fast paced and it was kind of the speed of what I needed.”

Not only does lacrosse not have a major presence in the Cotton State, but it hinders football development too.

“Growing up, a lot of coaches didn’t want players playing lacrosse because there’s always the fear of someone getting hurt,” Yacu said.

“You don’t have to worry about that as much with baseball but lacrosse for sure.”

Yacu had to get creative to play

his new sport.

“I started playing a lot of tournaments on the East Coast and kind of traveling around with a couple different teams and it kind of took off from there,” Yacu said.

Entering a Culture Shock For Yacu, transitioning from a non-lacrosse hotbed to the DI level was difficult.

“Playing college lacrosse, especially at this level, was pretty overwhelming for me at first,” Yacu said.

“Coming from Alabama, I really didn’t have high expectations. Division I seemed a little out of my reach at the time.”

Yacu’s journey to Division I lacrosse began with a conversation with now-head coach Andrew Stimmel, who was then an assistant on Joe Amplo’s staff.

“The way he approached everything and the way he talked about the team was super comforting (for me),” Yacu said.

Once Yacu made a visit to Marquette, he felt a sense of both welcome and home, especially from the coaching staff.

“Everyone seemed just as polite as they are in the South, which is a very sense of home that I needed

when I’m coming across the country to move away from home for the first time,” Yacu said. “That definitely is what stood out about Marquette, it gave me a sense of hope.”

Marquette’s 2020-21 roster was composed mostly of East Coast and West Coast talent, with some players from Colorado and Canada.

In fact, Yacu is the lone player in program history to come from Alabama.

As for many student-athletes who go to a college out of state, it brings the need to acclimate. This was no exception for Yacu.

“When I say culture shock, I think I mean less by the state and maybe a little more so the city. I think the

team culture shock was what really did me in,” Yacu said. “Coming in here, I really didn’t have friends or anybody that I knew coming in so it was crazy getting to know all these people we have. Our team is really spread out so a lot of guys’ attitudes and mannerisms, the way people act and talk and everything is much different than the way people do it in the South.”

Yacu mentioned he has learned a lot from getting to know his teammates and where they come from, but the best thing has been hearing how his teammates say things differently than him.

“One often thing that comes up is in the winter when it gets cold, I’ll ask anybody if they have a

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Elliott Yacu (43) poses with MU Athletics staff at Valley Fields April 10.

toboggan and people up here call that like a beanie or winter hat,” Yacu said. “When I think of a hat, I’m thinking like it’s just a ball cap.

Stuff like that, I just think it’s funny.”

Adversity brings out role on team Before the Homewood, Alabama native arrived at Marquette, he suffered an injury which set him back from getting going the day he stepped on campus.

During his playing career in the Brew City, he has suffered additional injuries.

Yacu credited his close friends, roommates and teammates in his class for helping him through the tough times.

Additionally, he credited the firstyears and teammates who he hasn’t been put into situations to get to know at times for help.

“Days where I’m really not feeling my best, come in down or just having one of those tough days, a lot of those guys that I’ve taken the chance to or take the time to get to know will kind of pick up on that, approach me and make sure that everything’s okay,” Yacu said. “That’s really what’s kept me going.”

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