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Mayor Tom Barrett visits Marquette Law School, touching on various concerns in Milwaukee.
Admissions efforts could play role in student of color increase at MU By Annie Mattea
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Twenty-five percent of students at Marquette University are students of color, making it a record-breaking year for the university in terms of overall diversity, according to a university news release Sept. 27. The first-year class is 29% students of color, up from 27% last year. The class is also 24% first-generation students, the highest percentage Marquette has seen since fall 2006. The Office of Institutional Research and Analysis compiled this data, along with overall enrollment, as part of its annual report. “These are positive strides, and it reflects a shifting culture that has been core to the long-term, challenging work of so many on this campus — students, faculty and staff alike,” acting provost Kimo Ah Yun said in an email. Compared to the following Jesuit universities, Marquette has a lower diversity percentage. Loyola University-Chicago’s
first-year class in 2018 was 39.9% students of color. Saint Louis University’s first-year class in 2019 is 34.5% students of color. Boston College’s first-year class in 2019 is 34% students of color. Brian Troyer, dean of Undergraduate Admissions, said Marquette admissions launched initiatives this past year that could have played a role in the increased diversity, including First Families. First Families is an event where 30 firstgeneration students come to Marquette and receive a highly individualized admissions process in their senior year of high school, Troyer said. Troyer said admissions holds multiple on-site events at high schools in the area. In some cases, students receive their admission decisions at the events. Another program admissions offers is Mi Casa es Tu Casa. Hosted in the spring, this event is for families whose primary language spoken at home is Spanish, Troyer said. Spanish-speaking staff in admissions and financial aid welcome the families and have an open house for students to see Marquette, he said. Admissions partners with organizations such as Chicago Scholars, College Possible, Girls for Teen Girls and Boys See DIVERSITY page 2
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Tom Barrett discusses coming challenges ahead of potential 2020 reelection By Nicole Laudolff
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Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett made an appearance last Tuesday at Eckstein Hall for a segment on the local interview series, “On the Issues with Mike Gousha.” Barrett discussed a wide variety of obstacles and opportunities facing the city in the near future including the imminent 2020 budget, the lead crisis and the upcoming Democratic National Convention. If the proposed 2020 budget passes, the Milwaukee Police Department would subsequently lose 60 positions as a result of retiring individuals not being replaced. This substantial cut is the result of Milwaukee’s policing budget exceeding the entirety of the city’s property tax revenue for the fifth consecutive year. Additionally, city officials are speculating a major rise in annual pension contributions from $70 million to an estimated $160 million in the year 2023. With these growing costs and no new sources of revenue, the mayor explained even deeper cuts would ensue in budgets to follow 2020.
“Our financial situation has never been so precarious,” Barrett said. In an effort to pay for rising expenditures, the mayor has advocated for a county sales tax increase of 1%. Barrett acknowledged that gaining the support of a Republicancontrolled state legislature and the local business sector would be difficult. However, Barrett also drew upon endorsements like that of Tim Sheehy, president of the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce – the largest business lobbying group in the region — to conclude that such an increase is possible. Concerning the lead crisis, Barrett made the distinction between the lead paint issue and the lead piping issue. Though the city of Milwaukee recently received $5.6 million in federal grants to aid in the removal of lead paint, the matter of lead piping remains largely unresolved. The mayor explained that because other Wisconsin cities, including Madison and Green Bay, already or are currently managing similar problems with lead independently, the state legislature has been hesitant to intervene on behalf of Milwaukee. Barrett pointed to the already fragile budget and urged for change. “If you love this city,” Barrett said, “We must find a way to fix this issue.” See MAYOR page 2
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DIVERSITY: MU behind other institutions Continued from page 1 and Girls Club of Milwaukee. Troyer said these efforts of personalization for the recruitment of students has helped cultivate trust in what Marquette can offer. “I think one of the biggest reasons we are a draw to such a diverse and talented population of students is we have the outcomes,” Troyer said, referring to Marquette’s graduation rate. Marquette’s current retention rate for first-year to secondyear students is 90%, the highest since 2012, according to the release. The six-year graduation rate, which is the percentage of students who graduate within six years from when they started, is 82%, the second highest in Marquette’s history. Troyer said students know they will be successful here and will graduate with a degree in their field of interest. Troyer and Ah Yun both said they anticipate Marquette’s new test-optional policy, which allows students to apply to the university without submitting standardized test scores, to help diversify the
student body in years to come. Justin Manz, a freshman in the College of Arts & Sciences, said he is really excited Marquette was able to increase its diversity. Manz, a student of color, said he came to Marquette for new opportunities. “More African American and Latino students applying to Marquette and feeling more comfortable (here) is great,” he said. Ivan Moreno, a freshman in the College of Arts & Sciences, comes from Guatemala. However, his decision to come to Marquette was easy. “It was an easy choice with career options, diversity and the weather,” he said. Joya Crear, assistant vice president for Student Affairs, said there are supports in place for students when they arrive to campus. She emphasized Ready to Inspire Success and Excellence, which is an orientation for students of color, which begins prior to new student orientation. She said it makes students feel welcomed and a part of the Marquette community through
access to faculty, staff and administrators right away. Crear said the students come together throughout the year. For instance, she said RISE students from last year went to a basketball game together. Crear also discussed the Equal Opportunity Program, which has numerous programs within. The college-bound program focuses on students of color and firstgeneration students, she said. EOP celebrates its 50th anniversary this year and held numerous events during homecoming last weekend, according to its website. Troyer said diversity is an ongoing mission and not something to be accomplished and then be done with. “Diversity isn’t a goal to be achieved or a box to be checked — it’s an evolving pursuit to make Marquette more reflective of the world around us,” Ah Yun said in an email. “In that spirit, Marquette will continue to prioritize innovative ways to enhance the diversity of our incoming student population.” Graphic by Annie Mattea anne.mattea@marquette.edu
MAYOR: Poverty among city minorities high Continued from page 1 Regarding the upcoming Democratic National Convention, Barrett’s tone was optimistic. The convention, set to take place in mid-July 2020 inside Fiserv Forum, will be the first ever DNC to be held in Wisconsin. “The last time the DNC was in the Midwest, besides Chicago, was in St. Louis, 1916,” Barrett said. “It’s historic.” The mayor said he hopes the DNC will foster a surplus of new opportunities beyond immediate economic benefits from an event of its size, such as national exposure and tourism. “To be bipartisan,” Barrett said, “I would even love for Milwaukee to host a 2024 Republican Convention.” Barrett was also asked to comment as to whether he supported reappointing the current Chief of Milwaukee Police Department Alfonso Morales, as his contract is set to expire. “Homicides are down. Robberies are down. Carjackings are down,” Barrett said. “I support the chief.” Despite the vast number of topics covered by the interview, some members of the audience still believed there were critical issues left out of the conversation. Monica Reida, a first-year law student at Marquette, was
one such person. “I wanted to see a discussion about environmentalism and making Milwaukee more sustainable,” said Reida. “That really didn’t happen.” “I’m all for improvements downtown but … the mayor needs to focus on our neighborhoods — especially our diverse neighborhoods,” Milwaukee native Karen Negle said. In recent years, Barrett has focussed extensively on downtown development and has spent billions in doing so. As a result, his tenure has overseen the greatest construction boom in the city since the 1960s. Though Barrett has taken strides to revitalize struggling urban areas by encouraging businesses to relocate adjacent to lower-income neighborhoods, poverty rates within the city still remain high, especially among minorities. Within Milwaukee county, the poverty rate among Hispanic individuals is around 18.5% while the rate among African Americans is even greater, around 30.3%, according to the Wisconsin Poverty Measure. Both figures far exceed the poverty rate of the state which falls to about 10.8%. Barrett, who was first elected mayor of Milwaukee in 2008, will be facing reelection for a fourth term in 2020. Photo courtesy of Marquette Law School
Mayor Tom Barrett said he believes Milwaukee should hold the Republican National Convention in 2024.
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other dangerous weapon after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct related to a March 19 incident. In that case, Vanlandingham posted a Snapchat video showing By Sydney Czyzon someone loading bullets into a gun sydney.czyzon@marquette.edu magazine clip, according to the The suspect charged with shooting criminal complaint. The caption of the video read, “I and injuring a man Sept. 24 near 9th and Wells Streets pleaded not guilty will expose this b—- on everything” and “MFS really think ONM, I’m rein court Monday afternoon. Marcel Romeo Vanlandingham, ally gonna kill that b—-.” MFS is slang for “moth19, is charged with first-degree reckless injury for the incident, which left erf—— silly,” and ONM is slang a 19-year-old victim with nonfatal for “on my momma,” according gunshot wounds to the upper right to the complaint. A secretary at Milwaukee School thigh and left wrist area. Vanlandingham also faces penalties for using a of Excellence notified police of the video. A student approached the secdangerous weapon. retary after The defenseeing the dant will face video and trial in felony fearing for court. His next her friend, court appearwho was ance is Oct. 29 the targeted for a scheduling victim. conference, in The upwhich the judge per lefthand and attorneys area of will set a plan the Snapfor pretrial. If chat video convicted, Vanshowed landingham the name could face up “Marcel.” to 30 years in Police the Wisconsin found the prison system Photo courtesy of Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office magazine and a fine of up Marcel Vanlandingham pleaded not clip feato $100,000. guilty in court on Monday. tured in Defense atthe video torney Margaret Johnson declined to comment on at Vanlandingham’s residence. When an officer called VandlandMonday’s plea decision. The Sept. 24 shooting caused a ingham about the incident, the debrief lockdown in Straz Tower, a fendant claimed he “thought he Marquette residence hall housing deleted that video.” Vandlandingham was sentenced to underclassmen. Students received a safety alert around 4:15 p.m. that day 30 days in the House of Corrections, about the shooting, which took place one year of probation and 25 community service hours, according to near the east side of campus. Vanlandingham was previously online court records. barred from possessing a gun or
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MUPD REPORTS OCTOBER 5 An MU student victim was battered by another MU student in the 700 block of 16th Street. The victim declined medical assistance, and MUPD transported the perpetrator to the Milwaukee County Criminal Justice Facility. Unknown subject(s) damaged a victim’s vehicle in the 600 block of 19th Street. OCTOBER 4 An MU student vandalized a door at Campus Town East.
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Couple donates $1 million for ‘faith formation’ Stemper family hopes to provide retreat opportunities By Sarah Lipo
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Four generations of the Stemper family have attended Marquette. In fact, Bill and Nancy Stemper met at Marquette. They have four children, all of whom graduated from the university. The oldest two children and their spouses went to Marquette, the Stempers said. Last month, the Stempers donated $1 million to the university for “faith formation.” “The Stempers have committed more than $1 million to fund the ‘Bill and Nancy Stemper Endowment for Excellence in Catholic Faith Formation,’ which will expand programming and services to deepen Catholic, Jesuit faith development among Marquette students,” a recent university news release said. The Stempers said that a Marquette education means fostering Midwest, Catholic values. These values “shape life decisions and
life-work ethics. Values that help one be the best person they can be,” the Stempers said in an email. In fact, the four Stemper children all had a role in Marquette Campus Ministry in some capacity, whether that be through service or volunteering. “They noted the ‘MU Experience’ to be very fulfilling. This retreat opportunity was during their upper class years and emphasized Ignatian Values,” the Stempers said in a email. Through their children’s experiences, the Stempers learned many students who wanted to join in retreats or service but couldn’t because of finances, according to the press release. “We anticipate this gift will help Marquette offer retreats and programs for more students than in the past. It will also help Marquette attract outstanding speakers that can relate to and help the students reflect on their lives, their values and their faith,” the Stempers said in an email. Mary Sue Callan-Farley, the director of Campus Ministry, said faith formation is a process of deepening one’s commitment to ideas and practices of the Catholic
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Four generations of the Stemper family have attended Marquette.
church. She said the endowment is meant to support students in deepening their relationship with God. Callan-Farley said in an email this process could take many forms, “including individual formation, e.g. retreats; service, e.g. faith based immersion M.A.P./ I.M.A.P.; evangelization and catechesis, e.g. a speaker series for Ignite; student Catholic leadership
and training opportunities that might have otherwise been beyond campus ministry’s resources or student ability to pay.” Annemarie Gunn, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences, led a Marquette Action Program trip last year. The group went to an assisted living home in Cincinnati. “I loved applying the idea of solidarity on that trip because the
residents simply needed someone to sit and listen,” Gunn said. She said the trip taught her about the importance of human connection and how simple it can be. Callan-Farley said she hopes to see collaboration with other offices as well. University President Michael Lovell said this gift will help to further the Beyond Boundaries Strategic Plan. Beyond Boundaries is a long-term plan of capital projects. “Our Catholic, Jesuit identity guides us forward and is foundational to our strategic plan, Beyond Boundaries. The Stempers’ remarkable generosity and vision will now broaden the opportunities for more and more students to experience our faith-based activities, retreats, sacred spaces and service trips,” Lovell said in the release. The Stempers said they hope students at Marquette make decisions as Christ himself would. “In this way, sharing their gifts, talents and skills for the good and well-being of others,” the Stempers said in an email.
New club sheds light on increased gun violence March for Our Lives promotes campus activism, discourse By Shir Bloch
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Young people across the country have formed local chapters of March for Our Lives, and students at Marquette University have proven no different. Linnea Stanton, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences, said she started March for Our Lives Marquette this year with the hope of increasing student activism in order to effect policy changes. As a regional director of the national March for Our Lives organization, Stanton also served as a regional director for the national March For Our Lives organization, overseeing chapters in the Midwest region, managing their workings and ensuring communication with the national team. Her involvement in the organization started earlier, however. Stanton organized the March for Our Lives event in Milwaukee — a local version of the larger movement in Washington, D.C. — in March 2018 following the shooting in Parkland, Florida. There were approximately 800 sister marches across the nation, Stanton said. “During the summer and into the fall (of 2018), I started March
for Our Lives Milwaukee, and I helped organize a bunch of events,” Stanton said. The next step for Stanton was to start a local chapter of the national organization about which she said she was so passionate. She said she sees Marquette’s new organization as an avenue for people to participate in politics and advocacy because she believes college students typically do not go out of their way to enact change. According to the national March for Our Lives website, the organization’s mission is “to harness the power of young people across the country to fight for sensible gun violence prevention policies that save lives.” Although the organization began after the tragedy in Parkland, school shootings have been a tangible threat for many of society’s younger members for years. On April 20, 1999, 17-year-old Dylan Klebold and 18-year-old Eric Harris opened fire on students at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, killing 12 students and one teacher and injuring 21 other people. Born in the same year of the Columbine shooting, Stanton said she feels a personal connection to and responsibility toward activism against gun violence. Between 2000 and 2019, there have been 769 shootings at K-12 schools in the United States,
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Linnea Stanton formed a Marquette chapter of March for Our Lives.
according to the Center for Homeland Defense and Security at the Naval Postgraduate School. “For a lot of people my age, college age or younger, we’ve always lived in a world where school shootings are a looming present fear that I think a lot of people can relate to,” Stanton said. “This has been accepted as a norm, and that’s not something we should have to deal with.” “We’re being called the lockdown organization, and we shouldn’t be,” Lily Dysart, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences, said. “Our government officials aren’t taking (gun violence) as seriously as they should.” Stanton said March for Our Lives
is multifaceted. It is primarily student-led and helps recognize the power of individuals through action and open conversation. “We get to decide what we want to do to see change in our country,” Stanton said. “Registering people to vote and getting people educated about getting ready to vote is one of the ways we can make a difference.” However, Stanton said the organization has faced opposition by people unaware of its intentions. “There are a ton of people who are ultimately uninformed about gun violence or think the club is anti-Second Amendment,” Stanton said. “But we want to have real and honest conversations about what
we’re trying to do and how to prevent gun violence.” Student efforts to promote voting have proven effective, with the youth voter turnout in the 2018 midterm elections reaching new heights. According to the United States Census Bureau, “Among 18 to 29-year-olds, voter turnout went from 20 percent in 2014 to 36 percent in 2018, the largest percentage point increase for any age group — a 79 percent jump.” Jake Hanauer, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences, said he believes youth activism is essential for future change. “We’re the future generation,” Hanauer said. “We have to set the world up for us because we’ve inherited so many problems and societal norms from previous generations that we have to deal with. We’re the generation for change.” Many young people around the country and around the world have felt empowered to fight for change, feeling they are the future and must act accordingly, Dysart said. Stanton hopes March for Our Lives Marquette will serve as a platform for student voices that can be the difference, as Marquette’s motto states. “We’re just sitting here,” Hanauer said. “We’re not implementing any policies. We’re not doing anything to stop it. We have to stop whining and actually do something.”
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Dental students GSA event emphasizes elect trailblazer personal stories, community Chanté Parker Narrative allows for reflection during history month
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Graduate student Chanté Parker became the Marquette University Dental School’s first African American class president in September. Amber May, the director of diversity and inclusion at the dental school, said she was shocked when she heard Parker had become the class president because it was something that had never happened before. May said it’s clear the class respects Parker and was proud of the students who see her as a leader. “I was very happy. It was amazing,” Mourin Serour, a second year Marquette graduate student in Parker’s class, said. Parker received a degree in microbiology and immunology from the University of Miami before she came to Marquette for graduate school. There were many factors that influenced Parker’s decision to attend Marquette. She said the dental school had a good reputation, and she liked the slower paced city of Milwaukee. She also said her mentor guided her toward Marquette, everyone was very welcoming and she felt that it was the best place for her to go to prepare for life after school. Parker went through a short process to become the class president. She was nominated by a fellow classmate and then gave a speech along with the three other candidates who had also been nominated. The class then voted in an election. Parker said she will have an “ambassadorial role” as her class president. Some of her jobs will include taking any concerns of her class to the board of the dental school, taking care of small issues inside the class, such as complaints about instruc-
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Marquette University’s Gender Sexuality Alliance sponsored an event in honor of LGBTQ History Month this past week in Straz Hall. The keynote speaker was Marquette assistant professor of English Jason Farr. He focused on the historical of the LGBTQ community and centered his presentation around his relationship with his Uncle Joe, who identified as queer. Danielle Del Conte, a junior in the College of Engineering and GSA President, organized the event. She said planning the event began last spring, when the GSA knew they wanted to host a speaker on the LGBTQ community. The treasurer of GSA was in one of Farr’s classes, LGBT Narratives. From there, she said it all came to fruition. “We reached out to him in August, and (we) basically said he could talk about whatever he wanted,” Del Conte said. “He ended up having an amazing story to tell about connecting with his uncle through queer literature, and it ended up being exactly the sort of engaging speaker that we wanted to host. We couldn’t be happier with how well the event turned out.” In his presentation, Farr described how his Uncle Joe inspired him as a member of the LGBTQ community, and how the poet Frank O’Hara played a major role in his uncle’s life. Farr said that after coming out as queer in 2001, he wanted to meet with his Uncle Joe to discuss what his life was like being a part of the LGBTQ community. However, Farr was never given the chance as his uncle passed away in 2000. While this was a major setback, Farr ended up finding a connection to his uncle in a different way — through writing. Farr found out that his Uncle Joe was an author after coincidentally discovering a book written by his uncle in a San Diego bookstore. Farr said he was able to find out a lot about his uncle’s life through various literary works. Farr realized a whole new realm of knowledge about who the person he grew to adore was. He shared similarities with his uncle, including a passion for writing.
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English professor Jason Farr shares a personal story about his uncle.
His Uncle Joe’s life included time spent in New York, Salt Lake City and Los Angeles. Joe arrived in New York in 1949 before moving into an apartment with Frank O’ Hara in 1951. Over the course of the next ten years, Uncle Joe and O’Hara would live in four different apartments together until 1965, when O’Hara was killed. Farr said that Joe longed to be a writer and ultimately fulfilled his dream. After describing his uncle’s life, Farr noted his own journey and its similarities with his uncle as his guided inspiration. After taking the audience through Joe’s story, Farr tied in historical components of the LGBTQ community. He discussed same-sex marriage, the Stonewall Uprising, the AIDS Crisis, Modern Gay Liberation Movement and the emergence of the LGBTQ community in and after World War II. Farr said the 1969 Stonewall Uprising was especially vital to the history of the LGBTQ community as it was a courageous rebellion against police brutality. The event occurred in Greenwich Village in New York City when police raided a gay club. Farr wore a 50-year-anniversary Stonewall LGBTQ pin acknowledging the event’s importance. The stone is said to be unmovable as it represents how the legacy of the LGBTQ community has continued. In one of his uncle’s pieces,
“The Unmentionable,” Farr’s uncle hinted about HIV/AIDs, referring to a mysterious ailment that killed people as “the gay cancer.” Farr also spoke about how he met his Uncle Joe only once in 1988 when he was nine years old. The main memory he realized from the encounter was his observation that Joe was dissimilar to the other men of his family. Farr said his uncle left a lasting, powerful legacy as a member of the LGBTQ community. He has numerous written pieces to his name coinciding with O’Hara and two famous paintings depicting him which were painted by famous visual artists Alex Katz and Chamberlain Wynn. The works or art are worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. Brandon Prince, a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences attended the event. “I thought it was very good. An intriguing story that shows how crazy life can be. It’s really cool how you can still know others through writing,” he said. Following the conclusion of his speech, Farr said he thinks LGBTQ history gets overlooked and is often undervalued. “There are many blanks and holes, and we need to turn our attention to preserving it so that future generations can access important historical events pertaining to LGBTQ,” Farr said.
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tors and putting on events such as a Buddy Day for year one and two graduate students. Parker said she hopes to build good relationships within the class by putting on events and making sure every student has the opportunity to have their voice heard. May said the Office of Diversity at the Dental School will be “cheering her from the sideline,” meaning that they will always be there for Parker. The director also said they will be a foundation of support for the class president and will help her if needed. Serour said the class will support Parker and will respond to her questions and surveys for the class so they can help “make her job easier and communicate effectively.” Parker said she believes that being a very articulate and neutral person are some of the reasons she was elected. She said she is “a great person to carry out class concerns,” and she is “not afraid of higher authority, but is always respectful.” May said she believes Parker is “reserved and knows how to articulate her passion straight to the point.” Serour said Parker is very transparent, honest, a great communicator and is willing to fight for any one of her classmates. Serour said the class is excited to have Parker as president. She said most of the class voted for her and will support her on her journey.” “Having someone like Chante who could support me and cares for me is something that helps her strive to continue her education at the Marquette Dental School,” Mourin said. May said Parker being the class president will help inspire other minority students in all fields and will show them that they can become leaders as well. Parker said she hopes to have her own dental practice after she finishes school, but for now she will focus on her tasks and try to achieve her ultimate goal as class president, which is to see all her classmates graduate.
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Chante Parker is the first African American Dental School class president.
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MUSG 100th anniversary reaffirms mission Block party connects current, past members By Kate Hyland
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To celebrate 100 years of Marquette University Student Government, the organization held a block party from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. over Homecoming weekend. MUSG President Sara Manjee, senior in the College of Business Administration, gave welcome remarks, and Dr. Xavier Cole, vice president of Student Affairs, gave a speech to alumni and current MUSG members. “I think it is … a really unique opportunity to connect with old alumni … being able to share the experience of student advocacy and student government but then being able to tell the story of how we are doing it in so many different ways,” Manjee said. Executive Vice President and senior in the College of Arts & Sciences Dan Brophy agreed and said he was excited about talking to alumni because there
is not a lot of connection between current students and past MUSG members besides the older students he knew from his past years. “I think it (was a) really cool, really unique and a really beneficial learning experience to be able to chat with some MUSG alumni and see what it was like when they were here versus what it is like now,” Brophy said. Eighty alumni were registered for the event. Manjee said MUSG worked with University Advancement and reached out to alumni to let them know about the event. Manjee said the anniversary is not only a wonderful time to celebrate, but a time to evaluate how they can serve more students and revamp current practices to make them work better for Marquette and students. Over Manjee’s three years on MUSG and Brophy’s four, they have both seen improvements in how student government runs. Brophy said it has gotten better at collaborating internally with all of its different departments, and also building and maintaining relationships with the
different people they work with at Marquette, including student organizations, individual students and university departments. Manjee said MUSG used to have a structure where members would seek out student concerns, and they would be the ones to tell the administration what students were saying. Now, it is a more collaborative process in which students are keyed in for every step of the way. “We are trying to build that and solidify that and lay the foundation for years to come so it is a norm for MUSG 100 years from now to work with students every step of the way,” Manjee said. In the past, MUSG has helped advocate for changes such as co-ed dorms, street safety and bubbler bikes, Brophy said. He also said that without MUSG on campus, there would be no central body for students to rely on to advocate for them. Madison Hicks, MUSG programs vice president and senior in the College of Communication, said that she met some of her best friends since joining MUSG, and she learned about
her passion for programming from it. She said MUSG has so many layers, and students do not have to be part of MUSG to be impacted by it. Manjee said MUSG wants to help students find something that anchors them to their success at Marquette.
“The whole point of Marquette and Jesuit institution is this kind of doing things for the greater glory of God,” Manjee said. “At MUSG we do things for the greater glory of the students of Marquette, and we’re making sure students have the best experience they can have here.”
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MUSG hosted a block party to commemorate its 100th anniversary.
List features alumna’s vegan ice cream company WisconsinInno recognizes young talent for innovation By Beck Salgado
beck.salgado@marquette.edu
Digital media website WisconsinInno featured Olivia Menzia, a 2019 Marquette graduate in the College of Communication, on its “Inno Under 25” list, released Sept. 18. The list is designed to highlight rising technological leaders in Wisconsin. WisconsinInno was created in 2018 to cover and connect the state’s economy, produce digital media and events about the entrepreneurs, executives, startups, businesses, trends and topics that are shaping the present and future of Wisconsin’s economy, according to the website. Menzia was featured on the list for her business Liv a Little Ice Cream, a vegan ice cream company she started during her final semester at Marquette. Menzia said when she started the business, it was immediately met with high demand. “I launched it on the polar vortex day, and I got a hundred orders in two days,” Menzia said She said the surge of orders brought its own set of problems. The ice cream making process was not as efficient as she would
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Olivia Menzia created her own vegan ice cream company during the polar vortex last winter, her last semester.
have liked it to be, as she could only make four orders at a time. Menzia said she received help from the Brewed Ideas Competition, an annual pitch competition hosted by Marquette University’s 707 Hub in partnership with the Brady Corporation. Menzia won the competition and was awarded $7,000. With this funding, Menzia was able to buy a better ice cream machine and cart. Menzia said the help she has earned through competitions has helped her grow her business and work more efficiently. She said she was happy to be featured on the list.
“Usually people don’t take younger individuals seriously regardless of what they are doing, and so it was nice to get recognized and get some credibility for being younger,” Menzia said. “It has really broadened the opportunities for me and more people are continuing to reach out to me.” Kelsey Otero, associate director for social innovation at the 707 Hub, said she met Menzia through art and programming that Menzia was doing. Otero said the Hub still supports Menzia. “Liv A Little continues to be part of the 707 Hub family,” Otero said. “Additionally, we
have been able to purchase the dessert from Olivia for events to help give more exposure to her brand.” Otero said she wanted to stress the idea that the 707 Hub is a resource for all students and it can help aspiring entrepreneurs. “The biggest thing I can say is take a chance on yourself – you never know what will happen and at a minimum, you will have learned something new and met some new people” Megan Carver, associate director for the Kohler Center for Entrepreneurship, said Menzia was a regular at the 707 Hub.
Before her senior year, she participated in several events with the Kohler Center for Entrepreneurship, a group Marquette dedicated to helping students develop skills, an entrepreneurial mindset and grow their networks. Carver said she continues to be a mentor for Menzia. “I continue to provide Olivia with ongoing mentorship and support,” Carver said. “Last week I invited Olivia to showcase her ice cream to business and community leaders at TEMPO’s 14th Annual Leadership Event featuring well-known jewelry designer, Kendra Scott. The opportunity allowed for great (exposure) of her product, with over 780 attendees.” Carver said. Carver echoed Otero’s remarks about the 707 Hub, saying that it is imperative to have the resource on campus because the right spaces can help make ideas happen. She also said there is a growing understanding that real breakthrough comes from people working together and mixing their ideas and insights, and this is precisely what the 707 Hub was created to do. As of right now, Menzia has retained 100% equity of her company and is looking to move into a space to expand her business.
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Feast day includes animal blessing ceremony
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Community members could bring in their pets for Priest Dr. Michael Cover to bless on the feast day of St. Francis Assissi last Friday afternoon in front of Joan of Arc Chapel.
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Zócalo Food Park bolsters local entrepreneurs Walker’s Point gathering space fosters culture By Grace Schneider
grace.schneider@marquette.edu
On the corner of 6th and Pierce Streets in Milwaukee neighborhood Walker’s Point is a fenced-in patio with picnic tables and string lights. The patio sits outside an orange, purple and yellow building, and behind that is a line of food trucks. The building — a tavern — has wood furnishings and an artisanal atmosphere, as well as a bar and seating in the back and on the second floor. A garage-like door provides an additional entryway, natural light and air. Zócalo Food Park opened July 12. Jesús González, co-owner of the park, said Zócalo is a Spanish word for a square or plaza. He said the aim of the park is to be a gathering space for Walker’s Point. “There was never a center point where people come together and join in (the community), so we wanted to create the space called Zócalo,” González said. Zócalo’s slogan is “You Belong.” The Zócalo community tries to embody that in everything it does, González said. “It’s really about bringing everyone in regardless of their history or their past or their religious beliefs,” González said. Mariyam Nayeri, the event curator for Zócalo, said it hosts weekly live music events and yoga on Tuesday nights, among other activities. “We try to be intentional about including all different kinds of performers to join us, so that’s also reflecting the community and inviting other people to come in,” Nayeri said. Zócalo hosts five permanent food trucks with different styles of food including burgers, ice cream and bagels. The current lineup consists of burger truck Fontelle’s, Koreanstyle bowl truck Bowl Cut, Scratch Ice Cream, Mazorca Taco Truck and Ruby’s Bagels. González said that while there are many food entrepreneurs in Milwaukee, they might not all be able to afford a food truck. This is why they created the incubator truck, which is designated for growing businesses to operate without the added expenses of their own food truck.
“We figure that we can provide that space for them and then coach them along the way,” González said. The current incubator is Ruby’s Bagels. Owner Daniela Varela said she came up with the idea for Ruby’s Bagels three years ago after a road trip with her boyfriend to Ohio. “We ended up in a bagel shop over there, and literally those were the best bagels I’ve ever had, and I looked at him and said, ‘We need something like this in Milwaukee that is not a chain and is locally owned,’” Varela said. After her trip, she said she was determined to find a recipe. She spent a year developing a bagel recipe she is happy with. Varela works at Ruby’s Bagels six days a week starting at 3 a.m., to open the truck at 7:30 a.m. Ruby’s Bagels’ slogan is
“Spoiled and Boiled,” which refers to the attention she gives to the bagels and intricate process of perfecting them. “It’s our baby. We’re spoiling our bagels in that sense because any little thing that you do wrong … then all of your bagels are trash,” Varela said. “So, we really like to take care of our bagels … it’s key to have a crusty outside but a chewy and soft inside.” Valera said she enjoys giving back to her community through Zócalo. “They’ve made me feel like my product matters and that I could be part of the entrepreneurs and the small businesses, so I feel like they’ve been a huge part of my growth,” Varela said. “I feel like there’s a sense of belonging (at Zócalo), and I’m so close to the community where I pretty much grew up in.”
Faviola Perez Mercado, a sophomore in the College of Engineering, said she visits Zócalo on the weekends. She said the food park offers a variety of options that “you never get tired of.” While Perez Mercado does not have a car, Milwaukee County Transit System bus route 23 is about a 20-minute ride to Zócalo, making it a perfect scenic spot to go with friends, she said. She said she also enjoys the fulfilling feeling of helping small businesses. The experience of going to a food truck rather than a restaurant is different but is more personal, González said. “A lot of the owners might be inside the food truck, so it’s a completely different experience for the consumer,” González said. Additionally, food truck owners have more flexibility to “play
around” with their menus, he said. “We really wanted to serve the best in Zócalo, so we like working with entrepreneurs who are really trying to help shape the landscape of food here,” González said. “A lot of the vendors that we have now are first-time food entrepreneurs starting off with a food truck.” Nayeri said the experience at Zócalo provides something for everyone. “It’s nice to be able to say come and meet me (at Zócalo), sit down and just enjoy the scene and maybe decide to have a cocktail and some dinner,” Gonzalez said. “You can have a burger, or you can have a taco, or you can have just ice cream, or you can bring your child if you even want, and everybody’s welcome,” González said.
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The park hosts several mobile trucks, offering a variety of food options, such as hamburgers, Korean-style bowls, ice cream and handcrafted bagels.
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Community Day aims to connect MU to Milwaukee area By Hannah Van Der Karr
hannah.vanderkarr@marquette.edu
One of Marquette’s guiding values is to “nurture an inclusive, diverse community that fosters new opportunities, partnerships, collaboration and vigorous yet respectful debate,” according to the university’s website. This Saturday, the Haggerty Museum of Art strives to do just that, with the debut of Community Day: Art and Verse for All this Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. Community Day aims to connect the Marquette and Milwaukee communities through many different forms of art and literature, all centered around the
Haggerty’s newest art exhibits: “Ben Shahn: For the Sake of a Single Verse” and “The Ariel Poems.” “Ben Shahn: For the Sake of a Single Verse” is composed of a series of illustrations based on a single passage that Shahn read from a 1910 novel by Rainer Maria Rilke, “The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge.” According to the Haggerty’s website, Rilke’s novel made a long-lasting impression on Shahn, who read it in the 1920s. The illustrations were created in 1968, a year before his death. “Ben Shahn: For the Sake of a Single Verse” breaks down phrases from the passage and depicts them in a visual form. “The Ariel Poems” is a collection of various poems and drawings stemming from a collaboration between a large selection of poets and artists,
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The event will be centered around art pieces such as “The Ariel Poems.”
among them poet and playwright T.S. Eliot. The day will feature many different interactive activities for all ages. There will be a station for typewriter poetry with a local artist where people can learn about the history of the art form and create their own poetry, a station for creating and learning the techniques of blackout poetry (a form of poetry in which words are blacked out from a page of literature and the remaining words create a poem of its own) and a station for letterpress printmaking with Bay View Printing Co. Additionally, there will be a registration station for the Milwaukee Public Library. All students in the Milwaukee Public School system have their own MPL account, and the station will help the students access their accounts or register if they do not have one. In addition to the exhibitions, there is a performative art element to the day. Destinny “Deolinda Abstrac” Fletcher is a local spoken word artist who will be choosing specific pieces of art from the “Ben Shahn: For the Sake of a Single Verse” exhibit to perform. The event will also feature a Drag Queen Story Hour, where local drag queens will read stories about Shahn, Eliot and artist Keith Haring. The Haggerty used to hold Family Days once a semester,
but this is the first time the event is being held after being rebranded to Community Day. Family Days was also based around an exhibit on display at the Haggerty at the time, but the activities were targeted towards a different audience. Christine Fleming, manager of community engagement for the Haggerty, said she is excited for her first ever Community Day. “We kind of rebranded it as ‘Community Day’ to try to also tap into the student body and make everyone (feel) like the Haggerty and Marquette and the community area are open and available,” she said. Susan Longhenry, director and chief curator at the Haggerty, said the community is important in the mission of the Haggerty. “We really see ourselves as the nexus of the campus and Milwaukee communities,” Longhenry said. “I mean, we’re kind of just physically here on the boundary of campus but also in terms of the programming that we do here. We’re inspired by what’s happening at Marquette in terms of the intellectual resources, but we really want to engage the community in that so it’s really about bringing those two communities together.” The Community Day is co-sponsored by a plethora of Marquette organizations, including Marquette University Student Government, Art Club, the Department of English,
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Gender Sexuality Alliance and the LGBTQ+ Resource Center. MUSG President Sara Manjee, a senior in the College of Business Administration, says she is excited for the event and the opportunities it brings to Marquette students. “MUSG likes to co-sponsor campus events that the Haggerty Art Museum hosts to show support and drive student engagement with these types of programs,” Manjee said. “The Haggerty Community Day is an awesome opportunity for many campus and community partners to come together and celebrate different styles of art with members of the Milwaukee and Marquette community. ” Fleming said she hopes visitors leave the event inspired by the fluidity and cooperation that can happen between the campus and the community. “Art can move you in a way that nothing else can,” Longhenry said. Community Day: Art and Verse for All is free to the public and registration can be found on Eventbrite. Full details for the event can be found on the Haggerty’s Community Day website page.can be found on Eventbrite. Full details for the event can be found on the Haggerty’s Community Day website page.
Flannel Fest to return after seven-year hiatus Music, food, fashion to extend city festivities into fall
By Ariana Madson
ariana.madson@marquette.edu
With a brisk fall breeze, the redorange leaves on the trees and the warmth of a perfect flannel, Boone and Crockett’s Flannel Fest Saturday will be an event to embrace autumn and enjoy a small music festival. It is located at 818 S. Water St. in the Harbor District neighborhood. John Revord is the sole proprietor of craft cocktail bar Boone and Crockett. He also coowns the Cooperage, which is the building’s event and wedding space. Flannel Fest is held by a group of collaborators that all own space in the building along with Boone and Crockett. The group includes the owners of TACO MOTO and the Pedal Tavern. Flannel Fest started seven years ago and was intended to be an annual event at Boone and Crockett’s old location in Bayview, but due to business, development and relocation of the bar, it never
took off. The idea for Flannel Fest originated from a joke. “Flannel Fest started as a tonguein-cheek joke poking fun at the fact that on any given fall evening at old Boone and Crockett the booths were plaid, the customers wore plaid and the staff wore plaid,” Revord said. After seven years and a move to the new location, the second annual flannel fest will commence this weekend. Revord said he thought that with Milwaukee being a big music city, with festivals large and small like Summerfest in the summer and Mitten Fest in winter, there should be a continuation of the festival cycle in the fall. “There was sort of a gap in the small, fun outdoor festival window in the fall in Milwaukee,” Revord said. The festival will start at noon with a live broadcast from Milwaukee School of Engineering’s radio station WMSE’s program “Saturday afternoon Boogie Bang.” Boogie Bang is “Milwaukee’s longest running R&B, hip-hop and rap music program,” according to their website. Live music begins at
3 p.m. until midnight with artists like Polica, an american synth pop band from Minneapolis and Milwaukee favorites like Klassik, a local musician and rapper. The lineup can be found on the Flannel Fest website. At midnight, DJ parties will commence. There will also be food vendors like TACO MOTO and Maya Ophelia’s, a vegan and vegetarian restaurant throughout the day. Boone and Crockett and the Cooperage will also be having an open house of their spaces in the building. The festival promotes and encourages flannel-wearing and will be selling name brand flannels with the Flannel Fest logo on it. For students at Marquette like Keelyn Gross, a junior in the College of Health Sciences, the idea of Flannel Fest is something that intrigues her, especially because she is a big fan of flannel herself. “I like to participate in what I like to call ‘Flannel Friday,’ and in high school I wore it every Friday of the school year,” Gross said. Though she enjoys wearing it in the fall, Gross said she thinks it’s a good summer vibe to pair with shorts.
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Zen Almousa, a sophomore in the College of Health Sciences, integrates the pattern into his wardrobe to accent grunge-style apparel.
“It’s always good to have a few flannels in your closet, especially in case Mason Ramsey ever comes to town,” Gross said. Gross said she likes the idea of Flannel Fest because she thinks it provides an organic feeling. Along with Gross, sophomore in the College of Heath Sciences, Zen Almousa wears flannel, specifically as a complementary part of his wardrobe. “I wear a lot of grunge rock clothes, and I wear flannel to complement those kinds of things,” Almousa said.
Almousa also said Flannel Fest interests him, especially because he really likes to explore Milwaukee when he has free weekends, and an outdoor festival would make him more willing to go. Most of the festival is open to enthusiasts of all ages, and Revord said families are encouraged to come during the day. The afterparties with DJs that begin at midnight are restricted to the 21-and-older crowd. Flannel Fest, Revord said, is the perfect way to get outdoors on a crisp, fall afternoon.
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Antiquated housing policies cause stress, burdens
While Marquette University’s housing guidelines adhere to certain traditional Catholic values, the outdated policies cause practical issues that frustrate and hinder students. Underclassmen living in residence halls are not permitted to house overnight guests of the opposite gender in their rooms. Guests of the opposite gender are also not allowed to stay past 1 a.m. Sundays through Thursdays and 2 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays, according to the university’s visitation policy. By relying solely on Catholic standards, the university fails to consider the real-world effects this policy has on student safety. Forcing students to leave residence halls at early morning hours puts them in danger. Many of these students walk home by themselves, leaving them susceptible to many of the risks Marquette and its police department educate students to avoid. The university’s shuttle services for students, LIMO and campus safety vehicles, lessen some risks. However, the reality is that many
students choose to forgo these services. Marquette has an obligation to assume responsibility for the well-being of all of its students, including those who walk home after residence hall restrictions are in effect. Furthermore, the university’s blanket policy fails to take circumstantial factors into account. It does not provide exceptions for emergency or last-minute situations. If a resident or guest experiences a traumatic event in their personal life, they are not allowed to stay with friends of the opposite gender for support. They are left without comfort in a time of need, merely due to the university’s traditional views regarding gender expression. The policy also leaves residents’ opposite gender guests who lack alternative housing susceptible to danger. If a resident hosts a visitor from out of town, the visitor is expected to find an apartment or hotel living on their own. If an opposite gender visitor lives on campus but has an issue with their living situation, the visitor is unable to stay with their
friend in a residence hall. These frustrating policies makes little sense. They cause residents and guests to spend time coordinating alternative housing options based on arbitrary gender barriers. Furthermore, It has become common and fairly easy for residents to get around the overnight policy by having friends check-in their forbidden. Moreover, the probability of being caught for having opposite gender guests stay past 2 a.m. or having friends check-in others’ guests is random and inconsistent. The policy’s enforcement is ineffective, and it should be reevaluated. Beyond logistical issues, the existing housing policies discount the identities of LGBTQ+ students. If the policies are meant to prevent potential sexual relations between opposite genders, they fail to consider relationships between people who identify as the same gender. The university’s stance on what constitutes a relationship is based on outdated, LGBTQ-phobic norms. It should consider the hypocritical nature of its policies.
Underclassmen are not the only campus population experiencing housing policy concerns. Upperclassmen living in on-campus university-owned apartments face restrictions, too. According to the university’s apartment selection guidelines, “Coed living is not permitted in on-campus housing.” Upperclassmen who cannot afford or who may be unable to find off-campus housing are forced to abide by university rules, only being allowed to sign leases and live with students of the same gender or by themselves. These restrictions lead some students to choose to live alone. Depending on someone’s personality and circumstances, this can have detrimental effects on their mental health and sense of security. Students’ inability to live in oncampus apartments with students of the opposite gender disregards feelings of comfort, happiness and freedom in upperclassmen housing. The policies also have a disproportionate effect on students who pursue on-campus housing to ensure
that financial aid covers some housing expenses during their junior and senior years. Higher education institutions similar to Marquette stray from such outdated policies. Loyola University Chicago, another Jesuit university, does not require overnight guests to be of the same gender, according to its visitation policy. The University of Notre Dame, a private Catholic institution, also does not outline overnight guest restrictions on the basis of gender in its visitation policy. Altering Marquette’s visitation policy would not undermine its Catholic values but would rather establish well-being, safety and inclusivity. The university must make the necessary changes to its current housing guidelines to ensure student security and satisfaction. It cannot continue to perpetuate the upholding of certain Catholic standards when societal norms and expectations are changing.
creating opportunities for Muslim Americans. With around 30,000 attendees, it is an integral stop during a candidate’s campaign. By missing the ISNA convention, the other Democratic candidates failed to give attendees the opportunity to communicate their concerns to the presidential candidates. In addition to failing Muslim voters by skipping the ISNA convention, candidates haven’t sufficiently discussed nor acknowledged Islamophobia in the U.S. as a pressing social epidemic. In the first two Democratic debates, the Muslim ban was discussed in under two minutes, shortchanging one of the most catastrophic, negligent aspects of Trump’s presidency. Candidates must also acknowledge Islamophobia existing in forms besides the Muslim Ban, especially in white nationalist hate crimes against Muslims, mosques and antiMuslim hate speech, which are a regular occurrence in U.S. society. Donald Trump’s campaign for office from 2015 to 2016 was characterized by anti-Muslim rhetoric,
tweets and support from the public. Muslim Americans became six to nine times more likely to experience hate crimes in 2015 than 2014. Candidates must address the expansion of Islamophobia into the U.S. government, but it is not isolated to the Trump administration. Islamophobia is something that has characterized the U.S. on a governmental and social level since well before Trump’s time in office. An example of anti-Muslim bias in a pre-Trump America is the detainment of thousands of Muslim and Arab Americans just over a month after the September 11 attacks, with only 10 to 15 of them being suspected as Al Qaeda sympathizers at the time. Islamophobia existed in a preTrump nation, and it will continue to exist post-Trump, especially on a government level; therefore, Democratic candidates must prioritize creating a method to break down this country’s Islamophobic network in their possible presidency. It has defined America too long to
not be explicitly acknowledged by each candidate. Though candidates do not have control over what questions are asked or how much time is allotted to each question, it is their responsibility as a prospective president to address the concerns of every American, especially those who have suffered before and during the Trump administration. Furthermore, the Commission on Presidential Debates’ process in deciding questions is heavily influenced by the media. The issue with this method is that it does not consider that many news organizations have inconsistent and often discrediting coverage of Muslims. For example, anti-Muslim attacks receive inadequate coverage from the media, and Muslims are actually the most negatively portrayed religious minority in U.S. media, according to the Media Portrayals of Minorities Project. Therefore, the topic of hate crimes on Muslims specifically may not seem “popular” enough to discuss.
Candidates need to recognize media’s ignorance in coverage of antiMuslim hate speech and hate crimes. Moreover, a campaign expands beyond the time of debate through interviews, social outreach and social media. Candidates don’t need to be explicitly asked about Islamophobia in order to confront it. More than anything, candidates should prioritize tackling the Islamophobic nature of the U.S. It is an injustice that has been normalized to the point where non-Muslim citizens, politicians and leaders comfortably pretend it does not exist, despite the immense and seemingly obvious financial support that fuels the network. It is not unique to Trump’s administration — it has always existed and will continue to persist unless candidates explicitly address the network and its affiliation with American legislation, law enforcement and culture.
Democratic candidates should recognize Islamophobia Sheila Fogarty
After the 2016 election, 66% of Muslim Americans identified as Democrats. Despite this large percentage, Democratic candidates are ignoring Muslim voters and ongoing Islamophobia in United States. Still, Democratic candidates are ignoring Muslim voters and ongoing Islamophobia in American politics, legislation and society. Islamophobia is the practice of supporting and promoting the irrational fear, prejudice and hate of Muslims and Islam. This network consists of eight donors, such as Donors Capital Fund and Scaife Foundations, that have contributed $57 million to promoting Islamophobia through politicians, religious right leaders, grassroots and media. Bernie Sanders and Julián Castro were the only two candidates to attend the Islamic Society of North America convention in early September. The conference itself is devoted to connecting and
Sheila Fogarty is a freshman studying anthropology and Spanish. She can be reached at sheila. fogarty@marquette.edu
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Spotify provides unique, interactive experience for users Sheila Fogarty Since the company’s start in 2008, Spotify has redefined and enhanced the music industry, developing it into an interactive community. It has pushed beyond the boundaries of simply sharing music with users like other digital music providers like Pandora do. With over 232 million users and 108 million subscribers, Spotify has transformed music into a globalized, interactive experience. Users prefer Spotify because it allows them to link their accounts to Facebook, follow other users, artists and playlists as well as customize their playlist descriptions and covers. With these features, Spotify has bridged the gap between music and social media.
In doing so, it has brought artists and listeners together to promote self-awareness in a musical sense. Users become more aware of their listening patterns through the automatic generation of music suggestions as well as become more exposed to genres and types of music they may not have listened to otherwise. Spotify is able to create a sense of individuality for users while maintaining features of social media by modifying the flaws of mainstream social media. Unlike Twitter and Instagram, there are no likes involved which makes Spotify unique and less competitive. There is no pressure to gain a certain number of followers nor to feel obligated to compare music taste, compared to other social platforms where users feel pressed to have a lot of likes. It encourages user interaction without losing the feeling
of individualism and personal connection that comes with buying and listening to music from a more traditional medium like iTunes. Many features within the app allow users to celebrate their unique tastes in music. “Daily Mix” playlists are generated and updated on a daily basis, and they create up to six infinite playlists where each song is unique to a specific genre within the listener’s current favorites. Spotify also allows its users to reflect on how their music preferences have changed throughout the year. At the end of each year, Spotify generates a “Your Year Wrapped” playlist that provides a synopsis of each user’s listening habits. Spotify enables users to branch outside of their music preferences with other users by generating a “Tastebreaker” playlist that is filled with songs
that lie outside one’s listening tendencies. As of Aug. 19, Spotify generates the “Family Mix” playlist for members on a Family Plan, a discounted subscription program for families that automatically fuses the most-listened-to songs from each user. Members can toggle between different playlists like “chill” and “happy,” depending on the user’s mood. Parents can even block explicit songs. These are just a handful of examples of how interactive listening to music has developed with the help of Spotify. The intricacy of each feature is amazing, and it’s constantly evolving, which keeps subscribers interested and involved in the app. The Spotify community is a balance between a social media platform and a place to explore one’s own music taste. Users can take part in a community
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Spotify is a popular digital music provider with 232 million users and 108 million subscribers.
by sharing music and viewing other’s listening patterns while simultaneously enjoying a personal music experience. By creating this environment, Spotify preserves the social culture of music. Sheila Fogarty is a freshman studying anthropology and Spanish. She can be reached at sheila. fogarty@marquette.edu
Public opposition to Warren warranted, not sexist Aminah Beg Emily Tisch Sussman, a Democratic strategist and vice president of campaigns for the Center of American Progress, made a comment claiming that voters who support Bernie Sanders over Elizabeth Warren in the presidential race are sexist. Sussman was a guest on MSNBC, a network known for its attacks of the Sanders campaign frequently, toward the end of last month. Sussman explained that she thinks Warren’s plans for the presidency are move evolved, making her a much better candidate overall than Sanders. Sussman said to the MSNBC panel “If you are still supporting Sanders as opposed to Warren, it’s kind of showing your sexism.” A claim like this is unproductive for the Democratic presidential race because it creates divisions in the party based on no real rationale. The main goal should be to take the Trump administration
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out of office. Illogical and isolating claims like Sussman’s do not help to achieve this goal. Sussman’s claim remains unsubstantiated. Digging deeper, it is clear that the two candidates have major ideological differences that may attract different voters. Warren announced her presidential campaign through a publicity stunt where she released her DNA results and claimed to the entire American public that she was Native American. Warren’s campaign move was problematic because it disregarded a group of people and its culture and history. Warren is clearly white, yet she tries to prove her alleged diversity and exoticism with Native American ancestry. It would be arguably more acceptable if Warren believed she was Native American and used her political platform to be an effective and sincere voice for the issues that Native Americans encounter. As someone who is not even recognized as a Native American citizen by any tribe, Warren should have used her power to let Native Americans vocalize their concerns instead of speaking for them. Instead, she was silent during the Dakota Access Pipeline, a problem that directly affects Native American communities. Now, protestors are getting imprisoned for fighting for their rights, and Warren has yet to make a sincere effort to combat this. Earlier this year, Warren published a Native American tribal plan on Medium amid attacks she received for releasing her DNA test. It was her longest plan yet, and it outlined Native Americans and their tribal rights. It vilified the mistreatment of Native Americans in the United States’ past and explained how “Washington
owes Native Americans a fighting chance to build stronger communities and a brighter future.” Prominent Native American tribes did not find this proposal to be a means for Warren to make a change in the Native American community. Rather, to them, it seemed like a publicity stunt to gain polling points back from the public. Around the same time as this plan’s publication, Warren apologized at the Native American-centered presidential forum. Warren’s critics do not believe the apology was a sign that Warren was truly acting on Native American tribes’ concerns. “How will you repair the harm you have caused? She has not even admitted what that harm was,” Cherokee citizen and educator Joseph Pierce said. Tribal citizens said they believe Warren’s massive mistake needs a more public rectification so they can have the opportunity to have a conversation with her about their concerns. This stunt in Warren’s past makes her problematic as a political candidate. If a voter supports Sanders, it does not mean that they are sexist in any way. Voters may have other reasons for preferring Sanders. Warren exploits issues that have offended Native Americans and others, causing them to rally behind Sanders. Supporters of Warren and those who believe there are bigger issues at hand than Warren’s false claims of tribal ancestry discount Native Americans’ feelings. U.S. society tries to forget the horrific ways in which the government mistreated and hurt Native Americans. Warren perpetuated this trend of erasing their history and denying its significance.
As a non-person of color, this act showed her white privilege, especially through encouraging Native American stereotypes. She never faced the same discriminatory problems that indigenous people have so her claim of tribal ancestry completely disregards those real issues. Non-Native Americans have already taken their land, and now Warren is trying to take their identities. Warren is also controversial due to her violent pro-Israel stance in the past, unlike Sanders. In 2014, Warren supported the Israel Strategic Partnership Attack which strengthened the U.S.’s relationship with Israel and provided emergency funding to it during the Gaza War. The aid from America allowed Israeli forces to unjustly murder 2,000 Palestinians, most of them children and innocent civilians. Warren also has strong relations with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, a pro-Israel
lobbying group that collects millions of dollars in military aid for Israel. On the other hand, Sanders has been a big critic of AIPAC due to its undying support of the ignorant Benjamin Netanyahu, prime minister of Israel. Warren’s troublesome past renders her starkly different from candidate Sanders. Some may believe these are not substantial enough reasons to not support Warren. This ideology completely insults those who are affected by Warren’s hurtful and malicious legislative actions and political campaign moves. Just because Warren is female does not mean that is a deciding factor nor the real reason that voters will place their support behind Sanders instead.
Aminah Beg is a junior studying public relations and cognitive science. She can be reached at aminah.beg@marquette.edu
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Warren speaks at the 2019 Iowa Federation of Labor Convention.
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
First Al McGuire Center, now WNBA Finals
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Then-senior Natisha Hiedeman attempts a shot against the Providence Friars Dec. 29, 2018, at the Al McGuire Center. She won BIG EAST Player of the Year at the end of the season.
Former Golden Eagle star thrives with support from Kieger By John Steppe
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Six months ago, Natisha Hiedeman didn’t know if she’d be able to play in the WNBA. Now the former Marquette standout and 2019 BIG EAST Player of the Year said she is “mindblown” as she’s playing in the WNBA Finals with the Connecticut Sun. “It’s been a totally different experience,” Hiedeman said. “I’m really at a loss of words for it. It’s been a super fun ride, a super fun journey.” Hiedeman’s appearance in the Finals, while usually limited to a couple minutes per game, has been one of many firsts for the Marquette women’s basketball alumna. She is the first MU alumna to hear her name called in the WNBA Draft, to make it on a regular season WNBA roster, to score and to appear in the WNBA playoffs. “I just want everybody to see that Marquette is on the rise. Marquette is an elite program,” Hiedeman said. “Me being the first, I just want to pave the way for everybody that goes to Marquette. I want them to believe in themselves and know that they can do exactly what I’m doing.” The perks go far beyond the basketball court. Anyone with a copy
of NBA 2K20 can play as Natisha Hiedeman. The popular basketball video game added WNBA rosters for the newest edition of the game. “Oh yeah, that’s dope. That’s the dopest thing ever,” Hiedeman said. “It looked just like me too. It’s crazy. … I only play with Connecticut.” She’s in the same game as NBA stars like LeBron James, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Kyrie Irving and WNBA stars like Brittney Griner, Jonquel Jones and Elena Delle Donne. “You’re in the game with all the greats,” Hiedeman said. However, she’ll be the first to admit that she has some work to do to improve her rating in the game. 2K rates her as 73 overall on a scale up to 99. “It’s going to keep going up,” Hiedeman said. “We’re working on it.” The Green Bay, Wisconsin, native’s journey to the professional ranks has hardly been easy. While at Marquette, she went from losing her first four collegiate games to winning BIG EAST Player of the Year as a senior. Former Marquette head coach and current Penn State head coach Carolyn Kieger said she noticed a “different level of focus in her eye” after Hiedeman’s junior year. “It was go time,” Kieger said. “It was time to step up and make some changes in her game, and she absolutely did that. She bought in (to the team’s plan) and obviously had a tremendous senior year.”
The transition to the professional ranks hasn’t been easy either. “Everybody on the floor is elite (in the WNBA),” Hiedeman said. “Not only that, but it’s just different schemes. You have to learn different things, different terminology.” After the Minnesota Lynx drafted her and traded her to the Sun, she didn’t make the cut for the regular season roster. She later joined the Atlanta Dream, teaming up with Marquette alumna and Dream head coach Nicki Collen. She never saw game action in a Dream uniform, but she felt more confident after learning under Collen. “Coach Kieger was my first female coach, and Nicki Collen was actually my second female coach,” Hiedeman said. “She just gave me a boost of confidence. … She was so confident in everything she was doing.” Then Hiedeman’s path came back to Connecticut in July, rejoining the Sun. “I was like, ‘Alright, I’m back home, let’s get it,’” Hiedeman said. “I was literally on a plane the next day back in Connecticut. … This is where I felt like I belonged since the beginning.” She averaged 10.2 minutes per game in 20 regular season contests with the Sun while shooting 46% from 3-point range. At the same time, the Sun has felt increasingly like home to Hiedeman. “Transitioning from college to here, it’s nerve-wracking. You don’t
know what exactly to expect,” Hiedeman said. “When I first got here, every single person had just welcomed me with open arms and helped me so much along the way.” As Hiedeman experiences her success, her former coach is closely watching. “It’s pretty special. I know she’s through the moon, and I know she’s having the time of her life,” Kieger said. “Whenever you have a player and somebody that’s close to you be able to do that, it’s pretty remarkable.” Hiedeman said Kieger has talked with Hiedeman every day via text message or FaceTime. “She’s a big part of my success and the reason I’m here,” Hiedeman said. “So that’s a lifelong (relationship) right there.” Whenever Hiedeman finishes a game, she can expect a message from someone on Kieger’s Marquette staff. When the Sun lost 94-81 in Game Three of the WNBA Finals last Sunday, Kieger was in the crowd watching. Kieger hasn’t played as Hiedeman yet in the 2K video game, but she said she’s excited to see Hiedeman in the game and to see her WNBA jersey for sale at Fanatics, an online sports apparel retailer. “Oh, (Hiedeman’s jersey) is going to get framed, don’t you worry,” Kieger said. “I have to get that signed first.” Now Kieger has her sights set at seeing another alumna get an ex-
tended stay in the WNBA. Allazia Blockton earned a training camp contract with the Chicago Sky but did not make the final cut. “She definitely deserves to be in the league,” Kieger said. “She can play with the best of the best. … I have zero doubts that she will make it at some point as well and hopefully after this year.” Blockton was a prime candidate for the WNBA until an ankle injury during her senior year provided a major setback. She missed about three weeks of the season. “That ankle really set her back,” Kieger said. “She’s battled her way past (the injury) and is on her way to doing something special with her career as well.” As Blockton goes for the WNBA, Hiedeman has another thing on her mind — a new album. While she was at Marquette, she and teammate Amani Wilborn created “Fly With Us,” a song to go with the 2016 team introduction video. After the WNBA Finals, she’ll spend the offseason playing overseas like many other WNBA players. It requires a stop in a recording booth, though. “I haven’t really been telling anybody … but it’s going to be a whole album coming in a few months,” Hiedeman said. “It’s going to be my little overseas task.” Before that, she has a more pressing task: Game Four of the WNBA Finals Tuesday and potentially a Game Five Thursday.
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VOLLEYBALL
Graduate transfer embraces opportunity in final season
to cold weather. But when you put your name in the Portal, anyone can contact you.” Theis expressed interest and emailed Jones in December when she was in the Portal. Since the By Zoe Comerford middle blocker had been followisabel.comerford@marquette.edu ing Marquette in its historic 2018 When Gwyn Jones was in high NCAA Tournament run, she said school, she wasn’t able to join her she was “immediately interested.” teammates at the mall or the movNow she is in a corporate comies on weekends off from volleymunication masters program in ball. Instead, she had to go right the College of Communication’s home after practice or games. graduate school. “My dad would be like, ‘OK, While her teammates miss you have to come help me with classes for traveling, graduate the goats,’” Jones said. “There’s, school has helped her better ballike, 200 goats, and then we have ance being a student-athlete. Jones 15 cattle and some pigs. … I don’t only has class twice a week, and think a lot of people know I’m she can get it done on her laptop from a goat farm.” during travel. Before Jones played a minute “They make fun of me because I of collegiate volleyball, she put in have a lot of classes online,” Jones work on her family’s goat farm. said. “A lot of times I have more Marquette head coach Ryan free time than them, and I’ll take Theis traveled to Indiana to visit them to the mall or anywhere they Jones’ home during spring break need to go.” last year, even though she wasn’t This is Theis’s second time able to be there. working with a graduate transfer, “It was awesome,” Theis said. the first being when he was at Ohio “I had never been on (a goat University. Since Jones is a graduPhoto courtesy of Gwyn Jones farm), but to learn how that proate transfer, she only gets to comGwyn Jones poses with one of her family’s 200 goats at her family farm. cess works was great.” pete as a Golden Eagle this fall. Jones’ parents were equally “That’s the part that’s a bum- if they want to do a lesson, I’ll “Some days I’ll come in and I’ll thrilled for Theis’s arrival. mer,” Theis said. “You can’t do everything.’” go, ‘Gwyn, I wore this and this be“My parents were super excited. change habits and techniques and Despite the short amount of time cause I knew you were going to be My dad made steaks,” Jones said. then go play a game. It just doesn’t Jones is on the team, she said the judging me,’” Theis said. “It was really cool to know Ryan work that way. Growth requires other players have been extremely During Monday’s practice, Theis was so invested, and he wanted a hilly path. … There’s 15 things welcoming. Theis and Jones attri- said he told the scorekeeper that he to meet my family and see what you want to change on her, but bute part of that acceptance to her was pretty sure Jones was the one made me, me.” you’ve got her three-and-a-half ability to practice two weeks be- who had a net violation. Since the Jones family raises months, and that’s just not going fore the team’s Foreign Tour. “She had some sarcastic remeat goats, they don’t name them, to happen.” “We were in this confined envi- sponse back, it was something despite this being a common pracJones views it as a chance to ronment twice a day having prac- along the lines of, ‘There’s no way tice in a youth development orga“bring a new perspective.” tice where they didn’t really have it could have been me, it must have nization called 4-H. “I’m always willing to get in a choice but to get to know me,” been Sandy (Mohr),’” Theis said. “I was in 4-H for a lot of years,” the gym with people,” Jones said. Jones said. “Based on her response and her Jones said. “When you’re in 4-H, “I’m very positive, and so I tell She couldn’t play during the for- tone, I said, ‘Now I officially know you name (the goats) and you Ryan, ‘I don’t have as much class eign tour as she completed the rest it was you,’ because it was such a show them. We would have reso if there’s any time a player is of her online credits, so she used it blatant boldface lie that I knew she served champions (and) grand upset and you can see it, you just as a chance to learn Theis’ system. was lying.” champions. … Once you get up tell me because I have nothing bet“My job was just to learn as Although Theis said he wishes to 200 or 300 of them, you can’t ter to do. I will take them to get much as I could about the systems, he had more time with Jones, he really keep track even if they do ice cream. If they want to serve, what we run, what we do,” Jones said he has already seen growth said. “We played some tough since she started learning the midmatches out there, so I was just the dle block moves. number one supporter.” “The first day they were totally She did a lesson Monday on new to her, and now they’re rouworking in front of the setter and tine,” Theis said. getting more space when she atAlready this season, Jones has tacks in the front, which she did started in all 16 matches, is fourth not do as mainly a right side hit- in kills on the team with 86 and has ter at Auburn. Jones has taken over recorded 24 digs and four service Jenna Rosenthal’s role at middle. aces. She is second on the team in “We needed a slide hitter for blocks with 36. sure based on the style of offense While she is still six-and-a-half we’re running,” Theis said. “She hours away from her family and was always a slide hitter, so that goats, her family has gone to see was a natural fit for her.” plenty of her games this year. Theis said one thing most peo“Especially this being my seple do not know about Jones is nior year, so many people have that she is extremely sarcastic. unexpectedly just wanted to make Theis said she always teases him trips and see me play,” Jones said. about his “groutfits,” which are “When there’s things that people all-gray outfits. don’t agree on personally, politi“We always get this gray gear, cally, whatever it may be, one thing and our coaches have a habit of they agree on is sitting in front of matching gray on gray on gray, so the TV and watching me playing I like to poke at him for that a little volleyball.” Photo by Jordan Johnson jordan.d.johnson@marquette.edu Graduate transfer Gwyn Jones (18) and junior Hope Werch (8) block a kill attempt from Green Bay Sept. 20. bit,” Jones said.
Newcomer grows up raising goats, playing volleyball
have a name.” Farming is not exclusive to Jones, her parents and her brother. The members of her father’s whole side of the family are corn farmers in Iowa. Jones said being from a goat farm has developed her work ethic, and the 6-foot-3 middle blocker’s athletic family has reinforced that skill. Her father Paul played football at Eastern Kentucky University. Her mom Jill and her aunt Mary Jones Buczek played volleyball at University of Kentucky together. Jones’ aunt went into coaching as the assistant for the University of Florida and the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and was the head coach at Wake Forest University from 1995-2000 and the University of Georgia from 2000-2005. Though Theis tried to recruit Jones when she was in high school, she had no interest at the time. She ended up committing to University of Auburn, a Southeastern Conference school. “I played in the SEC, which is really cool to play on the court that (my mom and aunt) used to play on,” Jones said. Jones had a decorated career at Auburn, which included being a 2016 SEC All-Freshman Team honoree and amassing 807 kills and 164 blocks while in blue and orange. “She was a captain on Auburn because of her personality and her drive,” Theis said. Jones said she decided to transfer once she realized she was going to graduate in three years from Auburn’s Raymond J. Harbert College of Business with a degree in marketing. “When I knew I was going to graduate, I put myself in the (NCAA Transfer) Portal,” Jones said. “I hadn’t thought about coming up north because I’m not used
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CLUB SPORTS
Rugby team celebrates half-century mark over weekend Golf outing, alumni match, game against UWM among events By Bryan Geenen
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Marquette club rugby has been training, practicing and competing since 1969, when tuition was less than $2,000 per year. This weekend, the club celebrated its 50th anniversary with a golf outing, alumni game and chance to watch the current team take on the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Roy Bowler, a junior in the College of Education and club president, and other current team members were excited for the chance to interact with alumni after several months of planning the weekend. “For the younger guys, they’re going to get to see what the program means to a lot of people and just how special it is,” Bowler said. “For the older guys, it’s going to be reaffirming what Marquette rugby means. For people to come back 50 years later, it’s going to be an eye-opening experience.” Marquette rugby coach Constanz Hartney said he was looking forward to interacting with alumni from his generation as well as more recent alumni he coached. Marquette club rugby alumnus Angus Whitmore said the event meant a lot. “What we’ve been working on doing is gathering people across all 50 years that used to play rugby at the school that have good memories and overall brotherhood through playing the sports with their teammates,” Whitmore said. He described the chance to meet and share stories as a “great opportunity.” Each year, the team takes part in an alumni game, Easton McChesney, a fifth-year student in the College of Engineering, said. Recent alumni are welcome to return for a game against the current team’s B-side, or backup players. This year, the alumni game took place before the UWM match Saturday. The game was a lot of fun for everyone involved, Bowler said. The alumni won the match 37-17. “It was awesome to see everyone out there. The alumni got out to a big lead, but we were proud of our B-side who, for some, was their first game. They came back a little near the end and did really well,” Bowler said. The anniversary came as the rugby club is about two thirds of the way through its regular season. Bowler, McChesney and
Photo by Jordan Johnson jordan.d.johnson@marquette.edu
The annual alumni match between the current B-side and former players was one of many events for the 50th anniversary of the club rugby team.
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A pair of current MU players tries to tackle an alumnus at Valley Fields.
Hartney said the season is off to a good start. The team is 3-1 after winning their game against UWM this weekend 50-5. “It was a really incredible game. We had so much support, there were so many individuals in the crowd and I think the team felt injected with life from the crowd and the alumni supporting us,” Bowler said. “We were able to put them on the back foot right away, and we had an incredible intensity I don’t think they could match.” The team has two more regular-season games before playoffs begin. Its only loss was to the University of WisconsinWhitewater’s team, which is one of the top teams in the north division of the Great Midwest Conference. “Last year, we made it to the Sweet Sixteen. This year, I think our team is even better,” McChesney said. “We have more depth, a lot of good guys returning. We lost a lot of key players, but my expectations are high.” These high expectations are despite having a less experienced team compared to last year. “We’re a younger team. We’re not as experienced as last year. We’re holding our own against teams that are much better than the teams we played last year,” Hartney said. “We can do really well this year.”
Bowler said he’s excited for the season but mentioned that some of the best parts of Marquette rugby are the camaraderie and the team’s motto: “Leave the jersey better than you found it.” “It means just to make the rugby team better whether that be in image (or) doing well nationally in games as we’ve done the last few years,” Bowler said. “Now, we have 50 years of that where we can see the transition.” Whitmore said that motto has changed, but it’s been the same idea since he graduated at Marquette. The club has opened doors for anyone who wants to play. “I can’t say enough how proud the Marquette rugby alumni are of the current team in all cases,” Whitmore said. “When your team is playing well, and they’re outstanding individuals and gentleman that live by a motto like that, … it’s something that the team has put in effort in portraying even back when I was playing.” Whitmore said he was especially grateful for the opportunity to participate in a weekend like this. “We are making a really big push as Marquette alumni to continue to grow that connection and bond with the university because it’s weekends like these that we’ll remember for the rest of our lives,” Whitmore said.
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The alumni defeated the current students in Saturday’s alumni match.
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CROSS COUNTRY
Pederson triumphs in messy conditions, leads as senior ‘Spoon’ scoops up success in early meets of 2019 season By Matt Yeazel
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While many runners may dread courses with muddy conditions like the Loyola Lakefront Invitational, senior runner Daniel Pederson thrives in them. “It’s no secret, the messier the conditions, the better it is for Daniel,” senior teammate Brad Eagan said. “There’s a reason we call him ‘Spoon,’ he’s used to running in the mud out in the wilderness.” Another reason his teammates call Pederson “Spoon,” is because he is from Spooner, Wisconsin. At Loyola, he finished first in a field of more than 125 runners. “It was kind of a slugfest, muddy and wet type of day (at Loyola),” Pederson said. “I tend to like those environments while other runners tend to struggle with it.” Pederson’s leadership has gone
beyond just running well in difficult conditions. The senior was BIG EAST Cross Country Athlete of the Week last week along with fellow MU runner Caitlin McGauley, and he has finished in 12th place or better in each race of 2019. “He’s a leader on the team and he’s really stepping into that role,” interim head coach Sean Birren said. “He has the talent to be the best athlete in any of the races he puts himself in.” Pederson, Eagan and Birren all agreed that Pederson earning BIG EAST Cross Country Athlete of the Week is a great recognition for both Pederson and the program as a whole. “We do not typically get recognized in cross country on the conference scale,” Eagan said. “It was really cool to see (Pederson) as well as (McGauley) get recognized. It gives our team a ton of confidence in the type of work we’re putting in right now and what we’re capable of.” “It’s cool for the rest of the conference to see Marquette get two athletes recognized,”
Pederson said. The runner sent another message to the conference by following up his top place finish with an 11th place finish out of 370 runners at the Greater Louisville Classic Saturday in Louisville, Kentucky. He led the Golden Eagles with a time of 23:57.3, his personal best. Pederson was quick to redirect focus away from his own accomplishments to the team’s overall success. “As a leader I want to keep people encouraged and focused,” Pederson said. “I want everyone to have a resource to reach their own individual goals as well as the team goals.” He said it’s been an easy team to lead because everyone knows what they should be doing and what’s going on. The respect Pederson has for his teammates is mutual. Eagan said Pederson is really showing his talent this season. “We all know ‘Spoon’ is an absolute maniac on the course,” Eagan said. “We know he’s capable of those fast times, and we
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Daniel Pederson runs in the Loyola Lakefront Invitational Sept. 28.
know we can always rely on at least two of him, myself and Ryan Burd to come through if not all three of us.” Pederson won’t be dwelling on his prior accomplishments, either. The team’s next competition is the Bradley “Pink” Classic
Oct. 18. “It’s a blessing to win a race. Not everyone gets to experience that,” Pederson said. “But you have to keep looking forward, and accept the ups and downs as they come. It’s a long season.”
MEN’S SOCCER
Resilience, camaraderie turn around road-game woes MU wins back-toback road games for first time since 2012 By Tyler Peters
tyler.peters@marquette.edu
After Marquette men’s soccer defeated Xavier University Sept. 27 in comeback fashion, the Golden Eagles found themselves in a unique position. Marquette won two regular-season road games for the first time in four years and won consecutive road games for the first time since 2012. “It’s a mentality to be able to take care of some of the important details about recognizing when you’re on the road,” head coach Louis Bennett said. “To win two (in a row) on the road has been a rarity.” MU’s first road win this season came against the in-state rival Wisconsin Badgers Sept. 24, defeating them 2-0. “The main reason for our success on the road is having (a) strong start versus (Wisconsin),” senior defender Patrick Seagrist said. “It’s an in-state rivalry, and our very first road loss against Milwaukee was hard to take in, so we knew we weren’t going to let that happen again.” Bennett attributed the improvement to showing “more resilience.” (We) have been able to take that energy and use it in a positive
way,” Bennett said. “We had some key moments on the road last year, but not consistently.” Bennett said regardless of the outcome, the team still takes a lot away from road games. “Sometimes there’s a lot made of going on the road and not being able to win,” Bennett said. “You can distinguish that by putting the emphasis on doing the little things that make you successful.” Although Marquette has found improved success on the road this season, senior midfielder Luka Prpa said the team realized its potential last season in the BIG
EAST Championships. “In the past … we’ve gone on the road and played well, but we haven’t necessarily come away with the win,” Prpa said. “We’re a little bit more experienced this year, and we know if we stick together and everyone does their job, we’re confident we can get a good result anywhere.” The team has scored at least one goal in every away match so far this season, averaging two goals per game on the road. Bennett said the team took nervousness and turned it into energy while taking fewer risks on
the road. For Marquette, the most difficult aspect of being away from home is the logistics, whether it’s the travel or not being able to sleep in one’s own bed. Bennett and the players use this to their advantage as a way to come closer together. “A lot of the things are beyond your control, but there’s a better understanding, better bonding,” Bennett said. “Some of the negatives you can use as a positive. The better teams do that — they create their own familiarity with being on the road.” Prpa said the team usually
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Manuel Cukaj (5) attempts to win possesion in Marquette’s 2-1 loss to UWM at Engelmann Stadium.
arrives a day before each road match so they can get familiar with the field as well as their surroundings while also bonding with games like Mario Kart. “The minute we leave (Milwaukee) we’re always together,” Prpa said. “Every trip we have, everyone grows that much closer together, and that translates onto the field.” Seagrist said the players are not allowed to be on their phones when they are together. “The coaches do a good job of keeping our minds on controlling what we can and not worrying about the rest,” Prpa said. MU will be tested again on the road with a stretch of important away games coming up against BIG EAST opponents. “It’ll be crucial games for us,” Bennett said. “We’re certainly happy with the last two times we’ve been away. On the flip side, the home games … we’ve disappointed. I don’t think we’ve had that edge in the last couple of games.” Although Marquette has struggled recently, Bennett praised what the team has shown so far this season and look for continued success against Green Bay Tuesday. “This group has done a much better job of being organized and using that extra time to be closer and tighter,” Bennett said. “Teams that play on the road have to be resilient in soccer.”
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WOMEN’S SOCCER
Hess provides consistent, versatile presence at left back Exercise physiology major starts almost every game of career By John Leuzzi
john.leuzzi@marquette.edu
When Marquette women’s soccer head coach Markus Roeders thinks of senior defender Emily Hess, he describes her as humble, extremely hardworking, focused and a borderline perfectionist. Hess’ journey to the defensive line wasn’t easy. In fact, just two years before she joined the Golden Eagles, she never played the position before. Hess’ club soccer coach at Eclipse Select moved her from a forward to a defender. “When he changed me to outside back, I was unsure about it because I never played a lot of defense before,” Hess said. “I had only played offense.” Six years later, Hess has called that position her home for the Golden Eagles. In fact, in her four seasons wearing the blue and gold, Hess has started all but nine games at outside back and more specifically left back. “I love the role of outside back altogether. I love being on the side and getting up and down the plank. I really enjoy joining the attack from the backside since I can see the whole field
in front of me,” Hess said. “I am able to play higher defense, cut off some passes and then go into the attack.” The Batavia, Illinois, native said from her first visit, Roeders has been there for her. She said he is the reason why she has been able to make an impact for MU. “He was very comforting and knew what entails during that transition from high school to college soccer,” Hess said. “It was nice that I was able to rely on him and use him in that process. He is very reassuring, upbeat, friendly about everything.” The senior defender gets to contribute both offensively and defensively as a left back, but Roeders also uses the 5-foot-4 defender in two other significant roles for the team: an offensive player in the attack and the one taking corner kicks. He said he credits her prior experience for her versatility. “She has learned over time that she just doesn’t (only) have the abilities to do stuff on the defensive side. She has that attacking personality and wants to go forward,” Roeders said. Hess said she sees her different roles as opportunities for development. “I am trying to do something different, something new to keep my game progressing whether it be something offensively or defensively,” Hess said. Throughout Roeders’ 23 years
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Senior Emily Hess kicks a ball in the Golden Eagles’ 1-1 draw to the Creighton Bluejays Oct. 6 at Valley Fields.
at the helm of the Golden Eagles, he said some great cornerstone players have made their marks on the program, and he considers Hess a part of that group. “(She) plays within herself, always has that feeling she is going to give you everything she has,” Roeders said. “She has only gotten better with progressing her role and position within the team. (She’s) extremely valuable and lucky to have.” As it has been through the entire season, the back line has been the strength of the team so far, especially with the senior leadership from goalkeeper Maddy Henry, graduate student defender Bri Jaeger and Hess. Hess, exercise physiology
major said the reason these three have been so successful is because each of them has been able to learn from each other in practices and in games. “I like to think they take stuff from my experiences, but I can also take stuff from their experiences,” Hess said. Despite the Golden Eagles losing their first two BIG EAST games, Hess still said she believes this team can get back into the BIG EAST Tournament for the first time since 2017. “For sure, I do. I think playing Georgetown first gave us a good experience since it showed us what it will take,” Hess said. “Going forward, we have a good foundation. I am very confident
in our team.” Roeders said he sees hunger inside Henry, Jaeger and Hess during practices and games and will be relying on them for the rest of the season. “They realize they have one last run at it. They are all trying to do it on both ends of the field,” Roeders said. “During this stretch of BIG EAST games, as a team and a staff, we can rely on them because they have battled these teams before and know what it takes (both at) home and away. They will continue to do their part for us to be successful.”
GOLF
Robinson travels from Northern Ireland to 12th Street International student acclimates to collegiate level of golf By Doug Schwamb
douglas.schwamb@marquette.edu
Home to about 40,000 people, Lisburn is the third-largest city in Northern Ireland and is about 3,600 miles away. It has extra significance for Marquette’s golf program over most cities on the other hemisphere. It is the home of freshman golfer Josh Robinson. Before Robinson joined the team, he was playing soccer and eventually made the transition to playing golf in Lisburn. “I was really just busy playing golf tournaments all year. College golf is something I really wanted to do since I quit soccer at age 15-16,” Robinson said. “From then I kind of realized that golf was my passion. What I wanted to do as a career… I just wanted to have the opportunity to come to America and really progress myself as a golfer and a person
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Freshman Josh Robinson, a Northern Ireland native, attempts a stroke.
as well and my education.” He wasn’t familiar with Marquette until head coach Steve Bailey watched him at a tournament in Northern Ireland. “That weekend I ended up playing some of the best golf I have ever played and getting to the last 16 of the competition,” Robinson said. “I couldn’t imagine it happening, especially with the talented golfers that were there.” Although Robinson did not win
the competition, losing to the eventual winner of the tournament, it improved his confidence and started his relationship with Bailey. “For me to get beat by the guy who ended up reaching the final, kind of put in a sense for me how good I played that week because even though I got beat by him, I didn’t get beat by much,” Robinson said. “It kind of made me realize that I was able to compete, and I knew I was good enough to get into college
over here.” After the tournament, Coach Bailey kept in touch with Robinson via email. Robinson expressed his interest to Bailey, saying he wanted to play college golf in America. “From then on, Coach Bailey had just been sending me emails back and forth just kind of discussing what we thought would be best for me,” Robinson said. “(I was) seeing the program, seeing the university as whole and just realizing that it was a really really good college for both academics and athletics, so we just kind of kept moving forward.” While Robinson didn’t receive as much interest during recruitment from other colleges, Bailey made him feel very welcome. “Other colleges were slightly interested, but hadn’t really reached out in that sense like Coach Bailey had,” Robinson said. “He kind of welcomed me with open arms and said that I was perfect for (the) team.” Moving across the world for college isn’t always easy, though. Robinson said that if there is anything he misses from back home, it is
his family. “I still speak to them a lot, but just like being with them and being able to hear their voice and seeing them in person (is different),” Robinson said. “I kind of miss some of my friends as well, because that was a big part of supporting me to get to this point in my life. Even my best friends, they play golf with me. We play golf competitively. We all push each other.” Now he and fellow freshmen Bhoom Sima-Aree and Aiden Lafferty have important roles as Marquette looks to replace nearly half of last year’s roster, including 2018’19 BIG EAST Golfer of the Year Oliver Farrell. “We needed (the freshmen) to step up right away, losing three guys (from last year) that’s nearly half of our team,” Bailey said. “They’ve filled those roles. Two of them have played in the lineup in two of the three events so far. We’ve needed a lot out of them and they showed up early on.”