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Provost search continues President, campus leaders to interview, meet with finalists

By Annie Mattea

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The search for a new provost is expected to be completed by the end of the semester, according to an Oct. 24 update from Lisa Edwards, the chair of the Provost Search Committee.

In the update, Edwards said that in the past weeks, the committee and Marquette University President Michael Lovell interviewed semifinalists. Following the interviews, the committee discussed

recommendations with Lovell, and finalists were decided.

Currently, the committee is interviewing finalists during twoday visits. Each finalist meets with 15 different groups on campus, including faculty, staff, administrators and students.

Edwards said the committee will meet with Lovell in midNovember to review feedback, and Lovell will then make his final decision.

The search committee released an Opportunity and Challenge Profile that establishes the role of the provost and outlines specific traits that are being searched for among potential candidates.

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Democratic National Convention spurs MU events, opportunities

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A search committee is interviewing finalists for the provost position.

By Alexa Jurado

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Faculty Council, a standing committee of the University Academic Senate, submitted proposed revisions to the Marquette University demonstration policy Monday after meeting last week.

Sumana Chattopadhyay, associate professor of digital media and performing arts and chair of the University Academic Senate, said the revisions were sent to Assistant General Counsel Lauren Orton, one the members of the Office of General Counsel, which is the principal representative for legal matters involving the university, according to its website.

The university announced Sept. 5 that it would be revising

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gestion was to change words like “disruptive” to something like “unlawful.” “(We) tried to change the language a little bit so that there is a policy, but it’s not super restrictive,” Chattopadhyay said.

Another goal of the revisions was to make the policy more generic by ensuring there weren’t so many clauses, Chattopadhyay said.

Other faculty members questioned why the university needs a demonstration policy at all.

“When I was looking over the last set of revisions, it struck me that I don’t actually think we need this policy at all, and I would like to see it repealed entirely,” assistant English professor Brittany Pladek said. “I have a number of problems with even the most recent revisions, and I don’t think (the policy) does what it says it does.”

“I think a lot of faculty don’t

Liz Gilbert, former resident of South Florida and current executive director of the Host Committee for the 2020 Democratic National Convention, was shocked to see beaches in Milwaukee.

So were her family and friends, Gilbert said, when she posted a picture of a gorgeous summer day online.

“So many people said, ‘I thought you already moved? Are you still in Florida, you know, visiting your family before you go?’ and I said ‘No! I’m in Milwaukee, people!

Right here in Milwaukee and people are playing beach volleyball,’” Gilbert said.

Rather than having a negative or positive perception, many people have no perception of Milwaukee at all, Gilbert said.

“Explaining all we can about the amazing sights and sounds and smells and tastes and everything that you can experience here is one of the most thrilling parts of the job,” Gilbert said. “It’s just an amazing branding opportunity for the city So, we want to make sure we’re giving it everything that we have.”

Gilbert said she plans for the convention, which will take place July 13 – 16 2020, to do just that.

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the demonstration policy, which only allows demonstrations in specific areas on campus, following feedback from campus community members. According to the Sept. 5 university news release, the policy was regarded as “unclear or otherwise open to interpretation.”

One goal of the revision process was to ensure clarification of the language and construction and to fully articulate the policy’s purpose, according to the news release.

Chattopadhyay said the Academic Senate began to gather feedback on the policy at its Sept. 16 meeting. Faculty also emailed her with comments on the policy.

University spokesperson Chris Stolarski said that once changes to the policy are reconciled with feedback from the Academic Senate, Staff Senate and Marquette University Student Government, the revised policy will go back to the Policy Re-

view Committee, which meets in mid-November.

Acting provost Kimo Ah Yun said there will now be a period of edits and revisions to ensure all feedback has been adequately addressed.

“That group will submit a final policy recommendation to me and Joel Pogodzinski, senior vice president and chief operating officer, at which point we can approve the policy as is or send it back for further revisions,” Ah Yun said in an email.

Chattopadhyay said from there, the Academic Senate might be satisfied with what has been recommended, or the policy might be another topic of discussion at the next Academic Senate meeting.

“At the moment, I don’t know where we’ll go from here,” she said.

Some of the faculty and staff feedback talked about the language used in the policy, Chattopadhyay said. One sug-

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POLITICAL: Economic impact projected Continued from page 1 As executive director of the Host Committee, Gilbert is tasked with overseeing the committee’s job of “organizing, hosting, and funding the 2020 Democratic National Convention” according to the committee’s new website.

Having previously worked for the convention in Charlotte in 2012 doing fundraising operations and as the finance director in Philadelphia in 2016, Gilbert is well-versed in the process of fundraising and has hit the ground running.

Gilbert said the fundraising process is going smoothly so far, with the committee currently on track with its goals. Enthusiasm from potential partners has facilitated the process, Gilbert said.

The Host Committee has been working on building its team, which Gilbert said she is proud to say is predominantly Wisconsin native and female. At the moment, the team consists of nearly 30 members, double the size of the 2016 Philadelphia Host Committee. Gilbert said the operation will continue to grow and reach nearly 100 people working through the joint offices of the Host Committee and the convention committee.

Marquette is also offering opportunities for its students to get involved in the convention. Lowell Barrington, chair of the political science department, said the Internships as Field Experience course is being offered in both Summer 2020 and Fall 2020. The course will give students opportunities to receive credit for convention internships.

Barrington said this particular course requires a concurrent or just-completed internship as a prerequisite requirement. This means that a student doing an internship next summer can take the internship course either that summer or during the Fall 2020 semester. Barrington said you do not need to be a political science major to take the course.

For those who stay on campus to take the class over the summer, the university offers two options for class scheduling during the convention. Instructors can either schedule alternative activities during the week of the convention or structure their classes using the Summer 51 Session instead of the Summer 2 Session.

The Summer 51 Sessions starts one week earlier than the Summer 2 Session but ends at the same time. This option would allow for classes to be cancelled during the convention for internships or temporary work opportunities.

At an event regarding convention jobs and volunteer opportunities for students Oct 22, Marquette staff from various departments gave students advice on how to get involved with the convention, as well as how to prepare for attending it.

The panel emphasized the impor-

tance of treating members of Congress like people and preparing an “elevator speech” to present if you run into one. They stressed that students should use their knowledge of the city to their advantage. This knowledge could give students opportunities to connect with delegates or other visiting professionals through assistance with navigation or recommendations for things to do in the city.

Marquette will be hosting future events to help students learn about the convention and other potential opportunities. All internship opportunities are posted to Handshake, Marquette’s career search service.

The website has a filter specifically for finding opportunities regarding the convention.

In regard to student groups on campus, Marquette’s College Democrats currently do not have any official events planned for the convention, club president Catie Petralia said. However, the club has arranged for Jason Rae, secretary of the Democratic National Committee and chair of the Democratic National Committee Youth Council, to speak with members at a general body meeting Nov. 13.

The executive board has been meeting with other individuals involved in the event.

As for Marquette’s College Republicans, club secretary Kelsey Fenske said the organization is not planning any events relating to the convention. However, Fenske said they are “happy with the commerce and tourism that the DNC will bring to both the city of Milwaukee and the state of Wisconsin.”

Marquette also created the Convention Steering Committee, which is “marketing the university’s residence hall rooms and event spaces to law enforcement, media outlets, corporations and non-profits who are going to be in Milwaukee for the convention,” according to the university’s website.

All funds raised from these ventures will go toward an “unrestricted scholarship,” as decided by the Executive Leadership Team consisting of University President Michael Lovell, acting provost Kimo Ah Yun and senior vice president and chief operating officer Joel Pogodzinski.

Unrestricted scholarships can be donated to any Marquette college or program to support “the most pressing needs on campus,” according to the university’s website.

On an economic level, the 2020 convention will have an immense impact on the city with its effects equivalent to or greater than those of hosting a Super Bowl, Gilbert said.

This analogy is supported by projected numbers for the event. Super Bowl LII, which took place in Minneapolis in 2018, made an estimated $450 million for the local economy, with $370 million remaining after adjustments for ‘displaced tourism,’

spending that was deterred by the event. According to the Office of Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton, these numbers were well over projections and brought around 125,000 visitors to the surrounding area.

Kristen Settle, director of communications for VISIT Milwaukee, said the organization anticipates 50,000 visitors for the convention, with a

wanted to make sure this was not just a talking point, creating the department to truly integrate its mission into its work.

Outside of the Host Committee, the City of Milwaukee is working to address security for the event. Robert Bauman, alderman for the 4th District, said the Milwaukee Police Department is meeting with the Secret

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projected economic impact of over $200 million. This figure includes direct, indirect and induced spending related to the event.

“Direct spending is the money delegates and attendees pay for hotels, bars, restaurants, car rentals, venue rentals, etc,” according to VISIT Milwaukee’s website. “Indirect spending includes wages paid to restaurant, hotel, and transportation staff as a result of the convention.

Induced spending would include purchases such as a gas by a delegate driving to Milwaukee.”

Settle mirrored Gilbert’s excitement about the convention. “(The convention) is an incredible opportunity for our city to shine, and VISIT Milwaukee is very excited to be a part of the process and showcase Milwaukee to the world,” Settle said.

According to additional statistics from VISIT Milwaukee, there will be over 1,500 events in the region throughout the four days of the convention with official events taking place at Fiserv Forum and the Wisconsin Center. The organization also noted that delegates will be staying in hotels in the Greater Milwaukee area, with non-delegates spreading out into Kenosha, Racine, Sheboygan, and Madison.

Gilbert said she wants the economic impact to spread out into the Milwaukee community where it needs to, which is why the 2020 Host Committee is the first host committee to have an entire department dedicated to intentional inclusion and the use of minorityowned businesses. Gilbert said she

Service on establishing a security perimeter. The convention will take place in Bauman’s district.

In a statement, a Secret Service spokesperson said, “The Secret Service is working diligently with our local, state and federal partners to develop and implement a comprehensive plan to secure and protect all members of the Milwaukee community during the 2020 Democratic National Convention. This developing security plan is dependent on many factors and the security perimeter will be published once the plan is finalized.”

Bauman raised concerns about the convention’s impact for those with businesses or homes within the security zone.

“The initial thought was, ‘Oh this is going to be great for everybody.’”

Bauman said. “Well, it may be great for a lot of people, but maybe not everybody right? Because if you’re inside that security zone, there may be significant restrictions on how you conduct business and how your customers can get to you.”

Until the security perimeter is finalized, it is uncertain which businesses and residents will be affected.

Bauman also said citizens should prepare for congested roads and delayed travel times during the convention. He suggested instead of driving, citizens should opt to walk, bike, scooter or take the bus when possible.

As for getting involved in the convention, there will be plenty of opportunity for citizens and students alike to volunteer, Gilbert said. One

major way is in the 15,000-member volunteer corps, recruited and organized by the Host Committee.

The Host Committee is also offering internships that can be found on its website. This is the first host committee to pay its interns, using what has been deemed the living wage of $15 an hour, Gilbert said.

“I am the youngest person to ever serve in this role, and so I take youth engagement very seriously,” Gilbert said. She said she is determined to make sure the Host Committee and convention recruit young volunteers and make the internship program meaningful.

Both Gilbert and Bauman emphasized the importance of the convention as a branding opportunity for Milwaukee.

Bauman said some people have unfavorable opinions of the city despite never having visited. He sees the convention as an opportunity to change this.

“To the extent we can dispel some of the negative images and negative impressions of Milwaukee that have been generated over the decades because of this national, international exposure,” Bauman said. “I think it’s a huge benefit that you cannot even measure in dollars and cents.”

Bauman also said the convention could be especially noteworthy, as the possibility of a contested convention is becoming increasingly apparent. A contested convention is when a party does not choose a nominee during the first round of voting.

Julia Azari, professor of political science at Marquette University, also said that because there is currently not a clear front-runner, it is possible that this convention will see multiple rounds of voting, which has not occurred since 1952.

The likelihood of a contested convention will become clearer as the convention approaches.

Both social media and traditional media will play an instrumental role in the convention, Gilbert said, particularly in the efforts to showcase Milwaukee. Gilbert said she hopes the convention will allow people who are unfamiliar with Milwaukee to gain an authentic view of the city.

“The national perception might not even have people understanding that Milwaukee is on a lake or that there are beaches … or that there are these incredible foundations and activist groups doing amazing groundwork,” Gilbert said. “We want to showcase it all. And so we are going to work really really very hard and use our communications shop and our digital tools and everything that we can to be highlighting and advocating for the incredible story that is the city of Milwaukee.”

Editor’s note: Catie Petralia formerly worked for the Marquette Wire as a news reporter.

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COUNCIL: Faculty express concerns about redundancy, lack of purpose Continued from page 1 really see why there’s a need for the demonstration policy at all because there’s a fire code and laws,” Dawne Moon, associate professor of social and cultural sciences, said. “It’s not clear why there needs to be a special rule for doing things in the context of a demonstration.”

Pladek cited the safety precautions to protect students, faculty and staff — which the policy claims are necessary — as one reason the policy is not needed. She said these precautions already exist in other various forms.

“Any justification that the policy is one that is protecting us, I see as flawed because

these protections are redundant,” Pladek said.

Pladek said she’d love to see the university repeal the policy entirely, though she said she believes it to be unlikely.

Moon said the original update of the policy may have been done in response to the demonstrations by adjunct and visiting faculty, which forced the university to look at how it treated them. This was in reference to unionization rallies that happened last spring.

“What a lot of people want to see is a policy that is not based in petty retribution,” Moon said.

“A policy that ensures the safety of everyone at Marquette and the surrounding areas and does not threaten people for exercis-

ing their right to free speech and does not violate peoples’ right to free speech.”

Moon said the policy communicates a threat that is a violation of that right: “you can say whatever you want but I might punish you.”

“We need to have a policy that recognizes that as a Catholic institution, we understand that people’s loyalty is to God and how God moves their conscious,” Moon said. “The university doesn’t get to decide what rights you have and where you have a right to resist being mistreated or other people being mistreated.”

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The policy affects demonstrations in public spaces like the AMU.

MUPD REPORTS OCTOBER 30 A subject was cited after carrying an unsecured firearm into a business that prohibits firearms in the 2300 block of W. Wisconsin Avenue.

An MU student victim reported unauthorized charges on his credit card.

NOVEMBER 3

A student reported an unknown person knocked his phone out of his hand in a business in the 700 block of N. 16th Street then threw it into a construction area and left the area.

MUPD and MFD responded to Campus Town West for a report of an intoxicated MU student. Bell Ambulance transported the student to the Aurora Sinai Medical Center for treatment and evaluation.

The student admitted to consuming alcohol and smoking dab out of a vape pen.

NOVEMBER 2

An unknown subject removed

NOVEMBER 1

EVENTS CALENDAR the MU student victim’s property in the 900 block of N. 19th Street. The subject fled the area in a vehicle.

An MU student victim reported that his secured and unattended bicycle was removed from a bike rack at Carpenter Hall.

After a traffic stop in the 1300 block of W. Wisconsin Avenue, MUPD found a non-MU driver operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. MUPD transported the driver to the Milwaukee County Criminal Justice Facility.

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Working with Kuali Holthusen Hall 332 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.

First Generation Student Celebration Pizza with the Provost AMU Room 163 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

MU Forum Panel Discussion Alumni Memorial Union 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.

NOVEMBER 6 English Department Open House and Six-Word Short Story Contest Marquette Hall 105 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.

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MPD chief hopeful for reappointment in 2020 Alfonso Morales cites statistics to showcase results

By Nicole Laudolff

nicole.laudolff@marquette.edu

“I want to be the police chief because I feel I owe something to this community in return for everything it’s given me,” Milwaukee Police Department Chief Alfonso Morales said to a crowd of nearly a hundred people in Eckstein Hall’s Lubar Center.

The chief was a guest of the local interview series “On the Issues with Mike Gousha” Oct. 30 After the interview, the segment allowed the public a chance to voice concerns regarding law enforcement and crime in the city.

Morales, who was appointed following the retirement of the former chief of 1o years Edward Flynn in early 2018, faces reappointment in 2020. Although he has only held the position for roughly 19 months, in this short tenure there, there have been changes in the city regarding law enforcement and crime.

According to statistics provided

by Morales during his presentation and interview, from 2017 to 2019 homicides, robberies, and auto thefts have decreased by 14%, 33%, and 39%, respectively.

Morales said these results were the reflection of “a lot of hard work” and a series of initiatives implemented in recent years.

Violent crime in total has fallen 15% over this period with the only notable increase in Part I crime being rape, which Morales said was the result of a reclassification of the crime itself. Part I crimes include murder, manslaughter, sex offenses, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson.

In 2013, the FBI revised the definition of rape to include additional forms of penetration of a victim’s body. However, this expanded definition was not used when recording rape data until 2017.

In an effort to make MPD more effective and improve community relations, Morales said he has strived for greater transparency between the public and the department. In October, MPD implemented a public interactive database comprised of the relevant statistics of eight major crime categories along with maps and charts that can be accessed via

the internet. It shows rates of various crimes as well as an incident map, among other features.

Morales said he has improved MPD’s relations with public officials and county law enforcement by providing weekly crime data to city representatives, including the mayor and aldermen, as well as maintaining regular updates with the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office.

During his time as chief, Morales said he has placed greater emphasis on MPD’s relationship with neighborhoods frequented by crime like the Metcalfe Park, North Division, Garden Homes and Park West neighborhoods, which have seen some of the highest violent crime rates in the city over recent years.

Forty-six percent of gun violence occurs within 14 of Milwaukee’s 190 neighborhoods, Morales said.

He said it was of great importance to counter the “community of mistrust” prevalent in these areas by partnering with local nonprofits and faith based groups dedicated to the well-being of these communities. As of right now, Morales said such neighborhoods have little confidence in the police department, leading to fewer people cooperating with and contacting law enforcement.

Despite what the chief outlined as his achievements, some members of the audience disapproved of Morales’ leadership.

At the “On the Issues” interview, Gissell Vera, a freshman in the College of Business Administration at Marquette, criticized MPD’s cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement authorities in reference to a recent incident.

In late September, Jose De La Cruz Espinosa, an undocumented man living on Milwaukee’s South Side, was arrested in front of his wife and children by law enforcement. MPD assisted in this arrest after the department adhered to the request of ICE to do so. Morales said Espinosa’s arrest was the result of a preexisting warrant rather than his immigration status.

Morales also pointed to Espinosa’s criminal history, which includes firearms possession, delivery of a controlled substance, obstruction and battery.

“In order to build the trust (the chief) wants to establish, the Milwaukee Police Department has to stand with the community, and that community is right now being endangered by the department’s cooperation with ICE,” Vera said. “It’s

concerning to me.”

Vera is a community organizer affiliated with Voces de la Frontera, a nonprofit group devoted to protecting and expanding immigration civil rights. Following the controversial arrest of Espinosa, the group was active in protest of the actions taken

by MPD in addition to Milwaukee’s Standard Operating Procedure on Immigration, or SOP-130.

The group argues the language presented in the policy is not strong enough to fully discourage collaboration between local law enforcement and ICE authorities as it does not possess due process protections for undocumented individuals in question. Passing adequate reform to SOP-130, according to Voces de la Frontera’s website, would “affirm Milwaukee is a welcoming community that values the contributions immigrants make to our city and state.”

In recent months, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett has praised Morales for the lower crime rates in the city and expressed no interest in appointing a new chief, although Barrett has until January to choose whether to extend Morales’ contract.

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Alderman Zielinski seeks mayoral title Alumnus outlines past Bay View projects, future goals

By Shir Bloch

shir.bloch@marquette.edu

Democratic Alderman Anthony Zielinski of the 14th District of Milwaukee is campaigning against incumbent Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett.

Zielinski, a Marquette Law School graduate, has been an alderman in Bay View since 2004 and assumed his office at the same time as Barrett.

“One of the things I’m most proud of is having my Bay View district completely turned around,” Zielinski said. “In 2004, when I first got elected, Bay View was not the trendy part of the city that it is now.”

The empty storefronts and public safety concerns of the past have decreased every year, Zielinski said.

As an alderman, he was a member of the Community and Economic Development Committee and the Judiciary and Legislation Committee, according to his website. Additionally, he said that he tried to bring in good business and make the community more pleasant to live in.

Zielinski said he used Nuisance Property Ordinance section 80-10 to help punish properties in Bay View that presented chronic disturbances to the community. According to the Bay View Neighborhood Association public safety website, section 80-10 of this ordinance

lays out the guidelines and procedures for its implementation.

Zielinski said the ordinance was helpful in attracting positive businesses and residents to the Bay View area.

According to Zielinski’s website, he also pushed for the expansion of Operation Impact into Bay View. The goal of this project is to improve public safety by installing private security cameras around the city.

Zielinski said he wants to leave his alderman position because he believes the role of mayor will allow him to realize the true potential of his district and to help the rest of the city.

“He’s reaching out to the black community more than any of the other candidates are,” Mike Brox, Zielinski’s North Side campaign manager, said when asked why he supports Zielinski. Brox said the alderman is “concerned about public safety.”

“He’s a hard worker,” Brox said.

“A lot of people don’t know his background. I think he’s doing a good job.”

Brox said he recruits volunteers and organizes campaign events.

“He has a feeling for everybody in the city,” Henry Piano, lawyer and volunteer for Zielinski’s campaign, said. “He crosses every line, every color line, every religious line.”

Piano, a Marquette graduate, said he believes Zielinski’s business acumen is authentic and that Zielinski understands that the function of a mayor should be to serve the entire community.

Zielinski said his campaign is

comprised of four paid campaign workers and 30-40 volunteers. His donor base is largely comprised of friends, and he has personally loaned money to the campaign.

The candidate said Friday was the campaign’s budget day. He said he believes that his fiscal responsibility will help serve the city well, and that the city has significant economic problems.

“One of the things people are aware of is the fiscal problems of the city,” Zielinski said. “We’ve got potholes all over the city, and the mayor in his last budget proposed to cut 60 cops.”

According to The Center Square, “Milwaukee ranks 24th worst among the 75 largest cities in the United States for the handling of its finances, according to a Truth in Accounting (TIA) analysis of municipal data,” released in February.

Zielinski emphasized securing futures for Milwaukee children, noting the salience of strengthening the education system.

“Education reduces poverty, reduces crime and gets more people working,” Zielinski said.

“It will help (students) achieve self-actualization.”

Zielinski said he wants students to realize their full potential and understand that education is the key to reversing the cycle of poverty and realizing the American dream.

Zielinski proposed an education pilot program that he said aims to improve education by targeting students’ home situations. He said that poverty, trauma and poor housing situations in students’ home lives are significantly detrimental to children’s education. He said he wants

to start treating what he termed the “root causes” rather than the “symptoms.”

According to the TownCharts website, 87% of people in the United States above the age of 25 have a high school degree, yet only 83% of Milwaukee citizens meet the same criteria. Additionally, the dropout rate in Milwaukee is 18% compared with the national average of 13%.

“How do we expect those kids in that poverty-stricken situation, in that type of home life, to show up in school every day bright and cheery and pay attention to the instructor and then go home that night and do their homework?”

Zielinski said. “They’re just struggling to survive.”

Brox, who has been a teacher for the past 28 years, said he supports Zielinski’s plan to close the achievement gap between black and white students.

Zielinski said he will use mayoral connections to raise money from corporations and foundations to pay for his plan. He referenced the $10 million Barrett convinced Potawatomi Hotel and Casino to donate to the city for the streetcar project.

The streetcar, known as The Hop, began to run in November 2018, according to its website. The website said the streetcar is meant to increase tourism and revenue in Milwaukee, as well as to create approximately 1,900 total jobs.

However, it has faced criticism for what many see as the destruction of Milwaukee’s streets with the installation of the rail lines, according to an article in the Milwaukee Journal

Sentinel. Zielinski is amongst those against the project.

Zielinski also said that the office comes with political capital which, if elected, he will use to cultivate relationships with the state government to find areas of common ground, such as fighting poverty and improving education. Zielinski’s mention of political capital was in reference to connections and resources to which someone in the office of mayor would have access to.

“You cannot have a great city if you’ve got a significant portion of your population that lives in a state of poverty,” Zielinski said.

According to the United States Census website, the national poverty rate in 2018 was 11.8%. However, the poverty rate in Milwaukee is 27.4%, according to the Wisconsinspecific page of the census website.

“We’ve got to come together as a city and work together to help address how to improve the city,” Zielinski said.

This message resonates with everyone regardless of identity, Zielinski said, because cooperation toward a common cause leads to benefits for all involved.

Brox said there will be opportunities throughout the campaign when voters of Milwaukee will be able to voice concerns.

“He’s very receptive to hearing what the needs of the community are,” Brox said. “I think Milwaukee’s ready to head in a different direction.”

This article is part of a Marquette Wire series featuring the candidates for Milwaukee’s 2020 mayoral election.

PROVOST: Committee looks for qualities in candidates to align with Jesuit mission, values Continued from page 1 Some qualities listed are “demonstrated leadership in positions of increasing responsibilities at institutions of higher education” and “a demonstrated commitment to the creation and development of a diverse and inclusive workplace.”

Other qualities include a strong work ethic, sense of humor, and knowledge and experience working with varied student populations, according to the Opportunity and Challenge Profile.

“We are looking for a creative and thoughtful leader who can address the opportunities and challenges and work towards Marquette’s goal to be one of the most innovative Catholic, Jesuit universities in the world,” Edwards said in an email.

The search committee, which aspects of our campus community, contains 15 members, is com- while also keeping to a size that prised of representatives from a would maximize our efficiency,” variety of colleges and roles on Edwards said in an email. campus. Included Sumana among committee Chattopadmembers is Marhyay, associquette University ate professor Student Governof digital ment President Sara media and Manjee; a Jesuit performing Priest Fr. Joe Muelarts/media ler; the associate studies and director of Hispanic chair of the initiatives Jacki University Black; and the execAcademic utive associate athSenate, said letics director Danishe repreelle Josetti, among sents both other positions.

Lisa Edwards the senate as “It was important Chair of Provost Search Committee well as the to try to have a diCollege of verse group of people Communicawho could represent the different tion in the committee.

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We are looking for a creative and thoughtful leader who can address ... challenges.”

“We also need to have senate representation in the committee,” she said. Academic Senate emphasizes shared governance, so Chattopadhyay said it is her job to make sure that ideal is represented during the search.

Also on the committee is Title IX coordinator Cara Hardin. Edwards said in an email including her is especially valuable given the “university’s commitment to ensuring that all members of (the) campus community feel safe and supported, and that incidents of sex and gender discrimination are not tolerated.”

The university used search firm Isaacson Miller to recruit potential candidates. Isaacson Miller is one of the country’s premier search firms, which is a firm that helps institutions find candidates for jobs, with more than 37

years of experience, according to its website.

Isaacson Miller completes about 300 searches each year and prioritizes diversity in its searches, according to its website. Forty-three percent of placements by the firm have been women, and 23% have been people of color throughout the firm’s lifetime, according to its website.

Marquette has used Isaacson Miller for previous searches.

“They have a strong understanding of Marquette, its strategic plan and goals, and its mission as a Catholic, Jesuit university,“ Edwards said in an email.

Multiple committee members, including chair of the department of management Monica Adya, Hardin and Manjee deferred comments on the provost search to Edwards.

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Past student’s nonprofit continues to honor son In its 11th year of fundraising for childhood cancer research, the Pablove Foundation partners with MU Radio

By Mackane Vogel

mackane.vogel@marquette.edu

In 2008, just days before his fifth birthday, Pablo Castelaz was diagnosed with a rare form of childhood cancer known as bilateral Wilms Tumor. After roughly 13 months of intense treatment, Pablo died a week after his sixth birthday.

Pablo’s parents started the Pablove Foundation, a group focused on childhood cancer research, soon after Pablo was diagnosed.

Jeff Castelaz, Pablo’s father and former Marquette student, said the foundation has since grown to a national level, offering a photography program in various U.S. cities and having raised $2.8 million for childhood cancer research.

In partnership with Pablove, Marquette Radio will be tabling in the Alumni Memorial Union every day this week from 11-1 p.m. and accepting donations for the foundation while also raffling off Pablove prizes. Additionally, Marquette Radio will host its annual Rocka-Thon concert in support of the foundation this Friday at the Annex at 7 p.m.

“My family and I were thrust into this world of pediatric cancer, and we very quickly realized that a lot of people needed a lot of help,” Castelaz said. “It’s a very lonely thing when your child has cancer.

And we didn’t know at first how we were going to help.”

One of the first things Castelaz did after starting the foundation was go on a country-wide bike ride in honor of Pablo, Bart Verry, current Vice President of Development at Pablove Foundation, said.

“He flew to southern Florida and itself on being an arts and sciences is to teach kids with cancer the funtook about six weeks to ride his organization. damentals of photography. bike over the southern part of the “The arts piece is our Pablove Each city has about 15-18 stuUnited States back to southern Cal- Shutterbugs program, where we dents per season, and students reifornia,” Verry said. teach kids who have been di- ceive camera kits they can keep.

Verry added that during this six- agnosed with cancer the art of They are given projects to work on week span, Castelaz did a lot of during weekdays, and the group blogging and connecting with comes together as a whole for other people who shared similar five consecutive Saturdays. experiences. People joined him “If at any time during any along different parts of the bike of the classes they’re unable ride and rode along with him in to participate, we’ll send one memory of Pablo and in unity of the volunteer teaching asagainst childhood cancer. sistants to come to their home The bike ride, Pablove and teach them that class,” Across America, has since beVerry said. come a Pablove Foundation Each participating Shutterannual tradition. bugs city also hosts a gallery “I’m a cyclist and I’ve been show each year where every riding since I was a kid in Milstudent gets one of their photos waukee,” Castelaz said. “It was selected to be printed, framed natural when Pablo was in treatand displayed at a gallery where ment for me to use my bike as community members can come a way to relieve stress and to view and even purchase the stay in shape so that I could be pieces. All the proceeds go his dad.” back into funding research for Pablove Across America just the foundation. wrapped up its 11th year with The Pablove Foundation also roughly 500 different riders facilitates a strong alumni netparticipating. To include more work for former Shutterbugs people, Pablove Across Amermembers to come together and ica is now a week-long bike continue their love of phoride from northern California to tography while also advocatSouthern California rather than ing for other kids with cancer, Photo courtesy of Pablove Foundation a six-week ride across the coun- Pablo Castelaz sits on his father’s shoulders. Verry said. try. Throughout its 11-year span, Raul Lorenzana, Senior Manthe bike ride has raised almost photography as a way to provide ager of the Pablove Shutterbugs $10 million for the foundation, them a creative outlet, as a way to program, said cancer can sigCastelaz said. allow them to be social because nificantly disrupt a child’s sense “Over time we came up with a so many of these kids have been of normality. mission which was to fund cutting pulled from school,” Verry said.

“Cancer tends to rob so much edge research and to do something The Pablove Shutterbugs pro- from families, not just their norto embrace the artistic creativity of gram is active in Los Angeles, San mal routine but their way of life kids. Because Pablo was really into Francisco, Seattle, Boston, New as they know it,” Lorenzana said. photography and drawing and all York, New Orleans, Houston and “To have parents come up to me that stuff, and he was a kid, so that’s Austin. The five-week program is after class and say, you know, what he wanted,” Castelaz said. focused on art education and is of- ‘This is the first time our famVerry said that Pablove prides fered each spring and fall. Its goal ily has felt normal in a while,’ or

‘the first time I’ve seen my child interact with another student,’ or ‘the first time I’ve seen them smile and laugh and have a sense of wanting to be creative since we started this experience,’ is the most rewarding.”

While creative outlets are a central focus at the Pablove Foundation, Verry said the organization is also committed to funding research that could one day result in a cure for cancer.

The Powered by Pablove Childhood Cancer Research Grants Program seeks to “provide $50,000 seed grants to innovative, young, daring researchers who have outof-the-box ideas around rare forms of pediatric cancer research, and they need some funding to get their projects started,” Verry said.

He said the foundation funds anywhere from four to six researchers each year. He said the foundation has a scientific advisory committee that reviews roughly 100 letters of interest before filtering that number down to 20-25 who are invited to submit a formal proposal.

“To date we have funded over $2.8 million dollars in research, and those researchers have gone on to secure an additional $10 million dollars from places like the National Institute of Health to help them continue their funding,” Verry said.

Editor’s note: Marquette Radio is a branch of the Marquette Wire along with the Marquette Tribune.

The author of this piece is the current General Manager of Marquette Radio.

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Vice president for finance returns to alma mater Ian Gonzalez brings experience from major firms

By Nick Magrone

nicholas.magrone@marquette.edu

The university hired Marquette alumnus Ian Gonzalez, a certified public accountant and chartered financial analyst, as the new vice president for finance this past month.

Gonzalez graduated from the College of Business Administration in 2002 with a bachelor’s degree in accounting.

Chief operating officer Joel Pogodzinski, who held a major role in the decision to hire Gonzalez, said there were more

than 150 applicants for the position after the search began in February. The search committee then narrowed the candidate pool and interviewed 13 semifinalists, from whom the finalists emerged.

Pogodzinski said there was a comprehensive Opportunity and Challenge Profile for the position, which laid out required and desired qualifications.

“In short, we sought a strategic problem-solver with deep financial leadership experience who demonstrates a commitment to Marquette’s mission, vision and values,” Pogodzinski said.

From 2003-2010, Gonzalez worked as a senior auditor in various roles with the accounting firm KPMG, according to university news release. In 2010, Gonzalez

moved to Briggs & Stratton as a corporate controller.

Gonzalez also held a number of leadership positions during his time at Briggs & Stratton, according to the release.

This is what made him a “key finance partner in developing and executing the manufacturing company’s long-range strategic plan, while leading the finance functions for the company’s Corporate and Global Engine business units.”

According to the release, Gonzalez also served for eight years as secretary of the Briggs & Stratton Pension Plan Investment Committee.

In his most recent role, Gonzalez was an active member of Marquette’s Business Administration Alumni Association Board as well as the Career

Awareness Committee.

“While a candidate’s status as an alumnus does not guarantee an advantage, that Ian did receive a Marquette education in our Catholic, Jesuit tradition and that he has served in a variety of alumni volunteer capacities shows that he understands and appreciates Marquette’s mission — something we ask of all members of our community,” Pogodzinski said. “That, coupled with his obvious commitment to Marquette’s mission as evidenced by his deep involvement and engagement as an alumnus, made him the ideal candidate.”

Xavier Cole, vice president of student affairs and chair of the search committee, said he believes Gonzalez will contribute to the university through his financial experience.

“Mr. Gonzalez has remained engaged with Marquette as an active alumni and cares a great deal about the current and future flourishing of our University.

We welcome him to our Marquette leadership team and look forward to his contributions,” Cole said.

Gonzalez said he is pleased to return to campus and honored to join the university as vice president for finance.

“As an alumnus, it means a great deal to me to join the university and have the ability to work with Marquette’s many stakeholders to promote its mission and values,” he said.

Gonzalez will officially begin his new role Nov. 11.

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Initiative promotes computer science in schools NSF funds efforts to encourage curriculum growth

By Matthew Choate

matthew.choate@marquette.edu

An initiative called Preparing the Upper Midwest for Principles of Computer Science has recently been able to continue its work with a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation. The initiative is meant to help elementary, middle and high school students in both Wisconsin and Connecticut learn about the field of computer science.

Jack Pfeiffer, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences and a research assistant at Marquette who volunteers for the program, said the goal of the program is to understand and promote the computer science curriculum throughout the Upper Midwest region of Wisconsin.

Lauren Desch, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences who also volunteers for the program, said the initiative aims to learn about the current state of how and where computer science is being taught and encourages the growth of the curriculum and the opportunities available

to students.

Dennis Brylow, a computer science professor who oversees the initiative and how the grant money is spent, said “there is not enough computer science available to K-12 students.” Brylow has been working on the project since 2009 and has been helping promote computer science to K-12 students ever since.

When the company started, there were only 34 advanced placement science teachers for K-12 students in the state of Wisconsin, and the number continued to drop while they were first collecting data, Brylow said.

He said the initiative doubled the number of AP science teachers in the state, problems with computer science in K-12 schools persisted, which is why the initiative has continued.

As a result of the work done within the initiative, it has received multiple grants from the National Science Foundation and the Department of Education.

Despite only a 10% funding rate from the NSF, the recent $2 million grant is the initiative third grant in 5 years.

Brylow said the initiative received the new grant because of the

Photo by Zach Bukowski zachary.bukowski@marquette.edu

Professor Dennis Brylow, who oversees the initiative, poses in Cudahy Hall.

positive results they got from previous grants, and the fact they had been able to build up credibility with the NSF. Brylow is also in charge of overseeing how the grant money is being spent.

He said there are a lot of people involved with the initiative, including undergraduate and graduate students at Marquette, teachers from all over Wisconsin and staff members from Milwaukee Public Schools.

Pfeiffer and Desch both contributed to the initiative by teaching the concepts of computer science to high school students in Milwaukee.

Desch said this includes introducing the students to programming, and Brylow said the volunteers help to run logistics. Most of the volunteers have other jobs, but they still commit their time to help with the initiative.

Brylow said the initiative holds workshops for K-12 teachers to learn

effective ways to teach computer science to their students. Brylow said the volunteers teaching the classes “do a lot of modeling at the workshops” and go through actual lessons that the teachers can demonstrate to their students back in the classroom.

Brylow also said they do activities such as having the teachers pretend to be students in a class so they can see what teaching methods will be effective and which ones won’t. The teachers also practice teaching the content at the workshops.

Brylow said the initiative is thankful to have the support of Marquette.

Pfeiffer said he hopes him and his fellow volunteers will be able to plant a seed for computer science at the schools they volunteer at.

Desch also said she hopes the course will continue to grow at these schools and provide students the chance to explore the field of computer science.

Brylow said he wants to help kids who might get left behind when it comes to the field of computer science. He hopes teachers will continue to take part in the program, and he is excited to see the results of the initiative.

NNS receives grant to further multimedia work Newsroom hopes to reach underserved groups through texts

By Kate Hyland

katherine.hyland@marquette.edu

Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, a nonprofit news organization housed in the College of Communication, has teamed up with other nonprofit newsrooms — the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism in Madison, Wisconsin, and Outlier Media in Detroit — to create News414 project.

The project will learn what Milwaukee residents in underserved communities want to read in the news and then send those stories directly to the residents’ phones as a text message, according to its website.

The group of newsrooms is one of 34 recipients to receive funding from Google’s News Initiative Innovation Challenge, which is Google’s effort to help journalism succeed during the digital age, according to their website. The initiative gave the group $234,000 to launch News414.

“We could not have done it without each other … we are three local nonprofit newsrooms coming together to serve an audience

that has not been served in this way, so it’s very exciting,” Ron Smith, Marquette professor and the editor for NNS, said.

Smith and Andy Hall, a cofounder of the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism, applied for the grant even though Smith did not think they would get it.

“I remember telling Andy, ‘You know, if we don’t get it, we’re going to do it anyway … so there’s nothing lost if we don’t get this,’ and then the next day I get this email and Andy’s like, ‘Uh but we got it,’” Smith said.

Outlier Media was the first organization to text readers stories, Edgar Mendez, NNS reporter, said.

The organization reaches nearly 400 Detroit residents through their cellphones, informing them about housing and utilities information, according to Outlier’s website.

They learned Detroit residents wanted to know about housing and utilities information after using call center data from United Way’s 211 service, a free service that helps people across the country find local resources they need, according to their website.

This is what News414 aims to do with the Milwaukee community, and Hall was the one to reach out to Outlier Media to get them involved.

Hall said that they were

residents of underserved Milwaukee neighborhoods,” Hall said.

Smith said NNS is at an organizational point, trying to figure out benchmarks they need to meet as the project has to be done by this time next year.

With the budget they received from Google, as well as some of their own budget, Smith said NNS is working on hiring temporary community engagement position to find out what the community wants to know.

Smith said he does not yet know any specifics about how it is going to look, but he is aware that they might have to change the way they report and write stories.

For example, Smith said since the stories will be displayed on phones, they will have to write shorter stories, and every word will count.

“It’s going to be a lot of change, but I think it is going to be rewarding,” Smith said.

Mendez asked that they will have to change the way they report depending on what the readers want to know about.

“We think about what we think the readers want to know or learn about and then deliver that news Photo by Claire Gallagher claire.gallagher@marquette.edu NNS Editor Ron Smith said he did not expect to receive the Google grant. to them. But with this model and this project, we actually are going looking for a way to expand and test “We saw a way for all of us to to flip it and talk to the readers and their innovative use of SMS text work together to do some excit- talk to the community about news messaging, and they were inter- ing things … to produce interac- that they want and how they want ested in focusing on Milwaukee. tive public service journalism for it delivered,” Mendez said.

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Course to offer opportunities, create laughs Comedy Sketch Writing to make debut for spring

By Kelli Arseneau

kelli.arseneau@marquette.edu

As the late alumnus Chris Farley embodies, Marquette has been part of the growth of successful comedians in the past.

This upcoming spring semester, incoming adjunct instructor Bob Schram will bring Farley’s comedy back to the university through its first sketch comedy writing class.

Schram will teach DGMD 4953: Comedy Sketch Writing, which will have one section with up to 18 available spots. Schram pitched the comedy writing course earlier this year, and it was approved by a committee.

Schram said the course will extend beyond writing to cover comedy basics and how to determine what order to place sketches in a sketch revue, which is a show that features a collection of sketches. The class will also involve acting out student-written sketches for a participation grade.

While Schram is a two-time Marquette alumnus, next semester will be his first time teaching at the university.

He received his first master’s degree in theology from Marquette in 2009. He worked in the Catholic Church for 10 years, which he said was formative in creating his sense of humor.

In 2017, Schram sought a career change. He returned to Marquette to get his master’s in communication. At the same time, he went through the Second City’s comedy sketch writing program in Chicago.

The Second City is known for kicking off the careers of comedians like Tina Fey, Bill Murray, Steve Carell and Chris Farley. Schram said the program involves a year of courses, with six different levels, each which last approximately eight weeks.

Levels one through four are open to anyone, while levels five and six require an audition.

After completing levels five and six, Schram wrote and casted a Second City sketch revue stage show titled “Til Death Do Us Party,” which featured a variety of sketches focused on relationships.

It played for four weeks.

Schram said he also took classes at Milwaukee’s Comedy Sportz,

an improv comedy organization, and currently does stand-up comedy in Milwaukee once or twice a week.

As someone that began performing later in life, Schram said comedy can be frightening, but a learning experience.

“It’s scary putting yourself out there,” Schram said. “But I guess the one thing I’ve learned, the most valuable lesson you can learn from comedy is don’t be afraid of bombing. Because I think comedians bomb more than they kill.”

Amanda Keeler, an assistant professor in the College of Communication, said Schram’s proposal for a comedy writing class filled a need for a digital media writing course.

“I know a bunch of students who come through my Advanced Scriptwriting class are interested in writing comedy for television,

and so I know that the need for more writing classes is definitely there,” Keeler said.

Keeler said she thinks the course will also cater to students involved in the Marquette comedy improv group the Fugees, many of whom are digital media majors.

Kelly Bauer, a senior in the College of Communication, has been a member of the Fugees since 2016. She said she plans to take Schram’s comedy sketch writing in the spring.

Bauer was on a comedy sketch team in high school, but has only done improv since coming to college. She said she looks forward to getting a chance to work on sketch comedy again. “(In) improv, you just get a suggestion and you make something up on the spot. There’s no script or no story line, you’re just kind of making it up with a group of people,” Bauer said.

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It’s scary putting yourself out there ... the most valuable lesson you can learn from comedy is don’t be afraid of bombing.”

Bob Schram Adjunct instructor, College of Communication

“(Sketch comedy) involves a lot of planning and a lot of like editing it, whereas improv you just do it once and then it’s over forever and you’ll never see it again.”

Bauer said that while doing improv with the Fugees, she

sometimes comes up with ideas for sketches, so she hopes to learn to adapt some of those ideas into a sketch format.

“I’ve never taken a comedy, or even like a theater-type class at Marquette,” Bauer said. “I’m a digital media major, but this is the first thing that I’ve done that’s like specifically involved in what I’m really interested in outside of class, so I’m really excited for that.”

Schram said he hopes this Comedy Sketch Writing class proves to be a success that Marquette can continue to build upon.

“It would be cool if Marquette might expand its comedy curriculum a little bit in the near future,” Schram said. “I would love to see it grow and I’d love to be a part of it growing.”

Photo courtesy of Bob Schram

Bob Schram, two-time Marquette alumnus and instructor in the College of Communication, is a seasoned stand-up performer and comedy sketch writer.

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Men’s basketball leads in student ticket sales Enthusiasm creates atmosphere of support, energy

By Grace Schneider

grace.schneider@marquette.edu

The $140 student section men’s basketball season tickets sold out at the end of August, which was the fastest they’ve ever sold out, said Brian Morgan, assistant athletic director for ticket sales and strategy.

Morgan said last year’s tickets sold out by October, making this August’s 3,000 seat sellout very exciting.

“With the student population of about 9,000, to get 33% of your students to buy student tickets and support the program is crazy,” he said.

One thing Morgan said he commends Marquette students on is their passion for basketball in comparison to other schools.

Morgan said no other school in the BIG EAST has more than 1,500 student seats.

“We allot the most student tickets in the BIG EAST, and they show up and it’s awesome,”

Morgan said.

The student sections, located on the lower level of Fiserv Forum, consist of 3,000 seats — nearly double the number the BMO Harris Bradley Center alotted. “(Students) can still purchase a regular fan ticket and still attend,” Morgan said. “It’s general admission to get into the student section, so depending on what the game is like, we have those five or six games where we do have capacity, but the games that we don’t (have capacity), more than likely they can get into that section as well.”

Brendan Illing, a junior in the College of Engineering, said one of his favorite things about basketball games is the “pure energy of the crowd.”

“Especially at the Fiserv, everybody gets so into it,” Illing said. “I remember my freshman year, they had the (National Invitation Tournament) games in the Al (McGuire Center), and just cramming that many people in a small space all cheering for the same team. Even though we lost, it was still a really fun game.”

Illing plays for the Marquette pep band and plays at nearly

every game during the men’s basketball season. He said this gives him the opportunity to feel connected to the team.

“Traveling with (Men’s Basketball) during tournament season … you’re probably at a higher percentage of their games than most people are,” Illing said.

“Feeling all of the ups and downs with them because you want to travel so if they’re doing good you travel whereas if they’re doing poorly you won’t get to.”

He said his hope for this season is for the team to send off senior Markus Howard properly.

“You have to give him a little bit of glory as he leaves the school.

An all-time great Marquette player,” Illing said. “And so far, he’s won nothing (in the NCAA tournament). So, you’ve got to do something for Markus Howard.”

Illing said that college sports are tailored to the students currently attending the school and he loves how the basketball program connects with the Marquette students.

“I really like how much the team and athletics in general tries to really cater to the student body rather than

Keiper — Tansy McGinnis in the play — to make a major life decision.

“To get to do (‘The Nerd’) at its birthplace just feels kind of remarkable, so remarkable that we even changed the location of our wedding,” Doherty said. “We were planning a whole Philly wedding, and then we got the offer and we were like, ‘Let’s have a destination Milwaukee wedding.’” “(The play) is going to be part of our story (of our wedding) as well, which is super cool,” Keiper added. Doherty said the pair will be getting married here in Milwaukee the day before the show’s first public preview.

Keiper said the type of humor present in “The Nerd” is precise and calculated.

“It’s like comedy math, that’s what we call it,” Keiper said. “You have to do the math equations to make sure that the laugh will be there, and then you have to imbue it with honesty so people don’t just see it as a setup.”

Doherty said comedy can be found in the awkward discomfort that some of the jokes create.

“It’s that cringe humor,” Doherty said. “It’s the kind of stuff you’d find in ‘Meet the Parents’ or the British version of ‘The Office.’ Part of what makes it so funny is that you’re like, ‘Oh my gosh, if I were there, I would tear my skin off.’”

Johnson’s character is part of the plot’s central trio of friends: Hammond, Cubbert and McGinnis.

Johnson said the play’s focus on this friend group distinguishes “The Nerd” from other comedies.

“You see a lot of plays that deal with parent-child relationships or sibling relationships or couples, tons and tons and tons of love stories, but I can’t think of tons of plays where it’s about a band of friends,” Johnson said. “(These are) people who have known each other such a long time and love each other so deeply that they’re not just able to have kind of heated arguments, but also able to be direct and honest with each other, also go to extraordinary lengths to help each other be happy.”

Doherty said the play’s theme of friendship highlights the notion that family can be chosen.

“That idea of ‘found family’ … it’s like we can really care for each other and really take care of each other even if we don’t have the blood bond. That’s profound, it’s beautiful,” Doherty said.

The timing of the play also adds value, Keiper said.

“It’s also why it is done during the holidays — though it is not a holiday play, there’s nothing to do with it in the show — it feels familiar, it’s something you can come home to,” Keiper said. “It’s also nice to be a part of a holiday thing that has nothing to do with a religion or any other tradition attached to that time of year. It’s just about joy.”

Keiper added that college students can draw parallels between their lives and those of the in the play.

“These friendships, I think, college students will see themselves in, and the way that (our characters) communicate, and we’re all sort of

Photo by Jordan Johnson jordan.d.johnson@marquette.edu

A crowd of students cheers at a men’s basketball game at Fiserv Forum.

anyone else,” Illing said.

Illing said that more people attend the weekend games, which make for a better atmosphere.

“Those weekend games, everybody’s there, the stadium’s packed, it’s loud,” Illing said.

“Those are my favorite.”

Season ticket holder Allison Stowe, a freshman in the College of Business Administration, went to her first game Oct. 29.

Stowe said she attended the game with her friends and

indulged in Chick-fil-A, a restaurant option at Fiserv Forum.

As a high school basketball player herself, Stowe said having prior knowledge of the game makes it more exciting.

“I play basketball for fun now,” Stowe said. “I love the sport, so watching them play it’s even more fun, and I understand it super well.”

‘The Nerd’ to return to Milwaukee roots ‘Found family,’ selfadvocacy central themes of play

By Emily Rouse

emily.rouse@marquette.edu

The discomfort of confronting someone can create a complex situation. Larry Shue’s play “The Nerd” explores this dilemma, but adds an extra caveat: The protagonist feels that he owes the other character his life.

“The Nerd” will run its fourth Milwaukee Repertory Theater staging Nov. 12 through Dec. 15.

The play follows the protagonist Willum Cubbert’s comedic attempts to evict Rick Steadman, the man who saved his life in the Vietnam War, from his home.

The Rep also hosted the play’s worldwide debut back in 1981.

“People just love to return to something that they know well, and I think for these local audiences (the play has) really entered into comedy classic territory,” Jeremy Peter Johnson, who plays Axel Hammond in the production, said.

With the play having debuted in Milwaukee and having had multiple restagings in the city, Johnson said he felt there was an important “homegrown” aspect of the play.

Michael Doherty, who plays Rick Steadman, said he fell in love with the play when he first attempted to direct it in high school. He said that personal connection to the piece prompted him and fiancée Alex

Photo by Claire Gallagher claire.gallagher@marquette.edu

Castmates Alex Keiper and Michael Doherty relocated their upcoming wedding from Philadelphia to Milwaukee to act in this production.

these 30-somethings but liberally minded and trying to move forward with our lives and our ambitions and trying to help each other do the same thing,” Keiper said.

Johnson said college students can also find inspiration in the plot.

“When I talk to college students now, I detect this underlying anxiety, real or imagined, about ‘Oh my gosh, I’m about to go out into the world,’” Johnson said.

“I think what might be appealing about this play is seeing people not much older than a college student navigating adult life … with some wit and some grace but really with a lot of heart under it.”

Aside from its comedic value, the play was also ahead of its time in challenging societal ideas, Keiper said.

“We’re set in the late ’70s, so there’s still a lot of growing to do

in terms of feminism, but in terms of plays that were written around this time, Larry Shue is really good at writing women — they feel like people,” Keiper said. “So often in plays they don’t feel like people … like they’re just there for the love story and that’s it.”

Keiper said she hopes the audience takes away a message of selfadvocacy from the play.

“Saying what’s honest or saying what you need in the moment from the people around you — whether or not you’re going to get it — it’s not going to be as awful as you think it’s going to be,” Keiper said.

Tickets can be bought on The Rep’s website, with showtimes varying by day. The Rep will offer College Night Nov. 14, where students can buy a ticket and a preshow meal for $15.

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STAFF EDITORIAL

Ombuds office elimination detrimental to faculty, staff

The ombuds office consisted of a part-time staff member who provided university faculty and staff with confidential support and resources.

The university eliminated the office and position as part of a cost management process Sept. 5, not gathering public input before the decision.

The decision takes away faculty and staff resources after the university laid off 24 staff members and did not fill 49 vacancies to save money pending decreases in higher education enrollment, leaving remaining staff members with feelings of uncertainty.

It also comes after university considerations to downsize the College of Education and its decision to merge student resource centers into the Office of Engagement and Inclusion.

To further disinvest in employee support only amplifies feelings of uneasiness on campus. The move to eliminate the ombuds office undermines the university’s value of “cura personalis,” or “care for the whole person.”

Moreover, dissolving the ombuds office ignores the prevalence of gender inequity. The office was created as part of a task force on gender equity in 2001, according to a memorandum issued to the university by the Committee on Diversity and Equity Oct. 17.

Kali Murray, a law professor and member of the Committee on Diversity and Equity, told the Marquette Wire that the ombuds office helped address at the time “a very unequal environment between female and male faculty members.”

Though workplace conditions have since improved for women

across fields, effects of systemic sexism linger in all of society’s institutions. It is essential that the university considers the unique challenges faced by women in academia. The ombuds office provided a neutral outlet to address concerns in the workplace.

Though other options for reporting such concerns exist, they are not suitable for faculty and staff members who wish to address an issue that may not fall within the jurisdiction of those entities.

For instance, the Title IX office internally handles sexual harassment and misconduct complaints before issuing its decision on a case, sometimes resulting in disciplinary action from the university. The other option is reporting an incident to Marquette University Police Department, which can refer to criminal charges against a perpetrator.

The ombuds office served as a place to resolve concerns that could not be addressed in either entity. It also provided another avenue for faculty and staff members who did not wish to escalate their situation by reporting to the Title IX office or MUPD. Other resources do not provide the same support at the ombuds office. The Title IX Office, MUPD and other offices provide their own strengths as reporting outlets, but should not serve as substitutes for the ombuds office.

Eliminating the office leaves faculty and staff to seek support from an incongruent third-party resource or remain silent. It will undoubtedly have negative long-term effects on the work environment for Marquette employees.

The university should prioritize faculty and staff’s mental and

emotional health. Maintaining an ombuds office would demonstrate Marquette’s commitment to these issues.

Furthermore, the university must practice transparency in its handling of the ombuds office.

Leaders did not openly communicate the decision to eliminate the office with faculty and staff who relied on the office for support. This disconnect creates tension between university administration and faculty and staff members, especially considering the numerous cost management changes instituted this semester. Engaging employees in dialogue about issues that affect them are essential.

Without faculty and staff resources or open communication, the administration devalues and disregards significant roles in sustaining the university’s success for years to come.

New York citizens rate the subway system poorly.

Based on my own experiences with public transportation, in cities such as Paris, Bern and Munich, major European cities provide a higher quality of transportation than the U.S. due to their accessibility, quickness and passenger capacity.

Databases like WorldAtlas have praised cities such as Berlin and Paris for their transportation systems. Their cleanliness and precise schedules set them apart from the dirty and often late trains and buses in major U.S. cities.

Since these services are more popular in European cities, buses, trains and subways are better managed than they are in U.S. cities. When I traveled into Paris via the Metro, I got to my destination on time.

When I traveled to St. Paul, Minnesota, via Amtrak, however, I arrived hours late. The experiences I had in Europe proved to me how flawed public transportation systems in the U.S. are.

Public transportation’s relationship with the public is mutually dependent: The public needs better transportation, but the transportation services can’t provide those services without more riders.

People should utilize public transportation to improve the quality of service. With more use, there will be more government incentive to fund transportation projects like railway and bus systems.

When more people use public transport, communities as a whole benefit. With fewer people driving, traffic runs more smoothly and people can get where they need to go faster. If more people were to take a bus or some type of transit system rather than individual cars, roads would be a lot less compact, allowing faster transportation much as a carpool lane does.

Communities also benefit from environmental factors of public transportation because, with fewer cars on the road, there will be lower carbon emissions. With over 270 million registered cars in the United States, having more people switch to public transportation can help limit our countries’ carbon emissions. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, cars produce 0.96 pounds of carbon dioxide per passenger-mile compared to 0.64 pounds in bus transit and 0.33 pounds in commuter rail.

Theoretically, public transportation should be extremely popular in

major U.S. cities and on-time stops, fair costs and environmental benefits should be set in place. However, decades of poor management of the subway system has led to ineffectiveness and unpopularity.

The blame for public disinterest rests with lawmakers for making public transportation so unappealPhoto via Flickr ing. New Yorkers blame their mayor Many riders give New York City subways poor ratings. and governor for their poor subway progressive steps in improving system. People are now shifting to its public transportation system, ride-share services like Uber from investing billions of dollars to enthe subway in New York. hance a public service. Other maU.S. public transportation’s un- jor cities across the country need cleanliness and unpredictable timing to follow New York’s lead. Even if make most forms of public transpor- services seem adequate, U.S. transtation in the U.S. unpopular. If the portation systems should strive for public transportation system in the the highest quality possible to better U.S. were to be improved in these serve its citizens. areas, more people would use it, creKevin Schablin is a freshman ating a healthier environment and a studying biological sciences. He more effective way to travel. can be reached at kevin.schablin@marquette.edu New York City is starting to take

United States should improve public transportation

Kevin Schablin

Public transportation, especially in large urban areas, provides many residents with an inexpensive way to get to where they need to go. Community residents need transportation to get to specific places at certain times, and, as of now, U.S. public transportation cannot offer that.

This is why so many Americans own cars, as they allow people a more individual approach to transportation. On the national level, according to the Pew Research Center, about 88% of American households own at least one car. For Milwaukee, about 82% of households own at least one car, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Some in Milwaukee can’t afford or choose not to buy a car, which leaves them reliant on the Milwaukee County Transit System. While Milwaukee is one of the more efficient urban areas for public transportation in the United States, many major European and Asian cities’ public transportation systems outdo their American counterparts.

Major U.S. cities like New York have public transportation systems, like the MTA, but 43% of

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Chilean students redefine journalism in tumultuous time Sheila Fogarty Chile has been protesting economic inequality under Sebastián Piñera’s presidency for over three weeks. Piñera has responded with military force, arresting more than 2,400 people since protests began. Five hundred thirty-five people have been injured and 20 have died.

In the midst of the chaos, the work of the Red Estudiantil de Información, a group of student journalists dedicated to covering the protests, has become the most influential form of media coverage on the issue. They’ve demonstrated the power of the press and of students.

Journalism students began REI in response to Chile’s current situation. The main purpose of the platform is to update Chileans on news and to communicate the

power of those protesting. With over 100 team members and 14 editors, REI uses social media — Instagram, Facebook and Twitter — to make its news quick and easy to process and access.

REI’s dedication to reporting and fighting for the rights of Chileans inspires me both as a journalist and a student. The fact that just over 100 students were able to create a news service that people depend on during a pivotal time shows what we, as students, are capable of.

In addition to reporting on protests, REI updates its local followers on operating supermarkets and public transport as well as curfew hours and specific citizen rights. The students expand upon their reporting by investigating and fact-checking content received from Instagram, Twitter, Facebook or Whatsapp. Doing this gathers as much outsider

information as possible while simultaneously making the current situation clear. Because REI regularly updates this information on a platform as accessible as social media, it prioritizes the safety of fellow Chileans in its reporting.

REI’s Instagram page is flooded with vivid images and videos of protests. Some protests are pictured as glorious: a sea of guitars held in the air, people standing on monuments in Salvador Dalí masks and a child banging on a pot. Other photos are more heart-wrenching, showing military vehicles, protesters in gas masks, tear gas and soldiers corralling protesters.

This coverage has accurately depicted the actual situation which protesting Chileans face, including their pride and power in protesting and the dangers that come with facing Piñera’s militant response. While large news

services like The Santiago Times have been covering the protests, none have been able to cover them as deeply or intimately as REI. Many articles published by The Santiago Times have reflected on specific protests or summarized Piñera’s response to them.

REI, on the other hand, reports live on Instagram TV from the protests. They create stories and post about the protests in great detail, emphasizing the work and power of the people against military forces. They do all of this with their own equipment, of their own accord and on their own.

“Some cell phones, free hands, and a couple of computers are the only things we need to bring information,” REI’s media statement says.

REI shows the power of students no matter the resources or financial support. The students who fuel REI have put all their

effort into creating this platform.

In just over three weeks, they gained extreme momentum, with 30,000 Instagram followers. REI stands out among Chilean news services and have redefined student journalism, showing the real power of communication is through dedication to a story.

The students also show the power of journalism through social media. Through their honesty, effectiveness, and prioritization of documenting for Chilean protestors, REI has emphasized the power of the youth. Their rigor should be modeled by students in all fields and especially by other young leaders.

Sheila Fogarty is a freshman studying anthropology and Spanish.

She can be reached at sheila. fogarty@marquette.edu

Duchess demonstrates appreciation, not appropriation Aminah Beg

During the week of Oct. 18, the Duchess and Duke of Cambridge — Kate Middleton and Prince William — took a Royal Tour of Pakistan. There, they explored the country’s culture and landscapes.

The couple’s communications secretary said how this was the most complex overseas tour the pair had ever completed. The couple’s itinerary aimed to pay respect to the historic relationship between Britain and Pakistan while focusing largely on Pakistan as it is today.

Nobody from the British Crown had visited the country for 13 years, so there was a lot riding on this tour. It was an extravagant event for both the people of Pakistan and the royal family.

Soon after Kate and William arrived in the South Asian country, the headlines and buzz across global media became all about their outfits and fashion choices.

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Every move was tracked, but more importantly, every piece of clothing they wore was summarized in detail. Every accessory Kate wore gave off a message that the duchess was clearly trying to portray.

The fashion pieces became a symbol of cross-cultural respect, awareness and outreach.

Kate wore traditional clothing produced by famous Pakistani designers like Maheen Khan who are known to have made clothing for infamous Pakistani figures, such as former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, the first woman to head a democratic government in a Muslim majority nation and other popular brands in the country. Kate also chose outfits that represented Pakistani colors like emerald green and white to represent the unity between the crown and Pakistan.

The question then becomes what about Kate’s outfits and dress were different from those that appropriate South Asian, or any other minority group’s, culture. What is the difference between the duchess’ and duke’s fashion statements and other world leader foreign visits, such as Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s flashy choices during his visit to India?

Britain’s historical imperialism is the cause of Pakistan’s tumultuous state. Kate’s fashion was used to try to make the people of Pakistan forget that, but I am choosing to overlook this in order to focus on the broader message behind her outfits.

There is a clear separation between appropriation and appreciation when it comes to clothing, accessories or even hairstyles. When understanding

the time and effort Kate’s team took to ensure that her outfits paid homage to Pakistan and its deep-rooted history of fashion, it is a lot easier to appreciate what she was wearing.

Some individuals do not understand that wearing traditional pieces of culture as a way to be “fashionable” or “trendy” can be harmful because they did not take the time to truly research and be informed about what they wear.

When girls wear bindis to music festivals or people go to Halloween parties dressed as Native Americans, they are not trying to do it to send a political message. They are not trying to appreciate the culture or history of the minorities from whom they are stealing fashion pieces.

Kate’s outfits depicted appreciation because they sent a political and cultural message of unity. Everything she wore was purposeful to respect Pakistani tradition and culture. Her outfits were not chosen because they were trendy, aesthetically pleasing or for enjoyment.

When an individual believes there are no consequences to appropriation, such as wearing a sombrero and speaking an incoherent version of what they believe to be Spanglish, it is only further perpetuating the negative and hurtful stereotypes and discrimination minorities face for simply being who they are. One cannot steal a part of someone else’s identity and culture because they want to, but it is especially dangerous when the individuals practicing appropriation — Caucasians — are ones oppressing minority communities.

If a white person was to wear

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The Duchess and Duke of Cambridge, Kate Middleton and Prince William, traveled to Pakistan this October in historic royal visit.

an important item of another culture, they would not receive the same discrimination and harsh treatment that minorities face because of the color of their skin and identity. When someone wears that same piece of clothing because it is their culture, they receive backlash and hate from white people.

White people must use their privilege and status to appreciate other cultures instead of appropriate them, which Kate did during her visit to Pakistan.

People must educate them-

selves about minority culture and the fashion pieces they put on their bodies. They must learn more about what it means to the history of these people instead of using cultures when it is easy.

People cannot forget the past.

Instead, they should appreciate it and use clothing as a means of respect, meanwhile raising awareness of the prevalence of minority oppression.

Aminah Beg is a junior studying public relations and cognitive science. She can be reached at aminah.beg@marquette.edu

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Wojo, Scholl embrace upcoming NCAA rule

Photo by Katerina Pourliakas katerina.pourliakas@marquette.edu

Head men’s basketball coach Steve Wojciechowski addresses local media during the team’s media day Oct. 17 at the Al McGuire Center. Wojciechowski is in his sixth season at MU.

Athletes to profit off name, likeness, image by early 2021

By John Steppe

john.steppe@marquette.edu

In the wake of the NCAA’s move to allow athletes to profit off their own names, images and likenesses, Marquette athletic director Bill Scholl and head men’s basketball coach Steve Wojciechowski voiced their support for the decision.

The NCAA’s Board of Governors, its top governing body, voted unanimously to approve the measure.

However, it comes with some restrictions.

The fifth-year athletic director said the NCAA needs to have

some “guardrails” to ensure it remains in control.

“There have to be some market-kind of analytics put into it,” Scholl said. “If a student-athlete begins to get paid simply for signing an autograph, and the values seem to be out of whack with the market, how do you manage that?”

He also said those “guardrails” include preventing studentathletes from entering contracts with companies who conflict with university sponsors.

The Oct. 28 vote included a required “distinction between collegiate and professional opportunities.” Scholl said he interpreted that as just another way to make clear the vote does not signify approval of universities directly paying athletes, known as pay

for play.

Wojciechowski jokingly said the vote came “about 25 years too late.”

“Our sport — men’s basketball has been trending in that direction for a while,” Wojciechowski said.

“It makes complete sense to me to come up with a way to handle it where players can be compensated for their name, image and likeness. That ship has sailed. It’s not coming back to port.”

He said it’s just a matter of figuring out how to implement it.

“The pathway to that is something we should put all our best minds together and figure out for the benefit of the student-athlete,” Wojciechowski said.

Scholl said the Oct. 28 announcement was an “interim step” in the process. BIG EAST

commissioner Val Ackerman, the co-chair of the NCAA’s committee on the topic, has kept the athletic directors and presidents of member schools “very engaged,” Scholl said.

The change came following increasing pressure from state legislatures across the country.

California passed a law Sept.

30 allowing athletes to profit off their names and likenesses starting in 2023, and other states are in the process of passing similar bills.

Changes could be immediate or as late as January 2021, per the Oct. 28 announcement.

Scholl expressed concern over what could happen if each state has different legislation on this issue.

“I just think that is an untenable

situation if we’re trying to have a competitive and fairly-level playing field around the country,” Scholl said. “I don’t know how we could have one set of rules in Wisconsin, a different set of rules in Illinois and a different set of rules in Minnesota and so on.”

Moving forward, Scholl said he is open to future ideas on how to add more benefits for studentathletes but does not support any form of pay for play.

“I can’t tell you exactly where the line is … but I wouldn’t want to see it cross over into a pay for play situation,” Scholl said. “As new ideas come to the surface, we should constantly be evaluating new ideas and new ways to, the word I would use, is modernize. It’s certainly time for us to modernize some of this stuff.”

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ESPORTS

Club awaits facility, prepares for first varsity season Team to use AMU Brooks Lounge as competitive space

By Bryan Geenen

bryan.geenen@marquette.edu

As Marquette’s esports club prepares for its first season as a varsity-level sport, it’s closer to having a home on campus.

Patrick Glogovsky, the esports club president and senior in the College of Communication, said his first goal is finding a central location where the esports team can meet and grow closer as a team.

The team practices and competes individually in participants’ respective apartments or dorm rooms, but the team’s permanent competitive space will be in half of the Brooks Lounge in the Alumni Memorial Union, Glogovsky and senior associate athletic director Scott Kuykendall said. Glogovsky said the university is looking to build it “in the next year or so.”

Kuykendall told the Marquette Wire in August that the goal is to have the space ready by the start of the League of Legends season in January.

“We’re going to have as much access to (the space) as we

want,” Glogovsky said. “That’ll be a great step for Marquette gaming and esports in general.”

The esports community at Marquette is broken up into separate video games and teams of players for each game. Each team practices up to three times a week and has other opportunities based on which game they play.

Esports has nine teams: Rocket League, Rainbow Six (Siege), Call of Duty, Counter Strike, two League of Legends teams and two Super Smash Bros teams. The Rocket League team and one of the League of Legends teams will compete on the varsity level, but the each member of the club team has jerseys with his/her screen name on it.

Each game has its own coach.

Rocket League head coach Travis Palmer echoed Glogovsky’s hope for an esports gathering space.

“It would be awesome because having each player (sitting) next to each other is just a better atmosphere. When you can see the excitement, the enthusiasm of your teammates in person instead of just hearing their voice, it’s just so much better,” said Palmer, who is not a Marquette student but volunteered to coach.

Riley O’Brien, the club’s vice president and a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences, said the facility would improve the team’s performance in practices and tournaments.

“A lot of what you’re doing when you’re practicing can be achieved digitally, but … to be able to push it to the next level is important,” O’Brien said.

“The acquisition of a physical space would really help with communication, getting to know everyone and solidifying the community.”

The sport has seen a rise in popularity in terms of attention and people hoping to become members of the team, Glogovsky said.

“A lot more people have signed up and joined up,” junior in the College of Arts & Sciences and captain of the Rocket League team Joshua Fendry-Gill said. “Even people who aren’t in the club are asking about it or asking if they can join, so it’s definitely becoming more popular.”

Glogovsky said the team has seen exponential growth from his freshman year, when the club was born.

“We had 100 people at our first meeting, which is up from seven at our first meeting three

or four years ago. It’s insane,” Glogovsky said, “Every year, we get more people from (Organization Fest) coming in and wanting to be a part of something great, and our popularity numbers keep rising.”

However, Glogovsky said the teams don’t take just anyone. They went through an application process, which included tryouts for every competitor at the beginning of the fall semester.

O’Brien said he believes the team increase in members can be attributed to Marquette’s promotion of the team from club to a varsity sport improved its visibility.

“I really do think the news of Marquette taking it seriously and adding a DI program got a lot of people interested,” O’Brien said. “I do think we have better talent on our teams now … some people might not have been motivated to come out before when we were just a club. Now, they’re seeing that this might be the opportunity to shine.”

Recruiting is another huge step that the program hopes to take in the next couple years, Glogovsky said.

“In five years, I hope we have students come to Marquette to

play video games and for scholarships,” Glogovsky said. “That will be a thing for sure down the line, but when that will be is up for debate.”

The high school search for talent isn’t taking place right now for Marquette esports.

Glogovsky said the team is mostly recruiting through OFest or word of mouth, but he hopes to build that in the future.

“The thing that I’d look forward to is the chance to get recruited. Hopefully, there will be high school options to play,” Fendry-Gill said. “Like a basketball player can get recruited, like there will be film on them and the school can reach out and offer them a scholarship and say, ‘Come play for us,’ and as of now, there’s no way to do that.”

Among current players, there’s no shortage of optimism about where esports could go in the future.

“In 10 years, we’ll have players having the salaries as much as a basketball player,” Glogovsky said. “In 10 years, they’ll have the same salaries, the same benefits, they’ll be as popular as a basketball player, if not more so. It’ll just be your traditional sport.”

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Marquette’s varsity League of Legends team poses during the team’s Media Day Oct. 27 at the Al McGuire Center. The team has jerseys with each player’s screen names on the back.

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CROSS COUNTRY

Men, women finish fourth, sixth at BIG EAST meet Burd, McGauley among top runners at home course

By Matt Yeazel

matthew.yeazel@marquette.edu

Marquette finished fourth on the men’s side and sixth on the women’s side Saturday in the BIG EAST Championships. The Golden Eagles did not have to go far for the tournament, as Marquette hosted it at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside’s campus.

The meet took place in muddy and snowy conditions, which played a big factor in the race, redshirt senior Ryan Burd said in a statement.

“Although we prepared for this, it was still a bit of a shock when we started running,” Burd said. “You lose a lot of traction and speed going up the hill. Despite that, it was a gritty race and we were able to run through it.”

Seniors led both Marquette’s men’s and women’s teams. Ryan Burd, Daniel Pederson, and Brad Eagan led the way for the men’s team, and Caitlin McGauley led the way for the women’s team. All four of those athletes won All-BIG EAST honors for their performances.

Following the seniors, four men’s runners finished in the top 30: junior Alex Gill, sophomores August Beyer and Jordan Janusiak and freshman Greg Van Hollen. On the women’s side, sophomore Lauren Neiheisel and junior Emily Foley placed in the top 30, and freshman Kate Jochims finished just outside the top 30 at 32nd place.

For many of these runners, this was the last race of the cross country regular season. They will look ahead to track and field, which starts indoor season shortly after winter break.

The team will next take part in the NCAA Great Lakes Regional in Madison.

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Junior runner Paolo Tiongson competes in the 2019 BIG EAST Championships on UW-Parkside’s campus.

WOMEN’S SOCCER

Bombacino makes history with back-to-back hat tricks Sophomore forward leads Golden Eagles in goals in 2019

By John Leuzzi

john.leuzzi@marquette.edu

During his 24 years at Marquette, women’s soccer head coach Markus Roeders has seen a lot. But until this year, he has never seen what sophomore forward Alyssa Bombacino achieved last month.

The Naperville, Illinois, native made history during the women’s soccer team’s games against Seton Hall and Villanova. She became the first MU player to have hat tricks, or three goals in one match, in back-to-back games.

“As long as I have been here, I can’t remember a player scoring three goals back to back,” Roeders said.

Bombacino, whom her teammates and coaches often call “Bomba,” added a scoring spark when the team was desperately

searching for offensive success.

“Obviously I was pretty excited.

Seton Hall, I was excited, but Villanova is a really good team so I was even more excited because of that,” Bombacino said. “It was just kind of cool to have them back to back because I would have never expected it.”

Each goal against Villanova came in a significantly different scenario, which Roeders said shows how skilled she is.

“She is someone who is just looking for opportunities and puts

Photo by Jordan Johnson jordan.d.johnson@marquette.edu

Sophomore forward Alyssa Bombacino (15) maintains possession despite a nearby Creighton defender.

herself in right spots at the right time,” Roeders said. “In the 18 (yard box), for her, things might just slow down a little bit.”

Roeders said she sometimes will take an extra touch on the ball to help her score.

The nursing major’s success from this stretch earned her the honor of BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week for the week of Oct. 21. Bombacino has brought plenty of success for MU in the past as well.

Last year the forward started six out of the team’s last seven games, scoring three goals and tallying six points.

Her success toward the end of the season earned the Nequa Valley High School standout a spot on the BIG EAST All-Freshman Team.

“I obviously didn’t expect anything coming in, so I thought it was nice getting recognition,” Bombacino said.

Bombacino said she didn’t change much with her game between the 2018 and 2019 seasons, but she honed her skills with her summer team, Team Chicago Academy.

Entering this season, she found herself in a similar role as the beginning of last year: coming off the bench.

Roeders said it was just a matter of time before his staff found a formation that allowed Bombacino to get back into the starting lineup.

“At some point in time she just

settled in,” Roeders said. “She is one of those players who are pretty consistent and don’t have many of those down moments.”

Bombacino and Roeders said the team’s current formation brings out her best trait: an attacking mindset.

“I am someone who wants to … take on the defender or take on the chance that is there,” Bombacino said.

“She has that nose to go to the goal. She definitely has an attacking mentality in her game and her play,” Roeders said. “We need attacking and we need goal-scoring, and she is one of those players who can provide while finishing her chances.”

Roeders said he sees his forward as relatively quiet, but in the future, he said he wants her to become louder.

“Her leadership is more on the quiet side,” Roeders said. “It is more of leading by example and just being out there and giving that same consistent effort.”

As the Golden Eagles enter the offseason after falling a win short of making the BIG EAST Tournament, Roeders said he hopes to be able to keep seeing this type of production from Bombacino.

“She is competitive, wants to win, loves to be out there and is in a really good groove right now of her career,” Roeders said.

“Hopefully, we can keep sparking that flame.”

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MEN’S SOCCER

Chance at conference tournament berth must wait MU needs win at DePaul following 2-1 loss to Seton Hall

By Tyler Peters

tyler.peters@marquette.edu

Men’s soccer dropped its final home match of the season 2-1 against the Seton Hall Pirates in overtime Saturday night.

With the loss, MU falls into a two-way tie for seventh place in the BIG EAST and 7-8-1 overall. The Golden Eagles have now lost two consecutive BIG EAST matchups and would not make the BIG EAST Men’s Tournament if the season ended Saturday.

Along with an MU win Wednesday, the Golden Eagles need either Butler or Villanova to win or tie for Marquette to get a spot in the BIG EAST Tournament.

“Now we’ve got to (get in the BIG EAST tournament) the hard way,” Bennett said. “It’ll be essential (to get a win) otherwise the season is over.”

“Hugely disappointed,” head coach Louis Bennett said.

“Soccer is a beautifully cruel game. The margin for error at this time of the year is very, very small. We’ve got to make sure we’re on the right side of that equation.”

Seton Hall University got on the board first with a goal from senior forward Carlton McKenzie off a Sean MacLeod cross in the 21st minute.

Photo by Jordan Johnson jordan.d.johnson@marquette.edu

Senior midfielder Luka Prpa (10) directs traffic with the ball against the Seton Hall Pirates in Marquette’s 2-1 loss. Prpa had three total shots.

“The first 20 minutes, we just didn’t play,” Bennett said. “Then we got back into the game (but) couldn’t score.”

Senior midfielder Connor Alba almost tied the game for the Golden Eagles in the 42nd

Photo by Jordan Johnson jordan.d.johnson@marquette.edu

Louis Yuill played right back in Marquette’s last home game this year.

minute, but Pirates goalkeeper Andreas Nota saved it to keep MU off the board.

Marquette finished the half outshooting SHU 7-5.

The Golden Eagles racked up several high-quality scoring chances in the second half. Senior forward Josh Coan scored his team-leading sixth goal of the season in the 71st minute to tie the game at 1-1. “(Coan) has played well all season,” Bennett said. “He’s done a really nice job. He’s a player that other teams (have) got to stop.”

Just three minutes into the first overtime, McKenzie tallied his second goal of the match to secure the win for the Pirates.

“In the end, we conceded a really easy goal,” sophomore goalkeeper Cedrik Stern said. “It was unlucky.”

“We had chances in the second half to put the game away,” Bennett said.

Stern made several key stops to keep Marquette in the game and made six saves in total.

The loss came on Senior Night. Several of Marquette’s seniors have played important roles in the Golden Eagles’ fight for a spot in the BIG EAST Tournament.

“The seniors have an incredible impact on all of us,” Stern said. “On the field, off the field,

they’ve invested so much in the program and they’re role models for all of us.”

This was the third time this season MU has played in an overtime match, and MU is 1-11 overall in those matches.

Marquette will play its final game of the season on Wednesday at DePaul University at 2 p.m. with a spot in the BIG EAST Tournament on the line.

Photo by Jordan Johnson jordan.d.johnson@marquette.edu

Sophomore goalie Cedrik Stern started in goal against the Pirates.

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Sports

The Marquette Tribune

Tuesday, November 5, 2019

VOLLEYBALL

Barber experiences success on court, in classroom Senior outside hitter scores in 98th percentile on MCAT

By Zoe Comerford

isabel.comerford@marquette.edu

There was a time when senior outside hitter Allie Barber considered abandoning her volleyball career.

“I actually wanted to quit my first year because I was so bad,” Barber said. “I played basketball and I swam at the time, so I was so busy I didn’t really spend a lot of time on volleyball.”

Though she didn’t take an immediate liking to the sport, she is now a leader for Marquette volleyball. She is also a devoted student, one of the reasons she was chosen as a finalist for the 2019 volleyball Senior CLASS Award Oct. 25.

“I get to see all the people who are supporting me and really care to see me do well,” Barber said. “Overall I just feel so blessed.”

Barber was nominated as one of 10 finalists for the 2019 volleyball Senior CLASS Award recognizing NCAA Division I seniors for excellence in community, classroom, character and competition.

“The academic attitude, the athletic attitude. Just everything about her is exactly what you want in (the Senior CLASS) award,” Marquette head coach Ryan Theis said. “She embodies it perfectly.”

One of the reasons the Cedarburg, Wisconsin, native committed to Marquette was because it gave her a balance of “great academics” and sports. Barber has been recognized for her achievements in the classroom as a two-time BIG EAST AllAcademic honoree.

As a biomedical sciences major, Barber has maintained a 3.98 GPA despite traveling for volleyball.

“She’s really bright,” Theis said. “She didn’t tell us that.

I had to start asking her about when she gets her results and what her grades were. … She’s academically gifted for sure.”

Besides studying hard, Barber said Marquette prepared her extremely well for the Medical College Admission Test. The MCAT is an almost eight-hour multiple choice exam that tests skills and knowledge that examinees must have as medical professionals, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges.

“Studying isn’t as much of a chore as it is interesting,” Barber said. “All the different classes I’ve taken, different professors

have all helped shape my critical thinking, a skill I was really able to apply on the MCAT.” After taking the exam this past May, Barber’s score was in the 98th percentile. “(The MCAT) was six months of studying,” Barber said. “It boils down to one day, you can have a good day or a bad day.

Luckily I did well.”

Unlike fellow graduates Jenna Rosenthal and Anna Haak, Barber said she does not want to play professionally. She wants to attend medical school, which

program, which is the Hospital Elder Life Program,” Barber said. “It’s preventing delirium with elderly patients who are in the hospital for a while.”

Barber said Marquette has shaped her as a person, making her more compassionate and caring due to its values and “cura personalis,” which translates to “care for the whole person.”

The Cedarburg, Wisconsin, native has progressed on the court as well.

“I’ve watched (my recruiting video) and was like, ‘Why did

an American Volleyball Coaches Association All-East Coast Region member and AVCA Honorable Mention All-American.

Last season she was an AVCA Second-Team All-American, AVCA East-Coast Region Player of the Year and a part of the AllConference First Team.

“Some smaller outside hitters might need a four-step approach to jump and be able to hit a high, hard ball and she just doesn’t need that much of a runway because of her physicality and size,” Theis said. “She can

Photo by Jordan Johnson jordan.d.johnson@marquette.edu

Outside hitter Allie Barber attempts a kill against Green Bay’s Shannon Coughlin (3) and Anna Eaton (13).

Barber said is a rigorous process consisting of taking the MCAT, completing applications and secondary applications, writing essays, requesting letters of recommendations from professors and managing interview invitations.

“I’m in the process right now of interviewing,” Barber said. “I applied to a bunch (of schools) on the east coast and in the Midwest-area.”

She said she wants to go into orthopedic surgery and sports medicine, which is what she’s been around the most.

When she’s not at the Al McGuire Center, Barber also volunteers at Aurora Sinai Medical Center about a block north of campus.

“I’m working with the HELP

anyone ever decide to recruit me because I was so bad,’” Barber said. “I’ve also grown a lot as a person and become more outgoing and more of a leader.”

When Barber arrived at Marquette, she was a middle hitter, not an outside hitter.

“She evolved into a right side and then that first spring became a left side hitter,” Theis said.

“She really evolved through almost three positions through the span of a year.”

As a Golden Eagle, the 6-foot-5 outside hitter has built a lengthy resume. In 2016, she was Co-Freshman of the Year and part of the All-BIG EAST First Team. As a sophomore in 2017, she was a unanimous AllBIG EAST First Team honoree, BIG EAST Player of the Year,

get into an attacking position quicker than almost anybody else that size, which is what makes her so good.”

Barber doesn’t serve often due to the team’s rotations, but Theis said her serve is extremely effective, especially when she defends behind it.

“We used it in some pretty pivotal moments this year,” Theis said. “She can’t serve 700 balls a day and then swing at 100, her arm’s going to fall off at some point.”

Barber said she leads by example on the court. While fellow senior setter Lauren Speckman is the vocal leader on the floor, Barber said she’s tried to become a bigger vocal leader this season.

“Between the two of us, we re-

ally try to take charge and help everyone else on the team with what’s going on (and) planning,” Barber said.

“She’s a terrific leader,” Theis said. “When you’ve got one of the best players in the country believing in what’s right, making good decisions on and off the court and having good relationships with teammates and trying to help teammates in need, it’s a terrific combination.”

While making it to the Sweet 16 last season was something Barber said she’ll remember forever, her favorite memory from 2019 was beating then-No. 4 Wisconsin in Madison.

While Barber’s team goals align with her teammates’ — trying to make it as far as possible — her personal goal is to live in the moment.

“Time is limited, and, unfortunately, I won’t get to play volleyball (next season),” Barber said. “So right now, I’m just trying to make the most of what I have.”

Barber is currently on track to be the program’s all-time leading scorer. She is 3rd all-time on Marquette’s kill list with 1,710 kills, just 23 kills away from surpassing current all-time kills leader and Marquette Hall of Famer Theresa Coughlin, who has 1,733 kills.

Theis said Barber has been a crucial part of transforming Marquette into a top-10 program.

“Her ability to score points is better than just about anybody out there in the country,” Theis said.

Moving forward, Theis will see another Barber on the floor, but she’ll be in a Villanova uniform. Allie’s younger sister Maddie is a Villanova volleyball commit for the class of 2024. The two sisters are incredibly close.

“We didn’t always used to be (this close),” Allie said. “As we got older, I don’t know why we ever (fought) because we’re like the same person.”

Theis said it will be weird playing against Allie’s sister in future years. He said in less than two weeks, Maddie will come to the Nov. 15 Georgetown match wearing a Marquette shirt and the next day she’ll come wearing a Villanova shirt.

“We have a great relationship with her family, and her sister going to Villanova leads to some jokes,” Theis said.

Allie said her mom was her first inspiration to continue playing volleyball since she convinced Allie to stay in the sport one more year back when she started.

“She’s like, ‘You might like it, just stick with it,’” Allie said.

“I’m so grateful I did.”