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A field full of controversy Pinwheels on AMU lawn bring attention to pro-life movement By Megan Woolard
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Campus had mixed feelings about the pinwheel display outside the AMU.
“Beautiful” and “triggering” were some of the polarizing words used to describe the pinwheel display put on by Marquette for Life, a pro-life student organization, that was outside of the Alumni Memorial Union last week. The display was put up in honor of “Respect for Life” week, a week that many Catholics acknowledge as time to respect the dignity of all lives. “It’s a time where our club can focus on bringing the most dignity to all communities and really making sure that we set aside time to reflect on what matters and stand up for those
who really need it,” Lucy Wirtz, a senior in the College of Communication and the service chair for Marquette For Life, said. As part of “Respect for Life” week, Marquette for Life put up a pinwheel display outside of the AMU. “The first purpose of the display is to show people who are willing to help women who are in need. And the second is to show that there are already women being helped, who are choosing life and have hope for their futures because there are women and men who are there to support them,” Wirtz said. Each pinwheel represents five women served through pregnancy centers and who have received supplies, counseling or any sort of care after making the decision to See FIELD page 3
Fossil Free MU presents letter to Board of Trustees Campus group continues to push for full divestment By Connor Baldwin
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Recently, Fossil Free Marquette came out with a “Marquette-Divestment-Letter” calling the Board of Trustees and University President Michael Lovell to take action and divest in fossil fuel engagement in compliance with values and statements made by outside institutions. Fossil Free Marquette is a
student-led organization created in 2019 with the main goal of getting Marquette to divest in fossil fuels and become more transparent in its reporting. Maddie Kuehn, a junior in the College of Art & Sciences is one of the co-founders of Fossil Free Marquette and shared her insights. “Our biggest goal right now is to get the money out of fossil fuels. But we also want that money to be invested into more renewable sources of energy,” Kuehn said As for transparency, Kuehn said all the information is there but difficult to find and INDEX
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unless you have time on your hands, it’s impractical. Kuehn said she has received a lot of support from many different organizations and students. Last spring, Fossil Free Marquette had a student referendum. Katie Breck, a senior in the college of Arts & Sciences and president of Marquette University Student Government, goes into more detail about the referendum. “In the referendum, students were asked to vote on a five-year plan for Marquette University to divest from corporations involved in the fossil fuel industry. The reNEWS
sults of the referendum were then presented to the MUSG Senate with Fossil Free Marquette’s recommendation to divest.” Breck said in an email. The referendum then passed through the senate and is continuously being addressed. As discussions continue surrounding divestment at Marquette, MUSG will be communicating with university administration and Fossil Free Marquette about the university’s investment strategies. At the same time, they will discuss the next steps to socially See LETTER page 2
Undergraduate costs go up along with room and board
By Megan Woolard and Benjamin Wells
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The university announced yesterday that a 2% increase to the undergraduate tuition cost for the 2022-23 academic year has been approved by the Board of Trustees. This brings the total cost for undergraduate tuition to $45,860. The increase was announced in a university statement Nov. 1. The statement said that bringing quality Jesuit education while balancing tuition costs is a “top priority.” In addition to the cost of tuition, room and board will increase by 3.5%. The university cited the reasons for this increase as due to “increasing costs of food products and operating and maintaining residence facilities.” Tution for the See TUITION page 2
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responsible investment. “We went along with our referendum and students were allowed to vote on it. 86.7% of the students who voted were in support of fossil fuel divestment … I feel confident that if you walked up to anyone and asked them about fossil fuel divestment they would know about it,” Kuehn said. The letter written by Fossil Free Marquette claims that Marquette’s Board of Trustees is violating the Wisconsin law and is breaking away from Jesuit values. “Climate change is an existential threat to humanity and our environment,” the letter said. “Yet the Board of Trustees has repeatedly refused to apply Marquette’s values to its investment activity.” The letter claims that around $9 to $18 million of Marquette’s endowment has been invested in fossil fuel stocks. with $5 million in direct investment. Fossil Free Marquette claims that the university is violating the law of Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act which provides guidance on how charitable organizations manage their investments for charitable funds and endowment spending. Fossil Free Marquette claims that “continued investment in fossil fuels by the Board of Trustees violates
the fiduciary duties spelled out in the Wisconsin Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act.” They also claim that by having investments still in fossil fuel industries it goes against statements made by the pope and the Vatican, in which they remarked that it is morally and theologically imperative to divest in nonrenewable energy. The points discussed in the letter have been signed and supported by many on campus and outside parties. One of those parties is the Marquette University College Democrats, as they have expressed their support for the cause. Robert Miller, a junior in the college of Art & Sciences and former chair of College Democrats, is a close friend of Kuehn and supporter for Fossil Fuel Divestment. Miller said participating in local government and community movements are simple but effective ways of being involved. “Some of these projects may seem not as important but for the efficient function of the committee, it’s incredibly important. Every little task does help. And the knowledge gained from that experience will help in combating the climate crisis,” Miller said. Miller said that creating these dialogues is an important step in changing
the crisis. “How can everyone get involved and informed? Just talk. You know the saying ‘the truth will set you free,’ well the truth about the environment will set us all free. Free from fossil fuels and climate issues,” Miller said. The issue of fossil fuel divestment is not just on one side of the political spectrum, either. Miller said that College Democrats and College Republicans have communicated about the policies. He said the openness between parties makes it more comfortable to talk about climate issues. One thing Miller wants people to take away is to learn and listen to your neighbor. “You aren’t going to be able to tackle a crisis, without actually learning about the crisis,” Miller said. One movement that gives Kuehn and Fossil Free Marquette encouragement is Divest Harvard. In September Harvard University announced that it would be pulling all money away from fossil fuel investments. Creighton University has also announced that it will fully divest in fossil fuels within the next 10 years. As reported in the Harvard Independent, “The trajectory of the Divest Harvard offers insights into how students can directly change one of the most powerful and wealthy institutions in the world.”
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2021-22 school year remained the same for Marquette, at $44,970 before financial aid. They were one of the first private universities to make the decision not to increase the cost of attendance last fall after the COVID-19 pandemic. “As a top-tier university recognized for both its value and impact, Marquette University sets the standard in Catholic, Jesuit education. We understand that a college degree
is a significant financial investment for our students, and approximately 99% of Marquette undergraduates receive financial aid in the form of scholarships, grants, loans and/or student employment,” University spokesperson Kevin Conway said in an e-mail. Conway also said the university allocates 170 million dollars in financial aid to Marquette students each year. “With respect to how the university
sets tuition rates, the Board of Trustees carefully considers both affordability and the rising costs necessary to deliver a world class education,” Conway said in an e-mail. Additionally, Conway said that the cost of tuition helps cover services that support student like access to technology, campus safety and “various required administrative expenses such as insurance.” There will be no tuition increase
for students in the School of Dentistry or full-time students in the law school. Students pursuing a Master of Science in nursing will also not experience a tuition increase. For the online strategic communication program, there will be a per credit increase of $15. There will be $25 per credit increase for graduate programs and the Graduate School of Management. However, a select group of graduate programs
including programs in Christian Doctrine, English, Languages, Literatures and Cultures, History, Theology and Philosophy will not experience a tuition increase. Official university letters will be sent out to students’ home addresses in November detailing information related to the tuition increase.
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Each pinwheel on the AMU lawn represented five women who had been helped by pregnancy centers in the local area.
continue on with their pregnancy. However, Emma Unholz, a junior in the College of Business Administration and president of Marquette Empowerment, the intersectional feminist group on campus, has a different idea of what those pinwheels represent. “When you consider that all the pinwheels represent women that were helped by pregnancy centers, to me that means those are all the women that were manipulating into not terminating the pregnancy,” Unholz said. Matthew Valentino, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences and a member of Marquette for Life, sees the display in a different light. “Looking out for single mothers, that’s what we really care about and respecting every
life not only the lives of our friends, but the local community, as well as babies, adults, we think it’s really important to value every life equally,” Valentino said. However, not everyone felt that Marquette For Life’s display showed respect for others’ lives. Some students felt that the display could be triggering to those on campus with past experiences involving abortion. “This decision is never made with ease or without careful thought. Displays like this one antagonizes women into thinking that abortion is never a plausible option for them,” Erika Escamilla, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences, said. In order for a student organi-
zation to hold an event or public display, they must go through an approval process. This process is partially conducted through MARQUEE, the student o r g a n i z a t i o n web portal. Student organizations can either request a space or approval for the event first. Lee said that the order doesn’t matter and that different student organizations go about it in their own way. Regardless of order, all events must obtain approval from the Office of Engagement and Inclusion. “These steps are reviewed with student organization leaders at “student organization 101 sessions” coordinated by OEI/Demetria Anderson. The Event Confirmation our office sends also includes a statement
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that they must also obtain approval from OEI,” Linda Lee, assistant director for events services at the AMU, said in an email. Even though Marquette for Life’s display was approved by the university, members of campus have questioned whether or not it was appropriate. “Having this display at the AMU, which represents the core of Marquette’s student body, inherently ties its views with Marquette. Such a controversial issue, that targets women and their right to bodily autonomy, should not be set in a place where many students go to and pass on their way to and from class. It is not the place for large political displays,” Escamilla said. Wirtz acknowledges that the display may make some members of the campus community upset, but invites those who are into conversation. “There are a lot of people who don’t really understand where we are coming from and who are deeply wounded by this topic,” Wirtz said. “I would love to sit down with any of them, I’m never going to shove this down your throat. I want it to be something that’s hopeful and beautiful and brings joy to peoples’ lives. We’re just trying to find common ground and show that there’s beauty in this movement.” Phoebe Goebel and Tim Littau contributed to this report.
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Family and friends back ‘#LovellStrong’
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University President Michael Lovell’s diagnosis came in September, he was diagnosed with sarcoma. and called my parents. ...I had this big knife in my hand, and my nosis, Anna said it was difficult having mom was like, ‘you’re going to want to President Lovell’s diagnosis brought to put that down for this,’” Marissa Lovell, the public. “It’s definitely been interesting having community and school-based health something so private and personal that’s promotion coordinator for Lane County, typically in someone’s family go public. said. Marissa said her initial reaction of It was definitely difficult to hear the news hearing her dad’s cancer diagnosis was and not be able to tell anybody because By Julia Abuzzuhab shocking, and she said she wanted to get of that ... I think his team is optimistic,” julia.abuzzuhab@marquette.edu on a plane and be with her family right Anna said. Anna said she is appreciative that she is University President Michael Lovell’s away to support them all. in close proximity to her father so she can Anna Lovell, a senior in the College of daughter Marissa was 2,173.8 miles stop by and say hello whenever and ocaway, at home in Eugene, Oregon, when Business Administration, suspected there casionally go home with him to have dinwere health issues with her father, and she first heard the news of her father’s when she heard of him and her mother ner with her family. She was also able to diagnosis. delay moving into her campus apartment “My mom texted me asking if there going to a doctor’s appointment she by a week or two to spend more quality was a good time she could call, and I called immediately afterward. time with President Lovell. “[I] was like, ‘can you please tell me asked if it was urgent and she didn’t say “I’m very close with my dad and so ... it was urgent, so I went and did my post- what’s going on?’” Anna said. from people I’ve spoken with it sounds Being on campus throughout his diagwork routine ... [I] started making dinner
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like it’s a great opportunity to become even closer,” Anna said. “I’ve spoken with other people whose parents have had cancer, and they say if there’s one thing that they really learned from it is that it helps them have a closer, deeper relationship with them.” Marissa said she plans on returning to Milwaukee to be with her family during Thanksgiving for a few days, over Christmas and hopefully sometime this spring when her work schedule allows. Anna and Marissa both said that their father’s cancer team is “optimistic” and “hopeful” that his treatment plan is working. Currently, Marissa said Lovell is undergoing chemotherapy and radiation treatment to battle sarcoma. Due to chemotherapy, Lovell noticed he was starting to lose his hair when he and Anna went apple picking. Instead of letting her dad go through the situation alone, Anna said she suggested going along with him to his haircut appointment to “make it fun.” “While he [the hairdresser] was shaving off his hair ... he was like, ‘you know what would be fun? Let’s do a mohawk,’ and so he did a mohawk. He spiked it up and everything, and we got some pictures — we were laughing the whole time, so it was a great memory for us to have rather than it being something that would be difficult or emotional,” Anna said. Marissa and Anna said their dad is a very active person and has a passion for running. President Lovell passed down his love for running to Marissa, as they would go on runs together frequently growing up. “It’s definitely something that we’ve always done together, and that I’ve always kept going back to even when I would get injured just because it does mean so much just because of the moments I’ve shared with my dad over the years,” Marissa said. Marissa said when she was on her middle school cross-country team she was originally one of the slowest runners there, but after a summer of practice with her father, and him teaching her how to
properly pace herself and fall in love with the sport even more, she quickly became on of the faster runners on her team. “That’s something [running] that’s a really strong connection point between us,” Marissa said. Although Marissa said President Lovell cannot be as active as he hoped he could be due to his cancer treatments, he’s still able to cycle and run. This year, Lovell completed his biannual cycle ride to Holy Hill. Kurt Gering, instructor of practice, said nearly 100 riders accompanied him on the ride, despite the temperature being nearly 42 degrees. “I think it was amazing seeing the many different segments of the community that came out to support President Lovell,” Gering said. “There was, of course, large representation from the Marquette family, including faculty, staff, students, as well as alumni. But there was also community leaders, company presidents and cycling clubs from all over the state. There were also professional cycling teams, including Skyler Schneider.” Anna said she and her dad enjoy spending quality time together by watching reality television. “He actually loves chick-flicks, and I don’t necessarily love chick-flicks, but I would watch reality TV ... it’s such a bonding experience for us, we’ll like sit down on the couch and watch ‘The Bachelorette’ or different reality TV shows,” Anna said. Anna originally coined the #LovellStrong movement, and created the ‘Prayers Up #LovellStrong’ bracelets around campus as a way to support her father as he supported her throughout her life. Not only supporting her father, Anna said the bracelets are a reminder and message to everyone who has loved ones battling cancer. “Yes it does say ‘Lovell Strong’ because I want to show him that people are supporting him, but I wanted it to be a reminder for everyone to pray for those who are struggling right now,” Anna said.
Class of 2025: a look at Marquette’s current first-years Data shows that Marquette’s student body is changing By Hannah Hernandez
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The Class of 2025 is the most diverse class in Marquette’s history. “With respect to the class, diversity is strong. In fact, it’s the strongest and the greatest amount of diversity in the class that at least any records that we can tell. It’s good to see those efforts of diversity continuing to pay off,” Provost Ah Yun, executive vice president of academic affairs, said. During the Academic Senate meeting Oct. 18, Ah Yun discussed the diversity of the Class of 2025. It officially consists of 1,653 undergraduate students. In terms of demographics, Ah Yun said “34% come from a diverse background, 18% identify as Hispanic and 6% identify as Black.”
Ah Yun also said that 22% of the graduate and professional students identify as students of color, which is the highest rate since 2005. Lizzy Ibitoye, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences, said that she has seen more people of color on campus compared to her first and second years, but has not seen an increase in people of color in her classes. “For the most part there are less than ten Black people in my big science lectures, and in my smaller classes, I tend to be the only Black person or one of two or three Black people,” Ibitoye said. Ibitoye said that a lack of diversity causes her to feel like the odd one out a lot of time, so increased diversity is always welcome. She said she that she hopes universities aren’t increasing diversity to fill a quota, but to see people of color succeed. “It is hard to gauge whether not only Marquette but also universities across the nation genuinely want to see peo-
ple of color, and in particular Black people, succeed academically and professionally,” Ibitoye said. Donte McFadden is the senior associate director for undergraduate research in high-impact practices and the director of the McNair Scholars Program, which is a part of the Educational Opportunity Program. McFadden is also a programmer of the Black Lens Film Series. This program is committed to preparing first-generation, lowincome students from historically marginalized populations for higher education. McFadden said that it was also created to attract more students of color to Marquette. As diversity continues to increase, it is important to create an inclusive environment, and one way to a more inclusive environment is diversity amongst the faculty, McFadden said. McFadden said while Marquette is seeking ways to recruit students, it should also do so with faculty. “Make sure that you have a
diverse faculty as well. They can have undergraduate students work on their projects and then they could also receive adequate funding to make sure their research continues. But in addition to diversifying the faculty, you help diversify the curriculum and I think,” McFadden said. McFadden said if students feel like they are contributing to Marquette and feel a sense of belonging, then they will encourage other students of their identity to attend. “As the student body demographics change, how do you create an environment that is more inclusive? How do you create an environment that validates people experiences that? How do make that students have experiences you know that make them feel as if they belong in MU?” McFadden said. McFadden said one of the ways to develop this inclusive environment is to connect students to the Milwaukee area through Marquette alumni and Milwaukee professionals from
different sectors. Jillian Haygood, a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences, said that she has noticed more people of color on campus this year. “I think that more diversity reminds me that I am not on my journey of education alone but seeing other African American people on campus encourages me to know that there are other students like myself who deserve to be here,” Haygood said. “It makes it hard, going to a predominantly white college and even harder when most of my professors are white. It doesn’t show that education can and should be multifaceted and diverse.” McFadden said that although Marquette is making effort to increase diversity on campus, there is still work to be done. “Having the most diverse class, the Class of 2025, as much as that should be celebrated, you have to realistically recognize that that’s a starting point,” McFadden said.
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Search comittee seeks Chinese culture club helps input from campus build bridges at Marquette community members Slow start to year for organization brings exciting Nov. By Connor Baldwin
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Seminar-style listening sessions have been held to help fill the open positions.
Students, faculty, staff lead search for two positions
By Bailey Striepling
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Seated seminar-style, search committees invited campus members to conduct listening sessions aimed at discussing the most important qualities for the next dean of libraries and vice president for inclusive excellence. William Welburn, former vice president for inclusive excellence, retired Aug. 31 and Janice Welburn, former dean of libraries, retired Oct. 22. A search committee is a group of people responsible for writing the job description for a position and helping recruit, evaluate and recommend applicants. “Part of the process is asking why would perspective candidates want to come here and work at Marquette?” Heidi Bostic, a member of the dean of libraries search committee and the dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, said. Provost Kimo Ah Yun named these search committees Oct. 4 to identify the next permanent dean of libraries and vice president for inclusive excellence. Each committee is comprised of 12 members including faculty, staff, students and trustees. Listening sessions will provide information for the “Opportunities and Challenges Profile,” a document that describes the key opportunities and challenges the person in this role will face. Search committees create this as the basis of the job descriptions for both roles. “Learning what the values that each of these groups have plays a big role in having someone that supports their needs, their questions and their ideas,” Darwin Saunders, a member of the dean of libraries search committee and a microcomputer technician in library information technology, said. Both committees addressed questions such as: What skills or characteristics should this person possess? Are there any opportunities or challenges missing from the current role? What would you like to see happen in this role in the next five years? The search committee for the next dean of libraries met Oct. 27 and 29. The committee is chaired by Deir-
dre Dempsey, associate professor of theology. “In these sessions, people have really stressed communication,” Dempsey said. “Someone who can communicate both externally to the rest of university about what’s available and someone who can get the news out about what students and faculty can do with the library’s resources.” The committee said that some of the qualities they are looking for in the next dean of libraries include someone who will facilitate a process of collaboratively forming a vision and goals for the libraries as well as someone who will raise the visibility and brand of the library within the university and foster opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration. “The dean of libraries is different because every unit on campus interfaces with the library at some capacity, so this actually is a very critical role for the university,” Bostic said. The search committee for the next vice president for inclusive excellence met Oct. 28 and Nov. 1. The committee is chaired by Nakia Gordon, associate professor of psychology. “We want to hear from the MU community about what they want,” Gordon said. “Figuring out what we are looking for is precisely why we are having listening sessions.” A few of the characteristics the committee said they are looking for in the next vice president for inclusive excellence include someone who will encourage institutional policies and practices that further Marquette University as an inclusive community, broaden representation on campus, create an inclusive academic environment and administer programs that regularly bring diverse scholarship to the university. “Inclusivity is an action, not just a word, and this individual must challenge themselves and the campus community to show up and work with and for all underrepresented and traditionally marginalized individuals within the Marquette campus community,” Katie Breck, president of Marquette University Student Government and a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences, said. Both committees’ chairs said they plan to post the job descriptions for these roles by early December and hope to have candidates by early March.
Chinese Culture Club is a student organization on campus that tries to inform students about Chinese life while also including a bit of everything else: cultural aspects, food and games. M a t t h e w Tr e c e k , a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences and the president of the Chinese Culture Club, said he was excited to get the ball rolling for this semester and into t h e n e x t y e a r. “ I t ’s b e e n o f f t o a slow start but we are currently planning events in November and things are looking good especially f o r n e x t s e m e s t e r, ” Tr e c e k s a i d . “Sometimes we play a game like Chinese hacky-sack [Jianzi], we will have trivia cards out on tables if we have a food e v e n t . We a l s o t r y t o have movie events every s e m e s t e r, ” Tr e c e k s a i d . Other smaller events hosted by Jenli Ko, a professor of language, literature and culture, give students the opportunity to learn more about niche aspects of China. The topics covered at these events range from traditional dances to the economy and are open discussions. Ko helps connect people to the Asian Studies minor and what is going on in the Chinese language program. “Chinese language partners. I try to connect English learners with Chinese learners, we do have international students from China … so I pair stu-
dents up so they can help each other out with their courses,” Ko said. The first event of the year hosted by Chinese Culture Club was the Chinese Moon Festival, traditionally falling on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, and this year the festival fell on September 21. “The Moon Festival is also known as the Mid-Autumn Festival which is like an equivalent holiday to Thanksgiving,” Tr e c e k s a i d . “ I t w a s early this year and what we ended up doing was Ko brought all these mooncakes and outside of Lalumiere we were just passing them out and telling people about what the holiday means.” This We d n e s d a y, N o v. 3 i n L a l u m i e r e the Chinese Culture Club is hosting an event from 12-1 p.m. telling Chinese ghost stories and other tales. Snacks will be provided and a discussion will be included. Events like this are the Chinese Culture C l u b ’s w a y o f i n f o r m ing and entertaining students about life in C h i n a , s a i d Tr e c e k . To n g y u Wa n g , a j u nior in the College of Business Administration, has recently joined the club and is happy to be a part of the experience. “I come here as an international student, so I think it is very interesting to share our cultures. There are a lot of differences,” Wa n g s a i d . Wa n g s a i d t h a t t h e s e differences are small but curious to notice. One of the differences is that Americans greet each other by saying “how are you?” but in China, the greeting is
“Chi le ma [Have you eaten]?” Wa n g s a i d b e i n g C h i nese offers a different perspective at the club and gives her the ability to help out more than other students. She also has an open dialogue with students about the differences between Chinese and American culture. Wa n g s a i d t h a t b e i n g part of clubs and organizations has helped her meet people and get out of her comfort zone. She said this year has been a nice change compared to l a s t y e a r. “Last year I didn’t feel all that involved because of COVID but this year I have had the chance to come out of my comfort zone … I like being here at Marquette, the connection is a lot t i g h t e r. , ” Wa n g s a i d . Ko said there is a growing interest for Chinese language and culture not just in Wi s c o n s i n b u t i n t h e United States. She s a i d M a r q u e t t e ’s C h i nese opportunities are a large attractor for some students. “I’m hoping that the Chinese program can grow and we can contribute to the diversity and inclusion at M a r q u e t t e U n i v e r s i t y. Not only the people but the culture, we can provide different culture and opportunities, something unique for students … whether they are taking Chinese courses or not, I think they get a sense for different culture and people from different countries,” Ko said.
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Research efforts at Marquette rely on community Current primary focus is to recruit faculty By Clara Lebron
clara.lebron@marquette.edu
Marquette advances toward becoming a more comprehensive research institute with the Research in Action Program. The program, a part of Marquette’s Beyond Boundaries initiative, seeks to create research opportunities and support for faculty members. “Research in Action is one of the six themes of the Beyond Boundaries strategic plan for the university. The goal statement for this theme is ‘to advance Marquette as a university committed to research and scholarship, with an emphasis on strategically defined areas, including innovation,’” Jean Hossenlopp, vice president for research and innovation, said. The Beyond Boundaries strategic plan was approved in 2013 to advance Marquette into a truly financially, academically and socially impactful 1 campus. This, along with the creation of the Office of Research and Innovation in 2015, helped jumpstart the Research in Action program. “This initiative is intended to advance research and train faculty who want to develop grassroots research communities or hubs,” Lucas Torres, a professor of psychology and faculty fellow at the Office of Research and Innovation, said. Although recently founded, the initiative has already begun its goal of supporting
faculty mid-career. For example, in 2018, as shown on the Marquette University website’s Beyond Boundaries page, eight faculty members from the College of Nursing and the College of Education were recruited into the program. Led by Doctor Sandra Hunter, a professor of exercise science, a summer program was created. From the research found in that summer program, one of the researchers was able to find framing for a book she then published and sold. This initial research showed a need for faculty to easily engage with peers and help create research that benefits all. “Faculty are often highly trained in a specialized field or area of research. Many of us do not receive training on how to manage and navigate large-scale, multidisciplinary, multiinstitutional research initiatives and so are left to learn ‘on the job,’” Torres said. Although these limitations are present, there have been several projects involving research that have been seen around Marquette’s campus, from The Athletics and Human Performance Research Center that opened this spring to the College of Education tripling its research expenditures. However, without proper training, these resources cannot be used to their full extent. “This lack of training may also function as a barrier to faculty who have innovative ideas but feel as though they may not have the skills to carry them out. The Research in Action
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Marquette is continuing to advance towards becoming a more well-rounded research program.
Pilot Program is an attempt to fill a potential need and help faculty advance their research on a broader scale,” Torres said. Although the program has technically started, it is still in its pilot stage. “As a first step, we held a webinar last May with the EAB Research Forum (an organization that my office was a member of over the past several years). The webinar focused on best practices for managing centers and institutes and also featured research leadership programs at other universities,’’ Hossenlopp said in an email. The primary focus of the program at the moment is recruiting several faculty members to broaden the scope of research being conducted on campus. “During this pilot year, we are bringing together faculty with experience in leading large-scale initiatives to help plan the programming for the spring semester. The spring semester program is open to any interested faculty member. We expect that the program will evolve as the
University Committee on Research designs the process for identifying and supporting research communities this year,” Hossenlopp said. There is an ongoing search for faculty to pursue this opportunity and an online form available for any faculty wishing to take part in this exciting endeavor, whether it be this semester or the next. Although there are no applications for students to take part in
the research, students will also take part in the efforts of the research project. “Students, both undergraduate and graduate, are an essential component to developing research communities. Although this initial pilot program is focusing on faculty, our goal is to continue to integrate student voices and provide research experiences shortly,” said Torres.
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‘Make a Difference Day’ scheduled in November
Yearly event back in person after COVID-19 hiatus By TJ Dysart
theodore.dysart@marquette.edu
Marquette University’s motto is “be the difference.” Students will have the opportunity to make a difference at Marquette’s upcoming Make a Difference Day Nov. 6. The event, which will be on the second floor of the Alumni Memorial Union from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. is a one day service opportunity for Marquette students, faculty and staff to serve neighboring communities and build connections along the way. “Make a Difference Day is one of the one-day service opportunities that our office provides. We have been organizing programming with fraternity and sorority organizations to get some chapters on campus involved and then of course it is geared at getting student, faculty and other members of the Marquette community to participate as well,” Faith Velez, a graduate assistant for the Center for Community Service and a graduate student in the College of Education, said.
Throughout the day, those who participate will be taking part in different types of service within the Milwaukee area. This includes yard work as well as various housework throughout the surrounding Milwaukee area. “We are serving older adults, communities and homeowners. We work with Eras Senior Network here in Milwaukee and they assign us different homes of senior adults. From there we will assign certain students to those homes to build connections with those adults,” Velez said. Last year, due to COVID-19, students were only able to register for Make a Difference Day in groups of four. Additionally, students had to register for a certain time to participate. With restrictions easing and vaccinations becoming available, Make a Difference Day will be in its traditional form with all participants being able to partake in the event together. Velez said that students will be raking leaves, pulling weeds and planting to assist the older adults. Additionally, the goal of Make a Difference Day is to also make connections with these commu-
nities to emphasize the impact of service. “Part of our mission statement in our sorority is service to all mankind. So all the service opportunities that we do are committed to five tiers of service. We do plenty of service projects in the Milwaukee area so we are really excited for make a difference day,” Adiya Ingram, president of Alpha Kappa Alpha and a senior in the College of Education, said. Sarah Hayden, president of Alpha Omega Epsilon and senior in the College of Engineering, said all of the Greek life chapters are required to have an 80% attendance rate at Make a Difference Day. Hayden and many other Greek life leaders have noted that this requirement is not one that “feels like a requirement” given their passion for service. “This is a really cool opportunity to see all the chapters come together and do service,” Stan Kohls, president of Delta Tau Delta and a senior in the College of Engineering, said. “Even though Make a Difference Day is a requirement, it is not one that we have to pull nails to ac-
complish because we are all so passionate about service and the service we already do.” Many other Greek life chapters on campus have noted their passion for service and have also credited a lot of their involvement to the Center for Community Service. “I think because we are a private institution we hold our Greek life to a higher expectation and because of that I think the Office of Community Service is always emailing us about any opportunities we can get involved in and we are grateful for that,” Sarah Hayden, president of Alpha Omega Epsilon and a senior in the College of Engineering, said. “Our sorority is trying to do any-
thing related to service whenever we can. It is a huge part of us and we volunteer whenever we can.” While Greek life will be heavily involved in Make a Difference Day, Marquette is encouraging all students, faculty and staff to participate in the event. “I think one of the benefits of Make a Difference Day is that you can register with a team or by yourself so students can participate in the day with their friends or you can get paired up with random students and it is a good way to interact with students on campus,” Velez said.
On Your Marq SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM
‘Beyond Boundaries’ research continues
On Your Marq is a college success program designed to assist Marquette students on the autism spectrum in navigating the college landscape.
‘Follow your passions,’ advice from a researcher
For more information about On Your Marq, please contact us at oym@marquette.edu or 414.288.0212.
By Phoebe Goebel
phoebe.goebel@marquette.edu
Marquette University outlines its Beyond Boundaries plan in order for university projects to become possible. This year’s strategic plan includes five priorities, which are student success, research, enrollment, graduate and online programs and stewardship of resources. Through this plan, Marquette plans to go ‘beyond boundaries’ as a leading university in student/faculty research. One of the values Marquette has is to “create bold, ambitious plans enacted with agility, authentic accountability and a commitment to the greater good.” In order to accomplish this goal, the Beyond Boundaries effort was created to increase research on campus. This plan focuses on giving students and faculty a platform to pursue research. In order to allow for this research to become possible, support is given
through this goal in multiple different programs. These programs include the “NSF Career Cohort Workshop, NEH Fellowship Cohort Workshops, Clinical and Translational Science Institute and CTSI Pilot Collaborative Program.” Anita Manogaran, an associate professor in biological sciences, is a past recipient of the NSF research grant. Currently, Manogaran and her team are researching how cells respond to aggregation in their labs in order to improve the world of therapeutics. Manogaran said that the support that Marquette gave to her and her team is what made these efforts possible in the first place. Manogaran said that the research they are doing is very expensive, so the aid Marquette provides is one hundred percent needed and that the research being done has been “very successful”. “For me, it’s all about the amazing team I have. Undergrads are who are making this research possible, and our collaborative workspace has proven very effective,” Manogaran said. Manogaran said that
Marquette is leading in innovation because students and faculty are heavily encouraged to work and collaborate together in the lab. “Our first goal isn’t even the research itself. It is to use research as training opportunities for the real world. This sets students up for success in the future,” Manogaran said. Through side-by-side research efforts, students are able to push forward research with faculty, which is what Manogaran said sets Marquette’s research apart from others. Another recipient of research grants is Jacob J. Capin, associate professor in the department of physical therapy. Capin earned the National Institute of Health’s Directors Early Inexpedience Award and is currently doing research in The Life After Sport Trajectories, which is the laboratory that is investigating long-term health in athletes. The support Capin received is also vital for his research efforts. “The grant provides not only substantial financial assistance critical to conducting the research but also public-
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ity for the Life After Sport Trajectories laboratory and our research program,” Capin said. “I am incredibly grateful for funding from NIH to support my research career and propel my research into the national spotlight.” Capin provided advice for students who aspire to pursue research efforts like him in the future. “Follow your passions – our passions inspire us. Embrace what makes you come alive,” Capin said. Through being passionate about physical therapy, Capin said he is now doing research he could only dream of. In a recent Academic Senate meeting, members of the senate further discussed the beyond boundaries effort and their role on Marquette’s campus. When it comes to research efforts, more goals are be-
ing created in order to make Marquette a leading campus in innovation. Kimo Ah Yun, executive vice president for academic affairs described University President Michael Lovell’s recent remarks regarding research on campus. “President Lovell set forth an ambitious goal to double research expenditures,” AhYun said. “We will continue to find research dollars to support our faculty.” The senate also addressed the other four priorities outlined in the recent beyond boundaries plan that the university plans to strictly follow. “Expect to see these priorities more on Marquette today and a greater number of people talking about them,” Ah Yun said.
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Pop-up thrift shop for Campus Sustainability Month Students gathered outside AMU to look at recycled clothes By Izzy Fonfara Drewel
isabella.fonfaradrewel@marquette.edu
Between thrift shops and resale stores, buying secondhand clothing is growing in popularity. Aside from grabbing unique pieces, thrifting promotes
sustainability and eliminates the exploitative process of fast fashion. The month of October is recognized as Campus Sustainability Month. To celebrate, the Office of Sustainability organized several events. They hosted an LED lightbulb giveaway, a t-shirt to tote bag event, a sustainability office pop-up where students could ask questions, and a pop-up thrift shop.
For the thrift shop, the team encouraged students to donate throughout the month. They then gave away the donated items Oct. 27 outside the Alumni Memorial Union. The interns in the Office of Sustainability worked every event and they believed this was their greatest success. “There was a lot of people that loved the idea [of a thrift shop],” Allyssa Vesely, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences, said. “We had a lot of clothes in the
beginning and then by 3 o’clock it was all kind of picked through.” The thrift shop was free and it encouraged students to shop secondhand and stop the outcomes of the fashion cycle. All the events organized this month persuaded students to be more environmentally conscious. However, Vesely urges people to be more sustainable during all months. Sustainability and being environmentally conscious is a year-round dedication. While it
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The Office of Sustainability hosted a pop-up thrift store Oct. 27 to help eliminate the environmental destruction caused by fast fashion.
may be hard, the interns have suggestions on how to live a greener life. “I know how hard it is because they got us in the dorms and I know how hard it is to remember to bring your own straw, but reusables are really important,” Vesely said. “I think just being an advocate; if people speak up about wanting composting on campus or teaching other people how to recycle properly, I think changes could happen.” Additionally, Marquette was named a ‘Green College’ by the Princeton Review. In the Marquette Today announcement covering this award, many examples were named including sustainability-focused groups and environmental classes. To maintain the title, the interns are designing their own projects. Michaela Schulist, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences, is collaborating with Vesely and they have a great idea. “Her and I are doing a food waste diversion project that we would like to launch a pilot for in one of the university-owned apartments,” Schulist said. “We want to divert food waste from the landfills because it causes a lot of CO2 emissions, a lot of methane too.” The interns are hoping to launch their pilot project soon. Until then, they will be hosting events for students to participate in. “We are planning on doing more throughout the year, we just wanted to emphasize some fun, sustainable activities for the campus to be involved in,” Schulist said. Even though Campus Sustainability Month is ending, the Office of Sustainability will continue to promote being environmentally conscious throughout the year. To learn more about their efforts, you can follow them on Instagram, @marquetteugreen.
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Sigma Lambda Gamma Sorority hosts pumpkin sale Proceeds fundraise for breast cancer awareness charities By Rashad Alexander
rashad.alexander@marquette.edu
The fall season calls for an essential item: a pumpkin. And thanks to the Sigma Lambda Gamma sorority, students were able to purchase a pumpkin for a charitable cause Oct. 27. The Gammas had a sale for small pumpkins on the second floor of the Alumni Memorial Union from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and in the Center for Engagement and Inclusion from 4 to 6 p.m. The pumpkins were one dollar each and all the proceeds were matched and went toward a breast cancer awareness foundation of their choice. Alondra Moreno, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences and the vice president of recruitment for the Gammas, said the fundraiser was very important to her. “My godmother and my grandma both had breast cancer. I feel like while there are a good amount of resources, there is space for more funding for programs to gain more information about breast cancer,” Moreno said. “Us women need to start educating ourselves to catch
the signs early. Also, being informed what those signs are, because it’s better to find out sooner than later, before it gets even more aggressive.” Moreno, who has previously done volunteer work with her church in Chicago, said she has always known the importance of giving back to the community. “You should always give back to where you came from and always go back to your roots. I feel like when you do community service, you learn more about that community and what the community is all about,” Moreno said. The Sigma Lambda Gamma sorority was founded in 1990 and was created to empower Latina women nation wide. Clarissa Martinez, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences who joined the sorority in the spring 2021 semester, said she is grateful to be surrounded by a group of Hispanic women at a predominantly white institution like Marquette . “It’s just given me a place to call home on campus,” Martinez said. “It can be difficult for students of color, to find a place where you feel comfortable and fit in, and this sorority has definitely given me that.” Martinez, who is a part of the sorority’s marketing team, said she has also learned a lot within her short time with the Gammas.
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The Sigma Lambda Gamma sorority sold and painted pumpkins on the second floor of the AMU Oct. 27.
“It’s given me a lot of skill and strategy to use for just the future,” Martinez said. “Like how to get the word out, how to fundraise, how to put together an event. And just how to organize and work on a professional level.” Leslie Sanchez, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences, said that this pumpkin sale is just one of many the good deeds the group plans on doing. “Our goal this year is to hold one fundraiser every month to help our philanthropies, which are Breast
Cancer awareness or the Trio Program,” Sanchez said. “We also do fundraisers for any other causes that we see fit with our principles.” Those principles, as they call them pillars, are community service, academics, cultural awareness, social interaction and morals and ethics. The pillars are highly involved within the sorority’s events. Members of the Marquette community can learn more about the Gamma’s future events on their Instagram, @og.gammas,
and their Facebook, Marquette U Gammas, as the ladies continue to make positive differences within the Milwaukee community.
Black Queens Support Group: talk, relate and relax Sessions can provide necessary space for Black women at MU By Jonillia Davis
jonilla.davis@marquette.edu
There is a new leader at Marquette University: Her name is Shakari Lewis. Lewis, the only Black female mental health counselor at Marquette, is taking over the Black Queens Support Group. Although any student can see Lewis, she likes to work closely with Black Marquette students. “My coordination area is with Black and African American students, and so it doesn’t necessarily mean not only see Black and African American students, but I like to do a lot of programming and outreaching around that particular population,” Lewis said. Lewis was approached by Tiffany Fulford, the coordinator of cultural engagement programs and services, to take over the Black Queens Support Group.
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The Black Queens Support Group meets in the AMU, Suite 111.
Lewis thought it would be a perfect opportunity to further reach Black students. The Black Queens Support Group has a loose atmosphere. A highlight of the group is Black women who work at Marquette are invited, so group members can connect with women who work on campus and can relate to their experiences. Best of all, there will be food. Daddy’s Soul
Food and Grille, a Black-owned business, was ordered for the first meeting. Lewis hopes to make the group stronger than ever. Chigozie Okuagu, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences, is one of the participants of the Black Queens Support Group. She said it felt very powerful for a Black woman to create a space for Black women. “All of our experiences are
different, so giving us a space to decompress and just talk about things that we might go through as Black women is really nice,” Okuagu said. Okuagu said she enjoyed playing games and getting to know everyone who attended. “If you don’t feel like you have anyone to talk [to], there are people that you know [that] will support you and help you grow,” Okuagu said. Tiffany Fulford was not available for comment, but Demetria Anderson spoke on her behalf. Anderson is Tiffany’s supervisor and the director of the Office of Engagement and Inclusion. “Black Queens is one of our campus Community Circles coordinated by the Center for Engagement and Inclusion. Black Queens continues the tradition of Malkia Circle, the original name of the group, and is a celebration of Black women and provides a safe space for Black female-identified students to dwell and grow amongst other Black [women] on Marquette’s Campus,” Anderson said.
Anderson believes the Black Queens Support Group provides a necessary space for Black girls to connect. She hopes Black girls will have self-awareness, empowerment and sisterhood among each other. “Our community circles are important because they demonstrate the importance of communal space for students,” Anderson said. Community circles are a way to support marginalized communities. Anderson said Marquette should continue to promote groups like this and participation. She hopes students will continue to come to the space. The date for the next meeting is tentative. The meetings take place once a month on a Thursday between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. in Center for Engagement and Inclusion, located in the Alumni Memorial. Email Lewis or the Center for Engagement and Inclusion at cei@marquette.edu for more information, or you can stop by the Center for Engagement and Inclusion room.
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Aimee Galaszewski, Executive Director Benjamin Wells, Managing Editor of The Marquette Tribune Skyler Chun, Managing Editor of The Marquette Journal
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STAFF EDITORIAL
MU must stay committed to Indigenous community on campus
As Indigenous peoples continue to adapt and persist across the United States in response to a myriad of challenges, like climate change, treaty violations and systemic oppression, it is essential that we all relearn our history and acknowledge the land we live on. Marquette University has begun to take these steps as an institution. The university announced Oct. 7 that it adopted a land and water acknowledgment that was created in partnership with the Native American Student Association. In one part of the acknowledgement, the university said, “Marquette University further acknowledges and pays respect to the elders and ancestors past, present and emerging whose histories, knowledge and cultural traditions have shaped the land and water of the greater Milwaukee area and can enrich practices around its stewardship. We affirm our commitment to practice ongoing good relations with the land and water and with sovereign Indigenous Nations that caretake them.” There is a written and oral version of the land and water acknowledgment, and it was developed over several months in consultation with NASA, director of public affairs, special assistant for Native American Affairs and associate professor of English Jodi Melamed and Marquette’s Council on Native American Affairs. “Marquette University has adopted a land and water acknowledgment to recognize the long history of Native peoples and nations that lived on and stewarded the land and water where the university now resides,” the university statement said. “Both the written and oral versions of the land and water acknowledgment celebrate the unbroken connection Native people and nations still have to this land and waterways, their traditional territories.” Adopting a land and water acknowledgment is a positive first step in recognizing the Indigenous communities who have lived on the land and who continue to live on the land. Other universities near Marquette have also adopted land and water acknowledgments, such as UW-Milwaukee, UWMadison and University of Loyola-Chicago.
While Marquette said in its announcement that the land and water acknowledgment can be read aloud at the start of any virtual or in-person event hosted on campus, it doesn’t make it mandatory. Not requiring all individuals or groups hosting events at Marquette to read the land and water acknowledgment aloud seems to be counterintuitive; the university should be strongly encouraging or requiring people on campus to acknowledge and reflect on the Indigenous communities’ lands that Marquette is built upon more often. Coming into contact with this reality on a frequent basis is necessary to not only address our history but to also recognize the significance of the Menominee, Potawatomi, Ho-Chunk, Maschouten, Sauk and Ojibwe nations who have lived on these lands for a millennia and continue to live on these lands today. Not being more strict about implementing and reading the land and water acknowledgment seems to devalue its importance and legitimacy. Acknowledging and relearning history can be a stepping stone to taking more action to address its effects today. In addition to adding more guidelines to using the land and water acknowledgment, Marquette must ensure it’s supporting Indigenous people on campus. Last October, NASA led a protest from the Alumni Memorial Union to Zilber Hall to demand administration to respect the existence of Indigenous students on campus. At Zilber, the organization attempted to present University President Michael Lovell with a list of demands, but were told by other members of administration that Lovell was not on campus. The list of demands included providing full-tuition scholarships to Indigenous students from Milwaukee Public Schools and the Wisconsin Tribal nations, establishing a positive relationship with the Wisconsin Tribal Nations, hiring staff to further promote the Race, Ethnic and Indigenous Studies Program, creating a campus climate that aims to support and retain Indigenous students on campus and calling upon the university to change the university seal which severely misrepresents the interactions between Father Jacques Marquette and a Native American.
The image on the current university seal is a cropped image from the original 1869 painting by Wilhelm Lamprecht that showcases Father Marquette interacting with a group of Indigenous people from the Illini and Miami tribes who guided him on his exploration of the Great Lakes region and Mississippi River system. The majority of the Indigenous individuals are on the shore, but one Indigenous individual is in a canoe in the water facing away from the others. In the original painting, it is clear that the Indigenous individuals are leading Father Marquette. According to the university webpage about the image, it’s supposed to depict a “… romantic vision of reciprocity and dialogue among members of the Illini and Miami tribes and Father Marquette.” However, the cropped image of the university seal only includes the Father Marquette and the Indigenous individual in the canoe, making the Indigenous individual look passive and subservient. Since October 2020, Marquette has made little progress in addressing NASA’s demands, including addressing the Marquette seal. In March 2021, the university
announced it developed a committee to begin redesigning the university seal in order to “celebrate Marquette’s Catholic, Jesuit mission and pay tribute to the influence of Indigenous peoples on our history.” In August, the university provided little information about any updates on redesigning the seal, just that the university committee gathered input from the Jesuit community, Indigenous peoples, faculty, staff and students to inform their work. There have been no updates about efforts to redesign the seal since August, or on the other demands presented by NASA last October. Considering that student and faculty-led efforts to get the Marquette seal changed have persisted for years — with students and faculty sharing disappointment in 2014, students leading a protest in 2015, students and faculty expressing frustrations in 2019, a Marquette student starting a petition to get it changed in July 2020 and an eboard member directly calling upon the university to change the seal in an October 2020 column — the university should take shift action to redesign the seal and stop sharing this
misleading image. The university must ensure it is meeting NASA’s demands, and is taking deliberate action to support Indigenous students. This is especially important considering that there is a lack of Indigenous students, faculty and staff on campus. As of fall 2021, there are only 13 undergraduate and six graduate students, as well as nine faculty and staff members who identify as being Native American, according to the Office of Institutional Research and Analysis. Native American students are one of the most underrepresented groups on campus. The university has a responsibility to make sure all Indigenous people in the Marquette community feel supported in their academic and personal lives; this requires allocating resources to Indigenous individuals on campus and in the local community, continuing inclusive conversations with Indigenous communities and working to educate the greater Marquette community about the university’s history and the Indigenous lands it was built on.
Photo via Marquette University Special Collections and University Archives
The original 1869 Willhelm Lamprecht painting depicts Father Pere Marquette and the Indigenous individuals who would have helped guide him from the Wisconsin River to the Mississippi River.
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‘Facebook Papers’ alarming, company must be held accountable Grace Cady Social media has long been an enigma to its general user base. Although the Pew Research Center has reported that seven in 10 Americans use social media, it’s doubtful that the majority of people understand the innermost workings of the companies behind the screen. Facebook found its beginning in February 2004 when Harvard sophomore Mark Zuckerberg aimed to connect college students with one another; since then, the social media mega-site has only grown. As of this year, Facebook reports having 2.89 million monthly active users. On top of that, Facebook owns other social media and messaging applications such as Instagram and WhatsApp. The numbers speak for themselves — Facebook is widely
used every day. Despite the company’s vast reach and intense grip on its users, there is a lot the general population doesn’t know. Documents known as “The Facebook Papers” were shared in redacted form to Congress recently after former Facebook product manager Frances Haugen handed them over to the Securities and Exchange Commission. She shared that the general premise of the papers shows how Facebook as a company has repeatedly prioritized its image and profitability over the safety and wellness of the public. There was hot debate among Facebook employees regarding the handling of posts preceding, during and following the Jan. 6 insurrection in Washington, D.C. Many of the concerning posts included misinformation about the Nov. 2020 election. The company did work to defuse conspiracy theories
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The “Facebook Papers” were recently presented to the U.S. Congress.
and misinformation that followed the 2020 presidential election. However, misinformation still ran rampant and Facebook did little to control that. While Facebook cannot be held responsible for the insurrection, it should be held accountable for the lack of swiftness on its part to handle the online turmoil that fueled and followed it. Even if this meant pressing pause on the site’s operations, it should have been done to protect its users and Americans everywhere from being exposed to harmful misinformation and seeing graphic violence unfolding at the capital. The irony is that Facebook is very efficient in targeting its users with ads or information related to their interests viewed on search engines or accounts on the website; yet, they struggled so much with striking down harmful and misleading content. Along with this incident were the recurrent issues with how Facebook issued its standards. In order to avoid public relations backlash or ill-will between the company and its high profile users, it seems Facebook refrained from coming down too hard on some of its more powerful people such as former President Donald Trump. The company even had a verified VIP system called “X-Check” containing its policies for handling these kinds of issues differently. Donald Trump has now been banned from using Facebook, but during his presidency he made many dangerous false posts such as saying
that children were “almost immune from this disease,” in reference to COVID-19. This post and a handful of others were taken down by Facebook, but many of them were left to a large, impressionable audience of Facebook users and loyal followers of Trump. A company as prominent as Facebook should be ashamed of its negligence in prioritizing its reputation over public welfare. The reluctance of the company to put the promotion of this president’s erratic behavior to an end is disappointing but unsurprising. A large purpose of the media is to share the truth and aim for transparency. Facebook served as a platform for lies and misinformation as well as protecting themselves behind closed doors rather than removing harmful information and users sooner. An issue Facebook saw emerging was the lack of interest younger people expressed in joining the platform. For a good portion of the last decade, older adults have been the most prominent demographic of Facebook users. This threatens the longevity and intrigue of the platform, so Facebook had to find a way to promote relatability and newness to its users in hopes of drawing in a younger crowd. Instagram, a social media platform that was bought out by Facebook, does see a younger audience, but there’s not much more positivity there. Instagram recently added a “sensitive content” warning to some of the stories or posts shared on the app, but these are not enough. The allure of Instagram is poisoned by
its lack of reality and by acting as a host for harmful content. Instagram has many accounts that promote eating disorders, self harm and dangerous content. Young people are largely being desensitized to this harmful content, or becoming consumed by it. Instagram has been found to be the platform that has the most negative effect on young people’s mental health. The app has been found to increase bullying, create body image issues and increase feelings of depression. Facebook as a company must do better with handling unethical situations, promoting safety for its users and creating a more positive social media environment. It is our choice whether or not we use social media, to an extent. Social media companies need to be more diligent with adding sensitivity warning for potentially triggering content and be more aggressive with shutting down pages and people who perpetuate misinformation. With technology’s rapid advancements and its control on our lives, how we think, our connections for work and our daily lives are often fixated around social media because of how addicted we have all become to it. However, it all the responsibility cannot be on us; it’s not our job to manage the social media site with morality and care. That’s the job of the social media company and it must be done better.
of color are more likely to experience homelessness than their white counterparts. While the Veterans Health Administration, the largest health care system in the United States, has a variety of health care resources, information and treatment options, the accessibility of these resources are not great. According to the American Public Health Association, there are three major problems when trying to access health care as a veteran. Number one, the requirement that they have either an honorable or general discharge to receiving VA benefits. To be granted an honorable discharge, service members must receive a rating from good to excellent for their service. It isn’t difficult to receive, those who complete their duty and/or exceed expectations will receive honorable mention. Number two: there is a long waitlist for care which is due to the lack of health care providers, poor scheduling practices and problems related to transitioning from active-duty military care systems to veterans’ care systems. Number three: social barriers to care-seeking behavior related to military culture. Often times, those in and outside of the
military may find difficulty in seeking treatment. This exposes the major shortcomings of our health care system that we must address on national and local levels. In Milwaukee, there are a number of resources available to veterans that have been created over time to address the needs of veterans. For instance, Forbes Magazine just highlighted Milwaukee’s Old Main, which has recently been renovated to house veterans. Old Main was built in 1867 as a place of healing for veterans returning from the Civil War. Thanks to the rehab project, the historic building now consists of 101 housing units across six restored buildings for veterans and their families who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. This is huge seeing as in Milwaukee, one of every four homeless people is a veteran. The restoration process started in 2011 and was completed earlier this year. Taking time to create quality resources to meet the needs of veterans is necessary to creating lasting institutions. Also, Marquette’s Midnight Run chapter works closely with Vet’s Place, which houses veterans in the city. Midnight Run’s sole purpose is to serve the particular needs of
the hungry and homeless people living in the Marquette neighborhood and beyond. Having veterans be a part of that conversation is major. So as Veterans Day approaches, I urge everyone to see veterans beyond their titles, accolades and awards. Go one step further and view them as human beings who need proper resources to nurture a healthy life.
Veterans need better resources
Hope Moses American freedom would not be possible without our soldiers, who beyond their titles are human beings. As a country at war — with others and with ourselves — our military members risk their lives to secure our rights. Unfortunately, after leaving the military, veterans are faced with a hard reality: our government does little to protect them outside of the U.S. Armed Forces. It is critical our government and the Department of Veterans Affairs create more sustainable and accessible resources for veterans across the nation. Celebrating and commemorating veterans for their duty rests on the shoulders of one day: Veterans Day. Each Veterans Day, there are special deals at retail stores, restaurants and at Jefferson College in Missouri, free oil changes. But after Veterans Day, there is little acknowledgment of veterans, as well as genuine care for their well-being. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, three primary mental health concerns that veterans may suffer from are
post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and traumatic brain injury. About one in five veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan has PTSD or depression. In consonance with NAMI, the VA research proved 30% of Vietnam veterans will experience PTSD in their lifetime. In a study re-
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While the Veterans Health Administration ... has a variety of health care resources ... the accessibility of these resources are not great.” leased by the VA in 2013 that covered suicides from 1999 to 2021, about 22 veterans were dying by suicide each day, or one every 65 minutes. Additionally, the National Alliance to End Homelessness reported that in 2019, 21 out of every 10,000 veterans were homeless. Additionally, veterans
Grace Cady is a sophomore studying journalism. She can be be reached at grace.cady@marquette.edu
Hope Moses is a sophomore studying journalism and data science. She can be reached at hope. moses@marquette.edu
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Christian Marquez (left), AJ Franklin (center) and Zak Wegner (right) celebrate after Marquette men’s soccer ‘s 1-0 win over No. 1 Georgetown Saturday night at Valley Fields on senior night.
Squad earns first ever win over top-ranked team in the country By Matt Yeazel
matthew.yeazel@marquette.edu
The Marquette men’s soccer team celebrated more than snapping a two-game losing skid Saturday night at Valley Fields on Senior Night. For the first time in program history, the Golden Eagles defeated the No. 1 overall team in the country defeating BIG EAST rival No. 1 Georgetown 1-0. “They’re the best team in the
country, very well coached, well disciplined, really a gold standard in college soccer,” Marquette men’s soccer head coach Louis Bennett said. “I said before the year though that this team could beat anyone in the country and that included Georgetown on our schedule.” It is just the fourth time in Marquette Athletics history that a team defeated the nationally top-ranked team in the country. The other three came when the men’s basketball team beat No. 1 Kentucky in the NCAA Regional Final in 2003, men’s lacrosse defeated No. 1 Denver in the BIG EAST Championship in 2016 and men’s basketball team beat No. 1 Villanova in 2017.
“It was a team effort,” Marquette redshirt sophomore forward AJ Franklin said. “When we finally got the breakthrough to go up 1-0, it was just a big celebration in the corner of all our hard work.” Prior to the win, men’s soccer was 0-2 against the top ranked team in the nation with those losses coming against Creighton in 2015 and Notre Dame in 2014. Saturday’s win snapped a twogame losing skid for the Golden Eagles and handed the Hoyas just their second loss of the season. Both teams defenses put on strong defensive showing through the first 85 minutes, keeping the match scoreless. In the 86th minute, redshirt
junior midfielder Zyan Andrade crossed the ball to the right side of the pitch after moving the ball through the middle while in transition. Then redshirt sophomore forward AJ Franklin fired a one touch pass from the top of the 18yard box to the back of the net to give Marquette the 1-0 lead. “It was a good break and a great ball by Zyan (Andrade),” Franklin said. “Got me on a one-on-one on the inside of my left foot and I just hit it as hard as I could.” For Franklin, this was his second goal of the season and third of his career. Bennett said that Franklin was in the perfect position to give his team an opportunity to score. “We’ve been encouraging AJ
to get inside and attack. He’s got a great left foot and that goal gave us a lifeline,” Bennett said. “AJ doesn’t score ordinary goals, he just scores spectacular goals. That’s three goals in his career and they’ve all been fantastic goals.” The Hoyas had a chance to find the equalizer in the 87th minute when they were awarded a penalty kick inside the box. However, Marquette redshirt junior goalkeeper Chandler Hallwood came up with a pair of saves to secure the upset. “It was a rush of emotions,” Hallwood said. “As soon as he jumped down, I didn’t know what See HISTORIC page 14
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Graduate student hitter shows off her versatility Wolf ranks first in the nation with six triple-doubles By Ben Schultz
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Graduate student right side hitter Taylor Wolf’s ability to set and hit the ball makes her one of the more unique players in all of college volleyball. Currently, Wolf is the only player in the entire country averaging over 2.5 digs per set, over 2.5 kills per set and over five assists per set. The only one. While it may be unique, it’s not surprising to redshirt junior Claire Mosher. “Those statistics honestly don’t surprise me because she’s an amazing person on and off the court,” Mosher said. Wolf said she first realized how special her skill set was when she transferred to Marquette last year after graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. “I knew that a lot of players in the BIG EAST league don’t hit and set,” Wolf said. “So I know that’s something that’s unique about me and my versatility.” Head coach Ryan Theis said Wolf’s versatility not only helps her but also her teammates, “it allows us to do some other things with other players to get them in positions of strength.” Redshirt junior Katie Schoessow said Wolf’s play and ability to do a lot of things on the court
has been getting better throughout the season. “She’s getting better every day, every game, she’s challenging herself to hit different shots, challenging your (opponents’) block,” Schoessow said. “She’s doing more than most players ever have to do and I think that’s something that makes it really special.” On the season, Wolf is tied for first the country in triple-doubles, with six. In those tripledoubles she is averaging 3.04 kills per set, 3.7 digs per set and 5.92 assists per set. Meanwhile, through Marquette’s 23 games this season Wolf is averaging 2.88 kills per set, 2.63 digs per set and 5.38 assists per set. Being able to have numbers like this means Wolf has to be skilled in three of the most important aspects of the game; hitting, passing and setting. Wolf said this can be overwhelming at times, but her coaches help her separate the skills so she can focus on each of them individually. “The coaches do a really good job of kind of picking focuses for me. So some practices are more setter-oriented and just working on those skills where others are kind of hitting focus,” Wolf said. “Breaking that up throughout the week so that I can feel prepared for the weekend matches is what is crucial to me.” When it comes to setting, Wolf didn’t set in her time with the Phoenix, but did in high school. The 2020-21 All-BIG EAST First Team Honoree said the
ability to hit and set interested her when Theis was recruiting her to come join the program. “I always kind of missed the role of setting and when Ryan (Theis) said they needed a setter as well as a hitter that was very interesting and intriguing to me,” Wolf said. “I felt like I could always use my versatility more to help the team win.” Theis said the transition to playing setter at the collegiate level brought some hiccups in the beginning for Wolf, but she has come a long way. “I think there was some growing pains last year with her setting,” Theis said. “There would be days where it was noticeable that she was struggling to put the ball in good locations for her hitters, and that now has become pretty rare.” Through 23 games, Wolf currently leads Marquette in kills with 233 on the year, with most coming from the right side. Theis said having a setter like Mosher has been beneficial to Wolf with opponents keying on her defensively. “Teams definitely key on her (Wolf), but her teammates have been extremely efficient in other positions making it tough for teams to just say, hey stop Taylor,” Theis said. “So, between Claire and our other attackers it’s a bit of a team effort.” Even with her name near or at the top of opponents’ scouting reports, Wolf’s growth in confidence from playing in the spring to now has been important to her success. “In the spring when I was
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Taylor Wolf (10) sets up a pass in Marquette’s 1-3 loss to Creighton Oct. 29 at the Al McGuire Center.
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Wolf (10) finishes off a kill in Marquette’s 0-3 loss to Wisconsin Sept. 12.
learning to kind of manage both roles (hitting and setting) I think at times I would be more confident in one of the positions,” Wolf said. “I think I have developed that confidence a little bit more in both.” Schoessow said Wolf’s growth in confidence is not the only thing that’s contributing to her success. “Something that’s really important is her leadership on and off the court, she’s always bringing positive energy,” Schoessow said. “That’s what’s really making her a better player.” When it comes to the defensive side of the game, Wolf has the second most digs on the team with 213. Schoessow said she has seen a change in how Wolf plays defensively since she first arrived to Marquette. “She definitely has gotten way more aggressive, regardless of the outcome,” Schoessow said. With the Golden Eagles emphasising on improving their defense all season, Wolf is an integral part of it. “We are focusing on defense a lot. It’s something our team has really been trying to improve,”
Wolf said. “I think just getting my feet set early, being ready for the ball to come and expecting it to be there is something that I’m working on.” Wolf has earned BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week honors three times so far this season, with the most recent one being Oct.11 Theis said what Wolf is doing on the court is impressive, but the more impressive part is that she’s doing it while taking high level classes for her physical therapy degree. “She also misses some practice time because of her classes and her hours required and things like that. So it’s just really impressive,” Theis said. “She’s an incredibly bright individual who’s really good at volleyball.” With the 2021 season being Wolf’s fifth and final season, Mosher said she is happy that she can play alongside Wolf and see her wanting to go out with a bang. “She’s having an amazing season. She’s definitely going out with a bang in her last season and I’m so happy that she joined us from Green Bay,” Mosher said.
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Former transfer student goes from runner to coach Hanson brings balanced approach and new voice to team By Johnnie Brooker
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For many student-athletes, returning to their alma mater after graduating is not common, as some go pro while others head into their respective working force. But that was not the path former Marquette cross country and now assistant coach Mary Hanson followed. Hanson, who had an illustrious career with the Golden Eagles, is back in Milwaukee for more after graduating last spring. However, it is not to continue running through various courses throughout the Midwest, but instead coaching from the sideline as she joined head coach Sean Birren’s staff as an assistant coach this season. Hanson transferred to Marquette from Indiana State University in 2016. During her time as a Golden Eagle, she progressed year after year. Hanson’s 5k time personal record was 19:21.0 which improved into a 17:50.0, while her 6K time was 22:02.1, which dropped to a 21:22.8. “It was definitely wonderful running for Marquette,” Hanson said. “After a rough freshman year in Indiana, I came onto Marquette’s team and it was an incredibly welcoming
environment. I honestly felt like it was a new sense of community that I almost never really experienced before. It was a really great time. It continued with a lot of great experiences with the team.” Hanson said the experiences she had during her time on the team served as a reason why she wanted to come back in her new role. She further mentioned coaching has been a part of her DNA. “I come from a family of coaches and teachers,” Hanson said. “My dad coaches, my mom’s whole family coaches so I feel like it was something that I expected to do at least in some capacity. I anticipated helping out in some capacity.” Hanson began her coaching journey by obtaining a coaching fellowship at Loyola Maryland this summer, under former Marquette volunteer coach and now Greyhounds head coach Amy Horst. Hanson said she learned a lot from Horst which has helped her in her transition to coaching at Marquette. “Not to say that my transition was easy, especially with COVID-19, but it’s been really rewarding and super fulfilling to come back to Marquette knowing what I know now about coaching,” Hanson said. “Had I gone directly from being an athlete to being a coach at Marquette, that would have been interesting. Having that space to grow as a person has been helpful for me. The team has been helpful for
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Mary Hanson (6) runs in the Panther Tune-Up Feb. 14, 2020 at UWM.
me, and I hope I returned the favor in some capacity.” Senior runner Kendal Pfrimmer, who ran alongside Hanson for two years and viewed her as a mentor, said Hanson’s coaching style has already had an effect on her and her teammates. “Mary the athlete was
extremely driven and talented. As a freshman, she was the runner that I wanted to be. So, it was huge to have her. She was a huge role model to me,” Pfrimmer said. “As an athlete, she was in it 100% in every race, every practice. She was an easy person to be around because she loved the
sport.” Pfrimmer said Hanson brings a concise manner and approach to the team. “She teaches us everything she knows and puts it in us athletes,” Pfrimmer said. “Not too much has changed from her as an athlete to becoming a coach. She is doing a great job.” Birren said Hanson is able to connect with first-year and sophomore athletes the same way she does with upper-level runners, who were teammates with her. “We have such a tight-knit team, they know her history. She’s somebody they have grown to trust,” Birren said. Birren said she brings a lot to both the team and coaching staff as a whole. “A young, strong female presence that the women can look up to,” Birren said. “For me personally, it’s a huge relief to have the help that is consistent and you can trust. From the perspective of the kids too, to know that there are enough people that care for them has been a huge blessing.” With Hanson’s first season as an assistant coach was almost completed, as the team has regionals coming up, she is in the process of receiving her master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling. “After doing the year-long fellowship at Loyola, I made the decision to come to grad school and help coach back at Marquette,” Hanson said. “It has been really one.”
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HISTORIC: Franklin, Hallwood lead team to victory Continued from page 12 to do really. I just myself relaxed, settled the nerves and just do what I do.” Hallwood finished the night with nine saves for the Marquette, including three during the Hoyas penalty kick in the 87th minute in the lower right corner of the net. “It was just another game to me and I like being busy,” Hallwood said. “I don’t standing there not doing stuff. I like to always be active.” This is now the third clean sheet of the season for Hallwood and the Golden Eagles. Additionally, it is the second consecutive clean sheet at Valley Fields to close out the regular season. “When Chandler was asked to do some extraordinary things tonight, he did just that,” Bennett said. “He stayed focused and continued to believe in himself
and he came up with three remarkable saves to keep the lead.” With Marquette’s upset over Georgetown, it keeps postseason hopes alive for the Golden Eagles. If Creighton loses to Providence on Wednesday, then the Golden Eagles will make the BIG EAST Tournament. “Our confidence is through the roof right now.” Franklin said. “We know we need to stay humble but we did our part, now the other teams need to do their part and we’ll have a chance.” While Marquette has to wait to find out their postseason fate, the memory of beating the No. 1 team in the country at home on Senior Night will remain with the team forever. “This win shows how strong we are as a group,” Hallwood said. “We all wanted to come together for the seniors and win this one tonight and that’s exactly
what we did.” Meanwhile for Bennett, he said he is proud of this group of seniors and the team as a whole in how they handled business while creating a moment of this sorts. “We knew this would be an emotional day and we had to keep that in check, but what a way to send our seniors out,” Bennett said. “The fact that we get to send a senior class off with that memory is fabulous.”
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Golden Eagles still alive in BIG EAST playoff chase “If we would’ve tied (against Georgetown) our chances of making the tournament would be a lot slimmer and now we just have to wait on a couple of games,” Marquette men’s soccer head coach Louis Bennett said. By Sam Arco “It is what it is, but what a way samuel.arco@marquette.edu to send our seniors out on a night Despite finishing the BIG like this.” EAST regular season with a 4-5Saturday night’s victory 1 record and a season with plenty over the Hoyas was the Golden of highs and lows, the Marquette Eagles first victory over a topmen’s soccer team is still hold- ranked team in the country in ing onto hope that their season program history. will continue come playoff time. Redshirt sophomore forward After recording a total of 13 AJ Franklin provided the gamepoints in 10 conference games, winner in the 86th minute to the Golden Eagles currently keep hopes of continuing a seastand tied for fourth place in son alive for Marquette. the BIG EAST standings, which “This one (goal) was hugely would be good enough to ad- important because it gives us a vance to postseason conten- lifeline and takes us a little bit tion as the BIG EAST tourna- closer to the goal, which was to ment takes the top six squads in get to the tournament and then to the conference. do well in the tournament,” BenUnlike most teams in the BIG nett told the Marquette Wire folEAST, Marquette’s season ended lowing the 1-0 win on Saturday. early. While the Golden Eagles Franklin’s third-career goal in earned three critical points from a Marquette uniform proved to their 1-0 win over No. 1 George- be beneficial for the team, which town Saturday night, the team has been a common theme when has to wait out to see about their the Schaumburg, Illinois native postseason fate with Providence scores over the years. Franklin’s and Creighton set to square up first-career goal came last season Wednesday, Nov. 3. in the team’s Sweet 16 matchup
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against Indiana. “Our confidence is obviously through the roof right now, but we have to stay humble and look forward to the next week,” Franklin said. “We did our part and we got to have other teams do their part.” Marquette’s upset bid wouldn’t come that easily, however. In the 87th minute, redshirt junior goalkeeper Chandler Hallwood was forced to save a penalty kick to secure all three points and the team playoff hopes to live another day. Hallwood’s memorable night saw the goalkeeper set a new career-high with nine saves while making arguably one of the biggest saves of his career in the process. “After this game everyone’s feeling confident, we feel like we can beat anyone,” Hallwood said. “I mean, they’re the best team in the country and we’ve just took them down and shut them out. I feel like whoever we face if we get there, we’ll be prepared.” The Golden Eagles’ historic win capped off what was mostly an up-and-down season for a team that returned all but one starter from last season’s squad that reached the Sweet 16 of the
NCAA tournament. Marquette’s upset at Valley Fields on Senior Night further solidifies that there are no easy wins in the BIG EAST, something that Bennett has reiterated throughout the season. “I said it in the beginning of the year that I believed this team could beat any team on our schedule and that included Georgetown,” Bennett said. With the win, Marquette is now in a three-way tie for fourth place in the BIG EAST with Butler, Creighton and Villanova. The Golden Eagles own the tiebreaker with the Blue Jays thanks to their 3-1 victory in Omaha Oct. 9. Although Marquette has the advantage with Creighton, the Blue Jays have a chance to advance to the BIG EAST Tournament themselves on Wednesday against Providence. Wednesday’s matchup between Providence and Creighton has huge implications for the Friars as well. With a win over Creighton, it gives Providence a first-round bye in the tournament, while a loss and a St. John’s win against Butler would result in the Red Storm receiving the first-round bye.
Additionally, a Providence victory Wednesday and a DePaul draw or loss against Xavier would advance Marquette to the BIG EAST Tournament for the fourth straight season. Kickoff between the Friars and Blue Jays is set for 7 p.m. CST in Omaha Wednesday, Nov. 3. Until then, Marquette must patiently wait to see if they’ll have another chance of playing on the pitch again this season. “We got to stay humble. We still got to look forward to the next week,” Franklin said. “We still got to practice hard this week and wait for the next game. We did our part and we got to have other teams do their part.”
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Werch adds her name to record book in clean sweep on the top of that leaderboard, just a wonderful Marquette person, wonderful family. Thrilled to see her on top,” Theis said. Marquette jumped out to a 10-2 lead in the first set, forcing By Ben Schultz Providence to call a timeout. benjamin.a.schultz@marquette.edu Coming out of the timeout, The Marquette volleyball team the Golden Eagles continued celebrated more than a victory at to dominate in the set. Redshirt the Al McGuire Center Saturday sophomore Megan Lund ended night as graduate student Hope the frame with a kill to win the Werch made history. set 25-10. Werch became the program’s “It was just fun. Lundy comes all-time leader in career aces dur- out and busts her butt everyday,” ing the Golden Eagles’ straight Theis said. “Just incredibly lovset sweep (25-10, 25-18, 25- able, great person, so it was fun 14) over the Providence Friars. for everybody.” The record was previously held Graduate student Savannah by Christina Norgle with 177 Rennie had six kills in the first career aces. set as Marquette would outhit “It was pretty cool,” Werch Providence .341 to .103. said. “We’ve had that banner up Similarly to the first set, Marfor a couple weeks so it’s been quette opened set two to an earsomething that when it came to ly lead. However, Providence my attention that I was close, would battle back to bring it to that ‘woah, I could actually do with one at multiple points; but something kind of cool.’ Tonight that would be as close as they’d I was like ‘tonight’s got to be the get. Werch would end the frame night, I’ve got to do it at home’ with a kill to give Marquette the and I’m just glad that I was able 25-18 set win. to do it.” In the final set, the Friars tied Marquette head coach Ryan the frame at nine apiece after the Theis said he couldn’t be more Golden Eagles started it on a 3-0 proud of Werch. run. Then Marquette would re“Couldn’t be a greater person spond with a 7-0 run to break the
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frame open before first-year Jenna Reitsma completed the sweep for the Golden Eagles taking the set 25-14. “I think with us just being an older team it takes quite a bit to rattle us,” Werch said. “I thought that just because they may have gotten an ace or two we didn’t let that necessarily bother us and I think that’s what helped us kind of just say no more, let’s separate, we’re done.” Redshirt first-year Carsen Murray ended the match with a career-high 13 kills. “It was great, we just wanted to keep feeding her,” Theis said. “That was kinda the game plan going in and she handled it well.” Alongside Murray, Werch and Rennie contributed nine kills apiece on the night. Marquette (19-4, 10-2 BIG EAST) will now begin a fourgame road trip. First up for the Golden Eagles will be in South Orange, New Jersey to face Seton Hall Friday at 5 p.m. CST. “Their offense got on us a little bit last time so we gotta be a little bit defensively against them,” Theis said. “We got to get a little bit better in transition.”
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Marquette holds intrasquad scrimmage on Halloween Guard Kam Jones stands out in front of fans at ‘the Al’ Sunday By John Leuzzi
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An hour before Marquette men’s basketball’s preseason intrasquad scrimmage began, young fans dressed as Buzz Lightyear, Iggy the Golden Eagle, Superman, Wonder Woman and Harry Potter were roaming around the concourse of the Al McGuire Center. It was more than an open scrimmage as these fans were dressed in their Halloween costumes and took part in Halloween games and activities during the team’s Haunted Hoops event Oct. 31. This was the second time spectators were allowed to see the team scrimmage in a span of three weeks. The roars and excitement of the upcoming basketball season, only a week away, spread
Sunday morning’s scrimmage. While things got sloppy at times, it was expected with nine newcomers and a new coaching staff heading into the season. “Honestly, for everyone (but) especially our freshmen, just a chance to play in front of some fans in a little bit different atmosphere was a good step,” Marquette men’s basketball head coach Shaka Smart said. “It was a good learning experience. I thought we had some guys that were nervous. So it’s good to go through that.” Here are some takeaways and updates from the scrimmage. First-year guard shows off confidence Jones was touted as a nationally ranked prep prospect who committed to Marquette and former head coach Steve Wojciechowski. Despite the coaching turnover, Jones stayed committed to Marquette when Smart was named
7 for 13 from the field and 4 for 8 behind the arc. Smart said while 90% of the time first-year players doubt themselves due to not having played at the collegiate level before, Jones for the most part hasn’t shown much doubt. “He really just goes and plays and attacks with confidence,” Smart said. “He’s in a role on our team where he knows that I want him to play with a lot of freedom and take good shots anytime you can get them.” Jones, who will be playing mostly point guard and shooting guard this season for Marquette, provided an update on his progression since he arrived to campus this summer. “Coach Smart made an emphasis with the team to be one percent better every day so that’s what I’ve been trying to do,” Jones said. “Outside of practice, (I) just get shots up. Nothing too crazy. Just working with my team every day, we all been progressing a lot over the last few months.” Jones has developed a relationship learning behind graduate student transfer Darryl Morsell. In the scrimmage, Jones committed only one turnover while going against Morsell, who earned Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year at Maryland last season. “I just told him in the locker room after the scrimmage, ‘bro, you are annoying.’ He blows up ball screens, (he) blows up off ball screens. He’s hard to drive,” Jones said. “He’s just a great defender, very well earned of Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year.” Prosper shows all-around game
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Men’s basketball head coach Shaka Smart talks to his team in a huddle Oct. 31.
throughout the few hundred in attendance during the hourlong scrimmage. “It’s fun to see how many people came out here to watch us play,” first-year guard Kam Jones said. “I’ve never been a part (of) anything like this.” The Golden Eagles were broken up into two teams, Blue and White, and played two 16-minute halves. Every member of the Golden Eagles, including walk-ons, played in
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the program’s 18th head coach in program history. “The day he (Smart) got hired, he called me and that meant a lot to me honestly,” Jones said. “He told me that he was fully invested in me and what Marquette has to bring. So I feel like that’s the man and a coach that I want to play for so I just decided to stay and I’m very glad I made that decision.” Out of the five first-year players on the team, Smart said Jones is the one that is ahead of the curve. “He plays with a lot of confidence,” Smart said. “I would say of all of our freshmen, he’s definitely the furthest ahead in terms of just having an understanding of what he can do out there and not doubting it and all that’s really unique for freshmen.” The 6-foot-4 guard certainly didn’t hesitate to show off his skills. In about 38 minutes of action for the White team, Jones finished with 18 points and six rebounds while going
Olivier-Maxence Prosper, a power forward, was another standout in Sunday’s practice. The redshirt first-year transfer from Clemson could be a big part of Marquette’s scoring either as a starter or off the bench. Prosper, knocked down four 3-pointers and slashed to the rim
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Kam Jones (1) dribbles the ball heading to net at Haunted Hoops. Oct. 31.
as he led the White team with 19 points and six rebounds in 35 minutes of actions. “We will take that for sure and I thought he took high quality shots today,” Smart said. “But he’s at his best when he is attacking the basket: slashing, offensive rebounding, being aggressive on the defensive end getting his hands on the basketball. That’s what we need him doing.” Prosper said he sees himself as a multidimensional player on the offensive end heading into his first season with the Golden Eagles. “A player that could shoot the three, that could slash, that could drive; I see myself as just trying to find open space and make the right basketball play,” Prosper said. “My teammates do a great job of finding me and getting me in close-out situations and just attack close-outs to shoot it and find ways to make a play and help my team put the ball in basket.” Prosper, who is referred to by his coaches and teammates as O-Max, has developed a nice relationship with 6-10 center Kur Kuath. “He’s one of the best shot blockers I’ve seen, played with or against. The thing with Kur is, he’s so long
and athletic it’s really hard to dunk on him,” Prosper said. “And I try to challenge him every time because I know he’s gonna get me and him better. Because when we get to games, he’s going to have guys try to dunk on him and when I get to games, I want to be able to dunk on people, too.” One last tune up The Golden Eagles have one last event to check off on their preseason checklist before the season opener Nov. 9 vs. Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville. Thursday the team will host Division II Bowie State for an exhibition at Fiserv Forum at 7 p.m. CST. Smart said he is looking forward for his team to play against someone else instead of beating up on each other in practices. “Looking forward to testing out some of the things that we do against someone else. Looking forward to our guys reactions to be in Fiserv with some fans and coaching those guys together as a group,” Smart said. “We’ve been split into teams in half and competing in practice, but it’s just different when you have everyone together in one jersey.”
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Redshirt first-year forward Justin Lewis (10) drives the ball through the paint in attempt to score at Haunted Hoops.
