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One last dance Van Kleunen runs it back

By John Leuzzi

john.leuzzi@marquette.edu

A half hour before Marquette women’s basketball media day Oct. 27 began, the atmosphere at practice was loud and competitive as the Golden Eagles went through transition offense and conditioning.

But a familiar face on the court was missing: graduate student forward Lauren Van Kleunen.

Van Kleunen was instead seen coaching her teammates from the sidelines, a role that the Mason, Ohio native has been tasked with more in her final season.

“I pushed her a little bit to say, ‘hey, you know this, you know what we’re talking about.

Don’t stand back or either wait for us to say it, you do it before we have to get there,’” assistant coach Justine Raterman said.

Van Kleunen’s decision to stay at

Marquette for a sixth season due to the NCAA giving an extra year of eligibility to all athletes due to COVID-19, provides stability for a still-young Marquette team.

“She’s been there. She understands so many things within a career, when you’re at the top of the top, when you’re at the bottom trying to work your way up,” head coach Megan Duffy said.

“She has a wealth of knowledge that will immediately impact not only our transfers but even a couple players that are moving into new roles as well.”

Redshirt junior forward Chloe Marotta said she was ecstatic when she found out Van Kleunen was returning.

“As a teammate, I was so incredibly happy that she decided to come back this year, because, selfishly, I love her as a teammate and could have (her) around for a very long time,” Marotta said.

Raterman said Van Kleunen’s return is huge to what the Golden

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Smart Era Begins Wisconsin native returns home

By John Leuzzi

john.leuzzi@marquette.edu

“Lost in the Fight.” It’s one of several philosophies new head coach Shaka Smart is instilling in the Marquette men’s basketball program. It embodies what Smart is all about and trying to build as he enters his first year with the Golden Eagles.

The era began March 29, 2021, the day Vice President and Director of Athletics Bill Scholl named Smart the program’s 18th head coach.

March 29 served as a historic day for Marquette University and Marquette Athletics. Smart’s hire marked the start of the first African American men’s basketball head coach in program history.

“I take a lot of responsibility and pride in being the first Black head coach here, especially because this is Doc (Rivers’) school,” Smart said during his introductory press conference. “If I’m the 18th head basketball coach at Marquette, hopefully down the road, there’s another Black coach not just at Marquette, but around the country.”

Smart’s head coaching career began in 2009 when he won 27 games with the Virginia Commonwealth University Rams.

Smart’s tenure at VCU is historically known for the 2010-11 season where the Rams advanced to the NCAA Final Four for the first time in program history as a No. 11 seed.

While at VCU, Smart posted an overall record of 163-56. The 163 wins tied him for the second-highest number of total victories during the first six years of a head coaching career in NCAA history.

Smart’s next stop took him to the University of Texas. In six seasons with the Longhorns, he compiled an overall record of 109-86 and made three appearances in the NCAA Tournament.

During the 2018-19 season, Smart led the Longhorns to a 21-16 mark and a NIT Championship Title.

Smart inherits a Marquette roster that lost all five of its starters and returns only three players from last season.

The team now has to replace Theo John, D.J. Carton, Jamal Cain, Koby McEwen and Dawson Garcia who all combined to score 1,450 of Marquette’s 1,883

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Former fraternity members speak on recent expulsion Kappa Sigma expelled due to financial issues

By Benjamin Wells

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Tucked away behind the Catholic Financial Life Building on 11th Street used to be the home of Marquette University’s Kappa Sigma

Fraternity Xi-Xi Chapter. While the two Greek letters “Kappa” and “Sigma” used to adorn the 11th Street façade of the fraternity house, the front of the building now possesses a giant “for sale” sign.

The Supreme Executive Committee of Kappa Sigma Fraternity expelled Marquette’s chapter Oct. 30. Members and alumni of the chapter received a letter Nov. 2. notifying them of the immediate expulsion from campus.

“All undergraduate members of the chapter are hereby expelled and all pledges are released,” the letter from Chad Gebhardt, chief administrative officer of Kappa Sigma Fraternity, said.

Kappa Sigma’s Executive Committee acts as the governing body of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity. It is composed of the highest positions within the fraternity as a whole.

As for the reason for the expulsion, “severe financial delinquen-

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cy” of $21,810, “contumacious conduct” and violation of the fraternity’s constitution, rules and bylaws were listed in the letter.

Kappa Sigma has had previous violations with the university. In both 2017 and 2019, the chapter was found to be in violation of the university’s alcohol policy. The chapter’s 2019 suspension was lifted in early 2021.

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College of Arts & Sciences Samuel Nennig said the COVID-19 pandemic hit them particularly hard.

“COVID was the main contributor to the debt,” Nennig said. “We were being charged while we were unable to operate.”

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Marquette still feels effects after tragedy Case of former business dean’s death progresses

By Vanessa Rivera

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“It was surreal and, I mean, this is stuff you see on TV. A priest and three police officers ringing your doorbell. You know, that’s just not something that you think happens in real life. I just kind of left my body when that happened,” Lora Daniels, Joe Daniels’ wife, said.

Former Dean of the College of Business Administration Joe Daniels was killed Feb. 11, 2020 in front of Straz Tower after being struck by a car. Jordan Jones, 22, was initially charged with a hit and run resulting in death and driving with a revoked license causing death, Lora said.

After Jones struck Daniels, Jones requested his significant other to switch seats with him, making her the person of interest for the crime for the first few days of the investigation.

Recently, a plea deal was given for Jones to take the lesser charge

of having a suspended license, dismissing up to 25 years in prison with a hit and run because he technically didn’t leave the scene, according to a criminal complaint dated Jan. 20, 2021 with the Milwaukee County Circuit Court.

“By virtue of him convincing his girlfriend to take the blame for it, the DA saw that as running from the incident,” Lora said.

Lora stated that as more information was gathered to prove Jones was the driver, Jones and his attorney came to the district attorney and offered a plea deal to take the lesser charge. Initially,

Lora requested Jones to still take the hit and run charge. As the investigation continued to drag on, Lora eventually said she didn’t want this to go through a trial and agreed to the lesser charge.

“In my mind, the bottom line is that two young people experienced a horrific event that night that they’re going to carry with them for the rest of their lives,” Lora said. “I can’t imagine that they’re ever going to get that out of their heads. And they’re going to have to live with that.”

The criminal complaint outlines what happened on the night of Feb. 11, 2020. Joe exited the Wisconsin Club across from Straz Tower. He was attending a business dinner there along with other university leaders, including current interim dean of the College of Business Administration Tim Hanley.

Security footage showed Joe walking south on 10th St. and across West Wisconsin Ave. A red Infiniti driven by Jones came north from the I-43 northbound off ramp. As Joe began to cross west on 10th St., the Infiniti ap-

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Joe Daniels was the dean of the College of Business Administration. He was killed in early February of 2020.

peared to “accelerate rapidly,” colliding with Joe, as stated in the criminal complaint.

Jones is scheduled to be sentenced February 3, 2022 at 10 a.m.

“I plan on making a statement about what this has done to myself. My kids lost their dad,” Lora said. “I have a granddaughter on the way that will never know her grandfather, and Marquette lost one of the most beloved professors who made an impact on the lives of so many students and colleagues.”

The event has Lora watching after her safety as well.

“Be very careful walking anywhere. I mean, I find myself now looking four or five times before I cross the street,” Lora said. “But also, drivers, slow down. Watch out for people that are walking because there are a lot of people walking in that area.”

Hanley filled in as the interim dean a month after Joe was killed.

Hanley said he met Joe about 30 years ago and worked closely with him the last year before Joe’s death.

The news from that night had a significant impact on both the business school and the larger Marquette community.

“It was like a gut punch in the stomach,” Hanley said. “I remember exactly where I was. I got a call from a Marquette colleague at six in the morning. I was about to board a flight when I got the news. I almost cried halfway to Florida because I was going there to meet with some donors for our college when I got this news just outside the terminal gate.”

Students who didn’t know Joe personally felt the impact as well, including Aidan Hatton, senior in the College of Business Administration.

“It was such a small period of time between him getting this major position as dean and him losing his life. I think that was the hardest part of it from a student community perspective,” Hatton said.

One of the projects Joe took on was the new business building that is currently in construction on 16th St. and West Wisconsin Ave. “You can see Joe’s fingerprints all over it. Some of the ideas that he spoke about, the vision he had – we’re bringing this to life,” Hanley said.

While Marquette continues to live through Joe’s vision, Lora feels him with her a lot of the time – including in unexpected moments.

“He had a particular song as a ringtone for me when I would call him, and it’s not really a popular song that you hear a lot,” Lora said. “I was at the hardware store the other day, and over the loudspeaker in there, that song came on. It was not a top 40 song, and it’s just one of those where my eyes fill with tears. I’m sure the cashier was like ‘what’s going on?’ And I’m just like, ‘okay, hi honey. I know you’re here.’”

The song Joe had as his ringtone for Lora is “You Still Touch Me” by Sting.

“It’s funny how the song made him think of me and now when I listen, it’s how I’m feeling about him,” Lora said in an email.

If just another five minutes were given to Lora to speak with her late husband, she wouldn’t fail to let him know how much he means to her.

“I’m so grateful that I had him for the 40 years that I had him.

I’m so grateful that he came into my life. And, ‘thank you for loving me and for giving me a beautiful life.’”

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big. However, after joining his roommate during rush season in his first year, Nelson gravitated toward Marquette’s chapter of Kappa Sigma. “(I) connected with the guys instantly. Everyone was very welcoming and cared about me on a personal level, I knew I had to be a part of the brotherhood,” Nelson said about first initially meeting the Marquette chapter.

Since Nelson did not officially rush at the time, he never initially received an official bid from the chapter. Yet, when it seemed like joining the fraternity would be impossible, Nelson was still given a chance to join. “(Kappa Sigma) cared enough that they spoke to the (Interfraternity Council) chair and allowed me special permission to rush anyways, it showed me a lot about their character,” Nelson said.

Nelson still feels a sense of camaraderie, despite the fraternity’s removal from Marquette’s campus.

“The guys in the fraternity mean the world to me,” Nelson said. “The organization itself is just a title, but every member shares a friendship and a bond I would say is similar to people who played high school athletics together. We all have each other’s back and not a lot of people know what that’s like, I cherish it.”

Nelson also said he felt the fraternity reacted “as anyone in their situation would.”

University spokesperson Kevin Conway said the university is currently aware of the situation in regards to Kappa Sigma’s expulsion.

“The National Headquarters of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity informed the university of its actions with regard to Marquette’s chapter,” Conway said in an email. “The chapter has been given a 30-day window to appeal the decision with the National Organization of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity.”

Vanessa Rivera contributed to this report.

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Marquette student-athletes support #LovellStrong 5K run in honor of President attracts the greater community

By Julia Abuzzahab

julia.abuzzahab@marquette.edu

Marquette student-athletes invited members from the Marquette and Milwaukee community to participate in a 5k “fun run” to support University President Michael Lovell through his diagnosis with sarcoma Nov. 7, as well as others who are battling cancer.

Those who could not make the event in person were encouraged to participate virtually where they could print a “#LovellStrong Virtual 5k” poster and could post a photo with #LovellStrong in the caption.

Those who made any donation to the Bridge for Future Fund with their registration to the event received a #LovellStrong T-shirt.

The Bridge for Future Fund provides financial aid assistance to students who experience economic issues that affect their capability to further their education at Marquette.

One of the Marquette men’s lacrosse players who helped coordinate the event was Devon Cowan, a junior in the College of Communication. Cowan gave a speech before participants lined up at the starting line.

“Look around at all of the Marquette communities represented here today. Students from every major, dorm — from athletics to Greek life, rec sports, study abroad, chorus and service trips and so much more.

Of course, what unites us all is our home school,” Cowan said.

Cowan said the person who unites the Marquette community is University President Michael Lovell.

By hosting and having people participate in the event, he said he wants Lovell to understand he is not going through his diagnosis alone.

“In the spirits of Marquette, we are people for others, and today especially — we are people for the person who is always our champion — President Dr. Lovell,” Cowan said.

Lovell followed Cowan with some words from himself.

“Since my announcement of my illness — I’ve just been overwhelmed by the support of the Marquette and broader community.

Today is just another day that shows what a great community that we have here,” Lovell said during his speech.

Members of the Marquette community supported Lovell, wearing ‘#LovellStrong’ shirts durring the 5K. Photos by Collin Nawrocki collin.nawrocki@marquette.edu

Lovell went on to thank the Marquette athletics program for their support — especially, he said, to the men’s lacrosse team for organizing the event and supporting him throughout his diagnosis as well as everybody else in the community who has been diagnosed with cancer. Lovell also thanked everyone for participating in the event and said he would remember that day for the rest of his life.

After recognizing all of those who were participating in the event who are also struggling with cancer, Lovell said “having cancer is very hard. There are days that knock you down, there are days when you can get pretty low. And don’t ever underestimate the support, encouragement and the prayers that you provide [to] those suffering from cancer … that helps us go on to fight the fight to beat this thing,” Lovell said.

Jordan Schmid, a graduate student and member of the men’s lacrosse team, helped his team plan and organize the event in support of President Lovell.

“I think our team — we really pride ourselves on the juice [energy] we bring to others … Dr. Lovell’s been a huge supporter of us and our program for a long time,” Schmid said. “To see what he’s been going through and how positive he’s been staying, it really energizes us every day at practice … we just wanted to do this for him because we know how much he loves to run.”

As Lovell crossed the finish line, those who already finished the event gathered together to form a bridge with their hands to cheer Lovell on, give him high-fives and show their support.

Emma Soccodato, a junior in the College of Business Administration and player on Marquette’s women’s lacrosse team, also collaborated with the men’s team to help coordinate the event through volunteering to help.

Soccodato said that together, the women’s lacrosse team decided they wanted to support Lovell and show him that they “have his back.” To do that, she said some of her teammates were running and others were volunteering, they wanted him to see how much the team cares about him.

“I think it’s important because Lovell is such an important part of our community, and when someone is going through something like this [battling cancer], you just want to be there and care for them … by showing up today and just being here I think we showed him [Lovell] that we have his back,” Soccodato said.

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Insight into fiscal year Philosophy Fridays encourage community building at MU 23 budget process presented at Academic Senate meeting Vice president of finance gives information to UAS

By Megan Woolard

megan.woolard@marquette.edu

Every December at Marquette the Board of Trustees goes over and approves the budget for the following fiscal year. In preparation for this, Ian Gonzalez, vice president of finance and head of university financial planning and review committee, presented at a special university Academic Senate meeting Nov. 3.

“It’s important for us as faculty to learn about this year’s budget process, but also the general budget process,” Allison Abbott, chair of the university Academic Senate meeting and professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, said.

The presentation went over the budget creation process as well as going over issues that pertain to this upcoming fiscal year.

“One of my main goals from the time I joined Marquette almost two years ago was to help improve financial statement literacy on campus,” Gonzalez said.

Gonzalez said that presenting at the Academic Senate meeting is one of the ways he hopes to accomplish that goal. The UFPRC is composed of faculty, administration, students and deans across campus. The two faculty representatives include both a tenure-track and nontenure-track faculty member.

“This group gives me the feedback we need on budget manners, not just the operating budget, but the capital budget as well,” Gonzalez said.

As a part of the budgeting process, UFPRC has heard from a variety of speakers relating to initiatives across campus. These initiatives include student success, enrollment, graduate and online programs.

“All those strategic initiatives, of course, have an influence on the budget and UFPRC needs to hear from them,” Gonzalez said.

In addition, when creating the budget Gonzalez noted that the UFPRC will have to account for “unplanned impacts” such as the fall 2021 enrollment shortfall. Yet, even accounting for the shortfalls, Gonzalez believes that this year will not be as “painful” as the last.

“I’m confident in our ability to

navigate it (the fiscal year) without another round of significant pain,” Gonzalez said.

The “significant pain” Gonzalez referenced was the elimination of faculty positions that occurred last year. In January, the university eliminated 39 positions and in the spring chose not to renew a “single digit percentage” of full-time nontenuretrack faculty members. These actions sparked a series of protests and other actions by on-campus groups that were upset with the decisions.

“This budget does not contemplate any reduction in staff or faculty levels like we saw last year,” Gonzalez said.

Following the presentation there was a discourse between Gonzalez, other administration and faculty on what exactly the lack of reduction meant.

“We obviously will continue to monitor as the demand for studio classes goes down from fewer students. We expect there will be smaller scheduled classes obviously commensurate with the number of sections that we need for our students. We will continue to staff as needed with respect to the student body that we have available,” Provost Kimo Ah Yun said.

Even after this statement there was further discussion over the matter of faculty reductions.

Abbott eventually produced a summary that received approval from both Ah Yun and Gonzalez.

“There’s nothing set in the budget that drives a reduction in force or a real drastic change in headcount. Some of the changes are perhaps as needed,” Abbott said.

Throughout the year the UFPRC reviews different matters of the budget, although Gonzalez said they do a lot of their work between August and December.

“The process is still ongoing, we’re nearing the end just knowing that those budget meetings are coming up quickly,” Gonzalez said.

The Board of Trustees reviews the proposed budget every December. This year, Gonzalez said that a meeting between UFPRC and the Board of Trustees is scheduled for Dec. 10.

“What I can tell you is that we don’t expect any major surprises as we wrap up the budget in the coming weeks,” Gonzalez said.

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Discussions over world issues offer dialogue at MU

By Hannah Hernandez

hannah.hernandez@marquette.edu

Promoting philosophical discourse, the philosophy department at Marquette hosts a “Philosophy Friday” Seminar Series.

The Philosophy’s Friday Seminar Series is a weekly seminar where a graduate student, faculty member or visiting speaker presents their work.

After the presentation, there is a question and answer session that lasts 30 to 45 minutes.

Jessica Wolfendale, philosophy department chair and professor, said that she organizes the weekly seminars.

“The purpose is to build community among graduate students and faculty, to showcase the work of graduate students and faculty, and to allow an opportunity for faculty and students to hear the work of visiting speakers on different topics in philosophy,” Wolfendale said.

Dustin Trampe, a third-year PhD student at Marquette, said that through the seminar series, those in the department can support one another.

“For the speaker, the space provides a chance to test out and hone a more or less rough idea with a friendly audience. For the listeners, it is a chance to be acquainted with the work others are doing in the department that we may not know about, and to engage with areas of philosophy we are not as familiar with,” Trampe said.

Trampe said that the seminar series represents philosophical discourse.

The topics previously discussed include torture in America, racism, Hegel’s theory of knowledge, poverty and Marxism.

“Overall, it helps us in the department become more supportive of one another, helps presenters improve their work, and allows listeners to consider new ideas. All of this is meant to embody the spirit of philosophical discourse,” Trampe said.

Javiera Perez Gomez, an assistant professor of philosophy at Marquette,

Members of the philosophy department present on various Fridays .

presented at the seminar series on microaggressions, epidemic injustice and self-doubt Nov. 5.

“The Philosophy’s Friday Seminar Series is important for several reasons. One is that it fosters a sense of community in the department, allowing attendees to learn about the work of their teachers, students or peers. It is also an opportunity for presenters to receive feedback that might improve their papers prior to submitting them for publication,” Perez Gomez said.

She discussed the experience of self-doubt in regard to whether a microaggression has taken place.

A microaggression is an action that demonstrates an unconscious bias toward a marginalized group.

“The standard view has it that this self-doubt is unjust because it is misplaced: microaggressees unjustly come to doubt something they should not doubt. I think it is unjust because it is rational: microaggresseess unjustly lose knowledge that a microaggression took place,” Perez Gomez said.

Perez Gomez said that she hopes the listeners will have a better understanding of the current philosophical debates on microaggression.

“I also hope that my talk will help listeners see how difficult it can sometimes be for a person who is subject to a microaggression to know that a microaggression took place,” Perez Gomez said.

Perez Gomez said that she wants the discussion to allow listeners to learn the importance of philosophy in understanding everyday phenomena.

Daniel Smith from the University of Memphis will present “A Critique of Royal Philosophy: Foucault on Political Historicism in the English Civil War” Nov. 12.

“I thoroughly enjoy when I can be a part of the Friday philosophy talks, and I would encourage anyone who is interested in broadening their perspective to join,” Trampe said.

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Punjabi representation through dance and song Marquette bhangra club to compete next semester

By Bailey Streipling

bailey.striepling@marquette.edu

Dressed in bright, bold and colorful attire, members of Marquette University’s Bhangra Academy shared Punjabi culture through an energetic dance style called bhangra.

Bhangra is a form of dance that comes from the region of Punjab in India and Pakistan. It is an ethnic folk dance that originally was a celebratory dance done by Punjabi farmers during the harvesting season.

Farmers would perform bhangra at cultural festivals to celebrate harvesting healthy crops during “vaisakhi,” or the spring season.

“The original purpose of this dance form was always to showcase a celebration and that is something our bhangra team prioritizes in our performances,” Riya Bhasin, choreographer and president of MUBA and senior in the College of Health Sciences, said.

A typical performance consists of eight dancers who perform kicks, leaps and body bending, often with upraised thrusting arm or shoulder movements, to short songs called “boliyan” and to the beat of a dou-

ble-headed drum or “dhol.”

Over the past 30 years, bhangra has been able to keep its traditional Indian roots while also becoming integrated into popular Asian culture after being mixed with hip-hop, house and reggae styles of music.

Influences of bhangra can be heard in Missy Elliot’s “Get Your Freak On” as well as in music from Jay-Z, Selena Gomez and The Fugees. The dance style can be recognized from Bhangra Empire on America’s Got Talent and from Virsa Punjab Entertainments during the closing ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics.

Bhangra has now evolved into music and DJing, group-based competitions and exercise and dance programs at schools.

MUBA was founded in 2019 by Marquette alums Kirat Kaur and Khushbeen Virk as well as Bhasin with the mission to share the Punjabi culture and values with others through this style of dance.

“I believe that the importance of this club lies in the idea of bringing people together through a dance form,” Bhasin said. “Bhangra is something that everybody can involve themselves in whether they are in pursuit of meeting new people, learning about the dance, learning about the culture, wanting to perform or just wanting to have fun.”

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Marquette University’s Bhangra Academy shared Punjabi culture through the dance style called bhangra.

The club originally began on campus with hopes of becoming a competitive and performing bhangra team to represent Marquette University in competitions like many other colleges and universities around the country.

“While the pandemic did throw a wrench into our plans of performing at competitive events, we are hoping to get back into the swing of things in the next semester for competition season,” Bhasin said.

Marquette is a predominately white institution with 7,704 white students and 3,041 students of color out of 11,320 students enrolled full-

time in the fall of 2021.

“It’s important to have organizations such as the bhangra club on campus to celebrate and raise awareness to different cultures and provide a sense of belonging for those who resonate with that culture,” Tiffany Fulford, coordinator of Cultural Engagement Programs and Services, said.

Anuhya Kakumanu, a member of the club and a senior in the College of Health Sciences, said MUBA has helped the campus learn more about the Punjabi dance style, but it has also given her and many others a chance to meet new people who un-

derstand and appreciate the culture.

“My favorite part about being in this club is making new friends from a variety of different backgrounds and being around a positive environment where we all have a passion for bhangra,” Kakumanu said.

MUBA has three performances scheduled for next semester as well as workshops and team auditions in the coming weeks.

“It’s all worth it when I see our group perform with their best energy and with their own additions to the routine,” Bhasin said.

meet with employers “committed to hiring diverse talent” Some first generation students have noted that they feel extra motivated to succeed because they are the first in their family to attend college.

“I think since I am a first-generation student I try to really do everything for my parents,” Ramzi OuroAkondo, a first year student in the College of Communication, said.

“I just know how hard they worked for me to get me to this point so everything I do is honestly for them.”

While Ouro-Akondo did not attend any of the programs during First-Gen Week, he did mention that he appreciates the fact that Marquette put the program together.

“Knowing that Marquette puts together these programs for students just makes me even more sure I chose the right place to attend college. I think it is important for universities to ensure that all members of their community feel loved and appreciated and it goes a long way,” Ouro-Akondo said.

Some first-generation students have mentioned that being firstgeneration comes with extra pressures that other students may not face. These pressures could come from their family or it could be pressure they put on themself.

“The goal is always to succeed,”

Ouro-Akondo said. “I also want to support my parents and I think at the end of the day that is the goal. My dream is to one day retire them and make sure they are set.”

“I think even if you aren’t a firstgen student, it is important to learn about the experiences of those that are (first-generation) because some of us feel a lot more pressure than you and I just think it’s valuable for other students to realize that.”

Some students have mentioned that they have learned lots about the first generation experience just through being friends a first-generation student.

Ashlyn Krogulski, a first-year student in the College of Nursing,

spoke about being a non-first-generation student and how much she learned through her friends.

“I know a few people at Marquette who are (first-gen students) and it is honestly so interesting to hear about their perspective on attending college and how their experiences differ from mine. Ever since coming to college, I have been trying to learn about different perspectives because I feel like that is something that is important,” Krogulski said.

Students can learn more about upcoming diversity and inclusion events and initiatives by visiting The Office of Engagement and Inclusion website.

First-Gen week honors, educates, celebrates

Students take the first steps of their families’ academic careers

By TJ Dysart

theodore.dysart@marquette.edu

For some students, coming to college is a journey that they have expected, but for other students, they are making history in their family.

Last week was Marquette University’s First-Gen Student Week.

The week-long program took place Nov. 3 through Nov. 8 and was a time in which the university celebrated first-generation students on campus and their accomplishments throughout their time at Marquette.

First-generation students are students who are the first in their family to attend college. While first-generation students and students who are not the first to attend college in their family may share similar experiences in college, they have different journeys when it comes to the impact they have in their families.

“This is our third year celebrating First Gen Week and we try to improve the program offerings each year. Obviously with COVID being a barrier last year, we had to

pivot the offerings to include pickup-and-go opportunities and other virtual programs,” Clara Dwyer, assistant director of peer engagement programs and services, said in an email.

The week was filled with programs, panels and even improv from ImprovMKE that the Office of Engagement and Inclusion planned for the week.

While the week focused on celebrating first-generation students, it was also a chance for non-firstgeneration students to learn about the perspectives of first-generation students and the resources that are on campus for those all students.

“All of the programs aim to promote inclusivity and are open to all students. Non-first-generation students, or continuing generation students, are welcome to come learn more as well as take advantage of the services provided by the counselors from the Office of Student Financial Aid to get their FAFSA completed,” Dwyer said in an email.

The week kicked off with the First Generation Connect event which was hosted by the Career Services Center. The event was an opportunity for members of the Marquette University first generation community to meet and share perspectives and experiences.

Students also got the chance to

First-generation student week at Marquette University occured Nov. 3 through the 8th.

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Marquette Police Department hosts self-defense class MUPD will teach students, faculty and staff to stay safe

By Clara Lebron

clara.lebron@marquette.edu

As crimes on campus increase, Marquette University Police Department has taken it into their own hands to help students and faculty learn how to properly defend themselves.

Recently, there has been a spike in carjackings, robberies and other dangerous situations occurring on campus, raising concerns for several Marquette students, faculty and staff as they find ways to prepare themselves in case of encountering a foul situation.

“I think it’s important to be prepared for situations that we hope to avoid, and this could be one way to do that,” Hannah Ray, a junior in the College of Health Sciences, said.

MUPD is offering self-defense classes to everyone interested at the Alumni Memorial Union on various dates throughout the school year. The dates can be found on Marquette’s website.

“While MUPD has a strong presence in the campus community, we realize we can’t be everywhere at all times. Students, faculty, and staff could find themselves in a

situation, both on or off-campus, that requires taking action to keep safe,” said Jeff Kranz, assistant chief of police for MUPD, said.

The classes, held in small groups, begin with a prompt presentation on the police department’s services and suggestions on what to do if a bad situation comes to worse.

The presentation includes an explanation of MUPD’s different safety programs, including the Blue Light System, the Limo Services, the Eagle Eye app and other initiatives they have introduced to limit crime. Additionally, there were MUPD offered tips on how to deescalate a dangerous situation. There was an emphasis on understanding your one’s natural response to danger — commonly known as your “flight, fight or freeze response” and how to keep calm to dissuade yourself from feeding into them.

MUPD does acknowledge that some situations can escalate no matter what one tries to do, so the second portion of the class consists of a hands-on approach. It focuses on different self-defense techniques to effectively escape a dangerous situation.

These techniques are designed with different ability sets in mind, ensuring the defensive techniques taught are the most beneficial for all participants.

“I feel like the class taught me

Photo by of Josh Meitz joshua.metiz@marquette.edu

Self-defense classes are being hosted inside the Alumni Memorial Union. Sessions are taught by MUPD.

what to do in moments I wouldn’t be able to think about what to do.

They [MUPD] did an awesome job of showing us what to avoid when things go left. I especially liked how interactive the whole thing was, and how we were able to practice safely but effectively.

I recommend the class to anyone interested,” said Steph Hernandez, a first-year in the College of Arts & Sciences.

“We hope to give people some self-defense tools to get out of a

dangerous situation if one was to present itself. These tools, coupled with situational awareness, can help a person get to safety when needed,” Kranz said in an email.

Although Marquette’s police department was officially commissioned May 1, 2015, the initiative started back when MUPD fell into the Campus Safety Department and was not recognized as an established police branch.

“The self-defense classes have

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been offered since I started at Marquette in 2014 and I know they were around well before me,” Kranz said in an email.

There are several sessions available for interested parties. The signup form can be found on Marquette’s website, and there are several announcements for when future classes will be being offered on MUPD’s Twitter, Facebook and on Marquette Today.

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Celebrating Native American Heritage Month at MU Cultural Indigenous Symposium held in AMU last Friday

By Kim Cook

kimberly.cook@marquette.edu

Samantha Majhor, Marquette assistant professor of English, consistently instructs her Native American literature students to “bdihéč’iyapi” (pronounced “beh-dee-he-chee-yah-pee”), a Dakota command that loosely translates to “strengthen yourself” or “take heart.”

Majhor used the same phrase in her keynote lecture at the Cultural Indigenous Symposium Friday, Nov. 5, when she discussed the current state of cultural Indigenous studies and the future of the field. The CIS was one of several events taking place this November as part of the celebration of Native American Heritage Month.

“It’s such an important concept for our students of color and our Native American students,” Majhor said. “It takes, sometimes, a lot of strength to represent yourself on campus

and kind of be out there in your identity, and find ways to connect with your identity when sometimes those connections are not readily available or readily visible to everybody.”

For senior in the College of Education Rebecca DeBoer, Native American Heritage Month is a time for progress and finding those connections that Majhor mentioned.

“I think for me it’s a time for reflection and learning, not just a couple of things, but everything you can kind of learn about your Indigenous identity … it’s so ingrained around us and not many people know that,” DeBoer said.

DeBoer, a member of the Indigenous community, was one of five undergraduate students who presented research they conducted this past summer as a member of the Indigeneity Lab, an undergraduate research group that was funded for the purpose of learning more about Indigenous roots and connecting to the Native community.

“Just having this event and knowing that it’s going on, and connecting with not only alumni but also present students and

adults who don’t even go to Marquette,” is something that Daniella Barrett, a junior in the College Arts & Sciences and copresident of Marquette Native American Student Association, is proud of.

Barrett is a member of North Carolina’s Eastern Band Cherokee Long Hair Clan. Being so far away from her tribe makes celebrating Native American Heritage Month even more of a priority for her. “I think this event is a good way to build community because, for me, I didn’t know that there were enough Native students on campus and I didn’t know there were Native events going on,” Barrett said.

Clare Camblin, a junior in the College of Communication affiliated with Osage Nation Eagle Clan, said that the research she and her fellow students showcased at the CIS was indicative of how Marquette is improving its representation of Indigenous culture.

“I think the symposium today was also a way to show how we are positively moving forward with increasing awareness with Indigenous culture,” Camblin said.

And this event was just the beginning of all of the events that the Native American Student Association, or NASA, has planned for Native American

“

It takes, sometimes, a lot of strength to represent yourself on campus and kind of be out there in your identity...”

SAMANTHA MAJHOR Assistant professor of English

Heritage Month. Will EganWaukau, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences, co-president of NASA and member of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin, touched on a

Photo by Bryan Rindfleisch bryan.rindfleisch@marquette.edu

The Critical Indigenous Symposium had a full day of activities sponsored by the College of Arts & Sciences and Race, Ethnic and Indigenous Studies.

few of the events that have been organized.

“We have the Menominee basketmakers from my tribe, they are going to come down and they have some kits made for basket weaving … It’s a very traditional practice to make these baskets, so it is a matter of preserving the culture,” EganWaukau said.

“Menominee Black Ash Basketmaking: Voices, Traditions and Preservation” will take place Nov. 22 from 1112:30 p.m. and 1-2 p.m.

Another event taking place to celebrate Native American Heritage Month is “Soup with Substance,” a gathering put on

by Marquette Campus Ministry and the Indigeneity Lab. The meeting will be a discussion of the research that the student researchers have conducted and will aim to increase the understanding of Indigenous history and culture in the Milwaukee area.

DeBoer said that events celebrating Native American heritage are important because they gather ideas and information that promote the creation of connections between people.

“Building community, getting to know what’s happening in your area … just being allies for making sure stories are told and facts are shared to show that Indigenous people are still active in the community today,” DeBoer said is what makes the gatherings special.

As Native American Heritage Month continues, NASA and members of the Indigeneity Lab look forward to seeing new faces at their events.

“It is so nice to see so many faces, and people who are interested and enthusiastic about Indigenous history and culture,” Camblin said. “It’s just super cool to meet new people all the time and come together and just bond over this thing that is important to all of us.”

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Does leaked music ultimately hurt or help artists?

Playboi Carti, Juice WRLD, Polo G are among affected

By Rashad Alexander

rashad.alexander@marquette.edu

Editor’s Note: This A&E story contains opinionated statements.

When a song or album gets leaked, it means a song has been unofficially released by an outside source of an artist’s group. The concept of leaks goes back to the early 2000s, when the rock band Metallica sued Napster, an online music and file sharing service, after it was discovered that a song Metallica hadn’t released yet was on the radio.

Nowadays, leaked music is even more prevalent within the music industry with everything being mainly digital, but it’s especially glaring within the hip-hop community. Leakers are going as far as selling an artist’s leaked song at a high price once they get a hold of it. I have seen whole group chats where people were selling highly anticipated Juice WRLD songs for thousands of dollars.

Juice WRLD has been a victim

of leaks essentially his whole mainstream career, with hundreds of his songs being leaked on the internet. DJ Scheme, a producer for Empire Records and good friend of the late rapper, tweeted recently about the Juice WRLD leaks, saying he doesn’t care about them as long as fans listen to them when the songs drop officially.

Scheme’s tweet brings up a good point: If people still listen to a song even after it leaks, do the leaks really matter?

An example of this is with the song “STAY” by The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber. Despite the song leaking a whole month earlier, it has spent seven non-consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, while also surpassing a billion streams on Spotify. And sure, people could have just not known about the leak, but for a song to do those numbers after getting leaked is an insane feat in my opinion.

And there have been times when artists used leaked songs to their own advantage. In the summer of 2019, Playboi Carti had a song called “Pissy Pamper” with Young Nudy that took over the Internet.

I remember being at Lyrical Lemonade’s Summer Smash Festival and watching Carti perform

the song, and I was fascinated with how so many people knew the song without it being officially released. To this day, the song has yet to be officially released, despite it being one of Carti’s most well-known tracks.

We also see leaks trending a lot on social media apps like TikTok, thanks to how fast information can be spread.

Recently, Polo G had a song titled “Smooth Criminal,” which samples the Michael Jackson song of the same name, get leaked and it ended up trending on the app, with over 60,000 videos using the sound. Polo even performed the song at Rolling Loud recently. He seemed to be unfazed about the song leaking, even saying he’s one of the hottest rappers because of it. Although, he did follow up the tweet asking who’s responsible for the leaks.

There is always going to be a debate on whether or not it’s okay to

listen to leaked music. Regardless, leaked music is going to still be prevalent and it makes you wonder what can really be done for artists

to avoid their music getting leaked.

But as shown, leaks can either be a blessing or a curse for artists.

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REVIEW: ‘Twilight,’ where have you been loca?

First-time viewer gives honest reaction on first film in saga

Randi

@1031Randi

“Twilight” is the true embodiment of escapism.

By Randi Haseman

randi.haseman@marquette.edu

The weather Nov. 4 was gray, gloomy and groggy. It was the perfect weather to watch “Twilight.” Or so I’m told.

I’ve never actually seen “Twilight.” Stephanie Meyers released the novel in 2005, and the movie came three years later.

I was eight at the premiere for the first movie and 12 when the final movie of the series “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2” debuted. I was in the target demographic but unfortunately suffering from “not like other girls” syndrome. After constant recommendations from friends, I’ve been worn down and I decided to finally watch the saga’s first movie “Twilight.”

Right away, I was shocked to find out Bella Swan, the protagonist, is originally from Arizona. As one of the characters in Forks, Washington, even mentions, Bella is a bit pale for the sunny desert. Her wardrobe

Graphic by Lily Werner elizabeth.werner@marquette.edu

also includes lots of layering which is interesting for someone used to dry heat.

After moving in with her father, Bella begins revisiting the places and people of her childhood. One of those people is Jacob Black, a childhood friend. I was shocked to discover Jacob was part of the Indigenous Quileute tribe. My

friend theorized this suggests the close bond of Indigenous tribes is similar to that of a wolf pack.

Throughout the entire film, I noticed a grayscale and a blue color filter. The coloring of this film could have been produced with a VSCO filter.

Along with the color, the constant zooms and camera movement

are overwhelming at times. I so badly want to see the storyboard for this film. I cannot tell if the constant camera movement is to distract from the mediocre, late 2000s CGI work or intentional for other reasons.

I loved the sound throughout this film, not just the soundtrack but also Bella’s narration. The

voiceover really ties the novel into the movie well. I found myself wishing we hear Bella connecting the dots that Edward is a vampire. The soundtrack really shines as “Supermassive Black Hole” by Muse plays, thunder claps and cracks of ball on bat pound through my 32inch Roku speakers. With all the memes surrounding the baseball scene of this movie, I really did not see it coming as the pivotal scene to launch the climax of the movie. And all because a little gust of wind.

“Twilight” is the true embodiment of escapism. It’s not meant to be the next great American novel or a top movie of all time, and that’s fine. Anything typically enjoyed by teenage girls is automatically subject to criticism. Just look at the concept of what is basic: reality TV, boy bands, makeup, a certain type of clothing. Not all media is meant to be dissected and analyzed to create everlasting meaning that will influence literature and film for ages. And not all media is for everyone. There are times when I don’t want to think about the media I’m watching, and “Twilight” may be the perfect option for this.

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Editorial Board

Aimee Galaszewski, Executive Director Benjamin Wells, Managing Editor of The Marquette Tribune Skyler Chun, Managing Editor of The Marquette Journal

Alexandra Garner, Executive Opinions Editor Hope Moses, Assistant Opinions Editor

Megan Woolard, News Executive John Leuzzi, Sports Executive Randi Haseman, A&E Executive Lelah Byron, Projects Editor

Eleanor McCaughey, Copy Chief Grace Pionek, Design Chief Izzy Bonebrake, Executive Photo Editor Kate Hyland, Social Media Executive

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STAFF EDITORIAL

Increasing student-worker wages necessary for ‘cura personalis’

Millions of jobs across the United States remain unfilled, limiting access to services and consumer products. Despite the high availability of jobs, many workers are not taking them. Instead, they are calling for better wages. Marquette University must address the impact of this labor shortage on campus by offering higher wages for all student-workers.

According to Federal Reserve Economic Data, there were approximately 9.6 million unfilled job vacancies in the U.S. for the second quarter of 2021, which was from April 1 to June 30. This is the highest number of unfilled job vacancies over the past 20 years. Even at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the number of unfilled job vacancies was only approximately 6.5 million for the second quarter.

A significant reason that the U.S. is experiencing a large labor

shortage is that workers are demanding higher wages. While some cities and states continue to have low minimum wages, others are responding to this call for a higher minimum wage.

Many workers are calling for an increase of the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $15, which would increase the yearly salary for minimum-wage jobs from approximately $15,000 to approximately $31,000.

As of July 1, the hourly minimum wage in Chicago is $15 for employers that have 21 or more employees.

For employers with four to 20 employees, the hourly minimum wage is $14. If the employer works within a tipped profession, the hourly minimum wage if they have 21 or more employees is $9, and $8.40 if they have four to 20 employees. Additionally, the employer must make up the difference if the employee’s

hourly wages plus tips don’t add up to the full minimum wage.

Only an hour and a half north of Chicago, the reality is different for Milwaukee workers. In Milwaukee, the hourly minimum wage is $7.25, and if the employer is in a tipped industry, the hourly minimum wage is $2.33.

Despite Milwaukee and Chicago having different costs of living, with Milwaukee’s average cost of living being $1,686 a month and Chicago’s average cost of living being $2,241 a month, the large discrepancy in minimum wage is alarming.

Marquette is also experiencing the impacts of this labor shortage, apparent through a lack of LIMO drivers and updated hours of operation at The Brew locations.

Many students may be feeling the national sentiment of workers to be paid a better living wage, especially if they are financially

supporting themselves and paying for college. This is especially important considering the university increased the tuition by 2% for the 2022-23 school year.

At Marquette, there are five different wage levels for on-campus jobs, ranging from $7.25 to $15 an hour. As the wage levels increase, the skill level and necessary training increase. While some students get paid $15 an hour for working on campus, many students do not, which may force them to work two or three jobs, depending on their financial situations.

Having to resort to working multiple low-paying jobs should not be the solution for student-workers needing to work, as it is often not feasible for students because they have to balance coursework, extracurriculars and social life. Due to a shortage of student-workers, many students are having to work odd hours and

pick up more shifts. This is also unrealistic and unfair, especially when students cannot work more than 20 hours a week for an on-campus job during a school session.

There is a persisting stigma in U.S. culture that constantly working or working multiple jobs to support yourself is admirable. While people should be commended for their tenacity and perseverance, they should not have to work multiple jobs just to support themselves, they should be paid more.

Marquette needs to increase the wages it pays students in order to ensure it is financially supporting them, as well as upholding its foundational value of “cura personalis.”

Failing to care for the entire wellbeing of student-workers will not only harm them, but it will also ignore the Catholic social teachings that the economy should serve the people, not the other way around.

from the restricting rules of home and high school. However, these hookups often result in negative and confusing emotions for both parties, expressed through guilt, regret and lowered feelings of connection. A 2008 Human Nature study conducted by psychologist Anne Campbell found that males felt sorry for using a woman for sex while women experienced negative emotions from feeling like they were used for sex. While there is remorse from both parties, an inherent power dynamic exists within these casual relationships.

Support for hookup culture has been found in various forms of media, such as the podcast “Call Her Daddy.” As a new form of feminism, host Alexandra Cooper and former host Sofia Franklyn speak crudely with guests about sex, relationships and personal empowerment under the guise of comedy. Seen as a raw take on feminism, “Call Her Daddy” attempts to normalize conversations regarding sex but instead largely focuses on taking power back in sex through manipulation and disregard for a sexual partner. Apart from the misogynistic comments regarding women’s appearances and their need to be more provocative should they not be conventionally attractive, Cooper and Franklyn,

supposed feminists, encourage toxic behavior such as gaslighting, a form of abuse where one partner tries to convince the other to question their reality. In this scenario, Cooper and Franklyn insist on gaslighting to regain power and control in a relationship. Shows like “Call Her Daddy” promote toxic sex positivity, encouraging listeners to engage in meaningless sex and manipulate their partners to embody the men they are hooking up with. The idea behind “Call Her Daddy” is to have an honest conversation about sex but fails at providing respect and equality to women and men.

Hookup culture promotes casual sex for women to choose their own sexual liberations with “no strings attached” as a rebuttal against the outdated philosophy that women get attached to their sexual partners. This type of sex positivity also emphasizes the refutation of sexual repression, leading women to voice their desires that have been ignored or overlooked.

One of the most significant impediments to this is the pornography industry. Since the 1960s and 1970s, there has been a backlash against pornography and the subordination of women shown in it. Mainstream, heterosexual pornography has long been

centered around the male gaze.

In 2019, PornHub revealed that their audience demographics indicate men are the primary viewers of porn, as their United States audience is 70% male. Due to need to cater to the male gaze, the camerawork is centered around women’s bodies while showing few males, allowing the male viewer to put himself into the film as a screen surrogate through the male actor.

The pornography industry has exploited women by forcing them to engage in sexual acts for entertainment. In the widely popularized pornography film “Deep Throat” (1972), actor Linda Lovelace, who played the main character in the film, experienced sexual exploitation at the hands of her husband while seeing no money for the film. In her 1980 memoir “Ordeal,” she recounts her abuse in the pornography industry, such as her husband forcing her to engage in sexual acts for money. Lovelace was not alone in exploitation, as it has been proven that pornography directly relates to sex trafficking.

While there are ethical types of porn, such as feminist porn, the mainstream audience favors pornography that sexually abuses and degrades women, which upholds unethical pornography

practice and development. Many women are coerced into performing for the camera. These films show fantasies that train viewers into thinking that sex is violent and abusive, rather than fully educating what true sexual relations are like in reality.

The shortcoming of both hookup culture and the growing pornography industry is that both lack an emphasis on relationships. This lack of intimacy and respect in sexual relationships creates a negative effect on sex positivity. Sex positivity is about the full expression of sexuality and the sexual liberation one faces when making choices about feeling in one’s body. However, in the practice of sex positivity, there has been too much focus on the actual act of sex and how it is practiced. Core values were lost in the current dialogue regarding sex: Freedom.

Consent. Acceptance.

Sexual expression must be encouraged, but more importantly, engaging in sex should leave partners feeling fulfilled and connected, not used and exploited.

Sex positivity has negative effects on current narrative

Laura Niezgoda Since the first wave of feminism, dating back to the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848 debating women’s equal rights, feminism has sought to end women’s oppression in civil, educational, religious and workplace-related scenarios. In recent years, mainstream feminism has adopted the philosophy of choice feminism, an idea that a woman is liberated because she is the one who makes a choice.

Choice feminism promotes sex positivity, liberating hookup culture and derogatory film pornography. Currently, hookup culture and degrading pornography depicting violence against women are damaging the ideals of feminism by creating toxic beliefs about the other sex and ignoring the core value of what they are trying to preserve: sexual acceptance.

Hookup culture is a loose term used to describe the current casual, meaningless forms of sexual intimacy that are common in millennials and Generation Z. Hookups are often seen as an exciting part of the quintessential college experience, because of the exhilarating exercise of freedom away

Laura Niezgoda is a sophomore studying communication studies and criminology and law studies.

She can be reached at laura.niezgoda@marquette.edu

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Motherhood should not define women’s worth, role Grace Cady Women in this century are still not free from the shackles of stereotypes. From the time someone is a young girl, they often hear about the motherhood they will inevitably pursue in years to come.

These comments made in passing are fairly harmless and may not be made with ill intentions, but they’re highly presumptuous.

The people this commentary is directed toward could very well be transgender, face fertility issues or simply not want to have children. None of these things make them less of a woman or less worthy, just as being a mother doesn’t change someone’s value, beauty or capability.

Motherhood is an amazing thing that many people look forward to in life. However, for people who may not have the opportunity to fulfill their dreams of having children, the

journey to get there can be an absolute nightmare. Many women who wish to have children are unable to due to fertility or medical issues.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 6.1 million women in the United States have difficulty getting or staying pregnant.

Infertility can be very difficult for individuals seeking to get pregnant, and they may feel ashamed or depressed because they cannot fulfill their motherly duty; but in reality, this is how they may have been conditioned to feel. When society continues to perpetuate the idea that women’s primary purpose in the worldis to bear children, when they cannot or struggle to do so they are made to feel ostracized. That is the result of the idea that women are not valuable beyond the capability of their bodies.

For some prospective parents who cannot have children naturally, adoption is sometimes a viable option; but it is not possible for everyone.

Due to the high costs and extensive

background checks associated with fostering or adopting children, not every person incapable of reproducing naturally is able to pursue this route. According to AdoptUsKids, a national project that focuses on child welfare, working with a private adoption can cost between $5,000 and $40,000, and working with a private attorney can range between $8,000 and $40,000. Additionally, it is very difficult to determine how long it will take to adopt a child.

Another difficulty mothers can face that is not acknowledged enough is postpartum depression.

According to Mayo Clinic, this condition is a long-lasting form of depression that may arise following childbirth and includes symptoms such as sadness, trouble sleeping and mood swings. The rhetoric surrounding postpartum depression is all too often that it’s the mother’s fault. Mothers endure so much difficulty throughout pregnancy and after birth, and we as a society must work to sympathize with this condition and support those who

at the Seneca Falls Convention, when both women and men protested in favor of women’s rights For nearly a century, firstwavers marched, lectured and protested, facing grave danger in the process.

But the passing of the 15th Amendment in 1870, which granted Black men the right to vote, turned most white women into suffragettes. In Elizabeth Stanton’s and Susan B. Anthony’s newspaper, a woman said “if educated women are not as fit to decide who shall be the rulers of this country, as ‘field hands,’ then where’s the use of culture, or any brain at all?” which was very deeply ingrained in feminist ideology. Anthony was a known racist and left women of color out of her fight, yet somehow, she was the face of the movement for nearly a century.

Despite the racism saturated into the DNA of the feminist movement, white women only fought for white women’s

suffrage as well as equal opportunities to education and employment. And as the movement continued, it shifted its focus to the reproductive rights of women, specifically birth control.

Eventually, in 1920, Congress passed the 19th Amendment granting women the right to vote, yet it remained difficult for women of color, especially Black women, to vote. Voting was made difficult due to numerous factors, including literacy tests which most Black women did not have the level of education to pass.

Black women looked to the feminist movement to assist them, but this issue was not recognized.

This meant that up until the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which outlawed discriminatory voting practices, Black women were on their own to combat this issue.

The second wave of feminism began in the 1960s into the late 1980s. It was a reaction to women returning to the roles of housewives and mothers after the end of the Second World War. While the first wave focused on women’s suffrage, the second wave was focused on public and private injustices.

Issues concerning rape, reproductive rights, domestic violence and workplace safety were pushed to the forefront and there was widespread effort to reform the image of women in pop culture; women were typically viewed as promiscuous beings, undeserving of respect

struggle with it rather than blaming or demonizing them.

From the opposite end, women

“

Women

do not exist only to mother children...”

who do become mothers are not free from prejudice. Sometimes these people are objectified and experience sexualization from others. Other times, mothers are almost regarded as disposable because they’ve had their children and are done with what they need to do. Women do not exist only to mother children and to treat them as though they are is not only offensive but a reckless disregard for their humanity.

Additionally, mothers who decide to return to the workplace after having a child may experience challenges. Many times, work-

ing mothers are not treated with the same respect as their other coworkers and can be given low quality “mommy track” assignments or even be demoted for unfair reasons such as their superiors viewing them as incapable of completing heavier workloads. Working mothers, and parents in general, should be treated with respect and be given fair workloads.

Motherhood should not be the defining aspect of women’s worth.

Whether a woman can or cannot have children, as well as whether they do or do not want to, should be entirely their business. As a society, we must strive to keep the conversation around motherhood inclusive and not to force women to feel they need to have children to have worth in the world. As well as this, once a woman becomes a mother she deserves the same respect in personal relationships and the workplace.

Grace Cady is a sophomore studying journalism. She can be be reached at grace.cady@marquette.edu

Mainstream feminist movement must adopt intersectional lens

Hope Moses Feminism is defined as “the belief in the social, economic and political equality of the sexes,” but it is more than this. Feminism is freedom, and if liberation from an oppressive system is the goal, as feminists, we need to focus on liberating all women, not just cisgender white women.

Modern feminism and conversations concerning women’s rights often exclude women of color and our perspectives. This is not shocking, as American feminism is and has always been the tale of the white woman and her heroism; the feminist movement has always failed women of color.

The feminist movement can be broken down into four waves, with the first beginning in 1848 and continuing into the 1920s.

The first wave formally began

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A protestor at a 2017 women’s march in Amsterdam calls for more recognition.

and boundaries.

And the movement was kickstarted by the publishing of Betty Friedan’s book, “The Feminine Mystique,” a renowned feminist text that gave voices to millions of women’s frustrations, especially middle-class white women.

While the second wave had major cultural and legislative progress like 1973’s Roe V. Wade, for example, its shortcoming remained the same: the failure to include women of color.

Movements against racism were active too, in which women of color found themselves underrepresented by the feminist movement. Most feminists at this time were middle-class white women who centered the movement around their own experiences while women of color were left out to dry.

Women of color deal with the same issues as white women and more. Due to not receiving the efforts they were giving, during the late 1960s, people of color feminists organized their own movements, one being the Third Women’s World Alliance.

While the concept of intersectionality has gained popularity recently, it was coined by Professor Kimberle Crenshaw in 1989.

Intersectionality is the “interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class and gender as they apply to a given individual or group, regarded as creating overlapping and interdependent systems of discrimination or disadvantage.” Women of color do not have the luxury of separating their identities; we are both women and women of color and that comes with its contradictions.

Although few people agree on when the third wave of feminism started, it focused mainly on

sexual harassment in the workplace and celebrated major achievements of women which is very similar to the fourth wave, or present-day feminism.

And still, like a broken record, women of color and their contributions to the movement fail to be acknowledged.

A prime example is the #MeToo Movement. Tarana Burke, an American activist, started the #MeToo Movement in 2006 to help women with similar experiences stand up for themselves.

The movement went viral in 2017, and Burke, like many women of color, found her voice was drowned out by white women.

This narrative is as old as time, and it is time we change it. As feminists, we need to dismantle the idea that working against gender oppression is counter to antiracist efforts. Next, we need to remind ourselves that liberating women has to include the liberation of all women.

Hope Moses is a sophomore studying journalism and data science. She can be reached at hope. moses@marquette.edu

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Marotta takes No. 52 to heart Jersey number brings extra meaning

By Ava Mares

ava.mares@marquette.edu

Marquette women’s basketball redshirt junior forward Chloe Marotta didn’t have to leave her home state to continue playing the sport she loves at the collegiate level. In fact, Milwaukee’s Jesuit university is roughly a 25 minute car ride up I-43 to her hometown of Mequon.

Now in her fourth season with the Golden Eagles, Marotta is lacing up her Jordans and set to begin a new season on the Al McGuire Center’s court.

“I am really excited to get started and get playing,” Marotta said.

“Looking forward to get out there with my team and show everyone what we’ve been working on.”

Marotta, whose teammates refer to her as “Miss Marquette,” said she is excited to have fans back in the stands, especially those who have followed her basketball journey from the start.

“These past four years, being able to play in front of a crowd that I’ve known for a really long time, has been awesome,” Marotta said. “It’s always an honor to see them in the stands. The fact that we can have those people back in the stands this year and show them what college basketball is like, how we play together as a team, that is the big thing.”

Assistant coach Justine Raterman said she has seen Marotta grow within the program over the two seasons they have been together.

“Chloe is a person that is ready to help and do whatever she needs to do. Every team needs somebody like that,” Raterman said. “Chloe does a little bit of

everything for us and I think that is so important for what we are trying to do as a team, especially this year.”

Head coach Megan Duffy said Marotta’s role on the team heading into this season is simple.

“She (Marotta) has always been that kind of utility player in my eyes,” Duffy said. “The only difference about her is that she is another year older and has more game experience. Historically we’ve been able to move her from the guard position back to the forward position and it will be no different this year.”

Marotta said how much pride she takes in her role on the team, noting that even the most versatile players have to be consistent in their game.

“I’m a hardworker who likes to get rebounds a lot and dive for the ball and do all the little things, but I think this year is really about expanding that,” Marotta said.

“Doing the little things, but also providing for my teammates, such as getting Karissa (McLaughlin) a good assist to knock down shots or Jordan (King) off the ball too, just opening it up for my teammates.”

Raterman, who defines Marotta as an energy person with a competitive side, said the 6-foot-1 forward has already stepped into a greater leadership role and is surpassing all expectations.

“Chloe has worked really hard on her perimeter game. Whether it’s a drill, fighting over a rebound, or an actual game, she is going to compete for every single possession,” Raterman said. “She has been here a long time and is somebody, that as coaches, we rely on to understand our message and trickle that down to our

younger players.”

Redshirt first-year forward Liza Karlen said she views Marotta as not only a program leader but also a personal role model. Karlen praised Marotta for her rare work ethic and positive attitude.

“She comes in and gives it her all. She is positive and always working hard. She is the reminder of Marquette values and what Marquette stands for,” stated Karlen.

The extent of Marotta’s impact also reaches into life away from court.

For Karlen, Mar o t t a made her impact on the young player before the two even played a game together.

“Coming in freshman year, we were here for only about four days in July, then we got sent home because of COVID,” Karlen said.

Karlen continued to share how Marotta opened up her home to her, allowing Karlen to stay with the Marotta family during the summer months, where the teammates got lots of summer ball training in.

“This was all when I first met her, so that speaks a lot about Chloe’s values and the type of teammate she is,” Karlen said.

As for the entire team, Marotta credits her

ambition as a direct result of teammate chemistry.

“The bond is awesome,” Marotta said. “We are always with each other and we love to be with each other. A lot of teams maybe don’t want to see each other after practice or they get sick of each other, but not us. Creating that bond off the court helps us with our bond on the court too. We truly love

each other.”

Aside from her close-knit bond and love for her teammates, Marotta’s love for wearing the blue and gold and No. 52 each game runs deeper than eyes can see which makes this season extra special.

“Honestly, I am most proud of wearing Marquette on my chest.

Obviously, this school is amazing, but I am just so proud to be in this jersey, wear the number 52 and represent Marquette University,” Marotta said.

“My dad was number 52 when he played here and my brother was 52, and now I’m 52.”

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From Champaign to Milwaukee Newcomer makes jump from Big Ten

By Johnnie Brooker

johnnie.brooker@marquette.edu

In the wake of former Marquette sophomore forward Camryn Taylor’s sudden transfer to the University of Virginia following last season, Marquette women’s basketball head coach Megan Duffy was in need of a new forward.

Duffy, the 2019-20 BIG EAST Coach of the Year, had already

received the news that forward Lauren Van Kleunen would return for a sixth year under the NCAA’s extra year of eligibility given to all student-athletes due to COVID-19.

Then she received notice Purdue’s all-time 3-point shooter Karissa McLaughlin would be transferring to Marquette as a fifth-year graduate transfer because of COVID-19.

But there was still a need and

an empty roster spot so Duffy and her staff went to the NCAA Transfer Portal one more time.

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign forward Kennedi Myles announced April 1 on her Twitter she would be traveling up I-43 to Milwaukee to continue her collegiate career.

During Myles’s sophomore year, she led Illinois in rebounding, averaging eight per game.

She ranked third in scoring with

8.7 points per game, and she was second on the team in steals with over three per game.

Duffy said she is excited about what Myles’s experience will bring to her program.

“She’s a two-year starter from Illinois. She is just kind of that bruiser, she was a defensive stopper. She could score in the paint.

She really just had a hard-nosed competitive mentality,” Duffy said.

Assistant coach Justine Raterman said Myles has not changed since high school when she was recruiting her while on Duffy’s staff at Miami (Ohio).

“She is a winner at heart,” Raterman said. “She wants to be pushed, she wants to be coached and she wants to have her level raised,“ Raterman said.

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“She’s such a competitor in everything that she does. For our young (players), to see her and the way that she works, the way that she carries herself with confidence but yet is coming in to get after it every single day,” Raterman said. “It’s huge to have someone like that, that they can learn from just by watching it’s everything for our younger players.”

Like Raterman, Marotta said getting to watch Van Kleunen is a bonus.

“As someone who has so much experience in college basketball, it’s nice to watch her and see kind of what her actions are like because we all want to learn from that and kind of embody what she’s about,” Marotta said.

Redshirt first-year forward Liza Karlen told the Marquette Wire in January she has never seen a player with the IQ Van Kleunen has.

“Just in the sense that she’s always positive, she’s always working and I think we can relate to that a lot,” Karlen said.

“She is consistently a great leader for us and she’s never negative. It’s been great for me to pick her brain a little bit and add to my game through studying hers.”

While Raterman pushed her forward to serve in more of a coach’s role as a sixth-year, Van Kleunen said she is embracing this new role as she wants to be a coach in the future.

“I definitely enjoy coaching them, I wouldn’t necessarily say it’s a coaching role I’m trying to get into, but just any way I can help or any way I’m able to pass on my experience of helping,” Van Kleunen said.

“Just passing on that advice I think is huge because I had that when I was younger.”

Transfers Karissa McLaughlin and Kennedi Myles said they embrace Van Kleunen’s open arms heading into their first season with the Golden Eagles.

“It’s been awesome kind of picking her brain on how to understand Coach Duffy, how to understand the offense, the defense, what does it take to be great here and just embracing her role and trying to be a

great leader next to her as well,” McLaughlin said.

Van Kleunen’s veteran presence is apparent even to those who only joined the program this summer.

“She is a vet,” Myles said.

“Sometimes words don’t even have to be said, just watching her and what she does (is enough).”

Van Kleunen’s consistency night in and night out is something Marotta said she has been able to learn from.

“She comes every single day with the same energy, the same effort, the same leadership skills and it doesn’t leave,” Marotta said. “That consistency is something that we can all learn from.”

Van Kleunen is looking to build off an impressive season in 2020-21, where she earned All-BIG EAST after averaging 13.2 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists.

She also scored in double figures in 20 of Marquette’s 26 games.

“Her versatility and ability to score in the

paint is huge for us and in this conference,” Raterman said.

“What’s great about Lauren (is) she can stretch the floor. She can step out and hit the three, hit the 15-footer like it’s a layup. That’s really important for what we’re able to do in our offense.”

Marotta said Van Kleunen’s footwork separates her from others.

“She’s finesse,” Marotta said.

“Not many people have the footwork that Lauren has and she uses

her strength.”

Marotta said she and her teammates know what they are going to get out of Van Kleunen each night.

“She comes in, she knows what she’s best at and she’s not going to fall away from that,” Marotta said. “People always say, never forget what made you famous (and) she doesn’t forget what made her famous. That hookshot is constant and it’s something no one can defend.”

While Van Kleunen finished her Master’s in communications last spring, the two-time All-BIG EAST Tournament Team selection decided shortly after last season to return for a sixth-year.

Van Kleunen said she discussed her decision with her coaching staff, family and close friends. While she said she contemplated starting a professional career overseas, there was one factor that weighed more than the other for her to return.

“The ability to be able to play in front of fans, I think that’s a big piece,” Van Kleunen said.

“I think just kind of having that new, not reality but

just how things used to be and that’s what I missed. That’s something I will never, ever get back.”

The 6-foot-2 forward said the ability to play in front of a familiar audience was something she was not willing to give up on just yet.

Van Kleunen said the opportunity to wear Marquette across her chest one last time is special to both her family and herself as she is one of the faces of the program.

“That’s something special to us,” Van Kleunen said. “The program has had the success it’s had because of everyone involved. And I might be at the head because I’m the old head or been here for a long time, but I think that just shows from the standpoint of how great the program is and how important it is to not only me, but those surrounding it.”

Van Kleunen became the 31st player in program history to reach the 1,000 point milestone March 7 in the Golden Eagles’ 64-59 win against Creighton in the BIG EAST Tournament semifinals.

The accolade put her in the same class as former teammates Allazia Blockton, Natisha Hiedeman, Amani Wilborn, Erika Davenport and Danielle King in addition to former head coach Carolyn Kieger.

“Those are the people who paved the way and who put the banners up,” Van Kleunen said.

“Growing up, you saw who was a part of those teams. Just being able to be a part of that and talk about that, it’s great but I don’t think necessarily that I would have been here without those girls or without my teammates now.”

As the season gets started, Van Kleunen is looking forward to one more thing: another NCAA Tournament appearance.

“The biggest thing when I think of it is getting to the NCAA Tournament. That’s the long term goal, winning that game,” Van Kleunen said.

“But how we get there is consistently showing up every day, consistently showing up for games and being willing to do whatever it takes.”

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King, McLaughlin look to replace production from alum Selena Lott

By Kelly Reilly

kelly.reilly@marquette.edu

For the first time in the Megan Duffy Era, Marquette women’s basketball will enter the season without a leading scorer.

Selena Lott called that role hers the last two years playing on Wisconsin Avenue, but has now graduated after starting each of the 56 games she played in the last two seasons. Lott amassed 1,193 career points during her career in the blue and gold, which sits 23rd all-time in program history.

Lott, who was a two-time AllBIG EAST honoree, was a key player during the Golden Eagles’ historic season last year.

The Troy, New York native averaged 14.7 points, 5.2 assists and 5.3 rebounds per game last season.

Meanwhile on the defensive side, Lott earned the first BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year Award in program history last season as she led the team with 2.2 steals and 0.8 blocked shots per game.

“Selena did so much for us,” Duffy said. “The way she impacted the game defensively is overlooked. Night in and night out she guarded the other team’s best

player, she shared the basketball and obviously she was capable of having big nights offensively for us.”

As the Golden Eagles embark on a new season, the question that is still remaining is who will be able to fill the hole that Lott’s loss creates.

“There is a new role with Jordan King that we are excited to see, our two transfers will bring experience and a confidence to score the basketball,” Duffy said. “We are going to do a few things differently to shape our new team, it will be interesting our first couple games of the season.”

Redshirt sophomore guard Jordan King is stepping into a bigger role now that Lott is

that we buy into each other.”

King commented on Selena’s strengths for Marquette and how she helped the team grow on both the offensive and the defensive side.

“Selena was a great player for us, she helped us a lot defensively and offensively she was able to help us grow in different aspects with her rebounding, her assists, her scoring obviously was a big part of it too.”

While assistant coaches Tasha Taylor and Kelly Komara are new to the team this season, both know the t y p e

of player Lott was and how important she was to Marquette’s success.

“The biggest thing for us is, we are going to have to be more so a team this year. We got to play together and share the ball, that’s going to be the biggest piece for us just because we lost such a big scoring piece in Selena,” Taylor said.

Komara said energy and effort will be two things Marquette’s guards will need to bring to practice throughout the season to help fill Lott’s shoes.

“There are a lot of players that bring competitiveness and energy to the program and that is something that when a big time player leaves a program you need to fill their shoes,” Komara said.

Aside of shifting King back to the point, there is a potential replacement for Lott’s old spot: graduate student transfer Karissa McLaughlin.

McLaughlin is a 5-foot-7 guard who transferred to Marquette this past summer after three and a half seasons with the Purdue Boilermakers in the Big Ten. Though both Komara and McLaughlin are new to Marquette, Komara said she has known McLaughlin for some time as she recruited her while she was

gone, but as she said it is not just her stepping into this new role, it is the whole team, not anyone individually.

“Personally I am stepping into a bigger role and I am just excited to continue to develop and grow and I have a great support system around me thats gonna help me day in and day out” Lott said.

“We really talked about taking this on as a team there is not one person that can fill that exact role so its really important

in high school.

“The thing about Karissa is that she is never satisfied with her performance. She is always working at her craft and trying to get better,” Komara said. “The thing that she does so well is, she brings a veteran sort of ora to her when she comes to practice.”

Komara said McLaughlin’s veteran experience and success at Purdue will benefit the guard unit and team this season.

“She has played at a high level for a number of years,” Komara said.

“She approaches practice, games and her training like a professional.

And when somebody does that it just inspires the younger players to rise to her level.”

McLaughlin holds the record at Purdue for all-time 3-pointers (244) and was a threetime All-Big Ten selection for the Boilermakers. During her sophomore season, she led Purdue in points per game (15.1) and 3-pointers made (88). In the Boilermakers’ win against Northwestern that year McLaughlin hit nine 3-pointers as she finished with 28 total points.

She said she hopes to bring her record-breaking numbers from beyond the arc to Marquette this season.

“We have a lot of great offensive sets, a lot of down screens, a lot of staggers,” McLaughlin said. “I am excited to run off those and knock down some threes for my teammates.”

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“She brings great energy in everything she does which raises everybody else’s energy,” said Raterman.

Myles said having a previous relationship with Raterman and Duffy helped persuade her in choosing to join the Golden Eagles.

“When I made that decision, I wanted to go somewhere where I felt I trusted and understood the position of the coach,” Myles

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said. “As well as a program that I could see myself having a lot of success.

Myles said due to COVID-19, she was unable to visit campus and Marquette’s facilities during the transfer recruiting progress.

However, the way Duffy and her staff recruited her stood out on Zoom.

“They had everything laid out (from) what they saw for me, what they envisioned, as well as what the campus held for me,” Myles said. “Being at a smaller private school made it that in classes I could engage with my professors as well as having a deeper connection with

my teammates.”

Duffy said Myles’s role on the team is still being hashed out.

“We’re really trying to figure out her skill set,”

Duffy said. “She has the ability to play inside and out. She’s a very versatile player, so she’s going to have the challenge of guarding other team’s strong interior players so we’ll see if she evolves into her role. I love the energy she brings.”

Redshirt junior forward Chloe Marotta said Myles has impressed her and her teammates in practices since she arrived this summer.

“Kennedi is a hard worker. She does really well with just providing that energy for us,” Marotta said. “She comes in and she’s going to get the hard boards or ducking hard on the post up and so she really provides that energy. Also just being experienced, she brings that voice to our team, that knowledge, and IQ of the game.”

Myles said teammates like graduate student forward Lauren Van Kleunen have helped Photos by Collin Nawrocki collin.nawrocki@marquette.edu with her transition to

the Golden Eagles and understanding Duffy’s system.

“Lauren is a vet,” Myles said.

“She does a great job of including me on stuff (like) plays because obviously, she knows the plays and runs (the) plays. This being my first year with that stuff, she’s been taking me in with that stuff.”

Myles said one of her goals this season is to bring energy to Marquette.

“Just energy, attitude, the spunk to be here,” Myles said.

“A fire passion and a willingness to just get better. I have great teammates, so just taking what I can from them and expanding on that.”

With the season set to get underway, Myles said she hopes to contribute to her new team and be a difference-maker right away.

“I feel as I am who I am and what I do speaks for itself,” Myles said. “I’m a team player. I want to do what I can for everybody else.”

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King aims to bounce back Redshirt sophomore eager to showcase off-season training

By Kristin Parisi

kristin.parisi@marquette.edu

Walking into practice at the Al McGuire Center, Marquette women’s basketball redshirt sophomore guard Jordan King stares up at the 2017 BIG EAST Champions banner wondering if she can deliver one herself.

When Marquette tips-off the 2021-22 season against Alcorn State Nov. 9, it will mark King’s third season with the program.

The Rockton, Illinois, native is coming off an up and down sophomore season where she averaged 9.1 points, 4.2 rebounds and 4.0 assists in 26 games for the Golden Eagles.

King said she spent the summer improving her game, specifically the scoring aspect as it has been inconsistent throughout her two-year career.

“Just the way I continue to work on my pull-up game, getting stronger really was a big key to just to be able to handle some of the physicality inside with finishing,” King said.

Along with finishing, King’s main focus was also on improving her 3-point shooting. Over the course of her two seasons with the Golden Eagles, King has shot 25.5% for her career from beyond the arc.

As a team, the Golden Eagles struggled from beyond the arc last season finishing ninth in the BIG EAST in 3-pointers made per game (4.2). She said she hopes she can add this element to her game to the Golden Eagle offense.

With a 34-point loss to UConn in the BIG EAST Tournament Championship and a first round exit in the NCAA Tournament, the end of last season was filled with heartbreaks for the Golden Eagles.

After scoring only two points against UConn, King said she hopes she can redeem herself this season and not dwell on the past.

“We pride ourselves on being in that BIG EAST Championship game, it’s obviously a hard road

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to get there. The next step is winning that game,” King said. “It’s going to take a different type of dedication, grit, sacrifice, all the things that we talked about every day.”

Facing UCONN has not been easy for the Golden Eagles as they have lost all eleven games they have played against the Huskies dating back to 2007, including three times last season. The Golden Eagles have only averaged 48.55 points a game going up against the Huskies through the eleven gams, so King is ready to get a chance for her first win over the basketball powerhouse.

“Playing teams like that is great experience great exposure to play some of the top players in the country, and when you do, I think you got to bring your you got to bring your A game, you got to be ready for what they bring in, and I know, our team will be ready to do that.” King said.

Heading into her first year at Marquette back in 2019, the guard was thrown a curveball.

After playing the wing position throughout her high school and AAU careers, Duffy moved her to point guard as the team had a hole in the position. Then last year, King moved between both the wing and running the point.

King said she welcomed both changes to her position, but this season she has an opportunity to play off the ball more with the addition of graduate transfer guard Karissa McLaughlin.

“She (Karissa) allows Jordan to kind of get off the ball a little bit more so I could see her being more aggressive off ball screens and going to the basket,”

redshirt junior forward Chloe Marotta said.

Marotta, one of King’s closest friends, has seen King grow into a great leader, a role she believes King c a n thrive in this year.

“As a point guard, Jordan has a great voice, and so she really uses it to lead this team,” Marotta said. “She also has a great

IQ for the game so the knowledge that she brings to our team is just incredible.”

Marotta is not the only one who thinks King can have a breakout season.

Assistant coach Kelly Komara, who enters her first season on Duffy’s staff, said King brings a wealth of versatility to the guard position.

“One of the things that Jordan brings to the table that’s so important is her competitiveness,” Komara said. “It

doesn’t matter if we’re doing a simple shooting drill or scrimmaging, her willingness to put everybody else ahead of herself and and be a leader is major for Jordan.”

Komara, who was a former point guard at Purdue University, said she’s bonded well with King over the course of the off-season.

Having experience playing point guard, Komara has been a big help for King to navigate the position.

“I have a picture in my office of my first collegiate shot, I nailed a three against Tennessee my freshman year,” Komara said. “I told her that story, because it was just a fearless moment. And I think sometimes players hold themselves back and I just encourage her to to play fearless and don’t hold yourself back.”

King said heading into this season, she is looking to become more consistent with her scoring.

“That will be huge for me this season,” King said. “I think that the two biggest things that I really want to improve this season is my strength as well as my inside out game and that’s what I dedicated myself to the summer.”

Golden Eagles’ play will look different this year with the loss of star guard Selena Lott, who opted not to use the extra year of eligibility given by the NCAA due to COVID-19 to start a professional career. With this, comes the need of someone to step up and take her place leading the offense.

Duffy said she sees King leading the way.

“Jordan’s going to be on the floor and she’ll thrive anywhere on the court for us,” Duffy said.

“With losing Selena, she’s going to have a few more opportunities on the offensive end. I like her at both guard positions, because she has so much experience running our team.”

King said she is ready to step up to the challenge and feels that this is her moment to prove that she can play with the best.

“Previously, Marquette basketball is seeing me at that point guard spot a lot,” King said. “But having other players handle the ball more and putting me out on the wing sometimes will allow that versatility. And I think that will really work well off of each other.”

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Duffy brings in shooting specialist Graduate student holds all-time 3-point record at Purdue

By Jackson Gross

jackson.gross@marquette.edu

After spending her entire basketball career in the state of Indiana, which included four years at Purdue University, graduate student transfer guard Karissa McLaughlin decided she needed a change.

That change brought her to the state of Wisconsin and to Marquette to play under head coach Megan Duffy, who once recruited McLaughlin during her stop at the University of Michigan as an assistant coach.

“I just wanted to go to a program that was gonna help push me at the next level. Coach Duffy I knew from a long time ago from being recruited in high school when she was an assistant at Michigan, so I already knew her that way,” McLaughlin said. “She was one of the first coaches that reached out to me. It was no question I wanted to come to her environment because I knew there was going to be (a) great culture, a winning mentality and a great place to get better on and off the floor.”

McLaughlin said the Golden Eagles’ culture and environment helped her adjust to a new program and city as a whole.

“It’s very different being in a city environment when originally I was on a campus, campus. Just

getting used to a city environment, seeing different people on campus is really cool and to see the diversity,” McLaughlin said. “My teammates are always kind of grabbing me along and saying ‘this is where we’re going tonight, we’re gonna go to the Third Ward’ or whatever it may be, but it’s super fun and a lot of stuff to do.”

With the Boilermakers, McLaughlin etched her name into the program’s records by becoming its all-time 3-pointers made (844) and finishing as a 35% career 3-point shooter.

McLaughlin said she hopes to improve Marquette’s 3-point shooting this season after the team finished fifth in the BIG EAST in 3-point field goal percentage (32%) and ninth in 3-pointers made per game (4.2).

“Just embracing that role, we have a lot of great offensive sets, a lot of down screens and a lot of staggers,” McLaughlin said. “I’m excited to run off those and knockdown some threes for my teammates.”

Duffy compared McLaughlin’s 3-point shot as her speciality just as the hookshot is teammate graduate student forward Lauren Van Kleunen’s speciality.

“She definitely stretches the floor for us and as soon as she gets in that spot she has the green light,” Duffy said. “So whenever she has oppor-

tunities to let it fly she’s definitely going to be able to do that.”

Outside of McLaughlin’s ability to shoot the long ball, Duffy said she is excited about what her versatility will bring to both the guard position and the team.

“The other thing is that she can play both guard positions, she can play point (guard), she can play off the ball, she has a poise about her, I think the big thing for her is getting her to learn our system, getting her confident with the ball in her hands,” Duffy said.

McLaughlin is not the lone player heading to Marquette from the Big Ten this season, as redshirt sophomore forward Kennedi Myles transferred to the Brew City from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Myles said McLaughlin’s 3-point shooting was something that stood out and made an impression on her when the Boilermakers and Fighting Illini would square off.

“That’s my shooter, she’s on fire,” Myles said. “Every single time that shot goes up I have confidence that it’s going in. She brings a lot of energy (and) a lot of grit. Defensively she’s active, she makes sure we’re engaged with what is going on and she’s always just being a great teammate.”

Assistant coach Kelly Komara said McLaughlin made an

impression on her back when she Kaifes said that she already loves was recruiting her while Komara having McLaughlin as a teammate. was at Vanderbilt University as an “She’s been a great teammate and assistant coach. great friend,” Kaifes said. “She’s “I knew that she would impact someone that we can always go to our program significantly,” Komara with anything, she’s very open with said. “She does that not just with all of us.” her scoring, but her effort, her enPart of that is to due to McLaughergy everyday at practice, she comes lin’s personality off the court as well ready to compete and that’s one of as on it. the things about her, she’s a competi“She’s goofy, she’s fun, we go tor and (she) wants to win.” up to her room all time to watch Komara, a fellow Purdue alum games (and) play games,” Kaifes and member of the Boilermakers said. “She’s just a great person to be 1999 NCAA National Champion- around all the time.” ship Team, said that when she found As McLaughlin’s first season with out McLaughlin was transferring Marquette begins, she said she is to Marquette she was excited about focused on being a good teammate the opportunity to coach and help and staying in the moment her grow. every day.

Redshirt sophomore guard Claire “Just to compete evKaifes said she has already taken ery single day, and be a note of McLaughgreat leader, be a great lin’s leadership presence on the floor, on the team. point guard, shooting “She is guard, whatever my a very exrole may be and perienced just be presplayer from ent in the Purdue and moment,” the leadership McLaughshe brings to lin said. our program and to all of us as teammates is something I think we can all benefit from,” Kaifes said.

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Following the trail to Marquette First-years believers in new head coach’s culture

By Matt Yeazel

matthew.yeazel@marquette.edu

With Marquette’s decision to let go of former head coach Steve Wojciechowski and hand the reigns to Shaka Smart came almost an entire new roster of players and coaches for this upcoming season compared to last.

For Smart’s first season in Milwaukee, he will have multiple players who were already committed to him before he even considered leaving Texas and taking the Marquette job.

First-year forwards David Joplin and Keeyan Itejere, as well as firstyear guard Emarion Ellis, were all committed to and signed to Texas, where they would have played under Smart for the Longhorns.

Smart was officially hired by Marquette March 26 and within three weeks, Itejere, Ellis and Joplin had requested for their release from Texas and committed to follow Smart to Marquette.

“Making the switch from Texas to Marquette wasn’t hard at all,” Itejere said. “I didn’t really have to give it much thought. I just knew that Coach Smart was someone I needed in college.”

Smart announced following the team’s 98-40 exhibition win against Bowie State Nov. 4, Itejere will be redshirting this season in order to train and prepare for 2022-23.

He said in April that Itejere will impact the game with his ability to move at his size.

“Keeyan can really defend, block shots and run the floor.

I don’t know if I’ve seen that many guys with his size that can move that way laterally,” Smart said.

Smart did add that Itejere was “thin” and that the first thing they did when Itejere decided to sign with Marquette was get him on Zoom calls with Todd Smith, the director of sports performance for both men’s basketball and men’s lacrosse at Marquette.

“I fully understand the plans that coach has for me in terms of what I can do for him,” Itejere said. “The decision to redshirt was based on how much I could grow this year and become the best version of me for next year.”

The other forward in this group who flipped his commitment to follow Smart is Joplin, who will get to play in his home state.

Joplin, who hails from Brookfield, Wisconsin, went to Brookfield Central High School which is under 15 miles from Marquette’s campus.

Smart himself is a native of Wisconsin as well, growing up just outside of Madison in Oregon, Wisconsin.

For Joplin, the decision to stick with Smart and stay home was an easy one.

“We built that trust and I didn’t want to play for anybody else, it was a no-brainer for me,” Joplin said. “I was committed to coach Smart. It was basically the same thing playing for him here as it would’ve been in Texas, it’s just now I’m in my hometown.”

Trust was also something Smart brought up in April when talking about his relationship with Joplin.

“Jop trusts me and I trust

him. He knows that I believe in him,” Smart said. “He’s a guy that can put the ball in the basket and score in a lot of different ways. If he gets into elite shape, he’s really going to take off.”

The 6-foot-7 forward averaged 25.6 points and 10.2 rebounds a game in his senior year of high school, earning him a unanimous vote onto the Associated Press AllState Team in Wisconsin.

Joplin said Smart and the rest of the coaching staff has encouraged him to be a score-first kind of player.

“Shooting is my game now, it’s what I do. They tell me to guard somebody and shoot the ball,” Joplin said. “They’ve instilled in me that they brought me here to score and to have that killer mentality in the paint and behind the three point line.”

Joplin said outside of the gameplan for him to be a primary scorer and play in his hometown, the relationships he’s built

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with the entire coaching staff were what made the choice to come to Marquette an easy one.

“Anywhere you play at a high level there’s gonna be a great atmosphere and great facilities, so it’s really just about the relationships you build,” Joplin said. “It’s about who do you trust and who puts you in the best position to succeed and the coaching staff here believes strongly in me.”

Another player Smart is trying to put in a position to succeed is Emarion Ellis, a 6-foot-5 guard out of Davenport, Iowa.

Ellis was a four-star recruit coming out of high school and was ranked as the 91st best prospect in his class in the nation by Rivals.com.

“With Emarion, you guys are seeing literally a baby deer,” Smart said. “When he grows up he’s going to be something else, but he’s just not there yet.”

Smart added that he doesn’t have all the control over how quickly a player like Emarion gets into his best form.

However, right now there is a little bit of sloppiness, which he said is normal for a young guard like Ellis.

Ellis is in a competition for minutes with the other guards on the team, including two other first-years in Kam Jones and Stevie Mitchell.

He said that the coaches have worked him and his new teammates hard in preparation for the season.

“If you’re not running hard enough or playing defense hard enough, there’s a tire in the corner at practice that you have to push up and down,” Ellis said. “It’s all about playing hard.”

In the first few months of their experience playing under Smart, the 44-year-old head coach has made his ideals and his identity as a coach known in practices.

“His excitement, enthusiasm and passion for the game, you can see it in practices,” Itjere said. “It really gets me excited and I know that he wants the best for everyone.”

Itejere said what makes him also excited is the game plan that Smart has for him, as he mentioned Smart makes it clear with each player the type of expectations he has for them and how they fit into his plan.

“For me, he likes to implement a lot of fast pace stuff and he likes versatile, speedy big men and I feel like that’s what I do,” Itejere said. “I’m an athletic big man and I can just see myself getting boards, going out on the break and dunking the ball.”

While Marquette fans won’t get to see Itejere’s athletic frame at his size on the court this season, Joplin and Ellis are both expected to play key roles in their first years.

Smart said is excited about what all three players are going to bring to the program.

“I appreciate the loyalty of all the guys that had signed with us previously and decided to sign with us here,” Smart said.

“Those guys had opportunities to go elsewhere, and their belief in us remained strong.”

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Lewis enables ‘domino effect’ NBA Draft Prospect one of three returners to Golden Eagles

By Tyler Peters

tyler.peters@marquette.edu

Marquette men’s basketball head coach Shaka Smart speaks through a tiny microphone attached to his blue shirt, relaying a scouting report on every player to the fans sitting in attendance, all while overseeing a team practice on the court at Fiserv Forum.

“He’s got the best shoe game on the team,” Smart said.

What player is Smart referring to, one might ask?

The one wearing orange, white and neon green Nike Air Jordan Why Not Zer0.3’s with a Marquette logo stitched onto the side. The one who tallied the game-winning tip-in at the buzzer on a missed free throw against then-No. 4 Wisconsin.

He is redshirt first-year forward Justin Lewis.

Not only is Lewis receiving high praise on his shoe selection, he’s also being touted as one of the premiere talents featured on Marquette’s roster this season.

“You’re talking about a guy with incredible potential,” Smart said.

“His best basketball is certainly still ahead of him. I can’t wait to see him get better.”

With the hype that surrounds his name comes the pressure of living up to high expectations.

Smart said Lewis must understand what goes into winning and success, which is something the 44-year-old

head coach is trying to instill in the culture of his new program.

“He’s only going to be his best if he’s out there playing for his teammates,” Smart said. “It’s ironic, but all the individual and personal success that great players have it all comes from winning and caring about the guys around you.

That’s how you approach it mentally.”

Lewis’ first year of collegiate basketball last season was far from normal.

The Baltimore native experienced playing through a pandemic, going through a shooting slump, nursing an injured ankle and playing in empty arenas.

“Last year was a learning lesson,” Lewis

said. “I learned some things, figured some things out, battled through adversity, whether it was a coaching switch or teammates leaving. I used all that to help me this year to become better. I have to grow up kind of quick.”

Being 6-foot-7 and 245 pounds, it’s no secret Lewis has a strong inside game. But after going just 7-for-32 from the beyond the arc last season, Lewis said improving his outside shot is one of his top priorities.

“I’ve been working all summer on it,” Lewis said.

“Last year, it was a freshman thing and getting in my own head.”

Along with developing his offensive game, Smart said he’s asked Lewis to work on being more physically dynamic.

“One of the biggest areas of growth for him is being able to play harder for longer,” Smart said. “The best players, if you watch in college basketball or any level of basketball, can play hard for a significant duration of time and that’s because they’re in elite shape. He’s not all the way there yet, but he’s made a lot of progress.”

Being one of the three returning

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players from last season, Lewis’ leadership as a teammate hasn’t gone unnoticed.

“He’s a grinder and a great guy to be around,” graduate student forward Kur Kuath said. “He’s helped me with a lot of things and helped me get adjusted to Marquette. Justin plays a big role in this program. I’m excited to play with him.”

Lewis’ positive presence earned him recognition from the coaching staff as well.

“We give out an award every week called ‘Domino of the Week,’” Smart said. “(Justin) won that last week because we felt like he came in every day with an understanding of who he needs to be to help his teammates and the guys around him.”

As far as what “Domino of the Week” means, Lewis explained how the award works.

“We want as many positive dominoes as possible,” Lewis said. “You think about it if one domino falls, they all fall. A negative domino can affect the whole team.”

What does one get when one win a domino? A domino, of course.

“I actually have the one I recently got in my bookbag,” Lewis said.

“We get dominoes at the start of every week.”

Switching coaching regimes is just another one of the many adjustments Lewis has had to make early on in his collegiate basketball career While Lewis said he’s excit-

ed to be a part of this new era of Marquette basketball, he didn’t forget the impact former head coach Steve Wojciechowski had on him as a player.

“I feel like (Smart) is a change for the better, but (Steve) Wojciechowski helped me a lot as well, teaching me a lot of certain lessons and habits that I apply to my daily lifestyle,” Lewis said.

After his collegiate career, Lewis said his goal is to play in the NBA. In terms of what type of player he wants to be, Lewis said he models his game after NBA players such as Kawhi Leonard and LeBron James.

“I look at the guys that can do everything,” Lewis said. “That’s the player I try to be so I watch as many of those guys as possible.”

Despite what happens for Lewis this season and beyond, one thing remains certain: his strong shoe wardrobe.

“I have the best (shoe game) on and off the court,” Lewis said. “Off the court, I go with Jordan 5’s and on the court (I go with) CP3’s.”

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Elliott becomes vocal presence Detriot native returns as one of team’s premier shooters

By Sam Arco

samuel.arco@marquette.edu

It’s a new era for Marquette men’s basketball as head coach Shaka Smart is set to begin his first year at Marquette, along with nine new faces coming into the Golden Eagles’ program.

Despite this year’s roster taking some time to get used to, one face familiar to most Marquette basketball fans is redshirt junior guard Greg Elliott.

Elliott, who is in his fifth season in the program, said he has learned a lot about himself throughout his Marquette journey that has been everything but easy.

“I’ve been through a lot since I’ve been at Marquette dealing with a lot of injuries but I can’t really focus on that,” Elliott said. I got to be able to get through the next thing and do whatever I can to help my team win.”

After averaging 28 points per game in his senior year at East English Village High School in Detroit, Elliott chose Marquette

over other finalists’ programs such as Michigan State and Providence.

Upon first arriving to Marquette in 2017, Elliott had to accommodate with his role to his new team as he averaged just 4.5 points per game while starting only four games throughout the year.

Elliott’s early development would come to a halt his sophomore season as he was forced to redshirt the whole year after having hand surgery.

In his redshirt sophomore season in 2019, Elliott missed multiple games due to an ankle injury but started to develop a new role as one of the team’s three-point specialists. Despite 11 less games played than his first year, Elliott took 16 more 3-pointers throughout the season while raising his three-point percentage from 36% to 41%.

As a redshirt junior, Elliott continued this trend of developing his outside shooting as he was the Golden Eagles’ best 3-point shooter in terms of shooting percentage, shooting a career-high

45% from beyond the arc.

Elliott said he has taken notice of his development when it comes to shooting the ball from deep over the years and is something he’s gotten comfortable with.

“In high school I wasn’t necessarily known as a shooter but a scorer, whereas now here at Marquette I’m mostly known as more of a shooter,” Elliott said. “This year I’m also wanting to be more of a playmaker and having the ball more in my hands, which is going to be different for me, but it’s not something I’m not used to.”

In addition to developing his play on the court, Elliott said he is looking forward to growing his role as a leader as he’s now one of the older and more experienced players on the roster.

“I get to help groom our guys and lead them to where they should go, which is something that I had other people do for me when I was the younger guy, so now it’s my turn to do the same for them,” Elliott said. “I just want to be a good older brother for the

younger guys and make sure I’m there for them at all times.”

Elliott mentioned former Marquette guard and teammate Sacar Anim was one of these players he looked up to most when he was a first-year himself.

“Just watching the way he worked throughout his time at Marquette was something that really rubbed off on me,” Elliott said. “He was always in the gym and would reach out to me and guide me. That’s one thing that I want to make sure I do with our freshmen this year.”

Redshirt first-year forward Justin Lewis said Elliot has a huge impact on him both on and off the court.

Lewis said Elliott played a key part in his decision to return to Milwaukee this season after the changes within the program during the offseason.

“That’s what really brought me back to this place (Greg) along with many other things,” Lewis said. “Just the relationship I have with him and who he is as a

person, he’s like a big brother to me, he’s influenced me a lot.”

Following the team’s exhibition against Bowie State Nov. 4, Smart said Elliot will miss the first four games of the season due to a “failure to adhere to department policies.”

“One of the things that I think is important to Marquette and important to the leadership here and to me is that we hold these guys to a certain standard,” Smart said.

Despite the setback to begin the season, Elliott said he is looking forward to showing why he came back to play for Marquette and Smart this year.

“Of course, we want to make a run in the BIG EAST and make the NCAA Tournament, but for me I want to do that because that’s one of the reasons I decided to come back to Marquette,” Elliott said. “Shaka came with that same mindset and our mindset is to go out there, play as hard as we can and win as many games as possible.”

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men’s basketball head coach Ed Cooley said.” He’s someone that I’ve known for a long time, and really excited to play against

points last year.

Marquette’s roster featured 10 newcomers, including six firstyears and four transfers. A roster like this creates a challenge for the Madison, Wisconsin, native head coach.

“I never started a season with this many new faces,” Smart said. “It’s just going to take some time to build the connectivity that we need to have and that’s even with our coaching staff, the guys we’re coaching and obviously the guys with each other.”

One of Marquette’s transfers is graduate student guard Darryl Morsell. The reigning Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year provides both a veteran and h i s defensive identity to a young brand. And hopefully, Golden Eagles team. just the two games will “(He) provides us with expe- be horrendous when rience, with toughness physi- they (Marquette) play cally and menagainst tally,” Smart the Frisaid. “He’s a ars.” guy that unS m a r t ’s derstands, arrival to the sometimes BIG EAST we’re gonna will allow get down in him to coach the game and against close we have to friends of fight and battle his like back. He just Butler head provides us coach Lavar with what you Jordan and need from an Georgetown older guy.” head coach One of the P a t r i c k biggest tests Ewing. the Golden Ea“ H e gles will have brings a lot to face this to the BIG season is findSHAKA SMART EAST in all ing a consistent Marquette Men’s Basketball the experioption at point Head Coach ences he has guard.

Smart had at all said the team these places is going to play multiple guards he’s been,” Ewing said. “He’s by committee but redshirt first- a great coach. We are going to year guard Tyler Kolek has have some great battles. Hopebeen the best all-around guard fully I kick his butt more than he of the unit. does mine.”

“He’s just a very very hardJordan said his relationship working guy that holds himself with Smart goes back to their to a high standard,” Smart said. assistant coaching days when “He’s a really good shooter but he was at Butler and Smart I tell you what he’s done prob- was at Akron. ably better than shooting since “I’m excited to have him in the we started practices is making conference,” Jordan said. “Obviplays for other guys creating for ously rooting for him outside other guys.” of a couple of games a The BIG EAST Preseason year as a Coaches’ Poll ranked Mar- f r i e n d , quette ninth of 11 in the confer- k n o w ence, after being picked sixth ing that last season. his teams Smart’s new colleagues in the are going BIG EAST said they are excited to be tough and to have the 44-year-old head tenacious. That’s just who he’s coach join the conference. always been and how his teams “People in Milwaukee are have played.” really going to appreciate his UConn head coach Dan Hurstyle of basketball,” Providence ley competed against Smart

when both were in the Atlantic-10 at Rhode Island and VCU, respectively.

Hurley said he thinks the world of Smart and his qualities make him an “outstanding” coach.

“He’s going to get that culture right where he wants it and pretty quickly they’re going to take on his personality and be one of the

hardest played teams,” Hurley said. “They will play with tremendous energy and his addition to the BIG EAST and Marquette will strengthen this league and that’s exciting because we all want this to be as strong as possible.”

While the other head coaches in the conference are excited about Smart’s addition, preparation for Marquette brings challenges.

Like Hurley, Seton Hall head coach Kevin Willard has previously coached against Smart.

Willard said though he has an understanding of what to expect, preparing for Smart’s defense is what he views as the b i g g e s t challenge.

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We’re excited to see if we can just continue to build a group, a program, style of play and spirit about us that people want to come back and watch.”

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“His teams really push the pace,” Willard said. “The challenge of playing against Shaka’s teams is that the defensive intensity is unmatched. It is something we haven’t seen since Mike Anderson came into the league a couple years ago.”

Villanova head coach Jay Wright and Smart have had their battles against each other throughout the years, including Wright’s Wildcats upsetting Smart’s Longhorns last season 68-64 when Texas was the No. 9 ranked team in the country.

Wright said in both stops at VCU and Texas, Smart has been consistent and so has his teams.

“They play really hard, they’re intelligent, they’re united and (do) a great job of creating a belief in the scene,” Wright said.

“They were different kinds of players in both places but their characteristics were the same.”

The key to success for Marquette this season will be how it establishes a reinvented culture implemented by Smart and building growth.

“Our first year at Marquette, we’re working really hard to build our way, our culture, the way we act, the way we interact and respond,” Smart said.

Despite not having a lot of adversity so far this season, Smart said the team has responded very well to the adversity they have had to deal with.

“The next step is being able to respond well when there’s adversity that hits,” Smart said.

“Whether it’s individual adversity, a bad game, not playing as much as you want, certain things not going your way or whether it’s team adversity.”

At the end of his press conference following Marquette’s 9840 exhibition win over Bowie State, Smart has standards for this season and playing in front of Marquette Nation.

“We’re excited to see if we can just continue to build a group, a program, style of play and a spirit about us that people want to come back and watch. We know we have a long way to go and a lot of work to do with that, but hopefully tonight, the people that came to watch us got a chance to see a lot of spirit, enthusiasm and passion for winning from our guys,” Smart said.

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From College Park to Milwaukee Darryl Morsell, DeAndre Haynes bring talent and relationship to BIG EAST

By Ben Schultz

benjamin.a.schultz@marquette.edu

Graduate student Darryl Morsell and assistant coach DeAndre Haynes will get one more season together, though not while wearing red and yellow in College Park, Maryland, but instead doning the blue and gold in Milwaukee.

Haynes was an assistant coach at the University of Michigan for two seasons before joining the University of Maryland coaching staff before Morsell’s junior year, which is when and where their relationship would begin.

From the jump, Haynes knew that Morsell was equipped to be one of the best defenders in the Big Ten. “I’m defensive-minded and my mom is calling me Terminator. I told (Morsell) when I first got there, ‘you’re going to win Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year,’” Haynes said. “He ended up getting it done.”

Before Haynes came to Maryland, Morsell said he had already known who Haynes was and the success he had at Michigan.

Haynes’s success in Ann Harbor

included a Final Four run in 2018 before losing to Villanova in the National Championship.

In their time at Maryland together, Haynes became a big brother figure for Morsell.

“I trusted him. He was a guard overseas and played Division 1 at a high level,” Morsell said. “I just respected him and trusted him. He kind of took me under his wing and it was great at Maryland.”

During their time shared in College Park, the Terrapins were Big Ten regular season co-champions in the 2019-20 season and would be ranked as high as fourth in the country during that season.

Last season, Morsell was able to accomplish the goal Haynes set for him while averaging nine points and four rebounds per game.

For both Morsell and Haynes, the loss to Alabama would represent their last game together with the Terps as Haynes joined new Marquette men’s basketball head coach Shaka Smart’s staff after the season.

For Haynes, his decision to come to Marquette was both basketball and family-related.

“I’m from the Midwest, it gave me an opportunity to come back

closer to my mom who’s disabled now,” Haynes said. “I got a lot of family here and coach Shaka Smart called me and gave me the opportunity to come here and actually work for another coach who I always admired.”

Haynes said his admiration for Smart started when he was playing at Kent State and Smart was an assistant coach at the University of Akron.

“When I got into coaching I always followed him and I loved what he was doing at VCU,” Haynes said.

“Once the opportunity presented itself I said let me go ahead and get an opportunity to come back home and bring my kids back closer to my in-laws and my parents.”

Morsell announced his decision to transfer to Marquette June 28. He said his decision to join the Golden Eagles was a combination of his relationship with Haynes and the one he built with Smart during the transfer process.

“It was really Shaka for me,” Morsell said. “He was calling me every day, the stuff he was preaching and how he was as an individual just kind of hit home for me. You know he cares about his players.”

In addition, Morsell said one of his friends Matt Coleman, who played for Smart at Texas, helped give insights to what Smart is about as a coach.

“He told me this guy (is) going to tell you the truth, he ain’t gonna lie to you but he’s going to be hard on you so like if you can embrace that, embrace that role, embrace how he’s going to be on you as a leader and stuff like that then it’s the right move,” Morsell said.

Having the relationship that Morsell and Haynes share was another part of the recruitment, but in the end Morsell said Haynes just wanted what was best for him.

“We built such a great relationship at Maryland, he just wanted to see me happy,” Morsell said. “He put in his word, he felt that Marquette would be somewhere that I could be happy, but he wasn’t really forcing it on me.”

Since coming to Marquette, Morsell said his relationship with Haynes has continued, but he has become harder on him.

“He expects more from me being older, seeing stuff, winning at a high level already,” Morsell said. “He just expects so much more from me.”

Haynes said the expectations he has for Morsell are in response to having a new role with Marquette compared to the one he had at Maryland.

“At Maryland he never had to be the guy,” Haynes said. “Here, he has an opportunity to be the guy. He’s the oldest guy on the team. He’s the leader of the team. He’s the one who will rally everybody.”

With the season starting Nov. 9, Haynes said he would like to see Morsell finish the season as the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year.

But for Morsell, he’s got something different in mind.

“I just want to get 1% better every day,” Morsell said. “I ain’t really worried about me, I’m just focusing on winning and winning with these guys.”

After making history in College Park, Maryland, Morsell and Haynes will look to do so in Milwaukee and the BIG EAST as well.

“We made history at Maryland (and) we (are) going (to) continue to make history here,” Haynes said.

“Here we are in the BIG EAST now trying to make history.”

Reigning A-10 ROY makes leap Southpaw shooter ready to win with new squad

By Aidan Hatton

aidan.hatton@marquette.edu

“Definitely a tough kid. Strongminded.”

That is how redshirt first-year guard Tyler Kolek describes himself.

The Cumberland, Rhode Island native is one of the promising newcomers to the Marquette men’s basketball program under new head coach Shaka Smart.

Kolek arrives to Milwaukee after spending his true first-year season in Fairfax, Virginia, at George Mason University in the Atlantic-10 Conference.

In his first season at George Mason, Kolek was the only first-year player in the nation to average at least 10 points, two assists and 2.4 3-pointers per game while shooting above 35% from beyond the arc. Only 11 first-year players have reached this stat line in the past five seasons, including Trae Young, Malik Monk and former Marquette star Markus Howard.

Kolek’s success last season for the Patriots earned him Atlantic-10 Rookie of the Year honors.

He said now playing under Smart, it is a whole new ballgame.

“You can’t really be mentally weak with coach Smart,” Kolek

said. “You really have to be strong, alert and ready for anything he throws at you.”

Michael Crotty Jr., director of Kolek’s AAU program, Middlesex Magic, won an NCAA Championship as a player for Williams College in 2003 and an NBA championship as Director of Player Development for the Boston Celtics in 2008.

Crotty said although Kolek is known predominantly for being a shooter, he has multiple dimensions to his game.

“Tyler can play on the ball, Tyler can play off the ball. The defense can’t really leave him; if they do, he’ll make them pay,” Crotty said.

“He’s a great facilitator. He’s an excellent pick-and-roll player, super unselfish, super willing passer. He’ll continue to work on his game, but I think he’s a complete offensive weapon.”

Kolek and Cotty together play off each other well, which ultimately helped build their relationship.

“I was more of a shooter and he was there to help me develop my game more,” Kolek said. “He was a point guard too, so there was a good connection.

Under Crotty’s direction, the Magic developed two guards

currently in the NBA: Miami Heat’s Duncan Robinson and Milwaukee Bucks’ Pat Connaughton.

Kolek said he values the Connaughton’s tutelage and support.

Additionally, he said is happy they now reside in the same basketball-crazed city.

“Definitely talk to him

a good amount,” Kolek said.

“He came around in the summer and used to play with our AAU teams a little bit. He’s a great guy and great player. I was at the Bucks’ opening night game when they got their rings, so I’m happy for him.”

Crotty said Kolek’s game and mentality is similar to Connaughton’s.

“Tyler’s killer instinct certainly reminds me of Pat,” Crotty said.

“I came out to Milwaukee in September and the three of us had dinner together at Pat’s place. I think they’ll have a really good relationship, hopefully lighting up the nets in Fiserv Forum on different nights of the week.”

Both past and present coaches of Kolek’s see his ability to reach the NBA level.

Marquette assistant coach DeAndre Haynes, who is well known within the NCAA for developing guards, said he considers Kolek as a leader on the team and encourages the redshirt first-year to speak up more with the Golden Eagles roster laden with first-year talent.

“Tyler’s a voice of the team,” Haynes said. “When guys are not going hard, he’ll get into them, and that’s what I’m telling him to do. Keep using your voice. You know what it takes to win, so use your voice more.”

Redshirt junior guard Greg Elliott said he’s seen Kolek’s play on the court to be a well-rounded offensive threat that can help the team in many ways.

“Tyler shoots the ball amazingly well, but he also makes great reads off pick-and-rolls,” Elliott said. “If he gets downhill, he’s making the right play nine times out of 10.

Coming from George Mason, everybody just knew him as a shooter, and I was glad to see that he’s more than a shooter. He’s actually a bigtime playmaker in our offense.”

Kolek, who exudes confidence, said he is excited to learn from and play in Smart’s high-energy system.

“He gets his guys to compete for him,” Kolek said. “If you have trust in your head coach, then everything will fall in line.”

Crotty said he is certain everything will fall in line as planned this year for Kolek with the Golden Eagles.

“The Marquette fan base is going to fall in love with Tyler Kolek,” Crotty said. “If they knew the work that goes in behind the scenes with this young man, they’d already be in love. He’s in that Al McGuire Center morning, noon, and night.

You’ve got yourself a winner.”

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