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Lovell delivers address

President discusses business school, education challenges

By Annie Mattea

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The College of Business Administration is moving to the old McCormick Hall space on 16th Street and Wisconsin Avenue, University President Michael Lovell announced Wednesday to nearly 400 people in his sixth annual address at the Alumni Memorial Union.

The business school will replace an eventual green space created by the demolition of former residence hall McCormick, which finished in fall 2019. The current business school is in Straz Hall, located near 12th Street and Wisconsin Avenue. Lovell’s announcement came amid other plans, including those regarding challenges facing higher education. He also touched on topics of diversity and inclusion, mental health and wellness.

“We want to be the destination for business in Milwaukee, in this region,” Lovell said of the new College of Business Administration location. “This facility will

help us do that.”

The building will cost $70 million in total, and Lovell said the university has raised $44 million so far. Twelve donations were more than $1 million.

Lovell said the space will be interdisciplinary and will incorporate other areas on campus, including the Excellence in Leadership program.

The move for a new location follows Lovell’s letter to Marquette community members in August, in which he said the university would look for cost management opportunities to prevent financial downfall in coming years. Lovell cited the book “Demographics and the Demand for Higher Education”

by Nathan Grawe, in which the author predicts a 15-25% decline in college-age students starting

in 2026. This decrease comes from fewer births after the 2008 economic recession.

In early September, the university laid off 2.5% of its employees after receiving cost management recommendations from deans, vice presidents and vice provosts.

“We want to be proactive and define who we are rather than have the forces dictate what we become,” Lovell said

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Health plan seen as lacking Absence of insurance impacts graduate student population

By Annie Mattea

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Marquette University does not have a voluntary student health insurance plan, according to the university’s website, leaving significant impacts for graduate students.

In the past, the university did offer a voluntary student health insurance plan. However, based on previous versions of the university’s website, this ended during the 2015-16 school year.

According to the current website, students at Marquette are entitled coverage from their parents under the Affordable Care Act until they are 26.

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Counseling limitations part of national issue Coordinators decline to comment on individual concerns

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Shelby Cullinan, a senior in the College of Engineering, said he had struggled with depression for

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a number of years before he began attending therapy at the Counseling Center the second semester of his first year at Marquette.

“I’ve personally had a reservation against counseling, so there (was) a little bit of hesitancy there,” Cullinan said.

He described it as a positive experience at first. He said the center worked with his schedule and had someone who would also prescribe

medication, which was helpful.

However, he was only offered therapy for a limited period of time, and eventually the Counseling Center no longer prescribed medication. The center now refers those who attend services to outside psychiatrists, according to its website.

Cullinan said he hopes the university brings psychiatrists back to campus to avoid disjointed

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experiences.

After his time at the center, it wasn’t the staff who referred him elsewhere, but his academic adviser.

“They want to get you in there … and then kind of send you out,” Cullinan said. “That’s not really that clear from the beginning.”

Cullinan said he thought the Counseling Center wants to help as many people it can, but

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that it can be “tough” due to certain limitations.

As for being referred elsewhere, Cullinan noted certain struggles that students might have, including financial and insurance issues or simply not having access to a car.

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HEALTH: MU previously covered expenses Continued from page 1 Obama with the goal of increasing availability of affordable health insurance, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

The website states that students who are not covered under the Affordable Care Act may purchase policies through health care exchanges. A health insurance exchange is where consumers can purchase subsidized health insurance, such as online marketplaces, according to the university website.

Marquette does offer a resource for possible health insurance for students not covered by other insurance on its website. The Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities offers health insurance through Wisconsin Physicians Service, a health insurance company based in Madison, Wisconsin.

The university’s website previously stated that graduate assistant health insurance was no longer offered. However, the website removed that line some time after September 2019, the last time it can be seen on the page based on recorded archives. University spokesperson Chris Stolarski said he did not know why the change occurred, and the Office of Marketing and Communication was not responsible for that page.

Matthew Paulus, director of risk management, the department that oversees the webpage concerning health insurance for students, said they made updates to remove outdated information. He also said graduate assistant insurance is offered through WAICU. However, the university website states regarding WAICU that “Marquette University does not own, control, administer, or endorse the health insurance plans provided.”

The university also offered graduate assistant health insurance until the 2017-18 school year, according to a previous version of the university’s website.

Although the university does not offer health insurance to most students, it does require health insurance for international students, according to the university’s website.

This insurance is offered through UnitedHealthcare.

A faculty member, who requested anonymity because they are untenured, provided multiple examples they had heard secondhand regarding graduate students’ difficulties concerning lack of insurance.

These included a diabetic graduate student being forced to purchase insulin from eBay or a similar website due to lack of coverage, and another graduate student having to choose between insuring themselves or their child.

The faculty member said because they had heard about it

secondhand, they could not verify whether these examples were true.

Sebastian Luft, a professor of philosophy, confirmed the diabetic graduate student’s difficulties.

Sarah Kizuk, a fifth-year student in the graduate school, is an international student from Canada and therefore is required to have insurance. She said she is frustrated that she is offered insurance while her peers are not.

She said her health insurance through the university is decent and costs her about $2,000 a year.

Kizuk said she has seen people in her department being sick the entire semester and not being able to do anything about it due to a lack of insurance. She also said she had a friend who had an illness but did not take required medication due to the price without insurance.

She said these issues affect the quality of life of graduate students and can negatively impact their work and teaching.

“It’s not just this issue of people not being able to afford things, but being able to have a life that makes them not only have a good life in their own personal way but be the best kind of employee they can,” Kizuk said.

A second anonymous faculty member said that the stress of being a graduate student makes the students very vulnerable and in particular need of health care.

“When you are working 50, 60, 70 hours a week on research, it’s extremely stressful,” they said. They said this can lead to mental health issues among graduate students.

The second faculty member expressed concern over Marquette’s status as a research institution due to the lack of health insurance.

They said for the university to keep its high national ranking, they rely on graduate students. According to U.S. News and World report, Marquette is ranked 84th in best colleges. U.S. News bases its rankings on student outcomes, faculty resources, expert opinion, financial resources, student excellence and alumni giving, according to its website. It is unclear whether research is included in one of those categories.

“Students come to schools because of rankings,” they said, adding that it is unreasonable to expect graduate students to put in a lot of work to benefit the university’s rankings without providing health insurance to them.

Michelle Mynlieff, chair of biological sciences, echoed that sentiment.

“The specific impact of not having healthcare for graduate students is in recruiting,” Mynlieff said in an email. “We are competing for the best students with other universities that do have healthcare insurance while we do not.”

Luft said he felt concerned about the lack of health insurance as well and said that he, among others, have lobbied for years to see change in this regard.

He said last year the university lost a prospective graduate student who declined to come to Marquette due to health concerns. He said this was a waste of resources for Marquette, as money was spent to bring him to visit campus and talk to numerous faculty and peers.

The first faculty member said they personally are concerned about sending students into research fields that are possibly dangerous without health insurance, such as situations regarding biology.

When Marquette is recruiting non-traditional groups, such as people from older populations not on insurance, the first faculty member said health insurance is a large concern.

The university recently laid off 2.5% of employees, leaving 49 vacancies. This was a part of a costmanagement review process and the university’s attempt to address financial and demographic challenges affecting the higher education industry, as University President Michael Lovell expressed in an August letter to faculty and staff.

The number of college-aged students is expected to decline by 15% to 25% beginning in 2026, which Lovell said is noted in the book “Demographics and the Demand for Higher Education” by Nathan Grawe. The decline is attributed to fewer births after the 2008 economic recession.

These challenges may lead to the university’s increased recruitment of non-traditional areas.

The first faculty member said they felt that it is the responsibility of any university to provide this support.

“We advocate social responsibility and taking care of the wellbeing of others — how can we not offer health insurance to students who need it?” the first faculty member said.

“I think it would be true to say that I think the university’s failure to provide graduate students with healthcare is both a moral failure and out of line with Catholic values,” Robert Riordan, a graduate assistant of philosophy, said in an email.

Marquette is one of three Jesuit universities to not offer student health insurance, the first faculty member told the Marquette Wire.

The two others are Gonzaga University in Washington and Loyola University-New Orleans, the first faculty member said. According to Gonzaga’s website, the university does not offer a school sponsored insurance plan. Loyola UniversityNew Orleans’ website also said it does not have a university sponsored health insurance plan.

The first faculty member said health insurance is about the numbers, and Marquette is large enough to provide health insurance. They said that multiple smaller universities, including University of San Francisco, Fairfield University, Creighton University and Rockhurst University provide health insurance for students.

“If other similarly-sized or smaller universities can provide student health insurance, the question is: how can MU replicate their plans to offer student health insurance?” the first faculty member said in an email.

UnitedHealthcare Student Resources is an organization that builds health insurance plans for universities, according to its website. The first faculty member said they spoke to a former representative of Marquette at UHCSR about health insurance for students at Marquette, discovering some requirements for a student health insurance plans through UHCSR. The two main requirements, the first faculty member said, include that student health insurance plans must be hard-waiver programs.

This means students would automatically be enrolled unless they provided proof of other insurance.

The other requirement is known as the “20% rule,” the first faculty member said. This rule assumes that 20% of the student body will enroll in a student health insurance plan. A stable health insurance plan requires 500 members, such that the minimum number of students enrolled must be 2,500.

The first faculty member said the 20% rule has been a major issue preventing student health insurance at Marquette. Historically, for graduate students, health insurance was only offered for those on teaching assistant or research assistant fellowships, the first faculty member said. They said there are about 250 students involved with that, with only 50% not covered under insurance by parents or spouse.

Therefore, their pool would be 125 students, too small for a stable student health insurance plan, the first faculty member said.

However, the graduate school has more than 3,000 students. The first faculty member said they did not know if the school could expand its coverage to all in the graduate school.

Doug Woods, dean of the graduate school, said the Marquette Graduate School Organization surveyed graduate students in 2017-18 and found that 57% of graduate students were covered by insurance through their parents or another source.

The Graduate Student Task Force, a task force to discuss concerns and make policy recommendations to the university, has discussed this issue at length, Woods

said. Woods also said any decision regarding altering what is currently offered would require discussion with “stakeholders” from around the university.

The first faculty member told the Marquette Wire that Woods met with graduate students and said the graduate school would not get health insurance unless the university offered a plan for everyone.

Woods did not confirm or deny this statement when asked in an email.

Although health insurance is not offered, Woods said the graduate school provides a $750 stipend for graduate students. He said this can be used toward health care costs.

A Jesuit school near Marquette, Loyola University-Chicago, offers a student health insurance plan to all students, the first faculty member said. According to Loyola’s website, both undergraduate and graduate students are required to have health insurance either through the university or waive out.

LUC has taken a top-down administrative approach to health insurance, they said.

The first faculty member proposed a university health insurance program for Marquette, outlining multiple qualities it should contain.

The program would be a single student pool, due to the number necessity. They said this would require a single administrator. The program would also be a hardwaiver program, they said. It could possibly be voluntary, but it would increase premiums and lessen benefits, the first faculty member said.

The plan could also include an administrative fee to help with the costs of maintaining the program, they said.

The first faculty member also suggested that the Graduate School could subsidize this proposed plan.

The Graduate School has an annual budget of $400,000 to assist with graduate health care, the first faculty member said. The Marquette Wire was unable to confirm if this is the Graduate School’s budget.

If over half of the students do not require university health insurance due to other means, as established by the 2017-18 survey, the Graduate School could subsidize health insurance for only those students who require it, they said.

LUC’s student health insurance plan costs $3,095 a year. Assuming a similar cost, the Graduate School could subsidize half. This would leave graduate students paying about $1,500 a year for insurance, the first faculty member said.

Last year, there were unionization rallies for non-tenure track faculty and graduate student workers.

During these rallies, health insurance was a main priority.

This story makes use of an internet archive known as the Wayback Machine, which provides recorded archives of websites.

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LOVELL: Focus on diversity, mental health Continued from page 1 in his address, adding that he wants every part of campus to be involved.

He described three proactive measures the university is taking to combat the challenges: Think Different, Act Different; Space Optimization; and Operational Efficiencies.

Think Different, Act Different is run by Jeanne Hossenlopp, vice president for research and innovation. The initiative includes events to encourage campus conversations, Lovell said.

Space Optimization consists of a study by Lora Strigens, vice president for planning and facilities management, which is going to focus on how the university will manage its 60 buildings on campus, Lovell said.

He said the first phase will focus on classrooms and teaching spaces, and the second phase will focus on non-academic and work spaces. He said the study began this month and will go until summer 2020.

Operational Efficiencies planning is led by Ian Gonzalez, the vice president for finance, which will continue from now until April,

with implementation planned to begin in May. Cost savings are anticipated to begin during the 2021 financial year.

“We’re not talking about cuts, we’re talking about being more efficient in the way we do things,” Lovell said.

The president then discussed diversity and inclusion on Marquette’s campus. He said the university currently has its most diverse student and faculty population in its history, with more than 28% students of color and more than 20% faculty of color.

Lovell said an increased population of color is just the first step, and from there the university has to ensure students and faculty feel welcomed and are able to succeed.

He announced the implementation of a Campus Diversity Plan, led

by William Welburn, vice president for inclusive excellence.

The plan aims to build an inclusive community, address financial challenges and look at hiring protocol, among other assets, Lovell said. He added that a campus climate survey will begin next month. The last survey was completed five years ago.

Lovell also discussed the

Democratic National Convention, coming to Milwaukee July 13-16 at Fiserv Forum, and how Marquette will be involved in the historic event. Lovell said all residence halls will be “subscribed” for the convention. Event spaces at the university are also being marketed, and convention courses will be offered.

He said all revenue gained from the convention will go toward scholarships supporting diversity initiatives.

Lovell also said the university received an $8 million anonymous gift to address mental health concerns.

The university is committing significant funds to increase staffing in the Counseling Center, increase support staff in student development and continue outreach and training to increase mental health awareness, Lovell said.

In the long term, he said the university wants to create one facility to serve health and wellness. He said the Space Optimization study will help figure out where this will be.

Lovell also recognized a variety of community members in his address. He began by discussing

difference makers at Marquette. “(A) difference maker is someone whose actions or initiatives make a significant impact on the lives of others and really goes above and beyond to really do something special,” Lovell said.

Four different winners were announced for Difference Maker awards.

The first award was for Ready to Inspire Success and Excellence, an orientation program for multicultural and underrepresented students to provide resources to help adjustment to campus, according to Marquette’s website.

Joya Crear, assistant vice president for student affairs, received the award.

Stacy Mitz, senior associate vice president of university advancement, received a Difference Maker award for her work fundraising for the Backpack Program.

The program is a confidential service that provides groceries to students in need. Through McCormick’s demolition, nearly $90,000 was raised for the program, Lovell said.

Professors in Marquette’s Dental school, Pradeep Bhagavatula and Conrad Nenn, received a

Difference Maker award for Give a Kids a Smile Day, which provides free dental work for people in need.

Ally Rising, a senior in the College of Engineering, received a Difference Maker award for her run across the country to raise funds for cancer research.

Lovell then discussed changes in leadership at Marquette that occurred in 2019. He acknowledged Provost Kimo Ah Yun; Claudia Paetsch, vice president for human resources; Ian Gonzalez, vice president of finance; Rev. James Voiss, vice president for mission and ministry; Laurie Panella, chief information officer; and Joseph Daniels, dean of the College of Business Administration.

The address announced the second round of the President’s Challenge, which provides challenge winners with a two-year grant for a proposal that highlights disparities in Milwaukee and addresses work with communities and neighborhoods.

Lovell said the winner will receive $250,000, which is partially funded by Johnson Controls Foundation.

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Marquette University Student Government’s Title IX committee will be drafting a recommendation this semester for a new consensual relationship policy Marquette University is considering, committee co-chairs Sara Weber, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences, and Alex Burbach, a senior in the College of Health Sciences, said.

The Title IX office is currently drafting a policy regarding consensual relationships between students and staff.

The policy would regulate sexual and/or romantic relationships between students and staff.

In such relationships where parties have differing status, there is a “potential for conflict of interest, exploitation, favoritism and bias,” Kristen Kreple, Title IX coordinator, said.

Many universities already have similar policies in place. According to Inside High Ed, a publication that covers collegiate issues, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia and Duke Universities have all adopted policies restricting relationships between staff and students within the last few years alone.

Marquette, however, has yet to put a policy in formal writing, Burbach said.

“Implementing such a policy would be a university decision that many people would work together to reach,” Kreple said in an email.

“MUSG’s input on these policies will help guide the university on this (issue).”

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Seniors Sara Weber (left) and Alex Burbach, co-chairs of MUSG’s Title IX committee, discuss the potential policy.

member outside of student government, formed last semester with the intention of promoting Title IX and complementary resources.

First passed in 1972 under the Educational Amendments, federal civil rights law Title IX states: “No person in the United States, shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.”

This prohibits acts of gender discrimination, sexual harassment and assault perpetrated by members of any publicly-funded institution.

Weber and Burbach said their biggest goal — besides drafting a recommendation for a new consensual relationship policy — was to advertise Title IX resources on campus.

“A lot of people aren’t aware of the (Title IX) resources that are already in place,” Burbach said. “Many students don’t even know we have a

Title IX office or that there are specific Title IX counselors.”

Burbach and Weber also said the committee is considering incorporating Title IX promotion into a possible orientation or mandatory first and second-year resident assistant meetings though nothing has been decided yet.

Members of MUSG’s Title IX Committee met with Kreple in November 2019 to discuss collaborative means of Title IX promotion.

“Our relationship with the university and university administration is crucial,” Burbach said.

In her email to the Marquette Wire, Kreple did not comment whether or not she had met with MUSG members since their November encounter or on the outcomes of that initial meeting.

Committee members said they have not had an initiative meeting yet this semester.

It is not clear what the committee’s recommendation will specifically

entail. It is also unclear as to when over the course of the semester it will be submitted to the Title IX Office.

At the 2019 MUSG Presidential Debate last March, current vice president Daniel Brophy mentioned utilizing a sexual assault reporting system made specifically for college campuses called Callisto.

According to its website, Callisto is a “non-profit that creates technology to detect repeat sexual assailants.”

Both Weber and Burbach were unaware of any current plans or future aspirations to implement Callisto at Marquette.

Along with sustainability, financial literacy on tuition and accessibility initiatives, sexual assault awareness and Title IX promotion were a substantial part of the platform current MUSG president Sara Manjee and Vice president Danial Brophy campaigned on last spring.

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MUPD responded to the 2200 block of W. Wisconsin Avenue for a report of a dispute between two non-MU subjects.

A non-MU subject was found in possession of a gun and was cited for carrying a concealed weapon.

MUPD responded to Schroeder Hall for a report of an odor of marijuana. An MU student admitted to smoking marijuana. MUPD confiscated the marijuana and drug paraphernalia and cited the student.

MUPD cited an underage MU student in possession of alcohol in the 900 block of N. 14th Street.

MUPD responded to two MU students behaving in a disorderly manner in the 1700 block of W. Kilbourn Avenue.

One subject provided false information to officers and was cited for resisting and obstructing an officer.

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Communication dean search committee forms Listening sessions, firm to inform candidate profile

By Shir Bloch

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The search committee for the dean of the College of Communication has been announced.

Chaired by associate professor and chair of digital media and performing arts Stephen Hudson-Mairet, the committee will be comprised of 13 other people, including faculty, staff, students, alumni, Campus Ministry representatives and university Board of Trustees members.

“There’s a broad range of constituents that you want to hear from whenever you have a search of this magnitude,” Hudson-Mairet said.

Hudson-Mairet said the faculty and staff members were nominated by their peers. They had to accept the nomination and be voted onto the committee by the college. The student was nominated through faculty suggestions.

Hudson-Mairet said the committee will use the search firm Isaacson Miller, the same firm that Marquette has used for searches in the past such as the provost search.

“We’re in the listening phase right now, which means we’re listening to different constituents around campus,” Hudson-Mairet said.

The committee organized listening sessions Feb. 3-4 are for faculty, students and staff to share what they want in the next dean, HudsonMairet said. He said the results of these sessions will be used to compile a profile in tandem with Isaacson Miller. Hudson-Mairet said it is common practice for search committees like this one to create such a profile, which Hudson-Mairet compared to a job ad. He said it should be completed within the next several weeks.

Hudson-Mairet said that following the creation and publication of the profile, the search firm will begin accepting applications which it will pass on to the search committee. The committee will discuss the strengths and weaknesses of each candidate, after which it will conduct screening interviews in order to identify finalists, whom it will bring to campus.

As with previous Marquette job searches, such as the search for provost, this one will be confidential.

Throughout the process, the committee will strive to protect the identities of the applicants in order to attract the best candidates without worrying they might fear for their current jobs.

Hudson-Mairet was on the search committee when Provost Kimo Ah Yun was hired. He said he thinks Ah Yun greatly values the students.

“One of the things I really like about Kimo is that his approach is very much student-first,” HudsonMairet said. “From day one, he walked in and announced he’s all about the students, students are the number one priority for him. When you frame things in that way, then every conversation you have has to do with, ‘How does this serve our students?’”

Ana Garner, professor and chair of journalism and media studies, said that one of Ah Yun’s strengths was his openness to communication and transparency. She said she hopes the next dean will share these qualities.

Hudson-Mairet said that the role of dean includes fundraising, being chief academic officer, making sure classes are administered properly, organizing departments and faculty, and pushing forward initiatives that will serve the college in different ways. His own main role is to facilitate the search process.

“If you think about all the different areas within a college, whether it’s the academic strengths or the fiscal operations, those are all things the dean has to worry about,” HudsonMairet said. “Sometimes (the dean

will) delegate it, but they have to know how to get there.”

He also said he feels the college works best when the dean is a relational communicator.

“That’s a challenge, but someone who’s relational takes the time to learn and figure out how to push the communication forward and how to hold the ladder for people to be successful,” Hudson-Mairet said.

Hudson-Mairet said the College of Communication encompasses a diverse range of study, and those topics may fit together if looked at one way but not in another, thus demonstrating the need for a strong communicator as a leader.

Abby Ng, a senior in the College of Communication and member of the search committee, said she was recommended by Sara Manjee, the Marquette University Student Government president, to be a part of the search. She said that because student input is important, she wants a dean with a record of active student interactions and listening.

“I really want a dean whose values align with Marquette values of service and leadership … who will help encourage those in other students and build relationships, both on campus and in Milwaukee,” Ng said.

She said the dean can make more of a difference than people realize.

She added that the position is ultimately there to advocate for the best interests of the students and to create a relationship with them that will add value to the college.

“It’s our intention to have somebody in place by July 1. It’s a little bit of an advanced timeline, but I think for the health of the college and across the board people felt it was pretty important,” Hudson-Mairet said. “Dr. Ah Yun asked the college, and we felt it was important to find someone as soon as possible.”

Though they could have waited another 18 months and aimed to hire someone in July 2021, HudsonMairet said that the college felt it was important to find somebody to fill the position as soon as possible.

He also said the committee will keep a website up to date throughout the process in order to keep the college updated on the progress of the search.

“Students should feel comfortable to reach out to members of the committee if they have input on things that they feel are important to be heard,” Hudson-Mairet said.

Editor’s Note: Abby Ng previously worked for the Marquette Wire. She had no part in the reporting or editing of this story.

COUNSELING: Anticipated increase in staffing Continued from page 1 said it needs to be a focus. He said that nationally, one in three college students are seen for a mental illness each year and admitted that many college campuses, including Marquette, do not necessarily have the resources to meet these needs.

“We really need to find a better way to address our students’ needs in these areas,” Lovell said at the address.

According to the American Psychological Association in 2017, the student-to-counseling staff ratio is 1,737-1 at colleges and universities. At Marquette, according to the Counseling Center’s staff list, there are 15 staff members available to serve over 11,800 undergraduate, graduate and professional students.

This makes the student-to-counseling staff ratio at Marquette approximately 787-1.

The Counseling Center also provides services free of charge to students at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, potentially making the student-to-counseling staff ratio even larger. It is unclear whether MIAD has its own Counseling Center.

At his address, Lovell also announced that the university raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for mental health on campus.

He said the funds will go toward

increased staffing at the Counseling Center. Lovell did not specify the amount of money raised, nor how the money was raised.

“The university is committing significant immediate-use funds to increase staffing in the Counseling Center as well as support staff for case management in Student Development and bolster outreach, programming and training to address mental health and wellness awareness,” university spokesperson Chris Stolarski said in an email. “President Lovell acknowledged that this is a significant issue facing college campuses, and that we must decrease wait list times and ensure that students are receiving needed mental health services—he is committed to improving mental health care and support at Marquette.”

Lovell also mentioned the Campus Master Plan at his address, which aims to build a recreation and wellness center, which would aim for a holistic approach to health and Photo by Maria Crenshaw maria.crenshaw@marquette.edu would house programs for recreation, wellness, counseling and the The Counseling Center, located in Holthusen Hall, has a short-term model with which some students have concerns. medical center. process … of their range of resourcThe university did not comStolarski also said the university and Other Drugs.

Cullinan said he hopes the es … and the ability to help students ment on the struggles that will be creating a college recovery are having with program in the 707 Hub for those “in Counseling Center will be more on campus,” Cullinan said. “It’s sad students recovery from or seeking help with upfront about what it offers, de- for me to see that our needs aren’t one-on-one counseling.

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Counseling Center outreach mate of the MUR General Manager. was a recommendation made by the other resources.

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The GM had no role in this story.

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First WI satellite caucus takes place in AMU Iowans participate in primary voting away from home

By JK Rees

james.rees@marquette.edu

Marquette University made history Feb. 3 at 7 p.m. with the university’s first ever satellite Iowa caucus.

The event was held in Room 157 of the Alumni Memorial Union. This is the only location in the entire state of Wisconsin for Iowa voters to participate in the 2020 Democratic primary elections.

The Iowa caucus holds a unique historical tradition in American politics. A caucus is a convention of same-party voters who meet to vote for a candidate nomination or party policy, according to a video from the Washington Post.

A caucus differs from ballot box voting, where an individual privately casts a vote during their state primary times.

A Democratic caucus has voters gather in groups and convince others to come to their group.

Every candidate delegate gets a

recorded head count as “votes.”

The more delegations a candidate has over all the state precincts, the greater the chance that candidate will be chosen as the Democratic Party nominee. Since Iowa gets the first true vote of the year, it will play a role for undecided voters and allow Marquette students to become a part of new political processes on campus.

Eight attendees comprised of students and local community members were projected to participate in the caucus. However, the caucus was open to the public for anyone interested in watching.

At the caucus, there were seven attendees, according to Wisconsin Public Radio.

There was one for Amy Klobuchar, a senator from Minnesota, two for Elizabeth Warren, a senator from Massachusetts and one for Bernie Sanders, a senator from Vermont.

One native Iowan, Hannah Lorenzen, a first-year in the College of Engineering, said the satellite Iowa caucus represents a future in getting young voters involved in politics and governmental matters. She said Marquette’s satellite caucus allowed her voice to

matter in the primary elections, as Iowa does not have absentee ballots for caucus events.

“I was thinking about driving back down to Iowa, but I don’t have a car and couldn’t do that,” she said.

Lorenzen said she was pleased to hear that Marquette was able to host this event and designate a space for all registered Iowa voters.

The caucus was organized completely by Marquette’s College Democrats. Eric Rorholm, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences, is the chair for the College Democrats.

“A political party campaign reached out to me with the opportunity. The Iowa Democratic Party was allowing satellite caucuses this year outside the normal times,” Rorholm said.

Now incentivized, the satellite caucus was closer to becoming reality.

The College Democrats needed one member to be available to arrange the event and one Iowan voter to petition to have the event. Maaz Ahmed, a sophomore in the College of Communication and a resident of Iowa,

signed the petition.

The Iowa Democratic Party approved Marquette’s satellite caucus a month ago, passing the torch for the College Democrats and any involved individual to spread awareness about the caucus.

Reserving a space in the AMU after the approval was difficult, Rorholm said, but various Marquette faculty members like Kevin Conway, associate director of communication, collaborated with the College Democrats to provide controlled oversight during the reservation process.

“I am very grateful that Kevin Conway and his department could help us out, so that was really really cool,” Rorholm said.

Rorholm said this caucus will help form a political precedent on campus and will encourage more students to participate in primaries and in local politics.

Student voter turnout has steadily increased from 2014. In 2019, Forbes cited a National Study of Learning, Voting, Engagement about student voter data conducted by the Institute for Democracy and Higher Education at Tufts University.

It reported that turnout among

college voters aged 18 to 24 have surged from a 19% in 2014 to 40% in 2018.

As universities harbor and emphasize students to combine curriculum with civic activities, the rise of college voters will continue to rise, the Forbes article said.

Political science professor Paul Nolette said the satellite caucus could rally more political enthusiasm within campus following the caucus night.

“This caucus raises the profile even more about the political process and potential student involvement in democracy,” Nolette said.

Nolette expressed the importance of “having a commitment to civic engagement on campus and throughout Wisconsin and the country.”

The first ever satellite caucus is forward momentum on Marquette’s behalf to incentivize all Iowan voters and new voters in general that political individuals are a part of political societies that needs more representation and healthy discourse, Nolette said.

Nolette suggested one idea students should never forget: “Vote.

It matters.”

Leaders continue to push for HSI designation Hispanic, Latino demographic rises to 12% in 2019

By Ben Wells

benjamin.wells@marquette.edu

Eleven years ago, in the fall semester of 2009, nearly 600 students who identified themselves as Hispanic or Latino attended Marquette as undergraduates. After the most recent fall semester, that number is now over 1,400 Hispanic and Latino students.

“It’s very important for me to see Hispanics at Marquette,” Carlos Alba, a first-year in the College of Education, said.

Alba said he identifies as a Hispanic student.

“Marquette has definitely opened my eyes and has allowed me to cherish my culture,” he said. “Coming to a school that’s majority Caucasian, all of a sudden, my culture becomes so important to me.”

With the increasing number of Hispanics and Latinos on campus, Marquette is working toward becoming a Hispanic Serving Institution. This was stated in a recent email by Provost Kimo Ah-Yun sent to faculty and staff. “(Marquette) continues to make progress toward achieving the Hispanic Serving Institution

Designation,” Ah-Yun said in the email. “In the past five years, the number of Hispanic students being educated at Marquette has grown by over 50% and has doubled in the past five years.”

The term HSI is a federal designation that is given to two-year and four-year institutions that enroll a significant amount of low-income students and have a Hispanic population of at least 25%. This is in accordance with the Higher Education Act. The act, according to the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers’ official website, is legislation that provides resources to universities to provide financial assistance for students pursuing higher education.

According to a 2018 report by the American Council on Education, four-year HSI institutions helped students who came from the lowest income percentile come to the top income percentile after graduation at faster rates than institutions who did not have the designation.

In the United States alone, data from the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities website states that there are over 500 HSI designated universities. Some of the universities on this list include Roosevelt University, Cambridge University and Arizona State University. Should Marquette achieve this designation, it would

Photo by Maria Crenshaw maria.crenshaw@marquette.edu

Brian Troyer, dean of admissions, says the administration’s goal to become an HSI is only one aspect of diverse recruitment.

be the first-ever Jesuit University listed and the first university to have this designation in the state of Wisconsin.

In fall 2018, Loyola University’s first-year class was 18% Hispanic students, according to its website. DePaul University’s

2018 first year class was 21.6% Hispanic/Latino, according to its website.

As for the progress Marquette is making, data from Marquette’s Office of Institutional Research, states that Hispanic/Latino student attendance in the 2009 fall

semester was 6% of the student body, and has risen to 12% during the 2019 fall semester.

“Diversity benefits everyone and promotes innovation,” Jacki Black, associate director of Hispanic Initiatives, said in an email.

“The more ideas and perspectives we can bring to campus, the better poised we are to solve the complex problems of living in a globally interconnected society.”

The HSI designation can also provide financial support to the university as well. It would allow Marquette to receive “Title V Benefits,” which are federal funds that are given to certain colleges and universities that help improve education and create beneficial programs designated for Hispanic students, such as EOP at Marquette.

Black said these funds help “expand and enhance the academic offerings, program quality, and institutional stability,” therefore benefiting the institution as a whole.

Brian Troyer, dean of admissions, said though this goal seems like a huge milestone, there will always still be work to do.

“This is never going to be a box that we check off,” Troyer said.

“Even if we achieve this HSI designation, our work will not be done.”

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Law professor campaigns Ed Fallone runs for Wisconsin Supreme Court

By Kelli Arseneau

kelli.arseneau@marquette.edu

Marquette Law School professor Ed Fallone said he is looking to bring his law expertise and “an independent and nonpartisan voice” to the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

Fallone is running for state Supreme Court against incumbent Justice Daniel Kelly and Dane County Circuit Judge Jill Karofsky. According to Associated Press News, former Gov. Scott Walker appointed Kelly in 2016 and is part of the current 5-2 conservative majority in the court. A Feb. 18 primary will narrow the race to two candidates, and the election will be April 7.

The candidate elected will have a 10-year term.

Fallone previously ran for state Supreme Court in 2013 but was unsuccessful. However, he said in the years since he has been approached by people telling him he should run again.

Steven Shea, Milwaukee County Supervisor for District 8, is one of Fallone’s endorsers.

Shea said he feels that Fallone is qualified for the position. Despite his loss in 2013, Shea said he thinks Fallone has a plan to win the 2020 election.

Shea said that while Fallone’s experience as a law professor has helped make him a qualified candidate, that expertise may not be beneficial in terms of winning.

“These races, like most races, are more dependent on who gets the most money and which side has the most emotion on its side rather than qualifications, because sometimes people who win aren’t the most qualified for the job,” Shea said.

“But here’s hoping that his qualifications do make a difference.”

If elected, Fallone said he can bring a fresh independent voice.

“The voters are tired of a Supreme Court that seems divided on political lines, where the justices don’t seem to talk to each other,” Fallone said.

“They want to keep politics out of our judicial elections, and they want to see someone on the court who has a different perspective — an expert on constitutional law and someone who’s fought for civil liberties.”

Fallone began teaching at Marquette Law School in 1992. He also has experience working with nonprofit organizations, serving as president of the Latino Community Center from 2000-03 and as chair of the steering committee for Catholic Charities Immigrant Legal Services from 2000-05. Fallone said the Latino Community Center worked to help Milwaukee’s at-risk youth and to “break the school-to-prison pipeline.” He said the Catholic

Charities Immigrant Legal Services helped provide assistance to lawyers working with immigrants on deportation cases.

Having experience teaching law and working for immigrant and working-class families, Fallone said he would be able to bring diverse experience to the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

“The reason why diversity is important on the state’s highest court is that the justices decide cases that obviously the parties in front of them make arguments over which rules apply or what laws they should adopt,” Fallone said. “But it’s important that the justices have a personal history and a personal background that’s diverse so they understand what impact their ruling’s going to have on different communities.”

Fallone was the first of the candidates to announce that he was running. The announcement came in March, and he has been traveling around the state since.

Chelsea Cross, Fallone’s campaign manager, said Fallone works to meet with any group that asks.

“I always tell people if we can put it on Ed’s calendar, we will be there,” Cross said. “No group is too large or too small for Ed, because every vote matters.”

Cross said if elected, Fallone would continue that dedication to meeting with others while serving on the court outside of election season.

Cross is the daughter of one of Fallone’s former students, Danielle Shelton, a Marquette Law graduate from the Class of 2003 and the current Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge. Cross worked on Shelton’s campaign and helped her get elected last year. She said Fallone invited her to manage his campaign because she helped her mother get elected with a similar message to voters: an offer of a “different choice” and someone that knows the working class people of Milwaukee.

Cross said her mother was the first black woman to be elected for Milwaukee County. If Fallone is elected to the state Supreme Court, he will be the first Latino to hold that position.

“We are one of 24 states with an all-white Supreme Court, and I think the public’s faith in justice is undermined when the only people of

color are defendants or are in handcuffs,” Cross said. Some of these states are Nevada, Alabama, Alaska, Michigan, Pennslylvania, Indiana and Kentucky.

Cross pointed out other wellknown individuals who worked as law professors before holding political office, including former President Barack Obama and Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Cross said Fallone was one of three law professors in the country contacted by the Alliance for Justice and the Communications Department for the Obama administration when Obama’s nomination of Merrick Garland was obstructed in the Senate. She said Fallone was asked to offer insight on the issue.

“Working with Ed, he is probably one of the most humble candidates I have ever worked for,” Cross said.

Fallone said he feels that being a law professor has prepared him to take on the role of State Supreme Court Justice. He said one of the benefits of teaching at Marquette is that he has been able to meet several prominent lawyers and judges from across the country, including former Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and current Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

“Being a judge is a lot about humility — not assuming you know everything. I always tell my law school class, ‘The more I learn, the less I know,’ when you talk about the Constitution,” Fallone said.

Joseph Kearney, dean of Marquette Law School, said he follows a policy of not endorsing candidates or discussing views of candidates.

Kearney said in an email statement that Fallone is “a longtime and valuable member of the Marquette Law School faculty” and that he has made arrangements for a partial leave for this semester.

“I have appreciated his availability to help us meet some of our teaching needs even during the campaign,” Kearney said about Fallone in the email.

Shea said that state supreme court races often have low voter turnout, but this year turnout is expected to be higher because presidential primaries will be held on the same day.

The primary selecting the final two candidates will be Feb. 18. The election will be held April 7.

Photo courtesy of Chelsea Cross

Ed Fallone is running after 28 years of teaching at Marquette Law School.

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Speaker explores free, hate speech Federalist Society hosts Nadine Strossen at Eckstein

By Nick Magrone

nicholas.magrone@marquette.edu

The Marquette University Law School held an event focusing on free speech and hate speech Monday. It was sponsored by the Marquette Law Federalist Society and the Association of Women Lawyers. The AWL is a Southeast Wisconsinbased organization that includes members of varying ages and types of organizations. One of its main purposes is to host speakers to present on current legal issues.

The event’s speaker was Nadine Strossen, the first female president of the American Civil Liberties Union.

She was president from 1991 to 2008.

According to the ACLU website, the organization is a nonprofit founded in 1920 with the goal of “defending and preserving the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in the United States by the Constitution and laws of the United States.” Some of the main issues on which the ACLU focuses include immigration, LGBTQ+ rights and voting rights.

According to the Federalist Society website, Strossen is currently a professor of law at New York Law School. Over her tenure, she has publicly spoken at over 500 college campuses and in multiple foreign countries.

She has over 300 published works and is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a nonprofit organization that specializes in U.S. foreign policy and international affairs.

Strossen graduated from Harvard College in 1972 and Harvard Law School in 1975.

The AWL put on the event to continue the global conversation about free speech and hate speech, according to the sign-up for the event.

The sign-up also highlighted key questions discussed during the event, such as “Is hate speech protected? If so, where?”, “Is

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there a distinction between free speech and hate speech?’ and “What should be done to combat hate speech?”

Charlie Hoffmann, a firstyear law student spoke to some ways he believes that speech can be neutralized.

“I would say more speech is better,” Hoffman said. “By having more speech, more attention would be brought to this event. The best way is the opposing side. This way, it leads to a better argument, as you can fully see both sides of the story,” Hoffman said.

Michael Kiener, a first-year law student, said he heard about the event through an email.

“I think it is important to stay up to date on people’s opinions,” Kiener said. Topics such as this one are freedoms that can be easily encroached upon, so it’s important to keep the discussing ongoing,” Kiener said.

J e f f Jenson, a secondyear law Michael Kiener s t u d e n t , First-year law student spoke of similar past events that took place in the past.

“The last one took place back in the fall semester,” Jenson said. “It was on getting arrested and how in that situation you have the rights to remain silent using your Miranda Rights.” Miranda Rights include five rights under the Fifth Amendment including the right to remain silent and the right to consult an attorney before speaking to law enforcement.

Jenson said there are a couple ways to spread the word and implement freedom of speech, specifically at Marquette.

“One thing that comes to mind is to not shut down professors when they are trying to get their point across,” Jenson said. “Another way is listening to opinions that may go against Catholic traditions and values.”

Topics such as this one are freedoms that can be easily encroached upon, so it’s important to keep the discussing ongoing”

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Local business offers DIY candlemaking like it before, apart from other companies offering “paint and sip” classes where one can follow a teacher’s instructions to create an artistic piece while being served beverages.

By Emma Brauer The candle bar — the first of emma.brauer@marquette.edu its kind in Milwaukee — does Picture yourself in your favorite offer drinks but is unlike a typical coffee shop on a rainy day. You “paint and sip” experience, may know how it looks and Goudzwaard emphasized.

“People were calling me for sounds, but what about how about a year asking if we offered it smells?

Kevin Goudzwaard had the idea candlemaking classes, and I kept of the “scent-memory connection” saying no, because we didn’t,” in mind when he founded he said. “I took a step back and Milwaukee Candle Company. started thinking, ‘How am I gonna After building his business for do this? Do I want it to be a candle four years, Goudzwaard said class, or do I want it to be more of he felt compelled to provide a a … relaxed environment?’”

Goudzwaard said he settled new experience for the people of Milwaukee — so, he started on making the space more of a Glassnote Candle Bar, located lounge rather than a class because at 524 S. 2nd St., Walker’s he wants people to be able to spend meaningful time with their Point, Milwaukee.

“What we do at the candle bar respective parties.

“I think it provokes more is we invite people in to create their own scents and partake in conversation amongst the people the candlemaking experience,” that you’re with,” he said. “If Goudzwaard said. “People can you’re sitting in a class and make their own custom scent, someone’s teaching you the whole make their own candle and leave time, you don’t really have time to interact with your crew that you with that candle.”

Sara Korajkic, a senior in the came with.”

Annie Walsh and Ashley Lopez, College of Nursing who works at Glassnote, said she thinks this seniors in the College of Nursing is a special company because and employees at Glassnote, said she hadn’t heard of anything the overall relaxed vibe transfers

afterwards, pour a candle, have a nice date night or a girls’ night, or maybe go down the street to Tin Widow,” Goudzwaard said.

“There’s a lot of cool spots around here that I try to encourage people to go to while they’re down here.”

Goudzwaard said he strives to get involved with and promote other local businesses, guided by the belief that backing other local vendors creates a cyclical support system among businesses while giving back to Milwaukee.

A study by American Express in 2018 found that on average, for every dollar spent at a small business, 67 cents stays within the local community.

Financial impacts aside, Goudzwaard said his business and other small businesses can provide the opportunity for a more personalized, purposeful experience for customers.

“I feel like there might be a little bit more intention behind what we do here. Everyone has a lot of hands in the product and the process and in the interactions as well,” he said. “I just think there’s something cool about local businesses and knowing the person who is making something that you use in your home.”

The curation of the space itself began in July 2019, but its elements — from the walls to the chairs to the bar countertop — constitute a bricolage of stories and time periods. Ascending the stairs of a building that dates back to 1882 and arriving at a door with a minimalist sign that reads “Glassnote Candle Bar,” one may feel transported to a speakeasy.

The door opens to a softly lit room of Cream City brick, wooden tables, hanging plants and various light fixtures.

“Almost everything in here is repurposed,” Goudzwaard said.

“The shelving unit was from the St. Francis of Assisi sisterhood building that they demolished. It seems like everything in here has a story to it.”

Not unlike scents, certain components — like the zinc bar top — have memories.

“Even the zinc takes on a story of its own because as it’s used, more marks form,” Goudzwaard said. “But that just adds character.”

One person can make one candle for $35 or two candles for $55, and for private parties the rate is $40 per person. Reservations can be made online at glassnotecandlebar. com, and more information can be found on Glassnote Candle Bar’s Photo by Maria Crenshaw maria.crenshaw@marquette.edu The venue, located at 524 S. 2nd St., is decorated with old-style charm, including soft lighting, Cream City brick, wooden tables and hanging plants. Facebook and Instagram pages.

Customers spontaneously name, combine scents

over to the nature of the job.

“We’re all nurses, so it’s fun to have this because we can be more creative, and it’s a totally different vibe than what we’ll be experiencing soon,” Walsh said.

“We go there and we can just play our own music and make candles, and it’s just a fun environment to be in,” Lopez said.

The candlemaking process begins with a specific table setting that has everything necessary to make a candle: an instructions sheet, a beaker and a glass jar, among other things. Then a staff member — called a “chandler” to reflect the historical name for candlemakers — will demonstrate how to hold two candles together and move them in a figure-eight motion in order to test how the scents blend.

“The timing of your inhale can tell you what’s gonna mix well together,” Goudzwaard said.

Goudzwaard said he and the chandlers try not to instruct too much about which scents to choose, as the scents are a matter of personal preference and often provoke particular memories.

“Sometimes people will smell something, and they’ll just go off into their own little place,” he said. “And then they say, ‘Oh my God, that reminds me of the living room of the first house I

lived in when I was a little kid.’ …

Or, ‘This reminds me of fall time up in Door County.’”

Once someone has settled on a scent combination that speaks to them, they go back to their table and place an order for the scented oils, similar to placing an order at a restaurant. Once a chandler brings the oils back to the customer’s table, the chandler gives instructions for creating the custom candle. Goudzwaard said they then prompt the new candlemakers to name their candles spontaneously in order to provoke honest associations.

Goudzwaard said he associates many of his memories of Milwaukee with particular scents, and that is what inspired the Hometown Collection of candles at the Milwaukee Candle Company, many of which are on display and for sale at Glassnote. Some of the titles include “Bradford Beach on a Good Day,” “Third Ward Java Dark Chocolate” and “Brewery Tour.”

With the candle bar situated in Walker’s Point on the floor right above Spanish restaurant Movida and among various other local restaurants, bars and shops, there is ample opportunity to boost the area’s economy.

“You can make a whole night of it. Food at Movida, come up here

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Pep band supplements sports with music, spirit Student musicians provide cheer at home, on the road

By Skyler Chun

skyler.chun@marquette.edu

With National Marquette Day right around the corner, there’s a lot of focus on school spirit — and that is exactly what Marquette University Pep Band does best.

The pep band is made up of a group of students who play a variety of band instruments at events, typically athletic games, with the goal of promoting school spirit and bringing more enthusiasm to the crowd.

Alexi Chavez, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences and president of the Marquette Band Program, said that aside from the set schedules and heavy time commitment, a “typical” day varies for every single student in pep band.

Chavez said members of the pep band go to their classes during the day and are expected to be at the Varsity Theatre an hour and a half before game time to make sure that they are prepared for the night.

They start playing music 45 minutes before tip-off. She said the pep band performs at every game, but not all are required to attend every time.

“Each student has their own schedule and major, which is entirely unique for our band

program,” Chavez said in an email.

“We balance our studies with our passion for music, especially when we play for and travel with the basketball teams.”

Because there is no music major at Marquette, Chavez said all members of the pep band, and the entire band program itself, are truly in the program because they want to be.

However, Marquette does offer a music minor.

Erik Janners, director of music at Marquette, said there is a lot more to pep band than just performing at games.

“After the game there is packing up, returning to campus and unloading the bus and putting all the instruments away,” Janners said in an email. “So, for a 7 p.m. game, pep band students can count on a time commitment from 5-10 p.m. and sometimes later if it’s a long game or overtime.”

Janners said band students usually stay with the pep band for all four years of school, so he gets to know them really well.

To be in pep band, students enroll in either Symphonic Band or Wind Ensemble, which are classes that meet three times a week. Students are required to go to a minimum of five games.

“It’s much different than a traditional classroom setting,” Janners said in an email. “My favorite part about working with pep band is having fun and getting to

know the band students outside of an academic setting.”

One thing that sets pep band apart from regular classes is travel.

“For men’s basketball we are bussed right inside the Fiserv Forum with its massive loading bays, so students don’t even bring their coats – they unload the bus inside the arena,” Janners said in an email.

He said that although the pep band doesn’t travel to every away game, they get to travel for men’s and women’s BIG EAST and NCAA tournaments at the end of the season.

Chavez said the traveling schedule varies. “We usually leave campus 1-2 days before the tournament begins, so that there is enough time for travel arrangements,” Chavez said in an email.

Since most of their traveling occurs around spring break, she said some of the pep band members have to take their midterms on a plane or a bus with one of the band directors proctoring.

Sophia Hess, a first-year student in the College of Arts & Sciences, is also a member of the band. Although it is her first year with the band, Hess has played the French horn since sixth grade and has played the mellophone for her school’s pep band and marching band since high school.

She said pep band means having lots of responsibilities while also having lots of fun.

“It’s like you’re always on the

job. … We have to be ready to play in a few seconds notice because sometimes (our conductors) will call out pieces and we have to play right then and there,” Hess said. “You’re responsible for bringing a lot of energy and spirit … you also have to be a good team player because the band represents Marquette as a whole.”

Hess said her favorite part about pep band is all the energy and inclusivity the band members bring to each event.

“In addition to having about 120 songs, we have a lot of cheers and gimmicks that are a lot of fun,” Hess said. “There’s never a dull moment.”

Some of their songs include “Shake It Off” by Taylor Swift and “Uptown Funk” by Mark Ronson.

Chavez said the team will be traveling this year.

Janners said that it all depends

Bachelor” together almost every Monday in Cobeen Hall. That is, when Luna doesn’t work.

“I know I’m taking off work for the finale,” Luna said.

Luna was exposed to “The Bachelor” at a younger age when her mom was watching it.

“When I was little my mom used to watch it and when I’d come in the room she’d turn it off (but) starting in middle school I started watching with her,” Luna said.

Mehrings started watching it with her mom as well but didn’t get into it until Colton Underwood’s season last year.

Coming into Marquette, Mehrings and Luna picked the random roommate option for housing and ended up together.

They started watching “Bachelor in Paradise,” a spin-off of the series, in the common room of their floor.

“We started watching it downstairs in the lounge, but it would get loud and we couldn’t hear what’s going on,” Luna said.

“Then we moved and started watching it in here.”

Once Peter Weber was announced as the bachelor, the roommates decided to go all out in terms of decorating.

“Basically over winter break, (Luna) printed out Peter, and I put the women in a word document and

printed them,” Mehrings said. “It was the first night back and we cut them all out … and we put them on the door.”

Each week when a woman goes home, they draw an “x” through her photo.

Their dedication drew the attention of others on the floor who soon joined in to watch the show with them, such as Abby Tilton, a first-year student in the College of Business Administration.

Tilton just began watching “The Bachelor” this season, starting with the third episode.

“I saw the door and asked what was going on,” Tilton said. “I heard a lot of buzz about (the show) so I thought, ‘Why not start watching it?’”

Every week, a group of viewers interested in “The Bachelor” will come together and watch it.

Luna said she and her roommates and other floor members who watch with them typically make popcorn and plug in their fairy lights. Sometimes when she’s home, she said she will make kiddie cocktails with her friends because they are red, the color of the rose in the franchise.

For the finale, which typically falls around early spring, the group decided it wants to order food for the viewing.

Though it’s a small watch party, for these girls, it’s also about the camaraderie and finding common ground.

“We’re all different majors,” Mehrings said. “If we watch it

on how the basketball team does this year. He said right now it seems like the men’s basketball team will be traveling to New York and the women’s team may be going to Chicago, which is where the teams typically play for BIG EAST tournaments.

“We can’t wait to continue to hype up the players and the crowd. It will truly be an amazing time,” Chavez said in an email.

Janners, Hess and Chavez said they agreed that being a part of pep band is a valuable experience and encourage students to join.

“When we are playing music and we see the crowd and the players get more hyped for the game, it’s the best feeling anyone could ever have while playing music, especially when you’re surrounded by friends who feel the same way,” Chavez said in an email.

Photo by Zach Bukowski zach.bukowski@marquette.edu

The setlist includes hits such as 2014’s “Shake It Off” and “Uptown Funk.”

‘The BACHELOR’ fosters camaraderie in residence hall Watch party for reality TV franchise inspires decorations, traditions

By Ariana Madson

ariana.madson@marquette.edu

While some look forward to the new year for the sake of starting over, others look forward to the start of the well-known reality TV show “The Bachelor.” For roommates Emma Mehrings, a first-year student in the College of Business Administration, and Adela Luna, a first-year student in the College of Education, watching “The Bachelor” became an opportunity to bond.

The show, which is on its 24th season, is a reality program that focuses on one man trying to find love. He starts with meeting around 30 women and within one night, he sends multiple women home. Throughout the season, there are one-on-one dates, group dates and roses given to those who have been selected to stay. By the end of the season, the bachelor has hopefully narrowed it down to two women he could potentially propose to, and he typically does propose to one.

Mehrings, Luna and their floormates try to watch “The

together, it’s something to focus on other than schoolwork. It’s something we talk about and obsess over, and it’s an ‘every week’ thing.

Photo by Maddy Andresen madelyn.andresen@marquette.edu

Adela Luna and Emma Mehrings decorated their door with the bachelor, Peter Weber, and the contestants from the show.

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Lack of university engagement hinders student, faculty impact

University gap between the leaders deny stubroader Marquette dents and faculty community and the ability to “Be the administrathe Difference” tion. They should when they fail create a more efto intentionally ficient avenue for act in response community memto concerns bers to communifrom community cate with officials members. about concerns, Students met such as holding with university open meetings officials in 2018 or town forums. to discuss the From this, leaders university’s incan develop provestment in Bauactive solutions post, a hedge that could improve fund that owns the university. nearly $1 bilIf university lion in sales tax leaders want combonds of Puerto munity members Rico’s debt. to “Be the DifferIn an audio ence,” they have recording proto provide genuine vided to the support and prioriMarquette Wire tize spaces to hear from that meetstudent and faculty ing, former provoices. They have vost Dan Myers to engage in diffiand current Unicult and sometimes versity President uncomfortable Photo by Jordan Johnson jordan.d.johnson@marquette.edu Michael Lovell conversations to claimed they University President Michael Lovell announces the new College of Business Administration building at his sixth annual address Jan. 29. address issues. knew little about a problem is much different than Lovell and Kimo Ah Yun were student workers who are workIf students didn’t the university’s investments. working to resolve one. out of the building. The students ing to unionize. These work- care about Marquette or the comWhile it can be expected that Officials should welcome dia- waited for 45 minutes in the Zil- ers believe a union will pro- munity, they would not be woruniversity leaders do not have logue among students, staff and ber Hall lobby before dean of vide them with better pay and ried about improving it. The extensive knowledge of all uni- faculty to strengthen the campus students Stephanie Quade came working conditions. university needs to recognize versity investments, they should community. Failing to provide downstairs to meet with them.

The university has not recog- student efforts and take concrete prepare to have effective conver- outlets to express issues will Students who express issues nized the group’s efforts, despite steps toward a better campus. sations with students in planned break trust in the university and with the university should not Ah Yun meeting with the group meetings. They should have also willingness to engage with mem- be avoided or turned away. They last spring after public pressure followed up after the meetings bers of the administration. should be taken seriously by the from rallies in April and May. Statement of to demonstrate a commitment Thomas Hansberger, a lecturer When students protested Sept. people who shape their experiOpinion Policy to gathering further information 20 in front of Zilber Hall against ence on campus. in the College of Arts & SciThe opinions expressed on the on the matter and considering climate change and the univerWhile students have the op- ences, said Lovell has avoided Opinions page reflect the opinions of the Opinions staff. The editorials do not reprefuture actions. sity’s demonstration policy, they portunity to meet with Lovell at appointments and meetings and sent the opinions of Marquette University nor its administrators, but those of the Students expressed frustra- attempted to deliver a letter to “Breakfast And Lunch With The has not come to meetings in the editorial board. tion with the meeting’s out- university leaders asking them to President” and share a meal with past. Meetings with administraThe Marquette Tribune prints guest submissions at its discretion. The Tribune come. Hannah Badeau, a College divest itself from oil extraction Ah Yun at “Lunches with the tion have stopped, he said. strives to give all sides of an issue an equal voice over the course of a reasonof Arts & Sciences alumna, said and Baupost.

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Democrats must have strong front entering primary elections Aminah Beg

Iowa Democrats came together Feb. 3 at their caucus to choose the candidate they want to run against incumbent Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election.

A caucus is a political meeting held in some American states where local voters of the same party will join to discuss and vote on their preferred candidate to represent the party in the general election. There are nine other states which hold caucuses: Alaska, Nevada, North Dakota, Kansas, Wyoming, Hawaii, Kentucky, Maine and Washington.

The results of a caucus will decide the number of delegates each candidate receives for a vote at the Democratic party’s national convention. Iowa has a total of 41 delegates.

Caucuses are less conventional than normal primary elections.

There are no secret ballots; rather, voters are openly trying to sway their friends and community members to choose their preferred candidate. They take place in all 99 Iowan counties, and all registered voters are eligible to join.

The process of the caucus is complex and a bit confusing. A candidate must receive support from at least 15% of the assembled crowd present, otherwise they will not be eligible to receive any delegates. In the The results are found by tallying the number of voters each candidate has.

Although the Iowa caucus only impacts 41 delegates — 1% of the total delegates for the Democratic National Convention — there is a lot of importance and momentum behind the caucus that make

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Senator Elizabeth Warren and Senator Bernie Sanders are among the seven remaining Democratic candidates still in the Iowa caucus.

it noteworthy.

The results indicate how much support there is behind each Democratic candidate. The political meeting is also seen somewhat as a prediction of the candidate’s future success in the primaries until the Democratic National Committee chooses the presidential nominee.

The last seven of nine candidates who won Iowa became the Democratic party’s presidential nominee.

1992 and 1988 were the two years in the Iowa caucus winner did not also receive the party nomination.

This means that whoever gets the most voter support Feb. 3 will most likely be the one to run against Trump in the presidential election in November. Because of how important the results could be, the Democrats in Iowa must pick a strong candidate who will garner enough national validation to beat Trump.

Democrats will be clouded by the bigger picture if they choose to focus on cheap politics and polarizing differences between candidates Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.

Recently, tension arose between supporters for both candidates after

Warren leaked a conversation with Sanders from 2018 and claimed he said a woman could never win the presidency in 2020. Sanders’ campaign responded by disputing the report and calling it “ludicrous” and “a lie.”

The next presidential debate after Warren made this claim was filled with jabs at Sanders from the female Democratic candidate. Sanders continued to say that Warren’s previous comments were untrue.

Later, Warren made a statement where she said no person on the stage has beaten a Republican incumbent in office since 1980. It was a skewed statistic to use since only once has another current candidate gone against a Republican incumbent.

After the debate, mics picked up Warren confronting Sanders, asking him why he called her a liar. Sanders tried to end the conversation while quickly saying that she called him a liar.

This sparked debate and tension among the Democratic party, and the public split, taking sides with either Warren or Sanders.

It is valid to have certain opinions

on the situation between the two candidates, but it is a very crucial time for the Democratic party. Rather than focusing on the petty conflicts created by the candidates, voters should focus on how to choose the best candidate, as the party nomination that will be victorious in the end.

The party must be unified during the primary elections so that the votes do not split between candidates. The break of unity and support could give a rise to moderate nominees that overall have less popularity but gain numbers due to the split.

The candidates themselves should not be perpetuating cheap politics for their own personal gain. Warren cannot be using skewed statistics just to improve her image in the middle of conflict and tension in the party. She might be using these tactics to gain last minute support from those in the middle or maybe even trying to steal some from Sanders.

Democrats must have a strong, united front entering early primary voting like the Iowa caucus.

They cannot let polarizing differences between Warren and Sanders

influence or interrupt their initial support or voting decisions.

The Iowa caucus is just one form of primary voting that occurs before the presidential election in November. All states will hold primary elections where registered voters can vote on their preferred candidate. These same principles of unity apply to primary elections everywhere.

It is our job as voters here in Milwaukee, specifically Marquette, to not be extremely polarized within our own Democratic party in a way that will jeopardize the long-term goal of kicking Trump out of office.

Registered voters must have more civil dialogue and create a cohesive front going into the primary elections to guarantee a capable and strong nominee who will fight for the rights of the American public.

We cannot fall into the cheap political tactics of current Democratic candidates.

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

McCormick lot as green space would benefit campus

One of the major downsides of having an urban campus is the lack of nature and green space.

While Milwaukee has over 140 public parks, Marquette’s campus only has one substantial green space — Central Mall — the little patch of grass between Raynor Memorial Library, St. Joan of Arc Chapel, Lalumiere Language Hall and Coughlin Hall.

Due to the absence of large green spaces, the announcement that the former site of McCormick Hall would become a green space was exciting and seemed to push Marquette in the right direction of making more sustainable decisions.

Unfortunately, this prospect was short-lived. University President Michael Lovell announced Jan. 29 that the university would be filling the space with a new $70 million College of Business Administration building, which won’t even begin construction

until fall 2021.

Many students, especially nonbusiness majors, are questioning why the university has chosen to construct this new building instead of updating current outof-date buildings such as Wehr Life Sciences and Emory Clark Hall. Students expressed their frustrations on the university’s Instagram post announcing the building.

Some comments were, “Yet you say you don’t have the funds for the college of education...or Cramer/Schroeder,” “We want a green space and upgrade on all of the broken rundown buildings first” and “But we cant find money to fix lalu, the entire wehr science complex, give the political science department almost any funding, or fund any kind of sustainability or climate action? Solid.”

At a men’s basketball game hosted at the Fiserv Forum against DePaul Feb. 1, a promotional video was played announcing the new building. The video

was met with a mix of cheers and boos from the Marquette student section.

I agree with those who booed. I don’t want to have to pay the increasing costs of tuition that may go towards buildings I won’t be able to use or see during my time as a student.

Although $44 million has been donated, the university has not clarified how the rest of the $70 million necessary for the construction of the new building will be paid.

If the area was utilized as a green space instead, it would be a safe place for students due to its location across the street from Marquette University Police Department. Students would have been able to engage in recreational activities, study and relax with friends without being concerned about their safety.

Maintaining the McCormick lot as a green space would have provided students with the opportunity and space to spend more time outside.

According to several studies cited in a Business Insider article, simply being outside more during the day can decrease stress, eliminate fatigue and increase the ability to focus. Being able to reap these benefits from spending time outside is essential to health and well-being, especially for college students who are under a lot of stress.

Although the new College of Business Administration building will allow students to engage and succeed in their academic endeavors, the university should also be utilizing space to benefit the health and well-being of all students.

The university could have also used the space as an area for hosting university programs and events related to first-year orientation, homecoming weekend or Late Night Marquette.

In comparison, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee campus includes an 11.1-acre fenced forest called Downer Woods Natural Area that students and the public

can enjoy. In addition, the campus is located just a few blocks away from multiple parks such as Kern Park and Pleasant Valley Park along the Milwaukee River. UW-M is also just a short walk to Lake Park on the shore of Lake Michigan.

Since Marquette’s campus is in a heavily urbanized section of Milwaukee, the addition of green space would be beneficial to the university and the surrounding community.

Rather than prioritizing student well-being and improving facilities and programs already established on campus, the university is too focused on constructing new buildings rather than improving the things we already have.

In order to address the needs of students, the university must re-evaluate its future projects and investments.

Kevin Schablin is a first-year studying biological sciences. He can be reached at kevin.schablin@marquette.edu

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Killings praised for connective quality

Photo by John Steppe john.steppe@marquette.edu

Dwayne Killings coaches in Marquette’s 106-54 win over University of Central Arkansas Dec. 28. He is the only assistant coach in the United States on the NCAA Ethics Coalition.

Assistant brings Torrence in 2018, Lewis in 2020

By John Steppe

john.steppe@marquette.edu

Ask about Marquette men’s basketball assistant coach Dwayne Killings, and the same word comes to mind for the boss who hired him in 2018, the boss who hired him in 2006 and another of his current colleagues: connector.

“He’s a terrific connector in so many ways,” said Fran Dunphy, who retired in 2019 after 13 seasons as head coach at Temple University and 51 seasons involved in Philadelphia basketball. “Not only in the recruiting process, which is always helpful. … It’s invaluable.”

One doesn’t have to look far to see those connections on display in Killings’ second season on Fiserv Forum’s sidelines.

Associate head coach Stan Johnson calls Killings the “worldwide web” because of his connections.

When Killings arrived at Marquette from the University of Connecticut, he carried with him his connection with then-recruit and current Golden Eagle guard

Symir Torrence.

Torrence told the Marquette Wire shortly after committing to MU that he has “kind of a big brother, little brother relationship” with Killings.

“He texts me all the time just checking up on me,” Torrence said in January. “He just stuck with me through the whole thing, so that’s why I appreciate him.”

Killings’ connections in college basketball helped him quickly land the Marquette position in 2018 after two seasons at UConn.

He was out of a job after UConn fired then-head coach Kevin Ollie after a losing season and a pending NCAA investigation.

“Dwayne had a tremendous reputation throughout the industry,” Marquette head coach Steve Wojciechowski said. “When you’re in interview processes, you’re trying to get to know somebody not just based on what their reputation is as a basketball coach or recruiter. You get to know them as a person to make sure they fit your culture and your needs, and he’s done that exceedingly well.”

Killings said the decision to join Wojciechowski’s staff at Marquette was “a no-brainer.”

“When I got here on campus, it felt like home,” Killings said. “I could see myself here. It’s a great

place to sell.”

Wojciechowski credited Killings for “getting us in some great doors” with Torrence and Justin Lewis. Lewis committed in November.

“Coach Killings’ geographic reach extends throughout that northeast region, from New England to the (Washington, D.C., area),” said Adam Finkelstein, a recruiting analyst for ESPN focused on the Northeast. “Marquette has already kind of reaped the rewards from that.”

Finkelstein said the extended geographic footprint is especially impressive considering the “talent-dense” region. New England preparatory schools add to the basketball talent in an already densely populated area.

Killings almost secured a commitment from R.J. Davis, the 39th-highest-ranked player in ESPN’s recruiting rankings.

Davis took one of his four official visits to Marquette before ultimately committing to Hall of Fame coach Roy Williams at the University of North Carolina.

“No assistant coach did a better job of recruiting him than Dwayne Killings did,” Finkelstein said. “At the end of the day … he committed to a brand and not an assistant coach.”

Finkelstein and Johnson said

Killings makes connections with sincerity.

“He does it in the most sincere way,” Johnson said. “Everywhere I go, people stop me, and they want to talk about Coach Killings, or they have something great to say about him.”

“Some people in that line of work can come across as a little disingenuous at times,” Finkelstein said. “D.K. is the antithesis of that.”

Those connections also helped Killings land a two-year term on the NCAA Ethics Coalition in 2018.

The opportunity came after attending the NCAA’s Champions Forum for Basketball, a professional development workshop for assistant coaches. The conference connects coaches with athletic directors and members of search firms.

Killings is the only assistant coach in the country on the Ethics Coalition, which includes current and former head coaches from across the nation. One athletic director and one representative from the National Association of Basketball Coaches are also on the coalition.

As a member of the Ethics Coalition, Killings said he focuses on “what’s best for the kids.”

“I think sometimes, we forget

they’re kids,” Killings said. “The business is really, really big, but what can we do a better job of for our student-athletes on the ground in terms of developing as people?

What about the life skills?”

As part of the coalition, he helped shape the recruiting schedule as it was going through updates last summer. The change is part of the NCAA’s effort to shift the recruiting evaluation process from summer travel basketball to a mix of travel and high school basketball.

Wojciechowski said he appreciates having someone on staff on the coalition.

“You can get good information,” Wojciechowski said. “You know what’s going on, what to expect. You can see around corners. That’s just one example of the many connections that Dwayne brings to our program.”

Killings didn’t necessarily take the most conventional route to Marquette’s campus. After graduating from Hampton University in 2003, he spent time in the NBA as a video coordinator in Charlotte before transitioning into player development.

From there, he joined Temple University’s staff as the assistant director of basketball operations.

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Golden Eagles head to Bahamas for Battle 4 Atlantis Duffy’s squad named to first women’s side of prestigious event

By John Leuzzi

john.leuzzi@marquette.edu

In 2019, there were a lot of firsts for Marquette women’s basketball. Now, to start off the 2020 season, another first is queued up for the Golden Eagles: participating in the inaugural Women’s Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament.

“It being the first-ever, you

always want to be the first to do something,” redshirt junior forward Lauren Van Kleunen said.

“It is a great opportunity and going to be huge, not just for Marquette, but for women’s basketball as well.”

The Atlantis resort in Paradise Island, Bahamas announced Nov. 29 that the Men’s Division 1 Basketball Thanksgiving Weekend Tournament would be adding a women’s tournament preceding the men’s weekend in the Bahamas beginning in 2020.

Marquette’s involvement in the event began around the time head

Photo by Elena Fiegen elena.fiegen@marquette.edu

Megan Duffy congratulates her players at the Villanova game Jan. 24.

coach Megan Duffy was named the program’s sixth head coach.

“When I first got the job, the organizers for Battle 4 Atlantis reached out to me and said, ‘Hey we are starting this women’s side ... and was like would you like to be a part of it?’,” Duffy said. “I told them ‘Yeah, let me call you back in a quick second’ and went over to go talk to our administration.”

Marquette’s administration was on board with the news.

“Our administration was awesome,” Duffy said. “They were like, ‘If you can be one of the first teams and be the only BIG EAST invited you absolutely have to do it.’”

The 12-game, three-day tournament will take place Nov. 2123 with some of the country’s best programs.

“We are thrilled to be a part of it,” Duffy said. “It can be a tournament that has the potential to be one of the best in the season.”

Besides Marquette, those among the 2020 field will be No. 1 South Carolina, No. 3 Oregon, Central Michigan, Minnesota, Oklahoma, South Florida and Syracuse.

During its nonconference

schedule for this year, Marquette took on then-No. 10 Mississippi State and BIG 10 powerhouse Northwestern.

“I really am big on nonconference and to do it on a neutral floor is big as well,” Duffy said. “There are a couple of key themes when it comes to nonconference. You want to play different styles of teams that will get you ready for conference (play).”

Duffy said the second theme to a nonconference schedule is securing wins.

“Getting quality wins helps one’s RPI in nonconference as well,” Duffy said. “To be able to do that in one setting, three days in a row with a lot of basketball is really really important.”

For players like Van Kleunen, playing a challenging nonconference schedule shows the trust the coaching staff has in its players going against top talent.

“With nonconference, you want to play the teams you want to play in March,” Van Kleunen said. “It is a test to our team and for Coach Duffy to believe in us to play against these teams (and) win against them, too, is big.”

The former Notre Dame point

guard said these “tropic” trips bring excitement to the program as a whole.

“Just to play in a place like Atlantis, not everyone has the opportunity to do that,” Duffy said. “To put three straight days of competition along with that is tremendous.”

Duffy said playing in an event like this helps the recruiting process as well.

“We always get a lot of questions of what will your nonconference look like, who are you playing, where are you playing,” Duffy said. “We have already started to talk to some recruits about trips like this and it is pretty exciting.”

It is still too early to see who will be the network provider of the tournament, Duffy said there were talks with ESPN since they are the provider for the men’s tournament, but she is unsure if a deal was set into place.

There is one thing Duffy hopes for come November: a sea of Marquette fans filling up Atlantis Paradise Island.

“We will probably open it up to our fans and alums,” Duffy said.

“It is going to be an overall really cool experience.”

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Howard among Bob Cousy Award finalists for 2nd year

efforts at this juncture in basketball career, which began in a dispersal draft of the Stags’ game against Minneapolis in 1959. when he played for The College of franchise. the season.”

Cousy was selected as a member With the Celtics, Cousy was a of the NBA’s 25th, 35th and 50th Former winners of the award in- the Holy Cross from 1946-50 and clude Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja won the NCAA Championship in six-time NBA Champion, 10-time Anniversary All-Time Teams in Morant, who won in 2019, former 1947. In 1950, he was a First-Team All-NBA First Team honoree, 13- 1970, 1980 and 1996, respectively.

Villanova and Dallas Mavericks All-American and was drafted into time NBA All-Star from 1951-63 He was inducted into the Hall of and the NBA’s MVP in 1957. In Fame in 1971. guard Jalen Brunson, who won the NBA.

By Zoe Comerford He was originally drafted by the 1953-60, he led the NBA in assists in 2018, Milwaukee Bucks guard The five finalists will be anisabel.comerford@marquette.edu Frank Mason III, who won in 2017 Tri-Cities Blackhawks in 1950, and in 1960 had a career-best 9.5 nounced in March, and the winMarkus Howard has been named and Boston Celtics guard Kemba but was immediately traded to the assists per game. The former Cru- ner will be announced at the ColChicago Stags and was eventu- sader holds the NBA record for lege Basketball Awards April 10 in one of the 10 finalists for the 2020 Walker who won in 2011.

Cousy had an illustrious ally drawn by the Boston Celtics most assists in one half, with 19 in a Los Angeles.

Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced Monday.

This is the second straight season Howard has been been a candidate for the honor. In 2019, Howard was one of five finalists.

The award is in its 17th year and recognizes the top NCAA Division I men’s basketball point guards.

The national committee, which includes top college basketball personnel, announced the top 20 candidates on the watch list back in October.

“Since 2004, the Cousy Award has recognized the top collegiate point guard annually, forming a fellowship of recipients who have gone on to have wonderful success in the game,” John L. Doleva, President and CEO of the Basketball Hall of Fame, said in a statement. “The ten players on this list exhibit many of the characteristics that made Bob Cousy a worldPhoto by Jordan Johnson jordan.d.johnson@marquette.edu class point guard and they should Markus Howard (0) shoots a ball in Marquette’s win over DePaul Saturday. The senior averages 27.9 points per game, which leads the NCAA. be proud to be recognized for their

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KILLINGS: Coach sits in on Ethics Coalition

experience as a coach in the NBA adds credibility to his message to video person, and Dwayne had student-athletes. that experience already,” DunHe helped Temple recruit the phy said. “Once he got to us, you 38th-ranked recruiting class in could just see he was not one- the country in 2015 while finddimensional. He had every aspect ing what Finkelstein described of what we were looking for.” as “late-blooming, under-theAfter spending three years radar guys.” working on Broad Street, he “Recruiting is a multi-faceted moved back to the NBA D- process, and sometimes it’s about League to oversee player devel- being able to create the best pitch opment programs. and to get guys that everybody Killings made quite the im- else wants,” Finkelstein said. pression on Dunphy in those “Sometimes it’s about being able three seasons. When the veteran to identify guys that other guys coach needed an assistant in aren’t able to project out as accu2011, he turned to the guy who rately as you are.” accepted his first assistant coach Killings spearheaded the reposition at Boston University a cruitment of Quenton DeCosey, year earlier. whom ESPN gave two stars on a “He seemed to have a sense five-star scale. He went on to earn of what the student-athlete was unanimous First Team All-Amergoing through,” Dunphy said. ican Athletic Conference honors “Whether it be a personal issue, and a professional career in Italy, an academic issue, a family issue Greece and the NBA G-League.

— whatever it happens to be — Killings still regularly checks he really delved into it and really in with Dunphy. When Marwanted to help the kid.” quette goes to Villanova Feb. 12, Just like Killings’ decision to Dunphy said he won’t “push the join Marquette’s staff, Dunphy envelope” for a ticket request, said the decision to hire Killings but would enjoy seeing MU’s again was a “no-brainer.” shootaround.

Dunphy said Killings’ Dunphy, now retired, sees Continued from page 12

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Dwayne Killings, in his second season, coaches from the sidelines with Symir Torrence (10) beside him.

the connector he hired in 2006 and again in 2011 as a future head coach.

“It’s just a matter of time at this point,” Dunphy said. “The opportunity will present itself very soon, my sense is.

Finkelstein said Killings’ strength as a “versatile communicator” especially prepares him for a head coaching position “sooner

rather than later.”

“I wouldn’t expect him to jump and leave at the first job opportunity he has,” Finkelstein said.

“I’d expect him to be very strategic and deliberate. … He’s going to be a candidate for head coaching opportunities every year.”

In the meantime, Killings said he’s having plenty of fun on Marquette’s staff.

“In all this, we’re having a great time doing it,” Killings said.

“We all really enjoy being around each other. … It’s easy to get up in the morning early for workouts or jump on the plane or go drive and see the kids.”

This is the second part of a three-part series profiling Marquette’s assistant coaches.

CLUB HOCKEY

Senior Night prompts reflection on collegiate careers Bertane, Cassidy, Deneweth, Nasr leave with memories

By Bryan Geenen

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With under a minute left, Marquette was down 5-4 in a chippy back-and-forth Senior Night matchup against Bradley University. After scoring an early goal Friday night, Marquette went down 3-1. Marquette then tied it at three, went down one, tied it at four and went down one again.

With students screaming, Marquette head coach Will Jurgensen was looking back and forth from the clock to senior goaltender Jimmy Bertane. “Now!” Jurgensen yelled, and Bertane left the ice to give the Golden Eagles a manup advantage. Fifteen seconds later, Marquette’s club hockey team buried a shot into the net to tie the game. The student section erupted, and the team celebrated thoroughly before seeing the game into overtime.

Overtime was much of the same tense back-and-forth play with neither team breaking the deadlock.

Neither team was able to find the back of the net in overtime, sending the game to a shootout.

Before the game started, RJ

Deneweth, captain and senior in the College of Business Administration, talked about his future plans after hockey.

“Hopefully, I’m actually doing my master’s program next year for one year,” Denweth said. “After that, I hope to potentially work my way up into becoming a CEO of a manufacturing firm. Somewhere that provides a product or a service for people to make their lives better.”

Andrew Nasr, co-president of the

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Jimmy Berthane (33) sits in goal.

hockey club team and senior in the College of Business Administration, said he will be moving to Chicago for a full-time consulting job.

Deneweth and Nasr played with each other for a tournament in high school but weren’t too familiar

with each other coming into college, Nasr said.

“We knew each other from a friend of a friend. We met on Facebook, and we talked and decided to be roommates freshman year,” Deneweth said.

After becoming roommates, they both tried out for the club hockey team, as both played throughout their childhood. As they began playing at Marquette, they were introduced to two other now-seniors, Brendan Mahoney and Bertane.

As first-year players, Deneweth recalled the thoughts he had when he began playing at Marquette.

“When you first met (the seniors), it was quite a timid time,” Deneweth said. “You didn’t really know how to act with them, these guys look like men when you’re a freshman. You’re just a little baby coming out of high school, but the senior class was awesome — so welcoming and so inviting.”

Similarly to Deneweth, Nasr said he learned a lot in his four years.

He mentioned the biggest thing he received out of club hockey was having seniors to look up to in the classroom and on the ice.

“You meet a lot of new kids on campus, it’s good to get away and blow off some steam,” Nasr said.

Drew Cassidy, assistant captain and junior in the College of Business Administration said there are

many great leaders in this year’s senior class.

“They’ve been here all the years I’ve been here so they know the program, and they’ve really helped me get these young guys situated and accustomed to how we do it,” Cassidy said.

Jurgensen said the seniors are great guys who care about the program.

“They care about the future and the success of the program, all four of them,” Jurgensen said. “They’re just guys that are going to show up and give it their all.”

Deneweth spoke about what he would miss most about playing hockey at Marquette once the season ends. He said he loved seeing the crowd on Friday night.

Deneweth played hockey since he was young, but he said he will miss the people he met on the Marquette club hockey team most of all.

“I’m going to miss being with the guys,” Deneweth said. “Just being with the guys on the weekends, road trips and whatnot. I’m definitely going to miss hockey but the guys are kind of what keep me going and really just keep me pushing forward to be the best I can.”

Nasr echoed Deneweth’s thoughts on what he would miss most.

“Just the guys in the locker room.

If you talk to anyone who plays hockey, the locker room is one of

those sacred places,” Nasr said.

“It’s just a great place for us to joke around, mess around before games and practices. It’s where we truly developed relationships.”

For Jurgensen, this group of seniors will be a special group to remember.

“I’m incredibly grateful for everything that they’ve done for our program. It’s one of those things where when a kid comes to Marquette and has an opportunity to play hockey, we want them to be there all four years,” Jurgensen said. “I’m proud of the way they play, I’m proud of the way they represent Marquette. I think they’ve set a really good example for kids to look up to and continue to strive for.”

Deneweth noted the example they’ve set but also had some ideas in mind for the younger guys.

“Just enjoy it, soak it all up,” Deneweth said. “It may kind of suck in the now, you’re like, ‘Ah, I don’t want to go to practice, I don’t want to do this’, but looking back at it, that’s where all the memories are made. It’s what the sport gives you: memories and great friendships.

People you will love and (hold) dear for the rest of your life.”

Marquette ended up losing by one goal in the shootout, but it’s hard to imagine any of those seniors will remember the score down the road.

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Work ethic, energy leads Taylor to key role off bench First-year forward averages 9.4 points, 4 rebounds per game

By Tyler Peters

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It’s not too often you hear Marquette women’s basketball head coach Megan Duffy compare one of her players to an NBA legend. When it comes to first-year forward Camryn Taylor, there’s an exception. “(Taylor), in a respectful way, has a little bit of Kobe (Bryant) in her,” Duffy said. “On the court, she’s driven and she’s got that mean toughness. And then when she’s off the court, you see that smile and that person you want to be around.”

When Taylor was asked about what she thought of Duffy comparing her to Bryant and following his signature “Mamba Mentality,” she said, “I love it.”

“My mentality is to just get better and improve on everything,” Taylor said. “Improve our team unity, improve in practice, improve on my shot, improve on layups,

everything I want to improve and get better on. With Kobe, I think that was his mentality too with his routine of being consistent and being competitive.”

Duffy said Taylor’s personality is infectious.

“She’s so serious on the court, and then you see her boppin’ down the street and she’s like, ‘Hey coach, what’s up!’” Duffy said.

“We’re actually trying to get that more bubbly side on the court.”

One thing Duffy said she believes Taylor can improve on is her 3-point game.

“We’ve seen her hit some jumpers,” Duffy said. “But at some point when she gets more comfortable and knows our offense. ... In a lot of ways you’re going to see her versatility being able to stretch defenses.”

Duffy touted Taylor’s work ethic off the court and her willingness to learn.

“She has this saying for herself: ‘Just trust the process,’” Duffy said.

“She tells me, ‘Coach, I write everything down (while watching) film, and I’m trying to study it as much as I’m studying for school,’ which is cool to see. All this work that she’s putting in, it’s eventually

going to click.”

The transition from the high school level to the Division I level can be an especially difficult one.

For Taylor, the transition has seen its highs and lows.

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Camryn Taylor shoots a free throw.

“I don’t think she or any of the freshmen realized how hard it is your first year and how many ups and downs there are,” Duffy said. “She’s had some inconsistent moments.”

The Peoria, Illinois, native had an illustrious high school career.

She earned four varsity letters, was a three-time Big 12 ScholarAthlete and notched over 1,000 points in her time at Richwoods High School.

Perhaps the biggest difference between high school and college basketball is defense.

“The one thing (Taylor) works on every day is the defensive side of the ball,” Duffy said. “In high school, you don’t have to do much of that. They just want you to score.”

Taylor praised Duffy for always being there for her both on and off the court.

“Just coming in to talk about our days and how everything is going and just about life in general. ...

She cares about each and every one of us,” Taylor said. “Even though she might yell at me in practice and get on my butt, I know it’s for a reason.”

Despite the growing pains, Duffy raved about the flashes of brilliance Taylor has had on the court this season.

“When you focus on those great moments with her rebounding, her ability to score the basketball and

her athleticism, she has a chance when it’s all said and done to be one of our top players,” Duffy said.

This season, Taylor is averaging 9.4 points and four rebounds per game. In BIG EAST play, Taylor is averaging 17 minutes of action per game. Her most noticeable performance came against Seton Hall Jan. 12 when she notched a careerhigh 23 points.

When Taylor committed to Marquette, Duffy said there were talks about how she could potentially become a professional basketball player someday.

“People can say that, but there’s a whole process to get yourself there,” Duffy said. “She’s well on her way in her first year to build a foundation with her work ethic, great attitude and skill set.”

Over her last four games, Taylor is shooting at a 56% clip.

With the recent emergence in Taylor’s play on the court, Duffy didn’t shy away from the possibility of her winning BIG EAST Freshman of the Year.

“She has a great shot to at least be on the BIG EAST All-Freshman team,” Duffy said. “Camryn’s upside is enormous right now.”

WOMEN’S TENNIS

International players bring talent, diversity to program 9 nations represented on Jody Bronson’s roster in 2020 season

By Andrew Amouzou

differences. ... It is mainly about accepting other cultures and what they believe in.”

Similar to Popovic, two-time BIG EAST First Team honoree and senior Fleur Eggink started playing tennis at a very young age

because her parents were former tennis players.

“I was on the tennis court, and I really liked it,” Eggink said. “Once I started playing I realized that I had some talent, so I decided to play more of it.”

Eggink said her transition to Marquette was fairly smooth, and she was welcomed with open arms upon her arrival.

“It was weird, but everyone was super nice and was always willing to help,” Popovic said. “I was

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For Marquette women’s tennis, the program’s strength comes from its diverse group of players.

Eight of the nine players on the team come from countries outside of the United States: Canada, France, Australia, Serbia, Italy, New Zealand and the Netherlands.

The team includes four seniors whom head coach Jody Bronson believes will help lead the underclassmen become accustomed to Marquette tennis.

“It has really taken a step up this year,” Bronson said. “We have four seniors and one junior, so they know what is expected (of them), so they are able to bring all the new people and make them understand what we expect.”

Junior and 2018 BIG EAST Rookie of the Year Natalija Popovic said her adjustment from life in Serbia to the U.S. was nothing new to her.

“My whole life I have been traveling around the world to different countries, visiting over 30 countries for tennis,” said Popovic. “I (am) used to the cultural

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Women’s tennis has eight of nine players from countries outside of the U.S., with one player from Illinois.

received very well here and people were friendly, so I got adjusted here quickly.”

Eggink and Popovic noted the positive impact Bronson has had on them and the rest of the team.

“She’s great as a coach, and she’s always positive and really wants to get the best out of you,” Eggink said. “She’s really eager because she wants to win, but she also wants you to feel happy and do the best you can and I think once you put that all together, it makes for a really good coach.”

“She is really supportive, and she believes in us and trusts us,” Popovic said. “Whether we are 6-0 or 5-0 down, she is still going to be there and still gives us the belief that we can win.”

With the recognition they have received around the BIG EAST, Eggink and Popovic still put the team as their top priority as the bond continues to grow among the players.

“It’s like a family. ... It’s fun because everyone is from somewhere else ... so everyone has the same experience because of the new environment,” Eggink said. “The new environment helps us have a really good connection with each other. We are a really close team, and it is really nice that we are from different areas because then we can learn a lot from each other.”

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