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By Natallie St. Onge

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The university cut 2.5% of its employees last week, which included laying off 24 staff members and not filling 49 current and future vacancies.

An email to faculty and staff last Thursday detailed the cuts as part of the university’s “cost management review process.” Out of 2,926 employees, a total of 73 positions in academics, athletics and administrative departments were removed. All new positions will undergo a cross-disciplinary review process, though University President Michael Lovell did not explain of what this will consist of in last Thursday’s email.

The university asked deans, vice presidents and vice provosts to give cost management recommendations over the summer.

During the past month, the university reviewed the proposals.

Lovell said in the email that the

“decisions were made with great care and discernment.”

“Change is always hard, and it is especially hard when it impacts people we care about,” Lovell wrote. “We are grateful for their service to Marquette.”

The cost management review process is part of the university’s attempt to address financial and demographic challenges affecting the higher education industry, as Lovell expressed in an August letter to faculty and staff.

The amount of college-age 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 less births after the 2008 economic recession.

The university will provide laidoff staff with a severance package that includes extended pay and benefits, employee assistance services and career transition and outplacement services. The Office of Mission and Ministry is offering spiritual support to employees affected by the layoffs.

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University President Michael Lovell announced staff layoffs in an email Thursday, citing “cost management.”

employee receiving tuition assistance through the FACHEX tuition exchange program will continue to receive those benefits until completing their ongoing

academic programs. happens within our industry with“I know today’s events will in the months and years ahead, the raise questions and uncertain- leadership team across campus ties about the future,” Lovell said in the email. “No matter what See UNCERTAINTY page 2

Leaders to take second look Poll paints picture Demonstration policy to be revised, faculty responds

By Alexa Jurado

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Marquette University announced Thursday in a news release that it would reexamine its updated demonstration policy following feedback that recent updates “were unclear or otherwise open to interpretation.”

University leaders, the news

release said, are revising the policy and will meet with the University Academic Senate, University Staff Senate and Marquette University Student Government.

“Meetings and feedback gathering will take place in the next few weeks,” acting provost Kimo Ah Yun said in an email.

The university is looking for input at the University Academic Senate Meeting Sept. 16 at 3 p.m. in Alumni Memorial Union Ballrooms C and D. This meeting is open to all.

“Marquette has a demonstration policy in place to balance

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the right of university community members to freely pursue their academic and vocational objectives without unreasonable obstruction or hindrance, along with the right of university community members to freely communicate by lawful demonstration and protest,” the release said.

According to the release, it is inevitable that the spirit of inquiry at Marquette “will produce many conflicts of ideas, opinions and proposals for action.”

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Biden leads in headto-head matchup against Trump

By Jenny Whidden and Sarah Lipo

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Marquette University Law School poll director Charles Franklin compared the school’s latest 2020 presidential election poll to the second inning of a baseball game. With 14 months before the election, it’s a long way to the bottom of the ninth and ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Spooky season is underway for some, and it’s not even October PAGE 9

the final score.

The poll, released Sept. 4, took place Aug. 25-29 and included 800 registered voters in Wisconsin. These voters were interviewed by cell phone or landline with live interviewers.

Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden led over President Donald Trump in a head-tohead matchup, with Biden polling nine points ahead of the current president.

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UNCERTAINTY: LEADERS: Mixed reactions Enrollment down follow MU announcement

details about the organizational changes in the email. will always be committed to our Acting provost Kimo Ah Yun Catholic, Jesuit mission.” and senior vice president and Lovell said the university does chief operating officer Joel Ponot expect further personnel re- godzinski sent a question-andductions in the near future, but answer document to faculty and he said “we must remain vigilant staff reiterating some of the same about responding to market condi- points in Lovell’s email. The adtions in our industry.” ministrators said the document is Organizational changes were to “help guide conversations and also made as part of the cost man- provide context around President agement reLovell’s letter.” view process.

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Activities, “Face-to-face and Greek conversations Life is now will foster greater combined understanding, into one ofparticularly amid fice, called the what is challengOffice of Ening news to hear.” gagement and Marquette UniInclusion. The versity Student Michael Lovell Government reDivision of Marquette University President leased a letter Student Affairs will oversee it.

Thursday eveThe university is also evaluat- ning supporting the university’s ing the College of Education’s “tough decisions.” structure, “to achieve new effi“Although job loss is never ciencies.” It will be looking into something that our community graduate degree programs in high- desires, it is critical to understand demand areas as well. the context behind such deciMarquette University Police sions,” MUSG leaders wrote in Department is reorganized into the statement. two functional areas “to remove The MUSG leaders said they role ambiguity and better serve believe the university is bethe campus community,” also as ing transparent about the recent part of the review process. changes, and it urged administraEnrollment management func- tors to continue communicating tions in the Graduate School and with students, staff and faculty Graduate School of Management about budgeting and tuition deciwill be centralized to “more effi- sions, among other critical issues. ciently deliver services for graduate students.”

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No matter what happens ... the leadership team across campus will always be committed to our Catholic, Jesuit mission.”

Continued from page 1 “After hearing from members of our community, we realize that the policy should be clearer so that its intended spirit and practical application are understood,” Ah Yun said in the release. “As an institution, we want to appropriately balance the need for practical policies with our commitment to shared governance and the free exchange of ideas, which are foundational to our Catholic, Jesuit mission and Guiding Values.”

Ah Yun and university spokesperson Chris Stolarski did not comment further in respect to the “integrity of the review process.”

Philip Rocco, an assistant professor of political science, said he looks forward to an open dialogue between faculty and the administration about the policy, as well as meaningful shared governance at Marquette on issues like this one.

“There are broader issues with the way this university is run that this particular policy reveals,” Rocco said. “I think a lot

of faculty at this university feel that their voices aren’t meaningfully included in the making of policies.”

Rocco said he cares about public safety and an environment in which faculty and administrators can do the important work they need to, but he does not understand the need for a policy that singles out demonstration and political speech opposed to other actions.

“I find it troubling that Marquette has a policy that attempts to circumscribe one particular type of action,” Rocco said. “I don’t understand why we need to have a policy that specifically deals with demonstration.”

Sameena Mulla, associate professor of social and cultural sciences, said she appreciates that there is going to be conversation and a willingness to clarify and engage, but she still has apprehensions.

“I do have some concerns about who will be included,” Mulla said. “I’m not clear (as to) who these ‘leaders’ are who will be included in the discussion.”

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University officials will meet with various groups before revising the policy.

She also said the expertise faculty have should help inform policy-making.

“I support repealing the policy,” Mulla said.

Jodi Melamed, an associate professor of English and Africana Studies, said she is disappointed with the university’s move to revise the policy.

“The policy needs to be repealed, not reexamined,” Melamed said in an email.

“Frankly, the plan to speak with Academic Senate, Human Resources, and Student Government seems to be to be a kind of gas-lighting, an inauthentic process of ‘consultation’ rather than ‘inclusion.’”

She said she thinks campus doesn’t need a “free speech zone” at the AMU, but that it should accept demonstration as part of being a good citizen and as a good member of the campus community.

“I think the argument from the university that we need to balance free speech against safety is a smokescreen,” Melamed said in an email.

Melamed said the demonstration policy is connected to other failures of governance by the university.

“The university needs to get back to the basics, the core educative function of the university, and it needs to create a truly inclusive community with shared governance to do that. Instead of a demonstration policy, I’d like the university to just honor everyone’s right to free expression and to demonstrate, and to create safety and community through mutual respect and trust.”

The news release said after revision meetings take place, the university will share the updated policy via Marquette Today.

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POLL: Economy of large importance Continued from page 1 emphasized that the poll is meant to be a baseline for where the election is now before any other states vote in their primaries and before the campaign comes to Wisconsin.

“It is a long way until the end, and by no means are these predictions of what will happen,” Franklin said. “By analogy, most people go to watch a baseball game to see how the score changes over time, and the score early in the game is not absolutely how the game will turn out.”

Franklin said moving forward, the Law School will be doing monthly polling through the rest of the presidential election, excluding a few months for holidays.

The poll asked each voter to make vote choices between Trump and potential 2020 Democratic nominees. This is the first Marquette Law School poll this year that asked voters for these head-to-head choices.

With 14 months until the 2020 presidential election, Biden is leading with 51% of the projected vote, while 4% of voters said they would not support either, and 2% said they don’t know.

Paul Nolette, professor of political science at Marquette, said this poll shows Biden’s clear edge over other Democratic candidates.

Nolette said he will be interested to see if Biden can keep this edge as primary season approaches.

“The Marquette poll is really a very good snapshot … of where we are,” Nolette said.

Trump also lagged behind when matched against presidential candidate Bernie Sanders.

While Sanders received 48% of the vote, Trump received 44%.

Five percent said they would support neither, while 2% said

they do not know.

The answers in the poll evened out with comparisons between Trump and candidates Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris.

Between Trump and Warren, 45% said they would vote for Trump, and 45% said they would vote for Warren. Five percent said they do not know, and 5% said they would support neither.

Between Trump and Harris, 44% said they would support Trump while 44% said they would support Harris. Six percent said they did not know, and 6% said they would support neither.

Franklin said the head-to-head matchups can provide an outlook toward the November election.

“Starting to ask now about President Trump versus various Democratic candidates will allow us a long-term perspective on how that race evolves over the next 14 months,” Franklin said.

Franklin said there is value in such a long-term perspective.

“Imagine that in February or March — just before the primary — you ask me, ‘How did so-andso come to be in first place?’”

Franklin said. “If I haven’t polled on that before, I can’t answer your question.”

Franklin emphasized that despite the fact that Trump’s approval rate has sat at under 50% his entire time in office, the poll shows that he is competitive, with some of the Democrats.

“He’s tied with two of the Democrats, below Sanders by just four and Biden by a good bit more. My point here is there is a range of outcomes,” Franklin said. “Nine points is big, but it’s so far out that you certainly wouldn’t take that nine-point Biden lead as definitive in any kind of way.”

The poll also asked voters questions about issues they find to be important in the 2020 election. Some of those issues were

immigration, abortion and gun control, to name a few.

Franklin said the issue-related questions do not get as much coverage as the head-to-head results, but they represent an important goal for the Law School.

“Our purpose is to understand shifting coalitions and strengths.

Out of typically 45 questions, easily 30 of those are about public policy issues,” Franklin said.

“We’re trying to understand how immigration or trade or health care play out during the campaign as well.”

When choosing the issues to ask about, the polling team tries to balance short- and long-term issues, Franklin said.

He said recent events or dialogue from the candidates often place short-term issues on the front burner, whereas there are some topics that are important to monitor in the long run, such as gun control.

“Now I can tell you, looking back over at six polls since 2015, how attitudes toward background checks for guns and assault weapons have changed,” Franklin said.

While the presidential matchup results were not a shock for Franklin, the economic outlook results drew his attention.

The poll asked voters about their outlook for the economy in the next 12 months, and 37% said they believe it will get worse, and 26% said it will get better.

Of the 52 times the Law School has asked voters this question, this net difference of -11 is the worst result the school has ever recorded. Of the three polls the school conducted this year, two have had more voters saying worse than better.

Franklin said this change also holds up when looking at other states.

“Until 2019, of 47 statewide polls, none of them … had more people say the next 12 months

will be worse economically rather than better,” Franklin said.

The poll director said the new pessimism may or may not be a harbinger of the future.

“What the objective economy will do over the next 12 months, I guess we’ll find out. But how people feel about it and how they look to the next 12 months with either optimism or pessimism has some influence on whether they feel like they can take on having a car or a house or a refrigerator,” Franklin said. “I don’t know how that’s going to turn out, but it’s a worthwhile indicator to watch, especially given how important the state of the economy often is in the state of elections.”

Nolette said the economy is an issue that individuals are particularly passionate about in this election, and the same is true for other states. He also said there has been a lot of talk about Wisconsin being a pivotal state in the 2020 election.

With that importance, Franklin more polling will come to Wisconsin. He encourages the public to compare different polls.

“I think and I hope we will see other national pollsters coming in and doing polls here. That would be very useful,” Franklin said. “With mine or with anybody else’s poll, always try to look at it in comparison with other recent polling in the state.”

Franklin said the Law School is willing to invest in polling as a public service. As a university and a law school, he said the goal is to try and provide information to the public that campaigns and interest groups would not disclose.

“Who is providing polling for the public to look at and to understand where we are in politics?

As a country or a state, where are our divisions and where are our unities? The more pollsters that can contribute to that conversation, the better,” Franklin said.

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Gun violence vigil sheds light, forms solidarity Lovell attends, encourages further conversation, action

By Margaret Cahill

margaret.cahill@marquette.edu

St. Joan of Arc Chapel brought light to what would have otherwise been a dark Thursday night this week, as students, faculty, and members of the Marquette community lit dozens of candles and sang hymns.

The prayer vigil shed light on gun violence, as faith leaders spoke about how to combat this issue in our world today.

This ecumenical service to “stand in solidarity with victims of gun violence,” according to the Campus Ministry’s Facebook page, began at 7 p.m. After singing hymns and hearing from various religious leaders in the community, attendees lit candles and began a procession to the Holy Family Chapel in the Alumni Memorial Union. Once at the chapel, the group heard from more faith leaders and prayed together for victims of gun violence.

Morgan Frank, a junior in the College of Education and assistant to the liturgical director, helped set up the event.

Frank said she thinks Marquette’s mission to be the difference shows the community’s support for creating change when it comes to gun violence.

“I feel like it’s important to make that stance, and doing a prayer service can help build that community and show that it’s not just one person wanting to do this and be that change, but it’s multiple people. And multiple voices are better than one,” Frank said.

University President Michael Lovell was one faculty member in attendance at the service, and he said he is proud of Marquette for hosting this event.

“We have an epidemic of gun violence in our country and so many people are affected and so many people are hurt by this,” Lovell said.

“And we really want to promote healing. And the way to promote healing is coming together. And it was great to have people from so many different faith communities and so many different segments of our populations here together to say in solidarity say, ‘We’re going to stand behind each other and stand behind victims of gun violence to end this senseless acts of individuals.’”

Megan Heeder, a first-year Ph.D. student of theology also

attended the service.

Heeder said she thinks gun violence is a “frustrating” situation because it is not always clear what we should do about it as individuals.

“I mean voting gives you some kind of influence on what kind of laws are in place, but it’s really hard to make any kind of change,” Heeder said. “Like with climate change there are actions you can take, but gun violence is really hard other than praying and supporting other people. So having something at Marquette that everyone in the community was able to participate in and offer both prayers and a visible presence was

something I was interested in.”

Fr. Fred Zagone, acting vice president for mission and ministry, said he believes the service is important and that the effects of gun violence are so vast now. He said he thinks coming together in prayer is of utmost importance in times like this.

Zagone said he hopes the students in attendance take the vigil’s message to heart and go out and make change in the community.

“We’re in a pretty isolated, pretty safe community here on campus,” Zagone said. “So we sometimes forget about these things going on around us, and sometimes we need

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

Marquette community members attended the gun violence prayer vigil.

to be reminded that we live in a city where bad things happen. And we need to do what we can to help fight that, whether it be challenging the legislatures in terms of gun laws, or fighting for the protection of the innocent people that might be hurt.

That’s something we need to do.

And a prayer like this tonight helps us do that.”

After the service concluded, attendees sang a final hymn and then had refreshments outside the Holy Family Chapel in the AMU, where they talked amongst themselves.

Lovell said he hopes the conversation doesn’t end here and instead starts more conversation and action among members of the Marquette community begins.

“I think at Marquette University, we believe in being inclusive and being welcoming to so many people and we believe that we should be part of the healing process,” Lovell said.

“And we also believe we should be part of a dialogue so we can maybe start changing things around the country so we have less of these acts ongoing in the country.

Lovell added that the university wants students and faculty to know that Marquette values human life, and hopes to be part of the solutions to gun violence.

Faculty question intellectual property policy inventions, which will leave us studies, said. without a faculty committee deBoyden said a question for voted to studying the overall in- the Senate is whether a more tellectual property Policy and permanent committee will be recommending changes,” Boyden necessary to analyze how the said in an email. policy is working for both

By Annie Mattea An ad hoc committee is be- patents and copyrights. anne.mattea@marquette.edu ing formed to study the issue of An additional change concerns Intellectual Property.

This will student intellectual property, University Academic Sencontain around six to nine facBoyden said.

The policy now ate members proposed reviulty to study this issue, Sumastates that students own property sions to the university’s intelna Chattopadhyay, chair of the they produce for coursework at lectual property policy at their academic senate and associthe university.

The university remeeting Aug. 26.

“Mostly (the revisions) are just ate professor of digital media tains ownership if the IP arises performing arts/media from sponsored work. reorganizing and rewording vari- and ous provisions,” Bruce Boyden, associate professor of law and secretary of the University Academic Senate, said.

Intellectual property concerns ownership of rights to creative works or inventions.

Boyden said when works are produced as a part of someone’s job, the employer owns the rights.

However, he said, the university has a policy put in place as an exception to that.

One change the senate proposed is the creation of the Patent Review Committee, rather than the intellectual property Review Board. The new committee would report to the vice president of corporate engagement. The current board reports to the provost.

“The primary focus of this new committee, based on both the name change and who it Photo by Claire Gallagher claire.gallagher@marquette.edu reports to, will be patenting

Academic Senate proposes committee, plans to vote Oct. 21

Sumana Chattopadhyay is the chair of the Academic Senate this fall.

At the meeting, faculty, an associate professor of finance, Sarah Peck and Lowell Barrington, the chair of political science, brought up concerns with the policy.

Barrington said he heard from a number of other faculty who were also concerned about the policy.

He said he had concerns about licensing. His issue was within the current policy, but the revised version made it even more obvious.

The paragraph in question said “academic works … incorporated into educational resources designed for classroom use … the University will have a perpetual, nonexclusive, royalty-free license to use, display, copy, distribute, and prepare derivative works for administrative and educational use in programs and courses offered by the University.”

Barrington said he wonders what the paragraph exactly means.

“Could essentially all of my course materials be taken by the university, used to develop a similar kind of class that someone else is teaching but we have no control over who that is,” Barrington said.

He said the only limitation in the wording is how use of university-owned material must

be through Marquette.

The rise of online classes and online degrees made this particularly important, he said.

Faculty are asking for a clearer sense of the restrictions as to when Marquette would have a right to use these materials, he said.

At the meeting, it was made more clear what the licensing was referencing, according to Barrington. He said it seemed to be meant for emergency situations where a professor cannot complete the semester.

The problem he had was that the wording was not limited to those circumstances, he said. He feels it is broad, open ended and needed clarification.

“Faculty members are becoming more aware of intellectual property rights and what they do and create,” Boyden said.

He also said intellectual property was an arcane issue that did not affect day-to-day operations.

He said the rise of electronic courses, academic publishing going toward open access and inventions becoming more common among university activities all contribute to the rise in intellectual property’s importance.

Barrington said the Academic Senate’s response made it clear it was listening to faculty.

The policy is expected to be voted on Oct. 21.

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Student startup business to go to Denmark Urban Food Connection focuses on local eating

By Kate Hyland

katherine.hyland@marquette.edu

Two Marquette students will be traveling to Denmark this October as finalists in an international competition for startup businesses.

The University Startup World Cup selected Rheana Garbis, a sophomore in the College of Engineering, and Graham Bowerman, a junior in the College of Business Administration, as finalists. The two are equal partners in Urban Food Connection, their business which aims to connect people who enjoy eating locally with local farmers through an app and website.

“This thing seems crazy, I haven’t even picked my major,” Garbis said.

“Something’s out of order.”

Bowerman said though their business is in an early stage, it could grow into something big with more funding.

Garbis is operations manager of Vida Coffee, a student run business in West Allis, and Graham is president of Revamp Property Management Company. While

working her job at Vida, Garbis heard about University Startup World Cup and thought it would be cool to compete in.

She worked with the mentors of Blue and Gold Ventures, Marquette’s student run business program, and started to brainstorm different business startups.

Garbis said the competition is like an international version of Shark Tank. Participants pitch their business ideas to a jury, and the winning team receives funding to develop its business with a team of professional mentors, Bowerman said.

The pair is one of 40 teams attending from around the world and one of four from the United States.

While there, professional mentors help competitors perfect their pitches. During the four-day competition, they will pitch their businesses, participate in networking events and sightsee, Garbis said.

Neither Garbis nor Bowerman have left the United States before, so they are most looking forward to traveling to Denmark, they both said.

Garbis said the application process consisted of regular application questions like year in school as well as recording a test pitch and creating a pitch deck, which is a PowerPoint

Photo by Katerina Pourliakas katerina.pourliakas@marquette.edu

Garbis and Bowerman said Urban Food Connection is at early stages, but is looking to gain traction soon.

that guides a pitch.

“As an engineering student, I didn’t know what a pitch deck was, so I had to google that and then put that together,” Garbis said.

On top of that, the pair had to complete questions about sustainable development goals. The competition has 17 total goals, and they each represent a different category that teams compete under. For example, their category is sustainable cities and communities.

They found out they were finalists this summer over an email.

“I was ecstatic. I just think it’s really crazy. I can’t even put it into words,” Garbis said. “It’s just exciting.”

Both Garbis and Bowerman worked at Blue & Gold Ventures, Inc., prior to hearing about the competition. The program offers students the opportunity to work for different companies around Milwaukee, including Event

1881 Productions, Revamp Property Management, Vida Coffee, Marquette Blockchain Lab and Eagle Incubator.

Because the competition is not affiliated with the university, Garbis and Bowerman do not get any funding from Marquette for their trip.

They created a GoFundMe page called Students for a Green Planet.

The pair has raised $1,200, and Garbis said they hope to raise $2,500.

Honors to not require scores starting next fall Program aims to focus on character rather than tests

By Andrew Amouzou

andrew.amouzou@marquette.edu

The Marquette University Honors Program, which traditionally has had certain GPA and standardized test requirements and has been invitation contingent, is adhering to Marquette’s standardized test-optional policy.

The university announced June 10 that it would adopt a test-optional policy beginning with the incoming 2020 freshman class, meaning that prospective students will have the choice of whether to include test scores in their applications to the university.

An organization called FairTest, a national center for fair and open testing, has been recruiting schools to join the movement since the 2017’18 school year. Bucknell University and Creighton University joined the movement during the 2018-’19 school year.

“Standardized test scores do not predict success,” Amelia Zurcher, the director of the Honors Program, said. “We also used to invite students to apply but that has changed. Anyone can apply now.”

Applications for the Honors Program are due Sept. 15.

Since the start of the program

in 1965, Zurcher said it has aimed to go deeper than just recruiting intelligent students.

“We want Honors to be a place where you are really at home if you truly want to be curious and want to learn more,” Zurcher said. “Marquette is very college centric, so in the Honors Program, we are trying to make a place where people who have interest in different areas can be comfortable and happy in what they want to pursue.”

Kate Gustafson, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences and Honors ambassador, further explained how the Honors Program now has a team that aims to find ways to improve the program for current and future students.

“I recently became part of the Honors action research team,” Gustafson said. “This is a small group of Honors students and professors who get together to figure out ways to make the Honors Program more equitable and more open to a larger group of people.”

So far, Gustafson and other Honors students said they are loving the idea of transitioning to being test optional.

“In terms of the Honors Program, it definitely makes it more open to people who might not have been previously invited to join because of their previous test scores,” Gustafson said.

In years past, the prerequisite of getting an invitation to apply was an

ACT score of 28.

“Being test optional ... will allow more people to join, and the program will not be as exclusive,” Gustafson said.

Mark Duetsch, a sophomore in the College of Engineering, said he thinks being a test-optional school will not only increase diversity in general by valuing unique backgrounds and work ethic and not just grades, but also in the Honors Program.

“The program does seem to be more Caucasian, and no one can really deny that,” Duetsch said. “I know they are working on it, and I think being a test-optional school will definitely make the program more accessible.”

There are two types of honors programs at Marquette: Core Honors and Disciplinary Honors. Students who are part of the Core Honors Program follow an Honors version of the Marquette Core Curriculum throughout their undergraduate careers.

However, for the Disciplinary Honors Program, students will do Honors work in their majors. Students can only apply for the Disciplinary Honors Program their sophomore years.

“If students want to do Honors work in their major, we have disciplinary programs for those, and we are trying to build more,” Zurcher said. “We have nursing, psychology, physics, chemistry, biology — we

Photo by Elena Fiegen elena.fiegen@marquette.edu

The University Honors Program is based out of Sensenbrenner Hall.

have a pool of Honors Programs.

And you do not have to do both, you could just do one. We wanted there to be multiple points of access for students.”

With the university becoming a test-optional institution, the application process for the Core Honors Program is now more creative than what Duetsch said he remembers from his own experience.

“I remember checking a box saying that we wanted to be in it, and then if we met the requirements for our GPA and other scores, then we got an additional email saying that we can apply. So there was a GPA requirement and at least an additional essay,” Duetsch said. “I like how it is now. ... It opens up more interpretation and brings more creativity to it.”

Zurcher said the goal is to make the program more inclusive.

“It used to be that you had to write an extra essay, but now you can still write an essay or you can send an

object or item you would like that represents why you should be an Honors student, or you can even have an interview with a (Marquette) student,” Zurcher said. “We are trying to make it more inclusive. ... We are trying to have more community engagement in our curriculum.”

The Honors Program will also be offering different research projects for different majors, Zurcher said.

Sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences and member of the Honors Program Will Hitesman had some final advice to students who are hesitant about applying for the Honors Program in the future.

“The Honors college is not solely for the ‘gifted,’” Hitesman said. “In life, there will always be people that will be better than you at something, so you shouldn’t be afraid to ask for help. There will be people that you’re going to see that are struggling a bit, so you (should) be open to helping them.”

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Brew changes Compostable cups gone, addition of Starbucks in fall

By Andrew Amouzou

andrew.amouzou@marquette.edu

The Brew will no longer use compostable cups in its locations across campus.

The cups’ supplier, Sodexo, announced it will discontinue all of the compostable cups and lids, after first implementing the “ecofriendly” products in the various Brew locations in early 2018.

The discontinuation comes after the company that hauls the university’s compost products, Compost Crusader, found a chemical in the compostable cups and lids that the state of Wisconsin will no longer accept to compost, according to Rick Arcuri, executive director of university business operations & auxiliary services.

Arcuri said he “does not know that it is one chemical (in the cups and lids) as much as it is the chemical make-up of the cups and lids,” in an email.

Although the cups will no longer be present at the Brew locations, Schroeder Hall will use the remaining ones.

“We plan on using them up,” Arcuri said. “That’s until they tell us that they won’t pick up those compostable cups anymore. But there will be a point where they will become recyclable and not compostable.”

“We wanted to keep them out of landfills,” Arcuri said of the reason the university started using compostable cups. “We wanted to be as responsible as we could with valuable resources.”

Having compostable cups on campus was not cheap either,

Arcuri said. He said the university used a more expensive cup to compost.

Although having the compostable cups was the more expensive option, Arcuri further noted that the campus decided stay with them because it was the right thing to do.

After the university went away from compostable cups, the Brew implemented the fan-favorite Starbucks Coffee, according to Melanie Vianes who is the director of operations in retail and catering.The Brew previously used Stone Creek Coffee products for its drinks.

“Based on the surveys we do twice a year and consistent customer feedback, the students were looking for a consistent brand,” Vianes said. “Now, you’ll actually see a decrease in the price of products. … Students can now expect more efficiency and a variety of products.”

And so far, Maddi Sanchez, a freshman in the College of Health Sciences, said she enjoys Starbucks in the Brew.

“I drink coffee every day, and having Starbucks is a lot better,” Sanchez said. “It is better coffee, it is closer than the other Starbucks and it is cheaper, too.”

Although the Brew is losing its compostable cups and adding Starbucks, the overall atmosphere will remain one that is inviting and warm to students, Sanchez said.

“Being run by students, the atmosphere is geared toward college students, and I really appreciate the sense of community there,” Sanchez said. “The way it’s managed, the way it is run, the way that the employees are very approachable makes me really like the place.”

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Sustainability prioritized Meeting discusses tactics to protect enviroment

By Jack Aler

jack.aler@marquette.edu

Lora Strigens, university vice president for planning and facilities management, and Mike Jahner, university director of business operations, held a discussion last Wednesday that invited students and faculty to discuss sustainability.

Sustainability means providing a safe campus through social, environmental and economic needs, according to Marquette’s website. The goal is to ensure future generations are around to also meet these needs, according to the website.

Strigens said.

Sustainability has always had a strong grassroots presence on the campus, Strigens said. Once a new sustainability coordinator is hired, the university will be evaluating our overall campus sustainability plans to identify and prioritize efforts with greatest impact on campus environment, she said.

One idea came from Michelle Myenlieff, chair of biological sciences. She said students may not always be aware of the impact they have on our campus.

“A small way to start changing the culture would be to provide more education on campus about recycling and sustainability initiatives,” Myenlieff said. “For example, if one incorrect item goes in a recycling bin, it often means the entire bin cannot be recycled, but individuals are often unaware

wellness — that of our physical surroundings but also for every individual. So when we talk about cura personalis, sustainable practices are part of that care for the whole person.”

“My approach has been and will continue to be to keep getting wins, small or large, and then tell anyone who will listen,” Jahner said. “We spent some time discussing a fantastic future state.

I think all of that is achievable.

We just need to keep moving in that direction.”

“Sustainability was one of the key working groups in our campus master plan, and is one of the themes of our strategic plan,” Strigens said. “That theme takes a broader view of sustainability to extend to financial and human capital as well as sustainability of our physical resources.”

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

A campus sustainability meeting with faculty and students took place last week in the Alumni Memorial Union.

Photo by Claire Gallagher claire.gallagher@marquette.edu

Starting this fall, the Brew Bayou locations now sell Starbucks coffee.

Thus far in terms of sustainability, the university has converted the lighting in its parking structures to LED, installed a new stormwater basin which helps mitigate the amount of rainwater that flows into the sewer system and added green space and native trees, Strigens said.

Strigens and Jahner have been in charge of sustainability missions since campus sustainability coordinator Brent Ribble left the university, Strigens said.

She said the sustainability coordinator position will be filled.

“There are many areas of campus that have and will continue to take on important responsibilities related to sustainability. Academic programming, physical campus improvements, student engagement opportunities or sustainability conversations that tie to our mission are just a few examples of sustainability efforts that extend far beyond any one position,”

of the rules.”

She said she also believes signs could help educate students.

“Once signs are posted in areas where a lot of recyclable trash is generated such as in dining halls and dormitories, students can hold other students accountable by speaking up when items are disposed of incorrectly,” Myenlieff said.

Another idea proposed was solar panels being put around campus.

“We do, in fact, have PV panels on campus at Engineering Hall.

They are original to the building, and technology has improved since, but we do have some,” Jahner said.

Strigens said sustainability is integral to Marquette’s Jesuit mission.

“Sustainability has a strong tie to our mission,” Strigens said.

“Caring for our environment contributes to overall health and

During Mission Week in 2016, the theme was “earthjustice: committing to our sacred world.” Strigens said the campus community was challenged to connect ecological issues, explore research studies, projects, policies, and spiritual practices working to sustain life.

President of the SEAC and senior in the College of Arts & Sciences Laura Schmit encouraged students to get involved.

“Engage in your own community,” Schmit said. “One of my favorite environmental sayings is ‘Think Global and Act Local.’ I think this phrase is really powerful because if everyone is thinking sustainably at their community level, it brings us one step closer to solving many of the global issues.”

Schmit said students should join SEAC, which meets Wednesdays at 7 p.m in Cudahy 126.

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Donation provides ‘educational opportunities’ Burke Foundation commits $7 million to Marquette

By Natallie St. Onge

natallie.stonge@marquette.edu

The Burke Foundation recently committed $7 million to Marquette University, according to an Aug. 19 news release.

The foundation seeks to make a difference in the lives of youth by investing in “creative, well-conceived and cost-effective educational opportunities”, according to its website.

1956 College of Business Administration alumnus Dick Burke founded the Burke Foundation. He started Trek Bicycle, now one of the United States’ largest bicycle manufacturers, in a barn in Waterloo, Wisconsin. Burke stepped down from CEO of Trek in 1998, turning over the operation to his son.

The Burke scholarship is a fulltuition award given to 10 “academically talented Wisconsin high school seniors who exhibit leadership, have demonstrated exceptional commitment to community, and aspire to pursue careers that benefit the public good”, the website states.

Photo by Claire Gallagher claire.gallagher@marquette.edu

College of Business Administration dean Joseph Daniels said business alumni are engaged with Marquette.

Based on financial needs, the scholarship recipients may also receive a stipend based on their financial need.

Burke has contributed tens of millions of dollars to community organizations in the greater Milwaukee area, according to the foundation’s website. Before he passed away in 2008, Burke left his money to the foundation.

Tina Quealy, the executive

director of the Burke Foundation, said one of Burke’s favorite things was investing in Milwaukee, specifically in young people.

“Marquette had a special place for Dick. The First Scholars Program and the Trinity Fellows programs are the first ever programs Dick ever started,” Quealy said.

He started the programs about 20 years ago, Quealy said. Quealy said Burke emulated aspects of the

two programs, such as their simple frameworks, elsewhere.

Today, the Burke Foundation has given about $6-10 million in the Milwaukee community, with about 40 grant partners. The recent gift is not the first donation to Marquette from the foundation.

“We really support organizations that are dedicated to providing access and opportunity to Milwaukee youth,” Quealy said.

Quealy has never met Burke, but she said he was a true visionary who had a passion for creating change.

“He really saw the potential in young people and what they can do to change their communities given the right resources and support,” Quealy said. “It’s a really simple idea, but it has a magnitude of impact.”

Joseph Daniels, acting dean of the College of Business Administration, said business alumni are really engaged with both the college and university.

“Even though they’re business alumni, they’ve had successful careers in money management or accounting,” Daniels said. “Whatever the case may be, they’re contributing back to Marquette because of the experience they’ve had at Marquette.”

Daniels said the business school emphasizes business ethics because of the core Jesuit values taught at Marquette. He said students should be able to reflect on their educational period, finding classes they do and do not enjoy.

“Finding a balance between pride and humility, I think is very consistent with our values as well,” Daniels said.

Sustain the Future student group works in Haiti Nonprofit currently fundraising, aims to grow education

By Kelli Arseneau

kelli.arseneau@marquette.edu

In summer 2018, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 2019 graduate Steven Duclair returned to his birth country of Haiti for the first time since moving away in November 2007 at 12 years old.

The trip lit a spark inside Duclair.

“It was like me going back to Haiti and being in my community was … finding my true place in the universe,” he said.

Duclair and three other students, including senior in the College of Arts & Sciences Nikia Johnson, partnered with the local Milwaukee community to fundraise and collect donations of shoes and school supplies. Their partners included Macy’s, St. Robert Catholic Church and School, Plymouth Church and the Medical College of Wisconsin.

During the weeklong trip, the group was able to deliver more than 1,000 pairs of shoes and build three water filtration systems.

But they needed to do more, Duclair said.

“When you get there, you realize that they don’t go to school, they live in the slums, and they’re

missing meals. You realize ‘Wow, a pair of shoes is not their most important need,’” Duclair said. “(As a) matter of fact, not their 50thmost-important need.”

When asking locals what it was they truly needed, Duclair said there was one common answer: education.

The group returned from the trip determined to build a school in Haiti. In October 2018, known as Sustain the Future, the group officially became a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, which allows their donors to give on a larger scale, Johnson said.

Sustain the Future includes nine members. The four core members are communications director Duclair, operation director Johnson, marking director Nicole Jordan and project director James Steiner.

Steiner is a professor in the Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture at University of Wisconsin-Madison. He became involved with the project after Duclair spoke at Plymouth Church, where Steiner is an attendee.

Steiner, who said he has experience in commercial architecture in addition to teaching design at UWMadison, offered his services.

Between Steiner, Duclair and Johnson, Sustain the Future has connections with UW-Madison, UWM and Marquette, creating a sort of “academic collaboration,” Steiner said.

Steiner said he was drawn to the returned to obtain nonprofit staproject after Duclair spoke about tus in Haiti, which is a separate taking action to help an impover- process from becoming a 501(c) ished community in a long-term (3) nonprofit organization in the way. The name Sustain the Future United States, Duclair said. reflects the organization’s mission Duclair said Sustain the Future to not merely donate supplies, will return to Haiti next month but to build to sign paperwork a sustainable officially acquircommunity, ing the land. They Duclair and then intend to travel Johnson said. back in November “That’s to do land surveys, our goal. We geotechnical analydon’t want to sis and schematic necessarily be design. Once they a charity for complete those, the communithey can begin ty,” Johnson construction docusaid. “What ments and designs, we want to be Duclair said With able to do is funding, they plan help build up to break ground in a sustainable about six months. economy.”

Sustain the STEVEN DUCLAIR Sustain the Future is curSustain the Future founder Future has 20 rently in the funacres of land in draising stages, Anse-à-veau, Haiti, a community Duclair said. a few hours outside Haiti’s capital, Building a school is the first Port-au-Prince. Since becoming step in Sustain the Future’s five a nonprofit, they have taken two to 10-year plan to create a sustrips to Haiti, in March and July of tainable community, he said. Afthis year. ter 10 years, the organization inIn March, Sustain the Future vis- tends to no longer be needed by ited potential sites for the school the community. and met with several organizations The nonprofit aims to crethat already established schools in ate a replicable model to help underserved communities of Haiti, communities around the world, Duclair said. In July, the group Duclair said.

“

It was like me going back to Haiti and being in my community was ... finding my true place in the universe.”

Once construction is underway, Duclair said the group plans to develop a documentary to share their replicable model with the world. Additionally, Duclair said public speaking allows the organization to explain its process and recruit donors interested in getting involved.

Community engagement is an important part of the organization’s mission, both at home in Milwaukee and in Haiti, Duclair said. Some citizens of Anse-àveau have shown their support by offering to allow construction to interfere with their farmland if necessary, he said.

“We want a situation where the people are involved, and there’s responsibility that’s being taken on their end,” Duclair said. “At the end, they will feel ownership from this project, and when they feel ownership, it’s a great thing because then you’ll be able to … restore the pride in their culture and restore the individual pride in who they are.”

Sustain the Future currently has internship opportunities for students in a variety of fields, Johnson said. Companies and individuals looking to get involved, donate or follow the group’s journey can visit Sustain the Future’s website or follow them on Instagram @stf.global.

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The Mike Benign Compulsion to perform in MKE

Photo courtesy of Mark Hines

The Mike Benign Compulsion members from left to right: Joe Vent, Mike Benign, Michael Koch and Paul Biemann. The band will perform Sept. 28 after the release of their fifth album.

University-affiliated musicians find time to pursue passion

By Grace Schneider

grace.schneider@marquette.edu

The Mike Benign Compulsion, a self-proclaimed “guitar alt-pop (group) that rocks,” will perform its album release show at 8 p.m.

Sept. 28 at Club Garibaldi, 2501 S. Superior St. Mike Benign, before becoming the founder, lead vocalist and guitarist of the group, went to graduate school at Marquette for his master’s in English. He was a teaching assistant and an adjunct faculty member teaching freshman English for five years.

He also taught a graduate course on branding for three years in the College of Communication.

Benign has been in various bands since he was 17 years old. Before that, he became a self-taught guitarist after his cousin gifted him an electric guitar. “(I) taught myself how to play and wasn’t very good, but (I) fell in love with a bunch of bands and learned

how to play guitar by learning how to play their songs,” Benign said.

The Mike Benign Compulsion started in 2010 with the release of its first album “Rollicking Musical.” Since then, the group has released three other albums and its fifth album, titled “Bygones,” will come out Sept. 17.

Benign said the songs “Olivia Rainmaker,” “I’m Sorry For Everything” and “These Heroes” emulate what he had imagined they would sound like perfectly.

During the creation of the first album, Benign called upon Marquette German Professor Michael Koch to play drums in his band.

Koch has been at Marquette for five years.

Benign said he and Koch got to know each other through the Milwaukee music scene while in their 20s.

Koch said he used music as a form of self expression growing up.

“It’s pretty natural for youngsters to gravitate towards some sort of self expression and for me, it was music and drumming,” Koch said.

The entire band is a group of long-time friends. Benign said that

they have known each other and played with each other in different forms over the years.

“We were piecing together songs, and then it gradually grew into an album, and then the album grew into a band,” Benign said.

“We did it backwards. We did the recording first, and then we started playing live.”

Both Koch and Benign have worked to balance their musical careers and their lives outside of the band.

Koch said music is not “just a hobby” for him.

“I honestly don’t know what I would do if I didn’t have music in my life,” Koch said. “Some of the most sublime movements in memory are connected with music. Performing music is really important to me … (so) I have to balance it.”

For Benign, music is a priority, so for ten years, he said he chose jobs that let him be a musician first.

“I tended bar … I was an adjunct (professor) at Marquette, but I was only teaching two classes, so I had a lot of time, and I was in a band that traveled a lot,” Benign said.

“Now that’s just not an option

given what I do.”

Benign now works at an advertising agency in Milwaukee.

Benign said as the songwriter of the group, it is important that he makes time to write songs.

Benign writes in his workspace, which happens to be his attic.

“We’re proud to put out five full-length albums (with) all original material in 10 years with all of the other stuff we had going on,” Benign said. “We’re pretty proud of that and also proud of the quality of the work that we’ve been able to put out.”

Koch referred to this album, “Bygones,” as another milestone for the group.

“It’s been wonderful to connect with musicians with whom one doesn’t always have to explicitly say what you want because we’re all on a similar musical wavelength in terms of what we know serves the song,” Koch said.

In addition to Benign and Koch, there are two other members of the group: Joe Vent, who plays guitar and vocals and has been in bands with Benign since they were 17, and Paul Biemann, who plays the bass and vocals.

Benign said the group has known each other for a long time and that they think the same way about music and like the same artists.

“We have the same ideas about what makes the song work and what doesn’t,” Benign said. “There is a lot of personal history between us as well, so I think that’s part of what has made it enjoyable.”

Phil Bregant, leader of Wire and Nail, an American rock-androll/country band, will also be performing at Club Garibaldi with The Mike Benign Compulsion.

Bregant played cello and violin for the upcoming album, “Bygones.”

He said Benign had a clear vision for the album, and Bregant was there to facilitate that.

Bregant plays guitar, sings and writes music for Wire and Nail. “(Wire and Nail) started as a passion project, and then once we recorded a record, we decided we should do something with it,” Bregant said.

Wire and Nail is expecting to release a record this fall.

“We always love playing with (The Mike Benign Compulsion),” Bregant said. “They’re super fun.”

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The Rave sale waives service fees at AMU

Students can save on tickets, learn about upcoming shows

By Ryan Hagan

ryan.hagan@marquette.edu

The Rave/Eagles Club has entertained Milwaukee for 93 years. The former boxing ring, swimming pool, bowling alley and restaurant is now a prominent venue for concerts in the city. It will also be visiting Marquette this week.

The Rave is holding a ticket sale at the Alumni Memorial Union today from 10:30 a.m. until 4 p.m., where students can purchase tickets to The Rave’s upcoming shows with no service fees. Students will also have the option to enter their names into a “golden ticket” raffle for a chance to win two free tickets to every 2019 show at the venue.

No other universities offer The Rave ticket sale event, which Marquette offered for the first time last year.

“We’ve tried in the past with University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, but since they are a public school, they don’t allow third-party vending,” The Rave promotions manager Nat Gurski said.

“It’s just significantly easier for Marquette kids to get here because of, you know, the LIMO

service and everything,” Gurski said. “It’s in our neighborhood … (and Marquette students) are right in the community.”

Gurski also said fall is a great time for business.

“This season really kicks off our fall and college season when everybody is coming back to the city,” he said. “Summer is when everybody is doing street festivals, and winter is really our time to shine.”

Upcoming concerts at The Rave include Galantis Sept.

20, Marianas Trench Sept. 21, Catfish and the Bottlemen Oct. 4, Yung Gravy Oct. 5, Big K.R.I.T. Oct. 26 and Machine Gun Kelly and Young Thug Oct. 27. These artists represent different genres, ranging from rap to pop to rock.

“I would say our fall lineup is eclectic,” Gurski said. “There’s a little something for everyone.

It’s not all one genre because we understand not all students like the same thing.”

Jadyn Taylor, a freshman in the College of Communication, said he is interested in the lineup, though he had several other artists in mind he hopes will come to The Rave.

“Young Thug goes pretty hard, but DaBaby would go hard, Lil’ Tjay would go hard, Lil’ Durk would go hard (too),” he said.

Rapper Lil’ Tjay will perform at The Rave Dec. 7.

Some Marquette students expressed similar enthusiasm toward the upcoming performers, but also had personal picks for future show bookings.

Ellie Vance, a sophomore in the College of Health Sciences, and Sergio Leudo, a sophomore in the College of Engineering, said they are familiar with The Rave’s upcoming schedule.

Vance said she believes she purchased tickets for Galantis.

While she said she does not know much about the Swedish electronic duo, she is excited to see it perform later this month.

Galantis is known for its singles “Smile,” “You” and “Runaway (U & I).” “Runaway” was at the top of Spotify’s viral chart in October 2014.

Leudo said he cannot see Galantis, but he is interested in the duo and Young Thug.

Leudo recalled Bad Bunny postponing his performance at The Rave last year and said he hopes Bad Bunny returns to perform in the future.

Bad Bunny, a reggaeton and Latin trap singer, postponed his Sept. 29 performance because of an unspecified medical reason last year and rescheduled for Nov. 23.

Both Leudo and Vance agreed that Khalid should perform at The Rave again. The singer previously performed at the venue in October 2017.

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Indie rock band Vinyl Theatre takes the stage at The Rave in 2016.

Gurski said The Rave’s process of booking shows involves working with an artist’s agent.

“Normally when we (book shows), it’s a relationship we have with an agent, and if it works for us … if we have that market then we’ll take the show.

Otherwise, if not, then we’ll pass on it,” Gurski said.

Gurski said when The Rave has options, it tries to schedule shows that college-age students are interested in “around fall when everybody’s back in town and everybody’s going to school, looking for something to do.”

Soon, Halloween will be “something to do” for many Marquette students and Milwaukee residents alike. The

Rave, Gurski said, is no exception from the holiday.

“We have so many Halloween decorations,” he said. It takes The Rave about three to four weeks to set up its Halloween memorabilia.

Gurski said while Halloween does not dictate the Rave’s genre lineup, the lineup includes some darker performances during the month of October, including heavy metal bands All That Remains and Motionless in White.

After today’s sale, the Rave ticket event will return to Marquette in October with another opportunity for students to get concert tickets and participate in Milwaukee’s music scene.

Friday the 13th SPELLS start of SPOOKY SEASON Enthusiasts begin preparation for holiday festivities

By Ariana Madson

ariana.madson@marquette.edu

Imagine walking into a house and immediately seeing the door covered in caution tape.

This signifies that spooky season, a time of year around Halloween where spooky vibes are abundant, is here.

For Lee-Anne Madsen, a senior in the College of Health Sciences, the caution tape will go up shortly after Friday the 13th.

Madsen said she thinks any time after Labor Day weekend is acceptable to start the spooky season. With Friday the 13th coming up this Friday, Madsen said she has her spooky season traditions ready.

“Friday the 13th of September is a great time to start putting up decorations and getting in that spooky season spirit with those fall drinks and buying your pumpkins early before they sell out in October,” Madsen said.

Along with Madsen, roommates Laura Nootbaar, a senior in the

College of Communication, and Amelia Ruffolo, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences, said they are in support of the earlybird beginning of the season. “(When) you get into the month that ends in -ber, it’s time,” Nootbaar said. “I saw things for Halloween in August, so I’m late to the party.”

Nootbaar said once spooky season commences, she has specific ways to immerse herself in the spirit of the season.

Nootbaar said she watches “Hocus Pocus,” and progressively watches scarier movies through October. She also said she enjoys the fall weather and said it gives her the excuse, “to watch an egregious number of scary movies.”

Ruffolo said she had similar feelings toward the season and how she spends her time prepping for and experiencing it.

“I feel like it’s a situational thing,” Ruffolo said. “It’s kind of different every year. … You have to feel the vibe of what’s going on in the media and in everyday life.”

Ruffolo said she began to feel the spookiness when she first heard Lana Del Rey’s song for

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the new movie, “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark.” For Ruffolo, a lot of spooky season is about her childhood movies such as “Scary Godmother,” a Cartoon Network show from her middle school years.

While immersion into spookiness can be about watching different spooky shows, for some like Madsen, it’s all about the decorating.

“To get into the spirit for spooky season, I decorate my entire Photo by Katerina Pourliakas katerina.pourliakas@marquette.edu apartment,” Madsen Halloween memorabilia includes fun twists on jack-o’-lanterns and scary stories. said. “The apartment “The season is short, so might will be completely decked out course I do.”

Madsen said that she has as well start as early as you can,” … (with) string lights around different fall- and Halloween- Madsen said. archways.”

Ruffolo added that she thinks Along with string lights in themed pillows and blankets. She Madsen’s house, she said there also has purple lights specifically people should let others do what they want to celebrate spooky will be various spider webs for spooky season.

Ruffolo said the fall weather is one season as long as they aren’t around the inside of the house.

She said Halloween candy also of her favorite aspects of the season. being too aggressive about “I really like the weather during it. To Ruffalo, there are more sits on the counter in a green bowl spooky season,” Ruffolo said. important things to worry about with a bunch of witches on it.

“Am I obsessive for decorating “It’s a nice cool-down. … I enjoy than whether it’s too soon for the like that every holiday? Yes,” fall clothing, weather, activities holiday. She said you have to just Madsen said. “Do I have a full like pumpkin picking and apple feel the vibe. bin with just decorations? Yes, of picking and bonfires.”

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Marquette community deserves university’s transparency

Forthcoming financial challenges to higher education require the university to practice increased transparency with students and their families.

University leaders need to have open conversations about what students and families are expected to pay, what university programs and projects it invests in and decisions related to its cost-management review process. University President Michael Lovell discussed the review process in his recent letter to faculty and staff about staff layoffs and vacancies.

While students interact with teachers and faculty on a daily basis, they may feel disconnected from the administrative team in charge of their schools. This disconnect can become more apparent at higher-level educational institutions. Marquette University students and families are not exempt from this norm.

Students attending the university are often unaware of new programs or infrastructural changes on campus until they happen, leaving them with no voice or personal investment in the university’s decisions.

Although the university was transparent about recent cuts and should be commended for being honest about them, it needs to extend that transparency to other engagements with the community. A mere email after decisions are made are implemented is insufficient.

In an email, Lovell said he wants to assure the campus community that he is committed to communicating about near-term university changes as the university implements them. Marquette families and students cannot be treated as an afterthought, only being notified of where their money goes after the project, program or cost management strategy has already been finished.

These issues cannot continue to be discussed primarily in the

context of university statements about the higher education industry. The university should plan open campus discussions about these topics. Marquette families and students should not be kept in the dark about how much they are expected to pay from year to year, or which university staff and resources may be slashed.

A large number of Marquette families would not be able to send their children to Marquette without receiving financial aid. If the university continues to raise tuition at the current rate, it is not keeping students’ and families’ interests in mind. This is a fact Lovell acknowledged in an August letter to faculty and staff.

In the future, prospective students may choose other universities at which to pursue their college careers, such as private universities with tuition caps, guaranteeing students and families know what tuition will cost upfront for all four years.

For example, Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, is transparent about its “fixed tuition” cost.

According to the website, “(the tuition) will not go up during a student’s time at Drake.” Drake University is straightforward about what families and students are expected to pay — Marquette University should consider holding itself to the same standard.

According to the Office of Institutional Research and Analysis, the Class of 2023 consists of 225 fewer students than last year’s freshman class. With fewer students feeding into the university, costs will rise, although the university is offsetting these costs with layoffs to staff and organizational restructuring.

Universities across the nation are experiencing similar enrollment decreases. In general, postsecondary enrollment decreased 1.7% from last year, according to a study cited by U.S. News.

This year’s decrease marks the

straight eighth year of decreased college enrollment.

In an August letter sent to faculty and staff, Lovell also said the number of college-age students is expected to decline by 15 to 25% beginning in 2026. Lovell referenced this statistic from the book “Demographics and the Demand for Higher Education” by Nathan Grawe.

With decreasing enrollment, the university needs to be open about where tuition money goes. It is difficult to understand Marquette’s priorities when looking at what is happening around campus. Although the university is following the Master Plan, a comprehensive plan for the university’s capital projects for the next 10 to 20 years, it is not focusing on enhancing the programs and infrastructure already on campus.

Rather than improving the college experience for students already paying the university like by fixing damages in residence halls or funding the theater and language programs —Marquette is too occupied funding projects that will not be appreciated or used for numerous classes to come, like tearing down McCormick Hall and building a new residence hall.

Although the university would be vulnerable to the public if it were to be transparent about the budget cuts and changes it is making, Marquette has a moral and ethical responsibility to communicate honestly to its families and students.

Families and students need to hold the university accountable.

They need to hold the university to concrete promises. They cannot simply recognize and accept the decisions the university makes on their behalf.

In order to trust the choices of university leaders, the community must first be informed about processes and decisions.

For 12 years before coming to Marquette, my morning routine was the same: I would get up, make breakfast and talk with my parents and siblings before booking it to school. I would usually wake up to my mom singing in the kitchen with a spatula in hand, and my dad cracking jokes to my sleepy siblings. Waking up to my hilarious and friendly family set a foundation of optimism and eagerness for the day ahead, and I tried to model this attitude in each interaction I’d have throughout the day.

In the weeks preceding my first day of college, I realized I wouldn’t have these mornings to share with my family anymore.

Assuming that I would not have this morning ritual in college, I wonder how it would affect my school days. Upon arriving in the dining hall on my first day of classes, however, the Sodexo staff greet me with energy paralleled to that of mornings with my family.

That first day stands out to me because the staff was so unapologetically welcoming. The employee swiping IDs gave each student a smile, welcomed us to Marquette and wished us good luck on our first day of classes. Their kind welcome not only calmed my nerves on my first day of school, but it also made me genuinely excited to go to class and be a part of the Marquette community.

Now when I groggily walk into the dining hall before heading to my 9 a.m. class, a smiling face always greets me as I swipe in, reminding me that there are people supporting my academic life in each corner of the campus. Other times, Sodexo employees swiping student IDs will introduce themselves or ask me about my classes and weekend plans. The Sodexo employees who I have gotten to know show genuine interest in me. The interactions I’ve had with them have taken the place of those I had with my family and are always a positive start to my day.

Though these conversations may be a trivial part of the college experience for students,

they’ve proven to be the most welcoming aspect of university life so far to me. Out of all areas of campus life, Sodexo employees embody “cura personalis,” care for the whole person, most effectively.

For example, emails about SPARK, a program that summer welcomes new students to Marquette and facilitates course enrollment. Freshman Orientation depicts both programs to be filled with epic fun, new people and an unparalleled welcome committee.

However, the dining halls’ environment executes this welcome better than any structured program has.

The sincerity of the Sodexo staff makes a difference. They show that simple kindness can be infectious and welcoming even more so than a plethora of preplanned and overwhelming activities.

When I think back to SPARK, my homesickness is what I think of. SPARK seemed to lack genuine conversation and connection among students, which creates an awkward group dynamic. Group activities included ice breakers or school policy discussions, but never discussed individual students and their majors or aspirations. This made it feel as if I was being thrown into my college experience, as opposed to being invited and welcomed by the university.

Luckily, the Sodexo staff provided that welcome for me on my first day of classes, and have continued to do so throughout this first month of school. The service and obvious interest the employees show in each individual student is a direct example of Marquette’s motto and values. Sodexo employees show how small acts of kindness can help students get through a busy school day, and how being kind is what makes Marquette feel like home. Everyone at Marquette must show a positive attitude to promote connection among staff, faculty, and students to better the Marquette community altogether.

Sheila Fogarty is a freshman studying anthropology and Spanish. She can be reached at sheila.fogarty@marquette.edu

Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Presidential agendas affect disaster relief Kevin Schablin

As Hurricane Dorian made its way along the United States’ eastern border, President Donald Trump announced that $271 million would be transferred from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which aids victims of natural disasters, to the Department of Homeland Security.

Although this supports an endeavor to protect American citizens, Trump’s political decision to move money from FEMA to DHS showcases his underestimation of the damage natural disasters bring. It also showcases how willing he is to sacrifice people living on the coasts.

People who do not have the economic means to evacuate cities with potential natural disaster threats are left behind to fend for themselves.

The current administration is more concerned with allocating money for defensive measures than protecting its citizens from the havoc of the environment.

Harvey, the first major storm to strike the U.S. under Trump’s watch, devastated Houston, Texas. Despite Houston establishing precautionary measures, Harvey caused over $125 billion in damages. FEMA responded with additional contributions from private organizations totaling $1.7 billion to relief efforts.

The Trump administration underestimated the hurricanes’ damage and therefore underprepared for the aftermath.

Not only has the Trump administration overlooked the severity of natural disasters and how they will impact our nation, but it has also been particular in how it responds to natural disasters affecting mainland U.S. and Puerto Rico.

Hurricane Irma and Maria hit Puerto Rico in 2017, destroying the island and costing over $140 billion in damages. The hurricanes also destroyed families, leaving nearly 3,200 dead.

Puerto Ricans and Americans

saw race as the determining factor in response time for physical and financial support in the aftermath of Irma and Maria; two of the top five most costly hurricanes in U.S. history.

Puerto Rico’s response to Trump added to this controversy.

The mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico publicly stated that she didn’t think the administration had done enough to help with the relief efforts and Trump subsequently went on a Twitter rampage. He places the blame on the mayor. “Terrible leadership for the poor relief effort,” he said in a tweet.

This is not the first time a president is being affected after sacrificing the American people.

After Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, Louisiana in 2005, President George W. Bush’s approval rating significantly dropped from 45 to 39 percent after being criticized for not supporting largely-populated minority areas.

Those who could not leave the area were forced to stay behind.

They had to seek shelter in the city’s Superdome stadium, which had very limited space and supplies, and which partly flooded during the storm.

Barack Obama’s handling of disaster relief was very different from Trump and Bush’s.

He urged citizens to take severe weather notices seriously during Hurricane Sandy, which were not taken seriously or enforced during Hurricane Katrina.

Trump should follow up on those actions and think first about American citizens protection.

Unfortunately, Trump’s lack of preparation is not unique.

Natural disasters are increasing in number and intensity more every year. The presidency cannot continue to provide inefficient funds and relief programs for victims of natural disasters.

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

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The Trump administration underestimates the severity of natural disasters.

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Trump’s new policy undermines contributions, work of immigrants Aminah Beg In 1982, my mother stepped off a 737 Boeing at the young age of eight years old. She was nauseous from the seemingly endless 17-hour flight from her home country of Pakistan. The prospect of moving to America and having to leave behind her culture and life did not appeal to her.

My mother moved because her parents had bigger plans for their family. The illustrious tales of employment opportunities and free public education drew my mother’s family and other immigrants like them to the United States.

Years after the initial move, my mother went on to earn an undergraduate degree as well as two master’s degrees and work as a school district technology administrator. Now, she spends her days helping middle school students further their educational opportunities. She is the most hardworking woman I have ever met.

My mother’s account is only a single story from the massive sea of immigrant narratives in this country. These stories depict how hard work and determination allowed immigrants to give back to America, the country that first provided them those same opportunities.

Immigrants consistently contribute to the enhancement of this country, and yet they are consistently victims of policies that restrict their success in America. Trump’s presidency has amplified this phenomenon.

President Trump founded his campaign on immigrant discrimination, and he has not failed in enacting racist policies against immigrants into the governmental system. The administration creates more and more policies that restrict both immigrants’ ability to better their lives and become United States citizens.

One of Trump’s latest policies is part of his America First agenda which focuses on wealthy immigrants and favoring them for green cards over impoverished immigrants. Green card holders are those who legally enter the United States for a temporary stay and then are able to apply to become legal citizens.

Now the allocation of green cards will be heavily based off whether an immigrant has the economic means to support themselves. The control and discretion are left to Trump’s administration, which already proves itself to be racist and ignorant based on the way it

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Trump’s green card policy creates divide between immigrants.

continues to maliciously speak against minority communities.

The rule shows that Trump does not believe applicants who might require government programs such as food stamps and subsidized housing should be allowed to stay in the country.

People from countries around the world try to move into the United States because of the few benefits their own countries provide. They struggle in their home countries because economic and educational resources are unavailable; this is why they come to America, to build a better life for themselves and their community. If American nationalists pride the U.S. for the country it is, they cannot deny how much immigrants have contributed to this prosperous and advanced society.

According to the Institute of Taxation and Economic Policy, regardless of immigrant status, all immigrants will contribute $80,000 more in taxes than used in government services. The Atlantic also posted a report that outlined how immigrants give up to $300 billion to the Social Security Trust Fund. If immigrants were not in this country, the full benefits of Social Security would not be capable beyond 2037.

The CATO Institute also published a study that found that the foreign population per capita spends less on governmental social aid programs than nativeborn individuals. Immigrants are not simply stealing from this country without giving anything in return.

Marielena Hincapié, executive director of the National Immigration Law Center, said in a statement to CNBC, “this news is a cruel new step toward weaponizing programs that are

intended to help people.”

Trump’s rhetoric and the policies this administration continue to create are inhumane to immigrants. Trump’s administration cannot continually enact policies that discriminate against immigrants and completely overturn the ideas of freedom and liberalism that this country was founded on.

American citizens must call or send emails to Congressional representatives to make representatives understand the gravity of this situation.

Voters must also be sure to make informed decisions during elections to ensure the officials in office are truly trying to help.

My mother and her family came into this country because it was holding out open arms for all breeds of people. Now Trump is taking away that comforting and positive reputation for this country, and citizens must take action to stop it.

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

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VOLLEYBALL

Transfer makes quick impact as starter

Photo by John Steppe john.steppe@marquette.edu

Junior outside hitter and transfer Kaitlyn “K.J.” Lines attempts a serve in the second set of Marquette’s sweep against the then-No. 17 Baylor Bears Sept. 8 at the Al McGuire Center.

Lines adjusts to Theis’ system after playing with Tigers

By Dan Avington

daniel.avington@marquette.edu

A few months ago, then-junior transfer Kaitlyn Lines had never heard of Marquette University.

“When they emailed me, I had to look them up,” Lines said. “I had never heard of them before.”

Fast forward to September 2019, and she’s now a starting outside hitter for the No. 7 Golden Eagles volleyball team.

“I came on my visit and really fell in love with the team, the coaches, the culture and the campus,” Lines said.

Lines, who teammates and coaches call K.J., hails from Gilbert, Arizona, and spent her first two years of college eligibility at University of the Pacific in California.

With the Tigers, Lines was incredibly successful, being named a First Team All-West Coast Conference honoree and posting 437 kills last season.

But following her sophomore year, she needed a switch.

Lines said there was a lot of changes at her former program, Pacific.

“Five girls transferred out after my freshman year,” Lines said.

“I just wanted something better that had more potential of winning and for my personal career.”

She found a perfect fit on Wisconsin Avenue.

“She was looking for an environment where she could win and play at a high level, (and) a team that needed an outside hitter,” head coach Ryan Theis said. “We crossed off all those checks.”

Lines joined the squad in late May, two weeks before the team’s foreign tour. She said the tour was quite helpful in acclimating to the team despite challenges in learning all of the squad’s offensive and defensive

systems in two weeks.

Even though Lines was joining a team with a surplus of returning outside hitters, she quickly worked her way into a spot in the starting lineup.

“I worked really hard all spring to get a starting spot. I definitely had to prove myself, and it was hard at first,” Lines said. “But I worked hard, and the girls were super welcoming helping me fit into the systems.”

Theis compared her to nowgraduated outside hitter Anna Haak. He said it was one of the main reasons why she seamlessly cracked the rotation.

“Her skillset is very similar to Haak,” Theis said. “That piece of it was pretty valuable because she’s somebody who plays all six (rotations), likes to swing on the left side and allows us to keep our 6-2 (formation).”

Lines has made an instant impact. In her first three matches, she combined for 37 kills at a 0.413 clip, adding six service aces and four total blocks.

Her performance was enough to earn MVP of the BYU Nike Invitational at the end of August.

“It was very rewarding. I didn’t have low expectations, but I wasn’t expecting it to be that successful of a weekend for me,” Lines said. “It was awesome.”

A few days later against No. 4 Wisconsin, Lines put up 17 kills, nine digs and two service aces to take down the Badgers in a five-set thriller.

“That firepower and ability to score is pretty typical of K.J.,” Theis said.

She’s also made a quick adjustment to the team off the court.

“Even though I’m super far from home, the team makes it feel like I’m not,” Lines said. “I don’t feel like I’m new, either.

It’s been really great.”

“We love having her, and she’s a great kid,” Theis said. “She fits right in.”

Experience has been one of Marquette’s biggest advantages this season, which Lines said

will help carry the team through the postseason.

“If we go down a couple points or down in the match like (against Wisconsin), we don’t stop fighting,” Lines said. “We’re very mature, and we don’t get in our heads too much.”

Theis said there are still a few spots where Lines can improve.

“She’ll continue to get better at middle back defense. She’s learning and improving block setup,” Theis said. “She had one or two blocks (against Wisconsin) that I don’t think she would have made in her first week here.”

When she was looking at potential transfer locations, one of Lines’ main priorities was a team that could win. With the Golden Eagles, she thinks she has found that.

“I think we’ll go farther than we did last year,” Lines said.

“We have all that it takes to go super far. As long as we just keep at it, we can do it.”

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WOMEN’S SOCCER

Henry provides experienced, consistent presence in goal Roeders has high views of his senior goalkeeper as leader

By John Leuzzi

john.leuzzi@marquette.edu

Consistent.

Competitive.

Energetic.

Those are the three words that come to mind when Marquette women’s soccer head coach Markus Roeders thinks of his senior goalkeeper Maddy Henry.

Henry, one of the team’s two seniors, is in her fourth year as the team’s starting goalkeeper.

Her first season in blue and gold in 2016 resulted in the program’s fourth BIG EAST title.

Since then, Roeders said he has seen a lot of growth in the Omaha, Nebraska native.

“Every year is a little different, as she’s seen different players in front of her, but Maddy has (what it takes),” Roeders said. “She really has grown into the role of being the starting goalkeeper.”

Throughout his 23 years at Marquette, Roeders said he considers himself lucky to have had such a great group of goalkeepers play for him. He considers Henry to be in that group of special goalkeepers.

“We have been very

fortunate,” Roeders said. “She goes right to the line with some of the goalkeepers we have had.

To have someone (like Henry) be the pillar back there for us is important.”

In the team’s double-overtime 1-0 loss to in-state rival then-No. 15 Wisconsin, Henry became the program’s first ever goalkeeper to collect 300 saves.

“Honestly, I am just excited to leave a legacy here in some way,” Henry said. “I did realize that the past three years haven’t been a cake walk at all. We have played some tough teams.”

If someone told the goalkeeper four years ago that she’d break former goalkeeper Mo Bothwell’s save record, who played from 1997-2000. Henry said she would not have believed it.

“I don’t put much stock into records or anything like that,” Henry said. “When I came here, all I wanted to do was … (my) best for the program and be the best goalkeeper I could be.”

The public relations and theology major said she did not pay attention to the news about her record, either.

“I didn’t know much about it,” Henry said. “Once it happened, I think my dad texted me or something, like an old club coach saying ‘Congratulations.’ When I texted them back, I was like ‘Wow, I didn’t know that.’”

Photo by Katerina Pourliakas katerina.pourliakas@marquette.edu

Senior Maddy Henry (0) scans the field. She was a TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week honorable mention.

The week after the Michigan win, the BIG EAST named Henry Goalkeeper of the Week for the first time since 2017 but her fourth time overall. During that week, Henry allowed 0.45 goals per game and saved 93.8% of shots on goal.

“It was really rewarding. I obviously give my defense all the credit in the world. They were unbelievable this past weekend,” Henry said. “I wish they

could win all the awards in the world … (because) they deserve the credit.”

It’s been a tough road the last two years for Henry and the Golden Eagles, but the recent two-game win streak against Michigan and Minnesota has “lit the fire and stoked the flames” for a lot of the squad, Henry said.

Henry said she wants to make sure her Marquette career ends with a bang, and she will do ev-

erything in her power to make sure a repeat of last year does not happen. The team is coming off Roeders’ first losing season in his 23-year tenure at MU. “After the (Michigan) win, (we were) like, ‘Wow, we forgot how big of a win like this really feels,’” Henry said. “We know now that what we have put in day in and day out in practice and games is achievable and is coming.”

GOLF

Team adds assistant coach, freshmen to 2019-’20 squad Williams holds No. 1 amateur golf position for 46 weeks

By Doug Schwamb

douglas.schwamb@marquette.edu

How does a squad of eight lose almost half of its team and get better? By adding the former No. 1 amateur golf player in the world to its coaching staff.

Chris Williams is joining the men’s golf staff as an assistant coach after previously working at the University of Washington, the team announced Sept. 3.

“First and foremost, he’s a quality person and has the values that are important to our program,” head coach Steve Bailey said. “With his combination of his character and his experiences as a player, he’s going to be invaluable to our team and our growth of the program.”

Williams will replace former assistant coach Trake Carpenter, who left for a position at Stanford University in August.

Bailey, a four-time BIG EAST

Coach of the Year, will return for his 10th season as head coach.

Besides the addition of Williams, Bailey will add three new freshman players to his roster: Aidan Lafferty of Downers Grove North, Josh Robinson of Lisburn, Northern Ireland, and Bhoom Sima-Aree of Nonthaburi, Thailand.

Bailey said he has high expectations for his new players. Key returners include senior Matt Murlick, junior Hunter Eichhorn and sophomore Tyler Leach, who won BIG EAST Freshman of the Year last season. Eichhorn was First Team All-BIG EAST last year, and Murlick was a Second Team honoree.

“We certainly lost three good players last year, and so they’ll certainly have to come in and have (to) make an impact right away,” Bailey said. “We have eight players on this team, so three is nearly half of our team … but it’s no different.”

Bailey, the veteran coach, doesn’t view being a freshman as an obstacle on the course.

“We always tell them that the

ball is the same size (as) the hole, and it’s the same game they’ve been playing their entire life,” Bailey said. “The golf courses might be a little longer and a little more difficult, but we recruited them for a reason.”

In Marquette golf’s first competition of the season, the Gopher Invitational, the Golden Eagles finished sixth out of 13 teams with Eichhorn tied for eighth place overall, marking the ninth top 10 finish of his career.

“The message has been to keep evaluating and seeing where we need to keep moving forward and creating an environment to allow all of us to thrive as a team,” Bailey said. “Our guys’ goals is to have strong character and to bring positive energy every day.”

With that in mind, Bailey said the idea of always facing adversity can help them become a better team. The Golden Eagles lost Oliver Farrell, Austin Kendziorski and Charlie Maleki to graduation. Farrell was the 2018’19 BIG EAST Player of the Year and a three-time First Team

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Junior golf athlete Hunter Eichhorn completes a stroke in a bunker.

All-BIG EAST honoree.

“We’re always going to face adversity everyday, and through those moments we need to be gritty and be resilient,” Bailey said. “We don’t try to overwhelm big outcome goals … just doing the little things each day to keep progressing towards improving.”

After having opened the season Sept. 8 at the Gopher

Invitational, Marquette travels to Northwestern’s Windon Memorial Classic and Southern Methodist University’s Trinity Forest Invitational Sept. 16.

The Golden Eagles will host the Marquette Intercollegiate at Erin Hills Oct. 6-8 before wrapping up the fall season at Indiana and Hawaii.

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CROSS COUNTRY

Cross country senior aims to make most of final year Eagen’s solo training in Baltimore leads to early-season success

By Matt Yeazel

matthew.yeazel@marquette.edu

Brad Eagan has seen plenty of leadership from upperclassmen his first three years at Marquette.

Now, as the cross country team goes through a transition season, he’s looking to replicate that himself.

“I’ve tried to emulate the tremendous leadership I’ve experienced throughout my career,” Eagan said.

“I want to take the success I’ve had under those mentors and apply it to the needs we have as a team this season.”

He started out on a strong note, winning the first race of the season last weekend in Green Bay. Eagan, a senior from Cincinnati, is entering his last semester of eligibility, and he said he wants to make the most out of this opportunity.

“I want to push myself farther than I ever have in cross country,” Eagan said. “I believe in myself, and I believe in this team.”

Part of Eagan’s confidence came from his training this summer, which he spent in Baltimore, Maryland, doing an internship and training on his own. Eagan said his best seasons have come after long periods of training on his own.

“Training by myself has helped me develop my mental fortitude,” Eagan said. “I looked more into the science behind training and created a strategic approach that worked for me.”

Interim head coach Sean Birren said he thinks Eagan has made very sound decisions in his training, and he admires the way Eagan knows his body and what is good for him.

Eagan said he’s built a relationship with Birren over the last few years and is happy to work with him now that he’s interim head coach.

Birren began his new duties Aug. 14.

“He is very intelligent and well versed in the science behind the sport,” Eagan said. “He has helped this be the smoothest transition it could be given the situation.”

Eagan’s coach and teammates have noticed his initiative as a leader in particular.

“Brad has taken the initiative of talking with coaches and staff about the team and training philosophy,” senior teammate Ryan Burd said.

“He also leads by example with his work ethic. Guys look up to him and go to him when they need it.”

Burd saw Eagan’s improvement after he sat out from competition last season.

“On the track, Eagan has taken quite the leap throughout his career, and the team knew he’s been one of their top runners this year, but now he is performing above those expectations after redshirting last season,” Burd said.

Burd added Eagan is poised to play a big part in one of the team’s goals this season: break the record of all-conference honors in a season, which is two.

In terms of personal goals, Eagan said he wants to push himself to change the type of cross country runner he is.

“I want to take a longer mileage approach,” Eagan said. “I want to get out with the leaders and not try to just kick it up at the end.”

Eagan said he’d like to finish in the top 50 of the region and simply have the best season he has ever had.

“This is Brad and I’s last time competing. We want to see it through and and go out with a bang,” Burd said.

“We have been developing over the last four years, and this season will be a culmination of using what we’ve learned and experienced to make it the best year possible.”

Birren said it will be very fun to see Eagan’s final performances this season, and he wishes this wasn’t his last.

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Brad Eagan competes in the Phoenix Open, his first cross country meet since 2017. He won the race.

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Brad Eagan runs in the 2017 BIG EAST Championships. He had the fourth-best time among MU runners.

“We have a good relationship, and good results are going to come for him,” Birren said. “I’m excited to see where he’s going in the future, but I wish he was a freshman or sophomore so I had more time to work with him.”

Eagan said he wants to enjoy every moment he has left with the team and hopes the culture he’s experienced over his time as a Marquette cross country runner continues to thrive for years to come.

“It’s been a wild ride. I never

thought I would fall in love with a program in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, like I have with this one,” Eagan said. “This program has been a home away from home for me, and I am extremely thankful for my time here.”

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VOLLEYBALL

Golden Eagles shock No. 4 Wisconsin at UW Fieldhouse Barber leads team to first win in program history over Badgers

By Zoe Comerford

isabel.comerford@marquette.edu

MADISON — For the first time in program history, No. 11 Marquette volleyball upset instate rival No. 4 Wisconsin (2225, 22-25, 29-27, 32-30, 15-9) on the Badgers’ home floor Thursday night.

“Our team is just riding a high right now,” senior outside hitter Allie Barber said. “We knew that we could pull this off, but I think we were really gritty and we stuck with it and it showed, winning in five. Just running high on emotions right now, it’s a great feeling.”

Even from outside the Golden Eagles’ locker room, one could hear “We Are Marquette” cheers. “(I’m) sweaty because it was warm in there, I’m hungry, because it was a three hour match and I’m proud of the team,” head coach Ryan Theis said immediately after the game. “They’re a great group to be down 0-2 on the road. I just couldn’t be happier for them. … They’re a hardworking group and it’s terrific to watch.”

The first two sets remained close, but MU lost both sets by three points, and Wisconsin had

two match points in the third set.

Marquette built a 17-14 lead in the first set, but after a Wisconsin timeout, the Golden Eagles lost momentum and the Badgers tied the game at 19. Despite Marquette holding onto possession for most of the set, the Golden Eagles crumbled in the final points to fall in the first set 25-22.

The second set was similar to the first. Marquette had an 18-17 lead, but Wisconsin came back to win the set 25-22 once again.

Marquette barely held on in the third set to stay alive, winning 29-27.

“We were just trying to drag it out as long as we could and see if we could get opportunities to pull ahead,” Theis said. “That’s kind of what happened. It was a fun way to squeak out that third and then all the sudden in the fourth, we got some momentum going.”

Wisconsin had 20 blocks by the end of the second set, six of which were from 6-foot-8 junior middle blocker Dana Rettke.

“She’s terrific. She’s a future Olympian,” Theis said. “She swings high and her contact point is really hard to defend. We got a couple stops when we needed to.”

After a sloppy start from both sides in the fourth set that included three service errors in the first six points, the Badgers pulled ahead with a 12-9 lead after two crucial attack errors from Barber. Despite going down early, Marquette battled for an eventual

Senior Lauren Speckman attempts a serve.

Photo by John Steppe john.steppe@marquette.edu

Kaitlyn Lines looks to get the ball past Wisconsin’s front line in MU’s five-set thriller over UW on the road.

20-18 lead, eventually winning the set 32-30.

“It’s all adrenaline,” Barber said. “When you get out there, you don’t think about how tired you are or how much your legs hurt or your arms hurt. You just go for it.”

The fifth set was a much different story. Wisconsin was up early 3-1 before Marquette took seven consecutive points to establish a commanding 12-7 lead. From there, the Golden Eagles won the set 15-9.

Four Golden Eagles reached double-digit kills: Barber tied with the match-high of 22,

junior outside hitters Kaitlyn Lines and Hope Werch notched 17 and sophomore outside hitter Ellie Koontz added 15. Senior setter Lauren Speckman had a team-high 42 assists, and junior libero Martha Konovodoff accumulated a game-high 17 digs.

Rettke led the Badgers on both sides of the ball with 22 kills, a hitting percentage of 0.455 and eight blocks. Junior setter Sydney Hilley finished with a match-high 59 of the team’s 63 assists and senior libero Tiffany Clark added 15 digs.

No. 11 Marquette (4-0) will look to continue its undefeated

season in home matches against the Syracuse Orange Saturday at 12:30 p.m. and the No. 17 Baylor Bears Sunday at 1 p.m.

“Right now, rest and recovery,” Theis said. “Syracuse and Baylor are two awfully good teams with plenty of firepower. … I told (the team) they could have until 11 a.m. tomorrow to have fun with this, and then we have video at 11.”

“We can stick with anyone as long as we keep pushing points,” Barber said. “We have to get back to practice tomorrow and work really hard because no one’s going to go easy on us.

A pair of Badgers block Allie Barber’s kill attempt.

The Golden Eagles celebrate a point in their first win against UW.

Junior outside hitter Hope Werch (No. 8) looks to block a kill attempt by UW’s Molly Haggerty (No. 23).

Allie Barber goes for a kill in the fourth set of the MU-UW game.

Photos by John Steppe john.steppe@marquette.edu

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Sports

The Marquette Tribune

Tuesday, September 10, 2019

WOMENS SOCCER

Two-game win streak ends after losing to Utah State Emily Hess scores her first goal of fall on corner kick

By Sam Arco

samuel.arco@marquette.edu

Marquette came into Sunday afternoon’s matchup against Utah State having shut out Big Ten foes Michigan and Minnesota in its past two games. However, Sunday’s contest was a different story, as the Golden Eagles lost 5-1 to the Utah State Aggies, falling to 2-4 this season.

The Aggies came into Sunday’s game scoring only three goals through five games, but they scored three goals in the first half in an eight-minute span, which gave them momentum and the lead for rest of the game.

In the second half, Marquette’s was more aggressive, trying to cut Utah State’s lead down. That aggressiveness led to a break in MU’s defense and another Aggie goal in the 66th minute.

“There were some elements in the second half where we played with a little more urgency and more effort where we created more chances, but it wasn’t enough to get back into it,” head coach Markus Roeders said.

Marquette’s lone goal came in the 71st minute off senior Emily Hess’ corner kick. It was Hess’ first goal of the season and cut the Aggies’ lead to 4-1.

“I was just trying to bend it towards the back post because that’s

usually where I try to aim, and this time it just hung a little more in the air,” Hess said.

This wasn’t the first time Hess has scored on a corner kick. She also did it in her first career game back in 2016.

“It was like a full-circle moment for me, so it was pretty cool,” Hess said.

Utah State scored another goal in the 84th minute. This time it was senior forward Alecia Robinson who scored. All five Utah State goals were from players scoring their first goals of the season.

“I thought defensively we’ve been pretty good so far this year, but at the same time, you can’t gift the other team goals.

It didn’t look like Marquette women’s soccer today,” Roeders said.

Although Marquette lost 5-1, the Golden Eagles had the same number of total shots and more shots on goal than the Aggies. Marquette also had six corner kicks while Utah State only had two.

“We’ve got a week to prepare for our next game, and it’s going to be an important week for us because today is the most disappointing moment we’ve had this season, and it’s up to us to ride the ship and do better next week,” Roeders said.

Marquette (2-4) will look to rebound against UW-Milwaukee next Sunday in the latest renewal of the crosstown rivalry at 7 p.m. in Engelmann Stadium.

Sophomore defender Bonnie Lacey (No. 4) dribbles the ball in Marquette’s 5-1 loss to Utah State.

Kylie Sprecher (No. 8) heads the ball against the Utah State defense. MU had 10 shots on goal in the loss.

Redshirt junior Erin Johnston dribbes around an Aggies defender.

Freshman defender Addie Shock passes the ball at Valley Fields.

Redshirt junior forward Abby Hess pursues the ball in Sunday’s 5-1 loss to Utah State at Valley Fields.

Photos by Katerina Pourliakas katerina.pourliakas@marquette.edu