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Peaceful walkout, march following jury’s decision By Ben Wells
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Marquette University community members organized a peaceful walkout and march that called for justice for Breonna Taylor after a grand jury ruled Sept. 23 that none of the officers involved in her shooting would be charged with her death. Taylor was killed in her apartment after Louisville Metro Police Department officers Jonathan Mattingly, Brett Hankison and Myles Cosgrove fired bullets into her apartment March 13. Her death had been at the center of protests calling for racial justice across the country
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Following in Schroeder Hall’s footsteps, Cobeen Hall has been instructed to quarantine for two weeks.
Residents ordered to stay inside for two-week period By Megan Woolard
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Cobeen Hall has been ordered by the Milwaukee Health Department to quarantine for the next two weeks. The quarantine began Sept. 25 at 11 p.m. The news was delivered in an email from the university earlier that night. This comes in response to a confirmed number of cases within the hall. Cobeen residents who live on floors eight, five and four were all tested for COVID-19 throughout the day after a
number of cases were confirmed on those floors. Ethan Jacoby-Henrickson, a first-year in the College of Communication, was one of the Cobeen residents who got tested. He tested negative but will still have to quarantine. “I just feel like we’re already doing all of the social distancing things, like, what else is there to be done? But I guess we just have to quarantine the whole building,” Jacoby-Henrickson said. Regardless of their test results, all students living in Cobeen are required to quarantine for two weeks. Additionally, any residents who did not get tested today will be required to get tested next week. “I’m upset. I’m sure others are
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upset as well. One of the reasons we’re here is to be on campus and learn and hang out with each other. Being locked up in a hall doesn’t allow us to do that” Jacoby-Henrickson said. Other Cobeen residents were not surprised at the news of the quarantine. “I kind of expected it to happen,” Mairead Littleton, a firstyear in the College of Health Sciences, said. “We were a little surprised that it was on a Friday night and not a Monday. It just seems weird to be on a weekend.” In order to prepare for the next two weeks, many residents went to 7-Eleven and Sendik’s Fresh2Go to stock up on See COBEEN page 4 NEWS
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Virtual town hall addresses COVID-19
Meeting covers finances, response to coronavirus By Megan Woolard
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The university held a virtual town hall to discuss COVID-19, spring break and the university’s finances Sept. 28. Cobeen Hall’s quarantining was first on the agenda. “The percentage of cases or certain number of cases in a hall is not the trigger for quarantine,” Keli Wollmer, executive director for the Medical Clinic and member of the COVID-19 response team, said. “It’s the transmission rate between
close contacts and in what amount of time that transmission occurs.” Cobeen Hall had a positivity rate of 6%, while Schroeder Hall had a positivity rate of 3%, both of which equates to about 17 students. The number of cases and the transmission rate are identified through contact tracing on campus. If a group of cases is found, it could prompt mass testing. With evidence of residence hall transmission, Wollmer was asked if there was any evidence for transmission within the classroom. “Fortunately, we do not have any evidence of classroom transmission,” she said. “We do effective contact tracing and have not identified any direct transmission in See COVID-19 page 3
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and has since resurfaced after news came out that only one of the officers involved would be charged with wanton endangerment of her neighbors. However, one of the officers was charged with wanton endangerment of her neighbors, which is a Class D felony. In the state of Kentucky, this can be comparable to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon or unlawful use of a credit card. The protest, which was organized by Black Student Council, started in front of the Alumni Memorial Union. Black Student Council leaders spoke about the recent verdict and their own personal struggles toward achieving racial justice in the world. Dijana Zenelay, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences, attended the Wednesday afternoon
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Continued from page 1 protest. She said she wasn’t surprised by the verdict since the city of Louisville was put into a state of emergency before the verdict was even announced. “It’s ridiculous,” she said. “They’re madder about the bullets that missed her instead of the bullets that hit her.” As members of the protest started to meet on the lawn of the Alumni Memorial Union, people began to let out chants of “Say her name” and “Breonna Taylor.” “A lot of people aren’t happy with the verdict, we don’t really think justice has been served and we’re not happy,” Alanna Naegele, a junior in the College of Communication, said. “(Protests) are a good way to make people aware that we’re not happy with this.” After members of Black Student Council spoke to the crowd, protests members marched to Wisconsin Ave. where they took up both sides of the street and marched through campus. Other members also made signs and handed them out throughout to people in the crowd with Breonna Taylor’s name on them. While in the middle of the street, the crowd surrounded Lonny Clay, a sophomore in the College of Arts & Science, who poured out water in memory of Black men and women who had died at the hands of racially charged actions, like Ahmaud Arbery, Emmett Till and Dontre Hamilton, who was shot by Milwaukee police officer Christopher Manney in 2014. Steve Robertson, associate director of pre-college programs for the
Educational Opportunity Program, felt the need to encourage the voices of students by attending the protest. “Many of (the students here) are going through the trauma of being Black,” Robertson said. Robertson was a student at Marquette in the ’80s. He said that while some changes have been made since he’s graduated, a lot has remained the same. “I want to encourage (Black students) to use their voices and voice their frustration and not just internalize it,” Robertson said. Alongside members of the men’s basketball team, forward and senior in the College of Communication Theo John was at the protest handing out water and Gatorade. “With everything going on, it’s my obligation to be here,” John said. “Oftentimes as a basketball player they see us ‘separate’ but today I’m a Black man walking the streets, just the same as these folks. It’s good to see that, and good to see people coming together for something that needs to be changed.” Protesters then stopped for a brief break in front of the Milwaukee Police Department’s first district precinct and made plans to gather students from Milwaukee Area Technical College, Milwaukee School of Engineering and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. University spokesperson Chris Stolarski said the university feels proud of students who have actively taken a stance for racial justice. He said that the university fully supports these students and that these actions
are necessary to affect change on campus and throughout the community. “The Marquette community continues to offer our prayers to the family and friends of Breonna Taylor, the people of Louisville, and everyone affected by racial injustice and violence,” Stolarski said in an email. A protest unaffiliated with Marquette also passed through campus the night the verdict was announced. Cassie Gunderson, a first-year in the College of Arts & Sciences, attended. “What’s going on with Breonna Taylor is super unfortunate, but it’s something that isn’t uncommon at all in this country,” Gunderson said. “We see a pattern of police killing … Black people without them being brought to justice … I think it’s important that we don’t let her just become another name.”
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Marquette Black Student Council and other community members gather to peacefully demonstrate their dissatisfaction over the Breonna Taylor verdict passed by a grand jury Sept. 23.
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risk, the university took temporary mitigating factors in response to the uncertainty of COVID-19. “We suspended our (fiscal year) 21 merit increase program. We implemented discretionary spending reductions across the university, across all areas and all units. We suspended our 403B retirement employer match. Lastly we instituted leadership temporary pay reductions,” Pogodzinski said. The 403B is a retirement plan that allows employees to contribute some of their salary to the plan. The leadership council and men and women’s basketball team coaches all took 5% pay reductions, while University President Michael Lovell, Provost Kimo Ah Yun and Pogodzinski took 10% pay reductions. They did this in an effort to conserve financial resources. “We offered a residency opt-out program, either due to the modality of education because their courses were all online or, in the case of sophomores, the opportunity to move out of their residency requirements in our residence halls,” Pogodzinski said.
Approximately 700 students opted out of their residency requirement. “That amounted to over 20% of our room and board and that will have about a $7.5 million additional impact on our fiscal year in FY21,” he said. This decision helped the university to de-densify the residence halls. The de-densifying process was part of the plan to have students back on campus. Pogodzinski also mentioned the likelihood of fewer fans and decreased ticket sales for the upcoming basketball season. Even with all the actions the university has taken, they still predict a negative financial impact. “We are anticipating that our university gap could grow and exceed an additional 10 million dollars,” Pogodzinski said. “This is fluid, those are things that are changing over the course of the year. But it’s safe for us to say that we are expecting that additional mitigating actions will be likely this year to address a growing gap in FY21.” While the university is unsure
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of exactly what mitigating actions will have to be taken at this time, Pogodzinski said there will be plenty of communication to the Marquette community. “The range of outcomes remains wide,” Pogodzinski said.“While that can be a bit unsettling, it is for all of us, what we can commit to you is that we will continue to communicate. Whether it’s in additional town halls, academic and staff senates, small group discussions at coffees and so forth and faculty groups alike. There will be numerous amounts of communication as we proceed over the course of this semester.” With all the uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic and university financial situation, the Marquette community was encouraged to continue to come together. “We know that we are fighting a pandemic,” Xavier Cole, vice president for students affairs, said. “It is a formidable opponent, but we will continue to fight as long as we can.”
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supplies. Littleton and other residents had also gone shopping earlier that day in anticipation of a quarantine. “We’ve heard this week that more and more people have been testing positive. So we expected it to happen,” Abbey Scurio, a first-year in the College of Communication, said. Scurio and Littleton are roommates, so they will be quarantining in their room together. However, some students, like Jacoby-Henrikson, will have to
quarantine in their rooms alone. “My roommate, who I was supposed to be in a double with, deferred. So I’ll be locked in a room all alone and that’s not going to help my mental state,” Jacoby-Henrikson said. Many students deferred admission to Marquette until next year. However, some of those students already had room assignments, like Jacoby-Henrickson’s roommate. This has left many students that were supposed to be in doubles in a room by themselves. Cobeen residents were
encouraged not to leave campus and to quarantine in their rooms. Students who chose to quarantine at their permanent residence will be required to stay off campus for the entirety of the two week period. The university email and Milwaukee Health Department also stated that residents returning from home must provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test dated on or after Oct. 4. Despite the guidelines from the Milwaukee Health Department, there were a line of cars parked outside Cobeen Hall. Residents
could be seen carrying armfuls of bags as they left to quarantine at home. In one of those cars was Scott Rex, a professor in the College of Business Administration and father of a Cobeen Hall resident. “It’s the right thing to do. I don’t want to have the campus shut down. I was expecting it but you don’t want it to happen. It’s kind of an aggressive call but we all want to keep the place open,” Rex said. With the quarantine in place, residents will not be allowed to
attend in-person classes or any other facilities on campus. “I’ll just have to find virtual alternatives for everything that I have. But other than that I’ll just be contemplating life because there’s nothing else to do,” Jacoby-Henrikson said. The Cobeen dining hall will be operating during the quarantine but will only be open to Cobeen residents. The university is also coordinating academic and mental health services for students during this time.
Faculty, staff opposed to possible job losses Academic Workers Union reacts to proposed budget cuts By Alexa Jurado and Ben Wells
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The Marquette Academic Senate discussed the university’s financial plan, as well as potential cuts, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic Sept. 21. According to a Marquette Academic Workers Union email sent to the Marquette community,, this could mean a total of 450 job cuts, 275 of which will come from academics. The union held a virtual meeting Sept. 24 to organize against potential budget cuts that the university is facing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. “From our point of view, it’s morally untenable to fire ... so many people during a global pandemic,” Melady Elifritz, a graduate student worker in the philosophy department, said in an interview with the Marquette Wire. “It feels really unpredictable in this moment because it’s happening fast.” Christopher Gooding, a visiting assistant professor of theology, said in an interview with the Marquette Wire that these potential budget cuts will have an effect on students too. “If these cuts happen, it might disproportionately affect course offerings and what’s available to be taught,” Gooding said. Elifritz said class sizes will likely be larger and so will teaching loads for professors and graduate student workers. Professors would have to divide their attention between more and more students. Teaching loads are determined by college deans and generally reflect the assumption that a “significant” amount of faculty’s time will be devoted to research, according to the Faculty Handbook.“We built this
reputation as being a school that has small class sizes and (professors) that give a lot of individual attention to students,” Elifritz said. As of fall 2019, Marquette had a ratio of 14 students for every faculty member. She said cutting faculty would stray from commitments to the students who attend the university, as well as those who teach here. “It’s a huge thing to shift more and more ... burden on the people that remain here,” Elifritz said. “It’s outrageous to let people go and then to move more responsibility to the people that stay.” She said the university is worrying more about its debt and financial situation than the livelihoods of its students and instructors. “It’s a dehumanized budget,” Elifritz said. “It’s really prioritizing the bottom line dollar over people.” Elifritz said she thinks more people than higher administration should have a say in how a budget is decided. She also said she didn’t understand why the university would choose to lay off employees rather than to dip into its nearly $700 million endowment fund. The endowment is the “permanent capital” of the university, which is invested and used to support student scholarships, academic programs and salaries, according to the Endowment Office’s website. The university’s endowment spending generally does not exceed 4-6% of its market value. “They were naming some pretty big numbers as targets for cuts and describing long term cuts for the university that were pretty alarming,” Gerry Canavan, an associate professor of English and a member of Marquette Faculty United, said in an interview with the Marquette Wire. “It definitely had my attention.” Faculty United is a group of tenure-track faculty that sometimes work with the unionization movement at the university. Canavan said there also might be significant changes to programs
and workloads, as well as potentially laying off some tenured faculty. “What attracts students to Marquette is the diversity of programs we have, the small class sizes … close relationships you can sometimes get with faculty in certain programs and a lot of changes they were talking about would really threaten that experience,” he said. Canavan understands taking into account projections for lower enrollment, but he said at the end of the day, “they’re just projections.” “It’s gonna be really important … for faculty and administration to work together to identify priorities, projections and what we think Marquette should look like going forward,” he said. There are other potential challenges that the university faces. Marquette’s administration often cites Nathan Grawe’s book, “Demographics and the Demand for Higher Education,” for what they call an expected “demographic cliff.” Grawe predicts a dip in the number of college-age individuals in 2026 because of a decline in births. “The thing that (we) are trying to point out is if we change our recruiting methodology, we can survive the cliff,” Gooding said. Elifritz pointed out that the “demographic cliff” mostly concerns mid-
dle and upperclass white students, calling it a demographic “shift” rather than “cliff.” “Higher education is going to look different,” Elifritz said. “I think they are panicking that its going to look different rather than taking it as an opportunity to fulfill ... a commitment to racial equity and justice.” Gooding said that pulling from traditionally underrepresented groups of people, such as “getting serious” about Marquette becoming a Hispanic Serving Institution, can help also help save Marquette from this potential loss of students. An HSI is a higher education institution with a Hispanic undergraduate student enrollment of 25%.
Gooding said that rallies and press conferences are being planned to further propose what alternatives to layoffs could be. As of right now, the job cuts are not set in stone, but Gooding said that doing nothing will put people’s jobs in jeopardy. “A lot of people are tired and angry and feeling disposable,” Gooding said. “Some people who are in our pool have been here for decades ... and Marquette has relied on their labor to keep programs afloat and teach general ed courses that everyone needs to learn. But after years of throwing their heart into teaching, now they’re the first on the chopping block to go.”
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Undergraduate education ranking released University placed #18 on U.S. News national list By Natalija Mileusnic
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According to the U.S News & World Report, Marquette University is ranked 18th among universities nationally in undergraduate teaching. While Marquette’s undergraduate ranking increased, so did the ranking for the university overall. Marquette is now ranked 88th among universities nationally. Jaeden Phillips, a first year in the College of Engineering, said he was impressed by how high Marquette was rated. “As a private university, Marquette has very good academics as well as community. To be even placed in top 100 in national universities is crazy,” Phillips said in an email. Roman de Guia, a first-year in the College of Health Sciences, agreed
that Marquette was ranked highly, but not high enough. “It has its share of amazing programs, clubs, sports, and people,” de Guia said in an email. “While other schools are ranked higher for more specific programs, I believe that the variety of great programs MU has to offer makes it a well-rounded university, and so it deserves a higher ranking.” Alix Riley, director of institutional research at Marquette, explained why the university received such a high ranking this year compared to previous years. “Marquette consistently outperforms expectations with regard to our graduation rate,” Riley said in an email. “Every year, U.S. News predicts the graduation rate of each nationally ranked university, using financial data and student characteristics, like test scores. Every year, Marquette exceeds that prediction, graduating more students than U.S. News expects we will.” John Baworowsky, vice president for enrollment management,
explained why Marquette deserved to be ranked 18th in the nation for undergraduate teaching. “Marquette offers a student-centered quality Jesuit education in a terrific city,” Baworosky said in an email. “Our #18 ranking for best teaching is a wonderful external validation. Marquette is particularly strong in health sciences, drawing high achieving students to our nursing and health science programs. Marquette students have the opportunity to participate in meaningful research with their professors as well as high impact internships and co-op experiences.” Tim Day, a sophomore in the College of Engineering, mentioned that the community and campus were some of the important factors he considered before choosing to attend Marquette. “Originally, I just applied because I knew some people that went here and that they had a good engineering program. Once I visited, the campus community really drew me in,” Day said in an email.
The engineering program is ranked 119th, so that was one of the deciding factors for Phillips to attend Marquette. “As far as academics the engineering program is looked at highly, and I knew it was something I would want to try,” Phillips said in an email. De Guia added that he feels Marquette has done everything right despite the pandemic. “I have not been here all that long, but Marquette has done everything it can to make the MU experience great during these times of the pandemic,” de Guia said in an email. Marquette will experience a $15 million dollar budget cut loss due to the pandemic and having a 16% decrease in enrollment, but this will not impact its ranking. “While it is early to venture the impacts of future budget cuts, our initial cuts were designed to minimize impact on the student experience,” Borowsky said in an email. “We don’t have an easy task ahead of us but we want Marquette to be an even stronger institution that is ready
to support our future students with a very high quality education.” Although Marquette’s rating has increased, Baworosky mentioned that improvements are still being made, such as giving out more scholarships to students that are not as fortunate as others. “We have been improving our support services to make all our services successful,” Baworowsky said in an email. “President Lovell also recognized that our support of the City of Milwaukee could be strengthened with the addition of tuition scholarships for needy, city of Milwaukee students. We are taking his vision and expanding the Urban Scholars program to offer a Marquette education for a larger number of local students.” The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee was ranked 142nd. “Marquette is the only university in the Milwaukee area ranked in the top 100 on the Best National University list,” Riley said in an email.
Fossil Free Marquette demands divestment Organtization calls for instituational climate awareness By Alexa Jurado
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Fossil Free Marquette organized a demonstration in front of the Alumni Memorial Union calling for the university to divest from fossil fuels Sept. 25, a Global Day of Climate Action. At the protest, they emphasized three demands: transparency of the use of funds, that the university obtain student input on the issue of divestment, and to announce a five-year plan to diverge from fossil fuels. Linnea Stanton, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences, addressed the crowd, emphasizing that climate change disproportionately affect communities of color and low-income communities. “I spend too much damn money at this university for them to be using it to kill people and to be polluting our planet and actively destroying the communities that they serve,” Stanton said. Fossil Free Marquette is a student organization that promotes climate justice by advocating for environmentally-responsible investing, according to its Instagram page. There were approximately 40 student participants, making signs and writing chalk messages on the sidewalk emphasizing their requests. Xavier Cole, vice president for student affairs, also made
an appearance. Joseph Miscimarra, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences and co-founder of Fossil Free Marquette, said the university is currently invested in fossil fuels, both directly and indirectly. He said students should be outraged not only for moral reasons, but financial reasons as well. “These companies are not only the primary contributors of carbon dioxide into our atmosphere, but they also fund climate disinformation campaigns,” Miscimarra said. “The climate crisis affects mainly Indigenous communities and communities of color.” Miscimarra said he feels it is unethical that Marquette is supporting such companies. “We don’t think it aligns with Marquette’s Jesuit values,” he said. “We don’t think Marquette should be invested in these companies at all.” Miscimarra said the point of the protest was to gather students to show the university students care about and deserve to know how their tuition money is being invested. “By showing up here today, we hope that Marquette sees us and they realize that students care about (its) unethical investments,” Miscimarra said. “Marquette, if they don’t divest soon, are going to be on the wrong side of history.” Maddie Kuehn, a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences and co-leader of FFM, said the organization wants the university to see that students care about its investments in fossil fuels.
“It’s so important for students to voice their opinions and voice their concerns to the university because that’s how a lot of real change happens within smaller communities,” Kuehn said. Miscimarra talked about other schools’ movements to divest from fossil fuels, citing Catholic universities like Georgetown University, Dayton University and Seattle University, as well as public universities like the University of California system. “(University of California) divested because they thought investing in fossil fuels was risky, they thought it would be a bad investment and that it wouldn’t work out,” Miscimarra said. “It’s a huge waste of money investing in fossil fuels.” Miscimarra called fossil fuels a “financial nightmare.” The Vatican urged Catholics June 18 to disinvest from the fossil fuel industry and to pay attention to companies who may be damaging the environment, according to Reuters. “The fact that Marquette hasn’t even acknowledged what Pope Francis says shows that they either don’t know that
this is a huge deal, or they don’t care enough about it,” Miscimarra said. Kuehn said that Marquette’s investments don’t align with Marquette’s Jesuit values and its mission statement of “cura personalis.” “When you are investing in a company and in corporations that affect … (those) outside of the Marquette community, I feel like it’s very contradictory,” Kuehn said. Kuehn said that since the creation of the organization in fall 2019, they have been unable to hold a student referendum or speak with the Board of Trustees or administration, although Miscimarra spoke with the university’s
chief investment officer, Sean Gissal. “Environmentalism and environmental justice is so important to me … It’s not just about the environment, it’s about the people,” Kuehn said. Eric Rorholm, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences and chair of the Marquette College Democrats, also spoke at the event. “This November we can do way more than talk about climate change,” Rorholm said. Kuehn said that FFM hope they get the attention of the Board of Trustees and that they are able to speak to groups on campus like Marquette University Student Government.
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Fossil Free Marquette hosts a demonstration urging the university to support clean energy.
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Confidential advocates available for victims Resources will no longer report personal information By Alexa Jurado
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Along with updating its Title IX policy in August, Marquette University has made campus victim advocates a confidential resource for students, faculty and staff. This means they will not report information that is shared with them to the Title IX office. According to a Sept. 11 university news release, victims will remain in control of all decisions that are made about their healing process and courses of action. The primary role of the Title IX office is to address incidents of sexual misconduct on campus and to ensure a fair and equitable process to address these incidents, Katy Adler, a victim advocate and Advocacy Coordinator, said. “In contrast, victim advocates are providing support solely to the victim or survivor and have more flexibility in how this role is provided,” Adler said. “Victim advocates play an important role
in helping students determine next steps and get support while they do so.” Title IX coordinator Kristen Kreple said that in the past, victim advocates were required to report incidents of prohibited conduct. “This might have made some folks uncomfortable working with them,” Kreple said. “Now, we hope that more folks will work with them to determine how best to move forward on the path towards healing.” Similarly, Adler said the lack of confidentiality in the past may have deterred students from speaking with a victim advocate and was in some ways a “barrier” to getting advocacy support. “Now we are able to meet with students and provide support and they can be assured that their information will remain confidential. They can now choose to engage with the Title IX office as they wish, and we can facilitate this contact if they would like,” Adler said. Kreple said the new Title IX regulations released last spring allow universities more flexibility to decide which employees are required to report incidents
to the Title IX office. The university took the opportunity to deem the victim advocates confidential, Kreple said. This decision was one made by the university to increase access to support and was not dictated by the new Title IX regulations, Adler said. Jody Jessup-Anger, an associate professor of education, is part of the Advocacy Network. The Advocacy Network is made up of faculty and staff members specifically trained to provide support and assistance to those who have experiences sexual misconduct. “I am thrilled that Marquette recently took steps to make their victim advocacy program confidential,” Jessup-Anger said. “By providing an assurance of confidentiality, MU advocates can help students explore their options and resources in the aftermath of sexual violence so that these students can determine the best path forward toward recovery.” Adler said that after someone experiences a traumatic event like sexual violence, it can be hard to know where to go. “Victim advocates are here to
help,” Adler said. “(They) provide compassionate, nonjudgmental support, and can talk with anyone at any point in their healing, whether the incident happened yesterday or years ago.” If someone is nervous about sharing their experiences, Adler said they can contact an advocate to talk about options without sharing any information. Victim advocates provide immediate and ongoing support and assistance for those who’ve experienced sexual assault, relationship violence, stalking or sexual harassment, according to the Advocacy Services website. They are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week and can be contacted via phone or email. “Our role is to support individuals in the way forward that they choose,” Adler said. “For some, this means reporting to the police or filing a Title IX complaint. For others, it means safety planning and problem solving around concerns. The main goal of advocacy is to give the victim or survivor agency and choice in the path forward, and we explore options and resources to help determine what that path is.” Marquette has had victim
advocates available for students for some time, Adler said. Since 2015, there have been two fulltime advocates, and thanks to the support of an Aurora Health Care Better Together Fund grant, there are five additional on-call advocates. Advocacy services provide a number of different kinds of support. This includes referring victims to community support and counseling services, accompanying victims to a hospital or medical provider and providing assistance with housing and academic concerns. They also assist in creating “safety plans,” like obtaining restraining orders or a university Stay Away Directive, which is similar to a restraining order. Additionally, advocacy services help inform students about the Title IX reporting and complaint processes and assist with filing criminal complaints and taking legal action. Throughout the criminal justice or university complaint process, victim advocates will provide aid as well as escort victims to necessary appointments and court proceedings.
New business hall to honor former dean making very good progress towards our goals and although I can’t share specific information publicly at this time around the current schedule, we should be able to provide more specifics within the coming months.” Hanley said the university is still working to come up with an estiBy Matthew Choate matthew.choate@marquette.eduw mated cost of the new buildings. The university was able to raise Marquette University announced $44 million for the project last semester that it will be building “There is a lot that goes in to a new business school where Mc- determining the cost of a facility Cormick Hall once stood. like this,” Hanley said in an email. “The university has been talk- “Leadership on this project is coning about a new business school stantly taking into account changes for many years now,” Tim Han- in the climate and environment, ley, interim dean of the College of meaning the economy and conBusiness Administration, said in struction markets for example, to an email. “In fact, before stepping make assessments on the size of into my current role at Marquette, I the facility and the programming served for many years on our Col- requirements of such a building.” lege Leadership Council and can Hanley said they recently revisattest to this ongoing discussion on ited the overall scope and budget of a new facility for many years.” this project given the climate they He said investments like a new are currently in. business school require the support Hanley said the facility will be of the university’s executive leader- fully funded by the generosity ship and the approval of the Board of donors. of Trustees. “We have been extremely grateHanley said that they have been ful for the response from our doin the planning stage of the new nors thus far, but we still have project since early 2020. work to do to reach our fundraising “We announced our intention goals,” Hanley said. to build this new facility in Dr. The cost of the building is set to Lovell’s ‘State of the University’ be $70 million. address in late January of 2020,” Hanley said he is certain that the Hanley said in an email. “We are university is thinking carefully of
Plan adheres to Joe Daniels’ vision, replaces McCormick
what lies ahead for the current busi- the planning team has thought about as an honor to help make the ness school, David A. Straz Jr. Hall. a lot of ways to honor his predeces- dream of the new facility a real“I think it’s wonderful that we sor Joe Daniels who passed away ity in the years ahead, so that evare getting a new business school,” in February. ery student that walks through the Emma Roffler, a junior in the Col“In many ways, it was Joe’s vi- doors will continue to be afforded lege of Business Administration, sion for this new building and the every opportunity. said in an email. “I am very excited work he started that has been an in“I’m definitely excited to be getthat students will have access to a spiration for all of us,” Hanley said ting a new building.” Jiral Modi, new business school building.” in an email. “In fact, I see it as one a sophomore in the College of She also said she believes the of our team’s main goals to deliver Business Administration, said. building will attract prospective Joe’s vision for this new facility. “Marquette house some of the top business students. “It is a challenging task, but I am business programs in the coun“From what I know, the new confident we will find an appropri- try and we are ecstatic to have a building will have more collab- ate way to honor him in the new new home.” orative spaces for students to work home for Marquette Business for together on projects,” Roffler said decades to come.” in an email. “I think this is great as Hanley said he views his role we live in a world where collaboration is key to most industries.” Roffler said she thinks the new facility is much needed. “My parents both went to Marquette (graduated in 1993 and 1994) and they both were a part of the business school. Our current building if the same one that my parents studied in over 20 years ago,” Roffler said Photo by Joceline Helmbreck joceline.helmbreck@marquette.edu in an email. The new business building, which will replace McCormick Hall, will honor Joe Daniels. Hanley said that
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Artist chosen for mural Mauricio Ramirez commissioned for campus painting By Matthew Choate
matthew.choate@marquette.edu
Marquette University announced during the week of Sept. 7 that it had selected artist Mauricio Ramirez to paint a mural that will be installed on the north-facing facade of the Varsity Theatre. Ramirez is a 30-year-old visual artist, mural maker and painter who has been creating murals all across the United States including 7 in Milwaukee. His murals focus on community identity in the neighborhood and culture and diversity. “The mural project was actually envisioned long before this year; students from Marquette University Student Government, student affairs administrators, Haggerty (Museum of Art) staff and others were in conversations about this for some time,” Jacki Black, the associate director for Hispanic Initiatives, said in an email. “The idea got new life breathed into it after the University Committee on Equity and Inclusion conducted a Cultural Audit of our built environment on campus in fall 2019, an effort that I spearheaded but that relied on the volunteerism of about 40 students, faculty, and staff.” Black said the mural was meant to gain insight into the degree to which the university provides a
welcoming environment for students and employees. “Physical spaces tell stories – whether we intend them to or not. They can send messages about who is recognized and celebrated and can have a profound impact on one’s sense of belonging in a place,” Black said in an email. Susan Longhenry, the director and chief curator at the Haggerty Museum of Art, said that while the museum is facilitating the project, it is just one member of a cross-campus Mural Committee which includes various organizations from Marquette such as the student government and Black Student Council. “Because the Haggerty’s Curator of Collections and Exhibitions Emilia Layden has extensive knowledge of Milwaukee’s artist community, she proposed artists to the committee and developed the Request for Proposal that was sent to each artist invited by the committee to submit a proposal,” Longhenry said in an email. Longhenry said the project began with a proposal made by MUSG to Marquette leadership last year to create a mural on the north-facing wall of the Varsity Theatre. The mural committee invited several local minority artists to submit proposals. The mural committee then used a rubric to review and score each submitted proposal. “All of the artists who submitted proposals had intriguing ideas,” Longhenry said in an
email. “Marquette community members were invited to share comments when they voted, and many of the comments made about Mauricio’s proposal were variants on ‘it’s visually stunning.’ There were also many comments in favor of the mural’s focus on women who are Black, Indigenous, and women of color.” Mauricio will incorporate feedback from three Sept. 25 listening sessions into finalized mural designs, Longhenry said. “He’ll be painting between twelve and eighteen days during the month of October, working eight hours a day,” Longhenry said in an email. At the listening session Sept. 25th, Mauricio said he was inspired to create this image because he wanted to create something that was aesthetically pleasing while also conveying a message. “I try to create an aesthetically pleasing piece because I want it to be something that people will be proud of, but tell a story as well, and have some meaning behind it,” Mauricio said. “I spent a lot of time researching, creating, and substituting images … It was a lot of trial and error.” Mauricio said he imagines the image being very colorful and having historical figures in a shadow collage he creates. He said he can’t wait to reveal the image.
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The new mural, which will be painted on the north-facing wall of Varsity Theatre, will promote community.
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tor for Midnight Run, said. “Each one of us comes from different backgrounds and different experiences and different knowledge bases and I think our hope is that we can kind of grapple with these By Megan Woolard ideas together and hopefully we megan.woolard@marquette.edu can take that knowledge back to Midnight Run will be hosting the community when we’re finally weekly roundtable discussions to able to get back out there.” educate Marquette students on soDespite having to alter the way cial justice and volunteering. Midnight Run operates, student Midnight Run is a student-led coordinators hope that this can be organization under the supervision a time of learning and reflecting of Campus Ministry. Its webpage on why students volunteer in the describes it as “a movement of first place. compassion towards the commu“Sometimes when people come nity on the margins of society.” to volunteer they just volunteer Normally, Midnight Run fo- because it’s something that they cuses on sending Marquette stu- think they should do or that they’re dent volunteers to different sites really passionate about. But they and programs throughout the don’t understand all that’s behind Milwaukee community including it,” Mary Grace Riley, a senior in Vet’s Place Central, Streetlife and the College of Health Sciences other philanthropic organizations. and a student coordinator for MidDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, night Run, said. Midnight Run is unable to have inRiley and the rest of Midnight person volunteers. Run see this time as an oppor“It’s a situation where the most tunity to learn and grow while compassionate thing we can do is preparing to help the Milwaukee keep distance and be apart from community in the future. each other,” Brooke Huerter, se“I think that this is the perfect nior in the College of Arts & Sci- opportunity to work at the base ences and a student coordinator for and help people understand why Midnight Run, said. “This semes- they’re volunteering and the strugter we tried to think as creatively gles in our community that we’re as we can on how to connect facing specifically in Milwith our community waukee, and how and rebuild for our volunteerwhen we go ing can help back in perpeople in son.” t h o s e Even situathough tions,” i n Riley person said. volunThe teering weekly isn’t an discusoption, sions are Midnight held over Run is still Microsoft offering ways Teams. Each to connect as a week, the group community. Student cowill reflect on a Photo Courtesy of Campus Minsitry ordinators announced piece of writing or the organization’s plans media relevant to the theme of the in a panel over Microsoft Teams week. But the weekly roundtables Sept. 23. will also be a place to interact with “This semester instead of going other students and form a commuout in person and volunteering we nity. have transitioned from active ser“We’re going to have check-ins vice to mindful learning,” Huerter to see how the week is going, mensaid. “We’re having these conver- tal health, literally anything that sations grounded in anti-racism to you’re feeling week by week,” build our organization better for Emily Foley, a senior in the Colwhen we can go back in person.” lege of Arts & Sciences, said. Student coordinators hope that Midnight Run roundtable disthese weekly discussions can help cussions are still open for those prepare Marquette student volun- who want to sign up. Their homepteers for when they return to in- age can be found under Campus person volunteering. Ministry on the Marquette web“Our hope for the semester is to site. Additional information can just focus on education and learn- also be found on the Soup with ing,” Joey O’Connor, senior in Substance Facebook page. the College of Business Administration and a student coordina-
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Jazz Band takes new route in rehearsal, annual concerts Students now wear special face masks to practice in-person By Ariana Madson
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Every fall, the Marquette Jazz Band has its annual fall concert in the Union Sports Annex. However, this year that is not the case. Jazz Band will be doing a virtual concert sometime in November. Emily Seidl, a junior in the College of Business Administration, has been in the jazz band since her first year at Marquette. In previous years, she sang for the jazz band, specifically at the fall and spring concert of her first year. Seidl said that while they usually set up a little court in the back of the Annex, the concert will look much different this year.
“We usually practice in the Varsity Theatre and it would be like a bigband style of performance … it would be all the instruments, all the trumpets, saxophones and rhythm section,” Seidl said. Bailey Lewis, a junior in the College of Nursing and a trombone player in the jazz band, said rehearsals are very different this year. “They have split everyone signed up in jazz into smaller groups,” Lewis said during a phone interview. “We meet in the basement of Johnston Hall and you meet for 20 minutes with a 10 minute air exchange period where no one is rehearsing.” This allowed for groups to have equal playing time while still allowing for less time in contact with other band members. There are about five to eight people within the group of instruments.
Lewis joined the jazz band in the spring semester of 2020. However, midway through that semester, classes went online and the band could not meet to play music. They had to find an alternative use for class time. “We’d still meet once a week, but it turned into listening and learning the history of jazz,” Lewis said. “We got a little bit of a history lesson.” The jazz band also takes numerous precautions to meet in person besides the 10 minute air exchange period. “Obviously the rhythm section just wears normal masks but for me and for trumpets, we have a specialized mask that has a slit in it and you put your mouthpiece through and it covers it up,” Seidl said. The rhythm section will consist of percussion, a type of bass and an instrument that focuses on chords such as a guitar or even piano.
Seidl, an alto saxophone player, said they have coverings for the holes of their instruments to prevent any air coming from the other parts of the instrument. The rehearsals are also socially distanced, and the groups of instruments are smaller. Seidl said that with smaller groups, there are more styles of jazz bands, such as an all-saxophone group and a Dixieland group. Seidl explained that this is the kind of jazz that originated in New Orleans. Michael Karris, a senior in the College of Engineering, is involved in two of the small groups. He is in the trombone group and the New Orleans style group. Karris said he thinks there are around 40 people in jazz band this year and each group will most likely perform for the virtual concert. “It looks like we’ll be putting on one concert this semester and it’s in November, probably before we
go on Thanksgiving break,” Karris said. “I believe it will be virtual so someone’s going to be recording us, and each group will probably come on and perform.” Karris said it is tough not being with everyone, especially in his senior year, but he enjoys exploring different jazz forms. “While it sucks that we can’t all be together to play bigger and longer tunes, it’s really cool to explore different types of music and jazz that I haven’t experienced before,” Karris said.
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All jazz band concerts this year are virtual, but students are still practicing their instruments and performing together while adhering to COVID-19 health and safety guidelines.
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SHAFFER: Songs to play on repeat during quarantine Favorites from Still Woozy, Freddie Gibbs, Beach House By Tommy Shaffer
d.shaffer@marquette.edu
Ah, quarantine. It was decent for a couple of weeks and then those weeks turned into months, and right before we knew it, the fall semester was upon us. How did people pass the time? Perhaps by squeezing a month’s worth of TikTok content into one night? Or maybe by trekking down to the local Target and purchasing a forest’s worth of toilet paper? Who’s to say? Not me. I actually think back on my quarantine experience very fondly, even though I’m pretty sure the sun didn’t touch my skin for at least three consecutive months. I needed to pass the time somehow, so I went on a personal journey where I decided to explore music that I would have never previously listened to. After all, I needed to pass the time somehow. Here are four of my favorite quarantine songs that I am still bumping to today. Wolfcat – Still Woozy “Wolfcat” by Still Woozy is a song I remember listening to
as a senior in high school, and I think of the song very fondly. I had completely forgotten about the song until it came on shuffle while I was doing homework back when online classes were starting up. I am glad that I rediscovered it, because I listened to it countless times over quarantine. Still Woozy, also known as Sven Gamsky seems to be longing for an old friend or lover in this song and sings about how he would do anything for this person. I honestly do not relate to these lyrics at all, but I love it because it is a super catchy song and has an awesome upbeat indie style to it. Woozy is easily one of my favorite artists because he is super talented, and he really seems like a likeable guy with how he interacts and engages with fans during his concerts. He remixed Tame Impala’s “The Less I Know The Better” on Instagram during quarantine which also kept me very entertained. I highly recommend Still Woozy to anyone looking for new artists to get into. Here, There And Everywhere – The Beatles Yes, the Beatles. Perhaps the most famous band of all time. I never really listened to them until my roommate showed me a lot of their songs last year, and I continued listening to
them constantly during my time in quarantine. “Here, There And Everywhere” is one of the most calming, soothing songs I have ever listened to. There are nearly no instruments being played besides some guitar and the drums, but the lack of instrumentation is made up for by the incredible harmonizing occurring in the background. It is rumored that this song was written almost immediately after the Beatles had attended a listening party for legendary album “Pet Sounds” by the Beach Boys. One of my favorite parts about this song is that singer Frank Ocean actually sampled a small part of it on his song “White Ferrari” from his 2016 album, “Blonde.” I am a massive Frank Ocean fan, so that made the song way cooler for me to listen to. Scottie Beam – Freddie Gibbs Rapper Freddie Gibbs dropped his album “Alfredo” at the end of May just as the extremely rigorous lockdown was ending in Illinois, which is why I look back on it with fond memories. Gibbs and legendary producer The Alchemist combined to make a very smooth and enjoyable 10-song masterpiece that I had a tough time trying to get away from. It was hard to pick one song, but I chose “Scottie Beam” because he
features rapper Rick Ross in the song, and he finishes off the beat so well that it was hard to exclude. Another notable feature on the album is Tyler, The Creator on “Something to Rap About,” which is also a masterpiece of a song. I had never listened to Freddie Gibbs before quarantine, but I am so happy that I started to because I now listen to him almost every day. I definitely recommend “Alfredo” to anyone who has not listened to it yet and likes good rap music. Walk in the Park – Beach House There was one specific quarantine night in late April where I decided to dive into “Teen Dream,” a Beach House album that I had only known for including “Silver Soul,” a song sampled on rapper Kendrick Lamar’s “Money Trees.”
I had a tough time choosing a song off this album because I enjoyed so many of the songs upon my first listen. In the end, I chose “Walk in the Park” because the band really puts their talent on display in the chorus when lead singer Victoria Legrand belts out a series of glorious notes, and Alex Scally annihilates the guitar alongside the vocals. It is truly one of the best songs I have heard, and I thank quarantine for giving me the opportunity to listen to more of this extremely talented duo. I have listened to a couple of Beach House’s other albums since, but I am still having a tough time getting away from “Teen Dream,” so I highly recommend “Walk in the Park” and Beach House to anyone who has not listened to them.
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Social isolation creates new opportunities to explore a variety of music.
Festive autumn recipes to enjoy with a seasonal twist Candy corn cookies, roasted pumpkin seeds and more By Ryan Lynch
ryan.p.lynch@marquette.edu
Whether it’s eating turkey and cornbread on Thanksgiving, indulging yourself on candy on Halloween or buying Starbucks’ pumpkin spice lattes, fall is a time to experience all realms of the food spectrum with unique seasonal twists on them. But there are always fall classics that stand out among the many seasonal foods. Here are recipes that may help to liven up your fall. Pumpkin Bread Pumpkin bread can pair great with any fall dinner, and this recipe from TasteofHome only takes around an hour to make along with being rather easy. Ingredients: 1 and 2/3 cups all-purpose flour 1 and a 1/2 cups sugar 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 3/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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Pumpkin bread takes an hour to make and is great with any fall meal.
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves 2 large eggs, room temperature 1 cup canned pumpkin 1/2 cup canola oil 1/2 cup water 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional) 1/2 cup raisins (optional) Directions: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Combine the first eight ingredients. Whisk together eggs, pumpkin, oil and water. Stir into dry ingredients until moistened. Fold walnuts and raisins into the mix, if desired Pour into a greased 9 by 5 inch loaf pan. Bake for about 65-70 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing
to a wire rack. Candy Corn Cookies With Halloween right around the corner, there are plenty of holidaythemed foods to make, and what would the most sugar-fueled day of the year be without dessert? This recipe from Southern Made Simple is once again easy, with the cookies being made with a slight holiday twist. Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour 3/4 cup room temperature butter 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 egg 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoon cornstarch
1 tablespoon vanilla flavoring 1 small bag candy corn, about 2 cups worth Directions: In a large bowl, combine butter, sugar and brown sugar with a hand mixer until mixture is light and fluffy. Add in vanilla and an egg and blend. Slowly add in flour, corn starch, baking soda and salt and mix until a soft, thick dough forms. Add in candy corn and stir gently. Refrigerate for 1 hour or longer to prevent cookies from spreading when baking. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a cookie sheet with nonstick cooking spray. Using your hands, roll a heaping tablespoon of the dough into small balls and place about an inch or more apart from each other. *IMPORTANT — Make sure when forming each ball that there is not a piece of candy corn visible on the underside or the side of each ball. It is okay if candy corn is showing at the top. Any contact the candy corn has with the baking sheet will result in a puddle of baked liquid candy corn under each cookie. Covering any visible
candy corn with a pinch of dough should help.* Bake for 8-10 minutes. Cookies may appear undercooked when first removed from the oven. Do NOT cook any longer — the cookies will continue to set while left to cool on the cookie sheet. Allow to cool at least 10 minutes before serving. Roasted Pumpkin Seeds This well-roasted pumpkin seeds recipe from Allrecipes can be a fun snack to make if you don’t want a full meal or dessert, but still want to get into the fall season. Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups raw whole pumpkin seeds 2 teaspoons butter, melted 1 pinch of salt Directions: Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Toss seeds in a bowl with the melted butter and salt. Spread the seeds in a single layer on a baking sheet and bake for about 45 minutes or until golden brown; stir occasionally. With a wide variety of recipes to make during fall, it is hard to not get in the seasonal mood. Try them out for yourself and enjoy.
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Marquette students should vote Due to the significance of this election year, Marquette students must exercise their right to register and vote in the 2020 presidential election. According to the United States Census Bureau, young Americans between the ages of 18 and 29 years old have had the lowest voter turnout rate in presidential elections since 1980. However, voter turnout rates spiked from nearly 20% in 2014 to 36% in 2018 for the midterm elections, showcasing the largest percent point increase for any age group. We must make sure this momentum in voter turnout continues by voting Nov. 3. Moreover, young adults are the largest generation, as millenials
account for the largest living adult generation, according to the Pew Research Center. Therefore, we have an opportunity to make a significant difference. Voting in this election is essential for making sure our voices are heard on the issues we care about. From racial and gender equality to gun reform to climate change, young adults are leading the way in calling for societal and systemic change. We should not only discuss these issues privately, but also publicly and actively through voting. The next president will decide how other issues, such as college tuition and loans, future plans on dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic and potentially nominating a justice to the Supreme Court
are addressed in the future. Marquette students must be politically active, regardless of their party affiliation. Moreover, Marquette students should register and vote in Wisconsin because it is a swing state, which means that voters show similar levels of support between political parties. The uncertainty that a swing state brings to each election makes it that much more important to vote and ensure our voices get heard. Before casting a majority of votes for Donald Trump in the 2016 election, Wisconsinites leaned Democrat, a majority voting for Barack Obama in 2012 and 2008 as well as former U.S. Senator John Kerry
in 2004. Considering the state’s voter history, it is important that students use their votes to educate themselves each candidates’ viewpoints and plans. Students should utilize resources like the Marquette University voter information page, MyVote Wisconsin website or the USAGov website to gather information on what they need to register and vote. Marquette University Student Government is also partnering with TurboVote, which is an online service to help students get more information about voting. If students don’t want to vote in-person on election day, whether they feel unsafe due to COVID-19 or will not have time, they also have the option to request an
absentee ballot. If students decide to vote absentee, they should make sure to stay informed about deadlines for registering and requesting an absentee ballot as well as potential delays in the U.S. Postal Service. In Wisconsin, the deadline to register to vote by mail is Oct. 14 and the deadline to request an absentee ballot is Oct. 29 at 5 p.m. Students can register and vote on Nov. 3 at their designated polling place. This November, we have the opportunity to make a difference. It is up to Marquette students to vote in a candidate that reflects our ideals and vision for the future of our country. We have the power. We must use our voices and vote.
Trump fails to embody Republican values Max Pickart Trump does not, cannot and never will embody the Republican Party. His inability to recognize past Republican leaders as well as his disregard for fallen soldiers ultimately proves that he is unworthy of the Republican nomination for the 2020 presidential election. After Cindy McCain, a lifelong Republican and widow of war hero John McCain, endorsed Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, President Trump immediately dismissed her endorsement. He tweeted, “I hardly know Cindy McCain other than having put her on a Committee at her husband’s request. Joe Biden was John McCain’s lapdog. So many BAD decisions on Endless Wars to the V.A., which I bought from a horror show to HIGH APPROVAL. Never a fan of John. Cindy can have Sleepy Joe.” First, Trump’s response via Twitter is very unpresidential, especially in regard to an election that he is a part of. It is tone deaf, immature and extremely unprofessional. Secondly, this shows immense
disrespect to McCain, who had deep roots in military service, as he was the son and grandson of two U.S. Navy admirals. He spent his career in the Navy as a pilot and was also captured, tortured, and held as a prisoner for over 5 years by the North Vietnamese. He received a hero’s welcome when he was freed, as well as several awards, most notably the Silver Star and the Legion of Merit, which are high military honors. During Trump’s campaign for the Republican nomination for president in 2016, he completely disregarded McCain’s service by saying, “He’s not a war hero. I like people who weren’t captured.” Furthermore, Trump refused to show support after McCain’s death, saying he didn’t want to go to “that loser’s funeral.” Trump was also visibly angry and upset when the flags of the White House were lowered to half-mast in respect for McCain’s passing. By refusing to honor and attempting to lessen his military service, Trump ultimately disregards what the Republican Party supposedly stands for: American patriotism, strong military respect and consistent service to the American people. Additionally, Trump did not
go on his scheduled visit to the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery, a cemetery honoring American soldiers from World War I, in 2018 because everyone in the cemetery were “losers.” These were individuals who fought for and died for our country. They deserve the utmost respect, especially from the leader of the country they served. As individuals kneel and protest against police brutality, the Republican Party condemns them. Yet when their 2020 nominee audibly disrespects and slanders those who lost their lives to service for this country, they continue to back him, applaud him and ignore his overwhelming amount of iniquities and insults to those who serve and have served his country. For a party that prides itself on a strong military and respecting American troops, I find it greatly hypocritical that they continue to support President Trump. This is just one example of Trump’s complete disregard for the Republican agenda. Yet this one example signifies more than just disrespect. It signifies Trump’s character, his disregard for human life and his utter selfishness. Captain Chesley Sullenberger, the pilot who saved the lives of
155 individuals when he landed his plane onto the Hudson River in 2009 said, “for the first time in American history, a president has repeatedly shown utter and vulgar contempt and disrespect for those who have served and died serving our country.” Republican voters must use this knowledge, Trump’s lack of honor and Cindy McCain’s endorsement of Biden to further understand the importance of Nov. 3, not only for this country, but for those who have fallen in service. It is the responsibility of the American people to elect an official that represents and respects all individuals — members of the military, individuals who have died for this country and the American people as a whole. Again, for a party that prides itself on militaristic respect and strength, it is quite hypocritical and ironic that they elect an individual who disregards the lives of fallen soldiers. Trump is a selfish man, working for and toward his own success, personal gain, and agenda. He is not a man of the people. He is not a man of the troops. He is an extremist who attempts to promote himself at the expense of those around him. If Republican leaders and the Republican Party continue to
support Trump, it will ultimately lead to their political demise, as Trump does not reflect their traditional values. He, unlike McCain, is far from an honorable man. It is time for Republicans to stand up to the leaders of their party. It is imperative for the democracy of this country. Max Pickart is a first-year student studying accounting. He can be reached at max.pickart@marquette.edu
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Wisconsin behind in drug legislation Jenna Koch Wisconsinites need to have more aggressive activism for legalizing naturally occurring drugs such as cannabis and psilocybin mushrooms. Voters must play a part in pushing for loosened restrictions on these drugs. Ann Arbor, Michigan’s City Council decriminalized the possession of psilocybin mushrooms Sept. 21, and the state legalized recreational cannabis in 2018. Illinois legalized cannabis Jan. 1 this year. In Wisconsin, the story is quite different. It is one of only 23 states that still arrests and incarcerates people for cannabis possession, and one of only 17 states that lacks a compassionate medical cannabis law, which would allow for the prescribed medicinal use of cannabis with very low THC levels. Cannabis with any psychoactive compounds such as THC are completely illegal. Cannabis legalization specifically is an issue that affects more than just those who
use recreationally. Wisconsin has the highest Black male incarceration rate of any state in the United States as well as the second highest rate for Black incarceration regardless of gender. Heavy policing of communities of color lead to higher rates of drug-related arrests, even though white Americans use drugs at a higher rate than Black Americans, according to The Hamilton Project. In Wisconsin specifically, Black people were four times more likely to be arrested for cannabis possession than white people in 2018, according to Wisconsin Watch. Furthermore, the amount of people in jail for distribution far outnumbers those incarcerated for distribution or selling. Rather than offering help and rehabilitation to drug users, Wisconsin legislators would prefer to incarcerate them. The argument that these drugs are dangerous and therefore all users are dangerous and immoral people is a lie constructed to oppress people of color. In the 1930s, after Prohibition ended, the U.S. government was looking for a new enemy.
Cannabis was mostly being used by Mexican and Black communities at that time. To demonize those communities as well as the plant itself, the government painted it as “a threat to an already crippled country.” This is an entirely fictional premise. According to the United States Drug Enforcement Administration, cannabis and psilocybin mushrooms are schedule 1 drugs. This means they have “no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.” Drug schedules go from one to five, one being the most dangerous and five being the least, showcasing that the federal government wants to criminalize and target those using marijuana. Considering that cannabis is already used to treat pain relief, as explained by Harvard Medical School, the schedule 1 label needs to be done away with. Harvard Medical School also found that cannabis is far less addictive compared to opiates and one cannot overdose on it, making it a good alternative to other pain relief methods. Psilocybin research has already begun in research facilities such as Johns Hopkins
University. The studies show that the drug aids in overcoming alcohol and nicotine addictions and can help those with depression. Furthermore, the drug has a low potential for abuse and is not physically addictive. Despite all the evidence for legalization, Wisconsin is still stuck behind its neighbors. Governor Tony Evers’ efforts to loosen cannabis restrictions have continuously been met with opposition from Republicans in the state’s legislature. In April 2019, his plans to work towards legalization were not included in the state’s budget. In the same year, Republicans blocked a bipartisan bill to legalize cannabis, a bill that was backed by Evers. “When more than 80% of our state supports medical marijuana ... and elected officials can ignore those numbers without consequence, folks, something’s wrong,” Evers said in his 2020 State of the State Address Jan. 22. The problem lies in the Republican controlled legislature. However, this is subject to change, as Wisconsinites will be heading to the polls or sending in their absentee ballots Nov. 3.
Young voters need to educate themselves on different candidates’ campaigns and where they stand on drug legalization and decriminalization. We cannot afford to pretend it’s out of our control. Changing the makeup of the legislature is the final piece of loosening restrictions on cannabis. Cannabis and mushrooms are not dangerous compounds with the correct information and regulation. Scientific evidence shows that these drugs are not a threat to public safety, and can help many citizens struggling with pain or mental health conditions. Wisconsinites need to continue to push for drug education programs, looser drug restrictions and eventual full legalization. This change starts with voting in more progressive legislators this election season, as well as continuing to spread information on drug legalization.
Jenna Koch is a first-year student studying journalism. She can be reached at jenna.koch@marquette.edu
Pro-life supporters don’t prioritize life Hope Moses Pro-lifers are not as “pro-life” as they would like to believe. Being pro-life requires more attention to the lives that are in constant danger versus just the narrow view of anti-abortion, and in the midst of President Trump promising to fully defund Planned Parenthood if re-elected for the second term, they are not doing enough to protect lives. Trump said, “With your help, I will win re-election, ensuring we have another four years to fight in the trenches for unborn children and their mothers.” This fueled the ongoing tension between pro-life supporters and pro-choice citizens, who believe that one can be personally against abortion but does not impose those views on other individuals. Defunding Planned Parenthood means that those who use government health programs like Medicaid and Title X will be unable to access preventative care from Planned Parenthood health centers. Planned Parenthood was founded on the idea that women should have the information and care needed to live strong, healthy lives and fulfill their dreams. Since its original
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Individuals supporting the pro-life movement hold signs, posters at the 2015 March for Life in Washington D.C.
founding in 1916, it has been a resource for women, men and young people seeking a multitude of services little to no cost. These services include STD testing and treatment, birth control, gynecologist exams, cancer screening and prevention, abortion, hormone therapy, infertility services and general health care. Just from this alone, Planned Parenthood does more to protect and support lives than pro-lifers are willing to admit. Approximately 2.4 million people rely on Planned
Parenthood each year — many of whom have no other means of medical care. Additionally, Planned Parenthood is the nation’s largest provider of sex education, reaching 1.2 million people a year. While an individual may have a moral concern with abortion, understanding that abortion is not an easy decision to be made for many is important. Most women seeking out Planned Parenthood for abortion are not eager to terminate their pregnancy, and with abortions, the woman
will most likely suffer medical and psychological effects. The decision to terminate a pregnancy is difficult to make, especially with the societal pressure and rhetoric around abortion. Additionally, socioeconomic, emotional and psychological factors often influence and impact a woman’s decision to have an abortion. Taking this into account can help one understand that not every person is equipped to lead a life with children. In fact, there is an overflow of children in the foster care
system that pro-lifers are not factoring in. There are more lives to consider in the world than just unborn children. The homeless children sleeping on concrete floors at the U.S. —Mexico border, young girls and women who are being trafficked, Black citizens that are being murdered at the hands of those sworn to protect them and Native American or Alaska Natives who are dying at the highest rates in the country due to inaccessible health care are all people who need our help. These, and so many other groups, are the ones we need to fight harder for. The ones who have been stripped of their voice, their rights, and their dignity. So, here is my challenge to all pro-lifers. If you say that you are pro-life: prove it. Do something that will make a difference in the lives of those who are struggling. If you have racial privilege, use that to uplift the voices of those who are often silence. Shed light on the lives that are being affected in negative ways because those actions are truly “pro-life.” Hope Moses is a first-year student studying journalism. She can be reached at hope.moses@marquette.edu
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Starting club sports proves to be difficult
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The field hockey club team plays at Valley Fields. Annie Stelter is the creator of club field hockey and is a senior in the College of Business Administration. Her team had its first season in 2019.
Individuals must go through Department of Recreational Sports By Bryan Geenen
bryan.geenen@marquette.edu
Marquette offers more than 40 club sports on campus. The most recent club additions are field hockey and gymnastics. While some individuals whobelong to club teams may tell you it is easy to join, starting a new club sport can be a lengthy and difficult process, according to individuals like Sydney Callero and Annie Stelter. New individuals who wish to start a club first must go through the Department of Recreational Sports and complete the club sport application process. “To be considered for the Club Sport Program at Marquette University, the group will need to follow the appropriate steps.
Marquette University students need to provide the Club Sports Director with a written proposal to become a club sport,” the club sport application states. There are six steps to complete, but they are not always easy to complete, according to some recent club creators like Callero and Stelter. The steps include: 1. A history of the sport (background, players needed, etc.) 2. A list of at least 20 Marquette University students (with MU ID numbers). At least half of these students need to be freshman or sophomores. 3. Facility of field/space needs (practice and games). 4. Provide a detailed budget of the club’s first three years of operation. This budget should include all expenses and revenues. 5. Provide a list of colleges/univerities within 300 miles of Milwaukee that offer this sport as a club program. 6. Does this sport have a
governing body (association, etc.)? According to the application process, the group’s proposal must include a general history of the sport wanting to be added. Recently, the gymnastics club was created this past year, so a history of the sport was needed to be looked into by the creators. This included research on the background of gymnastics. For newly created club sports, the names of younger students need to be listed as part of the application process. Scott Anderegg, the assistant director of recreational sports, mentioned the reasoning behind needing younger students. “They have to give me the IDs for at least 20 Marquette students (and) at least half of them have to be freshmen or sophomores,” Anderegg said. “If it’s a bunch of seniors, we just want continuity so we can keep the club going for more than one or two years.” Callero, a senior in the
College of Arts & Sciences and creator of the gymnastics club, said figuring out practice space was challenging when they were first getting started. “We had to figure out how we would be paying for practice space and vehicle transportation because (Department of Recreational Sports) said they couldn’t help us with finding a practice space, nor could they let us practice on campus,” Callero said. “They also said if we practiced at an outside facility, we would need to provide our own insurance because that’s what gyms were requiring for us.” The club creators were also required to provide a detailed budget log for the club’s three years of operation, including all expenses and revenues. “Before we even started the three-year plan, we found all of our expenses. We calculated how much practice space would be for a year, how much it would be for transportation for a year, how
much it would be for meets, how much hotels would be,” Callero said. “Half of the expenses would be covered by dues and half of it we were going to fundraise. For the second year, we added meets and hotels and calculated that cost.” Stelter, a senior in the College of Business Administration and creator of the field hockey club team, which had its first season in 2019, had similar thoughts as Callero in regards to the budget sheet. “We had to figure out what each tournament would cost by contacting other universities, so it was a very intense process with making a budget for three years in advance,” Stelter said. “Seeing how much each semester would be, all of that included. It’s doing an estimate for the second two years, but the first year needed to be very specific.” However, once the process is completed, there are a few steps See CLUB page 15
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MEN’S SOCCER
Albelo brings international experience to Milwaukee Midfielder grows up in Germany, comes from military family By Nick Galle
nicholas.galle@marquette.edu
If home is where the heart is, redshirt junior midfielder Christian Albelo’s heart is in more than one place. Born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Albelo grew up in a military family, which allowed him to play youth soccer and attend high school in Germany. Since he was always on the move, he had to adapt quickly to his new surroundings both on and off the field. “I think, if anything, that kind of almost made me who I am today,” Albelo said. “It’s helped me with my coachability and also it’s just given me a lot of lifetime experiences that I wouldn’t really trade in for the world.” Albelo also had the opportunity to spend time on two Bundesliga academy clubs, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and FC Kaiserslautern. Bundesliga is a professional German soccer league. Even though he started playing with these teams when he was just a teenager, he was able to take away valuable lessons that prepared him for his future. Albelo said the biggest thing he learned was how to be professional
at a “really, really young age.” He holds himself to a high standard, giving 100% all the time and always trying to improve. The knowledge he took from Germany carried over to Kansas City, Kansas, where he signed with the Swope Park Rangers on an amateur contract in 2016. Despite not appearing in a match for the club, Albelo was surrounded by players that were either fresh out of college or that had gone through the professional ranks. “Every day I would come and I’d learn something new from players that had been MVPs of the league, players that had been in the league for a long time, had played in MLS and come back down to the USL (and) so I thought it was always a learning experience,” Albelo said. “I always tried to take away a little bit out of every training session from some of the older guys, and they were always there to help us.” With the resume he built in both the United States and abroad, Albelo was a highly-ranked recruit, sitting as high as No. 17 in the nation according to Top Drawer Soccer. Even as a top-20 recruit, he tried to focus on his ranking as little as possible. “At the end of the day, it’s just a number. You can’t let the number hold itself over you, you can’t let it be you,” Albelo said. “It can really affect you in a negative way if you let it. I didn’t try to let it do that, I just wanted to play … For me personally, the number didn’t really mean anything.”
Albelo played in nine matches, starting in four as a first-year in 2017 before redshirting in 2018. Redshirting was never on his agenda, but a broken foot in the summer heading into his sophomore season changed his plans. While sidelined, he used his time to get in the right place physically. “Although sometimes people don’t necessarily look at it as a positive, I think it has a lot of positives that you can take out of it,” Albelo said. “I thought it helped me take a step back and really elevate certain parts of my game that I didn’t think I was super great in.” With certain aspects of his game tuned up for his redshirt sophomore season, Albelo was able to play in nine games, tallying 359 minutes on the pitch. Due to his exposure to various programs in the past, he has also shared his knowledge with other midfielders on the team. “I think Christian brings pretty good experience in general,” junior midfielder Alan Salmeron said. “He’s played in some pretty good clubs before he got here and I think that experience shows when we’re on the field.” In addition to Albelo’s talent showing on the field, he has shown glimpses of some hidden talents. “We do a little ritual thing where we sing on the bus, and everyone was caught off guard when he actually had a decent voice,” Salmeron said. “So that was kind of funny.” For players who are new to the
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Christian Albelo (4) makes play on the ball against St. John’s last season.
men’s soccer team, like junior transfer Zyan Andrade, Albelo has been able to help them get accustomed to the program. “So actually, Christian was the first guy I met out of everyone,” Andrade said. “We really go back and forth just talking about soccer, just talking about life, just talking about everything. It’s a person that I can rely on and talk to, so Christian’s been super helpful in just adapting to everything.” With two years of college eligibility left, Albelo has high hopes for what is to come for the Golden Eagles. “We want to win a BIG EAST Championship, we want to compete for national championships (and) get
as far as possible,” Albelo said. “We play in a great league and we get tested (in terms of challenges on the field) everyday, so I feel like there’s no real reason why we couldn’t go that far.” As for long-term goals, Albelo is taking things one season at a time. “Right now I’m just focusing on the present, just trying to continue to get better on a day-to-day basis (and) continue to work on things that I need to work on,” Albelo said. “When it’s all said and done, I’ll validate my options and see what I can do. Obviously the goal has always been to be a professional and get back to that level, so obviously I work everyday to try and get back to that.”
WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL
Middle blocker adjusts from Minnesota farm to city life Claire Nuessmeier’s grandmother owns 1,000-pound pig By Jackson Gross
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Sophomore volleyball player Claire Nuessmeier has never noticed the differences between her grandmother’s farm in Minnesota and life in Milwaukee. Now that Nuessmeier is on campus, she appreciates the changes that Milwaukee offers. “It’s fun to be in an area where there is so much to do and there’s so many people around. With COVID, days are similar and there is less to do, but there’s never really a dull moment. Every single day is different,” Nuessmeier said. “I like how in Milwaukee you can run into different people every day, it’s not the same routine. … I think it’s fun to live in different places.” Nuessmeier, a native of St. Peter, Minnesota, has spent a lot of her
time on her grandmother’s farm. She would help her father and her uncle with feed buckets and feed apples to the pigs. She was also able to play with the animals on the farm, one of her favorites being a 1,000-pound pig named Chester. “(Chester) has lost some weight, but that’s a good thing. My dad was getting worried about his joints, so losing a little bit of weight is good,” Nuessmeier said. “It is disappointing though because I’m pretty sure he could break some records … I
kept trying to convince my dad that we should take him to the fair, but I think getting him in any sort of trailer would be more trouble than it’s worth.” Nuessmeier said when it comes time to feed Chester, he does not get up to eat it right away. “I would roll apples to the pigs and we would do this every apple season. We’ve got a little orchard, and if you don’t put food directly near (Chester) and he’s not starving, he will not move to it,” Nuessmeier said. “If it’s
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Sophomore Claire Nuessmeier goes up to hit the ball in October 2019.
not right by his mouth, it’s not worth his time. He’s quite the character.” When head volleyball coach Ryan Theis came out to meet the Nuessmeier family, he got to meet Chester as well. “I went to a tournament in Minneapolis and then I branched off to do a home visit to see her family’s farm,” Theis said. “They have and run a pig farm, and it is awesome, so I went there and they had a pig, Chester, … I had never really dealt with a personality of a pig and they run away because they’re scared, but then they inch closer because they are curious.” When the team was to head up to Minnesota to play the Golden Gophers, they planned to go to the farm after the match. But with the COVID-19 pandemic, that trip was rescheduled. It was something the team was looking forward to, as the squad has a very close relationship. “When I actually got to meet the team and coaches, it was super obvious that everything was really special. Ryan (Theis) has definitely built a specific culture with our team
and I really like it,” Nuessmeier said. “We’re always super competitive in practice, but we are super tight knit. It’s really hard to emphasize just how welcoming everyone is.” Theis saw the fit as well, not only on the court with her skills, but off the court with her personality. “Off the court she is a wonderful human being,” Theis said. “She will never stray from what is right, and so you’ll never have to put her in her place … She knows exactly what is appropriate and she is willing to do what is asked of her with a smile on her face.” While the spring season is still up in the air with the COVID-19 pandemic affecting athletics, Nuessmeier cannot wait for the season to begin to get back on the court. Just seeing volleyball back in action for other teams already has her excited. “Last night me and my roommates were watching the Oklahoma State versus Texas game. It was just really fun to be able to watch volleyball again,” Nuessmeier said. “I’ve missed it a lot.”
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Katie Smith looks to build off redshirt season in 2019 Arizona native enjoys cooking videos, finds recipes on TikTok By John Leuzzi
john.leuzzi@marquette.edu
When Katie Smith arrived at Marquette last year, she immediately saw an opportunity she had to take advantage of. “Coming into last season, I wasn’t exactly sure how the redshirting process was going to go and if I was going to decide to go that route or not,” Smith said. “I just felt like it was the best decision for me as a freshman to get acclimated to the style of play, and just the college environment overall.” Smith mentioned she was a little more timid and quiet compared to her teammates due to the transition from high school to college. Assistant coach Steve Bode said the jump from high school to college athletics can be challenging for athletes. He said if an athlete can take a redshirt year, the result of doing so will be seen down the road. “If you can take a redshirt year, it certainly helps,” Bode said. “It’s just more time at the end of the day to be able to adjust and adapt to the demands of college and the balance of school and soccer in high-level BIG EAST soccer.” During one’s redshirt season, an athlete is allowed to still participate in team practices and continue to receive their scholarship, but instead of traveling with the team on the road for away games, the athlete remains on campus.
As a center back on the backline herself, Smith said she learned a little bit from everyone, but two in particular stood out: Maddy Henry and Bri Jaeger. “When I would practice and Maddy (Henry) was in goal, she would instruct me, ‘Oh you should do this instead of this,’ or, ‘Communicate a little louder or step a little quicker,’” Smith said. “I really took those into consideration and started implementing those into my game.” The aggressiveness and presence that Jaeger brought to the field was something that Smith admired
Smith said. Following a 6-11-1 season last year, Smith was ready to put the knowledge and lessons she learned during the fall campaign into action with the Golden Eagles and their new coaching staff. Smith said when COVID-19 hit and sent everyone home, it felt like a setback. “It was very frustrating because I thought individually, I felt in the spring, I was really progressing, really getting out of my comfort zone a little bit, getting more comfortable on the field,” Smith said. Being back in Arizona, Smith had some advantages that some of her teammates might not have had — nice weather and workout equipment — as they began to do their offseason training individually. Smith said her workout routine for the first few weeks of summer consisted of home workouts Emily Jacobson, assistant strength and conditioning coach, had sent out since gyms were closed. “Since the weather was so nice, I would go on bike rides and go on runs in the morning or any time Photo courtesy of Marquette Athletics Smith took a redshirt season in 2019. of the day,” Smith said. “I did do a little bit of small group training once as well. COVID limitations were lifted, as The Phoenix, Arizona native said I did some 3v3 and some technical that watching the games from the work with a previous coach I had in sidelines served as a big part of her high school.” learning process last season. Bode said staying fit and getting “It was awesome to be on the work in on their own was a big chaloutside looking in a little bit just lenge amongst the entire team durbecause you see how the girls on ing the six months away. With the the field work together, the team team back together now, he said it is chemistry and things like, ‘Oh I see evident that Smith was dedicated to players doing this on the field, that’s doing just that. something I want to make sure “What is very clear is that she I’m doing in practice and eventu- was working hard on her own to ally when I get into games as well,” stay up with her fitness levels and
make sure she wasn’t falling behind,” Bode said. “She’s put herself in a position that it’s not just physically getting back in shape, she already is in shape so let’s get back her sharpness, and then we can build off of that.” Bode said he has two relationships with Smith — a Zoom relationship and a personal relationship — and he is trying to blend those two together now. He said he has learned several things about his new defender so far. “From my interactions with her so far, I really appreciate her honesty,” Bode said. “I think she’s a person that has very high character and high integrity. I (also) would say her work ethic, both on the field and off the field are tremendous.” Bode said in the short time he has worked with Smith on the field, it has been great. “She’s been great to coach and very coachable as well. She wants to learn,” Bode said. “That’s a coach’s dream. You want players that really want to learn.” As the first full-team practice took place Wednesday, Sept. 23 in the Valley, Smith mentioned that having two opening spots on the back has motivated her thus far in practices. “That’s just a big motivation for me when I’m tired in practice, it’s like, ‘Okay this is where you prove to yourself that you belong on the starting and backline,’” Smith said. “I know there’s a lot of good competition for the backline, so I’m looking forward to seeing what I can prove to myself, the coaches and my teammates.” The BIG EAST All-Academic Honoree said looking toward the future has also been motivating as she
tries to find a way into the starting 11 or a significant bench role. “You only get to play in college soccer for four years of your life, so I just want to make the most of it and part of that is getting onto the field, getting in those high-intensity games,” Smith said. “Just envisioning myself out on the field I think is also a big thing for me.” Bode said Smith possesses one of the mentalities that head coach Frank Pelaez, assistant coach Erin Scott and himself are trying to instill within the entire program. “She’s very team-oriented. One of the things we’re trying to instill in the culture as we continue to grow and build the women’s soccer program at Marquette is this team-first mentality,” Bode said. “Katie seems to really have adopted that and we really appreciate that about her.” Off the field, Smith spends time on TikTok. Sophomore defender Addie Shock, one of Smith’s roommates, said Smith is on TikTok whenever she is not studying. “Whenever she’s not studying, she’s literally on TikTok,” Shock said. “It’s actually kind of funny. I’ll be doing work in the living room and you just hear Katie hysterically laughing at her TikTok on her phone.” For Smith, the popular social media platform is a form of escape from things going on around her. “It is just a good way to kind of pass the time, get my mind off of things if school is stressful,” Smith said. “There’s a lot of funny videos on there. There are some cooking videos on there that I like. I found some recipes to try on there. It’s just a fun social media platform.”
MEN’S SOCCER
Andrade ready to show off ‘Brazilian flare’ to teammates University of San Francisco transfer to take field in 2020 By Matt Yeazel
matthew.yeazel@marquette.edu
Junior midfielder Zyan Andrade came from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to the United States to play soccer. Andrade is ready to bring what he calls his “Brazilian flare” to the pitch this season. Andrade previously played soccer at the University of San Francisco, but transferred to Marquette last spring. Andrade played two seasons at San Francisco, where he started in eight games his first season and nine games during his second. The midfielder said that he was not happy
there, and has felt very welcome in his time at Marquette. “Talking to the coaches, they were always super friendly and were always there for me to reach out,” Andrade said. “They were telling me stuff about the team and about soccer that I grew up learning and hearing about, and I knew this was the right place to be.” Along with his coaches, Andrade said his teammates have also been very welcoming. When he got on campus in the spring he stayed with fellow midfielder, junior Christian Albelo, and now Albelo cannot wait to play with him on the field. “Zyan is a great player and a great person. I think he’s gonna be a great fit for the program,” Albelo said. “He’s gonna provide us with something that we don’t have, and it’s a welcome change that will help us all grow.” Fellow midfielder, junior Alan
Salmeron, echoed Albelo’s claims student since last spring has helped of Andrade bringing a new style of Andrade considerably. “As of right now it hasn’t been play that will help the team in the long run. “You can tell from his Brazilian personality that he has that flare in his game,” Salmeron said. “It’s gonna be really hard to defend him because you never know what he’s gonna do with the ball. That will give us an edge in the midfield.” Andrade is one of 11 new faces on the team, consisting of five transfers and six first-years. He says that dePhoto courtesy of Marquette Athletics spite the challenges of this season Zyan Andrade is from Rio de Janeiro. given COVID-19, the team is acclimating well. super easy to work together due “I’m used to going onto different to the COVID-19 protocols, but I teams with different people, but on think we’ll settle in,” Salmeron said. this team everyone has bought into “Zyan has been with us since last the same mentality,” Andrade said. year though, so that helps us, and “Everyone gets along super well and ever since he’s been here he’s shown is also getting along on the pitch with us that he’s ready to go.” our styles of play.” Andrade admitted he was nervous Salmeron said being a Marquette when he first came to Wisconsin in
January, as he has only ever lived in warmer climates in Brazil and California. He said he had only seen snow once before then, but actually enjoys it. “I love snow, just not the cold so much. When I got here though, I started to feel better about it,” Andrade said. “I think it’s beautiful when it’s snowing and now that we’re playing in the spring, if it’s colder it won’t really bother me.” Whenever they get to play, Andrade said he is just anxious to finally get on the pitch with his teammates after months of being at Marquette. He also said he very much wants fans to be at the games if they’re allowed. “I just want to be out there playing with my teammates,” Andrade said. “Hopefully we’ll have fans as well because the atmosphere of having people singing or screaming your name is so exciting. I can’t wait.”
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CLUB: Callero, Stelter describe obstacles of process Continued from page 12 that are left. “Once they turn all that in, it gets okayed by our general council and risk management. Once that’s done, they go in front of the existing club sports presidents and give a presentation with questioning and answers,” Anderegg said. “Then the existing club sports presidents vote on that. There’s a recommendation to me and I make a final decision.” The process usually takes about three months, Anderegg said, although Callero said it has taken a bit longer for her vision
to be created. “We started the club process in February and it would’ve gone a lot faster, but because of COVID, things slowed down a lot and we didn’t have much communication with the directors of the department,” Callero said. Even after the club is created, the group must go through the process of becoming a student organization. The club creators must complete the “Student Organization Request to Organize” form and gather electronic signatures of interested students. They also need to meet with the Office of Engagement and
Inclusion where they have to create an organization constitution. “For the student organization, we had to write a constitution. We had to say who members of eboard would be as well,” Stelter said. “Basically, the biggest thing was the constitution to become a student organization.” In the constitution, Callero said they needed to include things like: mission statement, structure/ membership, exectuvie board and positions, eligibility, nominations and election of the executive board, meetings and voting, removal of executive board members, finances, amendments,
affiliations and ratifications. Callero expressed her frustration with the student organization process as well. “We found out we had to present in front of a different board that we thought we’d already presented in front of with a different set of information,” Callero said. “I also wish they would’ve been a little more helpful or had somebody to help us get through this process. It’s so hard to get your club approved so that way clubs don’t start. It seems like they don’t want clubs to be started because of how hard the process is.” For all the steps and the several
months of work, Callero said it was absolutely worth it. “If (COVID-19) never happened and we were able to practice, this is so worth it. Especially being able to bring a club that I care about to the school,” Callero said. “I felt Marquette didn’t have a lot of clubs and I wanted to make friends, but it wasn’t easy and this is a club where I can finally meet friends who have the same interest. I thought that was so worth it to do all of this.”
WOMEN’S SOCCER
Senior spends time surfing at home in Santa Monica Maggie Lena balances two sports, prioritizes soccer By Kristin Parisi
kristin.parisi@marquette.edu
While everybody was locked up in their houses during quarantine, some may have dreamt of going to the beach. For California natives like senior midfielder/forward Maggie Lena, that dream was a reality. “So at the beginning of quarantine, the beaches were closed. But when the beaches opened up, it was a great time for me to have a job (surf camp counselor) that was outdoors, doing what I love and just getting out of the house in general,” Lena said. Lena specifically loves surfing, something that she has been doing since she was a little girl. Being from Santa Monica, California, Lena always had the ability to go to the beach, and that is where her love for surfing began. “When I was younger, I went to a surf camp called Surf Academy, and I went there all throughout middle school,” Lena said. After all those summers spent in the water, Lena developed a love for the sport, but never had the aspirations to go pro. For her, it was more of a fun activity to get away from the world and be one with the water. “For me, just being in the ocean and being in that safe place and having that individualistic aspect of surfing was amazing,” Lena said. “I took that time to think and reflect, but also to have a good time in the water.” Although she loved her time in the water, soccer was still
a big part of her life. Balancing both sports was something Lena had to adapt to, but she would always find time to go surfing, even if it was right before she went on the road for tournaments. “For me, soccer was always my priority, and surfing was more of a way that I got to experience the ocean, and being with friends and family and just being
Katie Smith is from Phoenix, Arizona and the two have built a close relationship. “We like to joke about it all the time,” Lena said. “I think it’s something to break tensions, especially if you just met the person. Sometimes we’re on the same flight back home, so that’s always nice.” For Smith, having someone who knows how to adjust to
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Senior Maggie Lena went to camp at Surf Academy in middle school.
at the beach in general,” Lena said. “But there were definitely times that it would be a Saturday game and I would get up early and go surfing in the morning, and then get on the road and go straight to the game.” Being far from home can be tough, but for Lena it is a way to bond with her teammates who also live on the West Coast. Redshirt first-year
being far away from home was very helpful coming into Marquette, but Lena’s compassion off the field was also huge for a young player like herself. “Maggie is someone who genuinely cares about other people’s well-being,” Smith said. “She just cares on a deeper level than most people and is a really good resource to have in general, because you always knew if you
were having a rough day, you could always go to her and she would tell you a joke or pick you up.” Sophomore defender Addie Shock loves being around Lena as well. “She’s super compassionate, super happy and super live,” Shock said. “You can always count on her to just make you smile.” Not only is she a super compassionate teammate, but off the field she strives to serve the community. Lena has been a part of the Student Athletes Advocating for Change program at Marquette for two years. Serving as the vice president of the program, she has been able to coordinate many events and workshops, including one on allyship in August. Lena mentioned that her love for surfing has helped her use her voice and platform to raise awareness for diversity and inclusion. She is a camp counselor at the surfing camp she went to as a kid and she has been able to use that opportunity to bring all types of people together. “Working at the surf camp, I was helping kids throughout L.A.,” Lena said. “So for me, that was also a contribution of giving that person a little taste of the ocean, and surfing. And surfing brings all types of people together.” Although she was not able to attend protests and marches due to COVID-19, that did not keep Lena from using her platform to stand up against the issues in the United States today. “I was trying to do things outside … posting on social media,” Lena said. “I was trying to prepare for school and started planning events and making sure my subcommittee through SAAC was organized.” With over 1,400 followers on
Instagram, Lena has a platform that other people might not have. She has made sure that this platform is used for change. “Being able to educate others on how they can just be better members of the community and how they can support and respect and learn more about their peers, and people in general, is really big,” Lena said. “I’m really grateful that I got to fill this position and set the precedent for Marquette moving forward.” Lena said she owes the platform she has to her soccer career because without it, her voice might not be as big. “I wouldn’t have this platform if I wasn’t playing soccer and I wouldn’t have the same relationships and knowledge of the things I have now,” Lena said. “We have the eyes and the platform to be able to get out our voice, but also amplify other voices and to make sure that all student athletes feel supported and respected by both their peers and staff.” Lena was the Baird Blue & Gold Student Athlete of the Month in August. The award is given to a student-athlete that has been selected by Marquette Athletics’ Academics and Student Programs staff. Lena said that getting the award meant everything to her and that this is only the beginning of her journey. “For me, it was like a big highfive, you know?” Lena said. “I keep up the good work knowing that I’m not finished and I have this whole year, and then hopefully after I graduate, continuing this fight for justice.” Although the season is set to start in the spring, Lena said she will not let herself get distracted by soccer and will use the sport to help continue the fight against racial injustice in the United States.
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Outside hitter aspires to coach following college career Werch helps out with summer camps, reflects on MU success By Molly Gretzlock
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To become a coach takes a lot of patience, a prestigious eye for the game and the confidence to challenge a team’s abilities. These characteristics are exactly what Marquette volleyball head coach Ryan Theis uses to describe Hope Werch. Although the senior outside hitter only has one more season with the team, she wants to continue her volleyball career in a different way. “I tried studying education, but I started thinking about coaching and realized that coaching would be something I want to do,” Werch said. With her interest for coaching in mind, Theis said he has been putting Werch in coach-like situations. “She wants to potentially be a volleyball coach, so we have tried to implement some things with her to prepare her for what
that’s like,” Theis said. “Even watching a player, I will ask ‘What would you change with that kid?’” Werch has helped out at volleyball camps as well, which she said has really helped her gain the necessary skills for coaching. “It was a really good experience,” Werch said. “I would like to hopefully coach at the college level, specifically in the Midwest if I could. Coaching at Marquette would be really cool too.” As for her own playing resume, she start playing in seventh grade. Theis said he had Werch on his recruitment radar early. “She was probably the first scholarship I offered in getting this job in February of 2014. She was the first one (where) I said, ‘Lets get her,’” Theis said. “She has been an incredible part of the team.” Prior to coming to Marquette, Werch found much success at Neenah High School. “She was a state champion (and) pure leader of her high school team as a senior,” Theis said. “Her personality is terrific.
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Werch (8) serves the ball against the University of Northern Iowa.
She is super competitive and wants to win.” Not only did she find success in high school, but also over the past three years with the Golden Eagles. In her debut season in 2017, she was named BIG EAST Freshman of the Year. Then during her junior season she was awarded AVCA All-East Coast Region. “Being a part of the team has been really fun,” Werch said. “We are very supportive of each other and help push each other to become better.” During Werch’s time at Marquette she has been a part of some monumental matchups on the court. She specifically remembers last season’s game against the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where Marquette upset the No. 4 team in the country after being down two sets. “It was such a special moment,” Werch said. “It was so cool to see the NCAA Instagram page recording the reactions on the court. Coaches were hugging and the team was just so happy and excited.”