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Marquette guard Andrew Rowsey (left) led the Golden Eagles with 159 3-point attempts last year. He averaged 11.6 points per game.
When Marquette takes the floor Nov. 10 for its season opener against Mount St. Mary’s, the offense will rely less on its game plan from a year ago. In 2016-’17, Marquette lived and died by the 3-pointer. The team would constantly bail out defensive shortcomings with a high-octane perimeter offense that took over 40 percent of its shots from beyond the arc. “Last year’s team was a
very unique offensive team,” Wojciechowski said. “One of the things our guys last year always thought we could outscore people, and in a lot of cases, they were right.” That won’t fly for the Golden Eagles this year, as the team replaces a large chunk of its scoring from last season. Much of the change in offensive mindset stems from the departures of forward Katin Reinhardt and guard Duane Wilson. Reinhardt was one of three
Golden Eagles to have 150 or more 3-point attempts in 2016-’17. Wilson was the only player to reach that benchmark in 2015-’16, although his 3-point opportunities dramatically decreased in 2016-’17 as higher-percentage shooters were fed more opportunities. Even with Reinhardt and Wilson in the mix, Marquette’s reliance on perimeter scoring quickly became a negative in BIG EAST play. When the Golden Eagles shot less than
41 percent from long distance, they were 1-6 on the season. In comparison, they were 9-2 when they surpassed the 41 percent mark. Marquette’s defensive woes amplified the team’s offensive struggles. The team finished last year ranked 241st in effective field goal percentage allowed according to KenPom, a prominent college basketball analytics website. This leaves sophomores Markus Howard and Sam Hauser and
redshirt senior Andrew Rowsey as the team’s three primary offensive options. Howard was the most accurate 3-point shooter in the country last year, shooting an astounding 54.7 percent from long distance. Rowsey and Hauser also proved to be efficient from outside, shooting 44.7 and 45.3 percent, respectively. Howard and Hauser developed a strong bond right away as roommates, which only helped their respective games last season. See Trio page 14
University takes ownership of Marq apartments Campus housing acquires 600 rooms for upcoming year By Caroline White
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Marquette purchased The Marq, an apartment complex just west of campus on Wisconsin Avenue, as announced in a university news brief Oct. 16. The Marq, formerly known as the 2040s, already houses
hundreds of Marquette students, so the transition lies in ownership of the building. Rooms will be offered to juniors, seniors, graduate and professional students through Marquette starting next year.
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Purchasing The Marq is one of many steps the university is taking to increase its influence on real estate surrounding campus. The goal is to acquire and secure quality housing in close proximity to the university in order to
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increase admissions. The master plan is what Marquette calls “Beyond Boundaries.” The Marq offers its residents See APARTMENTS page 2A
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Marq to receive 1.5 million dollars of updates MARQ, from page 1 common rooms, study rooms, a courtyard, a fitness center, a computer lab and two restaurants among other things, according to their website. Marquette partnered with Harrison Street Real Estate Capital, LLC for the project. The company plans on investing 1.5 million dollars into additional updates. “The reality is that high quality housing in the areas immediately surrounding our campus is in very high demand, so this acquisition will benefit our upper division students for many years to come,” university
spokesperson Brian Dorrington said. “We feel that the facility will be really appealing to students.” Such updates include increased security measures including more frequent patrolling by Marquette University Police Department. The building itself will be inspected by MUPD to ensure all other security measures are up to date. “As Marquette just announced that we will take on ownership of the building, we are still working out some of the specific transition details. The Marq will function similarly
to all other Marquette-owned apartments,” Rick Arcuri, Executive Director of Student Affairs Operations, said. Day-to-day operations will be overseen by the Office of Residence Life, like other Marquette-owned student-living spaces. This includes having an apartment manager in-house to monitor daily operations and assist with resident or facilities concerns and a community assistant who will be in charge of organizing get-togethers for residents. Capstone On-Campus Management, another university
First Muslim minister hired Doctoral candidate offers faith guidance, promotes inclusion By Caroline White
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Campus Ministry hired Afnan Musaitif, a doctoral candidate in Counseling Psychology at Marquette, as the first Muslim campus minister mid-September. The position was created to provide students with guidance in their faith and feel included on campus. “My priority is to serve the students: making sure all students have their needs met and feel included on campus, bringing everyone together and building community,” Musaitif said. Muslim students make up about one percent of the
student body. It’s important they have a resource on campus they can turn to, Faezh Dalieh, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences, said. “The Muslim students are in need of someone like Afnan to reach out to when Muslims are being bashed on the news (or on) social media or when the Muslim students are facing personal issues and do not know where to go,” Dalieh said. “Afnan stands as a voice, a representative and as a friend to all the Muslim students on campus.” Dalieh is involved in groups such as the Interfaith Coordinating Team, the Muslim Student Association and Students for Justice in Palestine. She adds that these organizations have helped her become proud of who she is. While those groups have
helped Dalieh in her faith journey on campus, she also recognizes the need for a Muslim campus minister, adding that hiring Musaitif was a step in the right direction. “With how Islam is so negatively portrayed in the media, being a Muslim in America can be somewhat intimidating,” Dalieh said. “Though I myself know the beauty of my religion and how it teaches me nothing but peace and love, I feel that society looks at me differently no matter what.” For her first project as a campus minster, Musaitif is organizing a biweekly group beginning October 26, open to all students, to discuss Muslim life on campus. The purpose of it is to provide a safe space for Muslim students and other students to discuss all topics related to Muslim life.
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Afnan Musaitif, a doctoral candidate in Counseling Psychology, is Marquette’s first Muslim campus minister.
partner in the project, will handle building maintenance. Mary Janz, Executive Director of Housing and Residence Life, and Kelsey Stockton, Assistant Director of University Apartments and Off Campus Student Services, said current leases will be honored, including those made prior to the announced transition. Additionally, residents of The Marq will be given the same priority to renew leases or change units within the university apartment system. “We are excited to increase our University Apartments’
capacity by approximately 600 beds and look forward to partnering with COCM and Harrison Street Real Estate Capital to provide an outstanding student housing experience,” the two said, in a joint statement. Rates vary across all university owned apartment buildings, and it has not yet been determined how The Marq will fall in comparison or if the current rates for rooms in The Marq will be affected. A transition team is working on how future rates will be affected.
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Student starts bike-powered taxi service Sophomore looks to expand business throughout city By Jenny Whidden
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Some may know Griffin Rain as the student who bikes his pedicab up and down Kilbourn Avenue on weekends. The sophomore in the College of Business Administration is an avid biker and the founder of Pedal Power Cabs, a small business that began offering taxi services on campus in September. Rain’s business began with his love for biking. He was diagnosed with diabetes his sophomore year of high school, and biking helps him manage his blood sugar. “Since I started (biking), I have
fallen in love with it. I love exploring Milwaukee,” Rain said. “I’ve biked down to Chicago before.” When he saw pedicabs at Summerfest this year, Rain was inspired to start his own business. He approached a biker at the festival and asked him how his business worked. Now that Pedal Power Cabs is up and running, Rain has become well-known around Marquette. “I think he’s kind of an icon on campus. You see him riding around and people are shouting ‘Griffin!’ Everybody knows who he is,” said Jenniffer Hernandez, Griffin’s friend and a sophomore in the College of Business Administration. “This was a way to make money off of something that he would do anyways, which I think is a great strategy for any business.”
Mikey Wilson, a sophomore in the College of Nursing, often uses Power Pedal Cabs to make sure his friends get home safe. As a customer, Wilson said there are several reasons why someone would choose Rain’s cab over a limo. “Limos don’t have lights and speakers playing good music,” he said. “You don’t really see a pedal cab out that much, so it’s kind of a novelty. And Griffin is just a cool dude. You can strike up a conversation with him about a lot of stuff.” Rain recently purchased his second pedicab, and he is looking for people who want to work for him. Until he finds employees, Rain often has his friends biking with him. “They’re basically renting the cab from me for the night. So maybe I’ll charge $35 to rent it and whatever they make over that, they
can keep,” Rain said. Though Rain’s focus is Marquette, he is available at most major events in Milwaukee and he often does bike tours downtown. He is looking forward to expanding his business and plans to purchase more pedicabs to regularly cover UW-Milwaukee, Water Street and North Avenue. “The biggest thing is going to be finding people that are wanting to do the pedicabs. Especially on weekend nights because you can’t be going to parties, you’d have to give that up,” Rain said. “My favorite part is that I just get to bike around at night.” “It’s neat that everyone kind of knows who I am now. It’s cool meeting some people I wouldn’t have even met before,” he said.
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Griffin Rain, founder of Pedal Power Cabs, pictured with his first pedal cab. Rain purchased a second cab and is looking to hire another driver.
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MUPD REPORTS Oct. 10 MUPD cited 17 people for underage drinking in a residence in the 2100 block of W. Michigan Street and will also be citing the 6 tenants of the residence. The incident occurred Saturday, Oct. 7 at 11:40 p.m. An unknown person(s) removed property estimated at $3,605 from an unsecured residence in the 1700 block of W. Wells St. The incident occurred Saturday, Oct. 7 between 2 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. Five students were in possession of drug paraphernalia in the 800 block of N. James Lovell St. Saturday, Oct. 7 at 12:55 a.m.
MUPD cited 11 people for underage drinking in a residence in the 1900 block of W. Kilbourn Ave. and will also be citing the tenants of the residence. The incident occurred Saturday, Oct. 7 at 11:28 p.m. Oct. 11 A person not affiliated with Marquette indecently exposed himself while urinating in public in the 1600 block of W. Wisconsin Avenue and was cited by MUPD. The incident occurred Sunday, Oct. 1, at 12:06 a.m. Oct. 16 A person not affiliated with Marquette was aggressively
panhandling in the 800 block of N. 16th St. and was cited by MUPD Sunday, Oct. 15 at 10:17 p.m. An unknown person(s) forcibly entered an apartment building and attempted to remove coins from laundry machines causing damage to the machines in the 2100 block of W. Michigan Street. The incident occurred between Thursday, Oct. 12 at 10 p.m. and Friday, Oct. 13 at 7:45 a.m. A person not affiliated with Marquette reported being robbed at gunpoint by an unknown subject in the 600 block of N. 23rd St. Monday, Oct. 16 at 3:22 p.m.
Oct. 24 Guest speaker: State Senator Chris Larson 7-8 p.m., Cudahy 120
Oct. 25 Fundraiser for Suicide Awareness 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Under the Raynor Bridge Oct. 26 Succulent Sale 10 a.m.-3 p.m., 2nd floor AMU lobby Learn to Irish Dance with Saoirse 6:30-8 p.m., AMU Ballroom A MUDJ & Triangle Presents: Halloween
7:30-10:30 p.m., AMU Field Oct. 27 Goat petting 10 a.m.-noon, West Towne Square Fugee show 8-9 p.m., Marquette Hall 100 Jazz Band Concert 8-10:30 p.m., Varsity Theater Graveyard Movie Night 9-11:45 p.m., Annex Courts
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Study shows students hype up college rankings
Statistical standings can cause negative impressions of schools By Sydney Czyzon
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Students place too much emphasis on college rankings when making application decisions, according to a study published this month by two Marquette professors and one University of Idaho professor. The study found 18.5 percent of full-time, first-year students say rankings in national magazines are ‘very important’ in their decision of which college to attend. With these statistics in mind, the professors sought to prove whether students process ranking information accurately. The study focused on the U.S. News & World Report college rankings for national universities and national liberal arts colleges, which are released each fall. The professors studied how these rankings affect students’ perceptions of educational institutions. The two Marquette professors, Andrew G. Meyer and Andrew R. Hanson, from the economics department, and Daniel C. Hickman, economics professor from the University of Idaho, officially started working on the study in fall 2015, mostly collaborating over email and phone calls. The study took about two years to finish, which, Meyer said, is pretty quick for a given paper. What the three professors found has implications for both students and educational institutions. The findings suggest that there is a 2 to 6 percent decrease in applications when an institution’s ranking moves from inside the top 50 to outside the top 50. Despite this drop in applications, the study found no corresponding drop in the quality of institutions immediately above or below the 50 threshold. In other words, rather than a large change in quality between an institution ranked 50 and an institution ranked 51, Meyer said students’ perceptions make the gap appear larger than it is. “That tells us that students are focusing on the ranking as opposed to the information about quality that the ranking contains,” Meyer said. Nikko Galanopulos, a sophomore in the College of Business Administration, said he thought rankings were important as a high school student. “When I was a senior in high school, that was what I kind of used,” Galanopulos said. “But now that I’m here, it’s less so the number and more so what I’m actually doing here that’s going to get me a job.” Meyer said students’ tendency to rely on these rankings is indicative of human
decision-making behavior. “There are places in economics research that are showing now that in many situations, people have limited attention spans,” he said. “There’s a lot of complex information that they have to try to process all at one time, so in these situations where people are faced with a lot of complex information, sometimes they look for simplifying rules of thumb.” However, students’ emphasis on rankings could affect the quality of their college experience, Meyer said. Students who place too much importance on whether the schools they are applying for are in the top 25 or 50 might end up applying to schools in the 45 to 50 range and face higher competition, potentially causing
them to receive less financial aid. “By putting too much attention onto just that one ranking, they might not be getting the best match for themselves,” Meyer said. “Students may end up finding a better match for themselves by looking on the other side of the threshold — on 26, 27, 28 or 51, 52, 53 or 101, 102, 103.” One reason students might place a lot of emphasis on the top 50 institutions could be due to the physical page break around that threshold in the U.S. News printed rankings. However, Meyer said the effect of the page break has decreased over time as technology use has increased, paving the way for future research. “If you look at the online rank-
ings, they don’t have the same cutoffs at 50,” he said. “But there might become other cutoffs that are important in the future, so you’d have to look at the rankings and see what are the natural breakpoints that come up when you look at the online rankings.” Meyer said students should look beyond rankings when considering college options. While he said employers and graduate programs may look at rankings, students should not solely rely on rankings when decision day rolls around. Isaiah Gencuski, a junior in the College of Communication, said he focused on financial aid over rankings. “It was more so a matter of tuition,” he said.
“I looked at the rankings of the program that I’m in, not Marquette’s in general,” Karis Yang, a sophomore in the College of Health Sciences, said. In the U.S. News 2018 ranking of national universities, Marquette ranked 90. In 2016 and 2017, Marquette ranked 86. “What Marquette would want to think about directly related to this study is that small changes in ranking can actually be relatively important if it crosses over some subjective threshold,” Meyer said. “Even though the ranking change might look really marginal — let’s say from a 98 to a 101 ... it still could be important in the eyes of students.”
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Burglary reports in off-campus residences grow es, laptops and cell phones. The main targeted area is north of Wells Street, 13th to 20th Streets, from around 12-6 a.m. “This guy is not doing anything other than jiggling door handles, (going) inside and (takBy Sanya Sawlani ing) whatever he can get quicksanya.sawlani@marquette.edu ly. Students are leaving their Ten reported instances of bur- doors unlocked and it is what glaries occurred at unsecured (he) is targeting, he isn’t crawloff-campus residences as of Oct. ing through windows or kick9 according to the Marquette ing locks,” Captain Kranz said. “(Locking) your doors is the best University Police Department. There is evidence that piece of advice I can give; there ties a number of these bur- has been no forced entry.” glaries to one person, said Armeen Shahriar, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences, MUPD Captain Jeff Kranz. The subject enters through was in his home of the Sigma an unlocked door and removes Chi house on 14th and Kilbourn small electronics such as Xbox- Avenue on Oct. 6 around 1:10
Nighttime intrusions reported between 13th, 20th Streets
p.m. when an intruder entered through the fire escape door. The door had a lock, but was rusty and needed a firm press to shut all the way. Shahriar was in the second floor bathroom during the time in which the intruder was able to take his backpack that contained a computer, notebooks, folders, documents for Marquette courses and work, a laptop, two sets car keys, two watches and an Xbox One. “I was in the bathroom for probably five minutes or so, meaning this all happened very quickly and presumably quietly,” Shahriar said. MUPD arrived to the house at 1:25 and spent a fair amount of
time looking around, Shahriar said. However, residents said they felt that if the officers had responded via squad car and searched the surrounding area, they would have had a better chance of locating the thief and their belongings. The following day, an MUPD officer returned to the house with the car keys that had been left at another house on campus that was burgled. Since the incident, Shahriar and his roommates have had new locks installed on all of their doors. According to MUPD, robberies and burglaries in 2016 dropped 28 percent and 53 percent in year-over-year comparisons. “We have had incidents in
years before, but we have never seen a cluster. (This) is why we believe it is one individual who thinks he can keep doing it until we catch them,” Captain Kranz said. Clare Lumetta, a freshman in the College of Business Administration, said she believes burglaries like this are a part of living in a city. “This makes me a little concerned, but honestly, I expected incidents like this,” Lumetta said. “Campus is safe and you just have to be careful with your things, whether you live in a dorm or off-campus.”
Petition for Arabic major spreads on campus Expansion sought by students, faculty for existing program By Sanya Sawlani
sanya.sawlani@marquette.edu
Students are actively pursuing the creation of an Arabic major with a petition that is circulating campus. The university only offers an Arabic minor. Pending review of the university and the Languages, Literatures and Cultures department, students are hoping to see the major in place for the 2018-’19 academic year. Arabic, one of the critical languages labeled by the U.S. government, is an official language of the United Nations and is spoken in 22 countries. Students have been asking for an Arabic major for years because it is a unique quality when applying for jobs and graduate school, Ibtisam Abujad, a visiting instructor of Arabic, said. During her first semester at Marquette, a freshman asked Abujad how to major in Arabic. She told the student he had to minor because that was the only option, and he refused. “How do you answer the question of why there is no major and why he can’t pursue this?” Abujad said. “Where can you go to major in Arabic and what university has this major? That was a problem because we want students to stay at Marquette.” Most students who come to Arabic classes want to further their study, Enaya Othman, assistant professor of Arabic, said.
“(They can) improve on the assumption that this will increase their chances of finding jobs which would enhance their life, fulfill their ideal and serve the world community, giving them more understanding and respect (for others),” Othman said. Members of Arabic club are also involved in spreading the petition. Claire Weber, Arabic club president, said the club drafted the petition and sent it to Abujad to be revised. Club members are going around asking students and faculty to sign, and also look-
ing for students who can write one page letters saying why they think the major would be helpful and benefit the university. If approved, the university will need to hire more professors as there are only two teaching language courses. The major would incorporate influences from language, religion, history and culture. Abujad said Marquette is not only looking at this program as an option for students to study, but to expand into the growing Arab and Muslim community in the greater
Milwaukee area, something that students are trying to get involved and connect with. “I would like Marquette to look at this as not only a positive for students, but a positive for campus,” Abujad said. “It will bring in more applications, create a diverse community, and in the future students will credit their success back to the university.” Allie Bitz, senior in the College of Arts and Sciences and executive vice president of Marquette University Student Government, credits some of her best memories at Marquette from ex-
periences provided by the Arabic program. “The addition of an Arabic major will benefit the University by giving students another opportunity to engage with diverse cultures and ideas,” Bitz said. The people Bitz met through Arabic classes allowed her to encounter a range of experiences that she never had growing up in suburban Wisconsin. “Out of all the experiences I’ve had at Marquette, being a part of Arabic classes has been the most like being a part of a family.”
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Lunda Room renovations include kitchen space Space to offer lessons from professional chefs to community By Sydney Czyzon
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The Lunda Room is being revamped to open up the space to students, faculty and staff who want to learn cooking techniques from a professional chef. The new space, called Innovation Kitchen, will be part of the Lunda Room in the Alumni Memorial Union, separated by a retractable glass wall. It will host events that students will be able to sign up for individually or in small groups. The construction started near the end of summer, with the space expected to open mid-November. The retractable glass wall will not be installed until December. “It’s a multi-faceted kind of approach to a teaching kitchen,” Rick Arcuri, executive director of student affairs operations, said. With larger events, like Sodexo’s Global Chef programs, the space will transform the entire Lunda Room into the Innovation Kitchen. “(The Lunda Room) was way under-utilized,” Donato Guida, general manager of Sodexo, said. “It was almost more used for faculty and staff, though it’s open to students. I think they didn’t feel as comfortable in there. So we wanted to take it and make it more student-focused.” To make the teaching process most effective, the Innovation Kitchen will feature brand new cooking equipment, 55-inch TVs, seating, counters and an updated speaker system. The chef hosting the event will be hooked up to mics, with cameras projecting the prep areas and
cooking areas on the TVs. Depending on the type of event, participants will be able to watch, cook alongside the chef, or make their own dishes. Sodexo chefs from Marquette Place and Cobeen will host some events, but a newly-hired chef, Jim Udulutch, will be in charge of most of the programming. Udulutch, who was previously a culinary instructor at Milwaukee Area Technical College, impressed Guida when he took 40 minutes to explain his process of making Chicken Roulade during his interview. “We were in a room with 10 people, and you could see that people in the room had been enlightened, going, ‘I’m going to cook this tonight. That’s way easier than I thought it
would be,’” Guida said. Guida also said the space will also act as a test kitchen for meals that could be served in dining halls. “It gives us the ability to really test and try anything,” he said. “With the Global Chef programs, if we’re trying some of the authentic cuisines, if it works, you’ll see them in retail locations, in the resident dining locations – that’s what makes it really exciting.” The auxiliary services board, made up of representatives from MUSG, was informed of the idea last school year. “At the end of last year, we were deciding whether or not to choose Sodexo or another service provider to be the dining services provider.
And along with that, they were kind of revamping a couple different aspects of dining on campus,” representative Dan Brophy, a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences, said. “One of them was the Lunda Room in the AMU.” Brophy said the board members were all supportive of the idea, providing suggestions when approached. “This is not just somebody who knows how to cook food – it’s a chef, it’s professional and he’s supposed to be really interactive from what we’ve heard,” Brophy said. “(He’s) a very just kind of interesting guy, he’s very vocal, he’s going to engage students when they’re watching and when they’re a part of the process.”
The new equipment also gives the chefs the ability to record the lessons and upload them online, allowing students who were unable to attend to catch up on what they missed. Ultimately, Guida said he hopes the space can introduce students to a new kind of authenticity. “We might not be able to cook like your mom – matter of fact, nobody can cook like your mom, even if she was a good or a bad cook. That’s a different kind of authenticity,” he said. “But we could be in there and teach you our authentic cooking, or invite chefs from the community, or teach students to cook safely in their rooms or in their apartments for the first time.”
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Innovation Kitchen renovations are due to be complete in December, with the space opening mid-November. Cooking classes will be offered
Remembering Jerry Kleczka: a life of service Milwaukee native, former congressman dead at 72 years old By Sarah Lipo
sarah.lipo@marquette.edu
Milwaukee native Gerald ‘Jerry’ Kleczka, who created the Kleczka Program at Les Aspin Center for Government, died Oct. 8. Raised on Milwaukee’s South Side, Kleczka was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives, serving from 1984 to 2005. He represented Wisconsin’s fourth congressional district. In 2002, Kleczka began the
Kleczka Program, which is the local version of the Les Aspin Center in Washington, D.C., which gives students the opportunity to work in legislative offices. The Kleczka Program designed for students who are interested in public policy but want to stay local. Karen Hoffman, current associate director for the Les Aspin Center, is thankful for Kleczka’s generosity. “The congressman knew the value of internships, but since most of them are not paid, he was concerned that lower-income students could not afford to take advantage of such opportunities,” Hoffman said. Hoffman said that thanks to Kleczka’s generous gift, eligible
students can receive a stipend for the program. Grecia Rodriguez, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences, participated in the Kleczka program by interning in the Milwaukee Justice Center. Her duties included helping clients fill out paperwork involving custody, divorce and other stipulations. Rodriguez saw firsthand the simple difference she could make in people’s lives and realized that there is a lot of work to be done in Milwaukee. Rodriguez said she plans to go to law school to aid people in difficult situations. She said Kleczka’s legacy is embodied in the work and service the interns provide.
“I think it is incredible that the congressman always knew that there was work to be done in Milwaukee and that’s why he fought so vigorously for his constituents,” Rodriguez said. “His work ethic has truly inspired many, like myself, and I hope many more students are encouraged to participate in the Kleczka program.” Marina Dimitrijevic is an alumna of the Les Aspin Program, who worked in Congressman Kleczka’s office while interning. She said the program helped her discover what she was passionate about. “It was a life-changing experience for me and where I fell in love with politics and public office,” Dimitrijevic said.
After graduating from Marquette in 2003, she went on to create an internship program during her time as chairwoman of the Milwaukee County Board. Dimitrijevic, who currently serves as the Milwaukee County supervisor and executive director of the Wisconsin Working Families Party, said she had the honor of knowing Kleczka personally. Dimitrijevic is currently a visiting assistant professor at the graduate school in public service administration. “Jerry was a great inspiration, as he was a Southsider like me, and taught me as an elected official to always put your constituents first and it will take you a long way in your career,” said Dimitrijevic.
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ce Engineering club serves impoverished areas Oranization works to improve livelihoods through projects By Josh Anderson
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In the face of a severe water shortage, residents in the Guatemalan neighborhood, La Tribuna, walk nearly 9 miles for clean water. A group of Marquette students are working to change this. Engineers Without Borders is a volunteer organization that seeks to improve the lives of impoverished communities through engineering projects, and is working on various infrastructure projects in the Guatemalan city of Joyabai. Most of the projects are pedestrian footbridges,
but EWB recently expanded their work capacity, adding a water purification project. The Marquette chapter was established in 2005 and quickly became the College of Engineering’s leading service organization, though they accept undergraduate and graduate students from all Marquette colleges. The neighborhood of La Tribuna has been hit harder than many other areas during the water shortage. Mark Federle is a professor of construction engineering and the faculty adviser for EWB. He said the water the citizens of La Tribuna do receive is completely undrinkable. “Right now, most of (La Tribuna) gets one dirty 55-gallon barrel of water a week,” Federle said. “They wouldn’t drink
it, but it’d be for everything non-drinking purposes.” In response, several families from La Tribuna decided they are willing to pay for clean water. They purchased a small spring. While they now have access to clean water, walking to the spring daily is inconvenient and often unfeasible. EWB is currently working to treat the spring water and pipe it to La Tribuna. The team members bring the water into the town, put it into a tank, and use chlorine and different filters to purify it for drinking, and then send it out to taps at each home. The water purification team is in the process of forming groups which will focus on researching elevation data, water quality and other factors.
The other group is building a bridge and is in the research phase to determine where it should be placed. Adam Gottlieb, a senior in the College of Engineering and fundraising chair for EWB, said his time spent designing and building a bridge in Joyabaj had a significant impact on his life. “The whole point of the bridge is to make the crossing easier for the kids so they can get to school easier, but even after you cross that river, you’re still walking 500 feet of elevation to get to the school,” Gottlieb said. “You don’t really realize how many extra (conveniences) we live with.” Esther Baas, EWB’s president and a senior in the College of Engineering, said
she agrees with Gottlieb. “For them, they carry babies up this (hill). It does put into perspective how much easier it is for us,” Baas said. Project leader Kassie Paul, a senior in the College of Engineering, has been involved in community service throughout her time at Marquette. Paul said she has always found service to be important, but she often finds that, to many people, service simply refers to free, unskilled labor. “Oftentimes, we find that our community service isn’t skilled,” Paul said. “It’s going to a food pantry and helping out, and talking to people and smiling, which are skills that we all have. You need to be able to use your skills that not everyone has to serve.”
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Kassie Paul, a senior engineering student and project leader for EWB discusses the importance of community service projects that require skilled labor.
Supplies, services offered to homeless in AMU Project Homeless Connect welcomes residents in need By Caroline Gallo
caroline.gallo@marquette.edu
Marquette hosted Project Homeless Connect Oct. 19, an event dedicated to helping those living in poverty in the Milwaukee community. PHC is an event Marquette hosts once a year, where the Alumni Memorial Union transforms into a one stop shop for those living in poverty in Milwaukee to receive services such as dental exams, flu shots, legal advice and housing
consultations. Volunteers also provide individuals with supplies like sleeping bags, hygiene products and bus passes. Marquette’s MARDI GRAS took part in the event for its fourth year in a row. MARDI GRAS (Making A Real Difference in the Gulf Region and Areas Surrounding) is a disaster relief service organization. The group dedicates one of their yearly trips to staying at home and helping in their own backyard. Maggie McDonald, a senior in the College of Business Administration and community outreach coordinator for MARDI GRAS, organized the event with United Way of Greater Milwaukee and Waukesha
County, a nonprofit that works to better the community. “It impacts Milwaukee and Marquette by allowing us to open our campus to people affected by poverty and invite people into our school, as well as gaining a better understand the issues going on in our neighborhood,” McDonald said. University President Michael Lovell kicked off the event by speaking to all guests and volunteers. “One of the things I’m really proud of today is the fact that many of the (volunteers) are students, and our students happen to be on fall break,” Lovell said. “Instead of going home they are choosing to spend their time here helping the community.”
More than 300 guests were helped by volunteers, 70 of which were students who participate in MARDI GRAS. PHC is open to all community members, whether as a volunteer or a guest. “For one day at Marquette, the walls of the city were broken down, and everybody was welcomed,” Danny Steeno, president of MARDI GRAS and junior in the College of Health Sciences, said. “A lot of people being served at PHC are more comfortable opening up the younger generation, because they feel that their struggle can relate more closely to the struggle of a college student.” McDonald said that PHC is different than a lot of what
MARDI GRAS does when they go off campus. “MARDI GRAS is known for being a disaster relief organization ... but it is a very important MG trip because it hits home a lot more than the place we travel to.” On Nov. 4, a group of MARDI GRAS students will be taking part in an event called Block Build Day that helps construct several homes throughout the city. “Whether in Milwaukee, New Orleans, New York or Detroit, MG looks to rebuild communities and to heal hearts,” Steeno said. “Too many people just like to watch from the sidelines and complain about how much the world needs to change.”
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Keeping festive feelings How underclassmen can maintain fall traditions in dorms By Kelli Arseneau
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The idea of fall brings to mind many activities and traditions. While living in a dorm doesn’t necessarily prohibit students from much, there are definitely a few things that are tricky to do while living there. And there are definitely some rules and regulations to abide by when living in the dorms. Here is a list of dorm-friendly alternatives to eliminate fear of missing out and ensure that everyone has a festive fall season without getting into trouble with your Resident Assistant.
Problem: Candles are not allowed in dorms. Solution: Use a wax melt or oil diffuser instead. Due to being a fire hazard, candles are not permitted in dorms. But to fill a room with the scent of pumpkin spice or apple cinnamon just as easily, get a wax melt. With an electric warmer, wax melts serve the same purpose as candles, without the wick and open flame. This is sure to satisfy those who want to come home to a sweet smelling room. Another option is an oil diffuser, which releases essential oils through steam. Both options can provide dorm rooms with fall-themed aromatherapy. If one is still missing the dim glow of candle light, he or she can decorate with battery powered tea lights.
Problem: It’s hard to carve pumpkins in dorm rooms.
Solution: Get creative. While not technically prohibited in the dorms, carving pumpkins is messy and quickly results in a rotten pumpkin, which no one wants to deal with. A rotten pumpkin carcus would also counteract the fall smells from the first tip. Plus, dorm rules don’t allow pumpkins to be left outside in common areas for extended periods of time. For an alternative method of creating festive pumpkins, there is a multitude of options. Elli Pointner, a sophomore in the College of Education and RA in Straz Tower, decorated pumpkins with sharpie for Halloween last year. Another option is to buy or make fake pumpkins, which never rot and can be left outside of your door without restrictions. “On my floor, we cut up strips of paper, and we put them into rings and made pumpkins out of them, which you can place outside your door to get around the pumpkin rule,” said Monica Patel, a sophomore in the College of Health Sciences.
Problem: Most dorm rooms are not equipped with kitchens. Solution: Rent out the kitchenette and bake with friends Since dorm residents can’t have any type of stove, grill or oven in rooms, most foods must be made in the dorm’s community kitchen. Every dorm has a kitchen available (usually located in the basement) for residents to utilize whenever they want to. This public kitchen area discourages people from baking alone and is the perfect way to bond with dorm-mates while enjoying the flavors of the season at any hour. “The other day I saw girls making pumpkin pie cake or something downstairs at like midnight,” Patel said. Bake a cake straight from the box recipe, or get ambitious and make a Pinterest-worthy pie. Problem: Students cannot roast s’mores over an open bonfire.
Solution: Make s’mores indoors. Warming up from the cool fall air by a bonfire is a staple of the season. But for obvious reasons, having a bonfire in a dorm is not an option. Just because there’s no fire doesn’t mean one needs to miss out on the sweet taste of s’mores, arguably one of the best fall treats. Invite some friends over, melt a marshmallow and a piece of chocolate on a graham cracker in a microwave and share a treat that is just as delicious as if it were made over a fire. Problem: Not every dorm has a good view of the leaves’ changing colors. Solution: Bring fall colors indoors. While the fall shades of red, orange and brown make Milwaukee look colorful, most residents cannot see colorful trees right outside their windows like they might be able to at home. To bring fall cheeriness into sight, decorate your dorm room. Fake leaves can be bought at a craft store and strung together as autumn garland. Fall wreaths make a dorm room feel like home and help to celebrate the season. “The room across from me this year put a bunch of window stickers on their big window,” said Nick Dalton, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences and an RA in Straz.
Whether store-bought or crafted by hand, fall decorations help bring the colors of the season indoors and spread the season’s cheer. There are plenty of easy ways to celebrate the season, no matter the housing situation. So crack open a window and let in the brisk fall air; break out the decorations and enjoy this fall to the fullest. Don’t
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Frankenstein has national holiday Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Novel sends message of repsonsibility to avid literature lovers By Brendan Attey
brendan.attey@marquette.edu
While many people look forward to Halloween, a lesser known holiday on the last Friday of the month is Frankenstein Friday. But even Brittany Pladek, an assistant English professor and noted Frankenstein enthusiast, was not aware the holiday existed. Many people hear Frankenstein and only think of a big, green, creepy-looking guy, but that is not the full story. The novel is much more than just a tale of horror, and there are several life lessons to be learned from it. In the book, Dr. Victor Frankenstein wants to use electricity to bring his own being to life. Using parts from other dead bodies, he pieces together his own creature and succeeds in giving it life. Immediately, the doctor is horrified by his creation and runs away. This leaves Frankenstein, the creature, alone and wondering what is wrong with him. “Being rejected by his parent
is the first thing he sees,” Pladek “While many people think of said. “This makes him think that Frankenstein as a cautionary tale he is monstrous, and sends him about using science to play God, down this bitter, violent path.” it is more a story about responsiAs Frankestein’s monster starts bility,” Pladek said. “The conseto kill civilians, quences of this Victor tries to right book are the his wrong. The novconsequences el ends with Victor of creating chasing his creasomething and ture, unsuccessthen not taking fully attempting care of it.” to run him down Frankenstein and kill him. is not about the “I’ve only seen horrors of sciimages from the ence, and why movie,” Nicki we need to not Boggia, a junior infuse dead, in the College forged-together of Nursing, said. bodies with The classic novel electricity. It Brittany Pladek often struggles to is rather about Assistant English Professor compete against pop the need to take culture stories today. responsibility “I don’t think many students have for one’s actions. an extended understanding of the It turns out that Mary Shelley, actual story, just what we’ve seen author of the original Frankenstein on TV and things like that,” Anne novel, was a bit of a genius, as she Peltier, a sophomore in the College wrote the book when she was only of Communication said. about twenty years old. Through Pladek, however, was able to her novel, Shelley tries to make explain some of the common mis- an allegorical statement about conceptions people have about the damage humanity can cause the iconic story. by creating something, and then
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refusing to nurture it, and attend to the needs it has throughout its whole life cycle. “In the movie, he’s this lurking brute who can’t really talk and has screws coming out of his neck,” Pladek said. “The creature in the book is actually very intelligent and very well spoken. He’ a smart,
aware character who reflects on his own rejection.” Mary Shelley simply wants readers to take responsibility for actions and creations. Maybe that’s what this extremely little known holiday is all about.
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MKE Podcast Festival comes to Marcus Center Festival lineup will feature co-hosts of ‘The Brilliant Idiots’ By Dan O’Keefe
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Milwaukee’s art scene seems to constantly be thriving. But two Milwaukee natives felt something was missing, so they decided to bring podcasts to their hometown. Neither Jazmine Henley-Brown nor JeDon Weaver, co-founders of the Milwaukee Podcast Festival, had ever met before. And Henley-Brown said she felt there was something lacking in the city of Milwaukee. “Chicago, New York and Atlanta and all of those cities had a place where they would do some type of showcase or festival specifically for podcasting,” Henley-Brown said. “I ts on thought that would be a great idea for Milwaukee to have one place read- where the local podcasts could or ac- come as kind of a showcase.” that’s So Henley-Brown, who hosts nown the podcast “#20somethingseries,” called up Weaver, the host of the podcast “Egos and Opinions,” with a proposal to create an event in Milwaukee celebrating and encouraging local podcasts and podcasters. Thus, the Milwaukee Podcast Festival was born. Henley-Brown said that she saw a large number of podcasts originating from Milwaukee and the surrounding area and felt that there was a need for a space where “people can just come together and create an
independent audio movement.” Weaver, who lived away from Milwaukee for the last seven years, said that it was initially difficult to get significant interest and attention for the festival. “No one knew exactly what it was,” Weaver said. “When you first bring something to the city that surrounds something that you love doing, a lot of people (are) curious.” Once Henley-Brown and Weaver began spreading the word and information about the festival, momentum started to pick up. Local podcasts signed up to perform live on stage. Eventually, interest grew large enough that Henley-Brown and Weaver had to start turning away potential podcasts. “We found ourselves turning podcasters away, like, ‘No, we have enough people, please consider us for next year’s event.’” The festival, which will feature eight podcasts ranging from a mental health podcast called, “The Evolving Chair” to a sports podcast, “TECKnical Foul,” will have a different vibe than the podcasters are accustomed to. While most podcasts are recorded in a studio without an audience, the festival puts those podcasts on the stage in front of hundreds of watching eyes and listening ears. “I know the type of content that we’re going to get, but how it’s delivered, that’s what I’m excited to see,” Weaver said. What separates the Milwaukee Podcast Festival from other festivals of this nature is the independent nature of the whole event. The festival is not sponsored by any big
corporations. Instead, it is entirely funded by donations and ticket sales. “Typically (with these events), you have so much backing behind you,” Weaver said. “This one was just Jaz and I.” The founders have said they are planning on the festival expanding in the future, adding workshops and an educational side to the event in addition to the local podcasts. “We have a celebrity podcast this year,” Henley-Brown said. “But we would like the local podcasts to grow to a level where we can all just be able to headline a festival.” The celebrity podcast is “The Brilliant Idiots,” a comedy and social commentary-focused podcast hosted by comedian Andrew Schulz and radio host Charlamagne Tha God. Weaver said that this podcast,
while not from Milwaukee, exemplifies the type of shows that will be at the festival. “Expect a lot of authenticity,” Weaver said. “The beauty about these podcasts is that they are very real and personal.” Katie Uttal, a freshman in the College of Arts & Sciences and self-acclaimed, avid podcast listener, said she is a big fan of Milwaukee having a podcast festival. “Podcasting is such an underrated art form,” Uttal said. “The voice can communicate ideas in a simpler and more powerful way than writing can because through audio, you’re incorporating things like tone, cadence and pauses.” Uttal also said that she thinks it’s important to support local artists, and this is an opportunity for the
community to get to know some of those podcasters. Henley-Brown and Weaver said they poured blood, sweat and tears into the Milwaukee Podcast Festival and are excited for not only this year’s event, but also for future festivals. “Not to discredit anyone else who has been involved in the process, but there’s been a lot of work to not only plan, but to organize and recruit,” Weaver said. “We did everything between ourselves, and I think that’s the greater accomplishment: to be able to sit back and look what a phone call blossomed in to.” The Milwaukee Podcast Festival will be Saturday, Oct. 28, in the Wilson Theater at the Marcus Center for Performing Arts.
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Andrew Schulz (left) and Charlamahne Tha God (right) host “The Brilliant Idiots” and will perform at the podcast festival.
‘Ghosted’ brings some laughs, bit lackluster FOX’s new television series creates great character dynamics By Dennis Tracy
dennis.tracy@marquette.edu
There’s something charming about FOX’s new “Ghosted,” a supernatural buddy cop comedy airing Sunday nights. It isn’t exactly great, not yet anyway, but through the show’s first four episodes it has potential to be one of the best new shows this fall. After getting fired from Stanford University for telling others that aliens abducted his wife, Max Jennifer, played by Adam Scott, works at a local bookstore trying to keep a low profile. His cohort, Leroy Wright, played by Craig Robinson, was demoted to a mall police officer after being fired from Los Angeles Police Department. The two are at rock bottom when a special division of the government, that deals with the supernatural called “The Underground,”
suddenly kidnaps the pair. If Max and Leroy can help the Bureau out with solving their cases, then the Bureau will help them get their lives back to normal. The chemistry between Scott and Robinson is terrific. One’s a dork and the other’s a tough guy. But the two of them bounce jokes off each other, so it’s always amusing at the very least. The best example of this is in the third episode, “Whispers,” where the two leads search for a killer that steals the heart from its victims. Max comes up with the idea that they’re in town for a bachelor party, and Leroy wishes he could fly back to LA. During a photo shoot, the two of them get into a banter about poses they should do, with Leroy threatening to kill Max. One of the show’s bigger issues so far is that Leroy seems to be the one that’s always in danger and Max always has to come to the rescue. In one episode, when Max and Leroy are trying to find a child bitten by a poisonous cat that turns people into zombies, Leroy gets bit, causing Max to panic. In another
episode, Leroy tries to date someone, but ends up getting possessed by her and attempts to throw Max off the balcony of a hotel. In the most recent episode, a giant bug attacks Leroy, causing Max and the members of the Underground to try and save him. Four episodes in, this feels a bit repetitive. It’s still entertaining to watch Robinson and the gang into full panic mode but I do wonder how long this premise can last. My love for the Carmichael Show is well-known, and I’m happy to see Amber Stevens West in another series. After a brief appearance in the pilot episode, she’s started to get more grounded within the show’s universe, with a brief subplot in “Whispers,” where she and Addel Akhtar’s character are trying to find the head of the Underground’s daughter. West’s character also showed up to save the day when a poisonous virus turning people into zombies possesses Leroy. I can only hope future installments continue to develop the character. Ghosted right now is doing okay just coasting along with its cast,
but it needs to set up some serious stakes. There’s a twist at the end of the third episode that seems to hint at where the show is going for the long-term, and that was exciting to see. Each episode of the show improves a bit from the last one, with the most recent episode being the best of the show thus far. With the World Series coming up, Ghosted will be taking a brief break with the show returning next month; but, if you’re a fan of the X-Files or science fiction shows in general, you Photo via Facebook may want to give Adam Scott (left) and Craig Robinson (right) create a traditional on-screen relationship between a dork and tough guy. this a try.
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Students on meal plan weigh costs
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UW-Madison’s protest rules dangerous to speech Controversy arose last semester when conservative speaker Ben Shapiro came to campus. Many students were not welcoming toward Shapiro’s lecture series, “Dismantling Safe Spaces: Facts Don’t Care About Your Feelings.” Students and staff planned a protest, but the event continued as planned, was well-attended and went on without disruption. The same lecture given at the University of Wisconsin-Madison last November did not go as uninhibited. A shouting match erupted between students opposing and students in support of Shapiro’s speech. At one point, protesters blocked the stage and chanted various phrases, stopping the lecture for nearly 10 minutes. Despite these protests, Shapiro still gave his talk and the intended dialogue occurred. In June, as a response to this protest, Wisconsin Republicans pushed the Campus Free Speech Act through state legislature. It established that disruptions like this could be grounds for expulsion. The bill says that “a range of disciplinary sanctions for anyone under an institution’s jurisdiction who engages in violent, abusive, indecent, profane, boisterous, obscene, unreasonably loud, or other disorderly conduct that interferes with the free expression of others” will be subject to suspension or expulsion. This is a dangerous precedent that will inhibit free speech more than protect it. The Madison protest led to no arrests and no physical violence. The protestors even spoke with the campus police department prior to the event to ensure their tactics were lawful. Regardless of the legality of their efforts, these students would technically be subject to expulsion under this new law. It is sensible for universities to attempt to protect their students from violence. This is not the most recent or most extreme example of campus protests escalating beyond control.
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Conservative speaker Ben Shapiro visited campus last February.
But this law could easily be used as a means of intimidation, for both liberal and conservative students. The point of encouraging dialogue is to educate. It is a difficult task to accomplish if both sides of the discussion are aggressive. That said, universities should be encouraging passionate debate. Kara Bell, the chair of the organization that brought Shapiro to Madison’s campus, said she thought the protest enhanced the event by demonstrating varying opinions. In defamation law, government officials have absolute privilege from suits during official government proceedings. They cannot be sued for what they say during the meeting and are instead encouraged to speak passionately about their causes. Sometimes passion can lead to crude or hurtful speech, and honesty is crucial in discussing social change. The point is not to allow people to speak aggressively, but to remove potential barriers to fruitful discussion. Threatening to expel students for protesting events is suppression. At best, the law is over broad and at
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worst, facially unconstitutional. Though Marquette is not immediately affected by this legislation, the precedent it sets for campus cultures is chilling. Marquette is a private institution, which means students have zero First Amendment protections from administration. If the university decided to implement a similar rule, it would be within its rights to do so. It is unlikely that a rule like this would ever be tested at Marquette. The campus has hosted speech for a litany of groups over the last few years, and it would be absurd to anticipate Marquette would start hampering speech now. As Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote in his Letter from Birmingham Jail, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” The consequences of this new law have yet to emerge, but it is sure to have a negative effect on campus speech. If students cannot voice their concerns without the fear of expulsion, then other, potentially dangerous speech is likely to go unchecked.
Jackson Dufault All students living in residence halls are required to purchase the ‘Anytime Meal Plan.’ This allows underclassmen to eat at any of the university’s 15 dining locations. The system works on ‘meal swipes,’ which after a student’s sophomore year, are among the most coveted currency at Marquette. As a sophomore, I’ve been told countless times that I should be enjoying my time with meal swipes. Plenty of my upperclassmen friends have tried to get me to swipe them into the dining halls, because most of them do not have meal swipes of their own. But, upperclassmen are still able to buy the meal plan. A meal plan costs $2,090 a semester, according to Sodexo. But is the meal plan’s hefty price worth it? There are plenty of pros and cons to spending money on the meal plan. The meal plan is convenient. What sets McCormick, Straz and Cobeen’s dining halls apart from other options is that students can dine as often as they want during business hours, and eat as much as they’d like. Mashuda, Schroeder and Marquette Place each have time periods where one can only use one meal swipe in a certain period. The Annex only allows one meal swipe a week. McCormick is incredibly convenient because it is open 24 hours. However, with McCormick no longer being an option next year, it will be interesting to see if another 24-hour dining hall emerges.
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On the flip side, preparing food can take time, which isn’t the most convenient option many days. Choosing to eat at fast-food restaurants can be quick, but not always. The meal plan takes the cake for convenience. If someone is running late to class and needs a quick fix, getting something fast at anytime dining halls like McCormick is easy. It could be argued that making the trip to Jimmy John’s is just as quick, but the convenience of the anytime dining halls is still unmatched by any restaurants on campus, especially because the food is usually already prepared. Another aspect to consider is the overall quality of the food. Dorm food isn’t the best, but that is to be expected. Mashuda is my personal favorite for quality of food, while McCormick rounds up the back. But for the most part, the dining hall food is palatable. That said, I consider eating outside of the dining halls a treat. On the weekends I try to go out to at least one restaurant. Whether it’s McDonalds or The Capitol Grille, the food quality is usually better than dining hall food. At-home cooking depends on an individual’s cooking skills. However, if someone isn’t a great cook, it’s likely they’ll go out most days. Price is another aspect to consider. As previously stated, the meal plan is just over $2000 a semester. This gives access to unlimited food at any time. Now let’s consider what an average student will spend a month on both food and groceries. Personally, I’d budget myself with spending approximately $400 a month on food and goods. For the entirety of one semester, that equates to about the same amount the meal plan charges. So for this aspect, it seems like a tie, but the amount students spend on groceries will vary significantly from person to person. In the end, whether or not the meal plan is worth it all depends on what someone’s priorities are. If someone cares more about quality than convenience, at-home cooking is likely to best bet. If convenience is the ultimate determinant, the meal-plan wins hands-down.
Jackson Dufault is a sophomore studying journalism and political science. He can be reached at jackson.dufault@marquette.edu
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Response to assaults insufficient, weak Aminah Beg
Big-shot Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein is currently faced with numerous accusag food tions of sexual assault. Weinstein e most is famous to audiences for films days. like “Shakespeare in Love” and estau“Gangs of New York,” but to many ways. women in the entertainment inke for dustry, he is famous for his grossly nning inappropriate sexual contact. ck fix, More than 60 women have ytime come forward indicting Weinstein ck is for non-consensual maksexual behavior, n’s is spanning more than nience 30 years. The New is still York Times was nts on the first to report e the the news, but more ed. and more stories is the continue to surface Dorm about the horrible to be experiences womrsonal en in the industry while had with Weinstein. back. Weinstein has dining been fired from The Weinstein Comg outpany, but that is not at. On enough. He has ent to at grained traumatic er it’s memories in these Grille, women forever. better With Weinstein’s -home significant reputadual’s tion in Hollywood, somecelebrities who have likely worked with him were expected to make statements regarding the connews. Many have offered words d, the of support for those affected. a seMeryl Streep said, “The behavo unior is inexcusable, but the abuse of w let’s power familiar. Each brave voice tudent that is raised, heard and credited food by our watchdog media will ultimately change the game.” myself She recognized that those in $400 power tend to abuse it for their s. For own benefit, but the women who r, that have come forward will be influmount ential for the future. or this Jessica Chastain tweeted, “I was ut the warned from the beginning. The rocerstories were everywhere. To deny from that is to create an environment for it to happen again.” ot the These women have seen the sepends verity of the situation, but there are. If is a group of influential people in uality the industry whose response was oking just not enough. nience Vague and repetitive words t, the from men in Hollywood create no real sense of comfort. They use the same fluffy phrases to claim they are helping while contributing no substantial effort. Ben Affleck made his statement on Twitter, writing, “I find myself asking what I can do to make sure this doesn’t happen
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to others. We need to do better protecting our sisters, friends, co-workers, and daughters.” Affleck tried to write himself as the hero of the narrative, but from his words, it seems that he sees the women as objects he needs to protect. Rose McGowan, a victim of the Weinstein assaults, replied to Affleck’s statement saying Affleck was aware of Weinstein’s behavior but did nothing to publicly prevent it. Matt Damon, another influential celebrity, said in an interview that men “have to be vigilant and we have to help protect and call this stuff out because we have our sisters and our daughters and our mothers.” Similar to Affleck’s statement, Damon responds with concern because of the familial relationship he has with women. This is a problem because it places emphasis on a woman’s relationship to men, rather than on their humanity. Women deserve the same human decency that men receive. Hollywood, by nature, is a progressive community -but to protect their careers, men in the industry ignored the situation. They create an image of being promoters and defenders of social justice, but when it is time to shine, they cannot muster up enough of an attempt to enact real change. This does not mean that all people in Hollywood are doing sub-standard work in the face of injustice, but there are enough powerful people doing little to nothing. The entertainment industry has allowed influential people to write simple and inconsequential tweets, and has told them that is sufficient. In actuality, these words are not enough for those oppressed to truly feel like they are being supported and encouraged.
…those in power tend to abuse it for their own benefit, but the women who have come forward will be influential for the future.”
Aminah Beg is a Freshman studying Public relations and cognitive sciences. She can be reached at Aminah.Beg@marquette.edu
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Democrats moving further left
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Senator Bernie Sanders’ Medicare-For-All bill has received significant support from establishment Democrats.
Reilly Harrington
Last month, a large contingent of Democratic senators came out in support of Senator Bernie Sanders’ MedicareFor-All bill. Among this list are 2020 presidential campaign hopefuls Sen. Kamala Harris, Sen. Corey Booker and Sen. Elizabeth Warren. While the bill has low chances of becoming law in this Republican-controlled Congress, the idea that a bill this progressive is being supported by the Democratic Party is a colossal step forward for not only healthcare issues, but other progressive issues as well. There is no question that the political left in this country is divided. The populist campaign of Bernie Sanders gave rise to a more vocal and active progressive movement, especially among youth voters. However, more traditional Democrats like Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have been hit with some justified waves of scrutiny from this new progressive movement. This divide between the more orthodox Democrats and the “far-left” led to animosity in a myriad of forms. However, as the activism and visibility of organizations like the Democratic Socialists of America becomes more prominent, the establishment Democrats are left with a choice: Do we continue to lose to the Republicans or do we appeal to people who are actively trying to make some positive change on our end of the
political spectrum? The recent surge of support for Medicare-For-All seems to indicate the latter. It is incredibly easy to cast off Senators Harris, Booker and Warren’s support as pandering for the upcoming 2020 presidential race, and that argument holds water. But, the fact that these slightly progressive Democrats are considering the interests of more leftist groups is a great start. If any of these politicians were to end up in the Oval Office, the progressive movement will hold them accountable for promises like Medicare-For-All. Contrast this vocal support for the bill with another well-known Democratic figure: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. Pelosi has repeatedly stated her intentions to not support Medicare-For-All or single-payer healthcare plans, and instead is focusing her attention on saving the Affordable Care Act. While the ACA is a better option than whatever bill the Republicans cobble together, these sentiments by Pelosi are the ideas that lost the Democrats the 2016 election. Pelosi is like the captain of a swiftly sinking ship who, instead of plugging the leak and fixing the issue, tries to steer toward land, inevitably sinking the ship faster. A constant criticism the American “far-left” deals with is that their ideas are too radical for mainstream American politics. The DSA recently hit their highest number of official members since the end of World War II. These ideas are supported by a significant portion of the American population, and with
the right support from both politicians and every day citizens, they will undoubtedly gain more traction across the country. The Republican Party did not come apart at the seams when the Reagan-era allowed for the radicalization and evangelization of the GOP. If anything, moving the national political spectrum to the right in the 1980s gave Republicans more support. This is what the Democrats must do if they wish to survive as a modern political party: accommodate and support the so-called far left. I am more than aware that there is a good deal of work to be done if the Democrats are to reform their broken party and forge ahead into the 2018 and 2020 elections. While MedicareFor-All has slim chances of becoming law before 2018, the fact that major establishment Democrats are listening to their more progressive allies is a great sign moving forward. This wave should not be limited to healthcare either. Other progressive issues such as alleviated college debts, universal basic income and many others can gain support from established and respected politicians and hopefully one day become law. While the Democrats may be almost as divided as they were in 1968, there seems to be potential for a reformed, more progressive leftist party in the very near future.
Reilly Harrington is a junior studying digital media and peace studies. He can be reached at reilly.harrington@marquette.edu
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Without the full arsenal of firepower on last year’s team, Howard realizes his role is going to change a bit. “I see having a bigger role just as a leader on the court … me and Rowsey really being those guys to lead our team,” Howard said. “So really just trying to do whatever I can on the court as well as off to put us in the best position to win.” Through the first few weeks of practice, Howard believes he’s already put himself in a much better position defensively. “It’s been a lot better,” Howard said. “I’m getting more in the stance, moving my feet better (and) being quick laterally.” On a team with only one senior and two scholarship juniors, Howard and Hauser will also assume leadership roles much earlier than expected. “We’re talking about them being our most experienced players; that’s not normal in the BIG EAST,” Wojo said. “The BIG EAST is a league that traditionally gets old and stays old. We’re not at that iteration of our program quite yet, but we’re going to get there.” The new leadership role will not change how Howard approaches his sophomore season. “I feel no different than last year,” Howard said. “I’m going
day, lead the team in minutes last season and is now one of the best scoring options on the team. “I’m not sure if I’ve been around a freshman who’s been as consistent as Sam was from be-Anim ginning to end,” Wojo said. “You pretty much knew what you were getting from him on a daily basis practice and game-wise.” Part of Hauser’s increased role will include using his speed to create more opportunities in the paint. “We’d actually like to get him closer to the basket more,” Wojo Me said. “He’ll be able to score fromits ad different areas, which we’ll tryemplo to utilize.” Even though Wojo expects 3-point shooting to no longer be Plan A, B and C, the fourth-year coach said he won’t hesitate to make it a big part of his arsenal. “You give those guys freedom,” Wojo said. “(Howard) shoots 55 percent from three. You don’t have to be a coach to realize that if he’s open,By Br brian.b he’s going to have a little more leash than the guy that shoots 32 percent.” “Our philosophy offensively is the ball is going to find the best shot,” Wojo said. “If Markus is open 15 times from behind the arc and he doesn’t shoot all 15, I’m going to have a real problem with him. Same thing with Rowsey. Same thing with Sam (Hauser).”
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Trekking cross-country is standard for MU’s Johnson Associate head coach engages recruits with personal interaction By John Hand
john.hand@marquette.edu
During a recent recruiting trip in late September, associate head coach Stan Johnson found himself eating breakfast in Michigan, lunch in South Carolina and dinner in Florida. No matter how tired he is, or how much he misses Milwaukee, Johnson has to be focused at each stop. He’ll meet with high school basketball players that may one day don the blue and gold, so he has to leave the best impression possible. Most people would dread the kind of schedule
Johnson has during recruiting season, but Johnson sees it as the price of doing business. For Johnson, traveling is the norm and being on the road for that amount of time can be taxing. On any given day during the recruiting cycle, Johnson will often cross multiple state lines. “I tell people all the time when you are at this level, this is a lifestyle,” Johnson said. “There are a few months during the year when you get to be home a little more, but it’s really what we do.” Johnson’s coaching career is similar to one of his busy recruiting days. He started at Bemidji State, a Division II school in Minnesota, and then had stops at California State Northridge, Utah, Drake and Arizona State before coming to Marquette three years ago.
Johnson consistently treated his recruits as people first and players second, something that jelled nicely with head coach Steve Wojciechowski’s philosophy. Johnson quickly became a vital part of the coaching staff and recruiting process, resulting in a promotion this offseason to associate head coach. Wojciechowski immediately pointed to Johnson’s aptitude for building relationships as one of his greatest strengths as a recruiter. “Obviously, he works hard at it, but I think the most important thing is his ability to connect with the people he is recruiting.” Wojciechowski said. When Johnson walks into a room, his clothing choices stand out, and media day was no exception. While the rest of the
coaching staff wore conservative dark suits, Johnson went with a royal blue. When he goes to see a recruit, Johnson will often wear a freshly pressed, colorful suit, along with polished dress shoes. “He’s a great dresser,” Wojciechowski said. “(He’s) got big time style. Makes us all look better.” While style is fun for Johnson, it is also part of his pitch to a new recruit. “The greatest communication that we have is non-verbal communication,” Johnson said. Johnson’s demeanor matches his clothing style: assertive, sharp, yet with a pinch of familiarity. As a recruiter, Johnson is a salesman — hence the pressed suits and polished shoes — but the goal is to never make the recruit feel like he is being pitched.
“I want people to always feel differently when we leave,” Johnson said. “These kids are going to get recruited by a lot of different people. For us, we don’t want to come across as a car salesman.” The staff wants to make sure that the relationship is genuine and they’ve done the best possible job of earning trust for a recruit. Recruiting is about more than talk. It’s about showing up. That’s why Johnson finds himself eating his meals in different time zones all the more frequently. “In recruiting, it’s easy to sit on the phone and promise the world. It’s easy to sit in my office rather than go recruiting, but if what I tell them is backed by what I’m doing, now you have a chance to really separate yourself from the rest of the group.”
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Redshirt season leads to improvement for Sacar Anim
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Anim goes up for a slam during the Marquette Madness dunk contest.
Defense will dictate how many minutes Anim gets this year By Chris Reisner
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Men’s basketball benefited from its added depth last season, often employing a nine-man rotation.
That was a positive development for most people, but not for 6-foot5 wing Sacar Anim, who likely would not have received any playing time. Instead of wasting a year of eligibility, Anim redshirted. After sitting out last season, he is thrilled to get back on the big stage.“It’s definitely going to be a special night when I get to go out there and play again,” Anim said.
Head coach Steve Wojciechowski said the year off has turned Anim into a better player. “I thought Sacar had a great redshirt year,” Wojo said. “He has gotten stronger, more skilled and has really attacked it this past year.” Prior to last season, Anim hardly saw any action as a freshman, appearing in 17 total games during the 2014–’15 season and averaged just under five minutes of action per game. That’s a far cry from Anim’s high school years, when he was one of the most accomplished players in all of Minnesota. During his senior season at DeLaSalle High School in Minneapolis, Anim was named the Associated Press Player of the Year for the state. He also led the Islanders to their fourth consecutive state title that same year by averaging 25 points per game and eight rebounds per game. Anim’s length and athletic ability have always allowed him to defend at a high level, but his offensive skills were the main beneficiary of his year away from
regulation basketball. “I have been working a lot on my ball handling and outside shot,” Anim said. “I have been improving my overall shot-making and decision-making abilities as well.” Although his improvements on offense may provide a boost, Anim’s defense will determine how much playing time he’ll receive this season. Last year, the Golden Eagles ranked second-to-last in the BIG EAST in points allowed per game. If Anim can change that, it’ll be a greater contribution than any improvements he made on offense. “I definitely think myself along with the freshman can help us a lot defensively,” Anim said. “I’m going to try and bring it every night, and defend some of the best players out there so we can have a better chance to win.” Wojo holds Anim’s defensive ability in high regard, adding that he might be the team’s best perimeter defender. “Obviously that is an area we have pinpointed where we need to be better as a team,”
Wojo said. Anim’s increase in minutes is part of a larger trend for Marquette: going from small-ball to a bigger lineup. Last year, fellow wing player Sam Hauser would often have to play a nominal center position because of Wojo’s desire to play faster and the team’s lack of depth down low. Now that Marquette has frontcourt depth, Anim and the other wings are free to play their natural roles. “I will definitely be playing more at the guard position this year,” Anim said. “My first year I played more of the (power forward) position. Now I will be playing more of my natural position at the two or the three.” No matter where he is on the court or for how long, Anim said that he wants to be the team’s “energizer” this year. With a difficult non-conference slate and an even more harrowing BIG EAST schedule looming, Marquette will need every bit of energy that Anim has to give.
Tattoos show personal side of men’s basketball squad Team divided over which player has the most distinctive ink By Brian Boyle
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Officially listed at 5-foot-11, Andrew Rowsey is one of the shortest players on this year’s men’s basketball roster. At the other end of the spectrum is freshman Ike Eke; he’s a 6-foot9 with a massive wingspan. The one physical trait that ties both players together? Tattoos. In fact, sporting body art unites more than just Rowsey and Eke. Junior forward Ed Morrow, redshirt sophomore Sacar Anim and freshman Theo John are fellow card-carrying members of the
Golden Eagle’s exclusive, inkedup club. For those who sport them, tattoos provide a permanent outlet for self-expression. “I do think being an athlete makes us more likely to get tattoos,” Anim said. “It’s a great way for us to express ourselves, especially as basketball players when everyone can see them on the court.” Anim arrived on campus two years ago, without a single tattoo. During that summer, some of the older guys, led by tattoo advocate Duane Wilson, went on a trip to a local tattoo shop. Anim, eager to fit in with the more senior teammates, leaped at the opportunity. Now, Anim practically serves as the captain of the All-Tattoo Team, pacing the squad with
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Andrew Rowsey’s forearm tattoo is a reminder of his parents’ anniversary.
seven of them. “This one is my favorite, I think,” Anim said, while pointing to his well-manicured halfsleeve art. “It’s a half-pharaoh, half-lion. To me, it just means leadership and trying to be a king. I strive to be great everyday, and it’s a great reminder.” Of the rest of the squad, Morrow’s giant wings painted across his chest are the most noticeable and Rowsey’s minuscule homage to his parents’ anniversary is the most subtle. Eke sports the same tribal tattoo as nearly his entire family in Lagos, Nigeria, a reminder of where he came from. John’s tattoo is divinely inspired. he has Jesus Christ on the cross across his forearm, with his extended arm bleeding directly into John’s hand. It’s a neat illusion, one that John said symbolizes everything that is important to him. “It just reminds me that everything I do is through and for (Christ),” John said. “(Tattoos) are kind of like how people dress. Having something permanent is cool, though. It’s permanent. You can’t take it off; it kind of represents who you are and what you stand for.” The freshman forward also boldly claimed he had the best ink on the team. Junior forward Matt Heldt declined to say who had the best, but readily came forward with his opinion about the worst. “I think Sacar has the worst one,” Heldt said, with an eager grin sneaking across his face. “I Google imaged how I describe his tattoos, and I’ll find the exact
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Sacar Anim’s left arm has a tattoo of a “half pharaoh, half-lion” creature.
same one (on the internet). I do not think he’s the first person to get those tattoos.” Heldt gave his respect to Eke and Morrow and mentioned he didn’t think he could pull one off himself. Junior wing Haanif Cheatam rides for Morrow as well, while phenom point guard Markus Howard puts his money on John’s, although Howard said that if he ever got one, it would undoubtedly be the best on the team. There seems to be only one person within Marquette
basketball that doesn’t have an opinion on tattoos, and that’s head coach Steve Wojciechowski. Ink-free himself, Wojo he would never begrudge anyone who sports a tattoo, he just doesn’t think he’d look very good with one himself. “Can you give me a day?” Wojo said when asked about who had the best ink. “I guess it’s a little weird for me to ask guys to take their shirts off so I can study their tattoos. Though, I’ve heard they’re like potato chips, once you get one you just can’t stop.”
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Golden Eagle Report Analysis Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Basketball focuses on defense Pick and roll a major point of emphasis in preseason practice By Andrew Goldstein
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The BIG EAST’s most potent offensive team from last season didn’t do a single offensive drill in the first week of practice this year. Twenty hours, the maximum allowable practice time per week, came and went without Marquette’s vaunted three-point shooters touching a basketball. Some of the best players in the program’s recent history – Markus Howard, Sam Hauser and Andrew Rowsey, for instance – spent those hours re-learning basic on-ball guarding footwork. “It was necessary,” Hauser said. “Not touching a ball during a practice is a little bit weird but I think it was needed just to learn the basics.” In head coach Steve Wojciechowski’s world, defense is the top item on the agenda, no matter what the stats from last season might indicate. “It’s not like we didn’t emphasize it last year,” Wojo said. “We just never got to the point where we were consistently very good at it. This team has the capability of being better defensively.” Last year’s Golden Eagles didn’t set the bar high, allowing 75.6 points per game, which ranked ninth in the BIG EAST. KenPom, a prominent college basketball analytics site, also deemed Marquette’s defense the second-worst in the conference. If Marquette’s man-to-man defense was merely bad, its pickand-roll defense was abysmal. Per Synergy Sports, the Golden Eagles ranked in the bottom five of the entire country in pick and roll defense, and the game film did not dispute that figure. Screeners had open lanes to the basket. Ball-handlers broke through double-teams. Open shot after open shot swished through nets from Providence, Rhode Island to Omaha, Nebraska. “A lot of people look at the point of the screen as a key thing,” Wojo said. “But anybody who has studied the game significantly would tell you that a good ball screen defensive team involves five guys.” Junior power forward Matt Heldt used “showing” as an example of this principle. Heldt explained that when involved in a ball screen, he has to briefly switch from guarding a big man to a guarding the dribbler, which would leave his former
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Haanif Cheatham deals with a ball screen from Wisconsin’s Ethan Happ at the BMO Harris Bradley Center.
assignment free unless a teammate picks him up. “As the big, you show, and you have to stay there so the guard can’t drive,” Heldt said. “Then your man rolls and you’re still showing, so you have to rely on the other three guys to hold the post player so you can get back in time and he doesn’t get a layup.” Learning how to defend the pickand-roll at the college level is a tricky task for inexperienced teams. High school offenses employ ball screens, but they often develop much slower and come with far less action off the ball. This was even a problem for sophomore Markus Howard, who had U17 men’s national team experience before playing at Marquette. “The pace is the biggest adjustment for anybody coming out of high school,” Howard said. “I learned very quickly that I was going to have to adjust to it.” Howard’s biggest shortcoming last year defending the pick-androll was fighting through the actual screen, he said. As a result, everyone else on defense had to cover for him and fall a step behind. “Initially, I have to get into the ball and allow the big to recover back and me to recover (his) man,” Howard said. “Getting into the ball is my biggest thing.” Guarding the ball-handler can be even harder for a post player like Heldt. Quicker big men will try to set on-ball screens for guards, which forces Heldt to follow along to the arc. Once there, the offense may switch Heldt onto a speedier player who can take him to the hoop or
spring Heldt’s former assignment free for an easy layup. Having to keep two players in mind during screens is a part of the job that took some time to get used to.
“The guards are so good in this league and it’s a lot of ball screens,” Heldt said. “You’re going to have to be able to defend those if you want to play good defense, so it’s definitely a thing where you kind
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of have to get used to it and learn to like it.” Failing to embrace defense more thoroughly held last year’s team back from being one of college basketball’s best. Marquette was eighth in the country in KenPom’s adjusted offense metric in 2016-’17; five of the other nine teams to rank in the national top 10 were a three-seed or better in the NCAA Tournament. Instead of living up to that standard, Marquette squeaked into the tournament as a No. 10 seed and surrendered 93 points to South Carolina in a first round loss that served as a microcosm of the problems that had plagued the team all season. In order for the team to have any hope of navigating a challenging BIG EAST slate and returning to the NCAA Tournament, the defense will have to significantly improve. That’s why the team has been “hitting the defensive end hard,” Hauser said. “That was a very obvious area of weakness we had last year,” he said. “We’re going to continue working on that and we already see improvement with what we’ve been doing. We just have to keep hitting it hard.”
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BIG EAST preview
Deep, experienced conference field looks to knock Villanova off its perennial perch as regular season champions. VILLANOVA
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WILDCATS (35-5, 15-3 BIG EAST)
It’s not often that a program loses two starting seniors – one of them to the NBA – and becomes deeper the next season, but that’s what Villanova seems to have done. The departures of campus legend Kris Jenkins and NBA wing Josh Hart may stagger the Wildcats at first, but their assets more than make up for their losses. VIllanova’s best player is junior point guard Jalen Brunson, who was second on the team in scoring with 14.7 points per game last year. Brunson emerged as a leader by example last season and is by all accounts one of the smartest players in college basketball. The team’s two biggest problems from last year, lack of size and lack of depth, will be solved by the addition of freshmen Omari Spellman and Jermaine Samuels. An academic redshirt, Spellman brings a post presence that was sorely lacking last year. Samuels comes to Nova by way of Weston, Massachusetts and looks like the next great Wildcat wing player. With all that talent, it’s no wonder the Wildcats were unanimous picks to win the conference in the preseason coach’s poll.
PIRATES (25-9, 10-8 BIG EAST)
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Junior Jalen Brunson (left) scored 14.7 points per game last season as the Villanova Wildcats’ point guard.
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MUSKETEERS (24-14, 9-9 BIG EAST) Picked third in the preseason poll, Xavier will be another tough matchup for every team in the BIG EAST. The Musketeers return top scorers Trevon Bluiett and J.P. Macura. Xavier lost six of its last seven games to end last season but turned its season around in the NCAA Tournament, reaching the Elite Eight. While Xavier lost explosive point guard Edmund Sumner to the NBA Draft, the Musketeers are still a formidable opponent. The Musketeers gave up 71.3 points per game, smack dab in the middle of the conference. That figure should improve more this year as Paul Scruggs, a freshman point guard with a scoring profile similar to Sumner’s, joins the team. Bluiett, a preseason NBCSports All-America second team honoree, will be a player to watch out for this season. The senior from Indianapolis also received a spot on the All-BIG EAST first team. He’ll certainly make the Musketeers fun to watch, and expect another deep run with this veteran-laden squad.
A team returning four of five starters and its top three scorers from an NCAA Tournament run generally continues that success the following season. The 2017’18 Seton Hall Pirates should be no exception. Senior center Angel Delgado will likely reprise his role as one of the best big men in college basketball. Delgado was second in the country in double-doubles last season, trailing NBA rookie and former Purdue big man Caleb Swanigan by one game. His footwork and sense for rebounding angles are both sublime and should make him a threat to every team in the conference. In order to turn the corner, the Pirates are going to need to get much better at free throws. They shot 64.3 percent from the charity stripe, good for a bottom-20 mark in the country. The biggest culprit was Delgado, who shot the most freebies on the team despite converting 55.6 percent of them. Aside from that weakness, this is a well-rounded, experienced Pirates team that should stay in the top 25 all year and grab at least a No. 6 seed come tournament time.
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Seton Hall center Angel Delgado had 27 double-doubles last season, the second-best mark in the country.
PROVIDENCE FRIARS (24-11, 10-8 BIG EAST) “Intriguing” might be the best term to describe this year’s Providence Friars. They have the balance and maturity of last year’s squad with a few new wrinkles thrown in. None of the new wrinkles are
more noteworthy than freshman guard Makai Ashton-Langford. Ranked 40th by 247Sports, Ashton-Langford is the second-highest ranked player in his class to go to a BIG EAST school. He is listed as a point guard but plays like a scoring combo guard. He’s been known to commit his share of turnovers, though, so reigning that in will be critical to Providence’s success.
Nate Watson and Dajour Dickens join Ashton-Langford as part of a three-man freshman class.. With senior forward Emmitt Holt battling an abdominal injury, Watson and Dickens may be pressed into service sooner than expected. Seniors Rodney Bullock and Kyron Cartwright, a pair of second team All-BIG EAST honorees, will also need to step up.
Head coach Greg McDermott will have his hands full this year replacing two NBA-caliber players in Maurice Watson and Justin Patton. Watson, who used his final year of eligibility, helped Creighton begin with to an eye-popping 18-1 start last year. After Watson suffered a major knee injury, the Bluejays were never the same, finishing the year 7-9. Freshman center Justin Patton, who declared for the NBA Draft, had the highest field goal percentage among players in one of the six major basketball conferences. The absence of Watson and Patton leaves shooting guard Marcus Foster as the clear-cut leader for the Bluejays. Excluding the team’s first round March Madness loss, Foster averaged 19 points per game after the Watson injury. Foster will have the help of a top 30 recruiting class featuring four four-star prospects, according to 247Sports. Creighton is also returning two other starters: Khyri Thomas and Davion Mintz.
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RED STORM (14-19, 7-11 BIG EAST) When it comes to making a big play on defense, St. John’s is the prototypical team. The Red Storm return BIG EAST steals leader, sophomore guard Shamorie Ponds, and the conference blocks leader, redshirt junior Tariq Owens. When it comes to playing defense consistently, St. John’s is absolutely not the prototype. The Red Storm gave up a conferencehigh 78.7 points per game last season and ranked last in defensive rebounding. The same qualities that made Ponds and Owens so good at creating highlight-reel plays also worked against them. Owens would easily get baited with pump fakes and opponents blew past Ponds while he was gambling for steals. If St. John’s can get its defense in order, they may have enough offensive firepower to flirt with the NCAA Tournament bubble. Ponds and fellow guard Marcus Lovett were both among the top 10 points per game in the BIG EAST last season. Senior wing Bashir Ahmed was productive last year as well, dropping in 13.4 points per contest.
GOLDEN EAGLES (19-13, 10-8 BIG EAST) Marquette made a name for itself with its 3-point shooting last year in its return to March Madness. Three key players to the team’s success will be back for the 2017-’18: sophomore Markus Howard, sophomore Sam Haus- Hea er and redshirt senior Andrewki ha Rowsey. Howard was the mostthrust efficient 3-point shooter in thestartin country last year while Hauserdy Co and Rowsey hovered around 45 In t man h percent from long distance. The biggest question mark willgame be whether Marquette can im-Henry prove its defense after a shabbyHaus showing in 2016-’17. According Tha to KenPom, Marquette rankedyear, 165th in the country for ad-broug justed defensive efficiency. Theprovi Golden Eagles also finished out-ing side of the top 150 in effectivefew u field goal percentage and turn- Wo over rate, among other advancedfour f Eke, defensive stats. After playing small ball last— fo year, Marquette now has the per-and sonnel to play more tradition-The ally. Freshmen Theo John andexpec Ike Eke, both of whom are overthe bo six-foot-nine, should contrib- “Co ute an immediate boost to theing to team’s physicality. Sophomoreoffen SMU transfer Harry FrolingJohn will be eligible midway throughhold m so, so the season. Wo lieves athlet Marq “La DEPAUL BLUE DEMONS ly hav (9-22, 2-16 BIG (sic) said. EAST) our s and th The Blue Demons are debut- That’ ing their new 10,387-seat arena into t this year, but that’s just about for, a the only exciting thing going those on for them this season. De- Wh Paul only received 12 first-place ic, El votes, meaning six of the nine tribut BIG EAST opponents picked sign a senio them to finish last. Junior Eli Cain will pace De- point Paul after leading the team last assist year with 15.6 points per game. Villag He is the only returning player “W to average more than 10 points er a l come per game last year. Much of DePaul’s success we ca will revolve around the fate of the re its newcomers. With only seven The players returning, some of the freshm 11 fresh faces will have to take and on veteran roles immediately. much it. Sto ic wi weak In o lems the fr percla instan again since on ca “Th
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St. John’s split the season series with the Golden Eagles. Each team won by double digits at home.
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BULLDOGS
(25-9, 12-6 BIG EAST) The Bulldogs came out of the summer break with a completely new program and players. LaVall Jordan left the University of WisconsinMilwaukee to become Butler’s head coach after Chris Holtmann bolted to Ohio State. While Butler is coming off a 25-9 season and another NCAA Tournament berth, the program lost four of its top seven scorers from last season. It will take a mammoth effort from everyone to ensure a return to the NCAA Tournament in March. A major question for Butler is who will step up as a leader. Both seniors, Kelan Martin and Tyler Wideman, are on the quieter side but will have to get a bit more vocal this year. Butler added seven new players and will be about where Marquette was in Wojo’s second year when the program had five freshmen. While the storied Hinkle Fieldhouse is known for producing one of the best atmospheres in college basketball, don’t be surprised if it takes a slight break in excitement this season.
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DePaul will play in the new 10,000-plus seat Wintrust Arena this season. The Blue Demons have not finished with a winning record since 2006–’07 and have missed the NCAA Tournament every year since 2003-’04.
GEORGETOWN HOYAS (14-18, 5-13 BIG EAST)
Georgetown is a team in need of saving after last year’s 14-18 showing. The program responded by firing John Thompson III and bringing in its most accomplished basketball alum, Patrick Ewing, to be its new
head coach. The Hoyas have the weakest non-conference schedule in the BIG EAST. They play seven teams ranked 320 or worse, according to college basketball analytics site KenPom. That’s not a good look for a program that wants to return to the ranks quickly. There’s not much to write home
about for the Hoyas, and understandably so, as they are in full rebuild mode. The program has struggled to maintain its national brand and fill the Verizon Center for several years. The cupboard is truly bare for the Hoyas, and fans will have to be patient as the program will undoubtedly take a few years to compete again in the BIG EAST.
Women’s Basketball Preview Issue Coming Nov. 7
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The Marquette Tribune
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Wojo hopes freshmen will add length, athleticism
Newcomers add depth to lineup that lost four players
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eam’sBy Brendan Ploen r thebrendan.ploen@marquette.edu arkus Haus- Head coach Steve Wojciechowsndrewki has established a tradition of mostthrusting freshmen into big roles, n thestarting with former forward Sanauserdy Cohen thee seasons ago. nd 45 In the last two seasons, a freshman had the highest minutes per k willgame average on the team. It was n im-Henry Ellenson in 2015 and Sam habbyHauser in 2016. rding That trend may continue this ankedyear, as the Golden Eagles r ad-brought in four freshmen, all . Theproviding athleticism and startd out-ing potential, albeit with a ectivefew unknowns. turn- Wojciechowski recruited all ancedfour freshmen — Jamal Cain, Ike Eke, Greg Elliott and Theo John l last— for their ability to defend e per-and snag offensive rebounds. ition-The staff has especially high n andexpectations for John on overthe boards. ntrib- “Coach Wojo has been stresso theing to me to crash the glass both moreoffensively and defensively,” olingJohn said. “He’ll get on me and roughhold me accountable if I don’t do so, so I appreciate that.” Wojciechowski said he believes this could be the most athletic team since he started at Marquette in 2014. “Last year, we didn’t necessarily have the balance that we strived (sic) to have,” Wojciechowski said. “We wanted to improve our size, athleticism and length, and those four guys fix that box. That’s something that we went into that recruiting cycle looking for, and I think those guys have those characteristics.” While John is the most athletic, Elliott is also expected to contribute. He was the last recruit to sign and did so after an explosive senior year. Elliott averaged 28 points, nine rebounds and four assists per game at East English Village High School in Detroit. “We’ve been pushing each other a lot in practice so that once it comes down to that big moment, we can make the big stop or grab the rebound.” Elliott said. The big question is which freshman will answer the bell, and the Golden Eagles very much need someone to answer it. Stopping big men and athletic wings was one of the team’s weakest points last season. In order to avoid similar problems this year, the coaches have the freshmen going against upperclassmen in practice. For instance, John has squared off against junior center Matt Heldt since the first day they arrived on campus. “Theo was the first guy on
Photos by Andrew Himmelberg andrew.himmelberg@marquette.edu
Freshmen Theo John (left) and Greg Elliott (second from right) pose with teammates while fellow freshman Ike Eke prepares to take a picture.
campus, and I came down here earlier than expected,” Heldt said. “It’s been three months of going at each other. We’ve figured out each other’s moves, and we really challenge each other.” Heldt put particular efforts into making sure the young guys will be ready for the rigors of a full season, which can wear out even veteran players. “It is such a long season and especially in the BIG EAST,” Heldt said. “Your depth is a big part of being successful, and for us to be deep … it is going to help us a lot.” Eke will look to bolster Marquette’s depth and athleticism. His journey to Marquette has been a process: he moved from Nigeria to Detroit when he was in eighth grade. He did not pick up organized basketball until he reached University of Detroit Jesuit High School. At U-D Jesuit, he honed his craft and began to discover how to use his 6-foot-3 frame. Still, having come to the game so late in life, Eke has plenty to fine tune. Fortunately for him, John is there to help, pressing him in practice every day. “He’s a big, strong kid,” Eke said of John. “Going into practice with him, it’s like war to me. You have to come out every day and fight.” Wojciechowski said he hopes the result of these defensive battles will be a hardened, gameready freshman class by late December, just in time for BIG EAST play to start. “It’s been a lot of physical play
so far,” Wojciechowski said. “We weren’t able to replicate some of the teams that we’d face in the BIG EAST play because we weren’t very physical last year. Now there’s a lot of big bodies which is great.”
Wojciechowski also believes the freshmen will have an impact from the opening tip with a challenging non-conference schedule. “It will help us be prepared for it,” Wojciechowski said. “Our non-conference schedule is
very difficult with a lot of bluecollar-like teams, so these young guys are going to have to grow up quick.”