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Tase said this marked increase in pedestrian traffic toward the western edge of campus has been good for his business. “Judging by what a lot of my bar staff say, because they
Biological sciences faculty member Robert Fitts has researched muscle fatigue at Marquette for 40 years. His first three decades as a researcher were funded by NASA, where he worked with rats and humans to understand the impact of space flight on muscle tissue. This year, he and the department of physical therapy’s Sandra Hunter are using a five-year, $2.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to research the effects of exercise-training on muscle aging. Their proposal is one of only eight percent of applications that the NIH National Institute on Aging approved for funding, Fitts said. Now that their research has been funded, Hunter and Fitts will be held to high standards of ethical responsibility by NIH and Marquette. As Hunter explained in an email, the research will require working with human patients – studying their subjects’ muscle tissue and nervous system, and having them do different exercise regimens to see the impact on their brain and muscles. “Therefore, as for all studies conducted on people, we needed this research and the techniques to be approved by the human ethics committee (Institutional Review Board) here at Marquette,” Hunter said in an email. “The magnetic resonance spectroscopy will be conducted in a large magnet at Froedtert (& the Medical College of Wisconsin) and we have ethical approval from MCW as well.” As it turns out, when it
See Moving West, Page 6
See Research, Page 7
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University President Michael Lovell stands next to the panel at Wednesday’s Near West Side Partners discussion forum.
Improving Near West Side
Nonprofit works with panel, Lovell to help local neighborhood By Brittany Carloni
brittany.carloni@marquette.edu
Near West Side Partners and its Marquette representatives met Wednesday and discussed
initiatives to revitalize the neighborhoods surrounding campus. NWSP works to rejuvenate and sustain businesses and residences in the seven neighborhoods that make up the Near West Side region. The region’s boundaries are defined by Highway 41 on the west, I-43 on the east, I-94 on the south and Vilet Street and Highland Boulevard on the north. The forum, open to the
Marquette community, included an eight-person panel consisting of: -Dan Bergen, assistant director of university apartments and off-campus student services -Kelsey Otero of Marquette’s Social Innovation Initiative -Patrick Kennelly, director of Marquette’s Center for Peacemaking -Zack Wallace, Marquette Student Government president -Amber Wichowsky, assistant
professor of political science -Sherri Walker, program associate of Marquette’s Center for Peacemaking -Kelly Walker, coordinator for Marquette’s community service programs -Keith Stanley, executive director of Near West Side Partners, Inc. and Avenues West Association After University President See NWS, Page 3
MUPD creates ‘westward expansion’ Tase said he has noticed a significant amount of foot traffic between 21st and 22nd St., which he says is much more than he saw during his time as a student. “Having gone to school here, which wasn’t even that long ago, I noticed it right away, seeing that much more foot traffic going past the Channel 12 station (on 19th and Wells Streets),” Tase said. “Everyone
used to stop at the end of 19th, and that was it.”
Since the formation of the Marquette Police Department last May, several businesses
have noticed an increase in the amount of students venturing further west off-campus. Aldo Tase is the current owner of Harp and Shamrock, a bar on 21st and Wells Streets, and a 2011 alumnus of the College of Engineering. He said that when he was a student at Marquette, 19th Street was considered the edge of campus, and hardly anyone would dare cross that line.
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West side bars, businesses see more student patronage By Patrick Thomas
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CALENDAR...........................................3 MUPD REPORTS.................................3 MARQUEE............................................8 OPINIONS.......................................10 SPORTS...........................................12
Good for business
Academic Integrity
Sexual assault victims
MURPHY: The committe boasts promise by encouraging honesty.
University provides proactive bystander intervention training.
Lovell returns from D.C.
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Club Rugby’s new coach
Hartney coached Chris Farley during his last stint with the team in the 80’s.
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University president speaks on experiencing seeing the Pope.
SPORTS
Brown’s ‘For Carillon No. 5’
Digital media professor’s film plays at the Milwake Film Festival.
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A wrinkle in time
COMSTOCK: The recent spotlight on Ahmed Mohamed is explored. PAGE 11
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X-grades give English professors essay options Delayed grading helps students with grammar, ideas By Gary Leverton
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Students in English 1001 and 1002, both University Common Core classes, will receive feedback for their first essays soon, but there’s a grade that doesn’t fall on the typical A to F scale. X-grades, assigned by English professors, are an opportunity for students to improve their understanding of assignments while earning a passing grade. “It gives professors more flexibility to work with students,” Angela Sorby, an English professor in the College of Arts & Sciences and the director of First Year English, said. “It gives the student an opportunity to learn from these mistakes.” Sorby said there are times when she doesn’t want to penalize students for misunderstanding an assignment, but she can’t give them a good grade either. That is where the X-grade comes in.
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The university writing center in Raynor Library is an option for students to improve essays with X-grades.
“The use of the X-grade is up to the instructor,” Sorby said. “It’s designed to give the professor flexibility. For example, the student may have a great paper but have missed the point of the assignment.” Sorby said the X-grade started in 2011, but she has only used it four times in three years. She said the
only X-grades she gives is when there is a significant misunderstanding between her and the student, not because a paper requires additional time to complete. Aaron Lambrecht, a FirstYear English program professor, worked at the university for two years and recently gave an
X-grade for the first time. “It’s a useful policy,” Lambrecht said. “It’s a good tool for instructors to help students when the problems in their paper get in the way of their argument.” Danielle Clapham, a First Year English professor, said the X-grade could be used for students who
commit certain errors over and over again throughout the semester. “It’s a good safeguard,” Clapham said. “The X-grade is there so when grammar mistakes are so egregious that it muddles the argument, the professor can meet with the student to correct the mistakes and, in theory, make the argument clear.” Clapham doesn’t believe a student would receive an X-grade by throwing a paper together the night before an assignment is due. Even if the student rushes an essay in the hopes of getting an X-grade, it most likely wouldn’t buy them extra time. “I think it would be clear in their paper that they understand grammar rules,” Clapham said. “They’re just not following them.” Lambrecht said he is aware that students throw their papers together in hopes of receiving a X-grade, but he is straightforward with his students at the beginning of the semester. “I make sure there is good communication with my students in hopes of avoiding a misunderstanding where I might have to use it,” Lambrecht said.
Experience with Pope an ‘honor’ for Lovell President describes Washington trip once-in-a-lifetime By Natalie Wickman
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University President Michael Lovell was in Washington, D.C., last week to hear Pope Francis speak at the White House. “It was a once-of-a-lifetime opportunity that I feel so blessed and fortunate to have been a part of,” Lovell said in an email. “I witnessed the welcome ceremony from the south lawn of the White House with thousands of people from around the world.” Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele invited Lovell to the event on Sept. 23. The trip was the pope’s first to the United States, and he also made stops in New York City and Philadelphia. “My experience is one in which I wish the entire community could have shared, and one in which I was honored to represent our students, faculty and staff,” Lovell said in an email. Lovell said the pope discussed climate change and rejecting injustice. “He said that we can no longer leave climate change to the next generation,” Lovell said in an email. “Truly, Pope Francis has made an impact on people across the world and I saw genuine excitement and energy from those with him.” 2014 alumnus Aaron Ledesma and presidents of other Jesuit schools were also in attendance. Lovell said he spoke with Fordham University President the Rev. Joseph McShane. Some Marquette students also saw the pope during different parts of the trip.
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NWS: Discussions with 4 supermarkets in progress Michael Lovell went through a timeline of work done by NWSP over the past year, the forum opened up to audience questions. Lovell, the panel and Rana Altenburg, vice president of the Office of Public Affairs and president of NWSP’s Board of Directors, answered the questions. One attendee asked about improving food offerings in the Avenues West neighborhood,
Our highest priority is bringing a supermarket into this neighborhood.” Michael Lovell President of Marquette University
which is considered a food desert by the United States Department of Agriculture. Lovell said there are four supermarkets the NWSP is in talks with. “Our highest priority is bringing a supermarket into this neighborhood,” Lovell said. “We’re getting very close. We’ve been trying to get this done since our inception. We’re learning a lot more about what it will take to get a supermarket here, so we’ll be able to be very proactive about creating an environment where a supermarket can be successful.” An attendee was concerned about affordable housing opportunities for members of the Near West Side community and the likelihood that they will be displaced. Arthur Heitzer, an attorney and Marquette graduate, said he has serious reservations about Marquette’s involvement in its
surrounding community. “People in this neighborhood do not feel comfortable and welcomed at Marquette by and large,” Heitzer said. “This university could do so much more.” After the forum, Heitzer said NWSP needs to focus more on makings its programs inviting and attractive. He said people may decide where they want to live by considering the nearby educational and cultural opportunities. “I think the idea is great and well-intended, and it looks as if (NWSP) is trying to get together some resources,” said Sandra Edhlund, a forum attendee. “I hope (NWSP) opens themselves up to being guided by the neighborhood experiences.” Edhlund said she wants to know more about NWSP’s plans and the opportunities for residents to get involved. Abigail Krieck, a sophomore
in the College of Arts & Sciences, works in the Center for Peacemaking and surveys for the NWSP. “I thought it was interesting,” Krieck said about the forum. “I’m worried that it got a little misinterpreted by some people as Marquette is doing this project, where there are so many other people involved.” Although Krieck a member of the Marquette community, she said she does not feel part of the Near West Side community. “I think that one of the main reasons for that is because Lovell talks about how Brady Street and the Third Ward have such success with their community engagement and how we as Marquette students go over there all the time,” Krieck said. “I think one of the basic reasons for that is because they have social gathering places.”
Meijer sponsors MU athletics, events Store’s low prices being investigated for illegal practices Photo by Natalie Wickman/natalie.wickman@marquette.edu
MARQUEE Marquee Editor Stephanie Harte Assistant Editors Hannah Byron, Eva Schons Rodrigues Reporters Lily Stanicek, Alexandra Atsalis, Paige Lloyd, Rachel Kubik, Sarah Schlaefke, Thomas Southall, Dennis Tracy, Casey Beronilla OPINIONS Opinions Editor Caroline Horswill Assistant Editor Michael Cummings Columnists Ryan Murphy, Caroline Comstock, Jack Hannan, Morgan Hughes SPORTS Sports Editor Dan Reiner Assistant Editors Jack Goods, Peter Fiorentino Reporters Jamey Schilling, Andrew Goldstein, Robby Cowles, Ryan Patterson, John Hand COPY Copy Chief Elizabeth Baker Copy Editors Emma Nitschke, Kayla Spencer, Allie Atsalis, Caroline Kaufman, Becca Doyle, Morgan Hess
Wisconsin and Kentucky. “I love that Meijer has come to Milwaukee,” Courtney Kailunas, a junior in the College of Nursing, said. “Meijer was locally started in my hometown, and I always go there for my produce. It’s really budget friendly, too, which makes me really excited about the MU partnership.” “We hope that, even though a lot of students are from out of state, because they have a familiarity with us from where they grew up, we are bringing them back home when they come to the store,” Hirschmugl said. Meijer’s website has 10 shopping categories including grocery, home improvement, toys, pet care and pharmacy. The superstores are open 24/7. “I went to Meijer because
people were constantly talking about how low the prices were and how large of a variety is sold there,” Izzy Zarama, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences, said. “I thought it had a lot to offer at great prices.” According to the Milwaukee Business Journal, Meijer is under investigation for underpricing goods. If found violating the Wisconsin Unfair Sales Act, they could pay between $50 and $500 for the first violation, and up to $2,500 subsequently. The store has been sent a warning note about the investigation. Meijer hosted a back-toschool event in September that brought college students into the store for inexpensive deals and social activities. The night included transportation to and from the store, a DJ, a photo booth and samples. Meijer
MUPD Reports Sept. 26 At 12:45 a.m., a fire alarm sounded for Schroeder Hall as the Milwaukee Fire Department was contacted. Upon investigation, it was determined that unknown person(s) discharged a fire extinguisher without cause, activating the alarm.
That same article also incorrectly stated that the reserve fund creates the possibility of spot funding, despite the overspending. It should have said the reserve fund is separate from spot funding; spot funding comes from its own budget line, and the reserve fund is only to be used in cases of overallocation for bulk funding or unforeseen expenditures.
Between 12:30 a.m. and 2:30 a.m., a student reported that unknown person(s) removed property from his secured, unattended residence in the 1400 block of W. State. Estimated loss is $2,940.
Sept. 28 & Sept. 29 Between Sept. 28 at 11 a.m. and Sept. 29 at 5 p.m., a student reported that unknown person(s) removed his secured, unattended vehicle in a rear lot in the 800 block of N. 17th St. Estimated loss is $7,000. Milwaukee Police Department was contacted.
Sept. 27 Between Sept. 26 at 11:30 p.m. and Sept. 27 at 2:30 a.m., a student reported that unknown person(s) removed his unattended property estimated at $300 from his unsecured residence in the 500 block of N. 19th St.
Between 5:10 a.m. and 6:20 a.m., a student reported that unknown person(s) smashed a window of his secured, unattended vehicle in a rear lot in the 900 block of N. 16th St. and attempted to remove the vehicle causing an estimated $1,000 in damage.
At 1:33 p.m., a person not affiliated with Marquette trespassed in the lobby of McCormick Hall after being previously arrested by the Marquette Police Department. The subject was again cited by MUPD.
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This Meijer logo appears on a promotional T-shirt distributed to students at basketball games.
The article titled “MUSG moves forward with $170,000 in reserve fund, 10 new senators” published Sept. 24 incorrectly stated in the print title that $170,000 would compensate for MUSG overspending. It should have said $20,000 was spent from the reserve fund.
The Tribune regrets these errors.
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Meijer, Inc. opened four Wisconsin locations this summer, about a year after it started partnering with Marquette Athletics as its exclusive grocery and supercenter sponsor. “We are really proud to support a number of different private and public institutions around the Midwest and when we grew into Wisconsin, Marquette was right at the top of our list,” Meijer spokesman Joe Hirschmugl said. Meijer is involved with Marquette Madness for the second year. They are planning to give away gift cards, Fit Bits and TVs to students. Meijer will also help sponsor Marquette basketball camps for students from kindergarten through high school. Also partnering with University of Wisconsin-Madison, Meijer has a total of 220 stores in six states: Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio,
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hosted 22 of these events at their locations, attracting 40,000 total students. Meijer is hoping to schedule another student event with Marquette next year. “We are grateful for having the ability to provide what students need,” Hirschmugl said. “It may have been the first time students shopped at Meijer but certainly won’t be their last.” The store has also partnered with the Hunger Task Force and Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin to aid in Milwaukee’s shortage of fresh food. One of Meijer’s founding principles is the fight against hunger within the communities it serves. Meijer gives more than 6 percent of its net profit to charitable organizations each year, according to Meijer’s website.
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Events Calendar OCTOBER 2015
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Tuesday 6 LGBTQ+ & Ally Reception, AMU Ballroom AB, 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Humans vs. Zombies Info Sessions, Weasler Auditorium, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
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Nebulizers provide care for underprivileged Engineers create human-powered medical devices By Sophia Boyd
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The College of Engineering is working to break cycles of disease and poverty one nebulizer at a time. Lars Olson, interim chair of biomedical engineering, founded the human powered nebulizer (HPN) project around 2004 to serve people suffering from respiratory diseases in developing countries with limited access to electricity. “Biomedical engineers make money making devices for people who can afford them,” Olson said. “At the same time, we should be making medical devices for people who can’t afford them.” Since its start, the project has progressed from focus groups about the nebulizer’s design to field testing, clinical trials and a recent grant application to build an assembly facility in El Salvador. Therese Lysaught, a former professor at Marquette, has visited El Salvador several times for the HPN project. She said the facility will be a resource if the nebulizer breaks and towns are too far from the local clinic or hospital. In addition, it will create
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Martin Rodriguez speaks at MarquetteX about his project to build no-electricity nebulizers for rural areas.
jobs and contribute to the community’s overall development. The HPN project is also a finalist for the Rolex Award for Enterprise. This award supports people who work on innovative projects that advance human knowledge or well-being. Martin Rodriguez, a junior in the College of Engineering, got involved with the project after a presentation in his freshman-level biomedical engineering class. He said the nebulizer is a “single platform” in a larger effort to
offset mortality rates in developing countries. Using human power to crank the liquid medicine into a mist, people can receive treatment for respiratory diseases like asthma, tuberculosis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Lars added the HPN project is an example of what it means to be men and women for others. “We want to make devices that help a huge number of people,” he said. “We really want to be walking and accompanying the poor.” Lysaught said the project
involves not only working with the poor, but letting them shape the whole project based on their needs. “My favorite part about the project continues to be the amazing… enthusiasm and gratitude on the part of the people that we meet in El Salvador,” Lysaught said. “It overwhelms me.” Rodriguez and three other students are planning a trip to Guatemala over winter or spring break to field test the nebulizer in a more rural area.
Lysaught said Guatemala does not have as strong of a medical infrastructure as El Salvador. Rodriguez said he wanted to get involved with the project based on his upbringing in a rural town in Mexico. “What I went through (in Mexico) I would consider as a privilege compared to what many people in Guatemala are going through and other countries of much lower income,” he said. “I feel entitled to give back.” Rodriguez said the training is the biggest part of the project. It aims to enable rural towns in developing countries to be self-sustainable. “The objective is you train one person from each village,” he said. “And then, that one person from each village is able to train their own villages.” The model breaks down trust barriers between health care workers and local patients and provides immediate access to respiratory care at a low-cost. As a result, villagers become financially and socially responsible for the medical needs of others in their community. The HPN’s motto is “to live and breathe for the poor.” Lysaught said Olson has actively cultivated the project to identify with Jesuit culture. “The ultimate goal is to put a million units in the hands of community health workers around the world and to make a serious dent in respiratory deaths,” Olson said.
Few sexual assault victims seek support at MU Poster campaign, underclassmen trainings provided By Jennifer Walter
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Of 186 climate study participants who reported being victims of sexual assault, 35.5 percent reported they did nothing about it, according to the Marquette Climate Study conducted in February. “Our concern as a university is with a result that suggests 11.3 percent sought out support from a
campus resource, and even fewer sought support from individuals,” William Welburn, associate provost for diversity and inclusion, said in an email. Sue Rankin, climate study consultant, said Marquette’s study results are comparable to other university studies she has conducted. The study surveyed Marquette staff, faculty and students. With the results in mind, the university continues its focus on supporting victims of sexual assault. “There is a person and a story behind every (number),” Welburn said in an email. Marquette offers programs to educate students about sexual assault and sexual violence.
Incoming students are required to take Haven, an online program with information about sexual assault and how to prevent and respond to it. New students are also required to attend an inperson training within the first six weeks of classes. “The bulk of the training is meant to give students basic facts and an understanding of sexual violence, some forms it can take and the effects it can have on our community,” Emily Schumacher-Novak, coordinator of advocacy services and sexual violence prevention and education, said in an email. Schumacher-Novak said education on the issue is highly
important, as it encompasses a two-fold goal to prevent and respond to sexual violence. The Marquette Medical Clinic established mandatory bystander intervention training for sophomores this year. With the bystander intervention training, in addition to the freshman programming, Schumacher-Novak hopes students will gain knowledge that offers broader applications to the community. “With these trainings we hope to plant some seeds that will reflect an opportunity for students to think critically about who they will become both as individuals and members of the Marquette community,” Schumacher-Novak
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said in an email. A number of related awarenessraising events will take place on campus in fall and spring. The annual Teal Out poster campaign begins this week, allowing students to display teal ribbon posters in their residence hall windows. More awareness events will take place in April, which is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. “These (programs) were all in place before we received the results of the climate survey,” said Schumacher-Novak in an email. “As we are able to spend more time with the results, we are hoping they will guide our implementation and shape the way we go about achieving these goals.”
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Jesuits undergo extensive recruiting process University recruits around one Jesuit every other year
By Clara Hatcher
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The Rev. Nicholas Santos said Marquette has a magical quality when it comes to recruiting Jesuit priests. Santos, a Jesuit priest from Pune, India, earned both his MBA and Ph.D. from Marquette. After he finished his studies, he returned as an assistant professor of marketing and co-director of social innovation. “What drew me back to Marquette was the faith, service and social innovation aspect of the school,” Santos said. “I knew that there was a big service mentality among the students as well.” Santos received permission from his provincial to look at a couple of different options after finishing his studies. He explored St. Louis University and Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, but there was something about Marquette that drew him back. “I think the aspects of service, faith, leadership and academics, (and for) me particularly the social innovation and ethics, is what has been attracting the Jesuits to Marquette,” Santos said. “Other universities wonder how we do it.” Marquette recruits about one Jesuit every other year, which Santos said is a good average number.
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The Jesuit Residence, on 1404 W. Wisconsin Ave., houses the university’s Jesuits. Jesuits in the U.S. have declined in the past few years.
The Rev. Mark Carr, the Socius, or executive assistant, to the provincial, said the Wisconsin Province gains about four-to-five new Jesuits each year. This year, there was a larger class of seven men entering the province. Carr explained that the provincial, also known as the chief executive of the Jesuit province, is responsible for admitting newcomers to the province or referring people to other provinces. The Rev. Tom Lawler is the current provincial of the Wisconsin Province. Each person entering the
province meets with the provincial to decide where he would like to go, his needs and what interests he has. “He meets with everyone in the province once a year to see how life is going,” Carr said. “He checks in to find a primary reason for him (the Jesuit) to stay where he is or possibly to reassign and lead him to another ministry.” Stephanie Russell, vice president for mission and ministry at Marquette, said that the process of recruiting Jesuits differs from person to person. “Often, if there is someone
seeking a new role or making a move from the university in which he is currently serving, the provincial will let us know,” Russell said. Russell said the university and a prospective Jesuit would continue to have a series of conversations about what that particular Jesuit is hoping for and how he might fit with Marquette. There is also a campus visit where the prospective Jesuit meets potential colleagues, the university president and the president of the Jesuit community. From there, if both the Jesuit
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Moving west: MUPD eases concerns over crime on the west side have been there for the past 10 years, is that people are feeling more comfortable going out to 21st street.” Tase said. “Now it seems like more of the foot traffic is headed toward 21st and Wells instead of Wisconsin Avenue, and that speaks volumes for Marquette (Police).” Not far from Tase’s bar, Craig Brahten works the counter at his cafe, Ruby G’s Espresso Bar on the corner of 20th and Wells. He said that he has also noticed an influx of students making their way to the western areas of campus. “I’ve noticed we have done more student business all the time, but they still don’t come this direction (west of campus) as often as they do the other direction, and they still tend to go further east,” Brahten said. “But definitely I have noticed more of the student body coming here, and I see a lot more of them walking around in the area.” Brahten was not overly optimistic, however. Even with the MUPD presence, he believes that the new police force alone is not enough to truly impact the area. The café owner said that while MUPD is great for the area, the burden of safety still falls on the students. “Marquette hasn’t done a lot in this area,” Brahten said. “There are just a lot of students living around here, so I don’t know if Marquette has really impacted any area past the borders of their campus. I think (MUPD) will make the campus safer, without a doubt. But students need to be more aware of their surroundings. They have their heads buried in their iPhones, and have no clue who is around them; it’s like they have a sign on their back that says ‘please rob me.’” Keith Stanley, the executive director of the Avenues West Association – an organization that focuses on improving the neighborhood – said that overall, the change to the police department has been positive. “They have done an excellent job reaching out to businesses and stakeholders within the area,” Stanley said. “All the feedback I’ve heard has been positive … Having them
actively there to deal with the concerns of the community is positive; as a police department they can provide services that they may not have been able to before.” Stanley said that he and Avenues West meet with MUPD about once a week. They participate in one another’s meetings, and MUPD works with the Avenues West Safety and Security Task Force and the Near West Side Partners Safety Working Team. Those platforms come together with MUPD to look at issues and data to solve problems in the local community. Stanley also said that MUPD works with them on solving landlord disputes, among other property issues in the area. MUPD Chief Paul Mascari said MUPD has heard from local businesses about the positive impact they are having on the surrounding neighborhoods. Marquette Police captain Jeff Kranz said the partnership is beneficial. “I got a call from the Ambassador Hotel, and they just wanted to say thanks and say their employees feel safer. It was after an assignment that we responded to, and they said our officers were there quickly and interested in the assignment,” Kranz said. “It was nothing complicated (or) complex, but we are right around the corner on these things. It’s more personalized, now you get Steve the cop there, and you get to know that person.” Kranz added MUPD is trying to bring that “small town police” feel to the area.
Source: MUPD Captain Jeff Kranz Infographic by Eleni Eisenhart/eleni.eisenhart@marquette.edu
A Safer Feel The Rescue Mission on 18th and Wells Street was burglarized on Aug. 5. A year ago, DPS would call MPD and have them handle the situation. Now, MUPD can conduct their own investigation, effectively cutting out the middle man. “The way I look at it is that the burglary could have happened across the street at student housing, so it is affecting the campus,” Kranz said. “In the past we had to have MPD send somebody, and that can take hours. Now we
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The implementation of MUPD allows the Milwaukee Police Department to focus more closely on the west.
are there in minutes.” Mascari said MUPD’s ability to react to crimes quickly has freed up MPD’s time, and allows them to devote their resources to other areas. “That’s really freeing up the Milwaukee Police Department to pay attention to other areas in their district,” Mascari said. “It has to have an impact on efficiency.” On Marquette’s campus, the summer of 2015 experienced a 47 percent drop in crime from the summer of 2014, according to a statement from University President Michael Lovell. Stanley cited this statistic when talking about how the mere presence of MUPD has deterred crime. He said that just having the word “police” can have an impact. “The patrols are highly visible, you do see the vehicles and how they actively patrol the area,” Stanley said. However, with crime being deterred from the area, there is a concern that criminal activity will simply be displaced from the area and will move into another, though Mascari
said there has been no evidence of that yet. With MPD having the ability to devote resources to other areas, Mascari said displacement can be prevented. Overall, Mascari said the only negative has just been adjusting to their different role as a police force. “We started this transition over the summer, it’s a new role, it’s not really a negative because our officers have adjusted well,” Mascari said. Looking ahead Way down on 21st street at Harp and Shamrock, Tase sees his block and 22nd street as the next big thing, even suggesting that it will eventually be “booming.” The bar owner said he believes that MUPD has done their part in making the area safer, but now it’s on him and other businesses in the area to make it look “more attractive,” and add a “human touch.” “I think that there will be some very positive changes happening on the 21st block in the near future, maybe one or two years down the road, the
idea makes me feel very bullish and positive,” Tase said. “With a lot of students already living in this area, I think this is a very underestimated part of campus.” Mascari said the collaboration efforts they are starting now with neighborhood organizations, like the Near West Side Partners, are going to have a difference on off-campus areas, including Tase’s bar. “There is a lot of momentum and buy-in to what’s going on,” Mascari said. Currently, MUPD patrols up to 24th street. Mascari said that may extend, especially as the campus expands. He said that Marquette recently purchased property to the southeast, and that area is now part of their patrol zone. “Overall, with what is going on in the neighborhood as a whole with the Near West Side Partners, and the Avenues West, I see this neighborhood really transforming,” Mascari said. “In 10 years, the efforts we are starting now are really going to make a difference.”
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Research: University holds faculty accountable for research ethics
comes to faculty research, getting the money is only the beginning of the work. What does it take to get funded?
Whether researching in the humanities or sciences, securing a grant is becoming increasingly competitive and difficult. According to the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs’ most recent monthly report, from July 2014 to June 2015, Marquette researchers and administrators applied for a total of over $54 million in funding. Less than half (over $25 million) was awarded in that period. Even so, the award of even a single grant is impressive when taking into consideration the amount of work and determination it takes. Fitts and Hunter’s experience is an example of that. First, they had to put together a strong research team and write a proposal which includes data from tests they have already done. When writing the proposal, Fitts and Hunter compiled about three pages to describe the background and significance of their project, and one page to outline the three goals of the research. Often, it all depends on that one page of goals. “Many times, that’s the page that people read,” Fitts said. “And if they don’t like it, they don’t read the rest of it. So that page really has to be good.” When all is said and done, researchers have only 15 pages to explain why they should get millions in funding. Katherine Durben, executive director of ORSP, said in an email that grants can either be awarded upfront or in installments over the years of research. After winning the award, researchers’ jobs can remain difficult because in order to keep their funding, they must show results. Ethical safeguards: How can they fail? There are many systems in place to make sure researchers are fully honest and ethical in their work. Those who review proposals are looking for well thoughtout experiments backed up by
data to prove the researchers’ plans can work. Researchers stand before Marquette’s review boards (one focused on human treatment and one on animal treatment) and answer questions about why they are testing subjects one way instead of another. The board re-certifies labs every three years. There are also review boards which hold the university accountable, like the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International which visited Marquette this summer. Marquette also has a system to deal with other areas of research ethics. According to the university’s research misconduct policy, misconduct refers to “fabrication, falsification, or plagiarism in proposing, performing, or reviewing research, or in reporting research results.” Even when research is published, it can be hard to slip any false information past reputable, peer-reviewed journals, in which scientific papers are only accepted after a panel of scientists influential in their respective fields reads them. Also, the scientific process relies on replication. If a researcher makes something up, it will be hard for someone else to make it happen again. Fitts said the standards for human research are more defined with guidelines established by funding agencies and the participating universities than when he started four decades ago. “I think the biggest change is the requirements to fully inform the subjects in human studies what it is that’s going on,” he said. “I remember being (a subject) in a study in 1970 where they didn’t tell me all of the aspects of it. It was a drug study and they didn’t tell me (that the drug had a side effect). And I started to experience the side effect. … There was no requirement in those days, or if there was they weren’t following it. I think the rigor of really explaining the project to the subjects was maybe not as well controlled or in place.” Students in research: Working to establish ethical standards early
students. Devin Wozniak, a junior in the College of Engineering, is researching with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. He said he had to pass an online course on animal research before he could start working with the rats in his lab. Given the rigors of research, Wozniak said he could see how people are driven to cheat. “That’s a serious offense for researchers,” he said. “You can understand where (the decision to falsify data) is fueled from, because researchers are expected to at least attempt to reach an end goal because they’re funded through the government or various organizations. So they want to keep getting funded.” Even as a student researcher, Wozniak is held accountable for how he treats his rats, conducts his research and reports any findings. He compared the lab’s treatment of its rats to how people would treat their pets. “They want to make sure that the living conditions are right before you do any procedures on the rats,” he said. “It’s focused on the emotional well-being of the animals as well. We want to make sure the quality of life is good until the end.” The rats in Wozniak’s lab will not have the chance to leave. The researchers will have to kill them to study their lungs. That sacrifice is one that the students have been taught to honor. “I think the focus on the treatment of animals is really important,” he said. “All living beings can experience emotion. These animals are offering so much to us, and in (my lab’s) case, they’re offering their lives for our knowledge. The least we can do is respect them. I think the whole ethics aspect of research is all about respect.” When it comes to ethical standards in applying for a grant, conducting research and disseminating data, both students and faculty agree that a researcher’s actions can have an impact beyond getting caught for lying. “The research we’re doing is meant to help patients,” Wozniak said. “If you lie about it, it would catch up to you. You would reach a dead end eventually.”
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Source: Office of Research and Sponsored Programs Infographic by Eleni Eisenhart/eleni.eisenhart@marquette.edu
The data in this infographic is taken from the Office of Research and Sponsored Program’s Annual Report for the Fiscal Year 2014. The data, which is from the most recent year available, comes from a year that Marquette saw a $4 million increase in research funding compared to the adjusted amount from 2013 (the 2013 figure is adjusted for an $8 million expansion grant for the School of Dentistry). According to the report’s executive summary, 106 Marquette faculty and administrators brought in a grand total of $25.4 million in the last fiscal year. There were grants awarded in every college and several offices, like the Office of the Provost. The grants could go toward research, instruction and other projects, like maintaining facilities. The funds came from federal, corporation, foundation and state sources. The impact of the federal government shutdown can be seen in the 2014 fiscal year data. The closing of all non-essential government entities for 16 days resulted in a delay in the grant review and submission process. Two of Marquette’s largest government funders – the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation – were closed during this period.
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Digital media professor directs short film Joe Brown’s “For Carillon No. 5” makes MKE Film Festival By Dennis Tracy
dennis.tracy@marquette.edu
Last summer, digital media professor Joe Brown moved to Milwaukee to teach. After moving to a new city and the arrival of his first child, he wanted to film something simple. Brown saw the Bell Tower in Marquette Hall and videos of people playing on the carillon, and thought it would be a great afternoon shoot. “For Carillon No. 5” is Brown’s first film premiering at the Milwaukee Film Festival. It features Mark Konewko, Marquette’s Chorus Director and Carillonneur, playing John Cage’s 1967 musical piece. Various shots of the bell and the carillon cut back and forth, along with Konewko playing the instrument and the Bell Tower outside of Marquette Hall.
It took Brown a long time to edit his film. He finished shooting last year, and got a lot of footage. “The whole performance was about twenty five minutes, but I cut a seven minute documentary out of it.” Both Brown and Konewko want to release the full performance, but Brown stated that it might not play as well at festivals. Konewko has been at Marquette for 17 years acting as the resident Carillonneur and has been the choir director here since 2010. He was introduced to the carillon by Robert Lodine, a former professor of his at the University of Chicago. When Konewko heard Lodine play, he was always interested in bells and the history behind them and wanted to learn how to play it. The carillon at Marquette consists of 48 different bells.
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Mark Konewko plays the carillon in the Bell Tower in Marquette Hall.
Although the tower was completed in 1923, the bells were not added until 1987. The carillon produces sound with the help of a keyboard that connects to the inside of the bells.
“We didn’t want to do just the performance, we wanted some kind of artistic interpretation of what was going on,” Brown said. “The idea is that you mostly listen to the music, but the visuals are supposed to support it.” Assisting Brown in his short film were a couple of his students. He reached out to students from his production classes and students that have previously worked with him on film projects. George Bicknell and Brian Mohsenian, both seniors in the college of communications helped set up shots inside the television studio in Johnston Hall. While they
Marquette digital media professor, Joe Brown. Illustration by Lily Stanicek/lily.stanicek@marquette.edu
were not initially involved with filming the performance, they helped with secondary shooting for the film, meaning they set up shots on the dolly, an object that allows the camera to move back and forth. “Joe is an enthusiastic and knowledgeable professor here at Marquette, but he is also a very talented editor and documentary filmmaker,” Mohesnian said. Brown balances his time between shooting footage for his documentary, teaching classes
about advanced production shooting and editing and spending time with his family. Brown and his students attended the Milwaukee Film Festival at the Avalon Theater to watch the debut Sunday evening. “It was really exciting not only to have our own reserved seats, but to see his work displayed on the big screen for a large crowd that filled the theater,” Mohesnian said. When it comes to producing documentaries, Brown has an interesting way of finding his subjects. “I used to read newspapers, look for articles, look for issues and then kind of see if there was something that I can produce, and then augment about what was going on in the news,” Brown said. “The number one thing for me now is to find interesting characters.” He is currently working on a documentary about a former arsonist reentering to society and working to end wolf hunting after being on probation for 10 years. “To some extent, it’s a bit of a redemption story,” Brown said about his subject. Filming is still taking place, and will probably take another year or two until it is complete. Brown is also the director of the Great Lakes Environment Film Festival (GLEFF) that began last year, and is planning its second event this April. “It’s always an inspiring experience being able to work with Joe,” Mohesnian said. “I appreciate every chance I can get to continue learning from him.”
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Acatoberfest returns with high anticipation Second annual show features neighboring a capella groups By Rachel Kubik
rachel.kubik@marquette.edu
Have you ever wanted to see what it’s like to be on the set of “Pitch Perfect?” On Oct. 3 at 7:30 p.m. the Varsity Theatre will hold a showcase featuring a capella groups from Marquette and other universities such as Michigan State University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. It is the biggest musical event during Family Weekend and tickets are currently sold out for parents. Marquette Students get in for free with a student ID. The Meladies, Marquette’s allfemale a capella group, is gearing up for their performance. Founded in 2012, the group is still improving on as many levels as possible, such as their singing techniques, their presence on campus and the opportunity to compete. The group rehearses in two-hour sessions, three times a week. While the group has not been in competition before, it is a goal of theirs. “Whether it’s going to be this year (that we compete) or not, I don’t know,” Nicki Dower, secretary of the Meladies, one of the founding members and a senior in the College of Education, said. “Honestly, I hope before I leave we can at least
try and see how far we can make it. Even if we’d make it past the first round, it’d be great experience.” She feels the Mels are still labeled as the new group on campus and it is difficult to get rid of that label. “My big goal is that I really want us to hold ourselves and feel as good about ourselves as the other groups,” Dower said. “We’re on a similar playing field and we’ve gotten really good over the past few years. (However), last year was intimidating.” “Something that’s different about a capella is that it’s not just a solo line and a harmony,” Kara Sandquist, president of the Meladies and a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences, said. “Each part completes (the other).” She is an alto two singer. “Bringing (all the parts) together is what makes a capella awesome,” Sandquist said. She’s most excited about getting to know other people involved in a cappella ensembles, and hearing the different sound they make. Erin Pauly, vice president of the Meladies and sophomore in the College of Business Administration, just joined the Meladies last semester. “I’ve never even seen (Acatoberfest),” Pauly said. “I don’t know what to expect.” However, being in the Mels is a fun experience for her. “It’s your escape from all the stress of school and any drama you have with friends,” Pauly said. “Being able to do what I love with great girls is everything.”
The Naturals, Marquette’s all-male a capella group since 2003, hopes to achieve similar goals with Acatoberfest. Last year, the Naturals went to the ICCA for the first time, which is the same a capella competition in the movie “Pitch Perfect,” filled with groups from around the world. The group made it to the second round. “I want (Acatoberfest) to be even bigger and better than last year,” Nick Clerkin, president of the Naturals and a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences, said. “I want to have an awesome event that makes people really look at a capella and say, ‘This is cool.’” Clerkin believes a capella is something that can stand on its own. “It’s something that’s really special,” Clerkin said. He especially enjoys the feeling of going on stage and hearing the audience erupt in cheers and excitement before a performance. “That’s an amazing moment for me,” Clerkin said. Brad Morgen, treasurer and social events coordinator of the Naturals and a senior in the College of Business Administration, is looking forward to “performing (at Acatoberfest) and being able to bring what we practice so hard on to other people in the Milwaukee and Marquette community.” Just like the Meladies, the Naturals practice three times a week for about two hours. “We’re expecting a really great turn out this year.” The group from UW-Madison Fundamentally Sound performed with the Naturals at the ICCAs
Photo courtesy of Erin Pauly
The Meladies practice three times a week to prepare for Acatoberfest.
last year. “We’re inviting (other groups) here to show that there’s more a capella groups around and they’re just as good or even better (as Marquette’s groups),” David Hahne, senior in the College of Communication and bass singer in the Naturals, said. He wants to showcase the Naturals’ best potential. “We want to be on the same level as (other competitive groups),” Hahne said. The last a capella group on campus, the Gold ‘n Blues, made up of males and females, is also ecstatic for their performance. Emily Jindra, vice president of the Gold ‘n Blues and a junior in the College of Health Sciences, said she is excited about getting to know the other non-Marquette a capella groups. “We have a pizza dinner beforehand, then we have our
concert and then we hang out afterwards. It’s really cool to mingle with the other groups and see what they have going on. We’ve made really good friends with some of the groups and have even done (concert) exchanges at their schools,” Jindra said. Nicole Rizzo, a public relations manager and an alto two singer in the Gold ‘n Blues, and a junior in the College of Communication, said she’s really excited to perform the piece “Like I Can” by Sam Smith. “It’s very choral,” Rizzo said. “Acatoberfest is the only show where we have our own individual mics,” Rizzo said. “It sounds so good and a lot fuller, more professional. It’s really cool. If you’re looking to go to any a capella show this year, go to this one.”
Students dress as dancing desserts downtown MU grad sought out volunteers to promote “2 Broke Girls” By Alexandra Atsalis
alexandra.atsalis@marquette.edu
Six Marquette students made their debut into the glamorous world of showbiz by donning giant cupcake costumes and dancing around downtown Milwaukee on behalf of Channel 58 WDJT to promote the TV Show “2 Broke Girls.” To raise awareness for the show’s new syndication time of weeknights at 10 p.m. and 10:30 p.m., Channel 58 partnered with local businesses Classy Girl Cupcakes and The Gouda Girls food truck to travel to high-traffic areas in Milwaukee. With the help of local students decked out in tasty dessert style, they passed out delicious free cupcakes. The promotion was organized by Molly Kelly, class of 1985, who now works for Weigel Broadcasting Co. and is the corporate director of media strategy for WDJT, WMLW and Telemundo affiliates in Milwaukee. Reaching out to her alma mater was an obvious choice when deciding where to find people to fill the cupcake costumes. “As an alum, I know Marquette, and I knew it’d be easy for students to get to our locations,” Kelly said. “It was a good fit.” Melissa Kennedy, marketing manager for Weigel Broadcasting Co., oversaw the promotion. “It’s been very successful for us and we like being partners with people in the community,” Kennedy said. Students from the College of
Communication were contacted via email a week ago seeking participants for the paid opportunity. The email contained a description of the job and a photo of the cupcake costume. Despite the promise of paid work, some students were hesitant to volunteer because of the flamboyant costume. “A lot of my friends didn’t want to do it because of their dignity,” volunteer Debbie Aderinkomi and junior in the College of Communication said. “But I was like, why wouldn’t you want to be in a
giant cupcake costume? It’s just so fun!” Another participant, Juana Kujjo, a sophomore in the College of Communication, admitted being in a cupcake costume certainly garners some unusual attention, but it was all part of the experience. “Everyone who passed by was, like, pointing and laughing at me, but I just totally milked it, and they had music playing, and I was like ‘come get a cupcake,’ trying to make it fun,” Kujjo said. Aderinkomi also said that there
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were a lot of giggles, but overall, she enjoyed being in the costume. “ I think it’s awesome, it’s so kick ass!” she said. The cupcake costumes themselves are authentic replicas of the ones worn by the two main characters in “2 Broke Girls,” who aspire to open their own cupcake bakery. Kelly worked with the promotions team at Warner Bros. to secure the costumes, one chocolate and one vanilla. “When I saw them, I said to Warner Bros., ‘I’ve got to have two of those,’” Kelly said. “They
certainly are show-stopping.” Despite having no prior experience inside a cupcake costume, Aderinkomi and Kujjo, along with other Marquette participants, showed impressive talent for being dancing baked goods. “They’ve been really great,” Kennedy said of the Marquette students. “They have a lot of energy; they’re very enthusiastic.” The promotion will take place outside the Milwaukee County Courthouse Thursday and Red Arrow Park on Friday, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
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Changing our neighborhood starts with changing the conversation Marquette students are invited to participate in a community initiative that envisions our Avenues West neighborhood preserved, enhanced and transformed. If we as a student body accept the invitation to help foster and grow Avenues West, we need to instill changes in the ways we talk about and act within our neighborhood. On Sept. 30, University President Michael Lovell addressed Marquette’s participation in the Near West Side Partners’ initiative called Promoting Assets and Reducing Crime (PARC). Near West Side’s mission states its intent is “to revitalize and sustain the Near West Side as a thriving business and residential corridor, through collaborative efforts to promote economic development, improved housing, unified neighborhood identity and branding and greater safety for residents and businesses.” Lovell explained that campus involvement will focus on what Marquette can do for itself in this initiative and what Marquette can do that will extend beyond our physical campus. Since its beginning, an underlying goal of the university has always been to foster community beyond campus boundaries. Jesuit institutions are recognized for rooting themselves in low income, low opportunity neighborhoods in hope of nurturing the community in a variety of ways. Marquette is no exception. As a Jesuit institution, we do an arguably good job “stepping into lowly places,” as St. Ignatius once wrote. We dedicate time outside of our academics to the lives and service of others. Service in and around the city of Milwaukee is of great value and priority to the student body, and every day students are serving in our neighborhood. However, the conversations we have at our service sites cannot stop after we step out of the experience for the day and are back on campus. As students of Marquette, we need to change the rhetoric we have for our neighborhood. It is likely we have been guilty of portraying this community as divided. It starts before freshman year, when we figure out Marquette is a relatively safe campus, but the residential, commercial areas immediately surrounding the university are not. We are warned that we need to be careful because issues of crime and safety are common, which can instill reasonable fear in any student or university affiliate. It continues as upperclassmen, when someone shares that they live in a house past 20th Street, to which peers instantly ask, “Is it safe?” or say “Hasn’t someone been shot there?” These statements acknowledge the bad things that happen on and around campus, but simultaneously turn our neighborhood into “us” and “them,” rather than “we.” Intentionally or not, the student body has created a nearly visible line that “cannot be crossed,” unless we’re headed home or
Improving our neighborhood starts with changing student perception and conversation. Illustration by Lily Stanicek/lily.stanicek@marquette.edu
spending a few hours at credible service learning sites that have been serving in the neighborhood for some period of time. And in some cases, we have created this boundary with good reason. The reality is that our neighborhood isn’t the best neighborhood. Given that most of what we hear about our surrounding community is negative, there’s no wonder to why we don’t immediately see it for its hope and potential. Because our perception of Avenues West is negative, we may unintentionally seek out its negative realities. Perception
will influence interaction. This is true of us in our neighborhood, so it is our responsibility to be mindful of how we interact with each other. Avenues West has the potential to be the Milwaukee neighborhood people drive to rather than drive through, but if it is not perceived or portrayed in a way that illustrates it as a community capable of growth and prospect, the transformation will be much more challenging. It is up to us as Marquette students to change the rhetoric and interaction with our neighborhood, Avenues West.
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Academic integrity goals deserve praise Ryan Murphy
Columnist Looking through the university’s news briefs last week, I came across one that read “Complete academic integrity tutorial by Oct. 1.” I thought back to last year when it was my turn to go through that series of videos and quizzes, and I said to myself, “I have an opinion there: long, boring and patronizing.” Three words would hardly pass for an informed opinion, much less a column, so I decided to reach out to Michelle Mynlieff, the academic integrity director, for another perspective. I’m glad I did – she completely changed my perspective on the program. What I didn’t realize (and what most of you might not, either) is that the tutorial is only a small part of a larger initiative that is really getting kicked off this year. Mynlieff explained its three objectives, and her enthusiasm was both genuine and contagious. The first aim: standardization. “There was discontent with how this was being handled before,” Mynlieff said. If there was ever a question of cheating, “in the past, the faculty themselves were responsible for investigating,” and the deans of each college responsible for determining sanctions. Unsurprisingly, this process resulted in an array of sanctions for similar offenses. At a university that likes to talk about justice as much as this one, that does seem out of place. Now, the faculty members on the Academic Integrity Board will be responsible for investigation. “We have already developed sanctioning guidelines that would be used in all cases so that someone who does an offense in one college wouldn’t have a different sanction than someone in another college,” Mynlieff pointed out. These guidelines will be followed by the hearing boards, which will be made up of two faculty members, two students and a dean’s
representative from the college of the student in question. The program’s second goal is “to make it easier for faculty, students, whomever, to report a case of misconduct.” In the past, a professor might have felt it was not worth the trouble to investigate a possible case of dishonesty, or a student who observed a peer cheating might have felt uncomfortable speaking up. Mynlieff described the solution: “Now, literally they have to fill out a form, and it’s my problem, not theirs.” The form is available on the Academic Integrity website, and it gives the reporting student the option to remain anonymous. Lastly, Mynlieff and her colleagues hope to “promote an environment where academic integrity really matters.” This will mean educating faculty on how to remove opportunities for students to cheat and reminding students that one cannot live dishonestly indefinitely. They intend to bring in two speakers each year; the first one, James Lang, the author of “Cheating Lessons,” will come in November. This last goal is the one I find most exciting. As the program grows and finds its footing, I look forward to seeing how they engage students in conversations about honesty and integrity – neither are confined to the classroom; they are necessary for success in the professional and personal spheres. All these reforms seem like common sense to me, and it’s almost surprising that they haven’t been instituted until now. That being said, my conversation with Mynlieff left me with the impression that the program is in the capable hands of someone eager to make a difference. “I really like to think that I’m not like the police here, that I’m actually fostering something that’s bigger than that, that has a positive effect on the campus,” she said. I heartily agree. Ryan Murphy is a junior studying Business Economics and Writing-Intensive English. He is reachable by email at ryan.p.murphy@marquette.edu
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Thursday, October 1, 2015
Mohamed’s ‘bomb:’ A wrinkle in time Caroline Comstock Columnist
The United States of America. The land of prosperity. The land of opportunity. That is, unless you happen to be a young Muslim student at a Texas high school bringing a “clock” to school. Suddenly, the land of opportunity becomes a juvenile detention center, complete with handcuffs. It’s a captivating story of injustice. It’s an even better story when the media omits the most relevant element: Ahmed Mohamed’s “clock” looked exactly like a suitcase bomb. Did the “clock” warrant handcuffs? No. Was it necessary to bring Ahmed to a juvenile detention center? No. Was the teacher out of line for perceiving a metal box with multiple wires as a potential threat to the rest of the student body? I don’t think so. But I seem to be in the minority on the issue after the #IStandWithAhmed movement went viral. Unfortunately, it seemed like a lose-lose situation for the teacher: either become a social target for being prejudiced, or become a social target for not intervening if the clock turned out to be dangerous. There’s no telling which way the court of public opinion will rule. Only one thing is certain – you don’t want to be on the court’s bad side. The sad reality is that schools are no longer seen as the safe havens they’re supposed to be. After tragedies like Columbine, or more recently Sandy Hook, the most seemingly ridiculous safety measures don’t seem ridiculous anymore. That is true, until they offer up an opportunity for a storm of social media outrage. The public is hungry for a good PR crisis to announce their righteous viewpoints online. A tweet complete with #IStandWithAhmed serves as an RSVP to the social justice party where everyone wants to be. Brands don’t want to be left off the guest list either. For those who haven’t been keeping up on Ahmed’s travels since the slight “wrinkle in time,” he’s been busy on his coast-to-coast tour of the U.S. thanks to generous donors, including Google, Facebook and Microsoft. What will making a contraption that could be mistaken for a bomb get you nowadays? In Ahmed’s case, an invitation to the Google science fair with Google co-founder Sergey Brin, an invitation from Mark Zuckerberg to visit Facebook headquarters, a visit to
MIT, a visit to Harvard, an invitation to the U.N. Social Good Summit in New York with Queen Rania of Jordan, a personal invitation to the White House or a space camp scholarship (just to name a few). Take a look at the gear Microsoft gifted Ahmed if you’re short on gift ideas this holiday season. Apparently, Microsoft is starting the season early. Is this a case of overt racism, or is this unfortunate situation a reflection of the sad state of perceived safety in schools? Many critics have asserted that Ahmed would not have been arrested or questioned if he were of a different religion and cultural upbringing. To that I would respond with this list of ridiculous reasons students have found themselves suspended from or barred from certain practices at school in recent years. Nine-year-old Grayson Bruce was banned from bringing his My Little Pony backpack to school as it would “trigger bullying.” Eleven-year-old Danny Valdes faced an in-school suspension after sporting a shaved haircut in the shape of the Miami Heat logo. School officials said it was gangrelated and therefore distracting. Nine-year-old Kamryn Renfro was suspended for shaving her head to support her best friend going through chemotherapy. She was in violation of the dress code. An unnamed thirteen-year-old boy was handcuffed and brought to juvenile detention for burping audibly in class. He was suspended for the remainder of the school year. Nine-year-old Aiden Steward “threatened” to make another student “disappear” with his “one ring” from the Lord of the Rings series. He was suspended. Schools are on the defensive all the time. Ahmed’s case has been no exception. It is particularly disturbing considering how increased school security measures clearly clashed with his creative drive; the irony is not lost. Whether he wanted it or not, Ahmed has become the brand ambassador for tech companies nationwide pushing their public relation agendas. Do we point fingers at the school or at the media that turned this issue into something it’s not? The real issue is that the media framed this story exactly how the public wanted it to be: widespread prejudicial actions followed by a young boy’s valiant fight for vindication. Caroline Comstock is a senior studying Marketing. She is reachable by email at caroline.comstock@marquette.edu
Ahmed Mohamed received generous gifts from a number of leading tech companies. Photo via twitter.com/MicrosoftSV
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‘There’s a pill for that:’ Medical necessity or marketing scheme? Jack Hannan
Columnist What do heart attacks, strokes, cancer and death all have in common? They are all documented side effects of FDA approved prescription drugs. These and other side effects are experienced every day by the 200 million Americans currently prescribed medication, reported CBS Atlanta. In the last century, average life expectancy in the United States has surged upwards by an astounding 30 years. This extension of longevity can be primarily attributed to near constant advancements in modern medicine. However, these same advancements have fostered a belief that medical professionals have a quick and easy remedy for any ailment. When it comes to taking our medicine, Americans are unmatched. The U.S. makes up only 5 percent of the world’s population, yet we consume over 75 percent of the world’s prescription drugs. Today, there seems to be a medication for every malady under the sun. From erectile dysfunction to restless leg syndrome, theres a pill that will fix you up. U.S. drug culture is so pervasive that even without a medical degree, it’s easy to rattle off a handful of their pseudo-scientificsounding brand names. How did we develop such a penchant for pill popping? Like many other heavily advertised products, prescription drugs have pretty much been shoved down our throats. Americans are no strangers to the side effects of rampant consumerism. We’ve grown accustomed to clicking through popups and tuning out commercials as part of our daily lives. But this overexposure to advertising has desensitized us to its often exploitative nature. We don’t even stop to question the ethicality of marketing certain products, for example, prescription drugs. The U.S. and New Zealand are the only two countries in the world that permit direct-toconsumer marketing of prescription drugs. Meaning only in the states (and New Zealand) will you be bombarded with Cymbalta commercials every time you turn on your TV. Every other nation agrees that medical treatment should be discussed between doctors and patients, not advertised alongside fast food and beer. You’re probably wondering why you haven’t heard about this before. Rest assured, it is no accident. “Big Pharma” has paid dearly to create the illusion that prescription drugs are just another product to be bought and sold. In 2013 alone, drugwatch.com reported the 10 largest pharmaceutical companies spent approximately $100 billion collectively on marketing. While increasing consumer base through advertising, “Big Pharma” has also allocated plenty of funds to Washington to make sure their less-than-wholesome operations continue uninterrupted. From 1998 to 2014, pharmaceutical companies spent $2.9 billion on lobbying, more than any other industry during that period.
The effects of consumerism on the use of prescription drugs could be very dangerous. Photo by Matt Serafin/matthew.serafin@marquette.edu
Despite this political influence, drug companies are not immune to allegations of controversial data collection and fraudulent marketing. The industry has paid a whopping $13 billion in drug settlements over the past 5 years. Still, companies likely get away with shady practices much more often than they get caught. Questionable advertising is not unique to the pharmaceutical industry. Countless consumers have been conned by late night infomercials that employ similar “spin.” The difference, is that instead of short-lived buyer’s remorse, victims of false pharmaceutical advertising suffer from severe side effects and even death. Since even proper medication use can be harmful, the effects of misuse are often devastating. Business Insider found prescription drugs kill more Americans every year than cocaine and heroin combined. The U.S. government has shelled out billions to combat the war on deadly street drugs, yet the most lethal substances are distributed legally in pharmacies across the country. The Stanford University School of Medicine found opioid
painkillers like Oxycodone and Percocet, are responsible for the majority of prescription drug overdoses. These medications have some of the highest potential for dependency even when taken as directed. Stimulants have become increasingly prevalent on college campuses. Amphetamines, like Adderall and Vyvanse, are used to treat ADHD, but are also abused for the increased energy, focus and euphoria they cause. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, 1 in 5 college students admits to using Adderall without an ADHD diagnosis.” If anything, prescription drug culture seems to be gaining momentum. Even the most vigilant citizens can’t escape Big Pharma’s “powerful reach.” Despite our insatiable appetite for medication, accepting how much we’ve been manipulated by drug companies is still a tough pill to swallow. But it is a crucial first step towards curing our nation of this epidemic. Jack Hannan is a senior studying Marketing and Finance. He is reachable by email at jack.hannan@marquette.edu
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Tennis has international flair
Thursday, October 1, 2015
Players from four continents bring values to MU team
THURSDAY 10/1
Women’s Soccer at Seton Hall When: 6 p.m.
By John Hand
john.hand@marquette.edu
Where is the best place to eat on Marquette’s campus? For freshman Silvia Ambrosio, the answer is Cafe Italiano at Schroeder Hall. The cuisine served there gives Ambrosio at least slight nostalgia of her mother’s Italian home cooking. “The food was a huge change for me,” Ambrosio said. Of Italian descent, she was raised in Frankfurt, Germany, and is still adjusting to life in the United States. Ambrosio is not the only one on the team who has made an international transition. Four of the eight players on the women’s roster are European from Spain, Germany, Belgium and Ukraine. On the men’s team, five of the eight are internationals – from Israel, Canada, Spain, Mexico and Brazil. In 2013-14, 32.3 percent of Division I men’s tennis players and 30.4 percent of women’s tennis players were international, which are the highest percentages in NCAA Division I athletics. “It has been an evolution over time,” said Marquette men’s tennis head coach Scott Rodecap of international players coming to the United States to play collegiate tennis. “Certainly over the last fifteen years there have been more and more (players coming over). If you look at the rosters of a lot of teams, you won’t see Americans on them. They will be one-hundred-percent international.” In many countries abroad, tennis is one of the most popular sports, right behind soccer, while in the U.S. sports like football, basketball, baseball and hockey overshadow tennis. Because there are so many collegiate tennis programs and not enough high-level American players to fill them, teams rely on international talent to stay competitive.
Marquette Sports Calendar FRIDAY 10/2
Women’s Tennis Arizona Wildcat Invitational (AZ) When: Friday through Sunday Women’s Volleyball at Villanova When: 6 p.m.
SATURDAY 10/3
Men’s Tennis ITA All-American Pre-Qualifying (OK) When: Saturday and Sunday Men’s Soccer at Villanova When: 12 p.m.
Photo courtesy of Maggie Bean/Marquette Athletics
Freshman Alvaro Verdu, of Spain, came to Marquette for the chance to earn a degree while playing tennis.
Coming to the U.S. to play tennis also is highly beneficial for athletes. When it comes time to go to college, many international athletes don’t have the option to play their sport at school. Coming to the U.S. gives those players a chance to play while getting an education. “Two years ago I was thinking about what I would like to do in college,” said men’s tennis freshman Alvaro Verdu, who comes from Elda, Spain. “I had two options: I could stay in Spain and stop playing tennis or come here and try to play tennis at the same time that I am studying. Last year I came to Marquette to visit and loved it.” “Coming here to play college tennis is a great opportunity,” added senior Daniel Fernandez, who is from Aguascaliente, Mexico. “Being able to get this education is amazing. There is a great level of tennis in Division I. You have the best four years of your life.”
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Coming to the United States on scholarship offers players the chance to get an education with financial assistance they wouldn’t necessarily get in their home country. American players and coaches are also able to benefit from having a strong presence of internationals on the team. “We have guys from all over the world, places I have never been before, so it gives you a new perspective on life,” said junior men’s player Nick Dykema, who is from Green Bay. “[I have learned] how fortunate we are to be able to play our sport in college,” added senior women’s player Aleeza Kanner, who is from Phoenix. Having international friends also has its benefits; this past summer Kanner was able to travel to Madrid to visit with some of her former teammates. Both Verdu and Ambrosio hired agencies to help them contact college coaches in the U.S., pick the right school, and fill out the required paperwork for the NCAA. Hiring recruiters to assist in this process is a typical practice for international collegiate athletes in any sport. Both Rodecap and women’s head coach Jody Bronson rely heavily on video and reports that the agencies give them because they rarely get to see a potential international recruit in person. “We don’t get to see the international players a lot,” Bronson said. “You can’t fly to every country because it would be too expensive... you just have to pick and choose what you are going to do.” Once the connections are made and the eligibility paperwork is filed, the players can begin the adjustment to a completely different lifestyle, including drastic academic changes. “It is a big commitment to be a student-athlete,” says Fernandez. “You have to have great time management. You have very few hours to do what you want.”
“I had more free time in Germany and I didn’t know how to manage my time in the beginning (here),” adds Ambrosio. “I was like ‘I should study, but I have practice. What should I do?’” While having to make living adjustments, players also have to adjust to a different style of tennis. Indoor tennis is played much less in other countries than it is in the United States. In terms of gameplay, Verdu has noticed that in Spain players will use more top spin to work points, while Americans are more likely to use a serve and volley strategy that results in games being decided with less shots. Ambrosio, Fernandez and Verdu all agree that the food has been the biggest difference in the United States. “I would like to experience some Spanish food here in the States,” Verdu said with a smile, putting air quotation marks around “Spanish food.” “They try to be too authentic here,” Fernandez said about Mexican restaurants in the area. “I have never had anything that is comparable.” In addition to all the other changes, there is the usual homesickness that most freshmen experience at some point, but the support of elder international teammates makes the transition easier. “Paula (Tormos Sanchez) said that it was difficult at the beginning, but you get used to it and you get to know new people who become your second family,” said Ambrosio. As Verdu reflects on his play so far in his first season with Marquette, he was pleased with the way he played in the Milwaukee Tennis Classic, but feels he still has adjustments to make. “I just came from Spain, the other part of the world, so it’s okay,” he said with a smile and a laugh. “I will have bad moments, for sure, where I will be down, but if I keep on working and having fun, I will keep loving it.”
Women’s Volleyball at Seton Hall When: 5 p.m.
SUNDAY 10/4
Men’s Golf Erin Hills Intercollegiate (WI) When: Sunday through Tuesday Women’s Soccer at St. John’s When: 12 p.m.
WEDNESDAY 10/7
Men’s Soccer at Wisconsin When: 7 p.m.
BIG EAST Standings
Men’s soccer (BIG EAST, overall)
Creighton 1-0, 9-0 Butler 1-0, 5-0-3 Xavier 1-0, 7-2 Georgetown 1-0, 5-2-2 Villanova 0-1, 5-3 Marquette 0-0-1, 3-2-2 St. John’s 0-0-1, 2-6-2 Providence 0-1, 4-3-1 DePaul 0-1, 1-8 Seton Hall 0-1, 0-6-1 Women’s soccer (BIG EAST, overall) St. John’s 1-0, 9-1 Butler 1-0, 8-3-1 DePaul 1-0, 7-2-2 Georgetown 1-0, 6-4 Marquette 1-0, 4-4-3 Creighton 0-1, 8-4 Providence 0-1, 7-4 Xavier 0-1, 5-4-1 Seton Hall 0-1, 1-7-2 Villanova 0-1, 1-9 Women’s Volleyball (BIG EAST, overall) Creighton 2-0, 8-7 Xavier 3-1, 7-7 Marquette 2-1, 10-5 Butler 2-2, 5-11 Villanova 1-1, 11-4 St. John’s 1-1, 11-6 Seton Hall 1-1, 7-7 DePaul 1-2, 12-3 Providence 0-2, 9-7 Georgetown 0-2, 6-9
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WSOC: Make or break weekend Big games at weak Seton Hall, strong St. John’s for MU
By Dan Reiner
daniel.reiner@marquette.edu
Marquette women’s soccer will hit the East Coast this weekend for a road swing that could prove crucial by season’s end. On one hand, a sweep of 1-72 Seton Hall and 9-1 St. John’s would solidify Marquette’s place as a BIG EAST powerhouse this season and shoot them up the RPI rankings. If the Golden Eagles lose to Seton Hall, or both of those matches, their RPI could take a hit. “I think we have a lot to prove to ourselves this weekend,” head coach Markus Roeders said. He isn’t satisfied going in to the road trip, even after the team’s five-goal performance in its BIG EAST opening win over Creighton on Sunday. “Our main focus has to be what we’re doing on the offensive and defensive side and how we’re taking care of the little things,” Roeders said. That simple approach might be enough to get things done against
a Seton Hall side tonight in South Orange, New Jersey. The Pirates come in scoring six goals through 10 matches, while allowing a league-worst 23 goals. Sunday will be a different story for the Golden Eagles, when they take on an experienced St. John’s squad. The Red Storm are riding a five-match winning streak and are led by Preseason BIG EAST Co-Offensive Player of the Year Rachel Daly, who leads the league with nine goals and has 22 points on the season. “They’re definitely a team that’s going to compete for a BIG EAST championship,” Roeders said. “If that’s one of our goals, which it definitely is, we have to measure ourselves against a team like that.” Roeders called upon his forwards, particularly redshirt junior Darian Powell and redshirt freshman Emily Mouille to keep the offense rolling this weekend. That will certainly be a challenge against St. John’s, who has allowed four goals through 10 matches, which ranks tied for third in Division I. “We hope to just keep getting the ball from the outside into the box so that we have more opportunities to finish,” Powell said. “We’ve been working a lot on
Photo by Ben Erikson/benjamin.a.erikson@marquette.edu
Marquette will need a top offensive performance on Sunday against a tight St. John’s defense.
breaking down the back line so we can have more through balls.” “I think it’s a mix of us building our attack and taking care of our set plays,” Roeders added. “Against St. John’s, you’re only going to get so many chances and you’ve got to make them count.”
The Golden Eagles will welcome back four forwards to the attack – redshirt sophomore Molly Pfeiffer, junior Erin Holland, junior Liz Bartels and junior Meegan Johnston – who served a coach’s suspension against Creighton.
If Marquette needs another motivating factor heading into the road swing, the Golden Eagles can remember they’ve never lost to either of their opponents. They’re 4-0-1 versus the Pirates and 10-0-1 against the Red Storm.
Volleyball gets second BIG EAST victory Louis has team high 20 kills in four-set win against Butler By Andrew Goldstein
andrew.goldstein@marquette.edu
Marquette volleyball got off to yet another slow start in its match against the Butler Bulldogs Wednesday night. Then the team heated up in a hurry. The Golden Eagles defeated the Bulldogs in four sets at the Al McGuire Center for their second conference victory in a row. The win puts Marquette’s overall record at 10-5 and its BIG EAST record at 2-1. Butler sunk to 5-11 overall and 2-2 in the conference. “Taylor Louis was about all we had going for us offensively in game one,” Theis said. “But I thought we got to them with some service pressure from then on and were able to crack their passing a little bit. And then all of our attackers got it going.” Louis’ seven kills, while certainly impressive, were about the only bright spot in a first set that was mostly dominated by Butler. An impressive Butler blocking effort held the Golden Eagles to a meager .167 hitting percentage in the opening frame. Marquette was no better on the defensive side of the ball either, failing to record a single block all game. “Butler handled serve-receive really well in the first,” Theis said. “Their passers, their servers and their hitters all had it going.” The rest of the game, however, could not have gone more differently than the first set did. Marquette routed the Bulldogs in the second set, 25-14, behind a .448 hitting effort. The Golden Eagles struck the ball every bit as well in the third set as Butler did in
Photo by Doug Peters/douglas.peters@marquette.edu
Redshirt freshman Taylor Louis continues to lead Marquette’s high-powered against BIG EAST competition.
the first, recording a .429 hitting percentage en route to a 2518 win. Butler played the last set more closely, but wilted down the stretch as Marquette won the game, 25-21, and the match 3-1. Marquette’s offense did an admirable job of attacking a Butler defense that averaged 2.49 blocks per game coming into the match. Taylor Louis slammed her way to a team-high 20 kills, while Joy Miley boasted 12 kills and a .455 hitting percentage. Butler did get 7.5 blocks over the course of the game, but most of Marquette’s shots went into the Bulldogs’ back row without much interference. “We had some good first and second touches and allowed the third touch to kind of move around the block a little bit,” Theis said. “I thought Joy did a good job of hitting the high seam shots. Taylor was on tonight too.” Marquette will now leave its home territory and embark on a four-match road trip over the next 12 days. The first two games of
that trip will take place on Friday against Villanova in Pennsylvania and Saturday against Seton Hall in South Orange, New Jersey. Both Villanova and Seton Hall are 1-1 in conference play, and both teams’ losses have come against defending BIG EAST champion Creighton. “It’s a quick turnaround,” Theis said. “We’ve got one day of practice before back-to-back matches, and we haven’t even watched Seton Hall yet. It’s challenging.” Marquette ended a tough sixmatch home stand with a 4-2 record and some unanswered questions. Can they buck their recent trend of slow starts? Will Taylor Louis continue her blistering five kills per set pace? And which Marquette team is the real one: the team that fell apart against Xavier, or the one that resoundingly defeated Butler? The answers may reveal themselves when Marquette gets its first taste of conference road action this weekend.
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Golf to compete on home turf Tournament to host 3 top teams and 2 top US amateurs
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By Jamey Schilling
andrew.schilling@marquette.edu
After bottom half finishes in their first two outings of the season, Marquette golf looks to regain some confidence on home soil as it hosts the Erin Hills Intercollegiate tournament beginning this Sunday. Earlier this month, head coach Steve Bailey addressed the chance of playing at Erin Hills, currently ranked as the eighth best public golf course in America according to Golf Digest. The course will be hosting the US Open two years from now. “The opportunity to play Erin Hills for four straight days against some of the best competition in college golf will certainly be a memorable experience,” Bailey told GoMarquette.com. Last year at this tournament the Golden Eagles finished strong and earned a third place finish overall, behind only UCLA and SMU. This year’s 11-team field includes Colorado State, Miami (OH), Mississippi, Northern Illinois, SMU, St. Johns and Wisconsin, as well as three top-25 ranked teams in No. 17 UCLA, No. 19 Oklahoma State
Photo courtesy of Maggie Bean/Marquette Athletics
The Marquette golf team needs senior Pat Sanchez to improve his game if they have any chance of placing high.
and No. 23 New Mexico. In addition to battling ranked teams, the Golden Eagles will also face a pair of players ranked in the world’s top 20 amateur players. They are Bryson DeChambeau of SMU, the 2015 NCAA Champion and U.S. Amateur Open Champion, as well as Jordan Niebrugge of Oklahoma State, a 2015 Open Championship Silver Medalist. In both of Marquette’s first two tournaments, the team began with impressive rounds, but fizzled off as the tournament went on. At the North Intercollegiate Tournament, the team ended the
first round in sixth place, but dropped to tenth place by the end of the tournament. In the Windon Memorial Classic, the same trend took place as the team ended Round One tied for ninth, ultimately finishing eleventh. Another important factor for this upcoming tournament and the rest of the season is the play of Pat Sanchez. A senior leader and key contributor to the team’s BIG EAST title last year, Sanchez has struggled during his first two tournaments. He finished 61st overall with a 12-over-par at the North Intercollegiate Tournament, and tied for 72nd with a 17-over-par
at the Windon Memorial. Redshirt senior CJ Swift has been a pleasant surprise. He finished in the top-25 at both tournaments, earning a 9-over-par to finish tied for 22nd at the North Intercollegiate, and a 1-over-par, 22nd place finish at the Windon Memorial tournament. If both Swift and Sanchez can find their groove, the team should be able to find success and surprise some teams. In addition to hosting this tournament, Marquette will also host an NCAA regional this upcoming spring at the same site.
MU runners set for MKE Marathon Golden Eagles take on UWM, CUW in friendly challenge By Dan Reiner
daniel.reiner@marquette.edu
When 3,500 runners from across the U.S. head to the starting line at Sunday’s Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon, there will be a lot of blue and gold. Approximately 90 students, faculty, staff and alumni are registered
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to run for Marquette’s marathon team as part of the 4th Annual “Claws vs. Paws” University Challenge. The Golden Eagles will face off against the Concordia University-Wisconsin Falcons and the UWMilwaukee Panthers in the 26.2mile throw-down for a trophy and bragging rights and to determine which team ‘runs’ the city. This is Marquette’s first official year in the challenge after University President Michael Lovell brought the tradition over from UWM, where he served as chancellor.
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Marquette Running Club PresiRunning a marathon is nothing dent Xander Jacobson, who ran the new for Cigelske, who will run his Lakefront Marathon last year, says seventh on Sunday. For others, like being able to run with so many fa- former women’s soccer goalie and miliar faces will make things easier. current graduate student Sofie Sc“I am looking forward to being hunk, marathon training is a learnable to run alongside those who I ing experience. She has often led have trained with for the past few the group workouts and found that years in order to accomplish such a no matter the ability, every maradaunting goal,” Jacobson said. thoner has the same goal. Lovell has spearheaded a run“All of us feel ready,” Schunk ning culture in said. “We have his short time at a few different Marquette, inpaces – those gocluding his Run ing for the win, with the Presithose looking for a dent Facebook (personal record) group, which and those just trying has more than to finish.” 250 members. Schunk has an Members from ambitious goal of that group, Marfinishing the race in quette Running under three hours. Club, Marquette Others are trying to Triathlon Club qualify for the 2016 and other runBoston Marathon. ners make up In the end, the race Sofie Schunk is a community the Marquette Marquette graduate student marathon team. event in which all Over the runners will try summer, the Lovell’s group and to run their best. That community MU Running Club published will come together for a pre-race training schedules that any run- pasta dinner Saturday evening and ner could follow. The groups in- a post-race social at the Annex vited runners to train together on Tuesday, welcome to all Marand share personal experiences in quette, UWM and CUW runners to advance of the marathon. share marathon stories. A trophy is “One of my favorite aspects of just an added bonus. this experience is how it breaks “I’d compare the post-race party down artificial barriers between to an ‘easy run’ where everyone is students, faculty and staff,” said on the same page, conversing with Tim Cigelske, communication one another about their own story,” specialist in Marquette’s Office of Schunk said. “Each person has a Marketing and Communication say, no matter what (their) pace. It’s and member of the running club. all about the camaraderie.” “You really get to meet and know a variety of people across campus.”
We have a few different paces – those going for the win, those looking for a (personal record) and those just trying to finish.”
The National Lacrosse League gathered in Toronto Monday night for the league’s annual draft, featuring a class touted as one of the best in league history. The NCAA all-time leading scorer Lyle Thompson went first overall to the Georgia Swarm, an NLL team in a new location. This summer, the Swarm moved from Minnesota to a suburb of Atlanta. Before they announced the move, Milwaukee was rumored to be a serious candidate to land them. Milwaukee made sense because John and Andy Arlotta, the team’s co-owners, have business ties to the city. Could the league come looking at Brew City again when considering expansion or relocation? Perhaps. The NLL needs to consider whether indoor lacrosse team makes sense logistically for the city. Currently, the only two facilities that could host a team are the BMO Harris Bradley Center and the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena. The larger Bradley Center is the more attractive site for the league, which is fighting backlash from downsizing arenas in Vancouver (in a 5,276 seat arena) and New England (in a 7,700 seat arena). The Bradley Center holds just under 17,845, which would make it the fifth largest facility in the nine-team league. Weekend dates during the league’s season, which runs during the winter, are in high demand at the Bradley Center. Most NLL players have second jobs, so all games are held over the weekend. An NLL franchise would fight the current tenants, the Bucks, Marquette men’s basketball and Admirals, for dates. Both teams see their attendance numbers skyrocket on Fridays and Saturdays. A lacrosse team would be fourth on the totem pole. The Bradley Center won’t even exist once the Bucks complete their new arena project in a couple of years. The Bucks have already set the tone that they aren’t open to sharing by not including the Admirals in the arena plans. The Admirals announced this summer that they will move to the Panther Arena for the 2017-18 season. That move makes the Panther Arena schedule crowded as well, as the arena will host UWMilwaukee men’s and women’s basketball, the Admirals, the Wave and roller derby events in the winter. The 47-year-old facility isn’t exactly the most appealing for a league to move into either, due to it’s age and lack of first-rate amenities. An indoor lacrosse team would be a great step for the growth of the sport in the state. Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem like a good fit for the league at this point. Add in the fact that the league isn’t a lacrosse hotbed just yet, and a move to Milwaukee may be too risky. Jack Goods is a junior from Buffalo, New York majoring in Journalism. Email him at jack.goods@marquette.edu
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Thursday, October 1, 2015
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Hartney back as club rugby coach Chris Farley among players he worked with in the ‘80s
By Robby Cowles
robert.cowles@marquette.edu
The 2015 season has not been an easy one for Marquette Club Rugby. Midway through the season, it sits at 0-3. Despite that, the club remains excited and optimistic, as players and coaches look at the bigger picture. It’s a rebuilding year for the program. The biggest facet of rebuilding is the club’s new coach, Constanz Hartney. Despite having just three games and a handful of weeks together, players are already excited about the club’s future under Hartney’s tutelage. Club president Ryan Howell believes the club got it right by bringing in Hartney. “I’m very impressed with him, he hasn’t been discouraged at all with our losses, in fact he’s still very optimistic,” Howell said. “The players love him and he knows what he’s doing.” Hartney is a 70-year-old clinical psychologist with a doctorate from Marquette in sports psychology. He grew up in South Africa before attending Marquette for graduate school. A rugby player in high school, Hartney attended some Marquette games as a graduate student. He found himself offering the team his assistance.
“I attended some of the games, looked around and they didn’t seem to have a coach there,” Hartney said. “I just walked over and said, ‘you guys are doing it all wrong’, and gave them a few exercises to do and they said, ‘you wanna come coach us?’ and that’s how I became a coach.” Hartney coached the rugby club throughout the 1980s, fielding very successful teams. “I amassed an impressive record with the team then, and I think in my last season we only lost one game,” Hartney said. “A marginal score against (Wisconsin-Madison), who went on to win the conference, but we beat everybody else.” He stayed in touch with all his former players over the years. He rattles off their professional accomplishments: judges, surgeons, university professors, and even actor Chris Farley. “The only time he was serious was on the field”Hartney said about Farley. “He never joked or played pranks on the field. Off the field, he was a different person and difficult person to manage, but all serious on the field. He played a really good game, I enjoyed him.” Hartney left the club to focus on his profession and family, but remained in touch. This year he stepped back into the coaching role for the first time in decades, and realized that both he and the game had changed. “One of the players from
those teams – his son is on this team now,” Hartney said. “So I’m a grandfather.” The son’s experience with the coach will be slightly different than the one his dad had, Hartney said. “I’m a bit more understanding of mistakes and flaws, that kind of thing,” Hartney said. “I think that works better, the mistakes are fixed more easily when you take the time to approach, rather than the drill sergeant approach.” Vice president Danny O’Hara said that an important difference between this year and previous years is the improved coach-player relationship. “He definitely comes to me more often after practices and games with what he wants to do more than the previous coaches and captains,” O’Hara said. “Our (relationship) is much more closer and much more of a two-way street. He takes my input and I take his, and before it wasn’t really like that.” Hartney thinks that part of his coaching has improved since his last time as the club’s head coach. “I take the opinions of the captains and some of the players more at heart,” Hartney said. “Instead of just dismissing them right away or not even listening to them.” Hartney believes his first year is about laying the building blocks for success in the future, and patience is key, as hard as it may be. “I’m a bit impatient,” Hartney
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Marquette Club Rugby is “optimistic” with new coach Hartney.
said. “I really have to watch that, I have to stick to my goals as foundation building and so on. If we get a win, we’ll take it, but our main goal is team-improvement and to build a team.” In previous years, three straight losses probably would not have been met with as much optimism that is coming from the team. With this team, though, Hartney can see a different energy among the players. “Our guys almost seemed to be demoralized at the end of last
season, I didn’t see much team spirit,” Hartney said. “But this year, you can see it coming together. It’s just beautiful to see.” “In all of our games, we’ve just played better and progressed throughout so it’s been good to see the very quick development of the younger guys,” O’Hara said. The club’s next game is against University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, in Whitewater on Oct. 11. Its next home game at Valley Fields is Oct. 17 against University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.
Soccer can’t hold on against No. 7 Irish Golden Eagles unravel after Notre Dame equalizer
By Jack Goods
jack.goods@marquette.edu
Marquette’s best win of the season seemed just within its reach. Redshirt senior forward C. Nortey broke a 1-1 tie thanks to a great pass into the box from freshman forward Toby Howell in the 67th minute. It was the perfect reward for the Golden Eagles strong play against No. 7 Notre Dame. Yet, the Fighting Irish’s impressive offensive unit continued to put pressure on freshman keeper Wicho Barraza. It turned out that a fluky equalizer would bring Marquette back down to earth. The Golden Eagles began to unravel, and Notre Dame stepped on their throats, scoring twice more. The 4-2 final ended up looking far worse than the game action for Marquette. “I don’t think we’ve played at Notre Dame and had that much of the ball and played that well for long periods of time since I’ve been at Marquette,” said head coach Louis Bennett, who has been at the school since 2005. Marquette looked great at the start of the game, getting good pressure on the Notre Dame back line. Redshirt senior forward David Selvaggi opened the scoring with a goal off a juicy rebound that put Marquette ahead in the seventh minute. The Golden Eagles had three shots on goalie Chris Hubbard in the first 10 minutes, with two being on target. The momentum began to move in favor of Notre Dame as the half
went along. Forward Patrick Hodan got room in the box to the outside of junior left back Jake Taylor and Barraza, scoring the equalizer 12 minutes later. Bennett said with the offensive talent Notre Dame has, it is inevitable that the Irish will create top notch chances. “The better caliber the team, the margin of error becomes smaller,” Bennett said. “They are going to create chances. We handed a lot of them well, but there were a couple that obviously we didn’t.” After Nortey’s go-ahead goal in the 67th minute, the Irish kept
the possession in their offensive zone. Michael Shipp lofted a ball from the right of the box. The shot went right to the far goal post, bouncing into the net. “It was a miscue,” Bennett said. “He crossed it, and it sailed over everyone. No one expected it to go in … It was almost a comedy of errors.” Notre Dame continued to press and created chances with consistency in its passes. Max Lachowecki’s goal in the 80th minute came off a nice touch from outside the box by Fighting Irish leading scorer Jon
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Gallagher. Gallagher was sprung on a breakaway by a header from Jeffrey Farina for his goal. “There was a period where they got a strangle hold on the game,” Bennett said. The Golden Eagles created a few chances late, but were unable to cut the deficit to one goal. Marquette will be back in action on Saturday, when the team heads to Villanova for its second BIG EAST contest. The Golden Eagles may be without Selvaggi, who tweaked his hamstring in the second half. The Wildcats are 4-3-0 on the
season, and will be well rested for the Marquette match. Villanova last played on Saturday in a 3-0 loss to Butler. It will be a chance for the Golden Eagles to move up in the RPI. Marquette is ranked 74th, while Villanova is 58th. Those rankings were compiled before the loss against Notre Dame. “We’ve got six teams left with a higher RPI than us,” Bennett said. “We realize that if we win games we’re going to go up in the RPI Rankings. If we’re 32, we’ve got a good chance of making the tournament.”
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Thursday, October 1, 2015
Hockey opens home slate with Aurora The undefeated Spartans pose a serious challenge
By Jamey Schilling
andrew.schilling@marquette.edu
Marquette club hockey begins their first series of the season this weekend at the Ponds of Brookfield as they face Aurora University.
Aurora continues the trend of top-notch opponents scheduled to play the Golden Eagles as the Spartans enter the contest undefeated at 2-0, featuring a victory in their last game against Bradley in a 7-1 landslide. For the Golden Eagles, who sit at 1-2-1, the name of the game has been continual improvement during practice each week. “I look for us to continue to improve yet again this week and be better moving into our home
opener on Friday night,” head coach Will Jurgensen said. Jurgensen’s approach has yielded positive results thus far, despite a losing record. Team defense especially has shown vast improvement. During their first series with DePaul, the Golden Eagles surrendered four goals each per for a total of eight over the duration of the weekend. This past weekend, however, the team came together and allowed only two goals over the entire weekend at
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one allowed per game. “That’s a good sign that we’re getting in shooting lanes and preventing the puck from getting to our net,” Jurgensen said. “The credit there goes to the defense, who all had much better games compared to last weekend.” The team will need a solid defensive performance to stop the Spartans, who average 5.5 goals per game. Look for sophomore goaltender Robby Arner to once again make a
difference in the game as the defense continues to improve. The leader on offense is sophomore forward Brian Kennedy, the team’s leading goal scorer with three goals, who has scored in every game except one so far this season, the last game against Robert Morris-White. Marquette will play both games at the Ponds of Brookfield, Friday’s game will take place at 7:30 p.m. while Saturday’s is at 1 p.m.
Player of the Week Jacie Jermier
The redshirt senior from McFarland had a game for the ages on Sunday afternoon at Valley Fields. She contributed on four goals in Marquette’s 5-1 blowout of Creighton, including a penalty kick goal in the 77th minute. She also assisted on two goals by junior Morgan Proffitt and one by redshirt junior Darian Powell. Jermier, who started the game at defensive left back, received the BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week award. Her five-point performance gives her a team-leading nine points on the season.
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