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Take Back the Yak to combat cruelty MUSG program will filter out offensive content By Dana Warren
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In an effort to further combat derogatory language and intolerance on Marquette’s campus, Marquette Student Government developed the Take Back the Yak initiative to encourage appropriate behavior on the Yik Yak mobile application. While the campaign was set up by MUSG, it is first and foremost a peer-led effort. “We are going to try and address the posts that are racist or particularly offensive in any way, some of which we have seen in the past few months as well as the past academic year,” said Zack Wallace, MUSG president and senior in the College of Arts & Sciences. Wallace and MUSG selected a group of students who volunteered for various time slots to scroll through the Yik Yak feed and down-vote anything that could be construed as offensive, as well as notify the rest of the team so the post in question can be eliminated quickly. “We want to show that we, as
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Student volunteers will look through Marquette posts on the Yik Yak social media app and down-vote any that could be considered discriminatory.
peers, are no longer going to be tolerating the types of comments that are there,” Wallace said. “Yik Yak’s very intent is to build community and to be a positive resource for students.”
“The campaign (Take Back the Yak) is meant to show that as Marquette students (we) will follow Marquette’s mission statement when it comes to using this app,” said Gilberto
Students tutor for writing Honors Program will provide help for paper revision Marquette’s Honors Program will fund eight new writing student tutors for the 2015‘16 school year with some of the strategic innovation funds it received last year. Students interested in being tutors must take ENGL 4230 during the spring 2016
semester. The tutors will be part of the course-embedded tutors program done through the university’s Norman H. Ott Memorial Writing Center. The program at the Writing Center is in its second semester. “One of the things we are trying to build in Honors is writing across disciplines,” said Amelia Zurcher, director of the Honors Program. Writing Center Director Rebecca Nowacek said the course-embedded tutors program works directly with professors who are committed to teaching writing. The tutors will help students work on
strategies to improve their writing and revision skills. “What we’re doing with the (course-embedded tutors) program is finding faculty who are really committed to teaching with writing in the classes,” Nowacek said. “Then they come to their class and say every single person in this class will meet with a course-embedded tutor because (they) care a lot about revision, and we know this is one of the things that lots of writers struggle with.” Six course-embedded student tutors for political science
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By Jennifer Walter
jennifer.walter@marquette.edu
On the floor of the St. Joan of Arc Chapel, the faint outline of a tomb is often trod over by visitors. John Chojnacki, a tour guide at the chapel, said the tomb is empty, but belongs to Michelle Sautereau
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and dates back to the 16th century. While the origin of the tomb has already been investigated, the mysterious writing that runs along the outside of the tomb has up until now remained relatively unexplored. Stephen Beall, an associate professor of foreign languages and literature, brought his advanced Latin class to the tomb to have a look at the etchings last week. The group brought flashlights and went to work, writing down what they See KTC, Page 7 SPORTS
MURPHY: People need to respect professional and personal boundaries.
MU, UWM to renew rivalry
Golden Eagles bring high-powered offense into series with 0-8 Panthers.
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LGBT center director
Latin class studies, translates unknown text in chapel
Crossing boundaries
Two professors’ research resulted in over 3,000 pages of notes.
a good fit for the committee. The effort is meant to support a change in campus culture to show that offensive
Mysterious tomb writing studied
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Faculty, student committees set up to find a leader for the new center.
Vaquero, a senior in the College of Communication and a Yik Yak campus representative. Earlier in the school year, Wallace and Vaquero compiled a list of students who would be
Naversen returns to MU
Guest set designer transforms “To Kill a Mockingbird” for the stage. PAGE 8
Glamorized Philanthropy
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Professors on logging D2L grades Potential MUSG policy may require consistent D2L logs By Gary Leverton
gary.leverton@marquette.edu
University faculty from various colleges have opposing reactions to a possible Marquette Student Government policy that would require professors to put student grades on Desire2Learn. Joan Whipp, a professor in the College of Education, said she finds D2L convenient and has not had any problems using it. When it comes to requiring a policy though, Whipp said she is hesitant. “There are a variety of ways to communicate with students,” Whipp said. “Some professors might not feel comfortable using D2L.” The current policy only requires professors to post a syllabus on D2L. Other content decisions, including grading decisions, are up to the discretion of the professor. Although the resource is available, Barbara Silver-Thorn, a
biomedical and mechanical engineering professor, and Sarah Miller, a professor in the College of Arts & Sciences, said the university should not have a policy mandating professors to post grades on D2L. “It might be difficult for professors in big lecture classes to use,” Miller said. Christine Shaw, a professor in the College of Nursing, said forcing faculty to use D2L may not be appropriate for all courses. She said faculty should be able to decide when to use D2L. Journalism and Media Studies Professor Karen Slattery said D2L can do a lot of good things, but it is not useful for every class. Slattery said she prefers to give feedback by writing directly on the student’s paper. “I think it’s fair for students to know what their grade is,” Slattery said. “I just think the feedback is better on paper.” Management Professor John Cotton said feedback is what is most important when it comes to students. “Faculty giving regular feedback is what should be required,” Cotton said. “This type of feedback needs to be both timely and regular.”
Cotton said one thing he struggles with is navigating D2L. He said more professors might use it if D2L worked better. While some professors don’t use D2L regularly, others have found it as a convenient way to communicate with student’s online. Shaw said she uses D2L in every one of her courses. “It enhances students’ learning,” Shaw said. “Students have the power points before class. I can give them feedback on each question.” Physical therapy professor Marie Bement has not received any feedback from students about her use of D2L in her classes. “I use D2L,” Bement said. “It’s important for students to know where they are. But most students in general know where they are in the class.” Bement said she makes sure to always give exams back in a timely manner and meet with students one-on-one if they struggle or ask for help. While most of the university uses D2L, Patricia Cervenka, a professor in the Law School, said most law professors either use TWIN or Lexis Web course to post grades and assignments.
I use D2L. It’s important for students to know where they are. But most students in general know where they are in the class.”
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Process for student organization funding unchanged By Sophia Boyd
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Marie Bement, Physical therapy professor Cervenka said she has been using Lexis Web course for 20 years and decided to stick with Lexis, even after visiting sessions for D2L. Cervenka said legal research companies developed these two websites specially for law schools, thus the reason most law professors use them.
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Senator Cameron Vrana, a sophomore in the College of Business Administration, pulled an amendment he reintroduced Oct. 11 that gave the Marquette Student Government senate the power to vote on student organization funding appeals after the budget committee’s reviews. Last spring, the senate’s power to potentially deny a budget committee’s decision regarding SOF appeals was revoked. This action was a result of an overlap between senate meetings and funding deadlines. Without the senate’s ability to have a final vote on appeals, student organizations were relieved from planning events more than seven months in advance before they applied for funding. The senate planned to vote on the amendment after fall break Oct. 26. Vrana gave a statement about the decision in an email. “I decided to pull the amendment after conversations with student organizations and SOF committee members,” Vrana said. “It became apparent that giving student organizations more time in the spring to apply for funding is, and should be, more important that a minor senate oversight. As we continue to review and improve the SOF process, it will be an oversight that we will discuss and consider, but at current, it is not in the best interest of student organizations utilizing the SOF process.” This week, the SOF committee is reviewing 60 applications from student organizations that requested bulk funding for the spring semester. Financial Vice President Theodore Eberle, a senior in the College of Business Administration, said at the senate meeting this week that bulk funding has been more successful this semester and was positive about the application process. If any of these organizations appeal their allocations, the senate accepts or denies the appeal before the final decision goes to the budget committee for review.
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New office organizes diversity efforts William Welburn appointed executive director by provost By Thomas Salinas
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Marquette established an Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion this week to streamline diversity and inclusion efforts around campus. Its responsibilities include keeping an eye on all diversity and inclusion activities and making progress. It will also encourage different groups to join forces so they can make a bigger impact. “There’s a lot of diversity efforts going on on this campus,” Provost Daniel Myers said. “Sometimes there’s two different groups working on the same thing, and they
don’t even know it.” The university announced in a Oct. 26 news brief that Myers established the office and appointed William Welburn as its executive director. Welburn previously worked as the university’s associate provost for diversity and inclusion. Myers said another reason Marquette created the office is to send a message to the community. “We want to signal to campus that the provost office and university is very serious about diversity issues,” Myers said. “We want a recognizable, identifiable unit where people know to turn to.” Myers said there is no one better to lead the diversity efforts than Welburn, who said he received many messages of excitement since Marquette made the announcement. “The consensus among
messages is a great deal of enthusiasm on working with diversity and inclusion,” Welburn said. “I think the enthusiasm of the university on diversity, equity and inclusion is contagious right now.” Welburn said the creation of the new office drives the university’s mission to be an innovative institution. “Our goal is to bring cohesion to the community so people begin to work together,” he said. “It puts what we’ve already articulated in our values, our mission and even our catch phrase, ‘Be the Difference,’ into new perspective.” With his new role, Welburn is a member of the University Leadership Council, which includes the university’s senior administrators and deans. “Being in the world of people who are making critical decisions and setting critical priorities for
this campus, I think, is going to be very important,” he said. “To have the chance to represent diversity and inclusion in that context will advance diversity.” Welburn said the new energy Myers brings to campus matches that of University President Michael Lovell’s, creating an exciting environment. “That doesn’t typically happen,” Welburn said. “I’ve worked at enough universities in my career to know that, but when it does occur, exciting things happen.” Myers said the excitement around campus will be great for the university. “I think this is a really important moment for the university,” he said. “There’s a lot of momentum about diversity and inclusion that will allow us to make progress.”
Rankings for student debt released Marquette near middle of pack among peer schools
At 9:21 p.m., Milwaukee Police Department reported that a person not affiliated with Marquette reported being sexually assaulted by a subject also not affiliated with Marquette in the 600 block of N. 23rd St. Between 10:59 p.m. and 11:07 p.m., a student reported that unknown person(s)
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college without incurring large amounts of debt that could limit students later in life. “The study lists Marquette’s default rate at 2.5 percent and ranks it as in between ‘high and low,’” Dorirngton said. “Financial aid industry experts consider default rates below five percent to be strong.” At Marquette, 16.9 percent of undergraduates in 2013 were Pell grantees. Based on this data, Marquette ranked 67th out of 101 four-year, private, not-for-profit research schools. The recently released data also shows that Marquette Pell grantees had a median federal debt of $28,250 in 2013, which ranked 57th out of 59. Overall, Marquette
finished toward the bottom in terms of debt for all students. The median federal debt for all students was $27,000, which was 82nd out of 101. The private school with the least amount of median debt was Alliant International University in San Diego, with a median debt of $2,000. Harvard finished second with a median debt of $6,000. The total annual cost of Marquette was $18,795 in 2013 for families with an annual income of $30,000 or lower. Marquette ranked 51st of 101 in this category. Meanwhile, the total annual cost, including books, tuition and living expenses for Marquette was $46,649 in 2013. Marquette finished 32nd out of 100 in that category. The
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Oct. 23 Between 5:30 a.m. and 2 p.m., two students reported that unknown person(s) removed their property from their unsecured residence in the 500 block of N. 20th St. Estimated combined loss is $1,200.
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Oct. 22 At 12:43 p.m., a person not affiliated with Marquette trespassed in the Haggerty Museum of Art and was cited by the Marquette Police Department.
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When it comes to handling student debt, Marquette finishes in the middle of the pack. Marquette gives a 60 percent discount on total university cost to Pell grantees, or students with families that earn $30,000 or lower in annual income. However, this discount ranks 52nd out of 100 among other private, four-year, not-for-profit universities. “The university’s discount rate for Pell Grant recipients of 60 percent was listed as in between ‘high and low,’” Brian Dorrington, university spokesman, said. “We are proud of the support we provide our students. And financial experts consider this range to be strong in support of students who are in need.” This data comes from information that was released in September by the U.S. Department of Education regarding student debt at more than 7,000 schools. The website ProPublica published Debt by Degrees, a database that allows anyone to look up how well low-income students do at each school. The information from Debt by Degrees targets students receiving Pell Grants. In 1965, the Pell Grant program was established to help low-income families afford
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removed her secured, unattended vehicle in the 900 block of N. 16th St. Oct. 24 At 6:25 p.m., a student reported that unknown person(s) caused an estimated $500 in damage to the exterior in her secured, unattended vehicle in Lot F. Oct. 25 Between 2:20 a.m. and 9:30 a.m., a person not affiliated with Marquette reported that unknown person(s) attempted to remove his secured, unattended vehicle in the 1300 block of W. Kilbourn Ave. causing an estimated $300 in damage to the vehicle. Between 3:15 and 3:45 p.m., a student reported that unknown person(s) removed his unsecured, unattended property estimated at $100 in West Towne Square.
lowest-ranked school was Washington University in St. Louis with an annual cost of $62,594. In the state of Wisconsin, Marquette finished below their Madison counterpart. The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s average cost for low-income students was $8,306. Three years after graduation, the non-payment rate for all Marquette students with debt was just 6.7 percent, which ranked 35th of 100. The non-repayment rate for Pell Grant students at Marquette was 10.7 percent, 38th out of 100. Dorrington said the university is “actively fundraising to secure funds for underprivileged students.”
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Events Calendar Oct. 26 Between 7:40 a.m. and 10:50 a.m., a student reported that unknown person(s) removed her unsecured, unattended property estimated at $135 in the Alumni Memorial Union. At 11:04 a.m., a vehicle driven by an unknown driver struck a vehicle driven by a student in the 1500 block of W. Wells St. and fled the scene. No injuries were reported. Estimated damage to the student’s vehicle is $800. Oct. 27 At 12:43 p.m., a person not affiliated with Marquette acted in a disorderly manner toward another person not affiliated with Marquette in a business in the 1600 block of W. Wisconisn Ave. and was cited by MUPD.
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Thursday 29 Presidential Fireside Chat, Sensenbrenner Reading Room, 7 p.m. Carpenter Haunted House, Carpenter Tower, 7 to 11 p.m.
Friday 30 Jazz at the Annex, Union Sports Annex, 8 to 9 p.m. Ghost Tours of Milwaukee, buses leave from 16th and Wells St, 9 to 11 p.m.
Saturday 31 Neighborhood Clean-up, O’Donnell Field, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Late Night Monster Mash, Marquette Place, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Tuesday 3 #NoBakeSale, under Raynor Bridge, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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Diversity advocate training offered to students Program formerly offered to faculty and staff only By Sophia Boyd
sophia.boyd@marquette.edu
Students now have the option to join a network of 158 diversity advocates at Marquette by attending two training sessions next month. The university’s diversity advocate training began in 2007 to teach faculty and staff about raising awareness on diversity issues. The curriculum changed last year from a two-hour orientation to two five-hour sessions each. Diversity Coordinator Angela Zapata said a diversity advocate is an individual dedicated to creating a truly inclusive campus community. The university and Marquette Student Government have emphasized diversity and inclusion this semester, especially after the campus climate study revealed minority students’ experiences with discrimination. Opening up
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Marquette Student Government focuses on increasing campus diversity and inclusion after climate study results.
the diversity advocate training to students is another effort toward having a more inclusive campus. “Action is when the university addresses issues in a very productive way and I feel that we’ve been doing that,” said Joshua Miles, coordinator of MUSG’s Diversity, Inclusion and Social Justice Committee and a sophomore in the College of Communication.
The training focuses on topics including self-awareness, social identities and privilege through group discussions and activities. Zapata said the program also teaches “vital” advocacy skills, like “how to confront stereotypes, bias and micro-aggressions in a way that’s not going to raise defenses but instead engage dialogue and discussion.” Zapata said she has seen
a lot of interest in the program since last year, especially from minority students. “I think that people want to be part of a network of other people here who are devoted to creating a really effective and sustainable change,” she said. Miles said he is excited about the training. “We want students to be challenged and we want them to
know that the world isn’t an easy place,” he said. “It will allow students to have a game plan when they facilitate conversations about diversity.” Zapata said she is looking forward to creating a mentorship between students and faculty that receive the training. “We want to really create more support,” Zapata said. “That mentorship can really be helpful for creating self-care and boundaries so that students aren’t burning out.” The mentorship teaches how to balance advocacy and personal life, especially when diversity issues occur daily. After the training, the diversity advocates sign a commitment statement to claim their titles. The statement requires advocates to seek opportunities outside their comfort zone that entail self-education, community engagement and promoting an inclusive campus environment. “The training is meant to be a beginning place,” Zapata said. “This is a lifelong learning process.”
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Email also set up for initiative comments are no longer acceptable behavior on social media. To promote the effort further, MUSG has also set up an email account, takebacktheyakmu@gmail.com, where students can notify MUSG of offensive behavior. While it won’t remove the post directly, it will alert all members of the Take Back the Yak committee. If there is a more severe report sent to the email address, it can also be escalated to the appropriate authorities. “Without people being able to say who they are, they can express whatever they want and get feedback from anyone, but there is still an issue that people can have offensive thoughts,” said Bradley DeGarmo, a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences. If a significant issue arises where campus or personal security is threatened, Yik Yak has the capability to view the source of the problem and assist authorities in resolving any situations that may arise. “Yik Yak is more than willing to cooperate with authorities and they are a very open company when it comes to working with organizations,” Vaquero said. Students have started to notice the impact of social media and the changing attitude towards posts that may offend others. “It is upsetting to see offensive posts, but here on the campus I think that people do recognize that those types of comments are there, but they try to prevent it or contain it,” DeGarmo said.
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Peaceworker talks Iran deal
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Joseph Cirincione tells Marquette about the impact that American citizens had on the Iran nuclear agreement.
Nuclear agreement explained, put in context for students By Thomas Salinas
thomas.salinas@marquette.edu
Joseph Cirincione, a member of Secretary of State John Kerry’s International Security Advisory Board, discussed the magnitude of the Iran nuclear deal on campus Oct. 27. Cirincione presented “The Policy and Politics of the Iran Nuclear Agreement: An Inside Look at the Deal and What Happens Next” to about 40 audience members, many of them students. He is also president of the Ploughshares Fund, a global security and public grantmaking foundation focused on nuclear weapons policy and conflict resolution. The event was hosted by Marquette’s Center for Peacemaking and co-sponsored by the university’s peace studies department, international affairs department and the United Nations Associations. Christopher Jeske, associate director for the Center for Peacemaking, said Cirincione was invited to inspire students to learn more about peacemaking.
“(Cirincione) brings a tremendous understanding of these complex issues, and he’s also very much committed to building a peaceful nonviolent world,” Jeske said. Cirincione actively supports the deal, which aims to stop Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons by ending economic sanctions against them. He said this deal is important for everyone, including students, because of what could happen. “The alternative of this deal was to go to war with Iran, this is not an exaggeration,” Cirincione said. “It would have impacted all of our futures, it would’ve changed history.” One of Cirincione’s goals is to educate people on the magnitude of the deal. “I cannot overstate how big a deal this is,” Cirincione said. “It’s one of those forks in history where one road leads to catastrophe, and the other way leads to progress and hope.” Throughout his presentation, Cirincione stressed that the deal happened because of the influence of American citizens. He told the audience to never underestimate that what they do matters. “Average citizens did make a huge difference in this deal,” Cirincione said. “Whether it was retired diplomats writing letters to the New York
Times, or students sending emails to their representatives and engaging in protest.” Luke Baeckelandt, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences, thought the event went well. “I thought he was a very articulate speaker, and really got his point across,” Baeckelandt said. “I didn’t know much about the agreement, but I plan to look into it more.” Claire Guinta, a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences, said the information from the event was helpful in learning more about the deal. “I liked that he outlined the three different camps of where politicians stand,” Guinta said. Louise Cainkar, an associate social welfare and justice professor and director of the peace studies program, hopes students will take some optimism away from the discussion. At the end of his presentation, Cirincione added that there are ways to get involved without dedicating a career to peace making. “Whatever you do in life you can be supportive of the cause,” he said. Cainkar supplemented Cirincione’s message. “I think you can always support people who do the work,” Cainkar said. “So many people can show they care without doing it for a living.”
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Honors: 8 tutors will start in spring 2016 semester and psychology are available to students this semester, and may be offered to honors students in the future. Each tutor is assigned around eight to 10 students for the semester. “The course-embedded tutors program gives people opportunities to try to undertake some more significant revision,” Nowacek said. “It’s easier to do when you have someone to talk with and to suggest strategies to work on.” Rachel Landsem, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences, is a course-embedded political science tutor. “We see the papers before the professor does, and our job is to help the students turn in the best version of their paper that they can to their professor,” Landsem said. Tutors meet with the professor of the course they’re embedded in to understand the professor’s expectations and become familiar with course assignments before meeting with students. “We’re a position within the
class that works without too much content knowledge,” said Kieran Moriarty, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences and course-embedded tutor. “We work one-on-one with each writer (students) in the course with knowledge on the assignment from the professor and we are trying to improve the way that their writing is being produced.” Zurcher said the ability to fund the tutors will allow honors students to continue developing a variety of skills. “We really value students getting a broad education as opposed to doing one thing,” Zurcher said. “I think that for honors students, having that ability to work with other people, having really good writing skills and being able to think across disciplines, which I think the course-embedded tutors program really helps do, is just invaluable.”
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Professors, students teaming up to make book Sexual violence research compiled for publication By Clara Hatcher
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Heather Hlavka and Sameena Mulla, assistant social and cultural sciences professors, are compiling their research on sexual violence to write a book. Hlavka, who has a background in criminology, and Mulla, who has a background in anthropology, have researched sexual violence against women and the way institutions have responded to sexual violence since 2013. The professors, along with multiple undergraduate research assistants, staged their research in Milwaukee courtrooms to observe trials and proceedings. After spending a summer and full semester observing more than 650 court cases, 33 of which were full trials, they have around 3,000 pages of handwritten notes, not including trial transcripts. Mulla said the book will be drafted in a year if all goes well. “We wanted to take our work and see how a victim might experience the process of a trial,” Hlavka said. “We were taking it
up to the structural level.” The professors tracked down what happened from the beginning of the reporting process, when the sexual assault was first reported, to what happened after: if the case was taken to court and how it was handled. “We are both qualitative researchers, so we dig really deep into the details,” Mulla said. Amber Powell, a Marquette alumna and Ph.D. student at the University of Minnesota, was one of the research assistants who helped Hlavka and Mulla. “They’re using very rich, ethnographic data to address victim testimony, the construction of evidence, the emergence of radicalized and gendered voices, family dynamics, expert testimony and so on,” Powell said. “They are really the only ones studying sexual assault adjudication to this extent.” Mulla said they asked what was and was not normal about the trials they observed. They continued to ask what was normal about rape, child sexuality and race during court cases. “It was a rich place for us to figure out what all of the stories were and how they were landing,” Mulla said. “We also sat through cases that didn’t end up at trial at all. We wanted to figure out the question: What is the big picture story?”
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Marquette alumna Amber Powell (center) helped professors Sameena Mulla (left) and Heather Hlavka (right).
They will try to answer that question in their book. Mulla said they finished collecting field notes and are still gathering trial transcripts. They’ve outlined the whole book with Powell and have drafted two chapters so far. “We present drafts at conference presentations,” Mulla said. “We will present at the National
Women’s Studies Association in November and have done two presentations at the Law and Society Associations this past May.” From there, they’ll try to get the book published by an academic press. Common university presses include Duke, University of California Press, Harvard, Oxford and Cornell
University Press. “It takes time,” Hlavka said. “We are going to try to submit a grant for a writing fellowship to get some time this summer to support the project. Applying for things also takes time.” Due to the vastness of the compiled research, their findings will also be published in scholastic articles.
Committees looking for LGBT center director Students, faculty searching with no set deadline By Clara Hatcher
clara.hatcher@marquette.edu
The LGBT resource center is still searching for a new coordinator to take over leadership since it became an independent center under the Division of Student Affairs in August. “We are in the process of hiring Marquette’s very first LGBT resource coordinator,” said Eva Martinez Powless, director of the LGBT center and the Center for Intercultural Engagement.
Powless said there is no set deadline to select a coordinator. The search began in September. Powless will still have an active role in the resource center, but will not serve as director once a new coordinator is chosen. “We want to make sure that we have the right person in place to be able to create that foundation for LGBTQ services and programming,” Powless said. “So if (the search) takes us the whole semester, then that’s how long it takes us.” The search committee consists of six faculty members, including Powless; Jennifer Maney, institutional director for The Greater Milwaukee Catholic Education Consortium in the College of Education; Mike Zebrowski,
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counseling center director; Caitlin Wozniak, coordinator for New Family and Orientation Programs; Kelly Walker, community service coordinator, and Bianca Howell, intercultural engagement coordinator. “It is a tough position to fill,” Howell said. “It is hard to find someone with the background of working with students in this way and a solid understanding of our Jesuit mission and identity.” Howell said for the search committees, they reached out to groups that will work with the coordinator to make sure each had a representative. A student search committee is also in place to offer a student perspective on the matter. These students will work directly with the new coordinator. The committee includes Manny Hurtado, a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences and president of the Gender and Sexuality Alliance; Josh Miles, a sophomore in the College of Communication and member of MUSG Social Justice and Diversity Committee; Michaela Bear, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences and member of the Jewish Student Union; Marina Arias, a senior in the College of Communication and intercultural engagement assistant, and Meredith Kuhn, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences. “I think it is very important for there to be new, fresh energy on campus to reinvigorate the center,” Bear said. “It is important to have someone new with new ideas who is ready to increase acceptance of LGBTQ students on this campus.” Both committees are focused on finding a coordinator that fits best in the resource center. Powless said when hiring a coordinator, she is trying to get a feel of whether or not that person is a good fit within different Marquette communities and if they can influence positive change. “We have done some
Photo by Matthew Serafin/matthew.serafin@marquette.edu
The LGBTQ Resource Center is located in the Alumni Memorial Union.
interviews but have reopened the process,” Powless said. “We do not have a finalist yet.” At the start of the 2015 school year, Marquette’s Gender and Sexuality Resource Center split into two departments: the LGBT resource center and the Center for Gender and Sexualities Studies. When the split occurred, Powless sat down with Provost Daniel Myers to discuss what
resources they wanted in the new LGBT resource center. “We decided that we needed to have a full-time staff member,” Powless said. “There is a big difference between having a lounge and a space and having a staff member dedicated to services and programming for the LGBT community.”
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New fund for Near West Side Partners $1.6 million to stimulate local business growth By Julie Grace
julie.grace@marquette.edu
Near West Side Partners, Inc. joined with Milwaukee County to create a $1.6 million Economic Development Fund for attracting new private sector investment in Marquette’s campus and the surrounding areas. NWSP is working with Marquette and Milwaukee businesses to improve the seven Near West Side communities. Milwaukee County allocated $800,000 to the fund and NWSP matched the amount through private sector investments, according to a wispolitics.com press release. The county’s contribution came after demolition of a nine-story building on N. 27th Street and W. Wells Street was cancelled and it was sold instead. Stanley said the money will be used to promote neighborhood stability and economic growth in the Near West Side. Keith Stanley, NWSP executive director, said the organization works with every business in the Marquette area from Pita Brothers to Sobelmans and Dogg Haus to Marquette Tanning & Coin Laundry. It provides the businesses with side grants, promotional assistance and encouraging business. “It’s unprecedented that anchors and stakeholders work together,” he said. “This will have a positive long-term effect for Marquette.” Stanley said the organization hopes to focus on safety, housing, commercial businesses and marketing in the long-term. “Marquette will definitely see the effects from the Economic Development Fund,” Stanley said. “While it will be used to support main developments around and in the area of 27th Street, it is not limited to that region.” Rana Altenburg, NWSP president and Marquette’s vice president of public affairs, said Marquette, a founding member of NWSP, is thrilled with the new fund. “It’s a significant vote of confidence in our collective efforts to revitalize our neighborhood,” Altenburg said in an email. NWSP is working on two goals involving Marquette. The first is partnering with the Department of Public Works to improve Wisconsin Avenue, as well as local residents and businesses. The second involves discussing the future reconstruction of I-94, located just south of Marquette, with the Department of Transportation. Altenburg noted Marquette’s involvement with NWSP opens the door to enhance and link the community in new ways. “Marquette must be prepared to respond to opportunities as they arise,” she said. “And a master plan will provide us with the tools we need to make informed decisions about the future of our campus.”
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KTC: Mysterious engravings date from 17th century
could and trying to make sense of the faded writings. Shading over the engravings on the tomb, the Latin class attempted to collect samples of the writing for further analysis. Although this is not the first time the writings have been analyzed, it is the first time the engravings have been translated – albeit, only partially. From what was deciphered, the writings reveal details about the man who passed away, when he was born and when he died. Taylor Wyman, a continuing education student specializing in the Latin language who is a student in the class, said in an email that the writings were difficult to read, even after looking at photographs and rubbings. “I discovered how difficult it can be to decipher and translate an inscription that has seen so much wear,” Wyman said. “Not to mention (it) is in Gothic script.” Beall later discovered that the writings are actually in French. Although the writings were thought to be in Dauphinois, a southern dialect from the time period, Beall said the inscription may actually be in a different idiom. “I expected that the inscription
Photo by Maryam Tunio/maryam.tunio@marquette.edu
Latin students use crayons and paper to make imprints of engravings.
would be in Latin, not French,” Beall said in an email. “I am also surprised that (Marquette) has so little information about the tomb.” The Department of Special Collections and University Archives has only brief records of the writing, but it has never been studied in detail. According to a previous
article by the Wire, someone from the language department once came to do a sketch of the tomb but never returned with information. “We don’t have any good photos or details of the inscription,” said Susan Stawicki-Vrobel, an Archival Technical Assistant in the department, in an email.
Although there is no definite reason as to why the writings have never been studied, Michelle Sweetser, a university archivist, said that there is probably a lack of interest or the words on the tomb are simply too faded to read. “Our photography of the tomb is not clear enough or taken from a perspective that allows it to be read,” Sweetser said in an email. The Sautereau family was a wellrespected family from southern France. Chojnacki said Sautereau was most likely not an important figure in the family but was respected enough to be buried in a tomb. Genealogy and documentation were very important to the French during the Romantic era, which occurred from the late 18th century and peaked around the mid 19th century. Although Sautereau died during the 1600’s, his family was deemed important enough for the French during that era to create an armorial – or in-depth documentation of the family’s genealogy – which can be found online. The Sautereau family crest is located on the wall of the chapel. “These (armorials) came out a lot in the late 1800s,” Chojnacki said. “There were tons of them.”
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Professional designer returns for MU theatre Ron Naversen applies thorough research to set visuals By Paige Lloyd
paige.lloyd@marquette.edu
In order to bring the beloved Southern town of Maycomb, Alabama to life, Helfaer Theatre called upon professional guest designer Ron Naversen for their second show of the season, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” running Nov. 12-22. This will be the second visit for Naversen at Marquette since 2011. As a professor of scenic design at Southern Illinois University, he looks forward to working with Marquette and helping to create this play from another state. “It’s very different designing a show from somewhere else,” Naversen said. “I’m not there from day to day to answer questions so we do a lot of emails, texting and phone calls. Even so, the faculty and staff have been so helpful.”
Planning for the production began in early spring when Naversen began corresponding with Marquette professor and director of the show, Jamie Cheatham. Creating a set requires research about the subjects and the story portrayed. Naversen completed this in many different ways, from rereading the novel to researching the natural wildlife of the area. Naversen even traveled to Mayfield, Alabama, the town that inspired Maycomb. The city has changed, but that doesn’t change the vision that Naversen maintains. “Its renovations took away some of the same atmosphere it used to have, but it still has the prominent trees and fields,” Naversen said. “I still want to create this feeling so people can remember from the movie and from what they know of traveling through the south and this city.” To create the atmosphere that Maycomb presented throughout the story, Naversen will include specific elements. “I have been researching rabbit grass because that was something that often grew in the poor areas
and we have been trying to recreate Spanish moss,” Naversen said. Naversen hopes to embody the significance of the courthouse visually given its important role in the novel. “The courthouse in the movie has very distinctive moulding around the doors and windows, so I am trying to recreate that and incorporate it into the Finch house as well.” With few visits to Marquette, Naversen takes full advantage of the times he can work with the students and staff on campus. “I was up there [in Milwaukee] for about a week to jump-start some of the set,” Naversen said. “I will be back in two weeks, just before opening night so that we can do all the fine-tuning. That will include adding textures to the wood siding and flooring, which is a part of designing that I really enjoy and hope to teach to some of the students.” All of these elements will take time to come together, but Naversen is optimistic about the show and the set. “These students are so dedicated, so with their help I really hope we
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Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird” runs Nov. 12- 22 at Helfaer Theatre.
can bring everyone into this atmosphere,” Naversen said. This set may be somewhat simple due to everyone painting their houses white
and having gardens, but I look forward to creating a feeling of looking back from this set.”
Psychological reasons behind Spongebob cult Students seek comfort in nastalgic themes from childhood media By Alexandra Atsalis
alexandra.atsalis@marquette.edu
Anyone in the Marquette area who routinely scrolls through Yik Yak will notice the prevalence of memes of a goofy yellow sponge who lives in a pineapple under the sea. Given the target age of both the app users and the show viewers, it’s a peculiar observation, which points to a larger cultural phenomenon college students’ baffling love for “SpongeBob SquarePants.” It is not unusual for young adults to look back fondly on entertainment from their childhood. Gerry Canavan, an assistant professor of English, said that psychologically, this is expected. “It seems pretty natural to me that people undergoing the massive life changes associated with first entering college and then, soon thereafter, graduating from college would nostalgically look back to things from their childhood in search of psychological stability,” Canavan said in an email. SpongeBob fan, Stephen Marco, a sophomore in the College of Communication, echoed the theory. “We all probably watched the show as kids, and now that we’re starting to get to a more cynical world as we grow up, we can’t help but happily look back at him,” Marco said. Although many childhood cartoons have a following among college-aged students, not one appears to be as mainstream and all-encompassing as that of SpongeBob. This suggests that nostalgia alone cannot account for SpongeBob’s popularity. Rather, there is something unique about the show’s personality that captivates its fans. “SpongeBob has this kind of childlike innocence and
energy,” Marco said. “It’s kind of contagious.” He further described the SpongeBob spirit as manic energy, something that Josh Kujawinski, a sophomore in the College of Communication, also enjoys about the show. “The stupid voices they have, the ridiculous scenarios, and how each episode just goes completely over the top,” Kujawinski said about his favorite aspects of SpongeBob. It may be the nonsensical fun of the show that draws viewers in, but its ability to appeal to both children and adults is possibly critical to its popularity. “As a kid, I guess I just liked it because it was an obnoxious and loud kid’s show,” Kujawinski said. “Now, I like it more because the lines they added in for the adults are hilarious.” SpongeBob isn’t a show for
snobs. Its references are subtle enough to miss as children, yet are more obvious for older audiences to enjoy. Though simple as the show may be, an audience diverse in age can watch it and appreciate it on different levels. “Lots of things I loved as a kid and as a teenager continue to speak to me today,” Canavan said in an email. “Lots of kids shows also have edgy or subversive jokes that are just for the adults that are ‘forced’ to watch along, and from what I understand, SpongeBob is filled with those.” Despite the fandom, people are hesitant to label themselves as being part of the SpongeBob-cult phenomenon. Marco admitted that while he has watched some of the older episodes so many times that he can recite them from memory, there are still people who are bigger fans than
him. Similarly, Kujawinski said that he’s not part of the SpongeBob cult, but has been watching the show for as long as he can remember. The resistance to labeling among SpongeBob fans is perhaps because SpongeBob does not belong to a small group of dedicated fans, but to an entire generation of people who grew up with it. “It’s something that enough college kids have seen and know about,” Kujawinski said. “It’s something that connects everybody.” On the whole, SpongeBob appears to be an inside joke, best understood by those from that generation. SpongeBob is so tied to this generation that even those who grew up a few years before completely missed it. Caravan, for example, had already graduated high school by the time the show became popular,
and confessed that he speaks as an outsider, fairly unfamiliar with the show. “I was talking to some of my cousins about it,” Marco said. “They admitted they just never understood what the hype was about. They’re about 10 years older (than me), so it really does feel like a generational thing.” Perhaps this generational connection makes SpongeBob so suited to appearing on Yik Yak. The collective knowledge of SpongeBob among college students using the app turns its quotes and references into a cultural shorthand for communicating. Regardless of the level of fandom someone falls in, “SpongeBob SquarePants” is imbedded in a generational DNA.
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O’Donnell upholds teeter totter tradition New changes and additions executed in annual fundraiser By Rachel Kubik
rachel.kubik@marquette.edu
In case you haven’t noticed the students teeter-tottering in random locations throughout campus over the past few days, the O’Donnell Teeter Totter Marathon is currently taking place once again. It began last Sunday and is running from 7 a.m.-9 p.m. each day through Halloween. The Teeter Totter Marathon is in its 13th year and consists of men (and some women, such as desk receptionists) from O’Donnell teetertottering to represent the equal balance both parties constantly need in any relationship. The men of the hall have been raising awareness for sexual violence and domestic abuse, and have asked their fellow Marquette students, family members and friends to donate to the Sojourner Family Peace Center, a Milwaukee organization that offers resources and support for everyone affected by domestic abuse and sexual violence. There have been several changes made to this event. In the past, the event was just held at O’Donnell Hall. This year, it is at O’Donnell, the Alumni Memorial Union’s Westowne Square, outside Raynor Library and in front of Cobeen. The teeter totter is slowly working away and making its way back to O’Donnell throughout the week. “(This) way, we can be present in more places throughout the day where more people are going by the teeter totter and create more awareness,” said Corey Fereday, the O’Donnell residence hall director. In addition, it was previously held for three consecutive days, all 72 hours. Now it is spread out into a week with more reasonable hours. “The (Community Planning Committee) student leaders really wanted to make sure the symbol was present all around campus, and so that was one of the advantages of having it be an entire week long event, as opposed to having it in the middle of the night when no one is there,” Fereday said. Patrick Werner, a freshman in the College of Business Administration and the O’Donnell chairman of the CPC said he is excited about the event and continuing the tradition of his residence hall. “Seeing people in a random spot, teeter tottering, for one hour…some people will think it’s really funny, some people will think it’s just really weird,” Werner said. Along with the two riders there will always be an RA or member from the CPC council supervising. Another new aspect Werner hopes to implement is a message board for people to write notes to the people riding the teeter totter. “I think it would be a lot of fun. Then we’ll be able to put those up on Twitter for O’Donnell,” Werner said. Werner said the main goal of the event is to raise as much money as possible for the Sojourner Peace Center. He also hopes O’Donnell wins the National Residence Hall Honorary of the Month Award for the event. “It’s good to really start off on a consistent track,” said Blake Hartman, a freshman in the College of Business Administration and the O’Donnell representative. “It’s been the big event that OD is known for. It’s recognized and popular. It’s
been the tradition. We can get ourselves going on a good foot.” Dean Siapkaris, a freshman in the College of Arts & Sciences and resident of O’Donnell said he couldn’t participate in the event because there weren’t any time slots available that fit his schedule. However, he is still promoting the event. “The Teeter Totter Marathon is great for not only Marquette and O’Donnell, but the community as a whole,” Siapkaris said. “I think that bringing awareness to abuse and violence in general is important to solving many of the problems on college campuses today.” Statistically, men are more likely to commit acts of sexual violence and domestic abuse than women. According to the Association of American Universities, 23 percent of female undergraduate students will experience sexual assault. That equates to one in five women. “I think it’s important to call out the elephant in the room,” Fereday said. “As an all-male residence hall, I think it’s awesome that men of O’Donnell can take a stand and say that this is something we object to. I think that those types of messages really point to leadership in our society.”
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Students from O’Donnell Residence Hall are raising awareness and funds for the Sojourner Family Peace Center.
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Email crosses the line at UW-La Crosse Ryan Murphy
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Cultural Appropriation: You are responsible for what you wear Halloween weekend is upon us. This means students will revel with an excessive candy intake, pumpkin carving (and smashing) and dressing up in costumes to partake in tricks and treats of all sorts. But there will be other students who will not participate in these festivities. In fact, it is likely that they may decide not to leave their apartments because they are scared of what they might see. For students going out on Halloween, ghosts and ghouls are the least of their worries, but cultural appropriation just might be. By definition, cultural appropriation is the adoption or use of elements from one culture by members of a different culture. In some way or another, everyone partakes in cultural appropriation. Purchasing clothing or souvenirs from another country or from a store that relies heavily on imported goods can be seen as appropriation. Considering our globalized world and culture’s intrinsic fluidity, cultural appropriation is potentially positive. To borrow clothing, arts, artifacts or ideas from other cultures and join them to your own is not inherently bad. With that said, cultural appropriation can have negative connotations. Especially surrounding Halloween, there is a general perception that borrowing from another culture oppresses that culture. There are very unfortunate cases where this has happened, and many were hurt and offended as a result. Just a few weeks ago, the University of California at Los Angeles Sigma Phi Eplison fraternity and Alpha Phi sorority alike
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were heavily criticized for having a “Kanye Western” theme party. The Daily Bruin reported that attendees were dressed in baggy clothes, do-rags, and decorated themselves with plump lips and padded bottoms to mimic Kanye West and Kim Kardashian respectively. In result, hundreds of students accused the fraternity for mocking black culture and marched in protest with signs that read “Our culture is not a costume.” If the intention of the UCLA partygoers was, in fact, to appreciate Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, this event proved that even if you don’t intend to hurt someone by wearing a costume, you still might and the effects are irreversible. Even the best intentions need redemption at times. In the same way, Marquette students need to be mindful if they plan to dress up this weekend. Years have passed and hopefully students understand that blackface, dressing up as stereotypical Native Americans, Mexicans, terrorists, et cetera is unacceptable and frankly, irresponsible. Maybe there are cases where
students will dress up in ways that incorporate different cultures to appreciate and celebrate them. If you feel worried about whether you may offend someone with the costume you plan to wear, it is important to ask yourself whether it stereotypes or mocks another person’s tradition or heritage, because there are individuals who live that culture daily and may take offense. This Halloween, just like any other, it is to the discretion of the individual to discern whether wearing a headdress or decorating oneself as a sugar skull mocks or respects the corresponding culture. When you are educated about the culture that you are disguising yourself as, you have the opportunity to pay homage to the craft and idea behind it, and in part recognize its origin. Stereotyping and dressing up as a culture different from your own “because you can” is not a valid reason to dress up and could have adverse effects. It may be haunting to know that you are ultimately responsible if someone is offended by what you wear this Halloween, so be mindful of the decision you make.
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As if the typical stresses of college life weren’t enough, the residents of UW-La Crosse’s Drake Hall were also made to feel that their sex lives weren’t up to par. On Sept. 30, Jude Legiste, Drake’s hall director, sent an email to his 264 residents titled, “You Gone Learn Today,” and the only thing more shocking than the colossally poor grammar in the subject line was the subject itself. In the email, Legiste copied and pasted a blog post from “The Adequate Man” lamenting the female “orgasm deficit.” Who knew there was a quota? In about 1,200 words, the post described in great detail how to solve the problem. UW-La Crosse Chancellor Joseph Gow acknowledged to the Journal Sentinel that the email was “clearly unacceptable behavior for a person in this position,” but he said that he didn’t consider it a “fireable offense.” After the university found out about the email, Legiste formally apologized. Even so, he told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that “he still believes the conversation about female orgasm is important for students.” And this very well may be. I’d even be so bold as to suggest that many males might report an orgasm “deficit” on their part, too. But what Legiste doesn’t seem to realize is that the topic of sexual intimacy is just that: intimate. It is a deeply personal subject that one discusses with a significant other or trusted friends – not over email with a hall director. There is also something to be said for respecting personal boundaries. Not everyone has the same comfort level when it comes to discussing private life. Legiste suffers from a desire to be a friend instead of a professional, and that has its consequences. It would be a better student than I who could take Legiste seriously in a conduct hearing. As a hall
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director, Legiste has a role to play in responding to sexual assault. One can only imagine how uncomfortable a victim might feel confiding in a person who shows such an obvious lack of tact. It is noble enough to want to break the ice around taboo subjects, but there is a time and a place for such endeavors, and they are not in mass emails from hall directors. Legiste is responsible for maintaining an inclusive environment for his residents, but all he managed to do was make 264 people uncomfortable. Imagine this action in another context: A manager sending a similar message to employees would likely be charged with sexual harassment. This isn’t the first time Legiste has shown such blatant disregard for personal boundaries. In 2013, he posed the question, “who are we to prevent the manifestation of love?” in a blog post titled, “Dating Students? Why Not?” With this in mind, his motives for sending the email seem even more suspect. There are other issues with Legiste’s email. For one thing, he assumes that women can’t speak for themselves. Instead of encouraging individual women to have a voice in their relationships, he sent a message to his entire hall chiding their boyfriends for being selfish in sex. It seems chauvinistic, really, that he feels the need to become the spokesman for this issue. The email reveals a heteronormative assumption as well. One cannot assume every female resident in Drake Hall seeks a male to help her achieve this quota. And not every male is uninterested in reducing the female “deficit” because of selfishness. He may well be doing his part to reduce the male “deficit.” Most people I have talked to about this story have the same questions: Why would he even think about sending this? In what universe could he find this appropriate? Does he have a girlfriend who brought this issue to his attention, and what was that conversation like? I think most of us have observed that in offices of residence life, there are many people who are eager (for better or for worse) to pick up causes. Compared to Legiste’s, our own sexual assault prevention training and bystander intervention training programs seem pretty tame. There is also a more general trend in our culture to overshare, and that is surely at play here. We might have seen this sort of thing coming when people started taking and sharing pictures of their food. In all this attention-seeking, there is a desire to remain interesting, and the quickest way is to use shock. It is distasteful when one falls prey to this trend on a private site, and irresponsible when it happens in the work place. I won’t be surprised if in the next 10 years Legiste ends up jobless for answering “not I” to the question, “who are we to prevent the manifestation of love?” If that happens, he might consider a career at Cosmopolitan.
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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Do fundraisers make Changing perceptions: Giving philanthropy trendy? spare change is not meaningless Caroline Comstock Columnist
There’s something about two college guys teeter-tottering on a campus quad that seems a tad off-balance. For those who aren’t familiar with the O’Donnell Hall tradition, residents volunteer for hour-long shifts during the 72hour Teeter-Totter-a-Thon fundraiser to raise awareness for sexual violence. Donations go to the Sojourner Family Peace Center, which provides resources and support to those affected by sexual violence. Don’t waste your energy trying to figure out the link between playground equipment and sexual violence – there isn’t one. However, the Teeter-Tottera-Thon is a worthy fundraiser. If for some reason you find yourself watching two college men shifting their weight from one side to another and don’t think to donate money to support victims of sexual violence, think again. It gets the job done. The men of O’Donnell are not alone in their social fundraising tactics. Perhaps you recall the infamous Ice Bucket Challenge (ALS), or maybe you participated in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure (breast cancer). Greek students around the country are particularly fond of these social, cutesy-sounding initiatives, complete with preppy, event-inspired racer back tank tops. You have undoubtedly been invited to or heard about “Sigma Chi Derby Days” or Delta Gamma’s “Anchor Splash,” a synchronized swimming competition to raise money for Service for Sight. My favorite is perhaps “Alpha Phiesta,” Alpha Phi’s unlimited taco night to benefit women’s heart health. I sense somewhat of a conflict of interest in this one, but that’s beside the point. Tacos are great. The Teeter-Totter-a-Thon, Ice Bucket Challenge and Greek philanthropy events support a crucial element of such initiatives: funding. After all, money can buy books for underprivileged schools, glasses for those in need, or research equipment for those who work tirelessly to find the cures for today’s most deadly diseases. Although many like to write Greek life events off as keggers disguised as
philanthropy, the organizations expect their members to participate in the cause outside the actual event. They do more than most of us can say we do. After reading a widely circulated article last week written by a breast cancer survivor criticizing National No-Bra Day on Oct. 13, I started thinking about how “pinkwashing” and other philanthropic events that have virtually no relation to their causes, despite having gained such momentum. Some would argue it’s the power of social media, and others would say it’s a symptom of the “Generation Me” influence. Whatever the reason, one thing is clear: Many people, myself included, have not been confronting these causes for exactly what they are. Instead of tackling the ugly realities of, say, chemotherapy, we come up with a catchy event name and print the logo on hundreds of expensive t-shirts and merchandise. If it’s Oct. 13, some ditch the bra and showcase their breasts to support women who have lost theirs after disfiguring, painful surgeries. Then, just like in politics or sports, we throw sums of money at some foundation to send the message “I care.” By glamorizing the issues, we simultaneously create a distorted reality of them. But when was the last time you volunteered at a hospital, donated blood, or visited someone without family in the hospital at Christmas? When was the last time you offered to drive a cancer patient to a doctor’s appointment, tutor an underprivileged student, or walk a dog at the humane society? Why do we give money and assume we’ve done our part? I asked myself: why was my latest contribution to cancer the Nike LIVESTRONG shorts I bought? We have somehow made deadly diseases and serious social problems fashionable. A New Year’s resolution I intend on keeping come January is seeking out non-monetary contribution opportunities. Money can buy a lot of things. It might even contribute to a groundbreaking discovery in ALS research or an entire library for an inner-city school, but it can’t buy the compassion and ongoing support necessary to genuinely confront these causes. Caroline Comstock is a senior studying Marketing. She is reachable by email at caroline.comstock@marquette.edu
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Students ‘teeter-totter’ outside O’Donnell Hall to raise awareness for sexual violence.
Jack Hannan
Columnist It’s near impossible to walk around Marquette’s campus for very long without encountering some of Milwaukee’s homeless. According to the Milwaukee Rescue Mission, each night, over 1,500 people are forced to sleep on the streets, clinging to makeshift beds and blankets in an often futile attempt to find comfort in frigid temperatures. Almost all of us have been asked for money by these individuals. And though our human instincts may tell us to immediately give whatever we can afford, many people claim that direct monetary donations are not effective means of assistance and can actually make matters worse. So we are faced with a dilemma: to give or not to give? Our physical proximity to Milwaukee’s homeless population might make us feel we are not detached from their hardships, but this couldn’t be farther from the truth. Whether it’s the closet-sized McCormick rooms or a cheap apartment that doesn’t quite seem structurally sound, we as college students have all dealt with less-thanideal housing situations. But the fact that we complain about undersized rooms while so many people lack roofs over their heads shows how far removed from the issue we really are. While there certainly are valid reasons not to donate money, the most popular arguments are simply untrue. Some refuse to give money to the homeless because they write them off as “lazy.” They see homeless people panhandling on street corners instead of working and assume they have chosen to panhandle over work 40 plus hours a week. What they fail to realize is how quickly living situations can deteriorate when people lose their jobs. A national study conducted by the Urban Institute found that 45 percent of homeless people interviewed had worked within the last 30 days. When this source of income is lost, people suddenly find themselves on the streets. And in that position, finding work becomes exponentially harder. In order to survive, one must begin résumé building, but even the most menial jobs are given to people in more stable situations. Another common argument for not giving to the homeless is claiming they are “crazy,” and therefore cannot be helped. While some severe mental illnesses cannot be cured completely, they can almost always be treated. According to the Treatment Advocacy Center, almost one-third of the homeless population is living with serious, untreated mental illness. Without the luxuries of psychiatric treatment or family support, these people are left to fend for themselves. Loose change is in no way enough to pay for proper care, but it could be enough for food to sustain them until humanitarian organizations become involved or proper medical treatment can be provided.
Many people fear that the money they give homeless people will be used for drug and alcohol consumption. This notion is primarily based on the stereotype that all homeless people are addicts. Though substance abuse is widely accepted as both a cause and effect of homelessness, the proportion of addicted homeless is smaller than you might expect. Of the homeless in the states, 38 percent are dependent on drugs or alcohol, as opposed to about 10 percent of the entire U.S. population, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Homeless people are clearly more prone to addiction, but the majority of the homeless population is living on the street for reasons out of their control. Regardless of what caused their homelessness, comforting their needs goes beyond donated spare change. The common denominator in almost all cases of homelessness is the lack of a support system. Often, the most prevalent causes of homelessness can be addressed with family intervention.
Millions of Americans suffer from mental illness, addiction and financial instability, but most of them have friends and family willing to help them get the care they need. Some people dedicate their lives to this work and certainly make a life-changing impact on everyone they help. Still, there will always be people who slip through the cracks. The vast majority of us are unable or unwilling to put so much effort into helping strangers. Other than a handful of volunteer hours, our interaction with the homeless is limited to their pleas for money and our subsequent response. You won’t be judged for not giving. Most people don’t do it. But please consider your reason for hanging on to your spare change next time. Fifty cents won’t buy anyone a house, but it could be enough to get them through one more day.
Jack Hannan is a senior studying Marketing and Finance. He is reachable by email at jack.hannan@marquette.edu
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Giving spare change might not end homlessness, but it could buy someone dinner.
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Hockey: a rivalry renewed MU, UWM to play home-and-home for first time in 3 years
FRIDAY 10/30 Women’s Soccer at DePaul When: 2 p.m.
By Jamey Schilling
andrew.schilling@marquette.edu
It’s not the Milwaukee Cup, but it’s the next best thing. Marquette hockey will play a home-and-home series with crosstown rival UW-Milwaukee this weekend in their first meeting since the 2012-’13 season. “I think it’s a rivalry of the future,” head coach Will Jurgensen said. “Even though we haven’t played each other, there’s still going to be a natural rivalry there, which is great. I think it’s awesome.” The Golden Eagles are 6-3-1 and currently sit tied for fourth in the American Collegiate Hockey Association’s Division III Pacific region. UWM, a Division II team, is a dreadful 0-8, splitting an 0-4 record against both Division II and Division III competition. Marquette is getting it done on both sides of the ice this season. The offense is averaging 4.1 goals per game this season, led by freshman Lee Barnes’ four goals and nine assists, sophomore Brian Kennedy’s seven goals and four assists and junior Johnny Stillman’s six goals and five assists. Despite the offensive display, the X-factor for the Golden Eagles has been the defense and sophomore goaltender Robby Arner. The goalie is allowing just 1.88 goals per game, which ranks 17th in Division III. UWM is averaging just 2.37 goals per game, so the defense will definitely be tested. The Golden Eagles have played
Hockey vs. UW-Milwaukee When: 7:30 p.m. Men’s Tennis Louisville Invite When: Friday through Sunday
SATURDAY 10/31
Cross-Country BIG EAST Championships When: 10 a.m. Hockey at UW-Milwaukee When: 1:40 p.m.
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The men’s hockey team will face 0-8 UW-Milwaukee for the first time since 2012-’13 this Halloween weekend.
well through a difficult early schedule, including a win against the Division II Minnesota Golden Gophers two weeks ago. Marquette and UWM share two common opponents, Northwestern and Robert Morris-White–the Golden Eagles went 3-1 against those teams. Jurgensen believes his team can keep carrying the momentum into this weekend. “I’m always optimistic. I’ve seen our guys play very very well and I’m always confident that they’re going to come to the rink ready to go,” Jurgensen said. “There’s no doubt to me that if we play Marquette hockey for 60 minutes, we’re going to be the better team.”
The rivalry series will get an added twist because it falls on Halloween weekend. Marquette will host Friday night’s game at the Ponds of Brookfield, then the teams will make the short trip to the Pettit National Ice Center for a Saturday matinee. Jurgensen said Halloween games have become more popular since the tradition began about five years ago. “Part of what made it great was the fact that people could wear costumes to the game,” he said. “It’s the same reason Halloween is great anywhere else. The word spread to students that they were having a blast at the games, and I think this is going to be the biggest one yet.”
Some of the younger players, including the freshman Barnes, have heard a lot about experiencing the festivities during Halloween games. “All the older players have been telling me how it’s one of the most fun games every year because of how rowdy the fans get,” Barnes said. “I’m really hoping for a good turn-out.” Jurgensen was the captain during the 2012-13 season, when his team swept the Panthers in the season series. He said he wants the series to become an annual rivalry, but he’ll be glad to take one win at a time.
Tweedie makes his case Grit, high soccer IQ gave freshman midfielder a chance By Jack Goods
jack.goods@marquette.edu
Nine games into the season, freshman midfielder Ben Tweedie had yet to see any game action. He made sure the coaching staff knew he wanted that to change. “Every week he said he was ready,” Marquette head coach Louis Bennett said. “We knew he really wanted to play. It was a decision on whether or not we could afford to play him or not to play him and whether he was ready.” Tweedie got his first start against in-state rival University of Wisconsin-Madison back on October 7, a defensive battle that ended 1-0 in Marquette’s favor. He said he struggled with the pace of play early on and felt his fitness was a factor, but that he still made an impact. “The first game (I had) some statement tackles,” Tweedie said. “I really liked putting an emphasis on the midfield and making sure we dominated the game.”
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Since then, he’s started six games in a row, and Bennett said he sees improvement each game. “I think he has a good IQ,” Bennett said. “He has a good sense of where he is and what he needs to do. I think he gives us a little stability.” Tweedie is one of five true freshmen who have gotten serious playing time this season. His playing time increased partially due to circumstance. Redshirt freshman midfielder Martin Alba was knocked out for the season with an injury. Redshirt freshman defender Danny Jarosz hasn’t played since suffering an injury in the team’s first game against Oregon State, forcing freshman Ruben Sanchez to move to the backline. Bennett said the move was also made due to the team’s poor form prior to the Wisconsin game. The win ended a four-game winless streak. The team gave up nine goals in three of those games, with the other being a 0-0 draw against the then 1-6-2 St. John’s. “We haven’t been able to select a regular center midfield all season,” Bennett said. “It’s almost like a domino effect.” Marquette ran a different formation in the Wisconsin game,
Women’s Volleyball at DePaul When: 7 p.m. Men’s Soccer vs. Butler When: 7:05 p.m.
MONDAY 11/2 Men’s Golf The Gifford Collegiate When: Monday through Wednesday
TUESDAY 11/3 Women’s Soccer BIG EAST Quarterfinal Opponent & time TBD
BIG EAST Standings Men’s soccer (BIG EAST, overall) Georgetown 7-0, 11-2-2 Creighton 6-1, 15-1 Xavier 4-2-1, 10-4-1 Butler 4-3, 8-4-3 Villanova 4-3, 8-7 Providence 3-3-1, 7-5-2 DePaul 3-3-1, 4-11-1 St. John’s 1-4-2, 3-10-3 Marquette 1-5-1, 5-8-2 Seton Hall 0-7, 0-13-1 Women’s soccer (BIG EAST, overall)
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Freshman Ben Tweedie was inserted into the lineup after several injuries.
inserting Tweedie as an additional defensive midfielder. “I felt a little bit of pressure, but I knew what I could bring to the team,” Tweedie said. “I could definitely impact the games and help us.” Bennett made it clear that there’s room to grow for Tweedie. He said that for Tweedie to progress he needs to grow in all facets of the game, whether they be physical, mental or tactical, at the same rate. This experience could be vital for the player Bennett described as a “student of the game.”
“College soccer is about giving opportunity at the appropriate time,” Bennett said. “It may have come a little early for him, but he’s taking it.” Tweedie is beginning to click with the unit and said he’s enjoying the chance to play with junior midfielder Louis Bennett II, the team’s main facilitator. He’s also building chemistry with a handful of players who he will be playing with for the next two or three years.
St. John’s 6-1-1, 14-2-1 DePaul 5-1-2, 11-3-4 Georgetown 5-1-2, 10-5-2 Marquette 5-2-1, 8-6-4 Butler 5-3, 12-6-1 Providence 5-3, 12-6 Xavier 3-5, 8-8-1 Creighton 2-5, 10-9 Seton Hall 1-7, 2-13-2 Villanova 0-8, 1-16 Women’s Volleyball (BIG EAST, overall) Creighton 11-0, 17-7 Villanova 9-2, 19-5 Marquette 8-3, 17-7 Xavier 7-3, 11-10 St. John’s 5-6, 15-11 Seton Hall 5-6, 11-12 Georgetown 3-8, 9-15 Butler 3-7, 7-16 DePaul 2-9, 13-10 Providence 1-10, 10-15
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Vorberg’s mark on MU soccer Pro keeper gives time, expertise to four different teams By Dan Reiner
daniel.reiner@marquette.edu
There was a time in Nick Vorberg’s life when he thought he might spend the rest of it in San Diego. He was on his third professional indoor soccer team, in five years, but thought that might be where he would stick. A year later, in 2002, he was traded to the Milwaukee Wave, where he has been settled ever since. Settled is a loose term in Vorberg’s case. He’s a father of three, a part-time coach for both Marquette soccer teams, the academy director for SC Waukesha, a premier club academy just outside of Milwaukee, and, at age 40, is a goalkeeper and coach for the Major Arena Soccer League’s Milwaukee Wave. “He’s like superman,” said Marquette men’s coach Louis Bennett. “He just keeps grabbing different hats, taking different clothes off and then he’s good.” Bennett first courted Vorberg in Summer 2012, in need of a volunteer assistant to work specifically with the goalkeepers. Vorberg began working with the team’s keepers, particularly new starter and then-redshirt sophomore Charlie Lyon. Lyon went on to post a 0.78 goals against average en route to a 16-4-1 record that season. The following summer, Vorberg joined the women’s coaching staff in a similar role. “His first year was kind of an adjustment period because you could tell he was just kind of watching and didn’t want to step over any boundaries,” said women’s senior keeper Amanda Engel, who has been the starter since Vorberg’s arrival in 2013. “He has definitely stepped past that boundary by now. I know that if I ever have a question about something I can always go to him and he will give me a 100 percent honest answer no matter how
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Nick Vorberg, 40, is learning to balance his time as a father, a coach at Marquette, a youth soccer academy director and a professional goalkeeper.
much I don’t want to hear it.” “Nick delivers his brutal honesty on a very soft pillow,” Bennett agreed. “It’s going to hit you one way or another.” Engel said Vorberg tends to focus on the individual rather than multiple players at once during practice. When it’s her turn in net, his eyes are on Engel while freshman keeper Sloane Carlson takes mental notes, and vice-versa. “I’m just maintaining and doing the technical work,” Vorberg said. “I’m talking to the coaches about what I saw happen in games and how they can implement that into practices.” The coaches and players welcome Vorberg’s advice with open arms because of his indoor soccer background. Playing on a smaller field with fewer players, the goalie is more involved in the offense but still needs reactionary
skills in goal. “It’s phonetic, fast, furious, lots of action, lots of screaming, lots of yelling, music, lights… and he’s calm,” Bennett said, a former professional indoor player himself. Bennett said part of the reason the team recruited freshman keeper Wicho Barraza was because of his footwork and aggressiveness on the field, which have only improved since arriving to work with Vorberg. “The way the outdoor game is transitioning, goalies have to be good with their feet,” Vorberg said. “If you watch Wicho and Amanda, they’re very good with their feet. Wicho could get a ball in the box and drop it on a dime well past half field.” With the women’s side losing Engel to graduation after this year, both the men’s and women’s
teams will likely have sophomore starting keepers next season. Still, Vorberg is confident that the young netminders have gotten unrivaled experience thus far under his wing. “What’s nice is there’s a blueprint with Amanda, as there was with Charlie Lyon,” he said. “Sloane is getting a great taste right now with Amanda. She’s got a lot to work on and there are things you take a closer look at…Every goalie is different, just like every player is different. You just have to focus on what their strengths and weaknesses are and keep building on them.” Vorberg takes these lessons into account when working with SC Waukesha. “What I’m interested in is the transition from club to college and figuring out what kind of college player makes a pro,” he said.
“From the girls side, I have my foot in the water and can ask myself, ‘Which girls actually have an opportunity to make an impact at the DI level?’ That’s fun for me.” Now at the tail end of his playing career, Vorberg is learning to make adjustments to the personal and professional aspects of his life. The former U.S. futsal national team goalie and Pacific University Hall of Famer wants to keep his family in Milwaukee. It’s just a matter of which hat he wants to put on that day. “I feel that if I’m in an environment where I feel like I’m learning and I’m a part of it, and that I can contribute and it’s giving back both ways, that’s where I want to be,” he said. “It’s been that way here.” Marquette Wire staff writer Jack Goods contributed to this report.
Club softball dominating early schedule Powerful offense has scored 47 runs in last 3 games By Robby Cowles
robert.cowles@marquette.edu
Club softball is in the midst of one of its most successful seasons so far, standing at 6-0 after its first two series. In the club’s last three-game series against Loyola University-Chicago, Marquette won by a combined score of 47-2. Junior Vice President Callie Troufetter sees the team’s depth as one of its greatest strengths. “We can put really anyone anywhere,” Troutfetter said. “We’ve played with random lineups, putting people where they’ve never played before, and nothing has ever cost us from it.
Everyone’s got a great attitude and loves the sport.” Following a solid 12-3 season last year, Marquette is on pace to surpass that mark. Junior president Erin Wilson believes this team’s pitching talent far surpasses that of previous seasons. “We have three or four pitchers this year. Usually we have, like, one-ish,” Wilson said. “They’re all good pitchers, so going into the season, I knew it was going to be a really good season because we were several players deep at each position.” The two team leaders raved most about Megan Socha, a freshman from Minnetonka, Minnesota. The team has won all three of her starts. “Megan’s an awesome pitcher and she was one of the most surprising ones because she was so quiet and serious in the
beginning,” Wilson said. “But club’s pitchers, sees this team’s now she’s more comfortable be- toughness as a factor for its cause she’s really proven that success so far. she’s a great “ E v e r y o n e ’s player.” more out for the Socha was adkill this year,” mittedly intimishe said. “There’s dated at first, more cutthroat playing against competitors on girls a few years the team.” older, but was One of the playable to settle ers that Wilson, in quickly. Troutfetter and “The first Socha all mengame I felt more tioned as having a Callie Troufetter great year is sophcomfortable, just because a lot Junior Club Softball Vice President omore Allie Arnof the girls are ston. The slugger very encouraging,” Socha said. hit three home runs in their last se“I’ll be pitching and they’ll be ries against Loyola, blowing both cheering for me and you kind of the ball and her teammates away. feel like part of the team and feel “Allie just proves time and time like you can be a leader, and step up again that she really deserves to with their guidance.” be in the core of the batting lineTroutfetter, another of the up,” Wilson said. “She hit three
There’s m o r e cutthroat competitors on the team.”
home runs, and they weren’t just like regular home runs, they were way gone.” Arnston, though, credited her strong play to the bond she has with her teammates. She says the atmosphere on the field and in the dugout are what makes her feel comfortable at the plate. “We’re just a really close-knit group of girls,” Arnston said. “We became really close really fast, and the dynamic is just great on the field.” Marquette will need to have all of those pieces working when it hosts a series with University of Wisconsin-Whitewater at Wilson Park beginning Nov. 7. Both teams are currently 6-0, and knotted in a three-way tie with UW-Madison in the National Club Softball Association’s Great Lakes-West Division.
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MSOC season is all but over Playoff hopes look bleak after Wednesday’s loss By John Hand
john.hand@marquette.edu
On Wednesday night, the crowd at Valley Fields went from a state of exuberance to complete silence in a matter of 16 seconds. The Providence men’s soccer team led Marquette 3-2 when redshirt senior C. Nortey headed a ball into the back of the net in the 86th minute to tie the game at 3. Just 16 seconds later, Dominik Machado put the Friars in front for the win, handing Marquette its fourth consecutive loss and further hurting its BIG EAST Tournament chances. “(This loss) could have ended our season,” Marquette head coach Louis Bennett said. “Mathematically we are not out of it, but it was certainly a blow.” Marquette’s leading goal scorer,
redshirt senior Kelmend Islami, made the difference in the first half with two goals, giving the Golden Eagles a 2-1 advantage at the half. The Friars came out strong at the start of the second half, scoring two goals in just under two minutes to take a 3-2 lead. “They manhandled us, they were stronger and put pressure on us,” Bennett said. “They caught us being a little lackadaisical, and that is what went wrong for us.” With his team down in the second half, Bennett felt the squad losing control instead of playing up to its abilities. “We pushed the panic button for a while, and the game got really ugly,” he said. “It was two teams scrapping instead of trying to play. Our goal was to change the point of attack, which was going from one side of the field to the other. Instead, it went from the left side to the right side. Once we lost the plot, we just let down.” With two games remaining, Marquette will need some help to
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C. Nortey’s 86th minute goal tied the game, but the Friars responded 16 seconds later to take the victory, 4-3.
move up in the standings to secure a spot in the BIG EAST Tournament. They currently sit ninth in the conference and must win both games to have any real chance of
making the postseason. Despite this, Bennett is staying positive as he looks ahead to the senior night match on Saturday against Butler. “We aren’t going to just coast
right now,” Bennett said. “We have two opportunities to win games, and that is what we will do. No one is packing their sandwiches and going on vacation.”
MU wary of trap game at skidding DePaul Volleyball takes 5-match win streak into Chicago clash By Andrew Goldstein
andrew.goldstein@marquette.edu
The DePaul Blue Demons volleyball team is 2-9 in conference play and is only a game ahead of last place in the BIG EAST. DePaul has lost eight of their last nine matches and hasn’t logged backto-back conference wins since October of 2011. They’re also one of the most dangerous opponents that Marquette will play all year. This is according to Marquette head coach Ryan Theis, who sounded more wary of DePaul than almost any other opponent in recent memory, and he’s not alone. “The first thing that Villanova’s coach said to me when we played each other on Saturday was that
(DePaul) is so much better than their record,” Theis said. Theis’ caution is well-founded because the Blue Demons have been giving some of the premiere teams in the BIG EAST all that they can handle. Four out of the Blue Demons’ five previous losses have been in five sets, and two of those close losses were against the conference-leading Creighton Bluejays and the second place Villanova Wildcats. DePaul also defeated fourth place Xavier back in September. Marquette swept the Blue Demons when the two teams met Sept. 26, but Theis said that he feels fortunate to have won that quickly. “They’ve been giving other BIG EAST teams fits,” Theis said. “Hopefully our team understands that they are not somebody you can take lightly.” DePaul has been especially lethal from the service line; they
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average a BIG EAST-best 1.73 aces per set. However, they leave much to be desired on the defensive side of the court, as BIG EAST opponents have hit a staggering .275 against them. This match will be a good chance for Marquette’s offense to show what it’s capable of. Sophomore Taylor Louis can be expected to get her share of kills, but Marquette’s success will depend upon getting offensive output from other sources. If sophomore Joy Miley or senior Meghan Niemann can chip in 10 or 12 kills per match and a .300 hitting percentage to complement Louis’ production, Marquette will be on the right track to pick up their sixth consecutive victory. Opening serve for this match will be at 7 p.m. Saturday night. Paid subscription is required to watch the game through DePaul’s website, but free stat tracking is available on both depaulbluedemons.com and gomarquette.com.
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Redshirt freshman Taylor Louis leads the offense with 5.06 kills per set.
Player of the Week Darian Powell Powell scored all three goals for women’s soccer to lead Marquette to a 2-0 weekend. She notched two goals in a shutout against Villanova at home last Thursday, then scored the game-winner in the 32nd minute at Butler on Sunday. The 1-0 victory catapulted the Golden Eagles ahead of the Bulldogs in the BIG EAST standings. The BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week now leads the team with six goals and 13 points on the season. Photo courtesy of Maggie Bean/Marquette Athletics
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Volleyball exceeding predictions
Women battle for high seed Friday
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By Dan Reiner
Andrew Goldstein
When the BIG EAST volleyball preseason poll came out, I was a bit incredulous, to say the least. Second place? Really? Like, in the entire conference? Are the BIG EAST coaches and I looking at the same team here? Sure, there was reason for optimism–Marquette was coming off its fifth consecutive 20-win season and its fourth straight NCAA tournament appearance–but this figured to be the weakest Marquette team in a while. I thought that this team had a slim chance to finish third in the conference, but probably more like fourth or fifth. I predicted that they would be on the bubble for the NCAA tournament as a best-case scenario. I never once thought that they would achieve the kind of relevance this year that they had last year. However, after roughly two months of play, I can safely say I was wrong. Marquette enters the final seven games of their regular season, only one game outside of second place and three games behind conference-leading Creighton. The Golden Eagles are also 27th in the RPI rankings. Marquette advanced up the RPI rankings by winning matches that I never imagined them winning. They swept Dayton, a 2014 NCAA tournament team. They prevailed in close matches over Miami and Northern Colorado, also tournament teams from last year. They even went up against Iowa State, a team ranked No. 21 RPI, and swept them on their home floor. Yes, there were some tough losses and avoidable errors along the way. There were plenty of hitting mistakes, missed block opportunities and service errors in the early goings. However, that sort of thing was to be expected with a young team. However, this team seems to learn from its mistakes. The Golden Eagles have not lost back-to-back matches all year; something they haven’t done since September 2012. It’s clear that just about every Golden Eagle player has outperformed expectations. Taylor Louis and her five kills per set have been fantastic. Middle blockers Jenna Rosenthal and Meghan Niemann have been great on both offense and defense at the net. And Riley Burchett, Lauren Houg and Ellen Hays anchor a defense that absolutely refuses to let the ball hit the floor, which is why Marquette leads the conference in digs. In short, kudos to the Marquette team and kudos to the volleyball coaching staff. Barring a catastrophic collapse, this team will make both the BIG EAST tournament and the NCAA tournament when I thought that neither would happen this year. Andrew Goldstein is a sophomore from Cranbury, New Jersey. Email him at andrew.goldstein@marquette.edu
Golden Eagles ensure home field advantage with win
Just a few weeks ago, the Marquette women’s soccer team was down in the dumps. The team had just suffered a demoralizing 3-0 loss to conference-leading St. John’s, which put them at 4-6-3 and looming outside of the BIG EAST playoff picture. Since that Oct. 4 match, the Golden Eagles have not lost a game and are looking at a scenario that could give them a first-round bye in the conference tournament. That possibility will depend on the outcome of Friday’s match against rival DePaul. “We’re in a good stretch right now,” head coach Markus Roeders said. “We’re where we needed to be and where we want to be. We have a ton to play for this weekend, they have a lot to play for. Right now, it’s all about seeding.” Marquette is 4-0-1 dating back
to a momentum-shifting overtime win against Xavier on Oct. 8 and are currently fourth in the conference. The ladies in blue and gold have outscored opponents 7-2 during the streak, including three goals from redshirt junior Darian Powell last week against Villanova and Butler. “I think it’s great for us moving forward just to finally be scoring some goals, because we kind of struggled at the beginning of the year,” Powell said. Roeders said the team got plenty of scoring opportunities this past weekend, but called on forwards Powell, juniors Ashley Handwork and Liz Bartels, redshirt sophomore Molly Pfeiffer and redshirt freshman Emily Mouille to keep up the aggressiveness against a stingy DePaul defense. The Blue Demons defeated the Golden Eagles twice last season – first at Valley Fields in a 3-2 contest, then in a shootout bout in the BIG EAST tournament semifinals to end Marquette’s season. “We’re out to get them, and we’re ready to finally beat them,” said Powell, who scored one
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Head coach Markus Roeders called on his offense to continue its attack.
of the two goals in last year’s regular-season match. “They’ve always been kind of our enemy, so we’re really looking forward to this game.” Senior forward Elise Wyatt, who has 11 goals and 26 total points on the season, leads DePaul’s highpowered offense. The Blue Demons average 2.11 goals per game while only allowing 0.61 goals per
game, both ranking second-best in the conference. In a game that could move either team anywhere between second and sixth place, one goal could be the difference. “It’s tournament time,” Powell said. “We’re done losing … we’re all just finally pulling together and saying, ‘This is our goal. We need to score. We need to win.’”
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