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MU ranks low for sex health Religious affiliation restricts campus contraceptive options By Devi Shastri
devi.shastri@marquette.edu
When Nadja Simmonds finally sat down to receive her birth control implant last spring, her mother briefly hesitated, saying they could wait until the summer. The provider’s response was one that stuck with Simmonds, now a sophomore in the College of Communication. “The lady said, ‘If she doesn’t want to be pregnant, she has the right to not be pregnant,’” Simmonds said. “And that really stuck with me because I’m like, ‘Yeah, that’s right. If I don’t want to be pregnant, and I want to be sexually active and I want to be safe, I have a right to that. Especially when there’s information and safe tools and resources out there for me to use. I have that right.’” For Simmonds, the issue of sexual health and protection hits close to home. Two of her closest friends have been sexually assaulted. Now, she said her birth control implant is primarily a method of protection. On campus, she finds herself interacting with people who have differing views on sexual health. “I feel like here, I know a lot of people who either can’t talk to their parents about contraceptives or they say, ‘I don’t want to talk about it. Source: The American College Health Association’s 2012 National College Health Assessment
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Core curriculum changes could be seen in 2017 Review committee working with MUSG to get student input
The Core Curriculum Review Committee could implement
revisions to Marquette’s common core by fall 2017. John Su, director of the Core of Common Studies and review committee member, said the committee is moving beyond data collection and conversations to form work groups that will design potential framework models. “Ultimately, the goal is to
create an academic experience that will prepare our students to thrive on all levels in the 21st century,” Su said in an email. “We want to create this experience by drawing upon our Catholic, Jesuit heritage and best practices at peer and aspirational institutions across the country.” The other review committee
members include Lars Olson, interim chair of biomedical engineering, Sarah Feldner, associate dean for graduate studies and research and Lowell Barrington, chair of the political science department. Feldner said she wants to make sure the core is doing the best job for the students. “The goals of the
committee are similar to the goals of Marquette,” Feldner said. “We want to transform students – make (the core) unique to Marquette’s way.” Barrington said he wants to involve as many members of the campus community as possible,
INDEX
NEWS
MARQUEE
OPINIONS
SPORTS
By Gary Leverton
gary.leverton@marquette.edu
CALENDAR...........................................3 MUPD REPORTS.................................3 MARQUEE............................................8 OPINIONS.......................................10 SPORTS...........................................12
Adele: The authentic artist
Record-breaking snowman
MURPHY: Hipsters and haters should give ‘25’ a chance.
Looking back at a creation made by the College of Engineering in 1988.
New Gesu pastor reflects
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MUBB blows out Grambling
Johnson scores team-leading 20 points, shoots a perfect 4-for-4 from three.
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The Rev. Jim Flaherty is working on getting to know his parishioners.
See Core, Page 3
Movember Foundation
Dental students grow mustaches to raise awareness for men’s health. PAGE 8
End of the semester survival
HUGHES: During this stressful time of year, take time for yourself. PAGE 11
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Student organizations reflect on new spot funding Groups compare, contrast different types of financing By Sophia Boyd
sophia.boyd@marquette.edu
After the first semester of offering spot funding to student organizations, Marquette Student Government Financial Vice President Ted Eberle said it was a huge success. Through spot funding, club sports and student organizations can apply for funding weekly instead of once a semester for a larger allocation from bulk funding. “I think that it really gave groups the opportunity to be flexible and participate in events that they may not have been able to without the financial support,” Eberle said. He announced at an MUSG senate meeting Nov. 30 that
student organizations had “(The) spot funding budget spent the $5,000 spot funding should be increased to allow budget in the same week that student organizations to be more the last round of applications beneficial to the community,” were reviewed. Jamal said. “They typically “It was somedon’t give more thing I anticithan $500.” pated happening She added that sooner actually,” spot funding Eberle said. could improve “I’m very happy through a faster with how that response time. turned out.” “Although The Muslim they promise 10 Student Associadays for a reply, tion is a student that doesn’t alorganization that ways happen,” applied for spot Jamal said. funding twice Club Quidthis semesditch used spot ter due to unfunding four planned events. times this seSalma Jamal, Ted Eberle mester in order finance chair of Marquette Student Government to compensate MSA and a seFinancial Vice President for the money nior in the Colthey did not relege of Health ceive from their Sciences, said in an email that requested bulk funding allocaspot funding was easier than tion last semester. bulk funding, but she wanted to Matthew Fiebig, president of receive higher allocations. Club Quidditch and a senior
I think that (spot funding) really gave groups the opportunity to be flexible.”
in the College of Engineering, said spot funding was more straightforward and localized than bulk funding. “It was perfect for us because we use it for tournaments (a week in advance),” he said. Fiebig said that bulk funding could be more improved than spot funding. “I feel like the whole process (of bulk funding) is based on arbitrary values of what is acceptable and what is not acceptable funding,” Fiebig said. “We don’t know how much is too much.” He also said he wishes that treasurers were required to attend more information sessions about student organization funding. Since dues for Club Quidditch are $100, Fiebig said that funding is important to make his club more cost-friendly for new and returning members. “It makes people’s experience (at Marquette) better if you can go out and do things with your friends,” he said. “If it’s
cost-prohibitive, people won’t want to be in the club.” At a senate meeting Monday, Eberle also announced 12 student organizations appealed their bulk funding allocations for next semester. He said that this amount of appeals was more than usual but recognized the SOF committee’s mistakes that caused some of them. “We had some technology issues (with the Marquette involvement link) which we’re always working on,” he said. “Otherwise, we’re trying to improve our training … each semester because we want to address prevalent problems.” Spot funding will have the same budget of $10,000 divided equally between club sports and student organizations next semester. The allocations for this process cannot be appealed. The SOF committee will review funding applications next semester every Tuesday at 7 p.m.
Residence halls getting gender-neutral bathrooms Change will be applied to the lobbies of each builidng By Julie Grace
julie.grace@marquette.edu
Starting with McCormick Hall, the Office of Residence Life is implementing gender-neutral bathrooms on the ground floor of all universityowned housing structures. Mary Janz, executive director of housing and residence life, said ORL aims to recognize all Marquette students and their guests with this decision. She noted how gender-neutral bathrooms are a discussion topic across the university and country because more transgender persons are advocating for their rights. Once ORL receives new signage for the restroom doors and keys, ground floor bathrooms will be labeled “All Gender.” McCormick’s lobby bathrooms were converted before Thanksgiving break. Marquette is the eighth Jesuit college or university to offer gender-neutral bathrooms, according to a Nov. 23 report from Catholic Education Daily. The other seven are Boston College, Fairfield University, Fordham University, Georgetown University, Santa Clara University, University of San Francisco and University of Scranton. “We want all students to feel like they belong,” Janz said, noting the “Dignity, Resiliency,
Solidarity: A Trans*pectrum Conference” hosted by Marquette’s Center for Gender and Sexualities Studies in November. In addition, four other Jesuit schools are considering the gender-neutral option. They are Creighton University, Gonzaga University, Loyola University New Orleans and St. Joseph’s University, according to Catholic Education Daily. Amanda Smith, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences and LGBT Resource Center program assistant, said she has been aware of other schools making this transition. “Gender-neutral restrooms will certainly make people feel more inclusive, especially allies and the LGBTQ community,” Smith said. “But I also think it makes sense to still have the ‘Men or Women’ option so people have a choice.” Some students are showing support for the modification to McCormick’s lobby. Allie Arnston, a sophomore in the College of Health Sciences, said the change is positive because it promotes inclusivity. Andrea Blomquist, a freshman in the College of Business Administration, agreed and said it is an encouraging change. Janz said the process of using the bathroom facilities will not change. Marquette residents and their guests must checkout a bathroom key from the front desk. The new keys will be labeled “Bathroom 1, Bathroom 2, Bathroom A or Bathroom B,” instead of “Men or Women.” “Although I don’t have a
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The bathrooms will now be labeled Bathroom 1, Bathroom 2, Bathroom A or Bathroom B to provide inclusivity.
problem with this change, I could see how some people might feel uncomfortable with it,” said Maggie Ryan, a freshman in the College of Nursing. “It is just so different than what
people are used to.” Christian Cooper and Hugh Bernhagen, freshmen in the Colleges of Communication and Business Administration, respectively, said they do not
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Throwback: MU broke world record Engineering faculty, students built 52-foot snowman in 1988 By Thomas Salinas
thomas.salinas@marquette.edu
This is part of a series of stories celebrating the 100year anniversary of The Marquette Tribune. The College of Engineering held a record for the world’s tallest snowman with a frozen creation topping 52 feet in Feb. 1988. Engineering faculty and students teamed up to create this snowman as part of Winter Funfest held on Old World Third Street. Bob Weber, an associate professor in the College of Engineering at the time, supervised the construction along with Thomas Wenzel, a current associate professor emeritus of civil construction and environmental engineering. Weber said someone from the festival approached him and wanted to bring attention to Winter Funfest. Wenzel said the two came up with the plan. “We needed an idea, and I thought the world’s tallest snowman would be a good idea,” Wenzel said. According to the Tribune, the snowman weighed 1.4 million pounds, and Weber said it took about a month to finish. Wenzel said the base of the snowman consisted of snow cylinders using standard forms
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Between 50 and 70 students helped build the 1.4 million pound snowman.
from their concrete lab. It was decorated with a 40-foot scarf, and he estimated between 50 to 70 students volunteered with the project. Because of the lack of snow at the time, students brought in a snow machine to
create the snowman. “It was a good event because students got to know one another better, and we got to know the students better as well,” Wenzel said. Weber agreed that it was
unique to work with students on this project, as well as bring attention to Marquette. While the students built the snowman, Wenzel said the project generated a lot of coverage. He remembers students would often get interviewed while on the building site. “Students learned engineering tricks as well as teamwork,” Wenzel said. “It also brought a lot of press for the college and university.” Reflecting back on the experience, Weber said it was a positive experience for everyone. He said he thinks students learned a lot from doing hands-on activities. “It’s always nice to see engineering projects actually come to shape,” Weber said. Erik Davis, a junior in the College of Engineering, said he would partake in the project if it were attempted now. “I think it’s cool that a group of students were able to come together and accomplish something noteworthy like that,” he said. “I’d definitely want to be a part of it if it happened today.” Anna Ford, a junior in the College of Engineering, added she would be excited to volunteer and learn from it as a team-building exercise. Mark Federle, an associate dean for academic affairs in the College of Engineering, said it would have been exciting watching students and faculty work together to break a world record. The current world record was set in Feb. 2008 when the town of Bethel, Maine, built a 122-feet and one-inch-tall snowman.
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Core: Committee hopes to get more student input improve student experiences with the core and be transparent. “This is a very important process, the results of which will have an important impact on Marquette for the next two decades,” Barrington said in an email. “Many people have put a lot of work into this process already, but we still have a long way to go.” Su said input from faculty, staff and students is being taken into consideration. During the fall 2015 semester, the undergraduate colleges hosted two rounds of surveys and conversations.
The committee also had conversations with Marquette Student Government and will be getting a survey from them to obtain more student input. “In the preparation stages over the past three years, we’ve worked with MUSG to create a student perception and satisfaction survey on the current core,” Su said. “(The committee) held student and alumni focus groups. We have great student representatives on the Core Curriculum Review Committee.” Aliya Manjee, vice president of MUSG, said student involvement is vital to the core revision
process. She said MUSG is in the process of planning a survey for early next semester. “It will either survey students on their satisfaction of the current core, or some knowledge areas that they see as priorities for the updated one,” Manjee said in an email. Su said he hopes more students will join work groups that are forming to develop proposals and frameworks that will structure the next core curriculum. The decision to revise the common core curriculum came after University President Mi-
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Nov. 28 Between 9:21 and 9:24 p.m., unknown person(s) removed a student’s secured, unattended vehicle in the 1900 block of W. Kilbourn Ave. Estimated loss is $3,000.
Dec. 1 At 10:47 a.m., MUPD stopped a vehicle, driven by a person not affiliated with Marquette, for speeding in the 700 block of N. 19th St. The driver was cited by MUPD and transported to the Milwaukee County Criminal Justice Facility for an outstanding warrant.
Nov. 29 At 12:30 p.m., a person not affiliated with Marquette reported that an unidentified person acted in a disorderly
Between 11:25 and 11:30 a.m., MUPD stopped a person not affiliated with Marquette for driving a car in a bicycle lane in the 1700 block of W. Wisconsin Ave. MUPD cited the driver and transported him to the Milwaukee County Criminal Justice Facility for an outstanding warrant.
At 1:57 p.m., a person not affiliated with Marquette removed property from a business in the 1600 block of W.
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MUPD Reports Nov. 27 At 2:11 a.m., a person not affiliated with Marquette removed property from a business in the 1600 block of W. Wells St. Marquette Police Department located the person and took him into custody. The person was also found to be in possession of drug paraphernalia. MUPD cited the person and he was released.
chael Lovell and Provost Daniel Myers issued a charge to update certain areas. Su said change in the world is another driving force for continual improvement. “Workplace environments change, research trends change, students change, even our traditions change as they are continuously enlivened,” Su said. “We are committed to helping students develop their fullest capacities in all dimensions of their human experience, and to do that requires us periodically to calibrate our curricula.”
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Wells St. and was taken into custody by MUPD. The property was recovered. Between 5:45 and 7:06 p.m., unknown person(s) vandalized the rear windshield of a vehicle, belonging to a person not affiliated with Marquette, in the 900 block of N. 14th St. causing an estimated $500 in damage.
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Thursday 3 Oreo Balls Sale, Lalumiere Language Hall, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Friday 4 Open Mic Night, Wehr Chemistry, 7 to 9 p.m. Liturgical Choir Concert, Church of the Gesu, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Holiday Extravaganza, Alumni Memorial Union Ballrooms, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Saturday 5 Christmas in the City Excursion (buses leave from McCormick Hall), 9:45 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday 6 Symphony Orchestra Winter Concert, Varsity Theatre, 2 to 5 p.m. Holiday Concert, Varsity Theatre, 5 to 7 p.m.
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Milwaukee’s Strong Blocks wins MU competition Good Money Challenge funds business, innovation By Jennifer Walter
jennifer.walter@marquette.edu
The winner of the Good Money Challenge, a competition that seeks to fund business ventures and innovative ideas that will have significant environmental or social impact, is a Milwaukeebased company with a goal of supporting homeownership. Every year, 10 finalists are chosen and given the opportunity to do a live pitch in front of a panel of judges. This year’s Good Money Challenge was the third of its kind, with the competition beginning in 2013. “What made the 2015 Good Money Challenge unique is that we partnered with the Mayor’s Office and the Mayor’s Entrepreneur Week,” said Kelsey Otero, Coordinator of the Social
Innovation Initiative, in an email. The Mayor’s Entrepreneur Week is an event held throughout a week that features a variety of events and competitions. Mayor Tom Barrett attended to present awards. The Good Money Challenge, as well as the seed funds for the winners, are provided by Brady Corporation, which is headquartered in Milwaukee. Applicants come from all over the country and do not have to be affiliated with Marquette. “We keep a close relationship with many of the teams following the live pitch and bring them back to campus to speak (and) mentor,” Otero said. The first place prize of the Good Money Challenge went to Strong Blocks, a company that seeks to assist Milwaukee families who have difficulty getting loans or financial support to become homeowners. “We know how hard it is to buy a home,” said Carl Quindel, CEO of Strong Blocks, in an email. “Too many families who could own pay more to rent.”
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Good Money Challenge winner Strong Blocks works to help families buy homes by offering financial support.
Quindel said Strong Blocks is dedicated to helping families achieve home ownership within 21 months, using its rent-to-own program. Each family is individually assisted by a team of financial counselors, realtors and banks through the program. “We are honored to have the support of strong, local and independent loan officers, home buying counselors, financial coaches, property managers and realtors who care deeply about this group of families as well,” Quindel said. Quindel said nine out of 10 families who seek a responsible path to homeownership
cannot get approved by the bank and do not have enough money to purchase a home. “We hear a lot about centralcity Milwaukee problems, but not enough about the hardworking families that make up each block, especially on the near northside,” Quindel said. “There’s a lot of fear and mistrust.” The company hopes that by working closely with individuals in the community, they can help foster an environment of stability and freedom that comes with affordable homeownership. Strong Blocks is based in Milwaukee and does not operate in
any other cities. “We still have a lot of work to do, but we are very hopeful (that we will expand) based on progress to date,” Quindel said. Two teams competing had Marquette affiliations. Tamara Cohen and Jacob Rammer, two Marquette graduate students, pitched Engineers2Assist, a company that would bring sustainable and effective technology to people with disabilities. Bee the Change, another finalist, is a collaboration between Redeemer Lutheran, the Zeidler Center, Beepods and Marquette’s Noon Run program.
New award for diversity work Working to index, Accolade will be given measure innovation to one staff, one faculty member By Clara Hatcher
clara.hatcher@marquette.edu
The first Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion Awards will be given to one staff member and one faculty member in 2016. University President Michael Lovell and Provost Daniel Myers approved the annual awards earlier this year and will pick the staff and faculty winners, respectively, from nominations that were accepted through Dec. 1. Jean Grow, associate strategic communication professor and member of the President’s Task Force on Equity and Inclusion, said winners will receive $5,000. “It has been difficult getting the awards promoted since it’s its first year and (the awards)
launched four weeks before nominations were due,” Grow said. “But we are so excited.” Grow said the award focuses on faculty and staff activities that support diversity and equity on campus. She said it received a lot of enthusiasm from faculty and staff. Sherri Lex, University Staff Senate chair, said several nominations were submitted. “I don’t want to say the exact number, but they are all very strong candidates,” Lex said. “I think that this (award) is wonderful, especially now that we have nominations.” The faculty winner will be announced at the Père Marquette Dinner in spring. The staff winner will be announced at the Excellence in University Service Awards Luncheon in June, according to a university news brief. The Committee on Diversity and Equity will review and forward up to five faculty
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candidates to Myers by Dec. 18. The Staff Senate will do the same for sending staff candidates to Lovell. Faculty finalists will assemble a dossier, a collection of documents about a particular subject, while staff finalists will submit a statement. Both winners will be notified by Jan. 5. Myers and Lovell will make their final decisions after the committee and Staff Senate rank their top three candidates. Marquette community members were encouraged to nominate one or more candidates for each award. According to the news brief, candidates nominated should demonstrate a range of commitment to diversity and inclusion, including: • Student-centered inclusion initiatives • Efforts to support recruitment and retention of diverse faculty and/or students • Teaching and/or research that expands and embraces Marquette’s understanding of inclusiveness • Multicultural programming or related initiatives • Community outreach activities Grow mentioned four things the committees are searching for: promotion of a welcoming, supportive environment, general awareness raised for diversity and inclusion, the impact of their work on campus and holistic manifestation of that work. “The nominations are praising staff for their everyday work,” Lex said. “It is a great way to show what Marquette is doing well.” Self nominations were not considered. According to the news brief, nominees were eligible if they met the following criteria: • Be regular or participating faculty members, or regular fulltime staff members, with a minimum of five years of consecutive Marquette experience. • For the staff award, if a member of the University Staff Senate is nominated, he or she will recuse himself or herself from the selection process.
Initiative working with President Lovell to specify concept By Brittany Carloni
brittany.carloni@marquette.edu
University President Michael Lovell will work with the Greater Milwaukee Committee’s Innovation in Milwaukee (MiKE) initiative to develop a way to measure the intangible quality of innovation in the city of Milwaukee. Lovell, a co-chair of MiKE, first learned about the regional innovation index after attending a meeting of the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities, where he saw a presentation that discussed the regional innovation index. “Innovation is something we’ve always striven to measure at MiKE, but given its rather broad definition, we’ve had a hard time finding a way to accurately measure innovative activity in the region,” said Michael Hostad, executive director of Innovation in Milwaukee, in an email. Hostad said an innovation index will give the region a measurement to allow for comparisons with other areas around the country. “This index will allow us to coordinate our efforts and measure our effectiveness,” Hostad said. “A highly innovative region can bolster economic growth while attracting and retaining top talent.” MiKE is following the lead of researchers at Indiana University to define specific metrics that will create an index to measure innovation in Milwaukee. The four metrics that make up the index are human capital, resources and support available for entrepreneurs, productivity/employment and economic well-being. Based on the four components of the regional innovation index, Milwaukee County currently has an innovation index number of 91.4 out of 100, according to the index on Stats America.
Lovell said this score has a lot of potential for growth. “We can focus on different components to go into the overall formula to try to increase the score,” Lovell said. “For example, MiKE can focus on creating more opportunities for entrepreneurs for things like The Commons, or things going on on campus like the Strategic Innovation Fund.” At Marquette, Lovell said the index will encourage more opportunities for programs in areas that will focus on increasing the innovation index. “We will have more programming for students and for faculty that will be more entrepreneurial and helping them align the workforce needs of the region,” Lovell said. “We will have even stronger ties with the corporate community in Milwaukee to ensure that our students are getting the skills that they need to be a productive workforce for the region.” Carmel Ruffolo, associate vice president for research and innovation, said she believes the index can provide Marquette opportunities to compare itself to other schools in Milwaukee and throughout the nation. “This kind of index will really allow us to benchmark where we are as an institution,” Ruffolo said. Hostad said he sees the index as an opportunity for collaboration between the colleges and universities in the Milwaukee area. “By defining how innovation can be measured, our higher education institutions can better align resources to drive innovation and economic growth in the region,” Hostad said. Hostad said MiKE is still defining what the final product for their measuring system will be. “We’ll publish the actual composite index score, but we’d like to go beyond that by highlighting the work of other groups that are positively impacting the index, as well as conducting research and hosting events that support what we’re doing well and calling out areas where we can improve,” Hostad said.
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New Gesu pastor to continue
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The Rev. Jim Flaherty was appointed by MKE Archbishop By Clara Hatcher
clara.hatcher@marquette.edu
After most Masses at the Church of the Gesu, the Rev. Jim Flaherty can be found making conversation and shaking hands with parishioners. Appointed pastor of Gesu on Oct. 11, Flaherty said he’s been trying to get to know parishioners by taking time to say hello. “It takes time,” Flaherty said. “It is not your typical neighborhood parish, but it is a great parish with great tradition committed to service and introducing people to Ignation spirituality.” Flaherty, formerly an associate pastor at Gesu, was chosen by Milwaukee Archbishop Jerome Listecki to succeed the Rev. John Schlegel, who died from inoperable pancreatic cancer Nov. 15. Gesu Parish Administrator John O’Brien said there wasn’t time for a transitional period to decide who the next pastor would be. The previous search that ended in Schlegel’s appointment lasted for months and included input from parishioners. Since Flaherty’s appointment, he’s built on Schlegel’s work and promoted justice and Ignation spirituality. He said he doesn’t think there’s a difference in essence between his and Schlegel’s work. “We are both Jesuits that love pastoral ministry,” Flaherty said. “(Schlegel) and I were both keen on promoting Jesuit character
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The Rev. Jim Flaherty became an associate Gesu pastor in Aug. 2015 before becoming pastor in October. He previously was a Marquette professor.
and the identity of the parish. It is the mission of the parish that really guides us.” In addition to learning about his parishioners, Flaherty is giving presentations and preparing for morning reflections during Advent. O’Brien said he notices and respects Flaherty’s pastoral background, perspective, presence and commitment so far during his time as pastor. “Usually, the current or incoming person works with the incumbent,” O’Brien said. “That is something (Flaherty) has had to handle on his own. He had to go with the situation as it was presented to him, and I think that he has done very well with it.” When news of Schlegel’s diagnosis became public in February, Flaherty said he talked with the Rev. Thomas Lawler, provincial superior of the Wisconsin Province of the Society of Jesus, about
being the next Gesu pastor. He became an assistant Gesu pastor at the beginning of August. Flaherty’s duties as pastor include collaborating with Campus Ministry and strengthening the church’s mission. He was an assistant philosophy professor at Marquette for 12 years prior to his pastorship. He said he’s been worked in parishes since 1982. Flaherty said he has strong hopes for the parish’s future. He wants to continue the work of Jesus in Milwaukee and work alongside Marquette. “I am very pleased and humbled to serve the role of pastor,” Flaherty said. “The best advice I have received in pastoral leadership is that the people teach you how to be a priest. I am confident here that people will teach me how to be a pastor.”
New bill about streetcar funding
Jesse Kremer (R-Kewaskum), Romaine Quinn (R-Rice Lake) and Cody Horlacher (R-Mukwonago) introduced a bill to keep the Milwaukee streetcar project from receiving state money to spend on operations, the Milwaukee Business Journal reported. The current plan is that funds from passenger ticket revenue, the Milwaukee parking fund and advertisements on the streetcars will pay the operating costs. In addition, the city will seek state and federal transit money for the costs. The bill hasn’t deterred Milwaukee Department of Public Works commissioner Ghassan Korban. “The city of Milwaukee is proceeding with the streetcar project,” Korban said. A $3.18 million grant for streetcar operations was given to the City of Milwaukee by the federal Congestion Mitigation
and Air Quality Improvement in April 2014.
$110,000 in burger meat stolen
An estimated $110,000 of hamburger meat was stolen from a Milwaukee meatpacking company on Dec. 1, Time Magazine reported. Due to rising prices, meat is the top item stolen by American shoplifters. A truck carrying 40,000 pounds of meat, enough to make 160,000 hamburgers, didn’t make its scheduled delivery stop at the local meatpacking plant. The thief used a fake truck driver ID to pick up the meat from the Nicholas Meat Packing plant near Loganton, Pennsylvania. The company information on the thief’s tractor trailer was false, according to an Associated Press report.
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Sex Health: MU criticized for not offering contraceptives to students We’ll worry about that when it comes to it.’ I’m like, ‘Worry about what? Getting pregnant? Because once that happens, you’re pregnant. You’re on a whole different level of responsibility there.’” Contraceptive availability is one criterion evaluated by the 2015 Sexual Health Report Card, an annual sexual health resource study sponsored by Trojan Brand Condoms. Of 140 universities ranked nationwide, Marquette was 118th. “It’s kind of embarrassing really,” said Heather Saucedo, a former case manager at the now closed Marquette Neighborhood Health Center. She said Marquette could have been the difference. Over the years, Marquette’s rankings have been relatively consistent, staying near the 115 to 120 mark. However, Robin Brown, associate director of health and wellness at the Marquette Medical Clinic, cited several concerns with the ranking, pointing out that it represents only 140 schools and that Trojan
sponsored the survey. “It’s a corporation sponsoring this survey and ranking, promoting the sale and use of its product,” she said. “So you have a built-in bias with a survey such as that.” Bert Sperling, lead researcher of the report card, said that the 140 schools were selected based on their national reputation and influence. He said there are about 2,500 schools with four year programs, but the 140 chosen include over 30 percent of the nation’s undergraduate population. To overcome the bias of Trojan sponsorship, Sperling explained that the company let his firm, Sperling’s Best Places, do the research with little interaction. “Because it is funded by Trojan, I think it’s only natural to follow the money,” he said. “What’s the point? Is this just an advertising mechanism? In actuality, we don’t have any contact with Trojan.” Sperling said Trojan contacted his firm, but his firm proposed the methodology and
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Nadja Simmonds, a sophomore in the College of Communication, decries Marquette’s sexual health resources.
focus for the study. He said for the 10 years this study has been conducted, Sperling has
remained independent from Trojan’s direction. Brown said Marquette
decided to participate because the institution is interested in sexual health, and access to
Thursday, December 3, 2015 the data could be beneficial. However, Brown urged caution when deciphering Marquette’s ranking. In a Jesuit context, Marquette ranked seventh out of 14 Jesuit universities. Only one religiously-affiliated school was in the top half of the 140 schools ranked. “When you’re looking at something like this, the Catholic, faith-based Jesuit schools should probably be pulled out, because otherwise you’re comparing apples to oranges,” she said. Of the 11 categories of sexual health resources the report card reviewed, two are not offered at Marquette due to its Catholic values: contraceptives and condoms. The remaining categories included quality of sexual health information available, sexually transmitted infection and HIV testing, sexual assault programs, education and outreach, website usability and quality and clinic accessibility. Sperling said he did not differentiate religious affiliations on purpose. “I think it is fair to go ahead and compare the (religiously affiliated) schools with all the others because we are comparing them without any sort of bias or singling them out as religious schools or not religious schools,” he said. “We’re just looking at the information that’s provided to students.” He said schools might choose not to provide sexual health resources or information for a variety of reasons, including the objection to be seen as condoning premarital sex. “That’s something they don’t feel comfortable with, and we certainly respect that, but there are certain consequences that go with it,” Sperling said. “It means students don’t get the information.”
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Planned Parenthood on Wisconsin Avenue and 22nd Street is one of the only places students can get free sexual health resources, like contraceptives.
college students don’t have these needs.” Alex Dinkel, a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences, said that while he does not believe Marquette should have to provide contraceptives to students, there should be better communication overall about the sexual health r e s o u r c e s available. “There’s no inA right or a formation on it,” choice? Until last sumAlex Dinkel, sophomore in the he said. “There’s conversamer, the MarCollege of Arts & Sciences no tion on sexual quette Neighhealth. I didn’t borhood Health Center offered birth control and contraceptives even know you could go to the medical clinic and get tested.” to students, faculty and staff. Saucedo said that the inOperated by the College of Nursing, the clinic began to fo- ability to publicize the health cus on women’s healthcare in center’s birth control resulted 2011 and moved off campus in in many people not knowing 2013. Heather Saucedo, former- the resource was at their disly a case worker at MNHC, said posal. After the clinic moved students had taken advantage of and eventually shut down, she the center’s services since it be- said it is likely students began gan as a primary care practice going to the Planned Parenthood on Wisconsin Avenue, as on campus in 2007. Like the medical clinic, the it is the next closest resource center offered STI testing, men for such services. Compared to the openness of and women’s healthcare and other basic services. Unlike the discussion Saucedo said she exmedical clinic though, the uni- perienced as a student at University allowed the center to versity of Wisconsin-Milwauoffer birth control to those who kee, Marquette’s lack of such asked for it – though they could resources and the inability to publicize the former clinic’s renot advertise this service. “It was a constant struggle, sources was frustrating. Brown said the medical clinic and we talked about it in every meeting,” Saucedo said. acknowledges the protections They were told that the sub- condoms provide and refer ject was controversial and students to several Milwaukee the goal was to respect Mar- clinics for contraceptives or quette’s Catholic roots. They procedures they may not be able could give birth control out, but to perform, but when it comes to “the two Cs” (condoms and few people knew. “It definitely hurt the student contraceptives), the clinic was population,” Saucedo said. “If not going to budge. She said through referrals and more people knew, it could have helped a lot of students. students’ own resources, people (Marquette was) pretending are getting what they need.
I think that the most important thing that we can do is just start a conversation. Marquette doesn’t really do anything.”
“The student population is very supported by their parents, and they’re very, very intelligent about finding their own resources, as well as finding us,” Saucedo said. “We’re one of the resources, but there are many others, and students talk to each other, they go on the web, they talk to their … families, so I would say that it’s very, very rare that someone is not able to receive the service or the care they need.” Saucedo said it is a poor assumption that familial support or financial stability exist, or that students have those connections. She said many college-age students are unaware of resources like the Family Planning Waiver Program under Wisconsin Medicaid or area clinics, but an even greater hindrance is that students lack time and will not likely seek out healthcare. “If we’re really trying to do better for the patient, (we would) offer comprehensive services,” Saucedo said. “Where else could (a practice) justify doing this?” Looking forward It’s 10 a.m., and a Marquette Hall lecture is filled nearly to capacity with students aiming to become researchers, healthcare professionals or work in a science field. The class: microbiology. The topic of the day: sexually transmitted infections. The professor, Laurieann Klockow, explains the rampant nature of diseases that often go unnoticed by people who are infected. Nearly half of the people infected with STI’s across the nation annually are 15-24 years old. “So, the age of most of you in this room,” Klockow told the class. She listed three ways to prevent STIs: abstaining from sex, having a monogamous relationship with a non-infected person and using latex condoms. Some
students whispered to their neighbors and chuckled, others shifted in their seats. Outside of the scientific safety of the classroom, dialogue about sex is not very common. “I see a lot of groups starting up for (diversity issues),” Simmonds said. “But I don’t see (many) that are like ‘Hey, let’s talk about safe sex.’” Simmonds said that the resources the counseling center offers are very helpful and she has taken advantage of them. She also noted the creation of a post-abortion counseling group on campus. Still, she said that while she has a very open friend group that talks about sex, she doesn’t see her experience as representative of the campus climate and does not feel comfortable visiting the university’s medical clinic for such purposes. For Dinkel, who is a practicing Catholic and centers his idea of sexual health on Pope John Paul II’s Theology of the Body, the concept of a human life and natural conception are core values that he believes Marquette can and should justify sticking to. However, he agreed that the university’s low ranking is deserved, mainly because of the lack of conversation. “There’s a lot of misconceptions that comes with Catholic values and sexual health,” Dinkel said. “The fact that it took Pope John Paul II to really open up the curtains and dust off (the idea) and start talking about sex – I think that was really important, and it’s still kind of under-discussed, because a lot of people think that the Catholic Church is anti-sex. That’s not the truth at all.” He said that Marquette could be doing more. “I think that the most important thing that we can do is just start a conversation,” he said. “Marquette doesn’t really do anything. They could at least set forth some sort of an initiative and empower student
groups to spark a conversation about sexual health.” Brown said this year the medical clinic has more services, up-to-date testing methods and a larger staff, and they cut the price of STI testing in half (the cost is the minimum to have the sample sent to a lab). The clinic also launched a sexual health peer education program in freshman residence halls. Currently located in Cobeen Hall, the six-week health and wellness program includes sexual health. Brown said she would like to have more offerings of that program available in the future. Last year, Brown rewrote the clinic’s website to provide more straightforward information about testing, safe sex and online resources. She also referenced the university-wide efforts to improve the community’s response to sexual assaults. Twenty-seven students took advantage of free HIV testing days Dec. 1 and 2. Sperling said such improvements are not to be discredited. While some schools may not necessarily move up in the rankings, there has been an overall improvement in sexual health resources available at universities nationwide. He said he has no doubt that every student health center cares for its students. The goal of the report card is to address possible barriers between students getting the healthcare they want and need, he said. All admitted that there is still work to do. “We do as much advertising as we’re allowed in the venues that we can use,” Brown said, referencing posters in residence halls and clinics, news briefs, social media and the clinic’s website. She said an important area of improvement is in communication. “I’d like to see more,” she said. “I’d like to see more.”
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Students partake in Movember School of Dentistry raises awareness for men’s health issues By Rachel Kubik
rachel.kubik@marquette.edu
For students at the School of Dentistry, it is the norm to look sharp and professional for their job. Men with mustaches usually keep their mustaches trimmed and well-kept. However, the male students put all rules aside and grew out their facial hair for Movember, a men’s health issues awareness foundation. The Movember Foundation supports projects related to prostate cancer, testicular cancer, poor mental health and physical inactivity. Participants sign up on the Movember Foundation’s website either solo or in a team. The American Student Dental Association has a team. “We raise money and raise support. We (support) breast cancer awareness, and we (support) oral cancer awareness. This is just (time for) men’s health awareness,” said Malea Blise, a third year dental student, ASDA membership chair and in charge of the support system for Movember. Blise said that this is another way to support holistic health,
or health for the entire body, not just oral health. Colin Egan, a third year dental student, participated in Movember by growing a mustache modeled after Walt Disney’s. He said he wanted to help spark the discussion about men’s health issues. “I found that men’s health is an easy topic to transition into when someone notices a caterpillar underneath your nose,” Egan said. Blise said that the mustaches entertained patients because they were not used to it. Egan added that their mustaches kept the dental patients laughing all month. The group had their “Stash Bash” Friday, Nov. 20. Everyone who attended had a mustache and women participated by wearing fake mustaches. After attendees voted, prizes were given out to three men. Best Overall Stache was awarded to Mike Martinsen, second year dental student. Colin Hirsch, third year dental student, won Best Dirty Stache and Brett Kelly, first year dental student, won most Creative Stache. The Stash Bash was a social event for the School of Dentistry, but all of the proceeds went to Movember. Blise said they raised over $600, exceeding their goal of $500. Egan said he plans to keep his mustache even though November and the School of
Photo courtesy of Malea Blise
Winners of the mustache competition were announced at the “Stash Bash,” where students raised over $600.
Dentistry’s fundraising efforts for the November Foundation are over. He said that since winter is coming, he wants to have a full beard until the spring. Blise added that it would
be awesome to see Movember spread to the undergraduate students. “The more the merrier,” Blise said. “We don’t have a lot of ties to the undergrads because
we’re kind of our own little sanctuary on 18th. If someone was interested in starting it on campus, I would be more than willing to talk to them.”
Lack of female stagehands sparks discussion The theme of Strong Women translates to upcoming panel By Alexandra Atsalis
alexandra.atsalis@marquette.edu
In the world of theatre, backstage crewmembers are the unsung heroes. They receive neither applause
nor the opportunity to take a bow, however, even less acknowledged are female stagehands. Marquette Theatre Department’s theatre management class is hosting a panel discussion “The Strong Women of Today: A Conversation with Female Stagehands,” this Sunday, Dec. 6 at 7:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. From it, they seek to find the answer to why there are so few female stagehands and learn what
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it is like for women to work in the predominantly male world of technical theatre production. Chester Loeffler Bell, artistic assistant professor for digital media and performing arts and the professor for theatre management, said from his experience stagehands are almost always men. “I’ve been in this business for 20-some years and I only know two women I’ve worked with recently. They’re the only women I see on these calls,” Loeffler Bell said. He said he does not have one all-encompassing theory on why this may be, but he hopes that the discussion will shed some light onto it. “Maybe women don’t think about it, they don’t see it as an avenue,” Loeffler Bell said. “The funny thing is here in this department, the majority of people who come work for me are female. So it’s weird.” One possible reason for the lack of women in this career is the traditionally masculine work that this job requires. A stagehand works backstage or behind the scenes of a production to set up the scenery, lights, sound, props, rigging and other effects, making it a physically demanding job. With that in mind, Loeffler Bell said that it should be interesting to find out from the panel how women experience work as a stagehand differently than men. “I think it’s definitely worth discussing,” Loeffler Bell said. “What is it like to be the only woman on a call where there’s these 20 guys and the expectation of carrying a big box or climbing up on this high
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The panel will consist of professional female stagehands based in MKE.
rack and all that other stuff.” The panel itself consists of three professional women, Debbie Steidl, Megan Henninger and Laura Herrmann. They are all Milwaukee based stagehands with experience working in theatre, concerts and television across the United States. Adding to the assembly of successful women is Jeannette Bell, former Wisconsin State Assembly representative and former mayor of West Allis, who will be moderating the discussion. The event makes a relevant addition to the Theatre Department’s theme this year of “Strong Women.” Katie Korek, one of the
coordinators of the event, a student in the theatre management class and a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences is pleased with this connection. “Having a panel discussion about a very male dominated career field, showing that females are also in it, is a good thing to coincide with what the shows have been about,” Korek said. Korek hopes that this event will bring more recognition to female stagehands because they are often overlooked. “It’s a hard job, that’s no secret,” Korek said. “It’s good to recognize how many great people are in this field.”
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Lessons and Carols returns after two years MU Chorus and the Liturgical Choir to perform holiday songs By Lily Stanicek
lily.stanicek@marquette.edu
For the first time in two years, Marquette’s Lessons and Carols choral concert is being held at the Church of the Gesu to celebrate the upcoming Christmas season. The event signals a merging of Marquette’s choral groups, the MU Chorus and the Liturgical Choir, who will perform the congregational singing and choir music which is interspersed within the traditional selection of nine readings that tell the fall of humanity and the birth of Christ. The performance is Friday, Dec. 4 at 7:30 p.m. This winter Lessons and Carols will be in its 13th year at Marquette, although it has not always been held every single year. Mark Konewko, director of MU Chorus, has said that the gap over the last two years when the event was not
performed was simply because of the way the academic calendar fell. For the same reason, the performance, traditionally held on Christmas Eve, is held during Advent Week at Marquette so students can attend before they leave for winter break. Two years off means that most of the students performing Lessons and Carols this year have never performed it before, something that the students and directors both see as a challenge as well as a gift. “While it is challenging in that I do not know exactly how it will turn out,” said Brynn Lee, junior in the College of Communication and president of MU Chorus,“that is part of the benefit. We are going into this performance blind, and we will be just as pleased with our performance as our audience members.” An additional challenge is the minuscule amount of rehearsal time the MU Chorus and the Liturgical Choir have as a full group. Students do individual work and each group meets every week, but it is only the day before the performance that the groups rehearse together.
In the meantime, Konewko and Tom Koester, director of the Liturgical Choir, have to coordinate their direction. “As directors, Mark and I try to make sure that we are on the same page as far as technical direction and musical interpretation,” Koester said. “It would be great to have more time together, but our classes meet on different days, and students here are very busy.” Koester mentioned the extensive amount of work the students do outside of rehearsal to prepare for the performance. Student performers do everything from listening to D2L recordings, preparing for performance exams, to contributing work on poster design and publicity across the city to sending out invitations to clergy, administration and faculty as readers or leaders of prayer. Both the students and directors have to hope that all the work and preparation as separate groups will ultimately come together to create a cohesive performance. “In the end, it comes down to having two talented directors and two talented choirs, with
the help of fantastic accompanists, to build one cohesive performance,” said Joey Herriges, first-year law student and vice president of the Liturgical Choir. “It boils down to a lot of hard work by both groups.” This year the performance will include a selection called The Christmas Cantata written by Daniel Pinkham. It will be the first time many student performers will be confronted with tackling a choral piece this large and expansive, a piece Koester called “harmonically challenging, but very accessible.” “While we have many students that have sung in their high school and church choirs, we also find that we often have interest from students with little or no experience in singing in a choir,” Koester said. “That is both a wonderful opportunity for us and them and a challenge to bring everyone up to the level of performing a major musical work.” As a performer, Lee is looking forward to what this piece will bring to the overall presentation. “The Pinkham piece adds both a gentleness and a sense of
grandiosity to the performance,” Lee said. “The message of the piece is really a beautiful retelling of the infancy narrative, while the music of the piece is larger than life.” As it has in many places since its inception in 1878, Lessons and Carols has become a staple in the Marquette community’s celebration of the spiritual foundation of the holiday season. “By carrying on this tradition, Mark and I are caretakers of a beloved tradition and of an opportunity for ecumenical prayer that brings together many faith traditions within the university community and members of the wider Milwaukee community as well,” Koester said. From a performer’s perspective, Lee said that Lessons and Carols moves beyond simply performing for the love of singing. “Lessons and Carols is more about sharing in the joy of the holiday season with the entire community,” Lee said. “Instead of performing introspectively, we will be performing for the sake of the community and the season.”
Season of giving motivates MU service clubs Students hope to help MKE community during the holidays By Paige Lloyd
paige.lloyd@marquette.edu
Though Thanksgiving may be over, the time to give thanks and to give back never seems to end at Marquette. Student organizations on campus are doing just that during this holiday season. Numerous organizations are striving to make a difference in the Marquette and Milwaukee community. One of these organizations is Camp Kesem. As a part of a national organization with over 70 chapters around the country, this program is relatively new to campus, but is making great strides in their work. Student led, Kesem supports children with parents who have cancer by hosting a free, week-long camp once a year. The remainder of the year is used for fundraising in order to send campers there with no cost to their families. Bridget Moffett, a junior in the College of Engineering, began the journey to bring Kesem to campus her freshman year. “My brother was at the University of Minnesota as a member of this organization,” Moffett said. “It really inspired me to see how much he had learned and had grown from being a part of this (Kesem).” With this inspiration, Moffett and the other members of Kesem look to accomplish an organization set goal of $1,000. On Tuesday the program hosted a #GivingTuesday series where students could learn about Kesem and donate. The organization passed their goal by raising $2,388.57. This money will help fund this chapter’s very first camp next summer, in June 2016. With a staggering fundraiser amount, Moffett realizes just how important Kesem is to her and the many students involved.
“I just wanted to be a part of a service organization but couldn’t find anything that fit my interests,” Moffett explained. “When I found Camp Kesem, it really hit home with me and inspired me to want to change these children’s lives.” Another organization on campus that is using the holiday season to create change in the Marquette community is Midnight Run. The program’s mission stems from Matthew 25 and focuses on hunger and homelessness. Sheila Connelly, a junior in the College of Health Sciences, explained what this mission means to her in detail. “The mission goes beyond the simple act of serving a meal or volunteering in a shelter,” Connelly said. “It aims at creating agents of positive social change by forming positive relations with members of this community.” The program serves as an outreach opportunity so students can connect with the Milwaukee community. “It is living out Magis by doing more,” Connelly said. “It is creating men and women with and for others. It is eye-opening to create not just a cordial relationship but some of the truest friendships with people from different backgrounds.” Multiple events will allow students to act out Midnight Run’s service theme for December, which is education and advocacy. This includes a March Against Poverty and volunteer reflection. Midnight Run aims to assist students in living out the University’s pillars outside the classroom. “It is the first experience for some to show the privilege that exists in our society,” Connelly said. “How cyclical poverty can be. It (Midnight Run) addresses the needs that exists in Milwaukee and acts as a vehicle for students to access those issues hands on. This allows them to become passionate and strive to fight against the injustices in Milwaukee.” Connelly said she is proud to have learned about the change Midnight Run creates and its
ideas about the pillars of Marquette and how it affects the Milwaukee community. “I am a part of Midnight Run because I feel that it is my duty to admit to the privilege I have had in my life and to learn about the experiences of the others around me,” Connelly said. “It allows me to meet people I would have otherwise just passed on the street. It teaches me to try to look at the world from other perspectives than my own, and that is invaluable.” A third organization committed to giving back is Circle K. The national organization’s mission is to develop a global network of college students committed to service, which they will carry throughout their lifetime. Erin McCullough, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences is the historian of Circle K on Marquette’s campus. McCullough and other students are looking forward to two major events in December. This includes the Metro-Southeast Rally where the club will head to a nursing home and the Kiwanis Family Hockey Night, which is hosted in Madison. All proceeds will go the Eliminate Project, another organization that wants to eliminate neonatal tetanus. The group also hosts the Homeless Outreach every Saturday in Milwaukee. Circle K continues to look for many ways to impact the community around them, and hopes to join forces with other Marquette organizations in the process. As the group continues to create students of leadership and service, McCullough sees how this program can enact change in the community and in students. “Circle K allows for students to give back to the community while staying humble,” McCullough said. “I’m a part of this organization not because of what I can do for Circle K, but because what it has done for me. It has made me a more loving and respectful person.”
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Camp Kesem exceeded goal of raising over $1,000 on #GivingTuesday.
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Students should have the option to choose to read crime and safety reports.
more common knowledge, especially for those of us who live off campus.” To say that an apartment robbery is not a threat worthy of alerting students disregards both the person who was immediately threatened in the place they call home and half the student body, the majority of which live in residences
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MUPD is called to make crime and safety alerts more accessible The Marquette University Police Department continues to go through trial and error about how to best disseminate crime and safety alerts. MUPD needs to create a new policy in which crime and safety incidents are accessible to the Marquette community, regardless of threat-level, so that misinformation does not occur. Recent safety alerts are accessible on the MUPD and Marquette Today websites. Though they may not be considered breaking news, MUPD should reevaluate what is considered an immediate threat to the safety of students on and around campus. Leading up to Thanksgiving, a Marquette parent’s Facebook post circulated in regard to an incident in which two suspects were allowed access into an apartment building, obtained property from a room and fled. The incident occurred at a student-inhabited complex three blocks from campus. The Facebook post became a catalyst by which rumors of strangulation and rape were spread, but even more concern was expressed by students who did not know the truth of the event until long after the fact. Danielle Schiestle, a senior in the College of Health Sciences expressed concern: “As someone who lives off campus, I was frustrated that MUPD did not report the incident, and when I did hear about it, the information was inaccurate. I think these incidents should become
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surrounding campuses that they too call home. It would be beneficial to have a weekly email sent out making students more aware of incidents happening on and around campus. Those indifferent to the email can choose not to read it and remain willfully ignorant, while those who want to know can be kept up-to-date. Students would rather be over-informed than under-informed, especially concerning safety. Certain safety alerts apply to some students and not to others. A break-in on Kilbourn Avenue doesn’t exactly pertain to residents in Abbottsford Hall, and a fistfight outside McCormick Hall doesn’t concern those living in apartments on 19th Street. But because of safety’s high priority at Marquette, all students – on campus or in the surrounding area – should be considered when a safety – or crime – related issue takes place. Disseminating accurate information in regard to events and potential threats could better help students protect themselves. It’s easy to be comfortable on campus, especially if nothing has ever happened to you or your friends. But information shared by MUPD can serve as a reminder for students to continue safe practices—whether they choose to walk with others and keep their doors locked or not.
“That’s pretty basic,” my sister told me when I suggested we listen to Adele over the Thanksgiving break. While I have very happily hopped on the “25” bandwagon, I suppose she views consensus as a threat to her individuality. If you have not listened to any of the songs from this new album, it’s time to crawl out from under your rock and say hello to the rest of the world. I don’t think you’ll regret it, and in the meantime, my sister can send my love to the other hipsters who cry “I miss you” to singers once they lose obscurity. Then again, it seems unlikely that anyone has missed the phenomenon that this album has been. Billboard reports that “25” has now sold over four million copies in the United States alone. This success is astounding, especially considering the rocky landscape that is the music industry. According to The New York Times, annual CD sales have dropped to 141 million from 700 million back when we were young 15 years ago. What is Adele’s remedy to these rather dismal figures? It is certainly not the shameless self-promotion most celebrities indulge – just water under the bridge in our daily browsing. She seems to understand how that sort of nonsense can make a person want to jump into the River Lea. Instead, Adele keeps a notably low profile on her social media accounts. She has also turned down other promotional opportunities. As she explained to The New
York Times, “Commercials, being the face of brands, nail varnishes, shoes, bags, fashion lines, beauty ranges, hair products, being in movies, being the face of a car, designing watches, food ranges, buildings, airlines, book deals. I’ve been offered everything. And I don’t want to water myself down.” She deliberately stayed out of the spotlight following her previous album, “21,” in order to create more authentic music. “Everyone thinks I just disappeared, and I didn’t,” she said in the same article. “I just went back to real life, because I had to write an album about real life, because otherwise how can you be relatable? If I wrote about being famous – that’s [expletive] boring.” While Adele’s fans clamor to hear her music, their devotion isn’t love in the dark. That is to say, they are equally enamored with her relatability and the passion with which she creates. These are refreshing qualities in a world obsessed with attention or fame, however fleeting. I find fitting The A.V. Club’s coined phrase “anti-Kardashian” to describe Adele. We could use a few more anti-Kardashians in the public eye – not to mention in the presidential race. A million years ago, nobody dreamed of the modern music industry, much less the star that is Adele – what a time to be alive. All I ask is that my sister and the other hipsters give “25” a chance. They may end up joining those of us who listen to this humble Londoner croon with the sweetest devotion. 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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Adele is well known for living her life out of the celebrity spotlight and off red carpets.
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Four years since the End of the semester survival Kairos experience guide: how to finish strong Caroline Comstock Columnist
In case the word isn’t out, Marquette attracts a slightly disproportionate amount of students from Catholic high schools in the Chicago area. Not surprisingly, many students have heard of the infamous Kairos retreat from their fellow Catholic high school alumni. I realized that it’s been almost exactly four years since my Kairos experience during my senior year of high school, and now is probably a good time to reflect. The word “Kairos” translated from Greek means “God’s time.” The name reflects the removal of time during the three-day retreat. Participants are asked to hand in their cellphones while they are housed in the retreat center without clocks. As anyone who is familiar with Kairos knows, these are pretty much the only attributes of the retreat known to anyone who has not participated. Kairos is shrouded in mystery. The retreat is structured to keep participants completely in the dark on the series of surprises that occur throughout the three days. Participants will usually come back riding on a “kai high,” characterized by extreme optimism, use of cryptic acronyms (AIAOYIFTRMALY really rolls off the tongue) and unexpected, new friendships. Some Kairos groups choose to adopt a group symbol to show unity. The girls that went during the time slot before me all showed up to school the following Monday with brightly colored 80’s scrunchies in their hair. Naturally, all of this was met with raised eyebrows and whispers amongst those of us who didn’t understand the hashtags or hair accessories that didn’t exactly match our royal blue plaid uniform skirt. The hush-hush nature of the retreat has of course engendered skepticism considering people aren’t incredibly fond of such tightly kept secrets within the Catholic Church. This brought forth some pretty interesting theories about what could happen behind the closed doors of the retreat, many of which probably can be left to the imagination. I was warned over and over again that I would “cry at least once” on Kairos. This really only drove me crazy. Would I have to run across a bed of hot coals? Are we going to be fasting for all three days? Is this a cult? All false advertising, by the way. The secrecy is really for the benefit of the participant. It keeps you engaged and wondering what will “happen” next. You will be vulnerable, but not physically vulnerable. Without giving away any of the “surprises,” people tend to share their most intimate, personal stories on the retreat to peers with whom they are not close. Retreat leaders will intentionally separate existing groups of friends so that participants are truly out
of their comfort zone. They create a situation in which participants are face-toface with peers that they may have never spoken with and there are no cellphones to help them avoid participating. In my group, I watched as the image I had of a girl I always envied was completely invalidated. As cliché as it might seem, it’s not possible to “have it all.” My Facebook newsfeed, however, sure made her seem that way. I think the most perplexing element of the retreat is how retreat leaders manage to convince tech-addicted teenagers to emerge from the safety of filters and misleading online profiles and tell their true stories. Why would anyone want to do that? Are we starving for genuine communication? I think it could be explained by a common sales theory known as the “foot-in-the-door” technique. Whether intentional or not, retreat leaders will get participants to “comply” with small requests for more personal information. We start to build rapport with each other, so to speak. The third conversation will be slightly more personal than the second, but they don’t seem drastically different in comparison to one another. Eventually, you’ve spilled things you didn’t even know you had to spill, and everyone else is doing it too. It all feels natural. The true test of the retreat’s effectiveness is whether or not participants choose to engage in these tough conversations with their close friends without being prompted. I guess it worked, because my close friends and I sat in an empty room during a break and did just that. Despite all the late nights we had stayed up talking about pretty much anything else besides the stuff that mattered, everything they told me was completely new. I had no idea. In fact, I felt like I didn’t really know them at all. After maybe two weeks, the “kai high” starts to wear off. You might smile in passing to fellow retreat-goers who now know everything about you, but only some bonds will survive the distance from the retreat center. Four years later, I feel that Kairos completely violated me. “Violated” has a strong negative connotation, but I mean it to say that it was a wake-up call. Kairos isn’t for everyone, and honestly it might not be this “life changing experience that you will never forget.” I’ve forgotten a lot of it. I feel violated in that I shared things that I probably should have been sharing all along with the right people. For those considering going on Kairos or a similar retreat, I would suggest it. I think it’s important to be mindful of techniques used to stimulate meaningful conversation so you can go at your own pace. If nothing else, Kairos showed me that for every problem I have, one of my peers has a much worse problem and still manages to show up to class with a smile on. Caroline Comstock is a senior studying Marketing. She is reachable by email at caroline.comstock@marquette.edu
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The end of the semester is always stressful. While it is important to focus on grades, it is equally important to care for yourself.
Morgan Hughes
Columnist Thanksgiving break is the beautiful time of the semester when all of the stresses associated with preparing for finals can be stifled with mashed potatoes, saturated fats and more carbohydrates than your body could ever need. But now that the post-Thanksgiving food comas are behind us, we are forced to return to campus (five pounds heavier) and reassume our roles as students. This may be the most stressful time for students, only a few weeks from the end of the semester. If you are anything like me (hopefully you’re not), you put off all of your studying until now, making it that much more stressful. But don’t worry. Even if you lied to your grandma when she asked how your grades were, there’s still time to salvage the semester and maintain your GPA. It’s so important to stay healthy and to finish strong. This is the worst time to lose focus. While I may not be an expert on most things, I am an expert at calming myself down when I need to prevent an epic meltdown. So from one stressed out student to another, here is a list of ways you can help yourself remain calm over the course of the next couple weeks. Eat well and stay hydrated. Much like how a 747 aircraft can’t run on peanut M&M’s and Red Bull, neither can you. Take a water bottle and some carrot sticks with you when you dive into your lecture notes. Don’t use finals week as an excuse to eat an entire package of Double Stuf Oreos in one sitting. Stress is extremely unhealthy for your body, but so is 2,800 empty calories. Go to the gym.“Exercise gives you endorphins, endorphins make you happy and happy people just don’t shoot their husbands.”- Elle Woods. Happy people also don’t freak out and explode into a million pieces over an essay they started later than they should have. Take a
break. Microsoft Office will still be there when you get back from a therapeutic sweat session at the Rec Plex. If Reese Witherspoon got into Harvard Law and still made time for some exercise, so can you. Talk to your professors. This is not as intimidating as it is made out to be. Most professors are extremely understanding, and they want you to pass their class. Ask for extra credit or see if you can revise a paper for which you received a poor grade. Even if they can’t offer you any extra work to boost your grade, the act of going in and telling them why you fell behind or why you’re worried about the final could be helpful. Who knows, if you end the semester just half a percentage point away from an AB, they might bump up your grade just because you spoke with them. And on that note, talk to your TA as well. They might be able to help you more than your professor can if it’s a large class. Re-read your syllabus before it’s too late. Double check to see what your professor’s policy is on extra credit. Make sure you have the correct due date for that
research paper you put off until the end of the semester because you knew it wasn’t due until later (this saved me 250 points). Give yourself a study break. After staring at your textbook for four straight hours it’s going to start to look like hieroglyphics. Give yourself a minute to breathe and refocus. A common study technique is the 50-10 rule. Study for 50 minutes, then give yourself a 10 minute break. Or study for 40 minutes and give yourself a 20 minute break. “Malcolm in the Middle” is on Netflix and the episodes are only 20 minutes each, so there’s that. Worrying about something will never change its outcome. Put the energy that you would use stressing yourself out into doing something productive. Take a deep breath, change your phone’s lock screen to a motivational quote, and finish the semester strong. You’ve got this.
Morgan Hughes is a sophomore studying Journalism and Political Science. She is reachable by email at morgan.hughes@marquette.edu
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Thursday, December 3, 2015
Former Cub pursues degree Ex-farmhand, coach moved on to MU Law in 2012 By John Hand
john.hand@marquette.edu
Casey Kopitzke grew up as a personal catcher to his older brother Chad. From their bullpen sessions in the backyard of their home in De Pere, Casey developed his catching acumen with each pitch that Chad rifled into his mitt. Casey had a knack for precision – mentoring his brother to make the best pitch for a given situation and framing it perfectly in the strike zone. It was that perfectionist mentality that got Kopitzke to the professional level. He was first an All-American catcher at University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, helping the Titans reach the NCAA Division III World Series his junior year. In 1999, the Chicago Cubs drafted Kopitzke in the 27th round of the Major League Baseball Amateur Draft. He spent the next 14 years in the Cubs organization – eight as player and six as a coach. It is unfair, however, to define Kopitzke, 37, solely by his onthe-field accomplishments. His life has been a story of overcoming challenges and leaving unforgettable impressions on those that have had the pleasure of working with him. “I coached for a long time, and I can honestly tell you that (Kopitzke) is the finest human being that I have ever coached,” said former UW-Oshkosh head coach Tom Lechnir. In 1999, Kopitzke hit .366 for Oshkosh and caught for a pitching staff that posted a 1.38 earned run average. He
was the only catcher in Lechnir’s 31-year coaching career that called every game for the pitching staff. Kopitzke’s offensive numbers in college never translated over to professional baseball, but he refused to let that hold him back. He made a career by playing stout defense behind the plate and impressing coaches with his intelligence and leadership. He became such a coveted player that at the end of each spring training, coaches would fight to get him on their roster. In 2006, Kopitzke was offered a uniquely challenging position of becoming a player-coach for the latter half of the season for the Iowa Cubs, Chicago’s Triple-A affiliate. “It took some adjustment,” Kopitzke said. “It was a little different because one day you go from hitting batting practice to the next day where you are taking a little batting practice, but you are also throwing batting practice (as a coach).” Kopitzke embraced the challenge and became a mentor to a young catcher named Geovany Soto. Two years later, Soto would be named the 2008 National League Rookie of the Year for the Chicago Cubs. Following the 2006 season, Kopitzke retired from playing the game and became a fulltime catching instructor for the big league team. He spent the next two years in that position before getting a chance to manage his own team in 2009, the Boise Hawks, the Cubs Single-A short-season affiliate. But before he delved into his new career, Kopitzke was tossed the most devastating curveball life could throw him. On April 21, 2009 Kopitzke’s wife Erin, his high school
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Kopitzke returned to baseball two weeks after the death of his daughter.
Marquette Sports Calendar THURSDAY 12/03 Women’s Basketball vs. Oregon St. When: 6 p.m.
FRIDAY 12/04
Track Blue & Gold Invitational When: All Day Women’s Volleyball vs. Northern Iowa When: TBD Hockey vs. Michigan-Flint When: 9 p.m.
SATURDAY 12/05 Men’s Basketball vs. Maine When: 1:30 p.m.
Hockey vs. Michigan-Flint When: 1 p.m.
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Casey Kopitzke spent 14 years with the Cubs as a player and coach.
sweetheart, gave birth to their first child, a girl named Catherine. However, the baby was born with respiratory problems and would have to stay in the hospital for the next two months. Catherine lost her battle and died on June 13. “You have so many different emotions and thoughts going on with your daughter fighting as hard as she can,” Kopitzke said. “There is a sense of hopelessness that you can’t step in and save her. It’s in someone else’s hands. That is a very hard feeling.” Baseball was all of a sudden the last thing on Kopitzke’s mind. To get him through those dark days, he depended on his wife. “Our relationship was the most important thing,” Kopitzke said. “The way we were able to lean on each other and support each other when we needed it was the most important part of our healing process and moving forward.” Kopitzke resiliently returned to his team in Boise just two weeks after Catherine’s death. “I think whenever there is a tragedy like that there is a point where you start to move forward,” Kopitzke said. “For us, getting back into baseball helped us move forward with our lives and progress.” After the season, he was promoted to manage the Single-A Peoria Chiefs who were then affiliated with the Chicago club. Players began to notice Koptizke taking law textbooks on road trips by 2012. After three seasons with the Chiefs, including time managing eventual major leaguers Jorge Soler, Javier Baez and Matt Szczur, Kopitzke
decided to put down the manager’s notebook and pick up the law books full time. “When he told us he was retiring to go to law school, I can’t say that surprised me because you knew there was more to Casey than baseball,” said Nathan Baliva, a Marquette alumnus and Chiefs play-by-play announcer. Kopitzke enrolled at Marquette’s Law School in 2012. He knew that getting a law degree gave him reason to find stable employment and time to be a father. Erin had given birth to a boy named Sam two years earlier. “You tip your hat to him,” said Oneri Fleita, former Cubs vice president of player personnel. “He is a little further along in life to be able to walk away from the game and go to law school. That took courage. He looked himself in the mirror and said, ‘There is something else I still want to do.’ A lot of us say it and think it, but he did it.” After he graduates, Kopitzke hopes to find a job in sports in a front office or as an agent. “He is so talented, and with his background, you like to think that any front office in Major League Baseball would want him,” Fleita said. As Kopitzke prepares to give his final class presentations and case briefs before receiving his degree at the end of the month, he keeps his baseball experiences in mind to stay level-headed. “Playing in front of a crowd or playing on TV never really bothered me,” Kopitzke said. “But standing in front of a class giving a presentation – that will rattle you.”
Women’s Basketball vs. Wisconsin When: 2 p.m.
TUESDAY 12/08 Men’s Basketball vs. San Jose St. 7 p.m.
BIG EAST Standings Men’s Basketball (Overall, BIG EAST) Villanova 7-0, 0-0 Xavier 7-0, 0-0 Providence 7-1, 0-0 Butler 5-1, 0-0 Marquette 5-2, 0-0 Creighton 5-2, 0-0 Seton Hall 5-2, 0-0 St. John’s 4-3, 0-0 DePaul 3-3, 0-0 Georgetown 3-3, 0-0 Women’s Basketball (Overall, BIG EAST) Seton Hall 7-0, 0-0 Georgetown 5-1, 0-0 St. John’s 4-1, 0-0 Xavier 4-1, 0-0 DePaul 5-2, 0-0 Butler 4-2, 0-0 Villanova 4-2, 0-0 Creighton 4-3, 0-0 Marquette 2-4, 0-0 Providence 2-4, 0-0 Hockey ACHA Division III Pacific Region (Overall, points) Marquette 14-4-1, 29 pts Colorado State 14-5-1, 29 pts MSU Denver 13-3-1, 27 pts Aurora-Blue 12-2-1, 25 pts Arkansas 11-1-1, 23 pts Iowa State 11-1, 22 pts Bradley 11-8, 22 pts McKendree 10-8, 20 pts UW-Platteville-Blue 10-5, 20 pts
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Johnson scores 20 in blowout win Ellenson, Wilson lead team to 62 percent from three By Jack Goods
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It was apparent from tipoff Marquette was playing the worst team in Division I basketball according to the KenPom rankings. The Golden Eagles blew out Grambling State 95-49 in front of a sparse Wednesday night crowd at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. Jajuan Johnson had his highest scoring performance of the season, leading the team with 20 points. He was much improved from three-point range, shooting a perfect 4-for-4. He shot 16 percent in the first six games. “The last couple of games I’ve been shooting weak shots,” Johnson said. “This game I was shooting strong shots, getting my legs under me and I was jumping a little higher on my shots.” Marquette head coach Steve Wojciechowski said his performance was a testament to Johnson’s work on his shot in the summer. “He shot shots that were wide open,” Wojciechowski said. “If he’s got his feet set and he’s open, especially from the
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corner, he hits that at a pretty good rate. Who he is, overall as an offensive player is an attacking player. You get a few layups, the basket looks bigger.” It was Johnson’s first full game since his grandfather passed away last weekend. He played in limited action on Sunday against Jackson State. “We had a close relationship,” Johnson said. “It was just good being back home and seeing my family.” It was a good showing from the Golden Eagles collectively from long range, especially for the players who had the biggest issues in the first six games. Redshirt sophomore Duane Wilson went 3-for-4, and freshman Henry Ellenson went 2-for-5. Overall, the team shot 13-of-21 (62 percent) from long range. Ellenson nearly recorded a fourth straight double-double, shooting 7-of-12 for 16 points and snatching eight rebounds. He was also a presence defensively, recording three blocks. Redshirt junior Luke Fischer continued his strong play this season, totaling 14 points and six rebounds. However, the Golden Eagles didn’t solve all their problems. The turnovers are still an issue, despite the Golden Eagles finding a team that gives the ball away even more than they do. The 15 turnovers is one less than the average in the
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The Golden Eagles shot a season-high 58.6 percent from the field in front of a small crowd Wednesday night.
first six games. Marquette scored 14 points before Grambling State got on the board seven minutes in, ending a 0-for-10 run for the Tigers. Grambling State had six fouls, putting Marquette in the bonus, before the first timeout. Although they couldn’t keep up that pace, the Golden Eagles continued to dominate, hold an eight point Tigers run with Matt Heldt on the floor last in
the first half. It was the type of game where the team starts setting up walk-on players for points in the final minutes. Senior Michael Mache recorded his first point of the season, hitting one of two free throws. Freshman Cam Marotta also saw game action for the first time in his career. Marquette will face another cupcake Saturday when it hosts Maine, ranked No. 297
in KenPom coming into last night’s game. The Black Bears are 2-4 after an 84-71 loss to Army last night. “If Marquette’s playing, it’s an important game,” Wojciechowski said. “That’s what I want our guys to understand, that every time we step on the court that it’s not a matter of who you’re playing. It’s you’re playing, and you have to live up to a high standard.”
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Women host No. 7 Oregon State Thursday’s game is team’s biggest test of young season By Andrew Goldstein
andrew.goldstein@marquette.edu
Carolyn Kieger knew this game would be tougher than just about any other. That’s why she scheduled it. Marquette’s matchup against the No. 7 Oregon State Beavers Thursday night will be a good chance for Kieger to assess how her young team plays against top-quality competition. It also fits within one of the overarching themes of this season for the Golden Eagles: player development rather than wins and losses will measure player progression. “We want to play them competitively, and we want to get better,” Kieger said. “It’s not necessarily about who our opponent is. It’s about us. We keep saying that everyday in practice. We’ve got to get better for us,
not for who we’re playing.” That may be the right approach to take in the face of one of the toughest games many of these players will play over the course of their entire careers. Standing in the way of Marquette’s team comprised of mostly freshman is an experienced, talented and undefeated Oregon State squad. They went 27-4 last season and made it into the NCAA Tournament as a 3-seed before suffering an upset loss to Gonzaga in the tournament’s second round. The Beavers look no less effective this year than they were last year, winning each of their first six games by at least 16 points. A trio of high-impact seniors – guard Jamie Weisner, forward Deven Hunter and center Ruth Hamblin – lead a Beaver offense that is averaging over 85 points per game. Weisner has been particularly nettlesome for opposing defenses, averaging 20.2 points per game. “It’s going to be a scoring match, that’s for sure,” Kieger said. “We’re going to have to outscore them, because it’s
going to be hard for us to stop them on the defensive end. We need to push tempo and make them have to keep up with us as well.” If the Golden Eagles are to have any hope of pulling off one of the biggest upsets in program history, they will most likely have to turn to their backcourt, which has been their main source of offensive production. Freshman guard Allazia Blockton has been particularly effective, averaging a team-leading 16.3 points per game and boasting a respectable 45.6 percent field goal percentage. “(Allazia) is such a hard matchup for most teams because she can post up on the inside, beat you with the 3 or take it off the dribble,” Kieger said. Tipoff will be at 6 p.m. at the Al McGuire Center, and Fox Sports 1 will televise the game nationally. This will be the first of Marquette’s four appearances on national television this season, and a victory would surely garner even more attention.
Freshman Allazia Blockton will need a big offensive game Thursday night.
VB advances to NCAAs MU was last team announced on Selection Sunday By Andrew Goldstein
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Thirty-two matches of volleyball, 116 individual sets and a full season of bruises, sweat and serves all came to a head on Sunday night in the TV room at head coach Ryan Theis’ house. That’s where the Marquette volleyball team gathered to watch the NCAA Volleyball Selection Show on ESPNU, which all 14 members of the team hoped would tell them if they were selected to participate in their fifth consecutive NCAA Tournament. After losing to BIG EAST champion Creighton in the semifinals of the conference tournament, Marquette’s season was in the hands of the selection committee. The chances were dependent on the team’s 21-11 record and the No. 36 RPI in the country. The selection show started, and the first eight schools for the 64-team tournament were called. None of them were Marquette. Then the next eight. Still no Marquette. Then another 16 names – none of them Marquette. “Going in, we were pretty confident that we were probably going to get a bid,” junior defensive specialist Ellen Hays said. “But as we kept hearing ‘Now there’s only 32 (spots left); now there’s only 16 (and so on),’ we kept getting more and more nervous.” In all, the volleyball team saw the first 63 bids get announced without seeing their own name. Finally, when the tournament bracket had only one open slot left in the hour-long show,
Marquette’s name was called. “They said our name, and everyone jumped out of their seats,” Hays said. “Sara (Blasier) had Riley (Burchett’s) arm covering her eyes, and when our name was called she leaped out of her chair.” It was certainly a close one, but Marquette is safely into the tournament after barely breaking through the tournament bubble. The team will travel to Minneapolis to take on 19-14 Northern Iowa in the first-round regional match on Friday afternoon at Minnesota’s Sports Pavilion. The Golden Eagles defeated Northern Iowa nine months ago
They said our name, and everyone jumped out of their seats,” Ellen Hays Junior Defensive Specialist during the spring exhibition season, winning an abbreviated three-set match by a score of 25-18, 21-15, 17-15. However, Theis cautioned against using those results as a predictor of what may happen Friday. “Spring teams are very different,” he said. “There’s different people, there’s pieces not there, people are nursing injuries in the offseason... We’ll look at last spring’s video, and we’ll look at their current stats to see if any of those kids are still on (the court), and that will give us a
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little extra video on them.” Spring results are particularly immaterial when it comes to this particular Panther team, which features three true freshmen in the starting lineup. Middle hitter Piper Thomas and libero Kendyl Sorge were both on the court for every single set of Northern Iowa’s season, while outside hitter Bri Weber saw court time in every set except for one. True freshmen contributors aren’t the only way in which the Panthers are unique – they also have something different to offer from a tactical standpoint. Nearly half of Northern Iowa’s kills and points come from its middle hitters, and the team routinely plays three middle hitters at the same time. In a sport where outside hitters are usually the offensive breadwinners and defenses often plan accordingly, the Panthers’ lineup poses a unique challenge. “The middle attack is coming back quicker than outsider hitter attacks,” Theis said. “It certainly does put more stress on you defensively.” One advantage the Golden Eagles have that could nullify Northern Iowa’s middle-heavy approach is their own size up front. Nobody on the Panthers is listed taller than 6-foot-2, which will give Marquette’s 6-foot-4 middle hitter Teal Schnurr and 6-foot-6 middle hitter Jenna Rosenthal the opportunity to win jousts at the net. Even so, Theis remained leery about his team’s first round opponent. “When we played them (in the spring) they were a competitive team that (had) good ball control and could dig the ball,” Theis said. “And that’s the same team we see now.” If Marquette can get through Northern Iowa Friday at 4:30 p.m., they will move on to face the winner of No. 4 Minnesota vs. Jackson State.
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Thursday, December 3, 2015
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Where MUBB stands after 7 games Dan Reiner Sports Editor
It was just two weeks ago that Marquette Nation was in a state of panic. The men’s basketball team had just suffered an embarrassing 89-61 home loss to Iowa, a game most would agree was a missed opportunity to boost Marquette’s ranking given the remaining non-conference schedule. “I think we got exposed in every facet of the game,” head coach Steve Wojciechowski said after the Iowa game Nov. 19. “That’s not the way a Marquette team should play.” Wojciechowski swiftly changed the team dynamic following that game, removing the team’s blue and gold practice gear and replacing it with plain black and white attire. He also moved team practices from the Al McGuire Center to the Old Gym. Prior to the Legends Classic in New York, the team practiced on an outdoor court at McLaughlin Park in Brooklyn. “It humbled us,” redshirt sophomore guard Duane Wilson said. “It brought back memories … That’s where you grew up, that’s where your dreams start, on a playground. You didn’t have uniforms back then.” Since being stripped of their physical identity, the players have embraced a new mental persona. Nobody can be sure of what Wojciechowski said to his players after the Iowa loss, but it certainly left a mark. The team has notched four consecutive wins – a shootout against then-No. 22 LSU, an overtime thriller against a respectable Arizona State squad and blowouts against lousy Jackson State and Grambling State. The perfect week, which included the Legends Classic championship, got Marquette back on the national radar. With a 5-2 record and four
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Despite playing five quality opponents in non-conference play, Marquette will need to rely on its own performances to garner national attention.
weeks until BIG EAST play begins, how should Marquette fans feel at this point in the season? It’s tough to say. On one hand, the Golden Eagles can hang their hats on the Legends Classic victory, and rightfully so. The duo of freshman Henry Ellenson and redshirt junior Luke Fischer looks formidable enough to go against the best in the country. Freshman guards Haanif Cheatham and Traci Carter complement each other and provide a solid foundation for the future. But as far as this season goes, the Golden Eagles’ postseason hopes may rely as much on their opponents as it does on themselves. The biggest problem for Marquette is the lackluster parity amongst its non-conference “quality” opponents. After its season-opening win at
Marquette, Belmont has trudged through games and is currently 5-3 and ranked No. 89 by KenPom.com. Iowa has struggled to stay consistent despite some difficult matchups and sits at 5-2 and No. 22 in KenPom. LSU, led by international sensation Ben Simmons, has completely fallen off the rails and lost three straight before a close win last night against North Florida. The young, inexperienced Tigers, now ranked No. 84 in KenPom, lost to College of Charleston last week. Arizona State lacks a marquee victory and is ranked No. 70 in KenPom. Wisconsin is the last remaining hope for Marquette to salvage any merit in the eyes of the selection committee come NCAA Tournament time. However, the Badgers are playing below expectations and have skidded to a 5-3 start, with challenges against
Player of the Week Henry Ellenson Henry Ellenson had quite the Thanksgiving break, leading the Golden Eagles in scoring and rebounds in both Legends Classic games in New York. He was named the tournament’s MVP following Marquette’s title game victory against Arizona State. He had two more strong outings in the friendly confines of the BMO Harris Bradley Center against Jackson State and Grambling State. He recorded a third straight double-double on Sunday and nearly extended that streak to four last night, scoring 16 points, snatching eight rebounds in addition to three blocks. Photo by Doug Peters/douglas.peters@marquette.edu
Temple and UW-Milwaukee remaining before they host Marquette Dec. 12. Marquette can no longer concentrate on its strength of schedule. Coaches, players and fans knew going into the season that the schedule was weak to begin with. Now that the quality opponents aren’t holding up their end of the bargain, it’s up to the Golden Eagles to perform well against every single team they play. That includes games in BIG EAST play, especially against Villanova, Georgetown, Butler and Xavier. Through seven games, the growing pains are clear for Marquette. The team needs to cut down its 76.2 points allowed per game and 16.3 turnovers committed per game, which is one of the worst marks in the country. The five freshmen are still learning the game at the
collegiate level, though they do look better every game. There are solutions already in place for the Golden Eagles. Henry Ellenson needs to maintain his near-16 points and 10 rebounds per game. Fischer should continue to grow as a leader on both ends of the floor. Wilson and sophomore Sandy Cohen look better defensively. Maybe Marquette fans pressed the panic button too early, or maybe the writing was on the wall. The team looks undeniably different since Wojciechowski brought the players back to their roots. Now only time will tell if they can dig deep enough to prove their worth to the rest of the country.
Dan Reiner is a senior from Croton-on-Hudson, New York. Email him at daniel.reiner@mu.edu
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Thursday, December 3, 2015
Meet volleyball’s 3 top-100 recruits Newest additions bring versatility, depth to 2016 team By Andrew Goldstein
andrew.goldstein@marquette.edu
Lost in the whirlwind of volleyball’s fifth consecutive run toward an NCAA tournament berth, head coach Ryan Theis announced an elite recruiting class comprised of three Top-100 prospects for the 2016 freshman class. In-state aces Allie Barber and Madeline Mosher and Californian Lauren Speckman attend Marquette next fall with aspirations of keeping its tournament streak alive. ALLIE BARBER Before Allie Barber even chose from the bevy of schools offering her a Division I scholarship, she first had to make a difficult choice: what sport did she want to play? Barber is an all-state middle hitter at Cedarburg High School, but when she steps off the volleyball court, she then steps right onto the basketball court as her team’s starting center. And basketball isn’t just something she does to keep busy; she was first team all-conference in both her sophomore and junior years. Despite her success on the hardwood, Barber says there are no conflicting loyalties between the two sports. “I always knew that I’d be able to play basketball well, but volleyball is the sport I love and want to play all the time,” she said. As the 45th ranked recruit in the country by PrepVolleyball. com and AAU National AllAmerican, Barber will probably get her wish, though not immediately. She revealed that she is already planning to redshirt this upcoming year, because her efforts were split between volleyball and basketball throughout high school. The redshirt year would give her more time to refine her skills and keep pace at the collegiate level. “It’s a good opportunity to learn and play with the girls
and get ready for when I step on the court,” Barber said. “The speed of college is so much faster than high school and even club (volleyball), so there will be a lot of learning throughout my first year.” The 6-foot-5 standout athlete marries two attributes that both volleyball and basketball scouts yearn for: size and athleticism. This lethal combination has won her team matches, personal accolades and the respect of her high school head coach Jimmy Burg. “She takes a lot of pressure off girls in the back row, and offensively she carries such a big load for our team,” Burg said. Burg is the fourth volleyball coach that Cedarburg High has had during Barber’s high school career, which she says has led to frustrating experiences such as having to forget then re-learn portions of her game. However, Barber also says that she’s developed the most under Burg. “This year it was really nice to have a coach who really knew what he was talking about and was willing to motivate and push our team …We all got a lot out of the season.” Considering how lethal Barber was even without solid coaching and while splitting time with an entirely different sport, that’s a scary prospect for the rest of the BIG EAST.
lowest ranked of Marquette’s three-woman recruiting class at No. 85 by PrepVolleyball.com, she may be the most likely to receive playing time next year because of her experience in playing all six rotations. “That’s actually been a big thing for me, getting my back row play to where it’s the same as my front row play,” she said. If there ever was any doubts about Mosher’s all-around ability, she quickly and forcefully laid them to rest in Waterloo High School’s state semifinal matchup against Eau Claire Regis. She put up a massive 41 kills and 25 digs to lead her team back from a 2-1 deficit to win the match in five sets. Her team would go on to win the state title. After the Regis match, Mosher told the Wisconsin State Journal that she was “really mad at herself” for allowing her team to fall behind. It’s a feeling she says she feels quite often on the volleyball court. “I think that I actually get mad a lot, but I try to keep it to myself because I don’t want to take it out on other people,” Mosher said. Except, of course, on those unfortunate enough to find themselves on the other side of the net.
MADELINE MOSHER
Lauren Speckman found the college coach she wanted to play for during her sophomore year of high school. He just wasn’t in the right place yet. Ohio University recruited the setter from San Jose, California in 2013 when current Marquette head coach Ryan Theis was at the helm of the Ohio program. Speckman said she liked Theis, but didn’t especially care for Ohio’s program, which didn’t offer the type of personal connection that Marquette’s did. “It seemed like some of the other programs were in it to make sure they were getting a championship, which obviously every girl wants, but Marquette shows more interest in making sure there’s still a connection when they’re done and that there’s a future for you,” Speckman said. After Speckman finished her official campus visits, she made
One vital component Marquette volleyball has been missing this year is a true sixrotation player; someone that excels at swinging away in the front row as much as diving for balls in the back row. By recruiting Madeline Mosher, the Golden Eagles may have filled that blank. The 6-foot outside hitter from Waterloo committed to Marquette in July 2014, passing up other offers from Alabama, Notre Dame, Wake Forest and other notable programs. “I remember being at Nationals (for AAU volleyball) and college coaches were watching us play, and I just remember that all I was looking for was the Marquette coach,” Mosher said. “That’s when I kind of knew I wanted to go there.” Even though Mosher is the
LAUREN SPECKMAN
Photo courtesy of Allie Barber
At 6-foot-5, Allie Barber was all-state at Cedarburg High School for volleyball and all-conference for basketball.
Photo courtesy of Madeline Mosher
Madeline Mosher is a dynamic weapon on both offense and defense.
pros and cons lists for all of her prospective schools. She silently rooted for Marquette to have more pros than cons. “You know when you flip a coin (to decide something) and you know in the air that you want it to be heads instead of tails?” Speckman asked. “It was like that.” With the thermometer regularly dropping below zero degrees in the winter, it can be difficult for Marquette to attract talent from traditional volleyball hotbeds such as California and Florida. Speckman isn’t like most others, though; she claims she is totally unfazed by the cold. “My mom grew up in (New England),” she explained. “We would go back and visit her family during the winter. I remember staying there for a month at a time and I would love the cold.”
Speckman also says that moving over 2,000 miles away from her childhood home doesn’t particularly bother her either. “(My parents) have raised me to be independent, so I think I’m going to be fine,” she said. It seems there’s not much that can rattle Speckman, the nation’s 75th-ranked prospect and Marquette’s heir-apparent to Sara Blasier at setter. Her precise passing and resoluteness under pressure may give the Golden Eagles the extra edge they need to eventually reclaim the BIG EAST title. Together, these three players hope to form the core of a nationally relevant Marquette team for years to come, and it will be worth watching them in the next few years to see if those lofty goals come to fruition.