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Thursday, March 3, 2016
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Student group seeks legal advice after staff removes display By Jennifer Walter
jennifer.walter@marquette.edu
Marquette’s Students for Justice in Palestine group set up a mock apartheid wall on the second floor of the Alumni Memorial Union for its third-annual “Israeli Apartheid Week.” The wall was removed without warning by the next morning. SJP is seeking legal advice to ensure its rights have not been violated through Palestine Legal, an organization that protects groups such as SJP against discrimination. “We never had to deal with this in the past,” said Sarah Ghouleh, SJP Vice President and junior in the College of Arts & Sciences. “Our freedom of speech is not guaranteed for us.” SJP President Gadeer Ayesh, a senior in the College of Health Sciences, received an email from the Office of Student Development shortly after the incident. It said the wall violated school policies. Julie West, coordinator for leadership programs and student involvement, wrote to Ayesh on See SJP, page 4
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Apartheid wall creates tension
By Rebecca Carballo
rebecca.carballo@marquette.edu
Marquette Student Government is creating a survey for students to give professors feedback on how they use D2L. The survey will be available to students by the end of next week.
MUPD uses money to pay officers for additional shifts By Ryan Patterson
ryan.patterson@marquette.edu
One of the questions asks students which professors have done an exemplary job using D2L. MUSG will look at what these professors did and use their D2L pages as models to show other faculty what works. “Faculty can learn from each other and in the end benefit the students,” Kouhel said. Corrine Gustin, a graduate student in the physical therapy program, said she
The Marquette Police Department increased its number of traffic warnings and citations after receiving an $8,000 grant in October for pedestrian safety programming. Since the grant was implemented, MUPD issued more than 45 citations, more than 180 warnings and cited some students for jaywalking. It was issued by the Wisconsin Bureau of Transportation Safety and pays for officers to specifically focus on pedestrian safety work without having to take other calls. The pedestrian safety work involves an officer, dressed either in a police uniform or street clothes, going to a crosswalk while other officers in a squad car park near the area. The officer is usually MUPD Sgt. Carrie Peters, who then presses the crosswalk lights to indicate her presence and walks across the street. If the cars don’t slow down or stop for her, the squad car comes out and stops them. If cited, the driver is required to pay $250 for failure to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk. Peters said there’s not a problem with drivers refusing to slow down as much as there’s a problem with educating drivers about the law. She said some people she stopped were unaware that they didn’t have the right of way. Peters said this work
See D2L, page 6
See SAFETY, page 5
Photo via Marquette Students for Justice in Palestine
Students for Justice in Palestine said the mock apartheid wall was displayed during past campus events.
MUSG looks to optimize D2L usage Students working to get professors using site more for classes
Pedestrian safety work being done with grant
Professors are only required to post a syllabus to D2L. However, Adam Kouhel, academic committee chair, MUSG senator and sophomore in the College of Business Administration, said he hopes the survey results will encourage professors to completely utilize D2L as a resource. “The university has gotten better but we want them to go one step further,” Kouhel said. The survey asks about several features on D2L such
as content, grade book, quizzes and news calendars. It focuses on what D2L features are used and most important to students’ needs. Jenna Azab, an adjunct faculty member in the College of Arts & Sciences, said she finds D2L useful because it makes classroom materials easily accessible. “I think students learn in different ways,” Azab said. “You need to give students multiple access points.”
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Thursday, March 3, 2016
Kuali system will manage financial grants
Electronic method to replace paper, quicken process By Alex Groth
alexandria.groth@marquette.edu
The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs is making the leap from paper to digital by implementing Kuali, a system to manage grant proposals. Kuali is an electronic grant proposal product that uses cloudbased technology to manage the application, award, budgeting and close-out phases of each grant. It also has modules for financial conflicts of interest; the Institutional Review Board, which focuses on human research subject rights; and the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, which focuses on animal research subject rights. The program is slated to be implemented by 2017. It is in the early stages of being developed by the ORSP and university human resources, finance and IT services. ORSP Executive Director
Photo by Alex Groth alexandria.groth@marquette.edu
Katherine Durben said Kuali will be easy to use and comprehensive.
Katherine Durben said the office selected Kuali because it is costeffective and makes the grant application processes more efficient. “(Kuali) is a really comprehensive system that allows the people who need to access the
information to that particular grant that access,” Durben said. “(ORSP) wanted something that was pretty intuitive, that you wouldn’t need to spend hours trying to figure out how to do this. We wanted it
to be really simple.” Faculty, students and staff will be able to submit grant proposals and view each grant’s progress under the password-protected system. ORSP grant proposals are currently processed with paper. Durben said Kuali will make the process faster and the communication between committees, boards and offices better – which can enhance the amount of research done in the future. “Right now (ORSP) has its own system, the IRB has its own system, so if we have a grant application that requires human subject’s approval we have to ask if its not automatic – there’s no link between them,” Durben said. Ben Kennedy, the research compliance officer for human subjects and radiation safety, said linked communication between grant proposers and boards, offices and committees will enhance grant development and research. “For example, a researcher may have a project they plan to submit a grant for, and that project involves the use of humans as
research subjects,” Kennedy said. “In this instance, Kuali would serve as a single interface for both submission and record keeping in regards to grant management and human research compliance.” Kennedy said once the office understands and implements Kuali, it can apply the product in various ways and not just for grants. “From a technical perspective, it’s basically an electronic management system,” Kennedy said. “So if you take it from its purest sense then you can have it apply to other areas like, anything that requires a submission, (for example,) a back office approval process.” Both Durben and Kennedy said the paper-to-digital transition has some obstacles. “Some challenges are initial and ongoing training and support, as well as the learning curve and adoption for all users,” Kennedy said in an email. “The information is put in,” Durben said. “So we have to make sure that all the information is accurate, which, you know, it should be.”
News
Thursday, March 3, 2016
The Marquette Tribune
Bro-Yo suspends late-night hours Owner says lack of staff contributed to schedule change By Tricia Lindsey
patricia.lindsey@marquette.edu
The Bro-Yo restaurant suspended its late night weekend hours as a result of being shortstaffed, four months after implementing the new hours. The extended late night weekend hours were offered from 11 p.m. to 3:30 a.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday in an effort to drive sales when customers were looking for some inexpensive late night food. “We would like to reopen if we could find the right person,” said Jim Gatto, owner of Bro-Yo. “The biggest issue going forward to reopening nights is commit-
ment because there is no back up when someone can’t work.” Located in the 1600 block of Wells Street, Bro-Yo is open 7 a.m. to 3 p.m, Monday through Thursday and 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through Saturday. “I was hungry after a night out and I knew that Bro-Yo had started late night hours so my friends and I decided to go there instead of Dogg Haus but we were disappointed to see that it was closed,” said Margaret Frisbee, sophomore in the College of Health Sciences, in a message. This is not the first time BroYo ran into business troubles. Last April, Gatto closed the location on 2040 W. Wisconsin Ave. due to economic hardships. That location is now home to Mendy, a Middle Eastern restaurant. Many restaurants on Wiscon-
sin Avenue and Wells Street stay open later to boost sales, especially on the weekends when students are out later. “I think (Bro-Yo) could offer shorter shifts to people who work at night or offer specials at night to get students to come in,” Frisbee said. Some students said they were not aware Bro-Yo even had late night hours. Catherine Yockey, a freshman in the College of Nursing, not only wants to see the breakfast joint succeed in business, but also bring back its late night hours. “I didn’t really know they had late night hours, but now that they are stopping them I’m bummed that I can’t go,” Yockey said. “They would get more business if they delivered.” Gatto said he is working on
appealing more to Marquette students by putting ads on Craig’s List and putting a hiring sign in the window. Despite these efforts, he said it only generated a few interested applicants. Tommy Harrington, a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences, said he was not surprised to hear that Bro-Yo suspended its late night weekend hours after testing it out the past few months. “I understand the reasoning behind closing earlier since they are already open so much and they are losing money staying open later running on such few staff members,” Harrington said. “They could campaign more on campus and offer special deals to attract students to their late night hours or to want to apply to work at Bro-Yo.”
Students teach English for service Program places volunteers with Latin Americans
By Patrick Thomas
patrick.thomas@marquette.edu
Every Monday evening, Michelle Frederick, a sophomore in the College of Business Administration, boards a Milwaukee County bus and travels to the south side of Milwaukee to the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Here, she volunteers with several other Marquette students tutoring Latin American immigrants on how to adjust to the culture of the U.S. in a program called Empowering Latinos. Frederick and other volunteers work one-on-one with the participants, who are a wide range of ages. Some of them have been in the U.S. for years, others just months and still trying to learn English, but Frederick said she learns more from her students than they learn from her. Frederick and her colleagues became involved with Empowering Latinos through the Marquette’s Service Learning Program. Since 1994, service learning has coordinated community-based learning experiences for Marquette students. The director of the program, Kimberly Jensen-Bohat,
said about 65 classes at Marquette require students to participate in some type of community service. She said more than 1,000 students participate. While in the program, students volunteer at homeless shelters, domestic violence shelters, AIDS resource centers and tutoring centers among others. “It creates a bond,” Frederick said. “A lot of times we are known for being in the Marquette bubble and what service learning does is it gets us out in the community. It bursts the bubble. It creates a community atmosphere that we are Marquette, but we are also Milwaukee.” Jenson-Bohat said the Service Learning Program is an opportunity for students to learn how to act professionally. She compared it to an internship because the experience is something students “can’t get from the books.” “You learn more by doing,” Jenson-Bohat said. “The students can see and observe learning in a more urban setting. We are meeting real community needs. It’s a win-win for both students and the programs we serve.” Real Progress At Empowering Latinos, Erica Steele, the director of Latin Empowerment, was a service learning volunteer while studying at the University of
CORRECTIONS In Feb. 25’s “Reactions to Pope’s Zika comment,” Assistant Theology Professor Conor Kelly was incorrectly referred to as “she,” when the pronoun used should have been “he.” The Tribune regrets this error.
Wisconsin–Madison. She called the Service Learning Program a reciprocal relationship where students build a relationship with the community. “English is a really powerful tool for these individuals, and the volunteers get to help them see real progress,” Steele said. “Because of the volunteers, participants pass their citizenship test, open a business or enroll in classes at MATC.” Julio Gomez has taken classesat Empowering Latinos for several months. He called the volunteers “the best.” Gomez took classes at MATC, but didn’t like learning English in a class of more than 20 students. He enjoys the individuality at Empowering Latinos, and appreciates the oneon-one relationship between volunteers and participants. When he arrived at Empowering Latinos he didn’t know how to write English, now he can. “I can’t find the words to explain how special the volunteers are,” Gomez said. “They do it for free, they are the best. When I go home, I can’t wait to come back. We do a lot of different activities, there is a lot of joking and talking.”
Different Areas There is more to service learning than just going out into the community. Service learning consists
of five different models: the placement model, presentation model, presentation-plus model, product model and the project model. The presentation model allows students to take what they learn in class and present it to audiences in the community. The presentation-plus model has students hold workshops, or mini-conferences. The product model requires a student to work alone or in groups to produce a tangible product for the agency they are working for and the project model has service learners collaborating with community members to devise and implement a project. Frederick works on the placement model. She is a part of the Dorothy Day Social Justice Living and Learning Community on the fourth floor of Straz Hall. Dorothy Day members complete three hours of service learning each week while taking the Philosophy of Human Nature course in the fall and the Theory of Ethics course in the spring. “Even if you don’t necessarily want to do service in the future, it is a huge thing to be involved in the community that you live in,” Frederick said. “That is what service learning does an amazing job for. I know for me it has made me actually realize that I’m part of the Milwaukee community and not just Marquette’s.”
MUPD REPORTS FEBRUARY 24
An unknown subject removed property from a business in the 1600 block of W. Wisconsin Avenue at 10:24 a.m.
FEBRUARY 26
A person not affiliated with Marquette reported that unknown person(s) removed her unsecured, unattended property estimated at $105 in the Church of the Gesu between 5:35 and 5:42 a.m.
FEBRUARY 29
A person not affiliated with Marquette removed unsecured, unattended student property in the Rec Center. MUPD located the subject, and the property was recovered. The subject was also in possession of drug paraphernalia. MUPD cited the subject at 4:18 p.m. An intoxicated person not affiliated with Marquette trespassed and acted in a disorderly manner on the porch of a building in the 900 block of N. 19th
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St. The subject also had an outstanding warrant. MUPD took the subject into custody and transported him to the Milwaukee County Criminal Justice Facility at 1:06 p.m.
THURSDAY 3
MARCH 1
Men to Men, 12-1 p.m., Center for Cultural Engagement (AMU 111)
MUPD stopped a driver not affiliated with Marquette for a traffic violation in the 700 block of N. 17th Street and transported him to the Milwaukee County Criminal Justice Facility for an outstanding warrant at 4:22 a.m.
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Clothing Drive, 2-7 p.m., Alumni Memorial Union second floor lobby
FRIDAY 4
Monthly Speaker: John Liegeois, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Engineering Hall room 323 House of Cards Watch Party, 8-10 p.m., Olin Engineering Hall room 202
SATURDAY 5
Ebony Ball, 7-11 p.m., AMU Ballrooms
MONDAY 7
Rice Around the World Fundraiser, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Lalumiere Language Hall
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Thursday, March 3, 2016
SJP, from page 1
Staff tells group to not display mock apartheid wall again Tuesday after the incident to say to get approved, but tabling in all events, publicity and displays the Union has never needed preby student organizations need to approval,” Ayesh said. “You just be approved by the OSD in ad- submit reservation for the space, vance. which concerned me because I “We cannot wasn’t able to stress enough to figure out what you if we had repolicy (the OSD was) talking ceived informaabout.” tion about your University organization’s Spokesperson intent to put up Brian Dora display earrington said the lier, we would group was alhave been able lowed to conto have proper time to discuss GADEER AYESH tinue with its your group’s Students for Justice in Palestine week of events intentions president and senior in the since everyCollege of Health Sciences thing else was with the disapproved by play and could have worked the OSD. According to the policy on the towards a resolution,” West student organization page on the said in an email. West wrote that the wall can OSD website, “the university never be displayed again because has final discretion in decisions regarding the distribution of litof its concerning nature. “I understand if there are events, erature, the sponsorship of visiting you submit it through the OSD speakers and public performances,
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It was weird to me because there was no mention of Israel, Jews or anything.”
Photo via Facebook
SJP celebrated its third annual “Israeli Apartheid Week” this year.
and the screening of films.” “The university has established processes for any group that is planning events and putting up displays related to those events,” Dorrington said in an email. The wall, which presents a
number of images and slogans, was previously used at “Israeli Apartheid Week” events. Two images were added this year: the Dome of the Rock and a dove with an olive branch in its mouth. “It pertains to a state in which all
of its people are free and are able to have equal rights,” Ayesh said. SJP hosted its annual “Israeli Apartheid Week” starting Feb. 22. It featured speakers, presentations and movie showings in an effort to stimulate discussion about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The organization SJP Uncovered, which protests SJP groups across the country, released a Facebook ad specifically addressing the week of events at Marquettte. Though the wall was on display in the past, Ayesh said that a member of the OSD, who had worked with SJP in the past, claimed to have no recollection of the wall being displayed during previous Israeli Apartheid Weeks. “It was weird to me because there was no mention of Israel, Jews or anything,” Ayesh said. “Some of our brochures are even more detailed and go into the conflict even more. So its weird to me that they’re fine when we hand out brochures, but when we put up a 10-foot wall, it’s taken down.”
New CrowdChange app aids fundraising efforts
Photo by Meredith Gillespie meredith.gillespie@marquette.edu
Russell Citron, creater of CrowdChange, focused on making philanthropy more effective and exciting.
Relay for Life finds improved source for donation collection By Gary Leverton
gary.leverton@marquette.edu
Relay For Life at Marquette is now using CrowdChange, a mobile application designed to make philanthropy easier, to collect donations for the American Cancer Society. Katherine Anderson, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences and president of Relay, reached out to Russell Citron, creator of CrowdChange, to inquire about the possibility of Marquette getting involved in the National Championship of Philanthropy. Anderson said using the app is fairly easy. She said all you have to do is make a donation and then CrowdChange will give you a “CrowdChange Caption. “If you send CrowdChange a Snapchat with that caption, CrowdChange will
donate an extra dollar. “Anybody can do it,” Anderson said. “And it should really help Relay for Life.” Relay is an overnight fundraiser run by Marquette’s Colleges Against Cancer organization. Anderson said the group focuses on celebrating people who are cancer free, battling cancer or have lost the fight to cancer. She said the fundraising goes to support cancer research, awareness and advocacy for cancer patients. Marquette is playing in a March Madness bracket-style fundraising competition against 63 other schools. Marquette defeated Harvard’s Relay For Life in the second round. The university’s Relay team will move on to challenge West Chester University of Pennsylvania and their cause, Dub C Dance-A-Thon, which raises money for research at the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. Citron said CrowdChange focuses on making philanthropy more effective and
exciting. He said entrepreneurship and philanthropy were always passions for him, and now he found a way to combine them in a creative way. “We did some work with Relay for Life events during our launch campaign, and we were really impressed,” Citron said in an email. “Their cause is important, and their passion and energy around their events is contagious. Their causes are meaningful, their events are awesome and we want to help where we can.” Citron said students can now register their general philanthropy fundraisers directly on the CrowdChange app. Sarah Gorczany, a junior in the College of Nursing and an executive board member of Relay, said she made her donation already and is helping to spread the word about the application. “Even a small donation makes a difference,” Gorczany said. “We can use all the help we can get.”
News
Thursday, March 3, 2016
The Marquette Tribune
Students to vote MUPD optimistic about progress on new $100 fee
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SAFETY, from page 1
Extra money would go toward renewed recreation offerings
By Rebecca Carballo
rebecca.carballo@marquette.edu
Photo by Natalie Wickman natalie.wickman@marquette.edu
MUPD Sergeant Carrie Peters (right) walks across the crosswalk outside the Helfaer Recreation Center.
provided baby steps toward a and two in the car. safer campus, although “we have MUPD Officer Brian Larson a long way to go.” Three students has done the work and noticed have been hit by a vehicle since “how severe a lot of our pedesOctober, including an incident trian (issues were,) so when we on Feb. 23. got the opporMUPD is ustunity to spend ing the grant to extra time fofocus mainly cusing on that, on driver error it drew my atsince an inattentention and was tive driver pressomething I ents a greater was interested possibility for in working on.” danger than a The officers jaywalker. usually target “(Accidents a crosswalk in are) a lot more the middle of damaging for campus that CARRIE PETERS has the pedestrian heavy Marquette Police foot than (they are) traffic. Depeartment Sergeant for the car,” They’ve done MUPD Chief Paul the one outMascari said. side their offices at 749 N. 16th Peters said five other officers St. and the one outside the Rec regularly volunteer to do the Center at 525 N. 16th St. work, noting that they’re usuMUPD typically performs a ally “eager and enthusiastic” traffic stop around every 17 minabout it. She schedules one to utes during each outing. Larson five outings per month, fewer said, “It’s pretty rapid fire.” when school is not in session. Peters said students sometimes Each outing is three hours and re- ask what is going on during a trafquires three officers, one walking fic stop, which provides officers
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I’ve seen progress. Being the decoy, I think it’s much more difficult to have those close calls than it used to be.”
an opportunity to educate them. She said this is another benefit since it allows MUPD to “reach so many people who aren’t directly involved in the project.” Even when dressed in a neon safety vest, Peters said she has almost been hit by a car that refused to stop. “Whether it’s that (drivers) don’t know or they don’t care, it’s really scary,” she said. However, MUPD is optimistic about the work it’s doing. “I’ve seen progress,” Peters said. “Being the decoy, I think it’s much more difficult to have those close calls than it used to be.” She said vehicles rarely used to stop at the crosswalk in front of the MUPD offices, but now “probably 60 to 70 percent of the time, people are stopping.” When it comes to the future, Peters said she’d like Milwaukee to emulate the pedestrian and biker safety in Seattle or Madison. Mascari said he wants “the campus area to have a reputation of being strict on enforcement of traffic laws because that benefits the safety of everyone.”
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Marquette Student Government passed a resolution to hold a vote for students to decide if they would pay a $100 fee, starting during the 2017-’18 academic year, to raise money for a new recreation and wellness center. The fee would be tacked on to the tuition price, and a recent MUSG feasibility study points to a need for a new facility. Students will be asked to vote on the following question on March 15: “Would you be willing to pay a new rec and wellness fee totaling $100 per academic year to support quality recreation and wellness space resources on campus, including the construction of a new recreation and wellness facility?” MUSG and university leadership came up with the $100 amount by looking at what other peer institutions did in similar situations. Those schools include Georgetown University, Boston College, Creighton University, Gonzaga University and Seattle University. MUSG President Zack Wallace said the amount agreed upon is “practical” and would not dramatically increase tuition. The feasibility study was conducted in 2010 and its results indicate that Marquette is in need of new rec and wellness facilities, a medical clinic and counseling services. The national average of recreation space per higher education student is 12 square feet while Marquette’s is 6.92 square feet. Although a new medical clinic is not part of the plan for the rec and wellness facility, students would be charged for both the rec and wellness fee and the current medical clinic fee. Although the study results say students indicated that a new rec and wellness center is a high priority, there was still concern that students would reject the fee.
However, MUSG Vice President Aliya Manjee said the university is not heavily relying on students to pay the potential fee. The fee would help expedite the process because it will show student interest which will encourage donors to contribute. The fee would also not fund the entire facility. It would generate $1 million a year but the new facility is estimated to cost $60 million. As a result, the university would need additional fundraising. Manjee said students who vote in support of the fee will let donors know the importance of creating a new center. Wallace said MUSG plans to educate students about the benefits of funding a new rec and wellness center. “With (the) additional resources we’ll be providing about rec and wellness, I hope students vote ‘yes,’” Wallace said. The fee would be implemented by the 2017-’18 academic year at the earliest. MUSG Senator Alex Miller, who is on the recreation and wellness committee, said the possible fee implementation is predicted to continue for three to four years after. A concern among many students is that they will be paying for a building they will not benefit from. However, the revenue from the fee will also contribute to short term improvements to the quality of the current recreation and wellness center. Students who graduate before the building is complete will be able to use it for free if they paid the fee while still a student at Marquette. Wallace said he thinks students will be understanding of the fee. “It will be cheaper than any gym membership,” Wallace said. “If we want our students to have a quality space not only for general use but for club sports and cultural organizations, we need to set that priority and this (fee) is the best way.” MUSG will be hosting a town hall meeting on March 9 from 5:306:30 p.m. for students to ask and discuss questions.
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Thursday, March 3, 2016
D2L, from page 1
Students will use survey to evaluate professor D2L usage
appreciates when teachers use the grade book feature and post comments. “It’s nice when they update grades constantly and show class averages, so you can see where you’re at,” Gustin said. Haley Veres, a sophomore in the College of Communication, said most of her professors use it effectively. However, she said she would like to see them use the discussion feature more often. Veres said some of her professors use other sites, but she prefers D2L. “It would be easier if everything was on D2L,” Veres said. Alex Liss, a senior in the College of Communication, said it’s useful when teachers put slides from lectures and guests speakers in the content section. Brendan Ploen, a sophomore in the College of Communication, said he finds the website helpful for reviewing before tests. “It brings a second source to the picture besides
your notes,” Ploen said. MUSG is working with its communication department on publicity strategies to inform students about the survey. They also plan to gather participants by polling in the library and Alumni Memorial Union. Kouhel said MUSG hopes to gather as many participants as possible. “We’re hoping for once and for all we can get some substantial data about how students are feeling about D2L usage across the university,” Kouhel said. The next step MUSG would take would be to collaborate with the Center for Teaching and Learning, the deans of each college, and the Office of Academic Affairs and Institutional Planning to inform faculty about the results. “We hope faculty sees D2L as a learning tool,” Kouhel said. “We hope students get face-toface learning out of the classroom but have D2L to go to as a resource.”
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Real-world dental lessons School of Dentistry’s clinics help local community, students
By Jennifer Walter
jennifer.walter@marquette.edu
Marquette’s Dental School provides unique opportunities to enrolled students from day one, working in the clinic and assisting with patients, gaining real world experience. Schools like Northeast Wisconsin Technical College train dental assistants but Marquette is home to the only dental school in Wisconsin. The state of Wisconsin gives the school grant money to help residents with in-state tuition. “It’s expensive to run a dental school and very labor intensive,” Clinic Director Richard Hagner said. When the clinic opened in 2002, changes were made to the curriculum so students would become familiar with patients and equipment at the start of their dental education. “Back in the day, you didn’t see a patient until your third year of dental school,” Clinical Supervisor Jeanne Hoppe said. “(This is) much better. (Dental students) get a better picture overall of what they’re in for.” In addition to being on campus, the dental school also operates in two satellite clinics. The northside clinic is on the bottom level of the Chase Bank building and the Southside Health Center is on 23rd Street. “Some say the private practice dentists lose money treating these patients,” Hagner said. “So by doing this we create a dental home for many that might not have a dental home to go to otherwise.” In the 2014-’15 school year, the three clinics treated 17,443 patients with an estimated
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The Dental School building is located at 1801 W. Wisconsin Ave.
$15 million value of dental services provided. The impact of the clinic’s work can be seen in the lives of patients. Hagner referenced what he calls ‘extreme makeover: patient edition.’ This is when patients who suffered from years of disease or neglect come in and need to have most of their teeth taken out and replaced with dentures. “On the day we take the last teeth out and put the denture in, they look at their smile and they burst into tears,” Hagner said. “(It’s) very heartwarming.” When students in the dental school reach their second year, they work one to two days a week in the clinic. The older dental students spend most of their time in the clinic instead of the classroom. “(It’s) incredibly rewarding,” said Ryan Dodge, a secondyear dental student. “You have someone you’re working with,
you get to know them better, you get to know their story. It definitely aligns with our mission of service.” Second year Dental Student Emma Roy said working with patients is everyone’s part of school. Marquette’s Service Learning program sends dental students to the Southside Health Center. Many patients who visit Southside speak Spanish and are assisted by Spanish students from Marquette. Other service initiatives include Marquette’s Special Care Dentistry Association, which created a dental tolerance program that focuses on accustoming patients with special needs to the dental setting to overcome their fear of the dentist. “That’s the deal with dentistry, you’re there to serve the community,” Roy said.
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Wellness Center hopes to increase usage Self-defense, yoga classes among free services for students By Maredithe Meyer
maredithe.meyer@marquette.edu
Marquette’s Wellness Center, a multipurpose space that caters to various student health needs, has served campus under this name for one year now. The center, located on the first floor of the 707 Building, solely provided medical services until spring 2014. Now, it approaches wellness more holistically with services such as yoga classes, stress management, counseling and alcohol and drug prevention programs. Students can also visit the Wellness Center to see doctors for general health needs on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1-4:30 p.m. “The goal is to make students more well, healthy and happy,” said Sara Johnson, director for Alcohol and Other Drugs Prevention. Johnson called the center a central hub for health on campus. Jenny Wysocky, the center’s graduate assistant for Prevention and Education Programs, and Johnson oversee the center’s in-house services and on-campus programs.
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The Wellness Center, located on the first floor of the 707 Building, provides a variety of services.
The educators serve as a liaison to an assigned residence hall by bringing in programs such as bystander intervention training, self-defense classes, nutrition classes and body image education. “I love that I am able to collaborate with like-minded students who are passionate about helping the campus grow in their wellness and health,” said Sarah Sheard, a senior in the
College of Health Sciences and a wellness peer. Last week, O’Donnell Hall residents participated in “bro yoga” or “bro-ga” as part of the Wellness Center’s residence hall programming. Sheard said Friday’s latenight Glow Yoga event in the Alumni Memorial Union is the biggest event the wellness team planned this year. Because the center only
operated as the Wellness Center for a year, both Wysocky and Johnson said they’d like to see more students use its services. “Our connection with the residence halls is a big touch point for us,” Wysocky said about promoting the center’s offerings. This fall the center will participate in orientation for the first time to educate freshmen about its services.
The center also focuses heavily on its social media presence to increase student traffic. It posts health tips on Twitter for “Wellness Wednesdays,” post photos from events on Instagram and write weekly blog posts about health-related topics. Free yoga classes, one of the center’s more popular services, are offered on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. It usually attracts 30 students per session. Wysocky said they once fit 50 students into the space for yoga but there was very little room. To solve issues like overcrowding and making the center more accessible to all students, Johnson said the Wellness Center would benefit from Marquette Student Government’s recent initiatives to create a multifaceted wellness facility. “We are very on board and have been part of the conversation around (the initiative),” Johnson said. In addition to the positive wellness programs the center offers, it also handles student conduct violations. If a student violates residence hall conduct, he or she can be called into the center for a meeting to discuss the incident and its consequences. Johnson said she loves when a student with a conduct violation comes back to the center for yoga or another positive service.
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Dept. embraces comic books Professors infuse curriculum with alternative medium By Brian Boyle
brian.boyle@marquette.edu
For many, comic books offer little more than “POWS!,” “BOOMS!,” “SPLATS!,” capes and colors. For the English department however, comic books can provide the literary heft, social commentary and educational value on par with the likes of Tolstoy, Joyce and even Shakespeare. Gerry Canavan, assistant English professor, popular culture scholar and Marquette’s in-house expert on all things comic books and superheroes, is one of the leading figures behind the department’s initiative to expand class reading lists beyond the obvious classics and embrace the power and significance of graphical literary storytelling. Among fanboys and nerds, Canavan can prove his street cred dishing on the latest story lines and weighing in on the eternal “Marvel vs. DC” argument. (He’s still a self-declared DC fan, though frequently crosses the forbidden franchise barrier into Marvel content). For literary scholars, he pulls his weight with in-depth analysis on social commentary and educational opportunities provided by the comic book genre. “I think they’re really great in the classroom because they tend to interrupt people’s habits about how to read,” Canavan said. “(Comics) require you to read differently and pay more attention to form. They become a way to do English literary study:
Almost (to) start from the beginning and take apart a form or medium in a new way.” Outsiders and non-believers may scoff at the idea of comics being taught in the classroom, and Canavan acknowledges that. He recognizes, especially in the early stages of the medium in the 1930s and ‘40s, the very nature of the medium means that seeking greatness in the writing was often never the original creators’ intent. He does believe, however, comics have evolved into a legitimate literary platform. “The form really takes you in new directions,” Canavan said. “A lot of (comics) are incredibly sophisticated and dark and force you to read in a new way. They’re really fun.” The Marquette English department agrees. This semester, each section of Honors English 2 (ENGL 1302) features Alison Bechdel’s critically acclaimed graphic novel “Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic,” among other more traditional literary selections. “Fun Home” is a 2006 memoir created in graphic novel form, directly tackling deep societal issues such as emotional abuse, suicide, sexuality, gender roles and family dysfunction. “(English 1302) is interested in the ways in which we turn to earlier stories to try to tell our own,” said Leah Flack, an English 1302 instructor. “Bechdel uses the graphic form in a way that both affirms and challenges the cultural authority of the canon of high literature she engages in her work. One thing I have found to be important is to equip students to read the visual form – the use of images, blank space, style and the interaction between word and image... and they see that there is much more than meets the eye
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Professor Gerry Canavan is an expert on comic books, superheroes, and is a self-declared DC comic fan.
when they learn what to look for.” For students who grew up reading traditional literature in English classes, shifting gears to graphic novels can be jarring at first. However, most grow to appreciate and embrace the unique style of storytelling. “I think, at first, all of the students in my class thought it was pretty weird,” said Valerie Asimacopoulos, a freshman in the College of Arts & Sciences. “After reading ‘Fun Home,’ I realized that graphic novels mean a lot more than I give them credit for.” Asimacopoulos also recognized how she grew to appreciate and understand the artistic and literary meaning behind each bubble,
blurb, picture, and gutter “Fun Home” had to offer. That’s not to say classic superhero stories shouldn’t be taught either. Canavan believes caped crusaders and crime fighters have always reflected our culture and remain an endless source of national allegory. This side of comic books is explored more in the Comics and Graphic Narrative class (ENGL 4717). “(Superhero stories) have always reflected America and its sense of its own power or lack of power,” Canavan said. “In the ‘40s, it’s very heroic and optimistic. In the ‘50s and ‘60s, it’s, ‘science can do anything.’ In the post-Vietnam era, power turns
kind of toxic and sad, and ultimately kind of wicked in the ‘80s with the Dark Age of comics.” In the post-9/11 era, Canavan said, a return to superhero stories have been a way to demonstrate the attempt to renew American power. Though more recently, he believes, this return of superhero power has turned toxic as the nation deals with it’s own sins in the War on Terror. As for students simply seeking an entry point to casual comics fandom, Canavan recommends Matt Fraction’s recent “Hawkeye” series, “Superman: Red Son,” “Maus,” “Jimmy Corrigan,” and “Watchmen.”
Marquette Radio’s Musician of the Week
Will Pfrang,
local musician
Hometown: Port Washington, WI
Year: Sophomore at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Major: Business Management
When did you start music: 11 years old after watching the movie, “School of Rock.”
Genre he plays: Acoustic Pop
Check out his interview on Marquette Wire under the MU Radio Tab. **Catch these musicians on New Music Monday 6-7:30 p.m. on Marquette Radio**
Musical Influences: Glen Hansard and Martin Sexton
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Future Plans: Touring around the east coast.
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Student hones craft with theatre leadership Ashlee Elder plays active role in MU student productions By Kristina Lazzara
kristina.lazzara@marquette.edu
Becoming a student director made perfect sense for Ashlee Elder. The idea of creating a universe captivated her and she has been involved in theatre nearly her entire life. Elder is a junior in the College of Communication, majoring in theatre arts with an emphasis in directing. She is currently directing Daffodils by Daniel Guyton for an advanced directing class. The piece is 10 minutes long and involves a young man traveling to his childhood home with his fiancé. The show will take place March 16 at 6p.m. at the theatre in Straz Tower. “Directing is probably one of the most high-stress jobs in the theatre,” Elder said. Elder has acted and worked on shows since she was five years old. “My mother wanted to make sure I wasn’t shy like she was, so she signed me up for classes at our local community theater,” Elder said. She continued to work in theatre through community and high school programs and eventually came to Marquette to perfect her skills. Elder is also the official Props Master of the theatre program, which means she designs every show that performs on the main stage on campus. Additionally, Elder is the technical director of the student-run Marquette University Players Society. In this position, she is in charge of making
every technical aspect of the show run smoothly. There is never a simple day in the life of a director. There’s much work to be done before the actors are even chosen. Elder’s day starts like most college students’. She wakes up at 8 a.m., has breakfast and goes to class from 9 a.m.12 p.m. Then, it becomes more hectic. Elder spends most of her afternoon in the Helfaer Theatre, acquiring and renting props. In the past, she has built a wide range of props from a pirate ship, sand castles and a treasure chest. “I spend at least three hours a day driving around Milwaukee or Wisconsin sometimes looking for the different props that our show needs,” Elder said. At 5 p.m., her afternoon of building props is over. However, the night is not over yet. Rehearsals can start anywhere from 6-10 p.m., going far past midnight. “As soon as you’re assigned a play you have to start researching the period, words you don’t understand, what’s going on with these characters,” Elder said. “You have to create identities for them before the actors even get the script, and then you have to go from researching to creating a theme.” Elder spends anywhere from 10 to 20 hours per week in the theater designing shows and countless more hours of her own time researching and creating her vision of how she wants the show perceived by her audience. “These playwrights create characters that have gone through things that I myself have never even imagined, and it makes me a better person, I think, because I can see the world from the views of hundreds of different people,” Elder said.
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In addition to her role as technical director of MU Player Society, Elder is also the director of “Daffodils” by Daniel Guyon, a play that has its sole performance later this month.
Glow yoga offers fun, unique way to relax Marquette Wellness, Late Night team up to host active event By Aly Prouty
alyssa.prouty@marquette.edu
Black lights, glow sticks, neon colors, yoga. Late Night and Marquette’s Wellness Peer Educators teamed up to create a one of a kind event: Glowga. Glowga, or glow yoga, will be held at Marquette Place in the Alumni Memorial Union from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. on March 4. Admission is free. Classes will be offered by yoga instructors. The Wellness team offers free yoga multiple times a week in the 707 building on Mondays and Tuesdays from 6 - 7 p.m. and Thursdays from 5 - 6 p.m. and 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. “We know that’s a big hit and a service we can offer,” said Kimberly Baker, a senior in the College of Health Sciences and a Wellness Peer Educator. There is more happening than just yoga at Friday’s event. Students can plant lavender, work on craft projects, make stress balls, play games, enjoy snacks and take an excursion to the Barre Code on 225 N. Water St. in the Third Ward. At the Barre Code, students can take a workout barre class. There will be three separate
classes, in order to accommodate more students. Students will receive a punch card and can gain more punches for each activity they complete. Once they reach a certain amount of punches, they are eligible to visit the prize box, which has an array of prizes including a fit pass, water bottle infusers and adult coloring books. The activities will be divided into three categories: mind, soul and energy. “We sat there and we were like ‘Ok, these would be good activities to do with all of the different things,’ and just for mindfulness and wellness and things like that,” said Sarah Sheard, a senior in the College of Health Science and a Wellness Peer Educator. The glow in the dark theme was decided on to make the event unique. “It stemmed from the yoga we have here (in the 707 building),” said Kathryn Vetter, a senior in the College of Education and a Wellness Peer Educator. “It’s different. It’s something that’s never been done.” “We thought it was fun and energizing,” Sheard said. In order to get the most out of the theme, students are encouraged to wear neon colors or white clothing to the event. However, there will be shirts to decorate that will pop just as much under the black lights. Students will also be given glow sticks.
Planning this event was a collaborative effort between the Wellness Team and Late Night Marquette. The plans for this event have been in motion since the beginning of the semester, during a Wellness Team retreat. They decided to have it at this point in the semester to help relieve some of the stress that midterms bring. The Wellness team is a newer organization, but is rapidly expanding. Throughout the semester, the team has interactive dorm events, presentations and cross campus events. Topics vary but include things such as nutrition, alcohol and self defense. “It’s been a lot of building this year but it’s been good and very constructive,” Vetter said. While the team is off to a good start, they are still developing. By having events for the whole campus, they hope to appeal to upperclassmen in addition to the underclassmen they already reach in the dorms. “I think this year we’ve grown really strong in the residence halls,” Baker said. “We’ve had more regular interactions. I would love to see us do more campus events or reach out to more student (organizations).” The Wellness Team seeks to promote health and wellness. The group does not wish to shame anyone or tell them what they are doing wrong. Their goal is to help
students find a better sense of self after engaging in one or more of their programs. “We don’t put these programs on to tell students that they’re doing something wrong,” Vetter said. “We just want someone to think about what they’re doing. It’s offering different options.”
“I think it’s a place on campus that is happy and healthy. We’re all here to learn, but we want to have a good time while doing it,” Baker said. “I liked the aspect of being able to continue the conversation about wellness and health because I think it makes being here at Marquette so much more enjoyable.”
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New recreation, wellness center needs student body’s involvement Marquette Student Government spent the past year gathering feedback from student organizations, club sports and performing groups based off of a feasibility study conducted five years ago. It has come to MUSG’s attention that Marquette needs to improve its recreation and wellness space on campus not only for these organizations and groups, but for the entire Marquette community. These improvements require planning, time and money. Before diving into those capitals, it is essential that the student body is knowledgeable about the proposed plan and that they participate in the referendum taking place on March 15 to give MUSG the best understanding of the feasibility and interest in this project. The facilities have been out of date for some time -- the main room in the Helfaer Rec Center has only six treadmills for a student body of roughly 12,000. With that said, undergraduate students must acknowledge that this vote will add $100 to their fees, outside of tuition cost. It would be ideal for all Marquette
students, including graduate and professional studies, to contribute to the facility, but MUSG is only capable of legislating on behalf of the undergraduate population. If undergraduate students believe holistic health is as important as MUSG says it is, then their vote and their dollars will be worth the recreation and wellness center that will benefit future generations of Marquette students. Some students may argue they do not want to pay the fee for a new recreation and wellness space given they do not utilize the one Marquette currently has. This overlooks the other wellness needs from which students can benefit, including an improved Medical Clinic and a Counseling Center of greater capacity and quality, both of which have consistently increased in usage and demand over the last few years. Other students may feel jaded that they would have to pay a fee and never reap the benefits of the new and improved facility. But gaze into the future a little bit: if our recreation and wellness facilities remain as they presently are, won’t the future Marquette students be even more upset,
especially with a new Athletic Performance Research Center that promotes health and wellness for Marquette’s sports teams and specialized academic programs -but not the average student? The university should be equally committed to building a wellness facility for the entire student body, and this is why MUSG is making great strides to turn this vision into reality and needs the student body’s willing participation. Before making a final decision to vote yes or no for the improved recreation and wellness facility, students must be sure to weigh all costs and benefits involved. As college students, its very easy to be supportive in theory, but when any sort of cost is added into the equation, it’s easy to flake using the go-to broke-collegestudent-spiel and walk away, especially since the facility will not be a reality during our time at Marquette. How could you possibly understand why paying $100 would be worth the benefits for something that doesn’t exist or that you might not experience? MUSG’s ultimate goal is to understand from the vote whether the Marquette community is truly committed to health and wellness of all students. Before voting against the $100 fee based on the conclusion that it is too much to pay – especially given Marquette’s already pricey tuition – Marquette students need to discern how important health is to themselves and how this vote will affect future generations of Marquette students.
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Apple’s fight for free speech against FBI Ryan Murphy When I first read about the legal dispute between the FBI and Apple over unlocking the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino terrorists, my immediate response was to side with the government. “We live in a very, very, very dangerous world,” Warren Buffet said in an interview with CNBC. “Privacy has its limits.” I took the same view. This is bigger than Apple; there’s important information relating to national security on the line. They absolutely must comply! I also thought about the victims’ families. I can only imagine that after the loss they suffered, any information, anything that might provide more clarity or closure, would be welcome. The moral arguments seemed to be in the government’s favor. But as I’ve read more about the case, I have reconsidered. The issues at hand are bigger than Apple, and Apple is the first to say so. There are millions of individuals who use Apple’s products everyday, trusting in the security and privacy promised. People trust that their communications, both in business and private life, will be secure on their Apple products. More and more consumers are storing financial information too. Apple claims that once it invents a way to hack into the San Bernardino phone, it will not be able to un-invent the method, and everyone else who uses iPhones will be at risk: “Given the millions of iPhones in use and the value of the data on them, criminals, terrorists and hackers will no doubt view the code as a major prize and can be expected to go to considerable lengths to steal it, risking the security, safety and privacy of customers whose lives are chronicled on their phones.” Michael Chertoff, George W. Bush’s Secretary of Homeland Security, made much the same argument in an interview with CNBC: “… the Internet has changed. The vulnerabilities are greater. The threats to innocent people are
greater. And if people are going to continue to transact business over the Internet, they have to believe it’s not going to be interfered with.” To me, it does not seem that the risk of putting all of Apple’s consumers’ privacy in jeopardy is worth the reward of learning whatever information may or may not be on the iPhone. The legal arguments also seem to be in Apple’s favor. The government is asking Apple to invent a new piece of software – dooes the government even have the authority to do that? Apple, of course, says not at all, and they are not alone. They argue that computer code should be viewed as a form of speech: “The government … asks this Court to compel Apple to write new software that advances its contrary views. This is, in every sense of the term, viewpoint discrimination that violates the First Amendment.” I find this the most compelling argument. It bypasses the muddy waters that are the debate over the right to privacy, which is not explicitly mentioned in the Constitution, and goes straight at the freedom of speech, which is. If the government has the authority to compel a private organization to engage in one form of expression, what would stop it from doing the same thing in other circumstances? Could it order private organizations to make statements supporting the government’s foreign policy with the same excuse of “national security?” Could it silence those who criticize the government’s foreign policy in the name of “national security?” The dispute between Apple and the government may have larger implications than any of us want to admit. National security and the right to privacy are abstract ideas, and we are still trying to balance which should take precedence over the other. But the freedom of speech goes right to the heart of what it means to be an American, and if we think of code as speech, it is impossible not to side with Apple. Ryan Murphy is a junior studying Business Economics and WritingIntensive English. He is reachable by email at ryan.p.murphy@marquette.edu
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If Apple hacks into one iPhone, all iPhones will then be at risk.
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Rape dialogue should Infamous Vagina Monologues include more men shock value did not bode well Morgan Hughes Defeat the patriarchy, stop victim-blaming, teach men not to rape instead of teaching women how to avoid it – you’ve heard the rhetoric. When I say sexual assault, you know what I’m talking about, and likely the context in which I’m using the phrase. I write a lot about how the first step to solving a problem is acknowledging it, but when I talk about sexual assault, it’s not the same. The issue has been acknowledged. The fact that one in five women will be sexually assaulted in their lifetime probably isn’t a surprise to you. It may be infuriating, but this issue has been addressed. So once a problem is recognized, what is step two? The public is viewing the topic through a different lens now that the musician Kesha (stage name: KE$HA) is engaged in a legal battle to be released from her contract with Dr. Luke, her producer and accused rapist. Kesha’s situation is terrible, and I cannot imagine what she has been feeling for the past several years dealing with the emotional and physical abuse that she has accused Dr. Luke of, and I am not alone in my disgust at the situation. Female celebrities have been rallying around Kesha in support. The hashtag #FreeKesha is trending on Twitter, and the conversation about sexual assault has been shoved into the limelight. One interesting controversy to come out of the Kesha situation is the beef between Taylor Swift and Demi Lovato. If you don’t already know, Taylor Swift donated $250,000 to help Kesha with her legal fees. However, she Taylor Swift did not make a public statement regarding the situation. Demi Lovato then tweeted about how we shouldn’t throw money at our problems and go to Capitol Hill to try and enact change directly instead. I don’t have vested interest in either of the two aforementioned celebrities or their inconsequential argument that was arguably a very selfish thing to do, especially considering the attention it
took away from the actual issue. That said, I think Lovato raised an interesting point. What can anyone actually do about this issue? I don’t think there’s anything I can do for Kesha, but there are a lot of other victims of sexual assault whose cases will never get the same attention as Kesha’s case. What are we doing for them? Another interesting aspect of the #FreeKesha movement is that most of the celebrities supporting her are women. That’s excellent – women supporting women is what I like to see – but I think this is a people-supporting-people kind of situation, and most of the people I see standing up are female. We have very reactive ways of dealing with sexual assault, and even those aren’t great. Counseling programs, support groups and ER rape kits are excellent resources for victims. But how can we change the conversation so instead of needing to provide victims resources, we don’t have victims to begin with? I will commend Marquette for its Bystander Intervention program, which I think is a step in the right direction. But when I Google “rape prevention” and the first 10 links to show up are lists of ways women can protect themselves, I can’t imagine how anyone thinks we’re going about this the right way. There will always be bad people who do bad things. But, when you have rapists who don’t know they’re rapists, who have been taught that the things they do to women are OK, who have been taught that it’s their job to pursue a “No” until it becomes a “Maybe,” who have been taught that a woman’s main desire is to be desired, who have been taught that if someone drinks too much to say “No” that it’s basically “Yes,” how do you combat that? Women talk an awful lot about rape while men do not. Far too many men think that because they can’t relate to sexual assualt that it doesn’t concern them. Maybe that’s the conversation we should start.
Morgan Hughes is a sophomore studying Journalism and Political Science. She is reachable by email at morgan.hughes@marquette.edu
Caroline Comstock Last week, I got to experience the infamous Vagina Monologues, which have fueled political discourse since the late ‘90s. Members of Marquette Empowerment put on the show in attempt to “promote awareness about violence against women through a medium of honest and powerful monologues that portray a variety of women’s individual experiences.” The Vagina Monologues have been promoted and banned at college campuses around the country due to language, lewdness and controversy surrounding the script, which includes the word “c---” as part of the normal vernacular. Surprised yet? Those who have seen the show are not fazed. “Reclaiming c---” is only one of many five-minute monologues that make up the show. The idea was born when Eve Ensler began interviewing women and found their stories suggested connections between societal misunderstanding of vaginas and how this lack of information fuels violence, self-esteem issues and misappropriated gender roles. Naturally, the show has been inundated with criticisms from every angle and group, not excluding feminists. While one camp seems to praise its arguably gratuitous language and vivid imagery, others have criticized the overarching message: Is focusing on vaginas simply reinforcing the idea that women are sexual objects? Are we defeating the purpose here? I seem to fall into the latter camp, but not without qualification. Luckily for me, this is an area I can freely criticize without being scolded for drowning in male privilege. It’s necessary to point out the show’s merit and important issues that are brought to life through poetic language. One monologue worthy of note is “My Short Skirt.” This particular monologue serves to disband the idea that short skirts are purely sexual, and that women’s motives should be questioned based on an arbitrary clothing choice. Similarly, “Hair” illuminated the health repercussions that many women have experienced as a result of the adult entertainment industry’s push for “younger-looking” bodies.
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The Vagina Monologues portray multiple women’s experiences.
Some other topics include widespread violence against the transgender community, sexual violence during wartime and a broken sexual assault justice system. And then they lost me. Those who see the show will quickly learn that the majority of the monologues literally personify the vagina, giving it names such as “itsy bitsy” or “monkey boy,” and ask it what “it” would wear (purple velvet pajamas, high heels, feathers, etc.) and of course, what “it” would say. In jest, the monologues call for worship of the vagina and scrutinize any group or practice that doesn’t do the same. This anger against the patriarchy is perhaps most evident in “My Vagina is Angry,” which chastises the “army of people out there thinking up ways to torture my poor-ass, gentle-loving vagina.” Instead of torturous tampons and “mean cold duck lips” (speculums used for pelvic exams), the author calls for a “nice pair of soft cotton underwear with a French tickler built in.” Go ahead and connect the dots on that one. The fact that I’m embarrassed to write the rest of the quote makes me question whether this show is achieving its goal of empowerment. The silence in the crowd for what was supposed to be a humorous act indicates a serious misunderstanding between audience and content. For a show that reiterates the need for “foreplay” and “engaging the vagina’s trust,” the script surely didn’t prepare the audience
for multiple references to fish within its monologues. The monologue that irked me most was “The Woman Who Loved to Make Vaginas Happy.” This is the story of a woman in her 30s who has a deep appreciation for moans and eventually abandons her job as a tax attorney to be a sex worker. Is this really the message we want to be sending to women fighting for equality in the workplace? The monologue ended with a grand finale of 20 different moan impersonations, including the “uninhibited militant bisexual moan.” Like the rest of the show, the finale was met with many deer in the headlights. Perhaps the most meaningful element of the show was the discussion afterward. The women thoughtfully discussed the intended messages of the show and brought it back to Marquette’s audience. Is this show changing perceptions? Maybe, but the shock value execution didn’t bode well. I do think the intent is valid – sex education for women has suffered as a result of unrealistic abstinencebased programs throughout public and private school systems. But maybe the Vagina Monologues’ use of shock value and taboo words are less constructive than an educational discussion of these issues.
Caroline Comstock is a senior studying Marketing. She is reachable by email at caroline.comstock@marquette.edu
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Mulcahy eases tennis job search Life After Tennis program gives athletes wisdom
By John Hand
john.hand@marquette.edu
This story is the second part of a three-part series featuring Marquette alumnus and tennis benefactor Charles “Chas” Mulcahy. In 2008 Charles “Chas” Mulcahy received a phone call from a distressed Marquette senior on the tennis team who was set to graduate in just 60 days, but was without a job. The student athlete went on to tell Mulcahy that he had had three great interviews that he thought would lead to three job offers, but none of them landed. “I knew right then and there that was the problem,” Mulcahy said. “People misperceive what the reality of the situation is.” After helping this senior land a job, Mulcahy began to talk with other tennis players about what they were doing to prepare for their future. He felt that there was a void in the way members of the tennis team were preparing themselves for their post-college careers. “I think when you come to (Marquette) you are very focused on the tennis aspect, but you aren’t thinking about the future and all the experience you need to get before getting into the work force,” said Ana Pimienta, a former Marquette tennis player who graduated last year and now works for Deloitte, a Milwaukee-based consulting services company. Mulcahy decided he wanted to start a business that would allow student-athletes to gain real world experience. Under NCAA rules, he couldn’t actually start a business, but a completely student-run group would be legal. Thus, the Life After Tennis Consulting Group was formed. As Mulcahy organized the group, he asked his friend Rick Armbrust, a partner in an equity firm who played tennis at Valparaiso, to help as another mentor.
Photos by Mike Carpenter (left) and Ben Erickson (right) benjamin.a.erickson@marquette.edu
Kristiyan Trukov and Erin Gebes are two members of the Life After Tennis Consulting Group, which was started by alumnus Chas Mulcahy.
The group is comprised of members of both tennis teams and takes on various projects that the consultants will work on throughout the semester. In addition to the projects, members can seek supplementary help for things like networking, resume writing and interviewing with Mulcahy and Armbrust. “The Life After Tennis Consulting Group was created as an extension of Marquette’s Jesuit holistic education, which not only teaches students life values and the ability to think and reason, but also provides them with skills as they enter the workplace,” Mulcahy said. Since its debut in 2013, LATCG has been a uniquely helpful resource that members of both tennis teams have used to gain real world experience and serve as reminder to keep their futures in mind. “I didn’t have a full idea of what I wanted to do coming
into college,” said senior Erin Gebes, who has a job lined up with PricewaterhouseCoopers in May for after graduation. “With the guidance of (LATCG) I found what I was interested in and what my strengths were.” Junior Nick Dykema, who will intern with BNP Paribas, a French multinational bank, this summer, said, “(LATCG) does a good job of making sure you do a good job of focusing on your future so you can put yourself in the best position after college.” LATCG’s first project was to help St. John’s Northwestern Military Academy in Delafield devise a strategic plan on what to do with their tennis courts. More recently the group worked with the town of Brown Deer to help develop a summer tennis program for youth. Through these projects, the student-athletes take what they have learned from athletics and apply that expertise to work.
“You take skills that an athlete has, and you try and translate them into skills that they can apply to anything in life that they choose to apply them to,” Armbrust said. “I think the biggest challenge is getting these young men and women to understand that they aren’t really good at tennis – they are good at practice, making and absorbing criticism, goal setting, hard work and time management. If they decide to apply those same attributes to anything else in life, they will be equally as good.” The group has found success by planning meetings around tennis players’ hectic schedules, the dedicated work of the mentors and the members who have bought into what is being taught. “It is what you make of it,” said junior Kristiyan Trukov, who will intern at Robert W. Baird & Co. this summer. “There are people who go
through the program that don’t do a single thing, and they don’t get anything out of it.” This semester the group is working on a project to make a network of Marquette tennis alumni that current players can contact. Ali Dawson, who graduated from Marquette in December and will attend graduate school at Notre Dame in the fall, said the group is a personal investment. “It takes a little more time and effort in the front end, but the payout that you are going to get is well worth it,” Dawson said. As the LATCG continues to grow, Mulcahy presented a report on the program to Marquette Athletic Director Bill Scholl to look into the possibility of expanding similar programs to other Marquette teams in order to help more athletes focus on their futures.
Blockton awarded Freshman of the Year Yentz, Hiedeman also honored by BIG EAST media By Dan Reiner
daniel.reiner@marquette.edu
Following a record-setting first season at Marquette, Allazia Blockton was named the women’s basketball BIG EAST Freshman
of the Year, Wednesday. Blockton, a 6-foot guard from Milwaukee studying biomedical sciences, averaged 18.3 points, 7.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game in 29 games this season. She was named the conference’s Freshman of the Week seven times and National Freshman of the Week twice by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association. “Allazia is a very special competitor who has carried a huge load for us this year as a
freshman,” head coach Carolyn Kieger told GoMarquette. com. “She is very consistent and determined and has set very high goals for herself as well as this program.” Those goals helped lift Marquette out of the BIG EAST cellar, where they were a year ago. The Golden Eagles went 14-15 overall and 9-9 in conference this season to finish sixth despite being picked to finish ninth in the preseason coaches poll.
Blockton was also named to the All-BIG EAST Second Team, which can be considered a snub from the first team considering her statistical ranks and accolades. She was unanimously selected to the conference’s All-Freshman Team, joined by teammate Natisha Heideman. Junior McKayla Yentz was named the league’s Most Improved Player. She averaged 10.4 points and 5.2 rebounds per game after averaging just 2.5 points and
1.3 rebounds per game last year. “Her success story needs to be shared as an example for other young players,” Kieger told GoMarquette.com. “She never once complained about playing time or made excuses. Instead, she got in the gym and worked on her craft, earning every minute she played this season.” Marquette’s decorated squad will take on 3-seed Seton Hall in the second round of the BIG EAST Tournament Sunday at 2:30 p.m.
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Prpa could be next soccer star under Bennett South Milwaukee native ranked No. 36 in nation By Jack Goods
jack.goods@marquette.edu
When Luka Prpa arrives on campus in August, he’ll come in as one of the highest rated recruits men’s soccer has ever landed. TopDrawerSoccer has him ranked as the 36th best player in his class. “Prpa is a brilliant soccer player,” TopDrawerSoccer.com reporter J.R. Eskilson said in an email. “He has the vision and the technique to excel at the professional level.” Prpa (pronounced per-pa), who Marquette head coach Louis Bennett has known since Prpa was about seven years old, is a center midfielder with Chicago Magic PSG Soccer Club. He also played with the U.S. U-17 National Team and spent two weeks training with with Swansea City A.F.C.’s U-18 squad last May. “In more recent years, he’s the most decorated player in this area without a doubt,” Bennett said. “There’s no one else who’s spent this much time in U.S. soccer residency.” His old club, North Shore United, had a partnership with Swansea, giving Prpa the opportunity to impress them three
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years ago. The club told him if he wanted to come back and train, he could. “I had some time off from residency when we were on break, and we decided to run with it,” Prpa said. “It’s a great experience, how differently they played. It’s a lot quicker and faster. It gets you used to the European game.” You won’t find many differences in the scouting report between Prpa and Marquette’s
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In more recent years, he’s the most decorated player in this area without a doubt.” Louis Bennett Marquette men’s soccer Head Coach
top midfielder, Louis Bennett II. They play the same position, are both left-footed and are very successful passers in addition to their finishing ability. “He is extremely
comfortable with the ball and can play under pressure,” Eskilson said. “He slices apart defenses with his passing ability and understanding of angles to penetrate the defense with one move. He has a great engine and covers a ton of ground throughout the game.” Prpa said he is excited to learn from Bennett II, who he has played futsal with a handful of times. Based on those outings, Bennett may want to get creative and have both players on the pitch at the same time. “I thought we had great chemistry,” Prpa said. “We looked for each other. We’re a nice combination.” Despite his pro ceiling, Prpa said he has not yet received any professional offers. Bennett said Prpa has gotten looks from international scouts, but Prpa decided that the college route is the one that fits him best. He chose a different path than his cousin Andrija Novakovich, who chose to forego his commitment to Marquette and signed a contract with English Football League Championship club Reading F.C. “He believes in the education system, and until there’s a firm, ‘This is how many years and this is how often,’ there’s too big a risk,” Bennett said of Prpa. “Because of the situation in the states where you can get your degree, unless it’s a fantastic offer, why would you (go)?” Although Bennett said he
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Luka Prpa has spent time with the U.S. U-17 National Team program.
couldn’t promise any player immediate playing time, he said Prpa has all the tools to fit in with the existing lineup. “What we need and what we haven’t had, he’s going to have,” Bennett said. “He’ll compliment our other players who are experienced ... We’ve
only got two seniors who have played all the time, John Pothast and Louis (Bennett II). The rest have played in little bits. We need players that have maturity without having played a lot of game. He’s for the now, as well as the future.”
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MARQUETTE SPORTS CALENDAR FRIDAY 3/4 Men’s Lacrosse at Ohio State, 5 p.m.
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Men’s Basketball at Butler, 1:30 p.m. SUNDAY 3/6 Men’s Golf Desert Mountain Intercollegiate All day Scottsdale, Arizona
Women’s Tennis at Drake, 10 a.m.
Men’s Lacrosse vs. Detroit,11 a.m. Columbus, Ohio
Men’s Tennis at Eastern Illinois, 12 p.m.
Women’s Lacrosse at Detroit, 12 p.m.
Women’s Basketball vs. Seton Hall, 2:30 p.m. BIG EAST Tournament TUESDAY 3/8 Women’s Lacrosse at Northwestern, 3 p.m. WEDNESDAY 3/9 Men’s Basketball vs. TBD BIG EAST Tournament
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Villanova 26-4, 15-2 Xavier 25-4, 13-4 Seton Hall 21-8, 11-6 Providence 21-8, 9-8 Butler 20-9, 9-8 Creighton 18-12, 9-8 Marquette 19-11, 9-8 Georgetown 14-16, 7-10 DePaul 9-20, 3-14 St. John’s 8-22, 1-16
Florida 5-0, 0-0 UConn 3-0, 0-0 Temple 4-1, 0-0 Vanderbilt 3-1, 0-0 Cincinnati 2-2, 0-0 Marquette 1-4, 0-0 Villanova 1-4, 0-0 Georgetown 0-3, 0-0
Denver 4-0, 0-0 Marquette 2-0, 0-0 Villanova 2-1, 0-0 Providence 2-2, 0-0 Georgetown 0-3, 0-0 St. John’s 0-4, 0-0
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MU has four try out for USA Volleyball team Theis selects few players to send to Colorado Springs By Andrew Goldstein
andrew.goldstein@marquette.edu
Marquette had to reserve a few extra seats on the plane to Colorado for the USA Volleyball tryouts this year. Head coach Ryan Theis sent four players – outside hitters Taylor Louis and Amanda Green and middle hitters Meghan Niemann and Jenna Rosenthal – to the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs to compete for a spot on the team two weeks ago. Theis has a policy when it comes to selecting which of his players will try out for the prestigious program. If you were accepted to USA Volleyball before, are coming off a redshirt freshman year or were named first team all-conference, you get to try out again. This policy is especially relevant for redshirt players like Green, a highly-regarded recruit out of Skokie, Illinois. Marquette desperately needs her to be a strong offensive complement to Louis, her high school teammate. No Golden Eagle besides Louis averaged more than 2.2 kills per set last season. “Amanda’s having a really
nice offseason,” Theis said. “We hope that she blossoms into a terrific player this offseason and helps us immensely in the fall.” Golden Eagle fans hope that Green’s post-redshirt offseason will follow a path similar to Rosenthal’s. After taking her freshman season off, Rosenthal tried out for and made the 2015 USA Volleyball roster. She said in September that she gained a lot from the program, and her play over the course of the season backed that up. Rosenthal averaged well over a block per game to go with a hitting percentage over .300. Now, Theis hopes she will take yet another leap. “Playing against high-level players every day for a span of 10 days and then a tournament of four days and that kind of thing, it’s just more experience,” Theis said. “That’s what she needs. She didn’t start playing high-level volleyball until she was 16 or 17 years old.” Louis went with Rosenthal to the tryouts last year, but she did not make it past the final cut. It is hard to imagine the same thing happening again after her performance this season. Louis cemented herself as one of the best offensive players in the country, blasting her way to nearly five kills per set and Marquette’s single-season kills
Photo courtesy of Maggie Bean Marquette Athletics
Taylor Louis (left) and Meghan Niemann (middle) will find out this month if they made the national team.
record. She may have had even more of an impact, but shaky defense and serving often led to her being substituted out of the game whenever she rotated into the back row. “She still has a ways to go before she’s a high-positive impact for us in the back row. Right now, she’s a hugely positive front row influence,” Theis explained. “Say she scores four points; three kills, one block. When she goes across the back row, if she misses a serve, gets aced and mishandles a dig, she’s from positive four to positive one.”
Then, there is Niemann, who represents both great promise and an uncomfortable reality for Marquette volleyball. Niemann is one of six players that will be in their final year of eligibility next season. That kind of veteran leadership will almost certainly translate to a more composed, consistent team. It also means that Marquette will lose nearly half of its team to graduation in 15 months. For Niemann and her fellow seniors, this offseason will be their last chance in college to add new skills to their repertoire. Niemann says she plans to
take advantage of it. “I am hoping to improve my ability to read setters and react faster to which way the ball is being set. I am also looking to improve my hitting efficiency and kill numbers at different spots along the net.” All four players will find out whether or not they have been selected in early March, a few weeks ahead of the public announcement at the end of March. The USA program will begin June 24 and culminate July 3 with the final match of a round-robin tournament.
Q&A with strength coach Maggie Smith Interview by Andrew Goldstein
Maggie Smith is in her sixth year as Marquette’s assistant director of sports performance. The weight room is her classroom and the women’s basketball players are her students. Every athlete on the team has worked with Smith in order to run faster, jump higher and finish stronger at the hoop. What are the steps you took to get to Marquette? My first paid job was a graduate assistantship at Syracuse. Even though I was an undergraduate, I also worked with some of the other undergraduate athletes. Then I did a full-time internship with the Olympic Training Center for my graduate program. From there, my first real job after my assistantship would have been at University of Pacific as an assistant there. You also worked with the (San Francisco) 49ers in training camp. What was that experience like? It was neat to see the level of athlete that these guys are because you don’t see that very typically at the collegiate level. But that was training camp, so it wasn’t like they were doing a lot of offseason-type work. It was more of a “preservation of your body” training than a “train to get better” type of training. So when you say they weren’t doing a lot of offseason-type work, does that mean the offseason is really your “on” season? What sorts of things do people do in the offseason that they wouldn’t do in the season? Yes. In general, just the total loads are incredibly higher (during the offseason). Throughout the year, when something is added you have to take something away ... Otherwise, the athletes get over-trained. So our job is to keep them sharp, keep them strong, keep them mentally feeling good, but not necessarily making a ton of gains. What is the dynamic of working in the same building and same department as your husband Todd, the director of sports performance for men’s basketball? It’s good. We don’t know any difference now. We had a previous relationship and all of a sudden started working together. That’s what we know and we feed off each other and we complement each other well as far as our profession goes. It’s good in that we both have an incredible passion for what we do so we can be honest with each other and you don’t have to worry about any other issues because we know exactly what the other person is thinking. We can cover for each other’s athletes easily because we know exactly what the other person wants. If Coach Kieger brought you a recruit and you got to put them through one drill, which one would it be and why? Squat. I believe the basic of performance is lower body strength, and that is the king of all lower body strength exercises. Everything is based off strength, whether it be speed or power or however you want to look at it, if you’re not a strong person, then you’re not going to move very well. How would you describe this year’s team in the weight room? I would describe them as very novice to the weight room. But they have a lot of energy, and I
Photo by Andrew Goldstein andrew.goldstein@marquette.edu
Maggie Smith has been working with the women’s basketball team for the past six seasons.
think they’re learning to like it. Basketball players are basketball players and they like to play basketball. We understand that, but they’re starting to learn the benefits they get here will help them on the court. They’re starting to embrace it more than they did when they initially got here. Who is one player that has impressed you this year and how did she do it? McKayla (Yentz). Even though she’s probably not the most powerful or most athletic person in the weight room – and you can see that when she’s lifting – she has bought into the program … She’s a veteran and we knew McKayla was like that. She’ll do whatever she’s asked to do and she does that consistently with all the coaches. To me, that takes a really special person – to be able to give herself up to everybody and trust everybody and do exactly what you’re told to do all the time. What makes you happiest as a weights coach? To see the athletes achieve what they want to achieve because they put the work into it, for them to understand not just in basketball or in the weight room, but to understand that if you commit to something you can be successful at it … In five years, they’ll come back with that life skill and it might be with a great job or they got into a medical school or whatever it is, and they were able to take … those skills they learned here and apply it to the rest of their life.
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McNamara early focal point of offensive unit Leading scorer converts on 46 percent of shots By Jack Goods
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Junior midfielder Ryan McNamara’s shots have found the back of the net at a high rate through the first two games of the season. His four goals in the season opener, which tied a career high, and two against Richmond this weekend give him the men’s lacrosse team lead. “He’s one of the straws that stirs our drink offensively,” head coach Joe Amplo said. “I’m really proud of the way he’s playing. I think he’s playing really mature.” It’s a change of pace for the Golden Eagles, whose lefty attackman has led the team in scoring all three seasons (Tyler Melnyk in 2013 and
2014, Jordan Greenfield in 2015). The team has focused on a scorer by committee mantra this season, and McNamara said he’s just had the hot hand. “I’ve just been a beneficiary to a good offense,” McNamara said. “Everyone else is moving the ball well and drawing their guys. I just happen to be the one that’s open ... I’m just the one that’s finishing. It will be someone else the next game, or the game after that.” Amplo and McNamara agree it’s experience that has helped him the most this season. He’s started in every game since coming to Marquette. “I’m much more calm with the ball,” McNamara said. “As a freshman you’re a little nervous. Sophomore year I started getting the (long-pole assignment), which is nerve-wracking. When a big, 6-foot-4 guy is running at you with a six-foot pole, you’re going to be a little frightened.”
That experience has led to smarter shots. McNamara has scored on a team-leading 46 percent of his shots, almost a 20 percent increase from his numbers last season. He said he has more confidence in his shot now than he did in previous years, because he knows even if the goalie stops it, shooting was the right decision. “If the goalie makes a save, I’m not going to get down on myself,” McNamara said. “I’m just looking for the next place. I’m not really nervous to make mistakes.” This weekend the Golden Eagles travel to the Midwest Lacrosse Classic to play Ohio State and Detroit, against whom McNamara scored three goals combined last season. His smart shooting needs to translate to the rest of the team if they are to continue their win streak. The team as a whole is shooting only 23 percent, largely due to the Bellarmine game. The Golden Eagles got 47 shots off but
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Ryan McNamara scored four goals in the season opener last week.
only scored nine goals. “The past couple of games, we’ve gotten a lot of shots,” McNamara said. “We need to start finishing our shots ... Right now people are not wanting the goalie
to make a save. We need to put it on net and make the goalie make a save. A lot of people are putting in time out of practice and out of games to work on their shot. Hopefully that will improve.”
Henry EllensOn: stOck watch Henry Ellenson is still at Marquette and won’t make his decision to stay or leave for some time. This is a roundup of where NCAA and NBA pundits have him going in June’s draft if he leaves – the first in a weekly series. ESPN’s Chad Ford (3/1): No. 5 overall to Minnesota Timberwolves CBS Sports’ Sam Vecenie (2/26): No. 7 overall to Toronto Raptors CBS Sports’ Gary Parrish (3/1): No. 8 overall to Sacramento Kings DraftExpress (2/29): No. 8 overall to Toronto Raptors Marquette Wire’s Dan Reiner (3/1): No. 6 overall to Denver Nuggets Marquette Wire’s Jack Goods (3/1): No. 7 overall to Toronto Raptors Marquette Wire’s Peter Fiorentino (3/1): No. 3 overall to Phoenix Suns *Note: Projections of teams are based on different website index formulas. Photo by Mike Carpenter michael.carpenter@marquette.edu
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Club VB to host tune-up
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Club volleyball will need a strong finish in its host tournament to earn a high seed in the national bracket.
17 teams to take over Rec Center tourney Saturday By Robby Cowles
robert.cowles@marquette.edu
This weekend women’s club volleyball will host the last ranking tournament of the National Collegiate Volleyball Federation before Nationals in April. The Spring Tune-Up Ranking Tournament is arguably the most important of the season, which makes the selection of Marquette to host an exciting accomplishment. Senior club president Maria De Valk and junior co-vice president Michelle Konecki believe that Marquette has a strong reputation around the NCVF for hosting tournaments, which is why they’ve been rewarded the event. “(The NCVF) has always regarded Marquette as good for holding a ranking tournament,” De Valk said. “The cool thing for us is that we’re the smallest school that hosts and competes in Division I.” “Especially from other teams who host tournaments, they
say, ‘This is very well run,’” Konecki said. “And at tournaments with schools who are new to hosting, you can just kind of tell. It’s just not as organized or not as well run, just less preparedness.” Although it is an accomplishment to be awarded a ranking tournament, it is still a huge undertaking and burden on the team as they have to balance hosting a fair tournament while focusing on winning. “It can go both ways,” Konecki said. “Having a tournament at home, you’re constantly in charge of keeping up standings and stuff throughout the day, so it is busy and hectic that way. You have more responsibilities, but we always play and practice on court five, so it’s a little home for us.” De Valk added that the homecourt advantage at this time of the season is nice. “As the president, it’s a lot of work. I have to contact the NCVF pretty much every week, and the application was just very tedious and difficult.” De Valk said none of it would be possible without the guidance of former volleyball coach and assistant director of the Rec Center, Anne Pufahl. “(Pufahl) goes above and
beyond; she does everything for us pretty much in terms of hosting a tournament,” De Valk said. “I do all the small details, but she makes sure that everything’s on time and does all the seeding and everything ... We always get a good turnout; we always get some of the best teams in the nation because of her.” Pufahl coached the women’s volleyball club for 17 years prior to this year and has been at the helm for every tournament the club has hosted. “To be awarded a NCVF Ranking Tournament each year means we run a great tournament that teams know will be run efficiently and correctly,” Pufahl said. “Marquette’s women’s club is the team that many schools model themselves after. I get lots of calls regarding, ‘How do you run your tournament? ... Teams also know the competition in the Midwest is some of the best. Three out of the last four national champions have come from the Marquette ranking tournament.” At least 17 teams will compete in the tournament on Saturday, March 5, beginning at 8 a.m. The championship match will be played at 7 p.m. in the Rec Center.
Player of the Week Monique Felix Monique Felix led the Marquette women’s track and field team to its first-ever BIG EAST championship last weekend in Staten Island, New York. As the team’s leading scorer with 28 points, she earned All-BIG EAST honors for three different events – pentathlon, long jump and high jump, winning the pentathlon. The freshman from Sheboygan, Wisconsin was named Most Outstanding Field Performer of the meet. Photo courtesy of Vinny Dusovic BIG EAST
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