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Nevaranta battles spinal cord injury by walking again By Clara Janzen
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Matt Nevaranta feared he would never walk again after 3,000 pounds of aluminum fell on him while working at a construction site, leaving him paralyzed from the ribs down. Thanks to new technology and Marquette University’s Physical Therapy Department, there was hope for Nevaranta. He is one of 100 people in the world, and the only person in Wisconsin, to use a new exoskeleton technology called ReWalk to help him walk again. The ReWalk is “a wearable robotic exoskeleton that provides powered hip and knee motion to enable individuals with spinal cord injuries to stand upright, walk, turn See WALKING page 7
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Matt Nevaranta works with physical therapists and students at the Marquette clinic where he uses an exoskeleton to walk again.
Teens, schools battle suicide before college In high schools, stigma keeps students from help By Abigail Ng
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The Schuster family never saw it coming. Neither did the community of Grafton, Wisconsin. No one ever thought Tim Schuster, a popular 17-year-old high school senior, known for his ability to make people laugh, would kill himself. Dec. 10, 2008 started out as a normal day for Tim’s
mother, Claire Schuster. She had just arrived home from getting a haircut when her world changed forever. In a moment she will never forget, Schuster pulled her son’s body from their hot tub, performing CPR until he vomited into her mouth. For a brief second she was flooded with hope that he could be saved, but it was too late. Doctors tried to revive Tim for 45 minutes before they declared his time of death. As the machines clicked off, signaling the end of Tim’s hard-fought battle with depression, doctors, nurses and family members cried
and grieved together over a life gone too soon — and so suddenly. “Nothing is more surreal than driving home from the hospital knowing you left your child there and they will never come home again,” Schuster said. She fought back tears. Although she knew Tim was struggling with anxiety and depression, she never thought he was at risk for suicide. From the outside he seemed like a typical, healthy teenager. He played football, had a close group of friends and dreamed of attending college. The Schusters were a close family that ate every dinner
around the table together. Eleven days before his passing, Tim’s parents gave him a new puppy that he adored. After noticing Tim with-
drawing socially and emotionally from his friends and school, Claire took him to professionals for medication
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Faculty, students participate in March for Science Marchers express concern about loss of research funding By Clara Janzen
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Proudly carrying Marquette flags and cleverly phrased signs, a group of Marquette employees and students attended the March for Science in Milwaukee Saturday afternoon. The group consisted of professors in the science departments, undergraduate and graduate students, other employees and their friends and children. At least 3,000 people came to the march, according to preliminary numbers provided by March for Science Milwaukee event organizers. The march took place in cities across the United States. Demonstrators marched for 11 blocks, starting at Red Arrow Park and looping around at 6th Street by the Milwaukee County Courthouse. The movement was formed to protest against actual and suggested cuts to scientific research and education funding by President Donald Trump, as well as
protesting against groups that deny climate change. “We’re out here to protest the cutting of research and education funds,” Edward Blumenthal, chair of the Department of Biological Sciences, said. “As both researchers and teachers, faculty here at Marquette can really take a hit with the loss of funding to both of those areas.” Blumenthal and the other scientists in attendance expressed their concerns for the future of science if money for research goes away. “Funding science is at the core of the education system, and when the funding erodes, so will the system,” Blumenthal said. John Mantsch, chair of the Department of Biomedical Sciences, said this does not just affect researchers and teachers. “It’s especially scary for young people, who need grants and funding to get their own research projects started,” Mantsch said. Many of the students at the march shared that fear. “Science is the bread and butter of advancements, and Trump wants to make cuts to programs that we need to keep this country moving forward,”
Elliot Corless, a graduate biochemistry student, said. Many protesters carried signs with anti-Trump sentiments, saying things like, “Fund More-AScience, Less A-Lago.” Everyone cheered when march leaders called over the loudspeakers for increased funding. “A loss of funding will mean a lot of lost opportunities and lost jobs, which will damage the economy for everyone,” Blumenthal said. Mantsch said scientific advancements also play a large role in the U.S. economy. “Funding for business innovations and medical technology goes right back into the economy,” he said. “We’re finding solutions to the world’s problems and it’s good for the economy.” While there was a lot of antiTrump sentiment at the march, Stacia Peiffer-Schneider, the laboratory supervisor for the Department of Biological Sciences, stressed it should not be a partisan issue. “We’re here to support science, to support facts,” she said. “The true facts, not just what’s convenient. Facts don’t belong to one party.”
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Pre-college: High schools try to educate early and counseling. She repeatedly encouraged Tim, attempting to convince him that things would get better. “I did everything I thought you’re supposed to do,” she said. “I never thought I’d lose a child to suicide.” Now almost 10 years later, a poem titled “You’re Free (Imagine Blue),” surrounded by smiling pictures of Tim sits framed in the Schuster house. It reads, “Blue was your color / that of the sky / Every time I see it / I wonder why? / Why did you have to go? / Why did you have to go?” Recognizing prevalent problems Forty minutes from Grafton High School at 1950 Washington St., it is evident
that Claire and Tim’s story is all too common. In 2016, the Elmbrook School District in Brookfield, Wisconsin, experienced a sudden cluster of five suicides, all unrelated, within a couple months of each other. Two students were high school seniors at Brookfield Central and Brookfield East, respectively, and three were recent graduates. They were the first cases of suicide in the district in almost five years, leading many to ask how and why it was happening there. According to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, suicide is the second-leading cause of death among teenagers 15 -19 in Wisconsin, and the state has the 14th-highest rate of sui-
cide in the nation. As part of efforts by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to monitor health risk behaviors in high school students, Wisconsin participates in the Youth Risk Behavior Survey. Results from the 2013 YBRS showed 25 percent of high school students felt sad or hopeless almost every day for two weeks or more in a row in the past 12 months. Another study from the National Alliance for Mental Illness reported 20 percent of youth ages 13-18 live with a mental health condition. While mental illness, including depression and anxiety, is increasingly common in young adults, a stigma still surrounds the topic and halts important conversation.
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“I told Tim to talk to his friends, but he’d just respond, ‘C’mon mom, are you kidding?’ He didn’t want to be seen as crazy or stupid,” Schuster said. “If only he knew how common clinical depression and anxiety was … If only he knew he was not alone.” --------------------------------Story continues online at marquettewire.org/category/ breakingthesilence. Read on to learn about how Wisconsin high schools are improving suicide prevention and response education and increasing their focus on mental health to break the stigma and build resilience in students for college and beyond.
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APRIL 22 An underage student and the student’s underage guest were intoxicated in the 1700 block of W. Wisconsin Avenue and the student was uncooperative with MUPD. The consumption of alcohol occurred at 2:15 a.m.
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APRIL 26 The Diederich College of Communication’s Research Scholarship Week All day, Johnston Hall APRIL 27 Autism Awareness Run with the President 11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Father Marquette Statue Women in STEM: Vandana Shiva Film Night 6-8 p.m., Emory Clark Hall
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Nursing unveils new anesthesia program Graduate program to provide handson experience By Eliana Reed
eliana.reed@marquette.edu
Nursing students now have the opportunity to add anesthesia specialities to their resumes as the Marquette College of Nursing aims for expansion with the reveal of its new graduate program. The college plans to launch the new three-year nurse anesthesia educational program August 2017. The goal is to prepare Marquette nursing students to understand all areas of health care. Lisa Thiemann, the program director, said the idea for the program sparked when the leaders of the college began to look at the significance of advanced practice nurses in modern healthcare. She also said the program hopes to help graduates attain skills needed to become positive agents for change in their environment. “What a graduate of this program will be able to do is come forward into the clinical
environment, the operating room environment and those healthcare facilities as expert clinicians in the nursing anesthesia specialty and also contribute and collaborate across the interdisciplinary environment to enhance patient outcome,” Thiemann said. To make the program happen, the college received support from the Medical College of Wisconsin and Froedtert Hospital. The creation relied heavily on its accreditation. “The faculty here and the dean were in the process of developing what’s called a self study, demonstrating that we have the capacity and the resources to (sustain a program like this),” Thiemann said. Sarah Bergen and Stephanie McArthur, both sophomores in the College of Nursing, said they have mixed emotions about the new program. “I like that they’re expanding,” Bergen said. “I feel like they don’t have a lot of grad programs for nurses here.” However, both said they were disappointed with the lack of advertising for graduate programs that Marquette offers. McArthur and Bergen said the
only way they’ve received information about their options is by researching on their own. After taking a look at the curriculum, Bergen and McArthur were surprised by the intensity of each semester of the graduate program. “It looks like hell,” Bergen said. She also said she felt that for students who are required to have experience in nursing, there are a few courses that may be unnecessary repeats of undergraduate coursework. The curriculum includes a total of 91 credit hours spread out over three years including fall, spring and summer semesters. McArthur said she wasn’t pleased with the amount of summer courses. “I feel like nursing school is rigorous enough, and adding in summer would just make for a lot of unhappy people,” she said. McArthur also said the program doesn’t fit for people interested in a part-time option. “Some people have families and get married and I just don’t see (the program) correlating well with, like, a mom.”
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Marquette researchers seek to save lives Scientists look to explain causes of mental illnesses By Maredithe Meyer
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Charlie Kubly was described by his loved ones as the life of the party, even as he battled depression for years. He was 28 when that battle ended and Kubly lost his life to suicide. Kubly grew up in Milwaukee as the youngest of seven children. In high school and college, he spent time traveling, skiing, sailing and playing tennis. He loved blues music and was getting his pilot’s license. After he graduated from St. Thomas University with a degree in entrepreneurship, he worked on starting his own company called “Care by Air” — a business for family and friends to send care packages to college students. Yet even as he moved forward in life, his mental health concerns kept him from happiness. He sought professional help after college, trying various treatment options, but nothing seemed to work. Kubly was not alone. Nationally, suicide claims the lives of 44,193 people every year. About 1,100 of those are college students. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, about 90 percent of people who die by suicide experienced a mental
illness — just like Kubly did. Despite how widespread these mental health disorders are, neurologists have not yet found a foolproof way to treat mental illnesses. A lack of knowledge is not just a problem for neurological research efforts. It is a trickle-down issue occurring every time a person is diagnosed with a mental illness. When someone is diagnosed with depression, for example, the treatment is usually an antidepressant prescription, psychotherapy or both. But these treatments are not “one size fits all,” which leaves mental health professionals relying on best practices to specifically treat each patient. Proper treatments are needed when it comes to mental health in general, but in the college-aged population, time is of the essence. College students are profoundly affected by suicide. It is the second leading cause of death in people ages 15-24 and a leading cause of death in college students. “75 percent of all lifetime mental illness cases start while somebody is college-age,” David Baker, a professor and associate chair in the college’s department of biomedical sciences, said. “So, if you are going to have an anxiety disorder, if you are going to have depression, there is high probability that those diseases will materialize when you are younger than 24.” Over the past three years at Marquette, 45-50 percent of students who visited the Counseling Center reported concerns with anxi-
ety, and over 60 percent reported depression, according to Counseling Center data. Each year, the university reports an average of 50 Marquette students are hospitalized for suicidal thoughts or other reasons related to suicide. “After an incident occurs, there is more interest in ‘what are we doing?’ It feels kind of reactionary,” Nick Jenkins, a counselor and the Counseling Center’s mental health advocacy coordinator said. “But it seems like it should be the question, ‘how can we be more proactive?’” Today, Kubly’s name can be found on a wall in the College of Health Sciences. The “Charles E. Kubly Mental Health Research Center,” gold letters mark a hallway on the third floor of Marquette’s Schroeder Complex. Here, cutting-edge research is trying to uncover underpinnings of mental disorders with the goal to reduce suicides. For donors Michael and Billie Kubly, their $5 million research endowment, given in 2015, honors their son and calls for an increase in research on depression. The center consists of research by nine faculty members in the Department of Biomedical Sciences. “If everyone could see mental illness as a biological disease, there is hope for a biological cure,” William Cullinan, dean of the College of Health Sciences, said. The Kubly Center’s research projects address depression, a leading cause of suicide, by
looking at it as a biological disease that is rooted in the brain’s structure and function. The researchers’ work reflects the theory that better treatment comes with better antidepressants. “There’s a good percentage of people who never respond to medication, and that’s a little bit disheartening because the main focus of depression (research) is still that main theory,”Analisa Taylor, a senior in the College of Health Sciences who works in a Kubly Center research lab, said. “There’s so much evidence to show that that doesn’t explain everything, so we can’t keep focusing on that.” Baker researches how depression is caused by tiny changes in a brain cell’s blueprint, or DNA. “The biological impairments in mental health are as biologically based as any physical impairments might be,” Baker said. “There are physical limitations to how high you can jump; and, if your knee is injured, there are even greater limitations. The same is true for all the components that make up mental health.” Baker’s research aims to prove the theory that mental illness and suicide are biologically-based and are best treated by drugs. Since there are not many effective treatments for mental illnesses, they are responsible for the highest level of what scientists call “disease burden,” or the number of years lost in people’s lives because of early death or time spent living with an illness.
Two other research projects, headed by biomedical sciences faculty Paul Gasser, Douglas Lobner and Robert Wheeler, focus specifically on levels of certain chemicals in the brain that affect stress and pleasure. When the chemicals are offbalance, the researchers believe they change the brain’s structure to cause depression. “There will be much more effective treatments in the coming years than what there are now, and there’s really no way to know which those areas are,” Baker said. “It’s important to have people working on as many different innovative and promising lines of research as possible.” The Kubly fund supports theories that are not being explored by any other research institution, Baker said, making the departments work all the more appealing and risky. “Since working in the lab, I have become a little bit more optimistic about mental illness because the biomedical sciences department is working on different aspects of depression that weren’t normally considered in the past,” Taylor said. For neuroscientists, lowering disease burden through research is a long path. Two years in, most of the Kubly Center’s projects are still in their exploratory stages, and there is still work to be done. “This type of research does not happen overnight,” Cullinan said.
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Students stand up to human trafficking $OLD OUT aims to spread awareness, provide support By Matthew Martinez
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Milwaukee is sometimes referred to as “the Harvard of pimp schools” for its underground human trafficking economy, but a group of Marquette students are looking to change that. The infamous nickname was given by Dana WorldPatterson, chair of the Human Trafficking Task Force of Greater Milwaukee. $OLD OUT is an on-campus group dedicated to fundraising and bringing awareness to human trafficking prevention. The group was started this year in response to startling statistics about human trafficking. According to 5-Stones, a nonprofit dedicated to talking about the magnitude of trafficking in Wisconsin, human trafficking is a $99 billion industry nationwide. The average age of prostitution victims is 14 years old. The youngest recovered prostitution victim was 18 months old. Typically, victims see 30 clients a day and have seven-day work weeks. “We’re just finding out about all of this now,” Sydney Gallop, junior in the College of Health Sciences and $OLD OUT member, said. “When you hear these things, you almost immediately want to do something about it. We just started, so we’re trying to get a little bit more recognition. Sometimes people see our name and think that our events are literally sold out.” Gallop said the name $OLD OUT is meant to represent the victims who are used like products in human trafficking. The group currently has around 100 members, with approximately 30 active members. They also team up with various groups around campus to spread the word. “Sometimes (Delta Chi) helps out with $OLD OUT events,” Emmett Jaeger, junior in the College of Business Administration and Delta Chi fraternity member, said. “It’s a pretty worthy cause, so we’re happy to do it.” The fraternity has contributed mostly to the events $OLD OUT has hosted since its inception. $OLD OUT has sponsored many fundraising events, including bake sales, movie
Members of $OLD OUT aim to bring awareness to human trafficking in Milwaukee. The group was started this year.
screenings and a 5K run that will take place April 28. “The last bake sale pulled in north of $400,” Jaeger said. The proceeds are split among two shelters in Milwaukee: the Inner Beauty Center and the Benedict Center. Besides monetary donations, $OLD OUT helped the women at the Inner Beauty Center in a different way. “We had about 20 women here fill out cards and give them to ($OLD OUT president) Paige Kelly during Christmastime,” Deanne Lawson, founder and executive director of the Inner Beauty Center, said. “The women wrote things that they would have liked as gifts, and $OLD OUT raised the money to go and purchase them.” The Inner Beauty Center provides many services to women who are trying to survive human trafficking. On Tuesdays from 4-8 p.m., it offers a meal, clothing and a professional haircut to women who drop in. On Fridays, they disperse in teams of three and drive into high-activity areas for trafficking with beverages and travelsized items to donate. The Benedict Center helps similarly with their Sisters Program, which is designed as a street outreach program. The shelter has teamed up with the Milwaukee Police Department to provide mental health services and skills training to women most affected by human trafficking. Gallop said through its efforts, $OLD OUT hopes to raise awareness and make human trafficking in Milwaukee a thing of the past.
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Physical therapy students active participants in rehabilitation and climb and descend stairs,” according to its website. Because it is a unique and new technology, the ReWalk is not cheap, and Nevaranta had to fight for his workers’ compensation to pay for it. He spent two years fighting in the courts and won his case on the condition that he cover the cost of the physical therapy to learn how to use the equipment. The therapy is costly, and Matt could not afford it, which is where Tina Stoeckmann and the Marquette University PT program came in to help. When Stoeckmann learned about Nevaranta’s situation from old colleagues, she volunteered the clinic to handle his
therapy for free. “I knew it would be a great learning opportunity, and also a chance to do something good,” Stoeckmann said. “Matt goes beyond a typical client and exposed the students to something cutting edge.” Nevaranta came into the clinic three days a week for an hourand-a-half starting in January 2017. Stoeckmann said the estimated number of visits required to learn to use the ReWalk is 40, but Nevaranta only required 26. April 3 was his last day. Albojay Deacon, who graduated from the PT program in 2013 and now works for the clinic, attested to the impressive nature of
Nevaranta’s rapid progress. “I helped Matt on Mondays and Fridays; and, I tell you, if I was not there on a Friday and came back on a Monday, the amount of growth was incredible,” Deacon said. Zach Vandenberg, in his sixth year in the PT program, said, “It was great to apply theories of motor learning and other concepts learned in class to help Matt gain independence and ultimately take the ReWalk home.” Stoeckmann specializes in neurology and said she wants to grow neurology opportunities at Marquette. “We do a lot of sports physical therapy, but I want to
expose the students to an experience that they may otherwise not have had and show them all the options of physical therapy,” Stoeckmann said. PT students said a spinal cord injury case was out of their normal realm and required extra training for everyone involved. “Being able to see and work with an exoskeleton is something a lot of students and even licensed PTs can’t say they have been able to do in their career,” Franceska Wenninger, a fifth-year PT student who also worked with Nevaranta, said. “Matt’s story is just so inspiring and every session he showed just how persistent he is.” Nevaranta said his experience
Matt Nevaranta stands with Marquette physical therapists who helped him overcome a spinal injury and walk again.
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working with Stoeckmann and her students was positive. “I can’t say enough about them,” Nevaranta said. Without their tremendous support, guidance and motivation throughout the training process, I don’t think I could’ve achieved the same success or gained the same confidence using the ReWalk device without their help. They’ve always pushed me that one step further and challenged me to achieve my full potential using the (ReWalk) device.” Stoeckmann said she is thankful to work for Marquette because not many universities would have allowed something like this. “Other places would have pushed me to charge Matt for the sessions, but here, service is really valued beyond being a resume booster,” Stoeckmann said. Wenninger, in regard to Stoeckmann, said, “Not many professors would take students into consideration like she did. She constantly advocates for students to be a part of real-life experiences like these.” Vandenberg also said it is cases like Nevaranta’s that make Marquette PT so special. “Watching some of the Marquette faculty in action confirms my choice to come to Marquette, as I was hoping to attend a school that focused on treating and working with the whole person and their family, not just a person’s deficits,” Vandenberg said. Deacon said the most rewarding part of the experience was seeing Nevaranta succeed. “You get the chance to meet with someone and connect with them,” Deacon said. “He’s resilient, a great guy, with a great head on his shoulders.” Nevaranta said the experience has been life changing. “It’s nearly impossible to put into words what it feels like to stand up and walk again to someone who hasn’t experienced a spinal cord injury,” Nevaranta said. “I can say that I’ve regained a piece of my old self being able to do what so many others take for granted.” A Cardinal Stritch University graduate, Nevaranta was inspired by his experience in the courtroom fighting for the equipment that would get him on his feet again. He has applied to Marquette Law School, among others, and is awaiting the decision. “If Matt does get in, we’ll get to see him walking around campus,” Stoeckmann said.
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movies, attended lecture sessions, learning about the history of the chapel, along with studying ballet, and preparing the four dances we will be performing,” Pignatari said. But before they can prepare for the show, students were first required to do research on Joan of Arc. The idea is to connect with the person she was before performing in her name. Pignatari admitted she initially had a hard time finding a connection with Joan of Arc. It was not until she heard the quote, “I am not afraid. I was born to do this,” that she finally fully connected with the saint. “I felt like everything came together for me at that moment,” Pignatari said. Connie Petersen, professor for the Advanced Costume Technology course, described the work her class has been doing. “The students learn how
of art to depict the story of one of the most courageous women of all time.” Because there are several Marquette classes and organizations performing, the layout of performances will engage audience members in different ways. Each performance is 12 minutes long, and when time is up, audience members will rotate to a new station. The rotation will continue until everyone has seen all the performances. If it rains, the performances will be held in the Helfaer Theatre at normally scheduled times. “All these experiences make us who we are and help us to determine the beliefs that we will stand up for, just like Joan. We are all born to do important things; it is just a matter of following our hearts and our beliefs to determine what those things may be,” Pignatari said.
Joan of Arc empowers artists Interdisciplinary project celebrates history of saint By Mac Vogel
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Joan of Arc is rumored to have once said, “I am not afraid. I was born to do this.” For Ariana Pignatari, a junior in the College of Health Sciences, this quote shows how she, and other Marquette students, can represent Joan of Arc today. “Hearken to My Voice,” a night of performances that tell the history of Joan of Arc and the chapel on Marquette’s campus, will be held April 28 – 30. The multi-disciplinary show will feature elements of dance, song, costume and theater. The students who worked on this project all semester come from Ballet II,
composition and choreography classes, a theatre senior capstone, costume technology, an English capstone and MU Chorus. The students in each class have been working on projects related to the performances since January. They will be aided by faculty members from the Haggerty Museum of Art as well as MU’s Faber Center. Pignatari said in an email that she got involved with the Joan of Arc Project because of her career goals. She is in the physical therapy program and decided to take Ballet I and II in order to see how dancers train and to learn more about them. A large number of young patients that Pignatari has and will continue to encounter in her career, are dancers. The dance portion of the project is much more than just perfecting choreography. “We read books, watched
to use their costume skills to design a dance costume, create the patterns based off the dancers measurements and then build the final costume to be worn in the performance,” Petersen said in an email. “It’s inspiring to have a woman like Joan of Arc that is younger than our college students, but who was still able to accomplish as much as she did.” Catey Ott Thompson’s Ballet II class is passionate about the performances as well. The Joan of Arc project has a blog page with weekly posts about the process of preparing for the show. Ott Thompson’s students continually share their feelings about the performances. Nikki Svabek, a student in the class, said in an email, “I appreciate establishing a relationship between ballet and Joan of Arc. It’s an honorable experience using such a feminine empowered form
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Ariana Pignatari, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences, sits in front of Joan of Arc Chapel. She will participate in ballet performances during the event this weekend.
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Breaking the Silence: ‘13 Reasons Why’ review Netflix series opens door to discussion about teen suicide By Kaitlin Majeski
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WARNING: Spoilers ahead, graphic content Known for its no-holdsbarred dramas and actionpacked original series, there were high expectations for Netflix’s adaptation of “13 Reasons Why,” and the show did not disappoint. While there are mixed opinions on the content and production style of the show, one thing is for sure: “13 Reasons Why” got people talking. The show got more attention on social media in its first week online than any other Netflix original series, according to an article from variety.com. Some viewers were disgusted with the idea of a show about a teenage girl dying by suicide, arguing that this kind of content is harmful for teens and young adults. Dr. Victor
Schwartz, medical director of The JED Foundation, told NBC news that there is validity to their disdain. The show, according to Schwartz, may dissuade teens struggling with suicidal thoughts from reaching out. He called the show an “extended revenge fantasy” rather than a show that gives
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Yes, it is gut-wrenching to watch. Yes, it is absolutely devastating. But we need this show. “ insight to the underlying issues that are usually at play in most mental illness cases. I can understand questioning the graphic content. The storyline was the most difficult
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thing I’ve ever forced myself to watch. But I have to commend the show for getting people to talk about teen suicide in the mainstream media. Going into the first episode, I was wary — could the producers, without the restrictions that come with being aired on TV, be nitty-gritty and show the very real and raw emotions that people struggling with suicidal thoughts experience? At first, it seemed that my fears would become reality. The first few episodes are, at times, cheesy. The opening scene displays a stereotypical depiction of teens: two girls take a selfie in front of Hannah’s decorated locker. Hannah is a peer who died by suicide days before the beginning of the show. They talk about how pretty she was and walk away discussing the appropriate hashtags for their photo. Initially, I was disappointed by the lack of character development, especially of the key players in the plot, but I maintained hope that the development would improve. Within the first few episodes, I realized what it must have been like for my parents to watch me go through high school. I remember how every less-than-average thing that happened to me felt like the end of the world and when I talked to my parents about it they would try to put it in perspective. To me, it just felt like they weren’t listening. I could see how Hannah’s parents and counselor tried to help, but I could also see how she
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If you or a loved one is exhibiting suicidal behaviors, please use these resources. Marquette Counseling Center - (414) 288-7172 MUPD for on-call counselor - (414) 288-6800 Milwaukee Crisis Line- (414) 257-7222 National Suicide Hotline - (800) 273-8255 For Life Threatening Emergencies, Call 911 misconstrued it every time. Still, there was something missing from the show. Sure, “13 Reasons Why” covers a lot of Hannah’s troubling external triggers, but most people who suffer from suicidal thoughts are also dealing with long-term mental illnesses like depression, anxiety or bipolar disorder. That’s not to say that Hannah’s pain from external events was not justified. But the producers missed the mark when it came to opening up the conversation about mental illness as a whole. There were opportunities to address mental health issues in several of the character backstories, including Hannah’s. Unfortunately, the show glazed over those opportunities and powered through with Hannah’s timeline. Yes, it is gut-wrenching to watch. Yes, it is absolutely devastating. But we need this show. There was no holding back in “13 Reasons Why,” and every person who watches can learn something. The story teaches the power
of communication. It shows adults what it feels like to be a teenager again, how quickly things can fall apart and how people’s actions matter. It forces you to pay attention and wake up to the realities of mental illness and underlying conditions that get overlooked daily. The show becomes difficult to watch as it goes on, but I think it teaches an important lesson. Talking about topics like suicide is hard to do. People tend to skip over tough conversations or find a way to place blame and move on. But forcing yourself to sit through the last few episodes will show you how important it is to face tough conversations head on. It will show you how important communication and understanding really is. We still have a long way to go when it comes to breaking down the stigma surrounding mental illness, but “13 Reasons Why” was a powerful step in the right direction for teens and adults alike.
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Editorial Board Elizabeth Baker, Opinions Editor Mike Cummings, Assistant Opinions Editor Patrick Thomas, Executive Director Amy Elliot-Meisel, Managing Editor Marquette Tribune Stephanie Harte, Managing Editor Marquette Journal McKenna Oxenden, News Executive Emma Nitschke, Copy Chief Casey DiNicola, Online Editor of Marquette Wire Austin Anderson, Photo Editor
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‘Breaking the Silence’ aims to start conversation about suicide
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The Wire’s “Breaking the Silence” project shares personal stories, facts and resources on suicide.
Over the course of the semester, the Marquette Wire has been working on its suicide project. The Wire named the project “Breaking the Silence” in an attempt to facilitate a necessary, yet currently lacking conversation around college-age suicide. In the media, suicide is often either ignored or glorified. In fact, most major news outlets refuse to cover suicide at all. Wire Projects Editor Devi Shastri explained this in a Marquette Radio interview. Shastri said media outlets might not cover suicide in an attempt to avoid causing the family increased pain, calling attention to the death or prompting a “copycat suicide,” in which someone contemplating suicide is triggered by someone else’s story and repeats the act. The threat of copycat suicides has been widely discussed in the media lately because of the hit Netflix series “13 Reasons Why,” whose graphic depiction of suicide many believe could incite
suicidal thoughts. Suicide is an issue that deserves to be addressed accurately and appropriately. Like the title of the Journal piece — “A strong line of fighters” — indicates, a victim of suicide is a fighter. A victim of suicide often struggles with mental illness, just like a victim of cancer struggles with that disease. The Wire’s aim in publishing the accounts of Marquette students like Marie Crowe, who has struggled with suicidal thoughts, and Jenny Fischer, whose mother died of suicide, is not to use the media to glorify a personal struggle. Rather, by sharing these stories we want to encourage more conversations about college-age suicide. We want to give these students a platform to share their feelings so that others who have the same emotions realize these experiences are not abnormal, selfish, shameful or wrong. As part of a 2009 University of Texas at Austin study, Marquette participated in research that
found 47 percent of university students who struggle with suicidal thoughts did not tell anyone. Two-thirds of those who did decide to tell someone told someone they trust, like a friend or family member, rather than a counselor or university professional trained to deal with these matters. It’s more likely that someone will approach a friend than a trained professional for help, and it’s important to know how to address the conversation and be aware of the resources available if a struggling friend confides in you. By giving a face to the issue, we want those who have not suffered to realize that their friends, classmates and family members might be. “Breaking the Silence” extends across all Marquette Wire platforms — The Tribune, Journal, MUTV and radio — to keep fostering a conversation on campus about suicide. Starting with Marquette students, we want to erase the stigmas behind suicide and ultimately save lives.
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Complacency about politics helps no one Morgan Hughes
I’m angry a lot. I don’t mean that I’m an angry person — I laugh, I have fun and I’m more optimistic than most might suspect, but I get angry. I climb onto my high horse and look with indignant disdain upon all I perceive as wrong with society. And while I don’t apologize for it, this anger tends to turn people off. They are quick to interject, saying, “I don’t really care about politics.” Maybe it’s not the anger that turns people off, but rather the eye roll that follows when they tell me this. But I can’t help it, it’s involuntary. I understand why people might feel disenfranchised, but this disregard for politics is why our most recent election was so divisive. People have stopped caring about policy. I get it, politics aren’t usually a fun topic. The world can be gruesome and frightening, it’s depressing to acknowledge not everything is peaches and cream all the time, but important topics are rarely comfortable. I’m not accusing anybody of not caring about what’s going on with the world, and I doubt many people are truly apathetic toward such turmoil, but why aren’t we talking about it then? These are difficult conversations to have, especially when it’s so likely they’ll result in disagreement, but they need to be had regardless. It’s human to be afraid. I would
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rather live among nervousness than apathy, it’s how we apply our anxieties that makes the impact. It’s normal and appropriate to feel helpless in the face of all that’s going wrong, but it’s not OK to resort to a child-like indifference and ignore the problems. Your personal ability to effect change should not determine your desire to. Being complacent toward these issues is an insult to the people dealing with them every day. I’m not asking people to make drastic alterations to their lives. You don’t need to become a policy scholar or join the Peace Corps. You just need to care. Still, what good is caring if you can’t see any tangible benefit? So, what can you do RIGHT NOW to see some change? Here are some ideas: -Volunteer with Big Brothers Big Sisters or other youth outreach programs. -Donate food, money or time to food pantries or other poverty outreach programs. -If you’re religious, ask your religious leadership what opportunities exist in your community. -Recycle. -Donate your old stuff. -Ride your bike to work. -Talk about what’s going on, learn and listen. Have the difficult conversations. Pick up a newspaper. Be uncomfortable for a little while.
Morgan Hughes is a junior studying journalism and political science. She can be reached at morgan.hughes@marquette.edu
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Ranking misses mark MU should diversify our speakers on city’s real appeal Caroline Kaufman Last week, Milwaukee was named one of the “6 U.S. Cities to Watch in 2017” by Conde Nast Traveler. Along with Milwaukee, the list included other lesser known, but newly-deemed “up-andcoming” cities, including Indianapolis and Detroit. An outdated picture of the downtown skyline behind a residential area accompanies a brief description about why Milwaukee should be on everyone’s radar this year. However, I believe the shallow description of the city fails to deliver, making this ranking fairly arbitrary. The blurb begins with listing how close in distance Milwaukee is from larger cities like Chicago and Minneapolis. The rest of the description includes the city’s most expensive restaurants and hotels, while briefly mentioning summer festivals and the art museum. The end result looks more like a paid advertisement for the five-star restaurants named than a genuine, authentic argument as to why Milwaukee is a unique place to visit and live. I totally agree that Milwaukee is an underrated city and should be on more people’s radars. However, it’s not the gourmet restaurants and fanciest hotels that encapsulate the spirit of Milwaukee. This city truly shines when you dig a little deeper. So, how should Milwaukee visitors this year really explore and enjoy the area? I suggest
seeing a movie at the Oriental Theater or grabbing authentic Mexican food in Walker’s Point. Kayak up to Lakefront Brewery or spend an afternoon walking around Lake Park. The most genuine experiences in a new city are usually comprised of things the people from the city love to do. As an avid Buzzfeed reader, after reading this “listicle” and feeling like the author didn’t do a good job selling readers on Milwaukee, I wondered how often my perception of things gets skewed by these sorts of rankings. How can we even begin to compare cities? Why do so many readers, myself included, put trust into these lists? “6 U.S. Cities to Watch in 2017,” in particular, seems like a series of recycled Yelp reviews or to have been written by someone who has never been to Wisconsin. For me, this article only reaffirms the arbitrariness of these pieces. Today, online rankings and curated lists bombard our social media sites. And I completely understand why: They are easy to write, even easier to read and entertaining. But we should not put too much stock into these subjective rankings because often they are riddled with bias and misinformation. Sure, it’s nice for a national travel magazine to give Milwaukee some recognition, but the information given is not indicative of what really makes our city so special. Caroline Kaufman is a junior studying corporate communication and writing-intensive English. She can be reached at caroline. kaufman@marquette.edu
Ryan McCarthy
I’ve always thought that the commencement speech was a peculiar tradition. Pretty much every college and university has one, paying exorbitant speaking fees (your tuition dollars) to celebrities, politicians, academics and pop culture figures to give their graduates a last few pieces of advice before entering the “real world.” The speech exists primarily for the promotional benefit of the school, not the education of the student, yet we mythologize it. We treat commencement advice like it’s the secret to adulthood. It’s sort of like a New Year’s resolution. You get a warm and fuzzy feeling of achievement without longterm, hard-earned change. In its history, Marquette has had some pretty incredible speakers, including baseball legend Hank Aaron, former First Lady Barbara Bush and former Supreme Court Justice William Rehnquist. But fame, success and pop-culture relevance alone do not make a good address. A few years ago, my dad gave me David Foster Wallace’s “This is Water.” Until recently, I didn’t realize that it was an abridged version of his commencement speech at Kenyon College. One of the reasons I really liked “This is Water” was that Wallace is brutally honest about the grinding routine and futility of adult life. Even without resorting to generalizations and corny metaphors, he offers his thoughts on the
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Conde Nast Traveler named Milwaukee one of its “6 U.S. Cities to Watch in 2017,” but what do lists like this really mean? The article fails to highlight the parts of the city that truly set it above the rest.
purpose of a college degree while also offering a solution to living an active life. It’s short, funny and relatable. We should ask ourselves, “What is the purpose of the speech? What do we want to get out of it?” I think a good commencement address need not be inspiring or life-changing. It should be honest, insightful and, perhaps most importantly, relatable. This year’s speaker, Sr. Mary Marciano, is a Dominican sister from Brazil who has served the poor in Haiti since 2010’s devastating earthquake. It is clear that Marciano is a dedicated servant to the poor and works to alleviate their suffering. A bulletin indicated that she will speak on the impact the individual can have on society and will deliver a message of hope and progress. I’m sure she will give an excellent commencement speech, but I am skeptical that students will find it relevant. She is the third member of the clergy selected to speak in the aftermath of disgraced comedian Bill Cosby’s commencement four years ago. My
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concern is, as a consequence of the Cosby debacle, Marquette is choosing noncontroversial, nonpolitical speakers at the expense of someone whose life experiences are relevant to the students. Trust me, there are few priests and nuns among the class of 2017. I’m not s a y i n g Marquette should go out and get a real housewife or The Bachelor to speak because their experience aligns with our interests. However, with the potential for controversy surrounding public figures, I believe that the university is choosing to play it safe. Instead of shying from controversial speakers or protesting as they do on many campuses, the Marquette community should welcome passionate voices, even if we disagree with them. I look forward to Sr. Marciano’s address, but the university must bring different perspectives in the coming years.
I’m sure (Marciano) will give an excellent commencement speech, but I am skeptical that students will find it relevant.”
Ryan McCarthy is a senior studying journalism. He can be reached at ryan.w.mccarthy@marquette.edu
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Concussions catch up to Jarosz Defender retired, now turns focus to coaching career By Jack Goods
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Danny Jarosz always knew the concussions would catch up to him. By his redshirt sophomore year he was already diagnosed with five, including one that kept him out of the entire 2015 men’s soccer season. It could have been sudden. His position, center back, made him highly susceptible to collisions. One more big hit or funny fall, and his career could have ended on the spot. But it wasn’t like that. The concussions crept up on Jarosz, with lingering side effects from his previous ailments dragging his playing time to a halt. “It was never something where I had to go to the dark room or anything,” Jarosz said. “It was impacting my concentration and my focus. … That may have been the most frustrating part of having these nagging headaches that just keep going on. They’re not debilitating, but they’re not going away to have that headache-free day.” He didn’t tell anyone because he knew what it probably meant. But staying silent didn’t make the headaches go away. Eventually it started to affect both his schoolwork and his play on the field. With four games left on the schedule, he accepted reality. He went to the team’s medical staff, hoping to fill them in and finish out the season. The team doctor had different plans, telling Jarosz he was done on the spot. “You kind of go through all the emotions: being sad, being mad, being frustrated, being in shock,” Jarosz said. “Those first couple weeks were tough. … There were many sleepless nights, just trying to grasp it and trying to think about never being able to play soccer and all the time and effort and sweat that you put into it over the years.” The doctor’s decision
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Danny Jarosz’s Marquette career ended after 13 games. He missed all but one game of his redshirt freshman year with a concussion.
brought an end to a promising but short-lived career. Jarosz was the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Area Player of the Year as a senior in high school. He was expected to be a valuable piece before he was injured in his redshirt sophomore season, and he lived up to the billing as a redshirt junior. “I had a dream of playing college soccer and a dream of playing professional soccer,” Jarosz said. “It started back when I was wearing cleats to mass on Sunday. … You feel like you had so much more to prove, so much left in the tank, and all that work you put in, it’s not a waste but it’s kind of unfulfilled.” “It slices a bit of your heart out,” said head coach Louis Bennett, who has known Jarosz since he was 8 years old. “It’s an arrow in your heart, and it’s not cupid. There’s a lot of pain.” Jarosz and the coaching staff
decided to keep quiet about what was going on so the team wouldn’t be distracted. It turned out not saying anything was an even bigger distraction, as Jarosz’s teammates wondered why one of the team’s top defenders wasn’t on the practice field. Jarosz finally spilled the beans prior to Marquette’s match against Xavier. “A few of us just started crying in the locker room,” Daniel Szczepanek said. “Danny was an unbelievable teammate, the heart and soul of our team.” “That’s one of the moments I’ll never forget in my life,” Jarosz said. “That was the official end.” There is a silver lining for Jarosz, though: Bennett wants to keep him in the program, and the young defender had expressed interest in coaching. The two sketched out a plan, and at the beginning of the spring semester Bennett
offered Jarosz a student coach position. It’s given him an early start to build experience. Jarosz is helping manage the video from the team’s practices and is working as an unofficial liaison between the coaching staff and the roster. Having sat in on the coaches’ meetings and been a player this year, he sees both sides. “As a student coach, you hear things players don’t hear but you also hear things as a player and a friend,” Bennett said. “We’re bouncing things off so we know the perception that we have is accurate.” “I know a lot of the younger guys especially will go and talk to him,” Szczepanek said. Jarosz plans on staying in the role until he graduates at the end of next year, and he’s already made an impact. His persona as a player has helped him make an easy transition. Jarosz was a team leader and as a center back he had to see the whole field.
“He was the one that was meticulous about the tactics,” Bennett said. “He spends a lot of time with relationships, so that gives you respect. That gives you returns. … It could be like we’re going through tough times, but it’s like we’re going through an evolution.” That doesn’t mean he still doesn’t yearn to get on the pitch again, especially when he wasn’t able to exercise over the past few months because of the concussion protocol. Remaining ingrained in soccer is a double-edged sword. He fuels his love of the sport, but is constantly reminded of what he no longer can do. Even the 6 a.m. workouts are seen through rose-colored glasses. “I just want them to get a perspective of how great their situation is as a Marquette student-athlete,” Jarosz said. “It can all be gone overnight.”
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4x100 group makes routine of setting MU records like we are the only ones on the track,” Word continued. “It’s just us four, no one else, and all of our problems go out the door, and we just focus on bettering ourselves for that race.” Next taking the baton is Jay Whalen, a sophomore from Newark, Delaware. He’s the newest member. Last year, he was injured for a good portion of the season and was not expecting to run on the squad when he came back. He was able to prove himself and has been a key part to the relay. “Coming off of injury, I wasn’t expecting to jump into the 4×100 right away, but the opportunity to even be on it with these guys has been great,” Whalen said. “We all hang out with each other and we talk about the relay in addition to regular life, and we can talk about the relay and our goals and aspirations as we move forward. We want to make (NCAA) regionals, and we’re in a position where we can.”
Word, Whalen, Boos, Bell alter record books By Brendan Ploen
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It’s no secret that this has been a historic season for the Marquette track and field team, but no group has been as hot as a group of four men’s sprinters. For three consecutive meets, the men’s 4×100 team has set the school record. The most recent was a 40.96 finish at the Pacific Coast Invite at Long Beach State. The squad consists of two sophomores, one junior and one senior, and, together, they are trying to make the NCAA regionals, a goal that has been a long time coming. Josh Word is the leadoff man in the squad. It’s his job to get the team off to a good start from the moment the gun goes off. The junior is an experienced member of the team, and was part of the record-setting quad last year that also broke school records. “Every week, we are happy that we break a new record, but we know we’re not content,” Word said, “We’re always looking forward for what we need to improve on, and so it’s bittersweet knowing that we just broke a record, but we have to get back there next week and try and beat it again.” “Coming together right before a big race, we circle up and we say our pregame prayer. From that moment on, it feels
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When it comes down to it, anything below 40.40 seconds should get us a spot (at NCAA regionals).” Connor Boos Track & Field Sprinter The third member of the
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Trio balancing MLL season with Marquette duties
Grill, Brown kicked off professional season Saturday By Jack Goods
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B.J. Grill and Ryan Brown sit feet away from each other in the lacrosse offices during the week, but when the duo took the same flight down to Charlotte, they were prepping to go to battle against one another. Grill and Brown, both members of Marquette’s coaching staff, play in Major League Lacrosse, the premiere professional outdoor lacrosse league. Grill’s Denver Outlaws traveled to play Brown’s Charlotte Hounds as part of the MLL’s season-opening weekend. Brown was dominant, scoring five goals and one assist, but Grill got the final laugh. The Outlaws began their title defense with a 13-12 victory at American Legion Memorial Stadium. A third member of Joe Amplo’s staff, Jake Richard, is also in the MLL. However, he wasn’t able to join his New York Lizards when they played the Chesapeake Bayhawks Saturday. He was busy trying to slow down Duke at Valley Fields. He’ll miss at least two more weeks of the season as he works the sidelines during Marquette’s game against Denver and the BIG EAST Tournament. “It’s just a small sacrifice to make to be able to have the lifestyle that I have,” Richard said. “I don’t remember seeing any friction from the Lizards at all. They’re like, ‘Alright, you’re going to miss the first couple games, right?’ … It’s been easy.” It isn’t a problem unique to Marquette’s staffers. Eighteen
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From left to right: B.J. Grill, Jake Richard and Ryan Brown stand in their MLL gear at Valley Fields.
MLL players coach at the Division I level, and many others coach at the Division II, Division III, club and high school levels. Teams are also without players finishing up the indoor lacrosse season and won’t have this year’s collegiate draft picks until Memorial Day weekend. The rosters at the beginning of the season rarely look like the ones at season’s end. Grill and Brown are exceptions. Grill’s work as director of lacrosse operations is done by game day, and since Brown is a volunteer assistant, head coach Joe Amplo said they wouldn’t hold him back from playing. Whether they’re on the sidelines or not, they have to balance their commitment to both Marquette and their respective MLL franchise. “Time management is really hard, especially when I work
until 5 and go to school until 5:30 or 8:30,” Grill said. “That’s one thing that I struggle with, but games make it worth it.” On top of balancing playing and their Marquette duties, the trio is also fighting off the infamous sophomore MLL slump. All three had outstanding rookie campaigns. Brown finished second in Rookie of the Year voting, Grill won the Steinfeld Cup as a starting defenseman and Richard found a spot in the rotation on one of the deepest defensive midfield units in the league. However, the first year in the league is often known as the
easiest. Players jump right into the MLL season after they finish their collegiate season, so their bodies are still fine-tuned by their college coaches and training staff. After the first year, they’re on your own. No one will tell them to work out or force them to go to practice. “The echo I heard last year was, ‘If you make it two (years), you’ll probably make it six,’” Grill said. “You’ve got to make that second year. That allows you to show you’re really committed to being at your physical peak on your own. … I kind of went through a lull, a hard lull. I’ve recently
recovered over the past month.” Grill, Brown and Richard have the advantage of holding a lacrosse stick a majority of their days, as opposed to some of their colleagues who work regular day jobs. Since their schedules line up, Brown and Richard work out together and all three have the facilities to hone their skills. “There’s definitely a big difference between going to practice, being able to work out and watching lacrosse all the time than sitting at a desk in New York City looking at investments and stocks,” Brown said, “There’s a big difference in readiness to play.” However, the lack of other post-collegiate lacrosse players in the state made it difficult for them to stay prepared. “Being in Wisconsin, there’s not a league and there’s nothing where you can actually compete against other people,” Grill said. “The couple guys that actually did come in in phenomenal shape were guys that had the opportunity to play consistently at least 4-on-4 or 6-on-6 with friends.” So, there will be some trial by fire early on, but a busy summer schedule will whip them into shape. “I’m going to be on a plane for 16 of the next 18 weekends, minimum,” Grill said. “It’s exhausting almost. It’s tough to think about, but once you get into rhythm with games … the season starts to roll and it becomes fun. It’s like the most fun lacrosse I think I’ve ever played.”
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Tuesday, April 25, 2017
The Marquette Tribune
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Farrell cruising as golf heads to BIG EAST tourney Sophomore earned best career 54-hole score April 15-16 By Matt Unger
matthew.unger@marquette.edu
With the BIG EAST Men’s Golf Championship coming up next Sunday, sophomore Oliver Farrell is peaking at the right time for Marquette men’s golf. The Worcestershire, England, native recently put together the best 54-hole event finish in his career (third) at the Hawkeye Invitational with a 70-74-66—210 scoring line. His six-under-par final round was the finest round of his young Marquette career. Farrell also had a fantastic 54hole tournament performance back on March 18-19 at the
Mission Inn Spring Spectacular. He led Marquette in scoring with a three-over-par performance (tied for fifth), which helped Marquette earn a secondplace finish at the event. These two strong tournament finishes catapulted Farrell to the top of the BIG EAST leaderboard. “The last few weeks I think my course management has gotten so much better,” Farrell said. “I’m making better choices, I’m not making as many mistakes.” The sophomore is averaging 72 strokes through 29 rounds, and has earned four BIG EAST Male Golfer of the Week honors including two within the last month, which is top in the conference. “From driving through to putting, I’ve been very solid throughout,” Farrell said. “This
semester compared to the fall I have improved my scoring clubs, my wedges, my short irons. That’s obviously allowed me to have some of these lower rounds.” So far this season, Farrell has been methodical in his approach. He consistently uses the word “solid” when describing his game. When looking at his scoring trends, it is clear why the 6-foot-2 power hitter tosses around the word. The sophomore has the physical skills to strike the ball a good distance, but his knack for staying out of trouble may be more impressive. In 29 rounds, Farrell is averaging the least amount of bogeys and the least amount of double bogeys on the team. He is playing to his par-5 strength of driving by avoiding
mistakes on par-3s and par-4s, It is on these lengthy holes where Farrell is taking strokes off his game. “My long game gives me a big help, I’m always pretty long and pretty straight,” Farrell said. He has tallied eight eagles during the 2016-’17 season, one behind the Division I leader. Additionally, he ranks 72nd in the country in par-5 scoring average (4.62). “For Oliver, so much of his success is attributable to his work ethic,” head coach Steve Bailey said. “He has a real knack for competing. … He works harder than anyone I’ve seen in the game.” This hard work helped Farrell shave off more than a stroke per round between his freshman and sophomore campaign, placing
him second in the BIG EAST Conference in scoring average. As the Marquette leader in scoring in 12 of his 17 career events, the Golden Eagles will most likely rely heavily on Farrell at BIG EAST Championships in Okatie, South Carolina. “I’ve been to the course a few times,” Farrell said. “This year going there I know where I can be aggressive and pick up shots and where I need to be more conservative,” Farrell said. As a team, Marquette placed fourth in the 2016 BIG EAST Men’s Golf Championship last season, while Farrell finished tied for 14th, including a five-birdie final day. The Golden Eagles tee off Sunday at Callawassie Island Club.
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The Marquette Tribune
Tuesday, April 25, 2017
WLAX’s Horning earns starting job in BIG EAST Freshman went to same school as 2016 predecessor By Thomas Salinas
thomas.salinas@marquette.edu
Before the season began, women’s lacrosse knew replacing longtime goalie Sarah Priem would be difficult. They turned to freshman Jules Horning to resolve their problem, a fitting replacement given the similarities between the two. Horning hails from outside Philadelphia in Berwyn, Pennsylvania, the same town and high school, Conestoga, as Priem. Like her predecessor, Horning played significant minutes her freshman year in goal. Despite her inexperience, Horning has played in 12 games for the Golden Eagles including eight consecutive starts. “(This season has) been great, I think I’ve learned a lot and our team culture is awesome,” Horning said. “While some games haven’t gone how we hoped it would, it’s been good to learn.” The freshman, whose teammates call her “juice,” committed to Marquette early in her junior year of high school. Horning was careful with her decision. Luckily for the Golden Eagles, she was familiar with Marquette because of Priem and fellow 2016 graduate Jacqueline Borzillo, another Conestoga product. “I definitely talked to them during my recruiting process and that helped, but I was pleasantly surprised with Milwaukee,” Horning said. “The academic opportunities were there and so were the lacrosse ones, I just thought it would be a good fit. Not many people from around me know a lot about Marquette, so I thought it would be fun.” Horning entered the season competing for the role with junior Molly Grozier, who only appeared in one game before the 2017 season. She started the first eight contests for Marquette. Before the season, head coach Meredith Black gave no indication on who would start, claiming the position was wide open. “I never really thought about playing time or certain situations. I was just excited to play,” Horning said. “I just wanted to work hard and be a part of the team.” Horning got her chance at the start of the BIG EAST season, and has started in
every game since. She’s put up a .381 save percentage and has won in three of her eight appearances. She said the competition helped her improve her game. “In high school there were girls older than me who played Division I and were really talented so I enjoyed that competition,” Horning said. “I’ve had a lot of fun this season. She (Grozier) has been great providing a lot of guidance and I’m excited I get another year with her.” Being only a freshman, Horning has plenty of time to improve and make a lasting impression at Marquette. There have been moments during games this year where Horning has made big
saves and shown flashes of a potential longtime starter. Anchoring a defense that has allowed 228 goals, second worst in the BIG EAST, Horning has fared well against the likes of nationally ranked opponents such as Florida and Denver. The goalie said she’s looking forward to the offseason and looks back on her experience as a valuable tool for next season. “As a goalie you can always improve, but as a team we have a positive outlook because our class brings a lot to the table,” Horning said. “The experience was really great just seeing what it’s like to play in college. It’s going to make everyone better because we know what it takes.”
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Jules Horning carries the ball against Florida at Valley Fields.
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