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Student expenses continue to rise Swipe out Hunger

Students partner with Sodexo to combat food insecurity at MU

By Rashad Alexander rashad.alexander@marquette.edu

One struggle for college students can be finding a hot meal for themselves. In a study regarding food agency among college students, they found that some struggle to cook because of limited time, money, materials as well as cooking knowledge.

Upper-level students at Marquette do not have a meal plan built into their student billing. While they do have the option to purchase one, the purchase of a meal plan can be a burden for students who have to pay for rent and other amenities.

Faculty call for other sources of revenue besides MU tuition

By Julia Abuzzahab, Erin Howard

julianna.abuzzahab@marquette.edu erin.howard@marquette.edu

It’s going to be more

expensive to be a Marquette student next year. Tuition is increasing by 4% for the 20232024 academic year to $47,690. Marquette also increased room and board by 4%. The average amount a student will pay for room and board on campus is $7,621.60 each semester.

“You have to start thinking about other areas for which to get funding other than the students,” Sarah Gendron, professor of French and member of the academic senate, said.

Gary Adams, faculty liaison to the University Financial and Planning Review

Committee, said that as far as he knows, the UFPRC has not looked for any alternative options to generate revenue besides raising tuition.

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Muslim students look for larger prayer room

With growing number of observers, space concerns arise at MU

By Connor Baldwin connor.baldwin@marquette.edu

Last year Marquette installed an ablution station at campus ministry in the Alumni Memorial Union. The station is meant to make the ritual of wudu — washing before prayer — easier for Muslim students on campus. But Muslim students are still looking

for larger accommodations as the faith population grows on campus.

Leen Mortada, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences and current president of the Muslim Student Association, said she had begun communication with campus ministry and administration on campus asking for a larger prayer space on campus.

Mortada said this year there has been a lot of new faces coming to MSA events. The organization’s main focus this year was to make more people

Samari Price, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences at Marquette, has witnessed the issue of food insecurity firsthand. Price has listened to the experiences of other people who were facing food insecurity.

“I am in the Educational Opportunity Program,” Price said.

ulation of Muslim students on campus, there has been an increase in students attending the prayer space, which is currently in Alumni Memorial Union room 231.

“People in EOP discussed how food insecurity was an issue for them and having access to food around campus was hard because they didn’t have a meal plan.”

Alzamli Vice President of the Muslim Student Association

“With the Muslim population on campus expanding, it is going to be harder for us to find a space that can fit all of us at once,” Anas Alzamli, a sophomore in the College of Engineering and vice president of MSA , said.

Alzamli said there are

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Price acknowledged this struggle that many of her classmates were experiencing during her second year at Marquette.

“I knew I wanted to help, I just wasn’t sure how,” Price said. “I was a sophomore and wasn’t sure where to start.”

Now, Price has found a piece to the solution. With help from Sodexo, Marquette’s dining service system, Student Affairs, and Bridgeman Flowers,

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Tuition is increasing by 4% for the 2023-24 academic year to $47,690. Campus members have had varied reactions to the news of the increase.

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It is going to be harder for us to find a space that can fit all of us at once.”

Anas

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STUDENT: UFPRC representative speaks to Marquette

Continued from page 1 get assumptions and creates propositions in support of Marquette’s strategic plan and priorities, as well as helps establish the minor capital budget. UFPRC also gauges the financial activity of proposed strategic initiatives.

“There are some pros and cons to how we approach that, and I hope that we would have thoughtful discussions around several of those alternatives for ways to generate revenue,” Adams said.

One of the key factors that goes into raising tuition, fees and housing rates is market competitiveness. Adams said

they take into consideration the prices of the 27 other schools that make up the association of Jesuit colleges and universities.

“We’re also very mindful of the fact that the economy has put some pressures on our students and their families,” Adams said.

Adams said that the UFPRC is looking at Marquette’s competing colleges to see what changes they have made toward tuition, housing and board. Although some of the direct competitors may have had zero percent tuition change from last year, Adams said they have had a two or three percent change

over the last several years.

“We do take a look at fees and a look at housing as well,

out of that process is where the recommendation for a 4% tuition and housing increase came as well as about a 100 dollar increase in the student activity fee,” Adams said.

The student wellness and recreation fee will be $150.

Adams said this fee tends to be “very low.”

Adams said that a portion of this increased fee will contribute to the construction of the new Recreation and Wellness Center, that is expected to open in January 2025 and has the potential to attract future students to Marquette.

“I do think our focus on study success and the upcom-

ing facility that will be the new Recreation and Wellness Center will aid the health and well being of our students,” Adams said. “I also think this a good thing to do from a budget perspective … better recreation facilities garners interest from potential new students.”

While Adams admitted that Marquette has seen more budget stability in prior years, he said that its current standings are expected.

“Looking at our place in the market, we are by no means the most expensive and we are also not the least expensive,” Adams said. “I think we are about where we should be.”

HUNGER: new program gives 15 free meal swipes

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a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences, a program was implemented in October to help those without a meal plans on campus.

Swipe Out Hunger gives off campus students without a meal plan of 15 free meal swipes to use at any of the Marquette dining halls. Students can apply through the Marquette Backpack Programs Instagram, a food service that fights food insecurity on campus.

Students can also contact Christine Little, Manager of Campus Food Recovery and Assistance at Marquette, about the program. The meal swipes are donated by Sodexo. To be eligible, students must have no meal plan, and be actively enrolled in at least one class.

Years before Price made an effort to help combat the issue of food insecurity on campus, there was a plan from Sodexo, Marquette’s dining service system, to help combat the issue.

Brian Kawa, the resident district manager, said there were plans to give free access to students who needed meal swipes at Marquette when he first arrived on campus in 2020.

“One of the programs the previous leadership had been working on was a partnership with Swipe Out Hunger,” Kawa said. “We (Sodexo) were actually looking at Marquette as a beta site to test it out. But when the pandemic hit, the program just had to be put on the back burner.”

Despite the idea being delayed due to the pandemic, it didn’t stop Price and Flowers, from their pursuit of get-

ting Swipe Out Hunger in motion at Marquette.

Rick Arcuri, Executive director of Marquette University Student Affairs Leadership Team, remembers the two of them going to student affairs to get the program started.

“Samari and Bridgeman brought us something that was somewhat different,” Arcuri said. “The Swipe Out Hunger Program was need-based, but they were talking about something that was a little more relaxed.”

This implementation makes it easier for students without a meal plan to get something

to eat without having to worry about where to get it and if they have time to get it.

“It’s convenient, it offers everything from our meal plan,” Arcuri said. “It gives students a lot of leeway in choosing the food that they get. I liked the idea of students being able to choose what they’re gonna eat.”

For Rolando Flores, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences, the program has made his life as an upperclassman a lot easier when it comes to getting something to eat fast.

“It makes it so much easier to get food on the quicks like that,” Flores said. “Especially this past week with dead week or finals week. I would not nec-

essarily forget to eat, but maybe forget to cook. I’ll be like, ‘Okay, I wanna eat,’ and then I gotta make food, or I gotta go back home. And with this, I can swipe anywhere.”

Despite the program only being out for a month, Flores sees the good in this program for those around him.

“It’s very helpful. I know some people’s situations are different than others, and from what I heard, some people don’t have food for the week or something,” Flores said. “It’s very helpful to anyone, really. It’s free, easy access to food, like who would say no?”

We’re also very mindful of the fact that the economy has put some pressures on our students and their families.”

Gary Adams UFPRC faculty liaison

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The new meal swipe program has been in place for around a month, but students said it has been incredibly helpful as the semester comes to an end.

Photo by Keifer Russell keifer.russell@marquette.edu

over the last several years.

“We do take a look at fees and a look at housing as well, ...it’s convenient, it offers everything from our meal plan”

Rick Arcuri Executive Director of the Student Affairs Leadership team

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sometimes over 50 people who come and pray, and AMU 231 is not enough space for so many people.

Throughout the course of a day, Muslims have to pray five times, all within varying time frames. On a normal day one can do this alone, but on Friday Muslims come together for the congressional prayer, also known as Jummah.

“Friday is sort of our holy day, where it is the end of our week and we believe that if we pray and we repent that our sins of the previous week are forgiven. And it’s a normal prayer, at the same time everyday, but you have to pray this one in congregation with your fellow students,” Alzamzi said.

In some cases, Jummah is the first time students on campus are able to meet other students of faith. Mortada said a lot of Muslim first-years on campus

are looking for other students who share the faith and Jummah provides that space.

“We often don’t see each other, or pray with each other

who have the same major and are taking similar classes, and students can get advice from one another.

Mortada said a lot of the time after Friday prayer people will hang out and catch up with one another, reinforcing the feeling of community.

This is the environment that Mortada and Alzamli are trying to replicate through MSA.

out the day many students have to be excused from class.

Mortada hopes that teachers and faculty will become more understanding of Muslim students needs on campus.

MSA is currently writing to the administration on campus and is working to find larger places for students to pray.

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during the week … but on Friday prayer there is a set time for everyone and so this is the first time there is a community feeling where we come together and help each other,” Mortada said.

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“Another need is to find people who share similar experiences as them. A lot of us have the same majors so a lot of people like the idea that in MSA there are people of all grades. So using all these resources they can take advice from other students and it has been helpful for students,” Mortada said.

Mortada said that with the population of Muslim students growing, there needs to be better campus awareness for students of faith. Because the prayer schedule is set through-

“With all of these new buildings being constructed on campus like the business building and the student wellness center, we are looking at those buildings that have spaces available,” Mortada said.

Other Jesuit universities across America have taken initiative on providing better accommodations for Muslim students. In 2019, Gonzaga relocated their prayer space to a space that was more accessible for students. DePaul and Loyola have also seen increases in Muslim student populations and provide students space on campus for prayer.

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Classes for Marquette’s undergraduate spring semester will begin Jan. 17, 2023.

Colorado has introduced a new law that will require all eggs sold to be cage-free. The law goes into effect at the start of the new year.

The Artemis I mission splashed down in the middle of the Pacific ocean off the coast of Mexico Sunday. The spacecraft, with no crew members onboard, traveled around the moon for 25 days before returning to earth.

Aundre Cross, a United States Postal worker, was shot and killed Friday in Milwaukee while delivering mail. Cross is being remembered as a caring person who could light up any room he walked into.

Friday Dec. 16- Sunday Dec. 18

Campus Ministry and the Faber Center are hosting a “Silent Weekend” retreat this weekend. The retreat is open to students of all faiths and it costs $20 to attend. Financial aid is available.

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University President Michael Lovell and men’s basketball head coach Shaka Smart will be handing out donuts and coffee at the Raynor Bridge from 8-9 p.m.

Muslim students often pray multiple times a day. As the population of students that practice Islam increases, concerns arise over the small space.

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...we are looking at those buildings that have spaces available.”

Leen Mortada President of the Muslim Student Association

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Cocoa with a cop: Connecting the MU community

MPD brings police horses to campus for finals week

By Sophia Tiedge sophia.tiedge@marquette.edu

Last week, one may have seen two mounted police officers riding their horses around campus before riding across the grass outside the Alumni Memorial Union.

MUPD officers were waiting with hot cocoa and Christmas treats on picnic tables last Wednesday. While people drank hot cocoa and ate treats, they were able to pet the horses and ask the police officers questions about their job.

“I think this event was very comforting, especially during finals. It was a good rush of serotonin while we’re all struggling,” Maggie Franz, a first-year in the College of Communication, said.

With finals approaching, MUPD wanted to put a spin on their Monthly Coffee With a Cop event. Usually, MUPD has an event each month to foster a relationship between MUPD

officers and Marquette students and staff. This month they included two of the Milwaukee Mounted Police Unit’s horses to achieve the stress relieving aspect of the event while students are preparing for finals.

Zach Brugnara, a first year in the College of Arts & Sciences, said, “Not being from Milwaukee, it was really cool getting to learn more about what the city does to keep students safe when they aren’t on campus.”

The horses were originally purchased to direct traffic at major intersections in Milwaukee in the early 1900’s before they were replaced by motor vehicles. They reintroduced the unit to the Milwaukee area in 1999, and it’s been operating since.

The unit is used for special events with large crowds, patrols in the Third Ward and Downtown Milwaukee, and crowd management.

MUPD officers were also able to learn about the Mounted Patrol unit, and Lieutenant James Hensely even took a picture on one of the horses.

Students and staff might see Hensley and his dog Blue walking around campus.

Blue was introduced to Marquette last May, and he’s been the face of MUPD ever since. Blue is often at university events with his owner and attends “Coffee With a Cop” once a month for students to come hang out with MUPD.

Blue was supposed to attend this months event alongside the horses, but he got scared of the horses, and had to be taken home.

Brugnara said he attended “Coffee With a Cop” earlier this semester, and he really liked the addition of the horses this month. He said seeing the horses made him excited to see what MUPD does for these events in the future.

The changes to this event gave students and staff the chance to talk to Milwaukee Police officers

in addition to the MUPD police officers they’re used to seeing.

Hensely said the event was organized to create a way for students and staff to talk to police officers. The horses were included to hopefully draw more people in.

“I just want everyone to see the officers as people, not just badges and uniforms,” Hensely said.

Liturgical Choir continues to worship through music

Marquette students sing Christmas carols for holidays

By Skyler Chun skyler.chun@marquette.edu

“Joy to the World” and “Jingle Bells” were two of the songs played by Marquette’s concert band at the Christmas Tree Lighting Dec. 6.

But as the lights flickered on for the first time this season — and Christmas carols begin to fill the air — one group on campus has been consistently bringing music to campus: The liturgical choir.

“The liturgical choir is primarily singing at mass. That’s something I had done back in my hometown, back when it was just a few people,” Autumn Paulus, a sophomore in the College of Engineering, said. “I saw their poster, and I thought, ‘That sounds like something I did back home and I would like to keep doing.’”

The liturgical choir sings at the 6 p.m. mass at the Church of the Gesu every Sunday and is hosted by Campus Ministry.

“I’ve always liked singing

since I was a little kid,” Paulus said. “I heard this quote one time that was like ‘If you’re singing something it’s like you’re praying twice.’ It’s just a different way to engage with the material, which definitely speaks to me since I’m more musically inclined.”

While they practice twice a week, Paulus said it doesn’t feel as intense as maybe some of the other choirs on campus may be.

“Everyone’s just here to have fun,” Paulus said. “It doesn’t matter if you’re an amazing singer or not, the director works with people of all different levels … It’s just

kind of nice and chill and a great community to be in.”

Like Paulus, Lauren Pfeifer, a senior in the College of Business Administration and president of the liturgical choir, said her love for singing began at an early age while singing at her private elementary school.

“We had weekly masses there and I started singing at those masses and cantoring,” Pfeifer said. “That’s kind of how I got started and then I went to a public high school and I continued singing in choir there.”

She has been performing in the liturgical choir since her first year after her two older

brothers, who also attended Marquette, recommended it to her.

“It might seem like a cliche, make sure to add the accent but I feel like everyone jams out to music in their car and sings along to their favorite songs, so I don’t think it’s as much of a hidden talent as some people may think it is,” Pfeifer said. “I just always enjoyed music. I just feel like singing is a good outlet and something that I think a lot more people do than what meets the eye.”

Andrew Mountin, assistant director of campus ministry for liturgical music, strives to continue spreading joy through music.

Mountin was involved in the choir as a student at Marquette, and after moving around the country for a few years for graduate studies and work, Mountin returned to Marquette this past July.

“I was looking to get involved in as many music opportunities as possible (after graduation), so I got a job working as a student assistant to the director … my predecessor’s predecessor. That director (Rachelle Kramer) was

very much a mentor to me and working for her inspired me to consider a career as a choir conductor,” Mountin said in an email. “When my predecessor (Tom Koester) announced his retirement this past spring, I saw the opportunity to come back and lead the program where I got my start.”

He said his favorite memory of this choir is actually getting to help prepare the Lessons and Carols performance as a student.

Pfeifer said the Lessons and Carols concert is similar to a prayer service, where they walk through the creation story and how Christmas came to be.

“Back then it was a collaboration between the University Chorus and the Liturgical Choir, and both groups were larger than they are now. Getting to sing with or even witness 100+ singers performing anything is a powerful experience,” Mountin said in an email. “It wouldn’t be a stretch to say that some of the memories of Lessons and Carols were so significant that I’ve dedicated my life to trying to build those memories for others.”

MUPD hosts events, commonly over coffee, to help foster a positive relationship with the MU community.

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Supporting students’ sales: MKE EIP hosts market

Marquette hosts

semesterly pop-up storefront at AMU

By Will Eikenbary will.eikenbary@marquette.edu

An eclectic row of booths line the back wall of the Alumni Memorial Union, packing the typically empty study space with the energy and feeling of a farmer’s market.

Students stand huddled around countless vendors as they chat and buy goods. The air wafts with the decadent smell of warm hot chocolate.

This is the Marquette Market, a once-a-semester event hosted by the Milwaukee Entrepreneur Incubator Program, otherwise known as MKE EIP. This organization is an initiative devoted to giving student entrepreneurs and small business owners, the opportunity to connect through different popup events in their communities. Their most recent event for the Fall 2022 semester took place this last Friday.

One of the student vendors at the market, Pouya Mirzaei, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences and president of the Marquette

University Boxing Club, was there alongside his teammates in order to raise funds for future club events.

“For Boxing Club, we’ve been really trying to look for different sources of revenue so that we can increase our club’s capabilities and potential for the future,” Mirzaei said. “To do that, we’re looking to start selling some club apparel, which is what we’re launching at the Marquette Market.”

While Mirzaei said funding was less of an issue during the 20212022 school year, but MUSG’s low budget for student organizations this school year has made sponsoring club events much more difficult.

“We were fine last year, but the budget cuts have definitely made funding harder,” Mirzaei said.

“We’re hoping with the funds raised from this and other sales, that we can have some shows at mid-semester and maybe even sooner than that.”

In addition to the many student vendors at the event, there were also a handful of part-time and professional entrepreneurs at the market as well. Brenda Barrales, owner of Tres Ojos, a Milwaukeebased spiritual healing and alternative medicine store, said she was excited to attend the event.

“MKE EIP reached out to me to let me know they were doing an event at Marquette, and I said I would love to,” Barrales said.

“They have so many varieties of vendors that it’s cool being here as a small, Latinx-owned business.”

Barrales said she first became interested in starting her own business three and a half years ago, and, although it hasn’t been easy, she’s happy with how her hard work has paid off.

“I was always sort of interested in metaphysical, spiritual world things,” Barrales said. “I just decided that this is what I wanted to make my career. My wife and I traveled to pick out the crystals and everything. The jewelry and other products are all handmade by us.”

In terms of any advice she had for Marquette students, Barrales said to never be afraid to talk to other entrepreneurs for advice.

“It’s kind of hard when you don’t know which direction to take, but once you know your direction, it comes much easier,” Barrales said. “Sometimes it’s just reaching out to other small business owners and seeing what worked for them. It helps to find someone in the same niche that you are so that you can get an idea of what will work for you.”

While many of the entrepreneurs at the Marquette Market were from around Milwaukee, some were also Marquette alumni, such as Lyka Radon. A Marquette graduate from the the class of 2015, Radon is the owner of Lyka MKE, a shop that sells sweatshirts, tumblers and other gifts.

Radon said she started her business back in April of this year and has been loving it ever since.

“I always liked making personalized gifts for people and everyone would always tell me,

‘You should sell these!’,” Radon said. “I bought a Cricut earlier this year so I thought, ‘Hey, why not?’”

Radon said the best advice she can give to any future entrepreneurs — specifically those from Marquette — is that it’s important to do what you enjoy above all else.

“Just do whatever you’re passionate about,” Radon said.

“If you work hard, sales might come slowly, but they will come eventually.”

Tickets limited for 2023 commencement ceremony

Upcoming graduates receive four tickets for event at Fiserv

By Sophia Tiedge sophia.tiedge@marquette.edu

Graduation is supposed to be a day to mark the achievements of college graduates. Most students hope to celebrate this day with family and friends, but this year Marquette is making changes to the class of 2023’s commencement ceremony that might affect some students’ ideal graduation.

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, graduation was held at Fiserv Forum without any regulation on how many guests each graduate could bring.

This year, graduation will be held at the Fiserv Forum, and each graduate will be allowed only four tickets due to the large class size. Marquette usually holds graduation on a Sunday, but this year it’s been switched to Saturday, May 20.

The university said that because of the size of the 2023 graduating class combined with the venue capacity lim-

its, that guest tickets will be required for the ceremony.

For the past three years, COVID-19 regulations have affected graduation. The graduating class of 2020 wasn’t able to have an in-person graduation, the class of 2021’s graduation was held at the American Family Field with a two-ticket limit, and the class of 2022’s graduation was held at the Summerfest’s American Family Insurance Amphitheater with no ticket limit. For the past two years, having it outside accommodated to recommended Center For Disease Control guidelines and made it easier to social distance.

The Graduate School and the Graduate school of management will not have a limit on tickets or guests due to the smaller class sizes. As they traditionally do, The School of Dentistry, Law school, and College of Health Sciences professional programs will have their own ceremonies and also won’t have a ticket limit.

Marquette announced the changes Nov. 16, and some

parents are worried about accommodating family members who have already committed to travel to attend the ceremony. Due to the recent changes in graduation guidelines, some parents and stu-

tell her she won’t be able to be present at the commencement ceremony,” Raquel Robelo, parent of an upcoming graduate, said.

Robelo said that families shouldn’t have to choose which family members can or can’t attend the ceremony. She said these changes are just an added stressor to the pressure college seniors already have in their lives. She said she thought Marquette was holding graduation at Fiserv Forum to accommodate more people, so she doesn’t understand why tickets are being limited.

all four of their tickets, and students are already reaching out and selling them. She said that she’ll be selling one of her tickets to help someone else bring an extra guest.

Anagnostopoulos said she’s not worried about these changes because students will find ways to get tickets if they need them.

dents are concerned with how this will affect who can attend graduation this year.

“My concern about the graduation changes is that four tickets don’t even cover our immediate family. My daughter will be my mom’s first grandchild to be a college graduate, and she’s already purchased her plane ticket to come. Now I have to

“It’s kind of surprising since it’s at the Fiserv, and it’s huge. Just let people bring who they want,” Margaret Anagnostopoulos, a senior in the College of Nursing, said.

Fiserv Forum is the smallest location that Marquette has held commencement at, with room for 17,385 people. The American Family Insurance Amphitheater can fit 23,000, and American Family Field can accommodate 41,900.

Anagnostopoulos said that not all students will be using

For the ceremony, Anagnostopoulos said Marquette should’ve divided up the seats in Fiserv and made sure every seat was available for people to purchase tickets. She said she was confused as to why Marquette didn’t do this in the first place.

Parents of graduates are already on Facebook trying to find a way to secure more tickets for family members.

“Marquette- if there is going to be a process for additional tickets in the future, can you please let parents know,” Suzie Sheedy, a parent of a Marquette senior, posted on the Marquette parent Facebook page.

Robelo said that the entire situation is “very disheartening.”

Student entrepreneurs and local businesses were present at the event.

Photo by Katie Craig katharine.craig@marquette.edu

It’s kind of surprising since it’s at the Fiserv, and it’s huge. Just let people bring who they want.”

Margaret Anagnostopoulos Senior in the College of Nursing

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Theatre program looks ahead to 2023 show season

VIP advocates for creative work by people of color

By Jolan Kruse jolan.kruse@marquette.edu

When Joseph Brown played Rashad in the 2022 spring inaugural production of Voices Included for People of Color’s “The Light” he described it as a privilege.

“I love the community associated with the program. I’ve had the privilege of getting to know a diverse group of artists, and it’s been so rewarding and fulfilling. I’ve created lifelong relationships with some wonderful people,” Brown said.

Voices Included for People of Color is a theatre program that advocates for equal opportunity for their work to be in the spotlight.

Although the program was founded nearly a decade ago, its first production “The Light” has put years of preparation into a show.

Brown is a senior in the College of Communication and a member of the advisory board of VIP.

Brown works alongside Stephen Hudson-Mairet, professor of

theatre arts, who is going on his 23rd year in the theatre program and said the VIP program kicked off nearly ten years ago.

“I was meeting with a group of students of color discussing their opportunities within the theatre program. While they were able to be cast in productions that were written by predominantly majority representing playwrights, we all felt that we could be pursuing plays written by historically underrepresented groups,” Hudson-Mairet said.

Brown said the program was designed for people of color to have more presence in theatre, especially since representation and tolerance come hand in hand.

Hudson-Mairet helped to kick off the program by seeking funding, which led him to his current position as producer, manager and advisor.

“In all that we do at Marquette, it is critical that all our students feel welcome and that they belong here. In the arts, and in theatre in particular, it is imperative that any artist is able to see themselves and hear their voices on the stage. And there is such a rich library of plays that extends beyond what has been the traditional fare. These are stories that need to be told,”

Hudson-Mairet said.

Martilia Marechal is a senior in the College of Communication and current VIP advisory board member. Marachal said equal representation is important, but there is another big component to VIP.

“We also want to work on more outreach and getting more professionals from the Marquette community. We hope to continue that with future shows and building a presence in Milwaukee as well as to create emerging professional bonds,” Marechal said. “VIP gives them opportunities but also sets them up for success post-graduation.”

Hudson-Mairet explained that his favorite part of the program is inspiring students of color who may not have felt they had a place at Marquette.

“Many of the students of color in the past perceived that there was not a meaningful place for them at Marquette not just in the theatre program, but it was true here, too. Based on last year’s experience, there are students and alumni who are receiving opportunities that they did not believe existed for them at Marquette,” Hudson-Mairet said.

Hudson-Mairet said the

program needs the help of the Marquette community in order to move forward.

“I hope we can figure out a model that allows this program to sustain in the future. The first way is for members of campus to support these plays by buying tickets and telling their friends to do so. Theatre relies on audience members to be successful, and it is critical that the campus support the theatre arts students by

attending,” Hudson-Mairet said.

The upcoming VIP show is “Detroit ’67”, which will be in April of 2023. Tickets will be going on sale when students come back for the spring semester.

“Programs like this make people like me and people of all cultural backgrounds and ethnicities feel important for representation, visibility and the future of storytelling and theatre in general,” Marechal said.

VIP’s upcoming show will be a production of “Detroit ‘67” in spring 2023.

Photo courtesy of Marquette Theatre

Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, and Dr. Mary Anne Siderits.

Comic by RJ Siano ryan.siano@marquette.edu

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A&E desk reveals favorite holiday films to watch

Movies feature “Elf,” “White Christmas,” “The Santa Clause”

By Angelina Gallulo angelina.gallulo@marquette.edu

To many, Christmas is incomplete without the beloved films that draw us closer to the spirit of the holiday season. In some way, they become ingrained as Christmas traditions. Celebrate the holidays alongside the Marquette Wire’s A&E desk by watching the movies that best help us prepare for the Christmas season.

Patrick Curran, MUTV Executive Arts & Entertainment Producer

Patrick Curran’s favorite holiday movie is the 1990 classic, “Home Alone.” “It is not even my favorite holiday movie, but one of my favorite movies of all time. I watch it every year,” Curran said.

Curran finds joy in the importance of family, a theme throughout the movie.

“Home Alone can be counted on to put me in a good mood. The movie brings people together, which is always key around the holidays,” Curran said.

Curran mentioned there are too many holiday films to keep track of nowadays.

“I also want to shout out ‘Spirited’ on Apple TV. It’s a new Christmas musical that is a spin on the classic Christmas Carol. It stars Will Ferrel and Tim Allen,” Curran said.

Izzy Fonfara Drewel, Executive A&E Editor

Izzy’s favorite Christmas movie is, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (2000).

“It has to be the live-action one, though,” Fonfara Drewel said.

Fonfara Drewel has an ongoing debate with her mother about which version of the Grinch movie is better.

“She strongly believes the old animated one is the best, but unfortunately, I disagree with her,” Fonfara Drewel said.

The holidays make Fonfara Drewel nostalgic for simpler times.

“Between finals, work and traveling I can get stressed and mean. I have young siblings and they can get on my nerves especially when I’m used to living without them, so watching these

movies is a good way to let go of my stress,” Fonfara Drewel said.

Aiyona Calvin, A&E Reporter

Aiyona Calvin’s favorite holiday film is, “Polar Express” (2004) with “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” the original picture dating back to 1966, a close runner-up.

“As a kid, I always thought it would be so magical to go on a train and see Santa in the middle of the night. I never got the chance to go on the Polar Express that they do near Madison, WI, but I have been wanting to visit,” Calvin said.

Calvin thinks the film encompasses what Christmas is about: spirit, smiles and celebrating with friends and family.

“I think that holiday films can put a smile on anyone’s face. They make children’s holiday celebration start blooming and it’s amazing when you see little kids get so excited about the little traditions you do during the holidays. From decorating a tree or the house to even just playing in the snow,” Calvin said.

Clare Lindstrom, A&E Audio Reporter

Clare Lindstrom’s favorite Christmas movie also is “Polar Express.”

“My family watches it every year and we have for as long as I can remember. We love the music and the story!” Lindstrom said.

Lindstrom believes the film reflects what Christmas means most to her, “a time to be reminded of all the good in the world — and to pause and focus on those we love and are grateful for,” Lindstrom said.

Lindstrom draws on the importance of faith in life.

“No matter what it is, it is worthwhile to have something you believe in and something that grounds you,” Lindstrom said.

Although “Love Actually,” isn’t a Christmas film, Lindstrom said she wanted to give it an honorable mention.

Isabella Flores, A&E Reporter

“Elf”(2003) is Isabella Flores’ favorite movie.

“Ever since I was a little kid, my family would watch it together. Obviously, it’s a funny one, and I love Will Ferrell,” Flores said.

Flores thinks despite the comedy of the film, it has a central message that it is important to love everyone, regardless of what differences they may have.

“The movie creates a lovable and cheerful environment. This

brings people together in a happy way,” Flores said.

Phoebe Goebel, A&E Assistant Editor

Phoebe Goebel’s favorite Christmas film is “White Christmas.” The 1954 movie stars classic Hollywood actor, Danny Kaye.

“This is my all-time favorite Christmas music because I have always watched older movies with my grandparents. Almost every night, we’ll sit down to watch a movie that is from the 50s, 60s or 70s. When the Christmas season comes along, this is the movie we chose,” Goebel said.

The film draws upon an important value in Goebel’s life: kindness.

“No matter the circumstance you are in, you still have the ability to be kind to others,” Goebel said.

Goebel draws inspiration from film and her grandparents during the holiday season.

“Film is important to my daily life, so through holiday films, I feel like I can truly embrace the holiday spirit. I spent a long time living with my grandparents, and they are the most important people in my life. Being able to share holiday traditions with them means everything to me,” Goebel said.

Lauren Puthoff, A&E Reporter

“The Santa Clause” (1994) is Lauren Puthoff’s favorite movie.

“It brings me back to the joy of being a kid and waiting for Santa. It brings me back to when I thought my dad was Santa Claus, and I was going to inherit the north pole,” Puthoff said.

Puthoff still believes in the Christmas magic of being with close family and friends.

“It’s not an old film, but it’s also not a brand new one. It’s a movie I grew up with throughout my childhood. It brings back the Christmas magic of being a kid and the time spent with family,” Puthoff said.

Caroline Bennett, Assistant MUTV Multimedia Entertainment Journalist

Caroline Bennett’s favorite holiday film is “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” (1989).

“It’s my favorite Christmas comedy. Aunt Bethany always makes me cackle. It’s the type of comedies I grew up watching with my dad, just the old slapstick humor, lots of physical comedy,”

Bennett said.

Bennett thinks the film is an accurate representation of the holidays.

“No matter how hard you try Christmas will always be a mess but at least you have your crazy family!” Bennett said.

Angelina Galullo, A&E Reporter

My favorite Christmas movie has to be “It’s A Wonderful Life,” (1946) because it was my Grandma’s favorite holiday film.

“Every time a bell rings, an angel gets its wings,” is a famous quote from the film that was repeated in my household throughout my childhood. Every family Christmas Eve celebration would conclude with the movie on the television, buying time before we had to leave for midnight mass. Although I think the movie runs way too long at 2 and a half hours, which makes it hard to tolerate the black-and-white cinematography and 1940s language, it will always hold a fond place in my heart.

These movies and countless other Christmas films, stand the audience’s test of time, keeping viewers coming back each year to celebrate the holiday season. Although each plot varies, each film is tied together by the same themes — love, family and faith, that is prevalent and grow stronger with each coming season.

Illustration by Lily Werner

REVIEW: Santino’s Little Italy captures Italian cuisine

Menu includes classic pizzas like pepperoni, margherita, sausage

By Phoebe Goebel phoebe.goebel@marquette.edu

Back at home, the kitchen is the heart of my house. While most families spend their time in living rooms, my family tends to gather in the kitchen, usually because my grandma is cooking up something for dinner that night. Coming from a family of Italian immigrants, I have very high expectations for Italian restaurants.

Last Friday, a couple of my friends and I were searching for a place to eat dinner. It was a combination of rain and snow, so all we could think about was the ultimate comfort food: pizza. After a quick Google search, we landed on a restaurant we have never tried before called Santino’s Little Italy, which claims to use ingredients that are “nothing but the best.”

Santino’s Little Italy is located at 321 E Stewart St. Their menu captures classic Italian cuisine, with their specialty being pizza.

With a group of fi ve people, we decided to order three pizzas to share. In order to test this restaurant, we went with the most basic and classic pizza creation there is, the Margherita.

When the pizza came out, I could not wait to dive in. The crust was thin but still fl uffy, and I could tell it was cooked in a wood-fi red oven by the marks on the crust. The sauce covered the entire pie, and sprinkled on it was fresh mozzarella, basil and a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil.

The taste of the pizza was phenomenal. The sauce was the perfect balance between savory and sweet, which is always something I look for in Italian tomato sauce. The cheese was perfectly melted in the sauce, and each slice contained a precise amount of cheese so it wouldn’t overpower the taste of the sauce. This was what I consider an authentic margherita pizza.

Next, the table decided we wanted to see what their meats were like, so we ordered the Agrigento. This pie was covered in their house-made garlic sauce, sausage, pepperoni and mozzarella. This had to be my favorite pizza of the night.

Not only was the garlic

sauce delicious but paired with the sausage and pepperoni, it brought some spice to my palate. The spice was present but not overwhelming, so it heightened the fl avors of the meat. This pizza might be the best pizza I’ve ever had.

Lastly, our table decided to order their special of the night.

This pie was cooked in the oven with their special tomato sauce, and after it was taken out, a huge piece of fresh burrata cheese was placed in the middle. The fi nal touch to the pizza was a garnish of kalamata olives.

This type of pizza was something that I had never tried before. I thought the concept

was genius, but the execution did not turn out as I wanted it to. Since we had to spread the cheese ourselves, it didn’t spread evenly, and it made the dough a little soggy over time. The fl avors were enjoyable, but I didn’t fi nd myself reaching for another slice because of the texture.

Typically when I order pizza, it can take up to 45 minutes for it to be served on the table. This pizza only took 10-15 minutes in the oven and was brought out fresh, which made the dining experience far more pleasant than other pizza restaurants.

The inside of the restaurant provided a comfy and welcoming environment and was the perfect place to be on a rainy day in Milwaukee. The service was quick and very friendly, which made me feel like I was sitting at my own kitchen table surrounded by my Italian family.

Overall, Santino’s Little Italy was one of the best dining experiences I have had in a while. Not only was the pizza delightful, but the entire time I felt comfortable and relaxed in the restaurant. I have lots of plans to return.

Rating: 4.5/5

BAUGHN: Ranking the top five best albums of 2022

Ranging from Beach House to Kendrick Lamar, artists stun

By Sam Baughn sam.baughn@marquette.edu

As 2022 comes to a close, it’s time to take a look back at an incredible year’s worth of music. This list counts down my top 5 projects of 2022.

5. A Light For Attracting Attention – The Smile

If there is one band that has consistently challenged rock’s conventions it’s Radiohead. Given that The Smile is made up of two Radiohead members, Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood, it’s no surprise that “A Light For Attracting Attention” has become the defining art rock album of the year. The album highlights the musical relationship between the two frontmen and plums the depths of what we’ve come to expect from Radiohead. Yorke’s voice is as haunting and angelic as ever, and Greenwood accompanies it with a range of musical flourishes. This project is a testament that Radiohead is not done changing music.

Best Track: “The Same”

Rating: 9.5/10 stars

4. Melt My Eyez See Your

Future (The Extended Edition) – Denzel Curry

Denzel Curry cemented his status as one of rap’s most talented stars with the release of “Melt My Eyez See Your Future.” What elevated this project was the more recent release of the extended edition, which features two stunning bonus tracks and eight re-recordings featuring live souljazz instrumentals. The album is self-reflective and deliberate and is Curry’s most focused project yet. The project includes a diverse range of production and features that culminate to create a nearperfect album. The cherry on top is the re-recorded “Cold Blooded Soul” versions of eight of the album’s tracks.

Best Track: “Chrome Hearts [Feat. Zacari]”

Rating: 9.5/10 stars

3. Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers – Kendrick Lamar

Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers has some significant issues, yet it remains a powerhouse of a project. Instrumentally, the album is stunning. The producers craft a unique sound for the album that uplifts the central instrument, Lamar’s voice. Thematically, his album touches on some heavy topics. “Mother I Sober (feat. Beth Gibbons of Portishead)” is a song that quickly became

one of my favorite tracks from Lamar, is a song about healing from the trauma of sexual assault and breaking free from the cycle of generational pain, two topics that hit incredibly close to home for me. This album is by no means perfect, but it’s a powerful reminder of an individual’s power to change for the better despite overwhelming odds.

Best Track: “Mirror”

Rating: 9.5/10 stars

2. Once Twice Melody – Beach House

From the opening seconds “Once Twice Melody” is stunningly beautiful, transporting you to another world entirely. Beach House is at the top of its game and takes you on a journey through a panoramic world that stuns the senses. Beach House produced this album entirely themselves, a first for the duo, and it reflects in the expansion of their already billowing trademark dream-pop sound. “Once Twice Melody” is truly a sensory experience and one of the rare albums that you can fully immerse yourself in without breaking cohesion. My favorite track is “New Romance.” I’d rate this album 10/10 stars.

1. The Forever Story – JID What makes the best album of the year? In the case of “The Forever

Story” its expert craftsmanship sets it apart. From the ground up JID has meticulously crafted a record that has it all: Unique production, staggering technical ability, incredible features and so much more. JID solidifies himself as perhaps the most skilled rapper of our generation with dozens of flow switches, complex wordplay and vocal inflections. Thematically “The Forever Story” is JID’s

origin story, exploring his family background and relationships. No feature misses on the project, with standout verses from 21 Savage and EARTHGANG. JID’s ambition could’ve easily overwhelmed this album, but it succeeds in both scope and volume, solidifying its spot as my album of the year.

Best Song: “Raydar” Rating: 10/10 Stars

Graphic by Lily Werner elizabeth.werner@marquette.edu

Santino’s Little Italy uses wood-fi red ovens to achieve fl uffy crusts.

Photo by Phoebe Goebel phoebe.goebel@marquette.edu

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Moving on after Marquette

Students enter college coming from endlessly different backgrounds, walking various paths throughout their higher education journeys and gaining new experiences along the way – but our stories all end the same. We all must find a way to move on, out and into the “real world” after our time at Marquette University.

From the time we are children, we learn to look forward to what’s next in our educational journeys. When we begin our experience as elementary students, we imagine what it will be like to enter middle school. Throughout middle school, we look ahead to the excitement and endeavors of high school. During high school, we expend so much energy wondering if, where and when we will go to college. But for those of us who enter college, the question of what will become of our lives afterward is sometimes unwritten up until the very end.

One of the most important responsibilities of a university is to

equip its students for the workforce once they graduate – and even more so, how to be contributing citizens of the world. What can we expect Marquette to do in order to prepare us for these duties?

A notable program that Marquette has implemented in order to better prepare its students for post–college life is the Marquette Mentors program.

For the last ten years, Marquette Mentors has connected current students with alumni in order to create opportunities for students to advance in their specific career fields and learn from people who are a part of the industry they seek to get involved in. These mentor–mentee relationships provide frequent communication, guidance with resumes and job applications, career path guidance and shadowing opportunities.

However, it should be noted that this program has a rigorous application and interview

process that may eliminate students based on their grade point average and university involvement. Although the program has many wonderful features, not all students will be admitted.

Within the Career Services Center sector of Marquette, there is post–graduation planning.

Students can schedule an appointment with an advisor within the center and speak with them regarding how they can better seek out career and service opportunities after graduation. This program is available to all students and easily accessible on Marquette’s website.

Marquette’s CIRCLES program is a networking community that allows students to connect with “industry leaders and academic experts.” In the upcoming academic year, there are networking events for students to take advantage of in New York City, Southern California and Chicago. This kind of travel can be a barrier for students,

but the program can still be accessed virtually.

Many of the programs available at Marquette involve alumni who help students to find opportunities in their chosen career fields. These alumni can be commended for offering up not only their money but their time, energy and knowledge of each given industry. All of this has a lasting and invaluable impact on the Marquette community – and it is also telling about the kind of environment and culture the university breeds.

The transition from collegiate to post–graduation life can be a difficult one for many people.

While we are in college, we are surrounded by peers, organizations tailored to our interests and an expansive social life filled with formals, parties and events. When that all goes away, and students are sent off with a diploma and a million aspirations, it can be a jarring experience.

College is an investment.

There are important commitments that need to be upheld by universities and the students that attend them. Finding a job after college ultimately falls on the graduates, but there are ways that Marquette can guide them and provide them with resources to make the search earlier.

Marquette has some viable options for assisting with job placement post-graduation. But, some of them are inaccessible to students depending on their educational merit and the money they have to spend at a given time. With that, Marquette could create some more widely accessible, specified job placement and exposure resources. This would be especially helpful if they targeted these programs college by college.

Finding a place in the world can be daunting, but with the help of Marquette and having grace for ourselves after we leave it, hopefully, we can all build the brightest futures following college.

Marquette must separate church and health

Niezgoda

Marquette University’s driving mission is “cura personalis,” which translates from Latin to be: “care for the whole person”, but this mission stops at providing adequate and accessible health resources to students on and off campus.

Specifically, Marquette University must provide health resources, even if those resources are not confined to the merits of Catholic tradition.

Religion and science have always held a deeply tumultuous relationship, but this becomes even more complicated when health is brought into the discussion. The understanding between topics, such as sexual health and drug use, are often debated in the context of religion. Despite the debate, health resources that are designed to protect individuals and

have proved to be life-saving must be provided to students, even if it does not align with Catholic tradition.

At Marquette, there must be a separation between church and health.

Marquette is home to 7,660 undergraduate students, all of whom are subject to the stressors of academic challenges and new living environments, as well as various physical health concerns, from sexually transmitted infections to the regular common cold. At one point in a student’s college career, they will likely seek out Marquette’s aid to help manage their health. The Marquette Medical Clinic must reassess its current health services and create new aid to assist in life-altering health decisions.

Marquette limits health resources due to its commitment to the Catholic tradition which advises against birth control, such as the pill, IUD, and

condoms, as well as drug use.

Currently, the Marquette Medical Clinic does not provide birth control to students. Instead, medical providers engage in a conversation dictated by Catholic tradition and refer students to continue this conversation with campus ministry for “extended conversations clarifications on sexuality and Catholic teaching”.

This is quite an irresponsible medical decision, as Marquette has been listed as number one for “least sexually healthy” universities in the United States.

Schools that make condoms accessible see increased sexual health overall as well as an increase in condom use, which helps to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases and infections.

Another issue that religion is reluctant to cover is the use of drugs. Currently, our country is amid an opioid epidemic. Marquette must educate their

students about the epidemic, as well as provide resources to students that could help save lives.

One of the ways that Marquette could do this is to implement Narcan boxes around campus, as other Wisconsin schools have recently implemented. Narcan is a nasal opioid overdose reversal medication that has proven to have saved nearly 27,000 lives.

While no Marquette students have experienced opioid overdoses, this does not mean that implementing Narcan on campus would be a useless endeavor. Marquette’s zipcode, 53233, reported 70 fatal overdoses this year. “Cura personalis” expands far beyond the halls of Marquette, meaning Marquette’s mission must impact the surrounding community.

Providing these resources does not encourage sexual activity or drug use, but instead allows for education and the ability to create a healthier public. In some cases, not providing these

resources could cost someone their life. While health topics such as sexual activity and drug use are still considered taboo, actively choosing to ignore these issues is irresponsible and ill-informed medical advice.

Over 94% of college students are sexually active and 39% regularly use drugs or abuse alcohol. By not acknowledging the reality of student life and not providing resources to students, it threatens the health and well-being of students. It does not have to be this way — Marquette should choose to provide medical services without the constrictions of Catholicism.

Marquette must recognize and uphold that Jesuit tradition cares for the entire person and that means providing them with health services, regardless of their religious affiliation.

Laura Niezgoda is a junior studying communication studies and criminology and law studies. She can be reached at laura.niezgoda@marquette.edu

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How to leave your Marq

Krisha Patel

Although four years in college might seem endless, I’ve learned it actually seems to go by rather fast. While most of this time is spent growing as a person, meeting people who will become a constant in your life and studying, not enough is focused on what someone could do to leave their permanent mark in their college years.

As my time at Marquette comes to an end, I want to do something in which I can leave a lasting imprint. I want to encourage others to do the same as well.

Personally, for me, joining an organization has always been a great way for me to fund something that I’m passionate about and with people I can really connect with. I joined the Wire to keep up with my interest in writing, having done so since high school.

At the start of each semester, The Office of Engagement and Inclusion hosts “O Fest” which is a fair to attract students into

joining a club or an organization. This is the best way to walk around and find something that sparks your interest and a group of people you mesh really well with.

Whether it be a small organization or a club team, this will allow students to explore their interests and further excel in them and advance in terms of leadership. Their lasting contribution to the organization will serve as an example in the coming years. Beyond joining a club or an organization, there are other ways that they can leave a lasting impact at Marquette and be an example for the students that will come after them. Leaving a legacy doesn’t always have to do with a set organization.

Service or volunteering is an

important example.

Students can join service learning which is a type of volunteering. Through volunteering, they can give back to the community and learn about how different it

ters community involvement between Marquette and the surrounding neighborhood.

I participated in an organization called Midnight Run, a community service organization started in 1988 by two students to address homelessness in Milwaukee. The organization, run by Campus Ministry, gives back to the community through volunteering at homeless shelters, food pantries and soup kitchens. This was very eye-opening to me as I grew up with the resources I needed to live a comfortable life and it made me realize that not a lot of them have access and that I am making a difference by helping them out.

Rather than leave a lasting impact on a certain organization, they can leave Marquette with meaningful relationships.

The people they meet and eventually become their friends or the professors they turn to for letters of recommendation are both examples of how students have affected the lives of others.

The people I have met here have certainly influenced me for the better. While an impact doesn’t need to be remembered by everyone, if it is just meaningful to one person.

never grown up. Service learning not only leaves a lasting impact on the community and the people living there but the students themselves and fos-

While the stress of school and certain majors can certainly be time-consuming for many people, it may not be possible to join a club, sports team or volunteer.

For the four short years that you spend at Marquette, do something that will make those years carry on forever. I encourage you to take some to explore your own interests and how they can change the community for the better. While you may only be here in school for only a short number of years, you can leave a mark that can last forever and leave knowing how the community is forever changed because of you.

Krisha Patel is a senior studying nursing and Spanish for the health professions. She can be reached at krisha.patel@marquette.edu

Op-Ed: Donald Trump and the Republican divide

Jack Radant

This past week, in the previously Republican stronghold state of Georgia, the Republican Party suffered its third Senatorial election loss in two years. This came immediately after the disappointing, although not surprising, underperformance of the GOP, “Grand Old Party,” in the 2022 midterm elections. Several factors led to this massive failure to pick up substantial majorities, but the single most damaging factor for the GOP was former President Donald Trump.

President Trump’s hand-picked candidates, from Pennsylvania to Arizona, wildly underperformed in what could have been a great election cycle for the Republicans. Across the United States, the more linked a candidate was to the 2020 election denial and Donald Trump, the worse that candidate tended to do. This was especially true for new candidates who lacked any incumbency advantage.

The most obvious example of this was in the Arizona gubernatorial race, as the election-denying, Trump-endorsed candidate, Kari Lake, fell to her Democrat opponent Katie

Hobbs. This was despite the fact that Hobbs refused to participate in any debates against Lake and all available polling data prior to the election displayed a likely Republican victory.

If Republicans want to be successful in the future, they must move away from Donald Trump and choose quality, viable candidates that are focused on the issues of the American people.

However, Republicans have a major problem. A substantial portion of the American citizenry are Trump loyalists. This Trump flank of the Republican Party stands around like seagulls waiting for a Trump endorsement to be tossed like bread at a particular candidate.

Whoever Trump endorses immediately finds themself surrounded by a wave of support from these pro-Trump Republicans.

This creates a Republican primary that is not focused on real issues but rather becomes a contest of Republican candidates sycophantically praising a former President in hopes of an endorsement. This tactic tended to work in the Republican primaries but not in the general elections.

Praising Trump and denying election results boosted these flawed candidates just enough to be nominated, but then im-

mediately were unpopular with the rest of the citizenry, including many Conservatives.

This is not to say that one shouldn’t vote for their preferred candidate in the primaries, but picking a candidate based on their loyalty to Trump is absurd. What these individuals do not seem to realize is not all Republicans, and certainly, not all right-leaning independents, are Trump fanatics. Thus, an election-denying, Trump-loving candidate will not be successful in swing and leanblue districts and states.

This trend was observed as winnable Senatorial, Congressional and Gubernatorial races fell to the Democrats after a pro-Trump Republican was nominated.

A prime example of this phenomenon was in Michigan’s third district. Donald Trump endorsed the election-denying candidate, John Gibbs, over moderate Conservative and incumbent Peter Meijer. Gibbs coasted on the Trump endorsement and received enough primary votes to knock out Meijer. This resulted in Michigan’s third district, which had been held by a Republican since 1992, being firmly handed over to Democrat Hillary Scholten. It is important to note Scholten had previously been defeated by Meijer in 2020.

If Republicans have any desire

to continue to win elections, they must choose candidates that are grounded in traditional conservative values, who separate themselves from Trump and the 2020 election result lies.

This stark rise in poor candidate quality stems from the Trump loyalist’s desire to root out “RINOs,” or Republicans In Name Only, from the Republican Party. However, the term RINO has been expanded by these individuals from a more Liberal Republican to simply mean anyone who does not fully belong to Trump’s allegiance.

As previously discussed in “Poaching RINOs Harms Elephants,” these individuals view patriotism as synonymous with Trump loyalty and somehow believe excommunicating moderate Conservative politicians and portions of the voter base from the Republican Party will make it grow stronger.

Obviously, this is a false belief as you cannot possibly find success or continue to win elections in the future by alienating more people. Moving forward, the Republican Party must find commonality and stop the incessant focus on Donald Trump, as that clearly is a failed strategy based on previous and current election results.

Republicans absolutely blew

an opportunity to take a commanding majority in both legislative chambers. This failure can only be attributed to the consequences of their own actions. Republicans chose poor-quality candidates and received poor results. If the Republicans want to stop the left-wing agenda in the future, they are going to have to start getting serious about whom they nominate and whom they send to Washington.

Jack Radant is the President of the Young Americans Foundation at Marquette. He is not a paid staff member of the Marquette Wire. jack.radant@marquette.edu

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Flying high sport brings physical demand to athletes

By Ben Hanson benjamin.hanson@marquette.edu

The pole vault event in track and field is not similar to any other events in the sport because any person can’t just get lucky and perform a good vault.

Head pole vault coach Zach Pawlowski said it’s different because you can’t stumble upon success in the event.

“You guys are doing something that nobody else can do,” Pawlowski said. “You can go out and play tennis, golf, you can get lucky when you do those things. You can’t just show up and accidentally pole vault.”

Pawlowski said that many other event athletes are surprised when they see how exciting practicing for the event is.

“Pole vaulting is fun. Practice is

fun. It’s just a fun thing to coach because it’s a fun sport to be a part of,” Pawlowski said. “You watch these multi-event athletes who have never done it before in their lives and they come and do this and say ‘This is so much fun. This is so much better than training for this or that.’”

First-year pole-vaulter Emma Kingsley said the entertaining aspect of the event is why she got into vaulting in the first place.

“I was doing middle school track and they were doing a bunch of their drills and I said, ‘That looks fun. Can I try it?’ My coach said, ‘You have to be able to do two pull-ups.’ So, then I did two pull-ups and here we are six years later,” Kingsley said.

Pawlowski said it’s not all fun and games because the sport is physically demanding in several aspects.

“Physically, it’s differently demanding. We have our sprints coach that works on their plyometric work like their vertical ability, their speed and their mechanics while they’re running,” Pawlowski said. “I do all of the technical work. Then, in the

weight room, they’re doing a lot of their strength work.”

Sophomore pole-vaulter Kaitlyn Huebner said there is a routine in practice that also helps build an athlete’s endurance for the meet.

“You’re going to take about that

many [15-20] jumps in a meet including practice. Though once you start jumping and the bar goes up, you get three attempts at that height and if you miss, you’re done. But, if it takes you three attempts to make one, then three more on the next one and the next one, that’s already nine jumps. Endurance is really helpful for that,” Huebner said.

Kingsley adds that the mentality behind every single jump is just as important as the stamina needed for the action.

“You have to trust you know what you’re doing,” Kingsley said. “You can’t go into it thinking this isn’t going to be a good vault. You have to have a lot of confidence when you’re running down the runway and sticking a thirteen-foot pole in a box to get you up in the air.”

Huebner agrees with this idea and said that a vault athlete needs to take every jump at face value while also understanding there’s always room for improvement on the next one.

“You have to take each jump as it is and if you miss, we watch a video and figure out what kind of small tweaks you have to make, or you just simply have to go again,” Huebner said. “There’s a lot of things you could change, but more often than

not, it’s a minor tweak to get you over the bar. It’s not completely defeating when you miss. You just have to go again, knowing that you will make it.”

Pawlowski said having confidence while making attempts in the event is critical and that knowing there is an inevitability for misses is important. This is because athletes continue attempts until they fail.

“You may do everything perfect, everything is great but then you don’t make it,” Pawlowski said. “So, you have to have a very short memory and take the victories when you can have them because it’s a very technical event, and it’s very challenging to do every single thing right, every single time.”

Though, at the end of the day, Pawlowski said he makes sure to remind his athletes that there are bigger goals and endeavors to accomplish in their future than vaulting.

“This sport should be fun — it’s not supposed to be a stressful thing,” Pawlowski said. “It’s such a technical and frustrating sport that if you make it your whole life, you’re just going to be miserable. This is just a part of their life. It isn’t their whole life.”

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No. 23 Senior guard Jordan King was named to the Big East Weekly Honor Roll this past week. King scored a careerhigh 30 points to go along with six rebounds, three assists and three steals in Marquette’s win over Loyola Chicago Dec. 10.

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Sophomore guard Kam Jones was named the Big East Player of the Week after averaging 20.5 points in two games last week for Marquette. Jones scored a game-high 25 points Dec. 11 against Notre Dame.

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Joe Keys competes in the pole vault at the 2022 NCAA Division I Track and Field Championships.

Both the Marquette men’s and women’s basketball teams received votes in this week’s Associated Press Top 25 Poll. The men’s team is the unofficial No. 28 team in the country while the women’s team is No. 27 team.

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THIS WEEK: SCHULTZ ON TIME AT WIRE

I always wanted to be a Golden Eagle.

I started college five and a half hours away at Minnesota State University, Mankato, and was there for three years. In my time there I was admittedly a terrible student with no drive for school. I’d walk the halls around campus surrounded by purple and just think about how much I hated the color, but in reality, I didn’t feel at home or comfortable.

Heading into my junior year I told myself I’d get my grades up and apply to Marquette, where my mom went to school and where I’d always wanted to go. I applied in early June of 2020 not thinking there was a shot I’d get in. I was surrounded by my friends in my Mankato apartment during one of the countless movie nights we had during the pandemic when I opened an email saying I’d been accepted into Marquette.

None of them knew I’d even applied, so I kept quiet and after the movie, I went for a drive and screamed “feeling like D-Wade” the entire time as Wade is my favorite athlete.

The next morning I called my mom and said “I did it” on repeat over the phone from my black Chevy Trailblazer outside my apartment. I could tell she was proud of me.

When I came to Marquette I thought I’d lived my college experience already and that it was time to put the fun aside and focus on school and being the best person and student I could be.

I couldn’t have been more wrong.

In my first year at Marquette

2020-21, I did well in my classes, way better than I ever did in a semester at Mankato.

Then over the summer I applied to be a sports reporter and had little to no journalistic experience aside from things I’d done in class. I had my interview with John Leuzzi and a couple of weeks later I received an email saying I’d gotten the job.

I was beyond excited.

I was assigned to cover the volleyball team with no expectations of what the next couple of weeks and months had in store.

The first in-person game I ever covered was when Marquette hosted Wisconsin, the eventual National Champions. There was a sea of red and the line to get in wrapped around the corner.

It was my first taste of what being a sports reporter would be like. I had to pinch myself because I couldn’t believe I got to cover that game and that team.

In my year and a half with the Wire, I’ve done more than I ever would’ve expected. From going to West Lafayette, Indiana to cover the NCAA Volleyball Tournament to going to Uncasville, Connecticut to cover the women’s basketball team in the Big East Tournament. I never thought that would be me.

I’ve worked alongside some great writers, all of which are even better people and I can’t wait to see what the future holds for all of them.

As I graduate I know my chapter with the Wire is over and that the next page will be written shortly, but before I start the next chapter I’ll re-read this one a couple more times, and say “I did it” once more.

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Ben Schultz is an assistant sports editor on the sports desk. He is a men’s basketball beat reporter.

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ENDS: Five players earn All-Big East Team honors

wind out of Marquette’s sails.

They responded by going on a 13-game winning streak including a notable win against thenNo. 25 Illinois.

Sophomore middle blocker Hattie Bray came into the season not having played a single point in her first year on campus as she had redshirted.

Bray proved to be a key piece for Marquette as she found her footing and started all but one game. She was named to the All-Big East Team and the AllFreshman Team. On the season, Bray averaged 2.16 kills per set and had 85 blocks. Her .354 hitting percentage is the ninthhighest in a single season in Marquette history.

Sophomore setter Ella Foti also joined Bray on the Big East AllFreshman team. This year Foti reconnected with her high school teammate, first-year outside hitter Natalie Ring, and they brought their connection to the big stage when Foti set Ring up for her first career kill.

Foti ended up hitting from the outside position for most of the season with Anchante as the primary setter. Foti averaged 2.21 kills per set, 0.26 aces per set and

1.21 digs per set while hitting .306 on the season.

Marquette lost both of its starting setters and brought in Anchante, a two-time NJCAA Division I National Player of the Year.

“Meghan (Keck, former assistant coach) saw her and said ‘I think she’s pretty good, I think there’s something there’ and if you know Meghan she is very, very picky about setting, so the fact that Meghan thought yes, maybe. For me it was hands down, she’s going to be pretty good,” Theis said after the win over Georgia Tech.

Anchante was the 2022 BIG EAST Volleyball Setter of the Year and was named to the AllBig East Team. In Big East play she averaged 11.35 assists per set which was tied for first in the conference. Anchante also averaged 0.33 aces per set, one kill per set and 2.75 digs per set.

The Golden Eagles’ 13-game win streak came to an end against then-No. 21 Creighton Oct. 14. In that game senior outside hitter Hannah Vanden Berg made her return to the court after tearing her ACL and meniscus in a practice the previous season.

“I didn’t know that she’d be

back,” Theis said to the Marquette Wire in November. “She could have given up, she could have said ‘Okay well I’ll graduate and work out a fifth year here, (or) somewhere else, this year is not possible.’ She didn’t do that at all.”

Marquette got its revenge a couple of weeks later when they swept then-No. 11 Creighton to win a share of the Big East title in back-to-back years.

“Just about everybody that I know in my 20 years of volleyball, in the Marquette area, is here tonight,” Theis said following the win. “It’s great to have a pretty volleyball-savvy crowd too. Knowing what’s going on and when to cheer to help us.”

Junior middle blocker Carsen Murray and sophomore outside hitter Jenna Reitsma were also named to the All-Big East Team.

The five selections to the All-Big East Team were a program high.

Murray, who was Marquette’s lone selection to the preseason All-Big East Team, made history this season by being the second player in program history to finish the season hitting over .400. She finished the year hitting .416 while averaging 2.28 kills per set

and 1.08 blocks per set.

Reitsma came into the season with seven starts under her belt and started all 33 matches. In those matches, she averaged 2.7 kills per set and 2.67 digs per set. Reitsma also had 50 aces on the season, good enough for the 12th most in a single season in program history.

The Golden Eagles went to Omaha, Nebraska for the Big East Tournament where they won their first-round matchup against UConn before losing to Creighton in the championship in a fiveset thriller.

Marquette then waited for its name to be called during the NCAA Volleyball Tournament Selection Show, to which it was announced that it’d be hosting the first and second rounds for the first time since 2018. The Golden Eagles went on to sweep both Ball State and Georgia Tech on their way to the Sweet 16 for the second time in program history.

In the Sweet 16, Marquette played No. 1 seed Texas and lost 3-1.

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never swept and won every single game they played on their home court, for the first time in program history.

Senior defensive specialist Carly Skrabak is the one starter not coming back next season as she’s transferring to Cincinnati, but she left her mark on the team as a leader and defender. She finished the season with 512 digs which is the 10th most in a season in program history. Skrabak is transferring to get her master’s.

“I want to thank Ryan and the whole coaching staff for supporting me as I navigated the transfer portal this fall,” Skrabak said in a statement in November. “I am grateful for my time at Marquette and all of the memories and relationships I’ve made over the past three years.

“It’s crazy to think about the person and athlete I was before I came and who I am now. I am thankful for everyone around me who made my experience so enjoyable and has shaped me into who I am now. Not everyone can say they loved every part of their college career, but I know with the experiences I’ve had that I hit the jackpot being at Marquette.”

Skrabak’s words are what helped Marquette win the third set against Texas on Thursday.

“We have Carly Skrabak who is our senior libero and she came in after the second set, the two minutes and 30 seconds we had, and gave us a helluva speech and I don’t know what, but it lit a fire and we came back fighting,” Bray said after the loss to Texas.

The season is now over, but Theis said he is happy for the team and looking forward to coaching them next season.

“I’m just really proud of our team for the year that they’ve had. Excited so many are coming back,” Theis said after the loss to Texas.

Photos by Alex DeBuhr alexander.debuhr@marquette.edu

Head coach Ryan Theis in Marquette’s 3-0 win over Creighton Nov. 19.

WIN: MU takes Game One of home-and-home series

to win.”

Sunday’s matchup was the first meeting between both programs since March 14, 2013, in the Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden when the Fighting Irish came out on top 73-65.

Notre Dame will complete the home-and-home series in 202324 at Fiserv Forum.

Back on the court, both sides traded blows early on as it was even-keeled at the under-eight media timeout after sophomore forward David Joplin hit a 3-pointer to tie it at 18-18.

The Golden Eagles entered foul trouble toward the end of the half, as junior forward OlivierMaxence Prosper picked up his second foul at the 4:45 mark, sending him to the bench for the remainder of it.

The closing minutes of the first half were crucial for Marquette as the Golden Eagles offense as they used a 9-1 extended run down the stretch to head into halftime leading 31-28.

Towards the end of the half, Ighodaro picked his 10th rebound giving him his third career double-double as he finished with

10 rebounds and 10 points in 15 minutes of action in the half.

“Coming into this game, he was averaging one and a half offensive rebounds and I told him ‘You’re selling yourself short man. You can get at least three a game.’ I didn’t know he would get seven (in the first half),” Smart said. “The thing with Oso is we ask him to do so much on the offensive and defensive end. He is a human being, he’s not a machine.

“Sometimes when you’re asked to do so much, certain things can kind of fall down the priority list. But, the reality is like when a shot goes up, that priority is going up to the ball and I thought he did a great job of that tonight on both ends.”

Marquette’s defense caused Notre Dame trouble throughout the entire first 20 minutes, as the Golden Eagles held the Fighting Irish to no field goals over the last 5:43 of the half.

Notre Dame hit back-to-back 3-pointers out of the timeout to end the drought to bring it within six. But much like the first half, Marquette didn’t lose its command as the Golden Eagles went on another extended run. They scored eight straight points, capped off by an open corner 3-pointer from sophomore guard Kam Jones off an assist from junior guard Tyler Kolek.

At the 10:42 mark of the half, Marquette went down one man as Joplin was ejected from the game after being called for a Flagrant 2 foul.

Marquette put away the game between 7:31 and 4:16 when it went on an 11-o run. Ighodaro, who Smart has coined Point Oso with his playmaking and ball-handling skills, showcased a smooth back-down pass to sophomore guard Stevie Mitchell during the run.

16 points, three assists and a steal in 33 minutes of action.

“The way he rebounded was huge for our team and set a big tone,” Smart said.

The Golden Eagles dominated in the paint, outscoring the Fighting Irish 50-22 and out-rebounding offensively 15-9.

really locked in. Kind of similar to Baylor, the game was bigger than all the little things that might cloud up someone’s mind. You could say, ‘Hey, every game needs to be that way,’ well, that’s what we’re working towards.”

Jones finished with a gamehigh 25 points, 17 of which came in the second half. It is the 6-foot-4 guard’s third 20-point performance in the last four games.

Marquette turned over the ball just three times in the afternoon, which is the least amount of turnovers in a single game under Smart.

With the win, Marquette improves to 3-1 during its challenging seven-game stretch that it is currently in. Smart’s squad also picks up their second quality win for their NCAA Tournament resume.

shooting at 33%.

Compare that to this time last season, where they were 33-for111 and shooting 29.7% from three. Marquette is also averaging six 3-pointers per game, almost double the 3.3 it had 10 games into last season.

Duffy said the team’s personnel and importance of deep-ball shooting have influenced the increase in 3-pointers made.

“We put an emphasis that we need to shoot a few more but also we’re trying to recruit to it as well,” Duffy said. “We just have more options for people to shoot.”

First-year guard Mackenzie Hare has quickly made an impact as she is the joint-leading 3-point shooter for Marquette with 19 while averaging 1.9 per game.

“Kenzie’s got a lot of swagger and fight to her, and I think she’s as good of a shooter as I’ve seen,” Duffy said. “She has the green light to shoot that three and as we get farther into season too, we’re going to see her playmak-

The Golden Eagles continued their momentum in the second half, opening up on a 7-0 run to push the lead to double digits at 41-29 forcing Fighting Irish head coach Mike Brey to call a timeout. ing abilities where she can get to the basket as well and make other people better.”

Before Hare, Duffy acquired graduate student guard Karissa McLaughlin in the transfer portal to help with 3-point shooting.

She graduated this year, leaving Marquette without the Fort Wayne, Indiana native or her scoring capacity.

In 34 games for the Golden Eagles last season, McLaughlin made 87 of the team’s 120 3-pointers and shot 41.6% from deep on the year. The secondhighest teammate was senior guard Jordan King who had 19 triples on 57 attempts, a number she matched 10 games into this season during Marquette’s game against Loyola Chicago Sunday.

In Big East play, McLaughlin recorded 52 of Marquette’s 71 threes and averaged 45.2% from deep.

“Losing Karissa (McLaughlin), obviously, there’s a huge void in what she brought to us last year with her capability to take over a game,” Komara said. “She wasn’t just a good shooter, but she did a really good job of

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Ighodaro impacted the scoring sheet all around as he finished with a career-high 18 rebounds, reading the defense to be able to get her shot off.”

Without McLaughlin, Komara said Marquette had to find a way to get their players to improve from deep.

“With her graduating, it was a void that we knew we needed to fill. And not just from the freshman class or transfers,” Komara said. “Jordan King, Rose Nkumu, with Liza Karlen being able to step out (and) Chloe Marotta. Even a percentage or two better for each one of those guys would really help us from the outside.”

Along with their higher 3-point shooting percentage, the Golden Eagles have spread out their offense from beyond the arc.

Every player who’s attempted a 3-pointer this season has made one. Leading the way has been Hare and King with 19. They’re the only players on the team with 15 or more makes from range.

“That’s huge for us as a group to be able to rely on each other for that inside-out game and not just rely on one person to space the court for us,” Karlen said. “That’s been huge on our offense because now it pulls all the de-

“When you’re focused, it’s amazing how that turnover number works,” Smart said to True and Smith. “And our guys were fenders out. It doesn’t just make the defense worry about one person shooting threes, they have to be concerned about a lot of us.”

The Golden Eagles (8-3) begin Big East competition Friday against Creighton.

SHOOTING: King hitting 45% of deep ball shots

as it took her 10 games to drain a 3-pointer last season compared to the two quarters it took her this season.

In addition to the people with five 3-pointers, five players are shooting over 30% from deep and King is shooting 45.5%.

“They’re (Marquette players) taking more of those shots because they’re confident and the offense lends itself to those opportunities,” Komara said. “They’ve worked really hard on their outside game, through the course of the summer (and) through the preseason. Now, they’re having opportunities to showcase what they work so hard on.”

During the offseason, Karlen and her teammates worked on shooting repeatedly.

“In the summer, I, with a lot of my teammates, did this specific shooting drill every single day, and we would record our numbers on it,” Karlen said. “All of us really locked in on getting our shots up, specifically the three ball.”

The work Karlen did over the summer helped her shooting a lot

“Liza (Karlen), in the year and a half that I’ve been here, has been one of the most improved players that we have on our roster,” Komara said. “Watching how far she’s developed in the year and a half I’ve been here and (seeing) her confidence grow, and to know that her head coach has confidence in her, that has not just expanded her threepoint shooting ability, but her overall game.”

Komara said that during conference play, the other 10 Big East teams know how Marquette plays in the paint, so the Golden Eagles need to rely on their players to shoot well from deep to score baskets as the season progresses.

“What we’re finding real quickly is that if you’re not going to have the confidence to shoot the ball, it really hurts us and disrupts in a way that we’re going to have to make you a better shooter,” Komara said.

Photo courtesy of Marquette Athletics Guard Kam Jones (1) scored a game-high 25 points in the win.

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Road Win

No luck needed for Smart’s squad against the Irish

By John Leuzzi john.leuzzi@marquette.edu

It might have taken 34 days into the season but the Marquette men’s basketball team secured its first true road win Sunday afternoon in its non-conference finale against Notre Dame.

Behind a strong second-half performance from sophomore guard Kam Jones and a silent but deadly double-double from junior forward Oso Ighodaro, the Golden Eagles took down the Fighting Irish 79-64 at Purcell Pavilion.

Photo by Alex DeBuhr alexander.debuhr@marquette.edu

with that, there were five firstyear players joining the team.

By Ben Schultz benjamin.a.schultz@marquette.edu

It was a historic season for the Marquette women’s volleyball team.

Marquette came into the season without some familiar faces as Hope Werch, Taylor Wolf, Savannah Rennie, Katie Schoessow, Claire Mosher, Kaitlyn Lines and Ellie Koontz had all graduated. They lost four starters out of those seniors and the Big East Player of the Year in Wolf.

In the transfer portal, Marquette brought in junior outside hitter Aubrey Hamilton and sophomore setter Yadhira Anchante, both of which were starters from day one. To go along

The Golden Eagles went 29-4 overall on the year, which is the most wins they’ve had in a season since 1986 as a Division I team. Of those 29 wins, 18 came Liza Karlen reversed the ball back to senior guard Jordan King instead of shooting a 3-pointer.

Golden Eagles look to better 3-point shooting in conference play

On a chilly fall day, as the leaves blew and the wind whistled outside the Al McGuire Center, Marquette head coach Megan Duffy was inside running practice. Duffy blew her whistle to stop a play after junior forward

“Coach Duffy will stop it (the play) and she’ll blow the whistle on practice and say ‘You have to shoot those,’” assistant coach Kelly Komara said. “When your head coach is pouring that much confidence in you to stop in the middle of the play and say ‘Hey, you got to shoot,’ that confidence then appears in the game.”

In her four years at the helm of the Golden Eagles team,

Marquette opened its season against then-No. 11 Kentucky on the road and got the upset.

Hamilton had 18 kills, seven digs and two total blocks in her first match as a Golden Eagle.

Marquette head coach Ryan Theis saw she was capable right away.

“I don’t know if we’ve had a physical left side blocker like her,” Theis said to the Marquette Wire in September.

Hamilton ultimately finished the year leading Marquette in

kills per set with 3.45 and found herself on the All-Big East Team.

After defeating upsetting Kentucky and sweeping Ohio, Marquette jumped into the AVCA rankings where they’d be for the rest of the season. Marquette would be ranked as low as No. 24 and as high as No. 14.

The Golden Eagles’ first loss of the season was against then-No. 6 Wisconsin on the road. Marquette lost the opening set in the match before winning the second and starting the third set hot before a 13-3 run for Wisconsin took the

“Thought today was one of our better games from a consistency standpoint,” head coach Shaka Smart told ESPN Milwaukee broadcasters Steve “The Homer” True and Tony Smith in a post-game radio interview. “We played two halves really hard. We were connected, our guys stayed together, we didn’t get out of sorts. But at the same time, there’s a lot of growth even from this game.”

“There’s a lot of things we can do better communicating. But, this is the type of team that we can be steely-minded going on the road and understanding you’re playing a veteran team and this is what we have to do

Duffy has instilled a culture that emphasizes shooting the ball without hesitation.

“If the ball is moving and we’re changing sides of the floor, we have a lot of players who can have that green light to shoot it,” Duffy said. “As a staff, we want to give our players, regardless of position, confidence to shoot that basketball.”

Through the first 10 games this season, the Golden Eagles are 60for-182 from beyond the arc,

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