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Climate study results reveal lack of support
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Survey results announced University to react with concrete steps to increase inclusion By Maredithe Meyer and Kathleen Baert
maredithe.meyer@marquette.edu kathleen.baert@marquette.edu
The results of February’s campus climate survey were released this week and the university is in the process of deciding its action plan. Survey takers were undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty, staff and administrators. 4,293 of them took it, resulting in a 31 percent response rate. Marquette needed responses from 30 percent of campus to accurately collect data and generalize results for the university climate study. Susan Rankin, the study’s consultant, said the response rate is excellent compared to other surveys she conducted this year. The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee had an 8 percent response rate during the 2010-’11 school year, the lowest response rate she ever received. Rankin worked with a committee to conduct the study throughout 18 months. Town hall meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday were held to present the study’s results to the
Marquette community. “Campus climate influences student learning,” Rankin said. “If learning is our reason for existence in higher education, then we should be concerned about climate.” Eleven undocumented residents took the survey, making up 0.3 percent of all respondents. Rankin said it’s important to realize that undocumented students are on campus, and administrators need to provide for them. The survey contained 99 qualitative and quantitative items measuring campus perception of overall comfort level, work life, academic success and sexual assault. The survey measures undergraduate academic success and intent to pursue education. According to the results, female undergraduate students perceived higher academic success than their male counterparts. White students perceived higher academic success than any other race and heterosexual students perceived higher academic success than LGBT students. Faculty reported an overall positive work life attitude. Eighty-seven percent reported that their supervisors are supportive of work flexibility. Eighty-one percent reported that Marquette provides employee resources to help balance work life issues. Seventyeight percent reported believing
SOF process changes, allows applications every Tuesday at 7 By Sophia Boyd
sophia.boyd@marquette.edu
Photo by Ben Erickson/benjamin.a.erickson@marquette.edu
Susan Rankin speaks to an assembly of staff, students and faculty.
that the parental leave policy was consistently applied across all faculty members. However, Marquette has policies in place which give supervisors flexibility with allowing employees time off. Rankin said this policy contributes to a
negative staff climate because it causes perceptions of inequality, even if none were intended. Nineteen percent of respondents reported experiencing exclusion, intimidation, offensive See Climate, Page 3
Alumnus to welcome pope in DC
Aaron Ledesma, a 2014 Marquette alumnus and author of “The Gay Catholic” blog, received an invitation to welcome Pope Francis to the
White House alongside President Barack Obama Sept. 23. A White House correspondent called Ledesma on Aug. 13 and offered him the opportunity to hear the pope speak in person. This happened after Ledesma sent the White House a note sharing his life story and thoughts on the papal visit. “I started crying,” Ledesma said. “I was speechless. I was just shocked that someone even called me.” University President Michael Lovell will also be at the White
House for the pope’s welcoming ceremony. Ledesma’s blog documents his return to the Catholic Church as a gay man. He was introduced to the blogging platform Medium by his friend and mentor Tim Cigelske, Marquette’s director of social media. Ledesma said he uses the website as a journal for his faith. “I didn’t expect people to read it,” Ledesma said. “I remember the day I created it, I had just spent a few days going back and forth with my mom
about whether or not I should create a blog about this.” After being invited to the White House, Ledesma said his blog shifted from a personal journal about his faith and sexuality to a platform for him to discuss what it means to be gay and Catholic. “People are wanting to hear things like this,” Ledesma said. “I think everyone is ready to learn more about what it means to be gay and not just what it
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Member of Sigma Phi Epsilon seeing Obama, pope in DC By Laura Litwin
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Hockey aims for Nationals
The team begins its season with a doubleheader against DePaul.
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Comic book enthusiast
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MURPHY: Students are tired of buying expensive oline access codes.
MU professors implements curriculum for Wisconsin high schools.
Marquette Student Government Financial Vice President Ted Eberle announced the 2015 MUSG was overbudget by $20,000 at the first senate meeting Sept. 14. Last year’s budget committee was set at $475,850 in consideration of expenses and revenue. Eberle explained most of the $20,000 went to Student Organization Funding and was not compensated from the expected revenue. Eberle was asked to discuss more about the budget, but replied in an email that he preferred to wait until all information was finalized. The majority of revenue for the budget comes from the $30 student semester activity fee that is taken out of tuition each year. Past revenue budgets received money from other sources such as Senior Week and Varsity movies. Changes were made so MUSG did not receive that money this past year. This year, SOF is changing its application process. MUSG Vice President Aliya Manjee said SOF will still hold two bulk funding periods in fall and spring semester. In addition, MUSG will begin spot funding this year, where MUSG will accept applications every Tuesday at 7 p.m. This change was administered last semester after an evaluation from the Lean Six Sigma program. “The conclusion that (the evaluation) came to is that (SOF) could be more effective if we did this spot funding
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Online access code crock
Computer science grant
A Q-and-A with a philosophy professor who owns 1,000 comic books.
2015 MUSG over budget, reserve fund to be used
“Loose Lips Sink Ships”
A generation of babies
Helfaer’s first musical of the season celebrates women of World War II.
COMSTOCK: Younger generations love engaging in offensive media.
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Climate: Exclusion more common than other bullying
The Marquette Wire EDITORIAL Executive Director Andrew Dawson Managing Editors of Marquette Tribune Matt Kulling & Andrew Dawson Managing Editor of Marquette Journal Matt Kulling NEWS News Editor Natalie Wickman Projects Editor Benjamin Lockwood Assistant Editors Nicki Perry, Kathleen Baert, Julia Pagliarulo General Assignment Reporters Dana Warren, Sophia Boyd, Gary Leverton, Jennifer Walter, McKenna Oxenden, Meredithe Meyer, Brittany Carloni, Laura Litwin, Thomas Salinas Patrick Thomas, Devi Shastri MARQUEE Marquee Editor Stephanie Harte Assistant Editors Hannah Byron, Eva Schons Rodrigues Reporters Lily Stanicek, Alexandra Atsalis, Paige Lloyd, Rachel Kubik, Sarah Schlaefke, Thomas Southall, Dennis Tracy, Casey Beronilla OPINIONS Opinions Editor Caroline Horswill Assistant Editor Michael Cummings Columnists Ryan Murphy, Caroline Comstock, Jack Hannan, Morgan Hughes SPORTS Sports Editor Dan Reiner Assistant Editors Jack Goods, Peter Fiorentino Reporters Jamey Schilling, Andrew Goldstein, Robby Cowles, Ryan Patterson, John Hand
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Results of the survey show student satisfaction, staff work-life balance, feelings on inclusion and student and staff harassment.
and/or hostile conduct on cam- indifference or with various pus. Rankin said this compares types of bias,” said William to 20-25 percent of respondents Welburn, associate provost for who experienced hostility in diversity and inclusion. similar reports at other schools. According to the survey, four Of those experiencing that percent of respondents reported conduct, the top three types experiencing unwanted sexual were feeling disrespected, ig- contact at Marquette. More nored/excluded or isolated/ women than men reported this. left out. Rankin said this is When analyzing that number, unusual compared to other Rankin warned against comuniversities she studied. paring it to national statistics “All these subtle kinds of out of context. things are unique to Marquette,” “There is no national way Rankin said. “Those are usu- of identifying sexual assault,” ally derogatory comments or Rankin said. “Definitions are things you can see or observe very different about the way more often.” we get those The data also numbers.” shows that 81 The report percent of stualso noted that, dents were of the 186 resatisfied with spondents who their academic reported obexperience. serving sexual “We have stuassault, 36 dents who come percent reportto Marquette, ened that they joy the academic did nothing experiences, about it. still want to get Marquette is the degree but planning three have struggles steps for imAliya Manjee proving camin Marquette’s MUSG Vice President environment pus, based on because of the the climate way the community has treat- study’s results. The univered them, perhaps either with sity is hoping to have them
Be an ally. And yeah, that can be scary, but then you are an ally to that person who may have felt like they were isolated in that situation.”
Corrections Sept. 10’s “Engineering professors greatly aided by grant for water research” story incorrectly stated that the professors received the grant in May. It should have said they received the grant in March.
Sept. 10’s infographic on degrees awarded for the last academic year incorrectly stated that the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department graduated three students. The overall number of undergraduate students awarded an electrical and computer engineering degree totaled 52. The Tribune regrets these errors.
finalized by fall 2016. “It would be very nice if in 2016, following what (Rankin) told us, we have these three things we said we’re going to get done,” Welburn said. “We should see the light at the end of the tunnel at this time next year.” Marquette Student Government is working for positive change on campus with a number of diversity initiatives. Those include a privilege walk, which will highlight students’ hidden realities. MUSG Vice President Aliya Manjee, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences, said another diversity initiatives is an attempt to stop student-to-student bullying. The survey found that, for those who reported observing harassment, 31 percent experienced it in a public space. Manjee said MUSG is working on a project called Take Back the Yak, which will have students on Yik Yak post and up-vote positive messages, while down-voting negative or insulting posts. Although the university and MUSG are planning initiatives around campus, Manjee said one of the best ways to positively affect Marquette is for students to stick
MUPD Reports Sept. 9 At 12:41 a.m., a student acted in a disorderly manner in Abbottsford Hall. Sept.10 At 11:30 p.m., a student reported that two unknown subjects removed his property and struck his face with a closed fist in the 800 block of N. 14th St. causing minor injury. Estimated loss is $510. Sept. 11 Between 8:15 p.m. and 8:44 p.m., a person not affiliated with Marquette acted in a disorderly manner toward another person not affiliated with Marquette in the 1400 block of W. Wells St. and was taken into custody by MUPD. MUPD transported the subject to the Milwaukee County Justice Facility.
Sept. 12 At 10:38 p.m., unknown person(s) vandalized university property in McCormick Hall. Estimated damage unknown at this time. At 10:04 a.m., a person not affiliated with Marquette removed property from a business in the 1600 block of W. Wisconsin Ave. MUPD located the subject and took him into custody. The property was recovered. The subject was cited by MUPD and released. Sept. 13 At 3:37 a.m., an unidentified subject removed property estimated at $212 from a business in the 1600 block of W. Wells St. and fled the scene.
All these s u b t l e kinds of things are unique to Marquette. Those are usually derogatory comments or things you can see or observe more often.”
Susan Rankin, Climate Study Consultant
up for one another. “Recognize that everyone comes from a different background,” Manjee said. “I think that that’s one of the main reasons why these students feel excluded, because they are afraid to be who they are.” Manjee urged students to practice bystander intervention and call out harassment or discriminatory actions they observe. “Be an ally,” Manjee said. “And yeah, that can be scary, but then you are an ally to that person who may have felt like they were isolated in that situation.”
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Events Calendar SEPTEMBER 2015
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Thursday 17 “The Untold Story of Emmet Till” documentary screening, UW-Milwaukee Sandburg Hall Green Room, 3400 N. Maryland Ave., 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. MarquetteX, Weasler Auditorium, 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Saturday 19 Brigg’s and Al’s Run & Walk for Children’s Hospital, 12th St. and Wisconsin Ave., 10:30 a.m.
Late Night Marquette: Mind. Body. Soul., Marquette Place, 9 p.m. to midnight
Sunday 20
Milwaukee Art Museum Van Gogh trip, Milwaukee Art Museum, 12 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Monday 21 Tom Weiss: “Humanitarian Intervention and Business: A Tale of Ethical Quandries,” Raynor Beaumier Suite BC, 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday 22 Colleges Against Cancer blood drive, AMU Room 157, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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High schools receive computer science classes Grant gives professor opportunity to train high school teachers By Jennifer Walter
jennifer.walter@marquette.edu
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Dennis Brylow (left) and Marta Mageira (right) are implementing a program to train Wisconsin high school teachers on how to teach computer science.
teachers are eligible, a six-module course is brought to their school for students to learn. Currently, the course has been launched in 18 school districts throughout the country. Six hundred to 800 students have participated. Marta Mageira, assistant professor of mathematics, statistics and computer science, and project contributor at Marquette, sees the project as a positive way to influence women and minorities about the importance of computer science while they are in high school.
“The change has to start in high school in helping students to think about what computer science as a discipline is,” Mageira said. “It’s narrowly defined, but it’s not only about being able to use computers.” Mageira believes learning computer science teaches students a new mindset and a new way of problem-solving, instead of just learning how to be computer literate. Brylow said a challenge to implementing computer science curriculum is the school and district decision makers not
understanding what computer science courses entail. “High school principals and guidance counselors know that there’s a difference between driving a car and changing the oil in a car and being a professional racetrack driver or being an automotive engineer,” Brylow said. “In computing, these things are all mushed together in people’s minds.” Brylow identified different categories of computer science curriculum. He said there are differences in typing, programming, applica-
Wisconsin survey raises questions Questionaire’s ability to analyze state perception examined By Gary Leverton
gary.leverton@marquette.edu
A recent survey conducted by the Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce about perceptions people have of Wisconsin has sparked some debate on
whether the survey will be able to gather useful data. Robert Griffin, a professor in the College of Communication, and Jamshid Hosseini, associate professor of management, both have survey expertise, said the survey lacked key tools in gathering quality information. “It didn’t lend itself to quantitative analysis,” Hosseini said. “(It) didn’t ask for level of education (or) income. This makes it difficult to figure out who the respondents are.”
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The survey, called “Wisconsin state of mind: A national perception survey,” is part of The Future Wisconsin Project by WMC. The purpose of the survey is to figure out what people around the country truly think about Wisconsin. “Getting people’s perceptions of the state of Wisconsin is a worthwhile endeavor so that efforts can be made to attract new residents, students, businesses and tourists,” Griffin said. “Unfortunately, the kind of survey they are conducting will most likely yield misleading information.” Hosseini said if the survey incorporated more Likert scale questions, the team behind the survey would have gathered more accurate data. The Likert scale is a 5-point scale that gives the respondent a range of interest from strongly agree to strongly disagree. Hosseini said the scale is used to gather quantitative analysis because it compiles a rating scale for every response. Yes and no or word association questions only allow for limited answers making it more difficult to track. “The questionnaire itself is okay,” Hosseini said. “But a researcher wouldn’t be able to deeply analyze the data.” Hosseini said the survey lacked the ability to give useful information to policy makers because it didn’t allow respondents to answer questions about what they didn’t like about Wisconsin. “What does Wisconsin need to do to make it more
attractive?” said Hosseini. “Or what kind of changes are you looking for?” Griffin said he had an issue with the lack of probability sampling in the survey. “The biggest problem is the lack of probability sampling because you can’t trust that the people who have answered this questionnaire represent the general public,” Griffin said. “Biases can occur.” Griffin said although the survey is effective in that it is quick and simple, it lacks the ability to make a scientific analysis. “The gold standard for surveys is to use a technique such as random sampling to proactively select some people from the larger population - let’s say the city, state or entire county to answer the questions posed in the questionnaire,” Griffin said in an email. “The is the basis of a ‘scientific survey.’” Griffin said the survey doesn’t allow respondents to skip questions, which forces people to answer questions that they don’t have answers to. This doesn’t allow the team conducting the survey to learn about what people don’t know about Wisconsin. “I want to emphasize that the folks sponsoring and doing the survey seem to have the very best intentions, but my concern is that the data this survey would yield would not really work very well for them, and would probably be misleading,” Griffin said in an email.
tion designing and classes on how to use a computer. Brylow said parents have reacted positively to the project. Marquette students helped with almost every aspect of this project. They recruited teachers, designed alternative solutions and adapted to the needs of Wisconsin school districts. The final module of the student course includes building a robot, even though many cannot afford the materials. To adapt, Marquette students developed a replacement sixth module that costs a tenth of the robot’s cost.
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Marquette received a $1 million three-year grant from the National Science Foundation in 2013 to promote computer science courses in Wisconsin high schools. Working with other organizations, the grant is meant to reverse the downward trend of eligible computer science teachers in Wisconsin. Dennis Brylow is an associate professor of mathematics, statistics and computer science. He said in Wisconsin, the numbers are drastic; less than 7 percent of all Wisconsin high schools offer computer science courses. “Computer science is about students being able to produce new technology and not just be savvy users of existing technology,” Brylow said. Through this project, he aims to double the amount of high school computer science teachers in the state. Brylow said six of the 10 largest public schools in Milwaukee now have the program. To do this, the University of California - Los Angeles, created a curriculum to train Wisconsin teachers. The course, called Exploring Computer Science, is taught to teachers over the summer. Once the
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Know your rights: room privacy under MUPD marijuana in the hallway, they would just call DPS and have them take care of it. “RAs didn’t deal with drugs at all,” Osborne said. Elias Magallanes, a RA in Schroeder Hall and senior in the College of Engineering, called the new procedure “pretty gray.” “It’s new to all of us, we are still trying to figure out exactly how to do it,” Magallanes said. “Now we actually have to knock, and if we smell it, we get the hall director and wait for MUPD … it’s more of a process.” Mary Janz, executive director of housing and residence life, said that there are several occasions a residence assistant or hall director can enter a student’s room. These include repairs and inspections, imminent hazard to person or property, or a violation of public law or university policy. “RAs and residence hall directors always have the option of asking or looking for evidence,” Janz said. Kranz said the police department is not trying to be “sneaky” about getting around student’s rights and cannot provide help to a RA who may be searching a student’s room. “We can’t take an RA and tell them where to look,” Kranz said. “There can’t be a cop staring into a room while an RA is looking through it.” The MUPD captain said since the formation of the police department, they have not had to use a search warrant to enter any student’s residence. “It’s been pretty smooth sailing- it shouldn’t be an issue,” Kranz said. “We got a good group of students, and there hasn’t been a lot of conflict.”
Search warrants needed for MUPD to enter resident’s rooms By Patrick Thomas
patrick.thomas@marquette.edu
With the newly-implemented Marquette Police Department, students are rightfully concerned about how they could be affected. Hearsay, rumors and conjecture abound regarding MUPD; not least among them being whether the department can enter a student’s dorm room without their consent. The Wire decided to investigate. In the past, when a student would sign a housing contract to move into a residence hall they would agree to have their room subject to search by the Department of Public Safety. This is no longer the case. The transition to a police force means that MUPD must abide by the same constitutional rules that prohibit illegal search and seizure as any other police department would. Marquette police must obtain a search warrant before they can enter a resident’s dorm room. “Students can’t sign away their constitutional rights,” MUPD Captain Jeff Kranz said. “We can still enter a residence hall, but when it comes to entering a private area, like a resident’s room, we can’t without a warrant.” Matt Osborne, a former residence assistant in Abbottsford Hall and a junior in the College of Health Sciences, said that last year if a RA smelled something suspicious like
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Pope: After coming out via email, former student received support means to be gay, but what it means to be gay and Catholic.” Ledesma joined the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity while at Marquette. He now works at the organization’s national headquarters in Rich-
mond, Virginia, as a communications manager. After coming out to his chapter brothers via email, Ledesma received supportive texts and phone calls of encouragement.
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“I honestly don’t think I would have come out when I did if it wasn’t for my fraternity brothers,” Ledesma said. Michael Welch, a senior in the College of Communication and Sigma Phi Epsilon’s current president, knew about the fraternity’s reaction to Aaron’s email. “Coming out was a big step for Aaron, and I know that he was very nervous to do it,” Welch said in an email. “It’s incredibly important for someone to be comfortable and confident, and I think the fraternity played a big role in this respect for Aaron and many of our brothers.” Brian Stumph, a junior in the College of Engineering and member of Sigma Phi Epsilon, said brotherly love is one of the fraternity’s core values. “Aaron told me about how much confidence and strength he received from our brotherly love towards him, and I really believe this assurance he received from Sig Ep has helped him become the confident and successful man he is today,” Stumph said in a message. While at Marquette, Ledesma also attended Tuesday night Masses at the St. Joan of Arc Chapel. He said the experience impacted his time at the university and made him feel
Photo courtesy of Aaron Ledesma
Aaron Ledesma attended Tuesday night Masses while at Marquette.
supported. He said Marquette, among other things, inspired him to write the blog about his return to the Catholic faith. “Marquette changes your life - it changed my life,” Ledesma said. “It taught me how
to think freely, to ask myself important questions. Marquette made (coming out) easier for me because I felt safe.”
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Throwback: ‘80s service tucked-in students For $1 a room, club provided sense of home in Carpenter By Thomas Salinas
thomas.salinas@marquette.edu
This is the first in a series of stories celebrating the 100-year anniversary of The Marquette Tribune. At the end of the long day, doesn’t a professional tuck-in with milk and cookies sound good? According to a Marquette Tribune story from Nov. 20, 1981, Tower Hall, now called Carpenter Tower, used to have just that. Kathy Miller, a member of the tuck-in staff in 1981, described what the the tuck-in service did in the 1981 Tribune article. “We bring a storybook, milk and cookies,” Miller said. “The person gets into pajamas and we tuck them in.” A two-member team would go around to different rooms, bringing milk and cookies to students before they went to Photo via magazine.marquette.edu bed. The service also offered This photo, taken from a Tribune published Nov. 20, 1981, gives a glimpse into what some students experienced in Tower Hall 30 years ago. a bedtime storybook. The service cost just $1 per believe there were benefits. room, which paid for the milk and Tower Hall’s council sponsored this today.” Drew Gabaldon, Carpenter “There is no good scicookies. If the room was a triple the service and said it promoted or a double, hall spirit. According resident and sophomore in the ence that address this topic,” everyone to the old Tribune College of Business Administra- St. Aubin said in an email. Doug Whitney, another in the room story, a flyer that ad- tion, said he believes the service would be vertised the service is a good idea to meet people, resident of Carpenter and a tucked in. said it would “make but he is unsure how realistic sophomore in the College of Engineering, said he would Any extra all your dreams it would be today. “It’s a good thought because personally feel uncomfortable. money from pleasant.” “I’m not really an outgothe service Steven Peach, cur- who doesn’t want milk and cookwould go torent Carpenter Tower ies,” Gabaldon said. “I personally ing person,” Whitney said. ward a block hall director, said the just don’t sleep at the same time “So I would feel weird.” However, he said he party or service is no longer every day, so I wouldn’t invest.” Some people might wonder if could see some students semi-foravailable. Drew Gabaldon mal dance. “I don’t know how there are any mental benefits to enjoying the service. Sophomore, College of Business “Some students would benThe service Administration effective the service being tucked into bed. Ed de St. Aubin, the assistant efit and enjoy the company,” ran from was back in the day,” 10 p.m. to midnight Sunday Peach said. “But I don’t think stu- chair of Marquette’s psychol- Whitney said. “I think girls prob- Caption from an 1981 Tribune through Thursday. dents would pay for a service like ogy department, said he did not ably more than guys.” article about the tuck-in service
It’s a good thought because who doesn’t want milk and cookies.”
when it was offered in Carpenter.
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What to know if you lose you student ID card MUPD assists in returning lost IDs, $25 for replacements By Thomas Salinas
thomas.salinas@marquette.edu
Hundreds of students will lose their Marquette identification cards this semester. Carrie Peters, a Marquette Police Department Corporal, said she can only estimate how many lost IDs it receives. “I couldn’t say the exact amount,” Peters said. “But I know we receive hundreds of them each semester.”
In a story reported by the Wire last year about lost IDs, more than 1,040 IDs were misplaced or damaged in fall 2014. Rob Mullens, office supervisor of card services, said they replaced 2,197 IDs for all cardholders last fiscal year. They replaced 1,931 cards due to loss and 266 due to damage, Mullens said in an email. If a student loses his or her ID, Mullens said the best thing to do is to report it lost by contacting Union Station, the MUPD or online. Peters said students normally know who to contact when they lose their IDs and retrieve them before MUPD can contact them. Jeff Kranz, MUPD captain,
said MUPD tries and contact students as soon as possible. “When we find an ID it gets inventoried and then we make an effort to try and contact that owner of the ID,” Kranz said. Peters said the only reason this process could be delayed is if a higher priority incident takes place first. If no delay occurs, then students will receive an email about their lost ID. Eric Strandberg, a senior in the College of Education, has lost his ID twice. He said one of his IDs was stolen from his locker at the recreation center, but he still had to pay the $25 fee. “I tried to find it at first obviously,” Strandberg said.
“But I had no luck.” Strandberg said he thinks it is unfair the fee is that high. “I think it’s ridiculous that the repair fee is only $11, and to replace it is twice that much,” Strandberg said. Nina Byun, a junior in the College of Health Sciences said she believes there should be some leniency after losing your first ID. “It’s definitely inconvenient having to pay a fee,” Byun said. “I think you should get one free one but then pay a price if you lose multiple IDs.” Alex Kikos, a junior in the College of Engineering, expressed frustration because he had to wait a weekend to buy a
new card since Union Station is closed on weekends. “It was inconvenient because I couldn’t go to the rec,” Kikos said. “I also couldn’t swipe at the Annex when I work so I had to manually punch in my credentials.” Mullens said if students find a lost ID, they should turn it into the AMU information center or MUPD. Kranz said he would rather not see so many students lose their IDs, but they try their best to return them quickly. “Our ultimate goal is to reunite people with the property they are missing,” Kranz said.
Sign language classes full, learning silently Some students take for elective, some for speech path major By Gary Leverton
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In Marquette’s new class, talking is not the communication tool of choice. This is the first year that Introduction to Sign Language classes are being offered and students from multiple majors are enrolled in them. “We started with two sections this year and both filled up the first day,” said Linda Crowe, department chair of Speech Pathology and Audiology. Crowe said the enrollment rate is likely due to students’ general interest in sign
language, as well as benefits the class provides to their future careers. “I think students see it as advantageous,” Crowe said. “This class allows them to communicate with the deaf culture.” The university is not certain about the future of the class, which Crowe said counts as a language credit for Speech Pathology & Audiology majors only. Jean Verdaguer, a junior in the College of Health Sciences, said her professor makes the class more interesting. “We only had an interpreter for the syllabus,” Verdaguer said. “The rest of the class so far has been on our own. No talking, no whispering - just using gestures to communicate. It completely immersed us in the deaf culture.”
Verdaguer said the class allows her to understand the appropriate way to approach and communicate with a deaf person. Joe Tomaselli, a senior in the College of Business Administration, said he’s taking the class to fill a business elective. “I had already taken Spanish so I didn’t need to fill the language requirement,” Tomaselli said. “I really just took it to fill that elective.” Tomaselli is in the same section, and he said the class is different compared to his business classes. They’ve learned easy letters and shapes so far. “The first couple of classes we didn’t know any sign language so we have to show expression in our faces or point to things to explain what we meant,” Tomaselli said. “It is very
similar to silent acting.” Verdaguer said, even if she wasn’t a Speech Pathology major, she would still take the class. “It is different than other
languages,” Verdaguer said. “It is nothing like any other language you can take.”
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Q-and-A: Comic book enthusiast James South politically and socially, about comic books is that maybe they’re reflecting this cultural awareness that the legal system is somehow missing something, or is broken, or is focused more on punishment than prevention. You look at these comic books and there’s not a large gap between taking the law into your own hands and being a criminal… it’s just the intention behind it. But does the intention behind it make it right? That’s a very fundamental philosophical question.
Philosophy professor shares his love for comic books By Maredithe Meyer
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James South owns several thousand comic books. He is an associate professor of philosophy and associate dean for faculty in the College of Arts & Sciences but is also listed at Marquette as a comic book expert. The Wire sat down with South to learn the intricacies of the comic book world. Marquette Wire: How did you become interested in comic books? James South: It appeared rather late in life. I grew up reading the occasional comic book, but I wasn’t really obsessed with comic books as a kid or really interested in comic books. The only connection would have been the Batman TV series, which I really loved as a kid, a very young kid, and remembered fondly, but I hadn’t thought about comic books for many, many years. Some time around 2002 or 2003, I started writing about popular culture, television and movies. My wife was very interested in a particular comic book written by Kevin Smith, the famous movie director. He was doing a reboot of the Green Arrow comic book series that has since morphed into the TV series “Arrow.” So (my wife) was going to the comic book store to get new issues, and I would go in and just sort of look around. I started reading around a little bit and finding out that comic books today are not what they were in the 60s and I started reading a couple of titles, being careful diving in. I found some writers that I liked, started following their books and before I knew it, I had written two published papers on comic books. MW: Where are your works published? JS: One is in a volume called “Super Heroes and Philosophy,” published in 2005, and the other is in another volume called “Philosophy and the Interpretation of Popular Culture,” published in 2007. I have considered publishing other things on comic books, I just haven’t gotten around to it yet. MW: What makes you an expert in comic books? JS: Because I am an academic, when I got interested in something, I really get interested in it. I did a lot of research. I read a lot of secondary literature on comic books and how they work and how they function as a genre. Of course, the upsurge
MW: Is there a difference between comic books and graphic novels? JS: In a series like “Batman,” which is a comic book series, it tends to go from month to month for decades with different writers, different artists and there’s not an end to the story. There are people who started composing stories that had a beginning, middle and an end which is a much more novelistic aspect. Those are considered graphic novels. It is the artwork that is often really crucial for the impact of the book to work. MW: Have you written any comic books? JS: No, I have not. I am a philosopher, not a writer. I sometimes think I have ideas for them but I would need to find collaborators. I think there are always stories to be told with these characters once they are formed, but I would definitely need an artist because I can’t draw. Photo by Maredithe Meyer/maredithe.meyer@marquette.edu
James South shares some of his collection, which contains several thousand comic books.
in movies based on comic books keeps them in the forefront of my mind, too. I had read some Avengers comic books, but I am also a big Joss Whedon fan and when he started making the “Avengers” movies, that was an important jumping-off point. The reason I am listed as an expert is simply this wide familiarity with the history of comic books, how they play out today and the mechanics of the industry, the mechanics of the genre and what their social significance might be. MW: Who are your favorite comic book authors? JS: There is one writer in particular that I resonate with. Her name is Gail Simone and she’s written a variety of comic books. One of the essays I wrote was about her interpretation of a particular character in the Batman universe, Barbara Gordon, sometimes known as a Bat Girl or Oracle. The way in which she writes and the way in which female characters are empowered is something I find really impressive and her storytelling technique mixes humor with emotional drama and all the action you expect in
a comic book. I will read anything she writes. And then there are the classics, Alan Moore and Grant Morrison and Ed Brubaker and Darwin Cook, and there’s just a whole bunch of characters or artists that draw me in. MW: How do you make connections between philosophy and comic books? JS: Comic books are a genre in and of themselves. They’re not like movies, because they’re panel by panel and the reader has to fill in a lot to get the flow that you would get in a movie. But it’s also not a novel because it’s accompanied by graphics and the graphics are crucial to the storytelling technique. Aesthetically, as a genre, I think they are this intermediary between movies and novels. They are stories and we all love good stories. Stories are there to tell us lessons, to show us the stories of characters’ lives, to show their interpretations, to show their development and so I can apply my interest in philosophy to them. When I think about it socially, politically and philosophically, I ask, ‘Why do we think we need a
superhero to save us?’ What makes Superman an attractive character, because at some level, he’s kind of a fascist character? In some of the more recent Batman movies, we see these characters who take the law into their own hands. I think they’re just reflective of our culture, and part of being a good philosopher is understanding the culture in which we are working. An additional feature of comic books is that while they are written by adults and read by adults, they are also read by younger people. What kind of messaging is being brought into their stream of consciousness as they read about these superheroes who either take the law into their own hands or work within the law or form groups that have these tensions? MW: Do you think those lessons are harmful? JS: I think they might be. The idea of working outside the law is always problematic. Are these people really superheroes or are they vigilantes? Are they correcting something? One of the things that I think is really interesting,
MW: If you could be one comic book character, who would you be? JS: There is a graphic novel about a character named Scott Pilgrim, written by Brian O’Malley. If I could be any character, that’s who I’d be. Someone who is coming to an awareness of what they want to do with their life. That is the essence of philosophy, how to take your experience and unify it and find a purpose in life and by saving the world, save yourself. Plus, that’s a great name, Scott Pilgrim. MW: Where is your favorite place to buy your comics? JS: When I started my interest in 2002-’03, you had to go to comic book stores. Now you can walk into Barnes & Noble and they have big sections on these things. But I am fond of Lost World of Wonders in West Allis in part because they have a store cat, and they are a locally-owned business and I like supporting locally-owned businesses. Sometimes you have to order them online because with independent comic books, the distribution is very difficult. You can also buy comic books at comic book conventions that happen around the country.
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MUSG: Club sports often over-allocated process,” Manjee said. She added that funds will be available to students throughout the year and the process will be easier for student organizations. Last year’s budget committee set this year’s SOF budget at $5,000 for club sports and non-club sports. Manjee said funds for club sports are usually over-allocated due to higher expenses such as traveling. She said that she expects the sum of application requests to be more than $5,000.
“It’s not like we’re 100 percent in crisis mode,” Manjee said. “But it’s just something that we have to obviously keep our eye on and keep track of on the spending, especially with SOF spot funding.” Manjee said she is intrigued to hear what Eberle has to say since the amount in the reserve fund remains unknown. “Funding will still continue regardless of how our budget looks like,” said Emily Gorz, MUSG communications
vice president. At the meeting, Eberle explained the reserve fund will compensate for last year’s over-spending. “The reserve fund comes from students who apply for money, get their money and don’t go through the reimbursement process,” Manjee said. She confirmed its purpose is for situations like over-spending. A layout of the 2016 fiscal year budget which started on July 1, is available online.
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Society members learn international issues Alexander Hamilton Society teaches politics By Jennifer Walter
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Up and running for the past two years, the Alexander Hamilton Society offers a discussion-based experience to students interested in politics and foreign affairs. The organization is a national society that has chapters on about 50 college campuses throughout the country. Grant Baker, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences, serves as president of
Marquette’s AHS chapter. “A lot of people, when you ask them about politics, will tell (you) all about different domestic issues but they don’t really know what’s going on in the world,” Baker said. The organization aims to educate students about issues outside of the United States. At meetings, guest speakers discuss topics that pertain to foreign affairs. They elaborate on topics in a discussion panel, followed by a question and answer session with the students. “Each event is kind of like a crash course,” Baker said. “You learn a lot.” The discussion material is specific and tackles current issues, such as the growing tension
between Russia and Ukraine. The organization plans to have its first event about China this October, to discuss its advances and aggression toward other countries in the world. In addition to campus meetings, AHS students are invited to other larger events throughout the year. Baker received various opportunities to interact with some of the most powerful policymakers in the nation. At a convention in California, he met the head of the National Security Agency, various former Secretaries of Defense and the head of the FBI. “It lets you have a real connection with what’s actually going on in international affairs and politics,” he said. “It’s not
just something you’re reading out of a textbook anymore.” While many of the students involved in the society are economics or political science majors, anyone is encouraged to join. Due to the dense nature of discussion, the society offers a chance for students to learn about important topics without dedicating too much time. “Students who are interested in some of the most important issues of contemporary public policy-and have an open mind to hear a variety of points of viewwill find the AHS an excellent way to learn about and engage with these issues on campus,” said Paul Nolette, AHS’ faculty adviser, in an email. Baker said the society offers
a clear path to follow the Jesuit tradition of improving one’s self. By becoming informed through discussion, he said the average student can broaden their horizons in a political nature-valuable for writing a paper in history class or voting in the next presidential election. “The long-term goal of the AHS is to promote constructive debate and discourse concerning basic principles and contemporary issues in foreign, economic and national security policy,” Nolette said in an email. The society has an open-house date tentatively set for Sept. 22 in the Alumni Memorial Union.
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The Alexander Hamilton Society educates students through guest speakers and discussion panels. Focuses include international affairs and politics.
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Helfaer musical honors the women of World War II By Hannah Byron
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Helfaer Theatre raises its curtains for “Loose Lips Sink Ships,” the first show of the theatrical season, running Sept. 24-27. With a year-long theme focused on stories of strong women, this musical is the perfect show to begin the year. Set in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, the musical celebrates and pays tribute to the strength and determination of the women of World War II, who replaced their fathers, sons, brothers and husbands in the workforce when they left to fight abroad. Based on real events, the production features the stories of Anne and Roxie, who become welders at the Leatham D. Smith shipyard. Together, they overcome the fear of loss, find love and prove that women, as Rosie the Riveter famously said, “Can do it” and anything they set their minds to. One of the riveters in the production is Roxie, a strong and assertive young woman, played by College of Communication sophomore Chloe Hurckes. “Roxie is definitely not a tomboy, but she isn’t a ‘girly girl’ either. She’s right with the guys, playing poker with them.” Hurckes said. Despite the fact that Anne already has her life planned out and dreams of starting a family, Roxie encourages her to work in the shipyard. “I admire that Roxie is not
afraid to stand out or stand up for what she believes in,” Hurckes said. “She doesn’t really care what other people think about her. She is very strong-willed.” Acting alongside Hurckes is Michael Nicholas, a sophomore in the College of Communication, who plays the intelligent, but socially awkward Marty McCabe. Although McCabe cannot fight, he is still committed to the war effort. What McCabe lacks in social skills, he makes up for in his knowledge of blueprints and machinery. “The audience gets to see a big change in Marty’s character from this nerdy blueprint guy to being the head of the shipyard who runs everything,” Nicholas said. “I actually like that about him, that he steps up and takes charge.” For most people today, integrating women into the workplace isn’t really shocking. However, for the men and women of the 1940s, the idea of women welding and building warships was not only unheard of, it was revolutionary. An example of this is that Nicholas’ character keeps a book in his office titled “How to Deal with Women in the Workplace.” “It’s exciting for us girls to finally have a chance to demonstrate, not just girls at Marquette Theatre, but that [all] girls have power, especially now with all the debates about feminism and anti-feminism going on right now,” Hurckes said. “I feel like there’s no better time to [address it].” Back for her second show is director and 1990 Marquette alumna Di Alioto, who directed “Lily’s Purple Plastic Purse”
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Chloe Hurckes stars as Roxie in Marquette theatre’s first production of the season, “Loose Lips Sink Ships”
in 2013. Alioto said she was excited to work on another Marquette production. “My license plate says ‘We Are’ because I love Marquette,” Alioto said. “Just walking through those halls brings back such great memories.” She also praised the students for their dedication, discipline and trust. “These guys are just such hard workers and it’s a joy to be there,” Alioto said. Nicholas said the musical is funny and entertaining, but emphasized the historical and educational significance of the story. “It’s not only important to learn about one certain shipyard during World War II, but [audiences] get to learn about the generation their grandparents grew up in,” Nicholas said. “And not just in Germany and Europe, but close to home where you wouldn’t expect something to be with the war effort.” In addition to working with Alioto, students got to work with James Kaplan, the composer of the music for the show, as their musical director. “Loose Lips Sink Ships” is Kaplan’s first production with Marquette Theatre, and said Marquette is the first university to perform the musical. “I love working with students,” Kaplan said. “This (show) is about people who are going off to war, women who worked in shipyards after the men go off to war, so they’re all about this age, so it’s really well suited (to) a group of kids.” With the story taking place during the 1940s, Kaplan said the jazz and swing musical style
of that era opened numerous possibilities, which he said doesn’t usually get to work with at his other job at Northern Sky Theatre, where his focus is mostly on folk and guitar-based melodies. “If we had an unlimited budget, we would have a big band playing,” Kaplan said. “It was fun for me to not have to write in the folk style and kinda open it up for different things.” Not everyone enjoys musicals, and could argue this story doesn’t need singing or dance routines, but Kaplan feels the musical component enhances the storytelling, and relates the story to a time in cinematic history when musical numbers were popular and incorporated in most films. “Music, particularly in theater, is a way to communicate things in various ways other than dialogue,” Kaplan said. “It’s not always easy for someone to say they love someone, and so there’s lots of songs in musical history that try to say that. You can explore feelings in a more roundabout way, which is what a lot of people do in real life through music.” According to Kaplan, his favorite song in the production is “Read Between the Lines,” a musical number about the exchange of letters to and from loved ones at home and overseas. Authentic letters were used to inspire the lyrics and the melody. “That’s when it really hit me about the importance of these letters. It was so much different than it is today. Everything was so slow and deliberate then, so these letters are so full of passion and longing,” Kaplan
said. “Some of them are really heartfelt and some are just business. I just find it really moving to see how everyone’s lives were happening and how they communicated them at that time.” Like any classic musical, there will be dancing. Given the setting of the play, swing, theatrical dance and of course tap will be incorporated. Amy Brinkmam-Sustache, the show’s choreographer, designed and taught the dance routines. Her favorite routines include “S.O.S.” and “That’s It,” which feature the male characters in the musical. “I guess I’m drawn more to the male numbers because I work predominantly with females,” Brinkmam-Sustache said. “I love the challenge of working with men, especially men who don’t dance, and it’s exciting to see them all of a sudden dance.” “Loose Lips Sinks Ships” celebrates all of the “Rosies” out there who made a difference in the war effort and took a step in the gender equality movement. They proved that women are strong, hardworking and capable during a time of struggle and uncertainty. It is their strength and perseverance that continues to inspire. “It’s so much more than just a play, it really is,” Alioto said. “Throughout history it’s always men who have the power,” Nicholas said. “But the ladies really show that they do have the power to step up and do a ‘man’s job.’ It’s the whole Rosie the Riveter thing, ‘We can do it.’ That’s something I really like and enjoyed watching.”
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Online streaming saves ‘The Mindy Project’ Fourth season of comedy to be distributed on Hulu By Lily Stanicek
lily.stanicek@marquette.edu
Mindy Kaling’s darling, “The Mindy Project,” has had its share of ups and downs in the last year. After being canceled at the end of its third season by FOX, the show was lifted out of the TV graveyard to find a new home on Hulu. Hulu, a streaming service like Netflix and AmazonPrime, has been in the news recently for its new subscription level, which almost completely eliminates commercials during viewing. It’s an attractive option that puts Hulu even more on par with Netflix and Amazon. But while the other two streaming giants have been churning out original content (and critically acclaimed content) at an alarming rate, Hulu has fallen behind. That’s where “The Mindy Project” comes in. Bringing in a show with an already formed audience (despite its criminally low ratings while at FOX) might help the service break into the original content game in different way than they have in the past. “The Mindy Project” will never be recognized on as grand a scale as, say, the Emmys, but there’s something to be said for hosting a cult comedy hit like this show, one that, after seeing the season four premiere, will continue to bring the same solid comedy with the classic Kaling twist that
viewers have come to know and love. The show’s season four premiere was available on Hulu Tuesday at 12 a.m., and new episodes will be released each week. Picking up right where season three left off, Danny (Chris Messina) is in India to speak to Mindy’s parents about how he, yes, loves their daughter, but, no, he doesn’t want to marry her and, yes, that’s not weird at all. In the meantime, Mindy, freshly stung by their fight and Danny’s aversion to marriage, has a dream, “It’s a Wonderful Life” style, of her life if she never dated Danny. That alternate universe is complete with Mindy’s reality-show-producer-husband, Hot Matt played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt (whom with she has an open relationship and occasionally three-ways with), Morgan (Ike Barinholtz) being predictably dramatic and needy and Danny returning to his old attitude of being angry and annoyed by everything Mindy does. In real life, Danny (and Morgan, who fended off the Taliban to get to Mindy’s parents’ house) has to reveal that he’s the father of Mindy’s baby and say how he still won’t marry her because of all of his personal issues. At the end of the episode, a dramatic rain kiss with Dream Danny and a “MeanGirls”-inspired accident involving a bus finally wakes Mindy from her dream. And there Danny is, on bended knee. Some might feel Danny’s oneepisode change of heart was too quick of a turnaround, but while his issues are legitimate, the show does a good job of showing his
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“The Mindy Project” created by Mindy Kaling, moves to Hulu after FOX canceled the program.
desire for this time to be different with Mindy. It’s heartrending and relatable, which makes the proposal scene seem more real and less of a sickly sweet happily-ever-after. This has always been what The Mindy Project does best: tribute, needle and upend classic romantic comedy tropes. So far the show keeps the same sweet, clever and slightly off-kilter tone that it’s had in its past seasons. A lot of the supporting characters were on the back-burner this week, which, on one hand serves to focus the story a little bit more, but on the other, leaves minor comedic holes. As much as I love Morgan’s character, sometimes having him be
the only one to play off Danny and Mindy or throw out one-liners can be a little too much. There hasn’t been much indication that the show will get any raunchier or explicit now that network rating restrictions have been lifted. The show has been successfully toeing the line with how much they show and what they say the past three seasons, so I’m not sure that taking advantage of any extra freedom is necessary or would enhance the show in any significant way. Mindy Kaling has talked a lot recently (for example, with Alan Sepinwall at Hitfix) about the death march that a storyline including marriage and babies seem to be for
comedies. Seemingly unfazed, Kaling has set up the story nicely to look at the comedic side of the difficulties of having all these amazing things happening to Mindy at one time. The potential arguments Mindy and Danny will have about all the various aspects of wedding planning and child-care is reason enough to be excited about the rest of the season. ‘The Mindy Project’s” move to Hulu is an amazing sign of a shift in what media companies value. It suggests that they’re holding good quality shows in higher regard than before. Hopefully The Mindy Project now has a brighter future at Hulu.
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Best and worst of the 2015 Emmy nominations A look into who will win, who won’t and who should By Lily Stanicek and Dennis Tracy
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With the 2015 Emmys fast approaching, the Marquette Wire’s resident TV aficionados, Dennis Tracy and Lily Stanicek, sat down to talk about who they think will win and, maybe even more importantly, who they think should lose before the televised airing on Sept. 20. Hitting all the major categories, let’s start right off the bat with…
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES Dennis Tracy: I like “Game of Thrones,” but that’s just mindless fun, it’s not really “Emmy material.” Honestly, Best Drama will come down to “Mad Men” or “Orange is the New Black.” Season two of “Orange is the New Black” is one of the best series that Netflix has produced thus far. Lily Stanicek: I think “Mad Men” should and will win, hands down. Compared to season one, I was underwhelmed with season two of “Orange is the New Black.” And this year it’s switched from the comedy category to the drama category, which to me is confusing. I think it will be confusing for Emmy voters as well. DT: Oh come on, that ending
where Rosa drives away and runs over Vee? That was a perfect sendoff to the character and to the season as a whole. The flashbacks got better, and it demonstrated how great the ensemble is by removing Piper for an episode. But I agree, I think “Mad Men” will win. LS: Yes, I guess I did appreciate the lack of Piper.
OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES DT: Comedy -- literally anything but “Modern Family.” “Transparent” is probably the only one that truly deserves it, even though “Louie,” “Parks and Recreation,” “Silicon Valley” and “Veep” had fantastic seasons. Jill Solloway was already a great writer on “Six Feet Under,” and she delivered probably one of the best first seasons to any comedy or “dramedy” in long while. Each episode of “Transparent” was as engaging and moving as the last. I love the Duplass Brothers, those guys are on their way to become the next Coen Brothers, and this truly is Jeffery Tambor’s best role. LS: Absolutely. I’m so disappointed that “Modern Family” continues to get nominated. I wish they set a higher bar for network TV. If they keep getting nominated, I’m afraid networks will continue to be OK with mediocrity. I would say “Transparent” will win this category, even though I would give an arm and a leg for “Parks and Recreation” to win. And “Louie” is always so good, but I think that the structure of the show is so different
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AMC hit drama “Mad Men” is nominated for Outstanding Drama Series.
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that it doesn’t get as much credit for what it’s doing.
LEAD ACTOR, DRAMA DT: Jon Hamm. Don Draper is one of the most iconic characters in all of TV. As much as I like Bob Odenkirk in “Better Call Saul,” I don’t think his role as Jimmy McGill is recognizable yet, but it was getting there by the end of the first season. LS: Other than Hamm, I honestly can’t see anyone else in the category winning. Even Odenkirk, although he would be, I think, the closest runner-up. “Better Call Saul,” is also trying to figure out where it fits, because it’s becoming clear that it’s not “Breaking Bad,” despite the spin-off status. I’m not sure this material is enough for Odenkirk to knock Hamm out of the top spot. And the Emmys gave it to Bryan Cranston last year, when Matthew McConaughey had made it a much closer race than it is now. I think here it’ll be a surprise if Hamm doesn’t win it.
LEAD ACTOR, COMEDY DT: Jeffery Tambor, I think, for this one. The runner up could be Will Forte, for the level of sad and madness he did in the pilot of “Last Man on Earth.” LS: I think that Tambor will win and probably should win. But what about Louis CK? Honestly, I think that he should be the runner-up, but he has a terrible track record at the Emmys (he’s only won for writing) so Forte might be the better pick as an alternative. DT: I love Louis CK. I think “Louie” is brilliant and a fantastic series. I love everything about it, but I’m throwing in the towel. I don’t think the Emmys are ever going to recognize his work outside of his writing, which is upsetting. “In the Woods” wasn’t even an episode, it was its own 70 minutes, and it was amazing. Lot of humor in it, lot of love for his own kids in it, and didn’t get a darn thing for it. LS: Side note: it’s continually interesting how “Transparent” and “Orange is the New Black” seem to be straddling genre lines. It would be weird for Tambor to win in this category. Although it’s clear that out of all the nominations he gave the best overall performance, I can’t remember when I was watching that show ever really laughing at anything that happened to Maura or anything that she did. I mean, it probably happened, but that was never the point of the show, to get laughs. It might actually indicate a shift in comedy overall. I mean, there’s a lot of angst and sadness in the entire category. Change is always hard and confusing, but, silver lining -- “The Big Bang Theory” is finally gone from the nominations!
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Amazon’s “Transparent” is nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series.
son to why shows are considered comedies or not at the Emmys; but I think the more compelling idea is that there is a shift away from the kind of mindless comedy of “Big Bang” and “Modern Family,” toward using comedy as a tool for much more interesting storytelling. DT: Another reason I’m rooting for “Transparent” is that I’m tired of all the think pieces about how Netflix is this unstoppable beast of a streaming platform. Amazon, Hulu and Yahoo have a right to compete with Netflix. LS: “Transparent” winning would be great for Amazon, especially because it hasn’t had the amount of critical acclaim, at least at the Emmys, that Netflix has been riding for a few years now. “Transparent” took advantage of the freedom that streaming services give to content creators, which I’m hoping will be a lead-in for that to happen much more in TV. DT: Yeah, absolutely. Especially when people are getting to make shows like “You’re the Worst,” “Review” and “Bojack Horsman.” Comedy is changing for the better.
LEAD ACTRESS, COMEDY DT: Outstanding Lead Actress is Amy Poehler. As much as I love “Veep,” Poehler really had some incredible moments in the “Park and Recreation’” episode “Leslie and Ron” that showed just how great of an optimistic person Leslie Knope was. Selina had her moments, too, on “Veep,” but she’s won the last three years for it. I think the streak is over. LS: I’m a pessimist so I’m thinking Julia Louis Dryfus for “Veep” will win. But absolutely, Poehler should win.
LEAD ACTRESS, DRAMA DT: Elizabeth Moss takes this for her role in “Mad Men” because, duh.
DT: Thank God “The Big Bang Theory” is gone, because it’s trash. Now, with Jeffery Tambor, you’re right, it wasn’t funny. It was a much better drama performance than a comedy, but it was still something incredibly moving. “That’s because, Ali, my dear, you simply cannot do anything!” I had chills after that.
LS: See, I think this category is so up in the air I’m not even sure who to pick. At first glance I would pick Moss as well; but they could just as legitimately give it to Tatiana Maslany, Viola Davis or Taraji P. Henson. Personally, I would like to see Maslany win because she is absolutely incredible on “Orphan Black.” That will probably be a long shot, but I could honestly see it going several different ways. Moss does seem like a safe bet though.
LS: That’s what I mean; either there’s no real rhyme or rea-
DT: I’m not sure. It’s a strong lineup. As long as it’s not Robin
Wright for “House of Cards.”
SUPPORTING ACTOR, COMEDY LS: I think Tituss Burgess takes this one. I like Andre Braugher as well, but what Tituss did in “Kimmy Schmidt” was fantastic. DT: I agree. Although, Tony Hale in “Veep” this year was great. That standoff scene with President Mayer was terrific. I had no idea Buster Bluth could be so angry. LS: As long as Ty Burrell doesn’t win again, I’m okay. DT: Yeah, because after six years on the air, has playing a dorky dad become Emmy material? No.
SUPPORTING ACTOR, DRAMA DT: I think this category is a race between Jonathan Banks from “Better Call Saul” and Ben Mendelsohn. I loved Mendelsohn in “Bloodline.” He started off quiet, but quickly became a very menacing character. While “Bloodline” wasn’t the greatest thing Netflix has done so far, his performance saved the show. LS: I haven’t seen “Bloodline.” Kind of like with Odenkirk, I felt like Banks didn’t have a lot to work with. Although, he submitted “Five-O” as his episode for consideration, which might be what wins him the Emmy. The show was pretty tame for the rest of the season, and he didn’t have much material to work with. And then in “Five-O” he knocked it out of the park. So if they’re just looking at that episode, I think he could win it.
SUPPORTING ACTRESS, DRAMA LS: I’d say either Uzo Aduba or Christina Hendricks for this category. I’d like it to go to Abuda, but if Hamm and Moss win they might go for the trifecta with Hendricks. DT: I’d say Uzo Aduba as well.
SUPPORTING ACTRESS, COMEDY DT: This one could be Gaby Hofferman. LS: I’d definitely say Hofferman for this category. She had some of the funniest moments in “Transparent,” and her timing and delivery is so unique. None of the other nominees, other than maybe Anna Chlumsky, I think would even come close.
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Artists You Should Be Following On YouTube By Paige Lloyd paige.lloyd@marquette.edu
Timeflies Channel name: TImeflies4850 453,000 subscribers This hip-hop/pop group consists of two college friends who loved to make music in their dorm. Cal and Rob aka “Rez,” met in Boston at Tufts University and started their YouTube videos in 2010 with “Timeflies Tuesday.” These videos still air every week where the two guys feature a cover of a popular song. The music incorporates many instruments played and arranged by Rez, with vocals by Cal. A featured part of each video is the freestyle portion. Singer and rapper Cal pulls random words out of a hat and freestyles to the song. With two albums out already, “Scotch Tape” and “After Hours,” subscribers have plenty of music to listen to. With their third album, “Just For Fun” releasing tomorrow, viewers have even more to anticipate.
Sam Tsui Channel name: TheSamTsui 2.1 million subscribers After a television debut in 2009, Tsui began his music career and started gaining the attention of television viewers. In 2011, he created his YouTube channel which features many different cover videos with guest singers or solo. A recent post on YouTube features Casey Breves, fellow YouTuber, in a mashup cover of “Thinking Out Loud,” by Ed Sheeran and “I’m Not the Only One,” by Sam Smith with over 26 million views.
Charlie Puth Channel name: Charlie Puth 1 million subscribers After an appearance on The Ellen Show in 2011, this New Jersey-born kid caught the attention of many YouTube viewers with his covers. Some music lovers may not recognize his name, but Puth is already appearing on top charts. He co-wrote and sings the hook in the top-chart song “See You Again,” by Wiz Khalifa. Puth also released his debut single of “Marvin Gaye” featuring Meghan Trainor. He continually posts videos on his channel and is releasing his debut album “Nine Track Mind” in early November.
Scott Helman Channel name: Scott Helman 11,000 subscribers (New/Rising) Born and raised in Canada, this rising artist signed a contract at the age of 15 to start writing sessions. He created his YouTube channel in early 2014 and released his EP “Augustana” later that year. He continues writing and opens many tours including Shawn Mendes’. His channel features many live performances and the music from his EP.
Kina Grannis Channel name: Kina Grannis 1 million subscribers Singer/songwriter Grannis began her journey as an artist in 2008 when her music video “Message from Your Heart” aired during a Super Bowl commercial. Her presence has grown significantly over the years, thanks to her channel on YouTube. Her subscribers follow covers each week as well as the release of original music, including songs from her 2014 album “Elements.”
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Climate study results show students lack sense of community on campus on Marquette’s climate, and micro-aggression. One of the questions pertained specifically to students at Marquette and whether they had seriously considered leaving the school at any point in their academic career. Rankin & Associates Consulting found that 37 percent of undergraduate students and 24 percent of graduate students had seriously considered leaving Marquette. To put it into perspective, imagine an entire grade of undergraduates — and then some — leaving the university. The reality is overwhelming, but could be understandable since it is most likely for financial reasons that they would leave, right? Not really. The majority of the undergraduate students who considered leaving Marquette did so because they felt they lacked a sense of belonging (64 percent), they found the climate to be unwelcoming (42 percent), or they believed they had no support group (33 percent). What these findings all have in common is the overarching feeling of not having support or a sense of community at the university. Should we be surprised by the uncommon nature of students saying they feel uncomfortable, or that they don’t have a sense of belonging at Marquette? As of right now, probably not. Given that the semester just began, freshmen are still adjusting to life in college and are most likely still trying to establish
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Online posts could be boss’ first impressions Morgan Hughes
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Students, faculty, staff and administration of Marquette University, you may have heard this already, but the climate study results are here. To some of you, these results might seem like just another piece of content in an email from the university, but the identified information from this study is essential in that it calls the university to action. The intention of this survey is to identify Marquette’s climate, which is defined by Rankin & Associates Consulting as “the current attitudes, behaviors, standards, and practices of employees and students of the institution.” Beyond identifying the climate in terms of what is currently happening at Marquette, the university hoped to discover what it isn’t doing, so to implement changes in its current institutional state. The study had a 31 percent response rate, which was “great,” according to Sue Rankin of Rankin & Associates Consulting. The reason being, a 31 percent response rate, or participation from 4,293 students, faculty, staff and administration, allows the results to be generalized over the entire campus population. Over the course of the next three weeks, the Marquette Wire will delve into some of the more prominent issues addressed in the climate study results, focusing on three key themes apparent on Marquette’s campus including: student support, faculty sentiments
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what their “place” in the university looks like. Of the undergraduate respondents who said they were seriously considering leaving Marquette, the consideration decreases dramatically with each year, starting at 78 percent in the first year and dropping to 13 percent by their third year, which is most likely due to each person either transferring to another university or finding niches to which he or she belongs. The university does extensive outreach for prospective and incoming students. When a student first visits Marquette, or when he or she moves in during freshman orientation, effervescent and merited student leaders including tour guides and the orientation staff will greet him or her. Unfortunately, once the high of orientation dies down, so does the welcoming university environment. Classes start at full speed, upperclassmen under or overcommit themselves (usually with good reasoning), and freshmen ebb and flow through their first semester. Additionally, for students who don’t experience that initial connection to the university, the hustle and transition of the first semester can cause them to doubt the decision even more. And if these students are bottling up this doubt, it is no surprise that they would feel they lack a sense of community and support on campus. The university went about the climate study in order to identify and respond to different issues that students and faculty have. While orientation week provides a temporary welcome during a period of adjustment, the university needs to go beyond team-building activities to foster community continuously. Furthermore, while Marquette’s ultimate goal is to provide higher education to its students, the relationships of professors, faculty, staff and administration with students must go beyond academics. If Marquette promotes the development of the whole person, then every student deserves someone who will listen to them beyond the 30 minutes that are spent planning next semester’s schedule. The issues the Marquette Wire reports as most important to act upon may be different from where the university decides to act, but this assessment comes not only from observation of the climate study but personal experience as well.
It’s a hard thing for me to admit, but I am a social media junkie. I signed up for Myspace in the sixth grade. When Facebook popped into the scene, I created an account and then sobbed when my mom found out and made me delete it. I talked to my friends on AIM, and when I got my first smart phone, part of the joy was knowing that I could now utilize Instagram and Twitter on the go. Unfortunately, applets like Timehop allow me to relive some of the stupid things I have posted in the past. I could spend hours removing tags from unflattering photos and deleting equally unflattering statuses. Now, I am at a place in my life where I think I have cleaned up my social media act. I am friends with former teachers and employers and create my posts carefully with their judgements in mind. If I had to describe my presence, I would call it appropriate. But what even is appropriate? How buttoned-up should your online presence be? Maybe start by forgoing the post about what you did last Friday night. Your social media accounts still belong to you — you don’t need to create an entirely new identity for the world wide web, but you should be cognizant of the personality you are portraying. You are obviously allowed to show your personality online, but we live in a time when most people make first impressions by looking at an internet profile. The content of your page is now just as important as the firmness of your handshake. Just as easily as you can gather information about a company before an interview, the interviewer can gather information about you. Some people will tell you to separate profiles, personal apart from professional. But really, what are you trying to hide? Is your greataunt so accustomed to your embarrassing Facebook rants that she’s allowed to stay in the loop, while
your co-workers are shunned to your “professional profile”? Where is the transparency in that? Perhaps it is because I am a journalism student and have learned not to hide anything because credibility is key, but I believe transparency is an important concept for everybody to understand Furthermore, I doubt that you really have the extra time to manage two separate social media identities. Instead, focus on putting your best self out for the world to see. Not everything you do needs to be shared with the world, but what you do share should represent the kind of person you hope your boss thinks you already are. Today, Twitter is just as important to a professional as LinkedIn. While LinkedIn is considered the Facebook for professionals, Twitter is a forum for everyone, professional or otherwise. Utilize it as a means to show people what you care about. It really is the ultimate online discussion tool. One thing that is often missed in the discussion of online personality is the concept of ethics. Celebrities and politicians are constantly berated for posting offensive or untrue things to their Twitter accounts. Perhaps you will receive less scrutiny than a Top-40 celeb for a tasteless tweet, but if the wrong person sees it, you could be dealing with serious consequences. Beyond the information that you share with the world, you should also check your spelling and grammar. You don’t have to follow MLA formatting for your tweets, but spellcheck exists for a reason. Comprehension is so important, especially online where tone is often misunderstood or missed altogether. At the end of the day, what you post online is completely up to you, but remember, what you post is a representation of who you are and what you believe. If people perceive you poorly because of the content of your social media pages, that is your burden to bear. You are what you tweet. Morgan Hughes is a sophomore studying Journalism and Political Science. She is reachable by email at morgan.hughes@marquette.edu
Be careful with your social media activity. Today, posts can provide a first impression.
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Online access codes: Students pay Generation Y finds price for professor convenience everything offensive Ryan Murphy
Columnist Every semester, I find myself buying yet another online access code. You’re probably familiar with them, too. For many courses, they are the only means of accessing texts, activities, homework and quizzes. In general, the student body holds them in contempt, and this is not unmerited. When they are required, the student needs a unique code to be able to submit work in his or her name, and without the access code, the student is barred from submitting homework assignments and taking quizzes. It’s like paying a second time to be enrolled in a class. This might not be a problem if it were not for the fact that the access codes are always so expensive. In my time here at Marquette, I’ve spent anywhere from $80 to $140 per access code, and I find that my experience is similar to my peers’; one friend told me about spending over $200 on an access code.
Often, a unique code is required for each text, even if the same company publishes all of them, and it goes without saying that the access code can never be bought used. What makes this more frustrating is that used paper copies of the texts are often available for rental for under $50. So with all these strikes against them, why do online access codes continue to appear on our book lists? Looking at the subject from a professor’s perspective, nothing could be more convenient. By requiring students to purchase an online access code, the professor may never have to write a homework assignment or quiz, much less grade one. The time he or she would have spent on those administrative tasks is freed for research or office hours (or, dare I say it, a longer lunch). If the steep price does trouble their conscience, all the professor needs do is remind themselves that the students are getting a lot for their money, what with all the additional learning tools on the site. As an economics major, I am the last to begrudge anyone for seeking efficiency, but as a student, I raise my eyebrows at the prospect of bearing
the cost for a paid faculty member’s convenience. If the professor requiring an online access code were more concerned with students’ learning than freeing up time in his or her schedules, he or she would realize that they could provide similar materials online with the website Marquette already pays for: D2L. Yes, it would take more time on their part to write the quizzes, grade the assignments and collect and upload the additional materials, but it would come at a much lower price to the students who are already paying the professors’ salary through their tuition. Most professors are already taking advantage of the resource we have in D2L, and we applaud them. Too many others seem unaware of the additional financial burden they place on their students when they require an online code. I would challenge these professors to question whether the online access code is in their students’ best interests or their own. Ryan Murphy is a junior studying Business Economics and Writing-Intensive English. He is reachable by email at ryan.p.murphy@marquette.edu
One of the many access codes that Marquette students are required to buy for class. This D2L knock-off could cost up to $200. Photo by Nolan Bollier/nolan.bollier@marquette.edu
Caroline Comstock Columnist
Trigger warning: this column might be offensive to some. I bet you’re still reading, though. There’s nothing our generation loves more than finding offensive media and demonizing it. Yes, we “social justice warriors” are combatting the racism, sexism, classism, and other discrimination of the world by demanding inclusive environments wherever we go. But are we really helping the cause in doing so? Where did this obsession with, and expectation of, political correctness come from? There are many factors, including more stringent ant-discrimination and disability laws, and the attitude shift contributed to the cushy elementary school experiences we had. Fifty years ago, people would balk if I told them my elementary school only allowed us to bring in fruits and vegetables for birthday celebrations, or that the primarily Christian student population sang “we wish you a swingin’ holiday” instead of “we wish you a merry Christmas” at the “holiday” performance. American elementary schools: where some students are too “gifted” to sit through math class and instead get to leave and play with stress balls. From early on, we are taught that our individual needs will be swiftly accommodated, and that any discomforting ideas will not be discussed in the classroom. Somewhere in the ongoing fight for equality, the line between political correctness and censorship was blurred. Universities across the country have implemented policies requiring professors to provide “trigger warnings” to students in case class material may elicit negative emotional responses. Marquette has created a bias reporting system to report bias incidents on the basis of a seemingly unlimited range of factors.
Just the other day, my marketing class was shown a Volkswagen ad from the 1950s about a snowplow man getting to his snowplow thanks to his Volkswagen. He then pointed out that this ad would not fly today because identifying the snow plow man as a man would be considered sexist to female snow plow operators. Marketing professionals today need to tiptoe around peoples’ feelings or potentially face a brand management crisis fueled by social outrage. These stories pop up on social media newsfeeds every day. It makes you wonder if people actively search the internet for offensive material. A prime example is the University of Alabama Alpha Phi sorority recruitment video, which was called sexist and “worse for women than Donald Trump.” Curious, I watched it, waiting for some frat guy to pop up and demand the girls make him a sandwich or something. Nope, just a lot of glitter, bikinis, and gorgeous girls that probably engendered some jealousy disguised as political correctness. The video received so much backlash that it was taken down. This is what we have come to: a generation of babies. Maybe you watched Nicole Arbour’s “Dear Fat People” video that has generated a good amount of internet buzz in the past week. As mentioned in the video, 35 percent of North Americans are obese. Not surprisingly, many brands and media outlets have been chastised for “fat shaming.” Arbour goes after the #bodypositive movement in an extremely vicious video. Most would consider the video disdainful, but underneath the harsh words, it illustrates an underlying problem with our generation; we do not want to be exposed to things we find disagreeable. But a trigger only causes a gun to go off if you pull it, right? When we let political correctness get out of control, we only hurt ourselves. By avoiding counterarguments, we weaken our sense of values. It’s a concept in psychology called attitude inoculation, and it’s probably the reason that you are likely not a smoker. According the Center for Disease Control, 42.4 percent of adults smoked in 1965. The most recent statistic in 2011 shows that number has decreased to 19 percent. Maybe you remember the role-playing scenarios in elementary school where someone was pressuring a friend to smoke and we practiced different ways to say no. Kids today are able to resist persuasion when it comes to smoking more easily because they are inoculated with conflicting ideas, which in turn, strengthens their convictions. I hope our generation can begin to recognize the value in letting things go. Demanding complete comfort and protection from unfavorable ideas is not preparation for the real world, and our future managers are not going to tuck us in with a bedtime story. Caroline Comstock is a senior studying Marketing. She is reachable by email at caroline.comstock@marquette.edu
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Nationals in view for club hockey Second year coach Jurgensen will rely on offensive weapons
THURSDAY 9/17
Women’s soccer at South Alabama When: 7 p.m.
By Jamey Schilling
andrew.schilling@marquette.edu
After a record turnout at tryouts for the Marquette Club Hockey team, second year head coach Will Jurgensen has begun preaching to his players. He’s not preaching plays, lineups or even basic strategy. The very first few weeks have been about establishing a brand, and teaching his players what Marquette hockey is all about. “We’re going to establish very quickly what our team wants, what we want to accomplish and how we play as a Marquette hockey team,” Jurgensen said. Last year, his team finished with a record of 30-8-1, which earned them first place in the Silver Division of the Mid-American Collegiate Hockey Association conference for the first time in the team’s history. The team earned a six-seed in the Pacific Region at the Division III American Collegiate Hockey Association playoffs. They met No. 7 Robert Morris-White in the first round, who knocked Marquette out of the tournament. The excitement around this year’s squad revolves around the fact that every member of its first three lines except one player is returning. The one loss, however, was the team’s leading scorer, Tyler Schwichtenberg. Still, Jurgensen remains confident in his team’s ability to thrive on offense, especially with a core of six current juniors to fill the role. “I have a really good feeling they’re all going to step in and take that void of what Schwichtenberg did for us,” he said. Last year, Marquette’s brand of hockey was high octane offense. The team’s goal is for the trend to continue, especially with
FRIDAY 9/18
Men’s and women’s tennis Milwaukee Tennis Classic When: Friday thru Sunday Cross Country National Catholic Championship at Notre Dame When: 3 p.m. Women’s volleyball vs Wichita State When: 7 p.m.
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The men’s hockey team reached new heights in 2014-15, and they return most of their top three lines.
all the returning athletes. Junior forwards Johnny Stillman and Corey Quinn in particular are players Jurgensen will be depending on to score a lot of goals. The team will benefit from the addition of Christian Leathley, a graduate student from Hope College. He will likely be on the same line as Stillman and Quinn to start the season. If the rest of the offense can pick up where last year’s team left off, goal scoring shouldn’t be a problem. “We’re built for speed, we’re built for scoring goals. I intend to score a lot of goals this year,” Jurgensen said. One aspect of the team that must improve to be considered a true contender is the defense. At times last year, Marquette had to resort to competing in high scoring affairs to win games. On days when Marquette couldn’t get into a groove on offense, the team suffered as a whole. Their 7-2 loss to Robert Morris-White in the playoffs was a prime example. This year, there are two players on Jurgensen’s radar who could be difference makers in improving the Golden Eagle defense. The
team will rely on seniors Brendan Natwora and Joe Bertrane to make big defensive plays. “We need to be able to prevent teams from scoring. That’s not only on the defense, that has a lot to with our offensive guys playing defense too,” Jurgensen said. As is often the case in hockey, it looks as though this year’s icegeneral will be in net. Though only a sophomore, goaltender Robby Arner is experienced, and after splitting time last year, he earned the full-time starting spot for this season. “He’s the guy this year,” Jurgensen said. “I expect that he’s going to be the guy who’s going to be the difference maker a lot of time.” One major factor for this year’s team is the scheduling. Marquette begins play against Division II DePaul (Marquette is Division III) this Friday in Rolling Meadows, Illinois. A notable tournament for the Golden Eagles falls in midNovember when the team travels to Nebraska to participate in the Clash in the Corn Tournament. The tournament will feature games against Nebraska, Dordt College and Colorado State,
which finished first in Marquette’s region last year. “Some of the best teams in our region are at that tournament,” Jurgensen said. “There are going to be a lot of people that vote on the rankings that are going to be keeping an eye on that tournament.” Of all the games, Jurgensen is looking forward to the team’s two game series rematch with Robert Morris-White on Sept. 25 and 26 the most. “There’s a lot on the line, not only are we trying to avenge our loss at the end of last season, but at the same time those are our first chances to get points toward the league,” Jurgensen said. After a successful season last year, it’s not surprising that Jurgensen has lofty goals for his team this year. “I think getting to nationals is very realistic,” he said. “I think winning nationals is going to be very difficult. we’re going to play some very tough teams, but I am excited about this team, and I think as long as we work hard and we’re prepared, then I think we’re going to give it a run.”
Volleyball at home for first time Golden Eagles will face 3 teams at Marquette Invite By Andrew Goldstein
andrew.goldstein@marquette.edu
Marquette volleyball will kick off their home schedule this weekend with the annual Marquette Invitational Tournament. “They’re happy to be home,” head coach Ryan Theis said. “They’re going to be playing in front of friends, and they’re going to be playing in front of other athletes, so they’re going to want to look good.” Marquette enters the weekend at 6-3 and will look to end their out-of-conference slate on a high note. Similar to their previous three tournaments, the Golden Eagles will square off against three opponents in two days. Wichita
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State (7-4) will be up first on Friday evening, followed by Albany (5-4) on Saturday afternoon and IUPUI (7-4) on Saturday night. Theis said that Marquette should not be fooled by their opponents’ lack of national recognition. He pointed out that Wichita State was picked to win their conference in the Missouri Valley Conference preseason poll, while Albany and IUPUI were predicted to finish second in their respective conferences. “The names of these three programs in the volleyball world are relevant,” Theis said. Junior setter Sara Blasier’s status for the invitational is still in doubt. Theis said that there’s a possibility that she will play and that her injury should not keep her out for a long time. If Blasier is not able to suit up, redshirt junior Mary Nilles would most likely take over as starting setter. Nilles started in place of Blasier
in the final two matches of Pistol Pete’s Invitational last weekend with mixed results. She accumulated 50 assists and 15 digs, both career bests, in a win against Northern Colorado but managed only 28
assists in the Golden Eagles’ 3-0 loss against No. 22 Kansas. Marquette opened the season with three grueling weekends of road volleyball, so this will be a welcome change for the team.
Men’s soccer vs Northen Illinois When: 7 p.m. Club hockey at DePaul When: 9:10 p.m.
SATURDAY 9/19
Club hockey at DePaul When: 3:10 p.m.
SUNDAY 9/20
Women’s Soccer at LSU When: 12 p.m.
WEDNESDAY 9/23
Women’s Volleyball vs. Xavier When: 7 p.m. Women’s Soccer at UW-Milwaukee When: 7 p.m.
BIG EAST Standings Men’s soccer (Overall, BIG EAST)
Creighton 5-0, 0-0 Butler 3-0-2, 0-0 Xavier 4-2, 0-0 Marquette 3-1-1, 0-0 Villanova 3-2, 0-0 Providence 3-2-1, 0-0 Georgetown 2-2-1, 0-0 DePaul 1-4, 0-0 St. John’s 1-5, 0-0 Seton Hall 0-4-1 Women’s soccer (Overall, BIG EAST) St John’s 7-1, 0-0 DePaul 6-1-1, 0-0 Butler 6-2-1, 0-0 Providence 6-2-1, 0-0 Xavier 5-2, 0-0 Creighton 5-3, 0-0 Georgetown 4-3, 0-0 Marquette 3-3-1, 0-0 Seton Hall 0-5-2, 0-0 Villanova 0-7, 0-0 Women’s volleyball (Overall, BIG EAST)
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Marquette went 6-3 during their three-weekend road stretch.
DePaul 8-1, 0-0 St. John’s 9-3, 0-0 Villanova 7-3, 0-0 Marquette 6-3, 0-0 Providence 7-4, 0-0 Seton Hall 4-5, 0-0 Xavier 4-5, 0-0 Creighton 4-6, 0-0 Georgetown 3-7, 0-0 Butler 2-7, 0-0
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Golden Eagles fly south for pair MU goes to Alabama and Louisiana desperate for wins
By Dan Reiner
daniel.reiner@marquette.edu
For the first time in nearly a month, the Marquette women’s soccer team will play away from Valley Fields. After wrapping up a 2-2-1 home stand that began before classes started, the Golden Eagles will head south for two matches against South Alabama and LSU. With the BIG EAST slate set to kick off next weekend, two positive results are crucial to help the team get over the .500 hump. “It has been nice being at home so much recently, but I think being on the road will be good for us and challenge us even more heading into BIG EAST play soon,” junior center back Erin Holland said. Both matches certainly won’t be easy for the ladies. Thursday’s match at South Alabama will pit them against a 5-2 Jaguars squad who most recently played to a tight 2-1 loss to No. 9 Auburn. Sophomore Charde Hannah, the 2014 Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Year, scored 20 goals in 23 games last year, which tied for third in Division I. Her five goals so far this year leads the team. Sunday’s match against LSU features another lethal
scoring threat in sophomore Jorian Baucom. The forward has already tied her goal total from all of last season, having notched eight so far this season, tied for second in Division I. Despite facing off against two of the top offensive weapons that they’ve seen this season, head coach Markus Roeders says his team will stick to the usual game plan this weekend. “Most of the teams that we’ve played this year that are strong offensively, I think we’ve done a pretty good job of shutting them down,” he said. “I don’t think there’s going to be extra focus on double teaming… but I think defensively in general we’re going to have to continue to be tight.” Part of the reason for Golden Eagles have allowed one goal or less in six of seven matches has been the combination of Holland, junior center back Morgan Proffitt and senior keeper Amanda Engel clogging the 18-yard box. Since moving back into the starting lineup, Holland says the familiarity of working with Proffitt and Engel is beneficial to the young back line. “Since Morgan and I played in the back line together last year, I think this year we kind of know how each other play and are more comfortable playing together,” Holland said. “Having Amanda behind us helps a lot too, because she has more experience than any of us.”
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Women’s soccer will look to get over .500 for the first time this season.
The focus, Roeders said, will be getting the forwards to score consistently. While redshirt sophomore Molly Pfeiffer has converted all three of her shots on goal to lead the team, opposite starting junior forward Darian Powell has netted just one of her twelve shots on goal. Juniors Liz Bartels and Ashley Handwork are
following the same trend. “I think overall our forwards have to be a little more clinical and a little bit better on the finishing aspect,” Roeders said. Marquette will return to Wisconsin next week to reignite the Milwaukee Cup at UW-Milwaukee on Wednesday evening.
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Tennis teams to host Milwaukee Classic
Men and women will fight to make it back to BIG EAST Champs By John Hand
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In the basement of the Old Gym, Marquette’s men’s tennis coach Scott Rodecap reclines in his office chair as he discusses the upcoming tennis season. His desk contains items that any ordinary desk would have: a
laptop, some writing utensils, and a few stacks of paper. The one outlier is the BIG EAST Conference Runner-Up trophy from the last season that sits on the right corner of the desk to serve as a reminder to the players that there is unfinished business that needs to be attended to. “We know that we were right there (last year),” senior Daniel Fernandez said. “Everyone left their heart on the court. Starting now we have to start working hard as a team to create that passion and commitment.” “This group has been putting in
a lot of good work early,” added Rodecap, who is entering his thirteenth season as the men’s coach. Last year’s trip to the BIG EAST Championship was the first in the history of the men’s tennis program. Rodecap and the rest of the team learned a valuable lesson from that experience. “I think that (the players) felt they focused on the end of the year and not the process,” Rodecap said. “We play a really long season. We have to enjoy the process and not let opportunities get away from us and see that little successes equal the big success at the end. These guys are pretty grounded that way.” With that message in mind, seven members from last year will be returning this year for the Golden Eagles. Included in that group is Fernandez, who finished the year with a 19-11 overall record and was an All-BIG EAST selection and named team co-MVP. Also returning to the Golden Eagles is junior Kristiyan Trukov, who won a team-high 23 singles matches last season and earned an All-BIG EAST selection along with team co-MVP. Even though the team has only been practicing for a week, both Fernandez and Rodecap have been pleased to see how quickly everyone has come together. “When you have competitive guys around each other there can be egos involved,” Rodecap said. “With this group egos don’t really come into play anymore because they know that they are all here for the same reason.” The key to the Golden Eagles’ chemistry has been the blend of
leadership styles certain players bring to the team. For example, Fernandez is known for being a vocal leader and showing his emotions on the court, while junior Nick Dykema is quieter and leads by example. “Every guy has a different leadership quality or component that they are really good at,” Rodecap said. “I think that the collection of leaders we have is special.” As his team gets ready for the Milwaukee Tennis Classic this weekend, Rodecap said he would like to see improvement with the mental aspect of the game, with his players focusing on controlling what they can and worrying less about what they can’t control. Just a few doors down from Rodecap sits the office of Marquette’s women’s tennis coach Jody Bronson. Bronson’s office is decorated with pictures of former players. As she prepares for her 31st season as the head coach of the Golden Eagles women’s tennis team, she tells a story about how a few weeks ago a former player stopped by her office to introduce Bronson to her daughter, who is now a freshman at Marquette. During her time as head coach, Bronson has found a formula for success. For the past eight seasons all of her teams have finished above .500, and 19 out of her past 30 seasons the tennis team has finished the year with a winning record. In addition, for the past two seasons the Golden Eagles have made it to the BIG EAST Championship tournament semi-final match. Last season, the Golden Eagles came out of the gate firing on all cylinders with six straight wins,
but began to falter in March when they dropped eight of their last 11 regular season matches. This year’s team will face several challenges of their own, including the three freshmen adjusting to Division I college tennis and having to create all new doubles teams. “You have to learn to communicate with your partner,” said senior Erin Gebes on getting a new partner this year because Ana Pimienta, Gebes partner last season, graduated. Gebes compiled an overall record of 13-9 playing in the second and third singles positions and first doubles. “(Ana and I) had an implicit trust and communication with each other where we didn’t have to tell each other everything,” she explained. “You have to have that open communication with your partner, so you can build those natural tendencies.” There is a sense of confidence surrounding the women’s tennis team as they prepare to begin their season. “We do have a lot of talent,” Bronson said. “We need to be aggressive at the right times and not (make) mistakes when we shouldn’t. If we do that we are going to be a really good team.” Both the men’s and women’s teams feel they have the opportunity to win the BIG EAST Championship. Before they get that far, both coaches are going to stress a one-step-at-a-time approach. If everything goes according to plan, both coaches will have championship trophies in their offices by the end of the season.
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Men’s volleyball to open at the Al The club team returns every player from Nationals squad
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The Marquette men’s volleyball club had one of its most successful campaigns in history last year, which culminated in an appearance at Nationals that placed them 17th in the country. With expectations set fairly high before arriving on campus, the returning core received a pleasant surprise when school started. “We had about 50 freshmen sign up this year at O-Fest,” North said. “That’s insane. Last year we had, like, 10.” Daniel Redd, the team’s senior co-president and outside hitter, is entering his fifth year with the club, and is already sold on the high ceiling for the success of this year’s squad. “In previous seasons, we’ve had talent, but since I’ve been here, this is the most talent we’ve had by far,” Redd said. Redd also stressed the commitment they’ve already seen from this year’s team over previous years. He raved about the returning players’ focus over the summer. “Before, it was just a club sport, just for having fun, so a lot of people came in unfit for the season,” Redd said. “Now, we all came in with the understanding that you have to battle for a spot because this is one of the best men’s club volleyball programs in the country.” Sophomore outside hitter Chandler North, who is the team’s player-coach, said that commitment has extended into the school year.
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Marquette men’s volleyball reached No. 9 in the polls last year and hopes to return to Nationals this year.
“You’ll see guys come in here as early as 6:30 (at night) to get loose and get reps in before practice at 8,” North said. “And if the Rec Center wasn’t kicking us out at 10, I’m sure we’d stay in here well past that.” The potential is clearly there, but for sophomore outside hitter Daniel Rivera, it’s about being more than just being skilled. “The talent is there so we just need to come together as a whole team. Last year we played great games, we beat the team that won nationals, but then we’d have a bad tournament, so it was up and down,” Rivera said. “We’re trying to figure out how to maintain that high level of consistency.” Most of the club goals for this season revolve around performing well at nationals. Fifth-year senior outside hitter Casey Garces was not hesitant to say the team was looking ahead to the tournament.
“I think we’re all looking forward to nationals pretty much,” Garces said. “It’s the big tournament of the year and pretty much everything that matters is at nationals.” Players also emphasized North’s first season as coach as playing a key role in their development as a national contender. Redd believes North’s technical knowledge will be vital. “Chandler comes from a really good background of a lot of good coaching,” Redd said. “He’s very technical, he knows the technique, he knows how to coach it, we just have to be willing to work with him and trust him.” All these factors culminate in skyhigh expectations for this year’s team, something that no one on the team is shying away from. “We got second last year in regionals, so a goal would be to get first, and then nationals. For me, (the goal) would be the semi-finals,”
Rivera said. “Because there are a lot of good teams, I’m not saying we can’t win, but we have to work hard the entire year, not just parts of it.” Garces set his goals even higher than Rivera. “My main goal is to play in the championship game of nationals,” said Garces. “It’s frustrating to watch it every year and not play in it, so that’s my goal.” Redd is even more optimistic. “I just want us to play our best volleyball consistently, along with that, when we are going to be at our best, is when we are going to win that national championship,” said Redd. “If we’re playing at our best, we’re not going to lose it.” The road to nationals begins this Friday night with a match at the Al McGuire Center against rival UWMadison. The match will follow the women’s volleyball 7 p.m. matchup with Wichita State.
XC heads to Catholic Champs Marquette women finished second at last year’s championships By Dan Reiner
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Marquette’s cross-country teams get a fairly distinct competitive advantage compared to all other fall sports. Championship season starts in September. No, it won’t face only BIG EAST competition for this championship – this Friday’s meet will bring together schools from across the country at the 36th National Catholic Championships in Notre Dame, Indiana. This year’s meet will feature 38 schools from Divisions I, II and III. “It’s always solid competition and there is a special place in our hearts for it because it’s against only Catholic competition,” head coach Mike Nelson said. At last year’s championship, the Marquette women finished second out of 11 Division I schools, while the men finished fifth. “That’s what we’re going for again this year,” Nelson said. We’re going for the top five, maybe even the top three.” With those high expectations, the Golden Eagles will rely on key
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returners from last year’s roster to set the tone. That’s not an easy task for either side, especially because the Notre Dame women return Molly Seidel and Danielle Aragon, who finished first and second last year, respectively. The Irish also added Anna Rohrer, who won the 2014 Foot Locker CrossCountry National Championship as a high school senior. Marquette’s women will be without senior Kellie Greenwood, who finished third overall to Seidel and Aragon last year. Filling her shoes will be senior Kayla Spencer, who finished the 5,000 meter course last year in 18:02. This will be Spencer’s season debut after missing the season-opening Badger Classic with knee problems. “Kayla is such a competitor. With her attitude, she’s always going to give it 100 percent,” Nelson said of his top runner. He estimated that Spencer is at 95 percent, physically. The Golden Eagles will also rely on junior Brittany Feivor and sophomores Jennifer Parker and Meghan Carroll to help them reach the team goal. On the men’s side, sophomore Alec Miller is fresh off a secondplace finish at the Badger Classic and seems poised for a topten finish on Friday. Junior Nate
Gomoll and freshman Jon Klaiber will try to help lift the team into the top three. Wherever the team finishes in the championships, Nelson is cognizant of the fact that
it’s still only September. “Ultimately my goal is to make progress from meet to meet,” he said. “It’s another step in getting toward our goals during the true championship part of the season.”
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Head coach Mike Nelson hopes both teams can crack the top five.
OOOOOHHHH MAN! THE BUCKS GOT GUS! The Milwaukee Bucks announced on Monday that Gus Johnson will be doing play-by-play broadcasting for 20 games this season on Fox Sports. Hardcore college football and basketball fans already know why this is glorious, glorious news, but for Bucks fans who have never heard of Gus Johnson, let me tell you why you ought to be excited. Think about any sporting event that you’ve ever watched on television. How often do you really notice who the broadcasters are or what they’re saying? Not often, right? Perhaps some of them have a distinguishing catchphrase, accent or vocal tic, but that’s about the extent of their relevance. In other words, you’re probably not going to flip on a football game and stay tuned solely because of the announcers. Well, unless it’s Gus, that is. Johnson’s greatest distinguishing characteristic is how he reacts to big plays and close endings. One might call him excitable, but that would be a massive undersell – akin to calling the Grand Canyon a big hole in the ground. Gus doesn’t just get excited; he goes five-alarm, full-throated, wake-up-the-neighborhood nuts. When someone hits a gamewinning shot, other announcers may raise their voice and quicken their pace. Gus lets out a primal “OOOOOHHHHH!!!!!” shout in much the same way that you or I might. Other announcers might say, “Parker shoots a three, and it’s good!” Gus will yell, “Parker! Rise and fire...COUNT IT!” or, simply, “PURE!” Other announcers go out of their way to not sound like a fan, whereas Gus can’t help but show his pride. That last point is what endears so many people to Johnson. He cannot hide his enthusiasm for the game. Too many announcers seem like they’re talking at their listeners, but Gus always seems to be talking with us. He’s just another fan of the game. A supremely knowledgeable, particularly crazy fan. I want to be a sportscaster for a living, but I’ll admit that there are days when I feel frustrated or burnt out. When that happens, I like to pull up a clip of Gus Johnson announcing an Ohio State-Xavier basketball game from 2007. “And we’re going to overtime. In LEXINGTON! HA-HA! College Basketball! CBS Sports! This. Is. MARCH MADNESS!!!” Every single time I listen to that, I can’t stop smiling. Johnson makes sports fun, even more so than they already are. Now the people of Milwaukee are going to get to experience that firsthand. Bottom line: Bucks fans are in for a very big treat this season. Andrew Goldstein is a sophomore from Cranbury, New Jersey. Email him at andrew.goldstein@marquette.edu
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MLS academy prepped Barraza for NCAA Freshman netminder has started every match this season By Jack Goods
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Freshman keeper Luis “Wicho” Barraza knows a thing or two about proving himself to people. When he was 15, his club team disbanded, forcing him to go back to the high school level. He knew a coach from Real Salt Lake’s (RSL) development academy, so his mother sent letter after letter trying to get Barraza a tryout for the Major League Soccer program. RSL gave him a tryout in Arizona but warned him that they weren’t looking for goalies, since all the spots were filled. He decided to go anyway, but planned on coming back up again to try out in the spring. On the seven-hour drive back home to New Mexico, he got a phone call. He made the academy. “My mom pulls over and she starts crying,” Barraza said. “That was on a Friday, and the next Tuesday they wanted me to go.” Barraza said goodbye to his friends at school, then moved away to begin training with the team on the RSL campus, halfway between Phoenix and Tuscon, Arizona. Barraza understood that since the team was already set on goaltenders, it would be tough for him to get game action. His mother told him to give it his best, even if he was just playing with the lower club team. “I said, ‘Mom, in a month, I’ll play my first academy game,’” Barraza said. “‘Don’t you worry.’” After only a handful of games with the U-16 and developmental teams, Barraza got the call to prove himself on an even higher stage. The U-18 team was without both its keepers, as one faced injury and the other had to leave for personal reasons. The team gave him the starting role, playing with and against some players three years older than him. “My goalkeeper coach comes up to me and asks, ‘Do you know all
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Freshman keeper Luis “Wicho” Barraza has been tested early in matches against Oregon State, UW-Milwaukee and Nebraska-Omaha.
these guys’ names?’ because I was training with the A team,” Barraza said. “(The coach said), ‘You better learn them, because you’re playing with them this weekend.’” He spent the next three years on the top U-18 team, only being sent down to man the U-16s for a national championship in Houston. RSL had one of the top teams in the academy, and Barraza got to play with their incredibly highpowered offensive unit. A few months after joining the academy, Marquette reached out to the young keeper. Head coach Louis Bennett said his staff got their first look at Barraza when going to see his teammate, former Golden Eagle Coco Navarro, at a Florida showcase. “Wicho was someone we knew the way we were going, and the style we wanted to play, we would
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need someone similar to his skill set,” Bennett said. During Barraza’s junior year at the academy, the Golden Eagles upped their interest, inviting him on an unofficial visit to Milwaukee. Barraza committed that first trip. “It was immediate,” Barraza said. “Me and Coco back at the academy, we were close. I’ve got a person that can help me here, and it looked like a good program.” Unfortunately for Barraza, Navarro opted to go pro instead of playing his final two seasons at Marquette. He’s with the Real Monarchs, Real Salt Lake’s United Soccer League affiliate. The Golden Eagles went into the season with a wide-open goalie competition. Bennett stressed a goalie-by-committee mentality to start the post-Charlie Lyon era.
If you looked at the game sheets through five matches, you’d have no clue. Barraza has taken the reins, starting every game this season and playing in all but 22 minutes. “We knew that he had immense talent,” Bennett said. “The question with anyone who comes into our program is how quickly they acclimate to our tactical system and accountability… He’s realizing there’s a lot of opportunity here, and as of now, he’s taking advantage of it.” Bennett won’t officially name Barraza the starting goalie for the rest of the season. The team is going one game at a time, which he says is important for motivation. “The key with 18-to-22-yearolds, in my opinion, (is) keeping them on their toes,” Bennett said. “It takes a really ambitious and
Player of the Week Morgan Proffitt The junior women’s soccer defender scored the equalizer in the Golden Eagles 2-1 victory against South Dakota State. She was a part of the Marquette back line that helped the team out-shoot SDSU and Northern Arizona 51-13 and held them to one goal each. She was named BIG EAST Defender of the Week for her efforts, her first weekly honor this season.
hungry person to keep being given a starting role and not sit back and drink the Kool-Aid. It’s productive to make sure everyone knows at all times there’s someone else to take their place if they don’t show up.” Barraza already has some impressive matches under his belt after just a portion of the season. His first action came against now No. 8 Oregon State, who he blanked until the second overtime period. He’s started in a Milwaukee Cup and just last week, earned his first clean sheet against a then-undefeated Nebraska-Omaha squad. “It’s all been good experience for him … especially for a goalkeeper,” Bennett said. “When you look back, you want to see someone that is out and heads up, fully engaged and confident that they can do the job.”
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