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Engineering an intelligent drone Students hope to pilot drone with onboard computer By Jennifer Walter
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Andres Echeverri Guevara, a graduate student in the College of Engineering, is building a drone programmed to automatically follow a moving target by itself. Echeverri Guevara is working on the project as part of his master’s degree thesis. With help from a few other students, he and Henry Medeiros, assistant electrical and computer engineering professor, have been working on the project for the past year. “So far, there are no drones that are capable of following somebody or something with computer vision,” Echeverri Guevara said. In a video shot by Echeverri Guevara, the drone, or unmanned air vehicle, follows one of his friends, or the “target,” past the St. Joan of Arc Chapel. Once the target moves under the Olin Engineering building’s overhang, the drone has trouble following. The drone can become confused when the target rotates or changes position quickly. “The most confusing (for the drone) are backlights or if the
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Graduate student Andres Echeverri Guevara and assistant professor Henry Medeiros used funds from a start-up to design a drone with tracking ability.
sun is in front of your target,” Medeiros said. Medeiros and Echeverri Guevara teamed up with an anonymous local startup that focuses specifically on video. The startup company is funding the project as a gift to Marquette. The project operates in Marquette’s Computer Vision and Sensing Systems Lab in the
College of Engineering. The lab works to create methods and systems with information gathered by multidimensional sensors, according to its website. The lab also collaborates with researchers from other outside fields. Although there are drones on the market today that are capable of following moving entities when controlled by a computer or
a remote, there are no commercially-produced ones that follow a target automatically. So far the project’s money has gone to early test drones and electronics for building pieces and cameras. A few of the early test drones were refurbished Roombas, which had cameras attached to them and were used to test the concept of automatically
following a target. The drone sends images to a computer, which in turn processes the images and sends them back to the drone. Some of this process is done with WiFi, but the end goal is to create a computer small enough to place in a drone so the processing takes See Drones, Page 7
Bro-Yo neighbors MU helps Jesuit marketing Pope’s visit inspired not hindered far-reaching Jesuit
After a late-night hours extension, others weigh in By Thomas Salinas
thomas.salinas@marquette.edu
Restaurants surrounding Bro-Yo Campustown on West Wells Street said their businesses will not suffer from the breakfast restaurant’s newly INDEX CALENDAR...........................................3 MUPD REPORTS.................................3 MARQUEE............................................8 OPINIONS.......................................10 SPORTS...........................................12
extended hours. Bro-Yo’s extended hours are 11 p.m. to 3:30 a.m. on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. They have been in effect for a few weeks. The restaurant hopes to attract many customers during the new hours. It’s a new latenight food option that students have in addition to the surrounding Qdoba, Papa John’s, Real Chili, Dogg Haus and Jimmy John’s restaurants. See Bro-Yo, Page 5 NEWS
Pope Francis’ September visit to the United States prompted the #JesuitEducated marketing campaign, which includes a social media plan from Marquette’s Office of Marketing and Communication. Overall, the campaign is
led by the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. Chief marketing and communication officers from more than half of the 28 AJCU schools got together to capitalize on the Pope’s Jesuit background. They met at Loyola University Maryland in April to discuss their options. The finished campaign includes a 50-by-70-foot banner of the Pope with the tagline “transformational leaders are Jesuit educated” at a Philadelphia train station, a Medium microsite, advertisements in The New York Times, a digital sign outside
Madison Square Garden and the Jesuit Educated hashtag. A smaller version of the Philadelphia banner hangs in the Alumni Memorial Union. “Our goal was to tell the public that if you like the values of Pope Francis, then you’ll like the values of Jesuit schools,” said Deanna Howes, AJCU director of communications and Fordham University alumna. OMC and Tim Cigelske, Marquette’s social media director, largely assisted with the online efforts by planning or executing posts on the microsite,
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‘To Kill a Mockingbird’
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Self-balancing scooter use grows on campus Police say there is no law prohibiting the use of them By Jennifer Walter
jennifer.walter@marquette.edu
Marquette students are taking a cue from Tupac Shakur’s “Picture Me Rolling” as they cruise around campus on their self-balancing scooters. It isn’t uncommon to walk to class and share the sidewalk with someone riding on their “selfbalancing scooter” or “Segway without handlebars.” Self-balancing scooters can be bought online from sites like eBay or Amazon and cost $250 and up. Jake Nikolay, a freshman in the College of Communication, saw many basketball players riding around on self-balancing scooters and decided to buy one. “I get a lot of people asking to ride it,” Nikolay said. “Most people are pretty cool with it.” Nikolay finds himself using his self-balancing scooter nearly every day. “It saves a lot of time, usually,” he said. “It’s faster
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Students debate the benefits and disadvantages of using a self-balancing scooter to get around campus.
than walking.” Although self-balancing scooters fascinate some, others are skeptical of their practicality and necessity. “They look cool, but I think they’re pretty pointless,” said Annah Horst, a freshman in the College of Communication. “I
especially get irritated when I see basketball players and athletes using them. Sometimes I’ve seen them inside, which I don’t understand.” Bibin Augustine, a freshman in the College of Health Sciences, finds self-balancing scooters to be cool, but would never
Title IX policy changed Revisions meet new guidelines by Office of Civil Rights By Clara Hatcher
clara.hatcher@marquette.edu
Marquette recently revised its Title IX Sexual Harassment, Discrimination and Sexual Misconduct Policy, allowing students to bypass conduct proceedings. According to the new policy, individuals reporting a sexual misconduct policy violation, known as a complainant, will now work directly with a deputy Title IX coordinator instead of being seen by a conduct board. The revision, announced Oct. 26, occurred to meet various
guidelines set by the Office for Civil Rights, a sub-agency of the U.S. Department of Education with regional offices scattered across the country. Marquette entered into a voluntary resolution with the Office for Civil Rights in September after being investigated for a June incident when a former female student filed a complaint alleging she was harassed by a former male student. Marquette Title IX Coordinator Christine Harris Taylor said the intent is to have a positive effect so people who have been harassed or discriminated against are comfortable reporting incidents. Under the new policy, the complainant now goes through what Taylor refers to as a civil rights investigation model.
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First, there is an investigation of a complaint. Then, the information is assigned to one of the deputy Title IX coordinators. There is an interview between the complainant and deputy coordinator and a chance to coordinate a university response. Taylor said the investigator is the person that interviews, talks to witnesses and decides whether or not there is a policy violation. “This policy applies to everyone at the university.” Taylor said. “When we (as a university) know about it, we have the ability to have an institutional response and provide resources for people.” If necessary, the university can provide counseling, medical treatment, modification of class scheduling or course sections, housing reassignments and safety escorts. A full list of interim measures can be found in the sexual misconduct policy on the Office of Student Development website. “I hope the changes will lead to increased reporting of sexual harassment, discrimination and sexual misconduct,” Taylor said. “When that occurs, it makes the campus and learning environment safer for faculty, staff, students, visitors and guests.” Due to the Office for Civil Rights guidelines, Taylor said all universities are looking at their Title IX policies. If a complaint is made to the Office for Civil Rights regarding university policy or the way a university handles complaints, the office can investigate to make recommendations as far as how the university needs to adjust its policy. Federal funding can be revoked if the violation is serious enough. “What these changes actually reflect are what we consider best practices in the area of Title IX,” Taylor said.
personally want to own one. “I wouldn’t bring it to campus with me everywhere because sometimes they’re practical, but sometimes they’re not,” Augustine said. “You can pretty much just out-walk them.” Because this new mode of transportation is still gaining
popularity, no laws for self-balancing scooter usage exist. In the eyes of the law, self-balancing scooters are most closely related to Segways. They are motorized vehicles that often share the sidewalk with pedestrians. “Motorists tend to react to the speed of pedestrians, so if you’re moving in a pedestrian kind of walkway, then you could potentially put yourself at risk with pedestrians,” Marquette Police Department Chief Paul Mascari said. Mascari has not witnessed any major incidents involving selfbalancing scooters. He said no one has requested that the university regulate the usage of selfbalancing scooters on campus. The issues that have arisen have been mainly off campus and involve theft. “We have seen elsewhere in the city that self-balancing scooters have become a target for criminals,” Mascari said. Mascari advises self-balancing scooter users to make sure they are aware of their surroundings and to use their devices in welllit and well-populated areas. “It takes people a while to catch up whenever there’s a new mode of transportation out there,” Mascari said.
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Student hit-and-run victim recovering No information known on driver who hit student
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 Reporters Dana Warren, Sophia Boyd, Gary Leverton, Jennifer Walter, McKenna Oxenden, Maredithe Meyer, Brittany Carloni, Julie Grace, Thomas Salinas, Patrick Thomas, Devi Shastri, Clara Hatcher, Alexander Montesantos
By McKenna Oxenden
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As she walks down the street, attends class and works as a barista, you would never know that eight months ago she faced the possibility of death. Lijung Chen was involved in a hit-and-run accident at the intersection of 16th and Wells Streets last January that left her in the Intensive Care Unit for over four days after suffering a traumatic brain injury. Chen, a graduate student from China studying applied economics, describes herself as a normal woman who loves Milwaukee life. She does not define herself by her injury or her struggles. “Everything is getting better, everything is great,” Chen said. “Sometimes I still get dizzy or get headaches, but it’s small compared to what I faced.” Chen was forced to withdraw from her last class required to graduate in May because of her injury and the time it required to heal. She said the university and the International Office of Education worked with her to figure out her studies and financial situation. “I’m lucky the health insurance company paid for most of
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Hit-and-run victim Lijung Chen still attends physical therapy a few times a week to help with her headaches.
the hospital bills and that my family (in China) helps support me and my life at Marquette,” Chen said. Just like any other graduate student, Chen said she is on the hunt for a job. She ideally wants to land an analysis job. If she does not find a job in the United States by May, she will be forced to return to China because her visa will expire. “I want to stay here (in Wisconsin) at least for a couple of years to make sure I get the healthcare I need,” Chen said. With her family in China, Chen relied almost entirely on a support system of friends to help get her through her rehabilitation and recovery. “When I was going to the
hospital four to five days a week, my friends stayed with me 24/7,” Chen said. Doctors were surprised at how well and how quickly she has healed, Chen said. Chen only had a 50 percent chance of getting her voice back -and she did. Julie Trotter, a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences, said students need to stay alert because of Marquette’s urban setting. “It’s a big change for most students when they come to Marquette to get used to living downtown and dealing with traffic on a daily basis,” Trotter said. While she may be back to her daily life, Chen still has
to attend several doctor appointments. She works with Marquette physical therapists a few times a week to keep her strength up and help with the headaches. Chen said she never cries about the accident, because many good things have come out it. Her relationship with her friend, now boyfriend, has been strengthened, along with the knowledge of her inner strength. There is still no information related to the driver who hit her. “I’m going to try and avoid that intersection as best as I can,” Chen said with a chuckle. “I may not remember that it happened, but I know I was hit there.”
By Jennifer Walter
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When midterm time rolls around, some professors assign exams or papers. Others plan their classes without really considering midterms at all. Theology professor Samantha Miller said she doesn’t give out a midterm exam. Instead, she assigns three exams with smaller assignments and papers to make sure she is checking in with her students throughout the semester. Engineering professor
Corrections Oct. 29’s “Professors on logging D2L grades” story incorrectly stated that Marquette Student Government had a possible policy to put student grades on Desire2Learn. It should have said MUSG only had an idea for the policy and no official legislation/policy exists. The Tribune regrets the error.
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Barbara Silver-Thorn said she gives an exam every five weeks so that she isn’t creating the pressure of only having two exams which determine grades. Miller said it’s good for professors to give mid-term grades, but when it comes to exams and class structure, she said it should be up to each professor. “It wouldn’t be a good idea to dictate classes,” Miller said. “Every class is their own and must be treated that way.” Journalism and media studies professor Karen Slattery said she thinks it’s important to check in with her students throughout the semester. She said midterms are a way to do this. “You want to check progression and understanding with
midterms,” Slattery said. “I think that is important, just as important as assignments along the way because it is a semester-long learning process.” Physical therapy professor Danielle Parker uses midterms similarly to see how her students are doing at the halfway point. “It helps me gauge where students are halfway through the semester,” Parker said. “It is a learning tool.” Parker said she knows that when midterms come around, stress levels go up and teaching her class becomes more difficult. She said changing what she does and being more interactive to get her students’ attention has been productive. Slattery said she thinks
professors can be so trained to think in terms of having a midterm that the idea of doing something else isn’t considered. When considering whether midterm exams should be treated extra like finals, Parker said that students having more time to study would be more helpful. Miller said midterms shouldn’t be elevated the way finals are because they are meant to be a check-in point. She said she doesn’t think there needs to be more time allotted for studying because the exam shouldn’t be as long as a final. However, she wouldn’t mind if there were options for students with three midterm exams on the same day like there are during finals week.
MUPD Reports Oct. 29 At 6:37 p.m., an underage student was in possession of a false ID in the Union Sports Annex. At 9:53 p.m., a student was in possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia in Straz Tower and was taken into custody by MUPD. The student was cited and released. Oct. 30 Between 12:30 and 12:35 p.m., a person not affiliated with Marquette reported that unknown person(s) removed her unsecured, unattended property estimated at $250 in Gesu Church. At 11:29 p.m., unknown person(s) vandalized university property in Schroeder Hall causing an estimated $40 in damage.
Oct. 31 At 10:18 p.m., a vehicle driven by an intoxicated student struck a university vehicle driven by a student employee in the 1300 block of W. Wells St., causing damage to both vehicles. No injuries were reported. MUPD cited the intoxicated student driver. Between 2:42 and 2:44 a.m., two unidentified subjects exited a vehicle in the 1100 block of W. Wells St. and struck a student with their fists. The subjects then fled the scene. The student sustained minor injuries and declined medical assistance. Nov. 1 Between 1 and 2 a.m., a student reported his unsecured cell phone was missing in a business in the 1600 block of W. Wells St. and an unknown person(s) was in possession of it. Estimated loss is $700.
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Thursday 5 Seeds of Change, AMU Room 254, 2-4 p.m. Open Mic Night for Peace, AMU Lobby, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Live Poets’ Society Open Mic Night, Wehr Chemistry Room 100, 7-9 p.m.
Friday 6 Great American Smokeout, Schroeder Field, 4-6 p.m.
Alpha Phiesta, The Marq, 4-8 p.m. Interfaith Dinner, OIE Hall, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Saturday 7 The Naturals Fall Concert, Varsity Theatre, 7-9 p.m. Jazz at the Annex, Union Sports Annex, 8-9 p.m.
Sunday 8 I am a Fraternity Man, CLSI, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Pierogi Making Workshop, Campus Town East Apt. 372, 2-5:30 p.m.
Monday 9 Delta Xi Phi Flag and Buttons Sale, AMU 2nd floor, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Dissecting NROTC’s place in a Jesuit school MU priest speaks about Catholicism, pacifism, wars By Gary Leverton
gary.leverton@marquette.edu
Marquette’s Navy ROTC program is celebrating its 75th anniversary on campus this year. Capt. Daniel Olson, the commanding officer and professor of Naval Science, said Marquette’s program, established in 1941, was the first at a Jesuit school, and is currently the largest among four NROTC programs at Jesuit universities. There are 71 total midshipmen in Marquette’s program with 58 on scholarship. Boston College has the second highest total with roughly 61, then Holy Cross which has around 50. Loyola has a total unit size of less than 20 midshipmen, Olson said. Olson said he believes NROTC at Marquette has this amount because of the alignment between the university’s values and the values
of the military. Can NROTC have Jesuit values? Phillip Rossi, a Jesuit at Marquette, gained some takeaways from his studies of ROTC and its relationship with the university. Rossi said he has written about the just war theory and attended many conferences that have involved people in the military. “I can see the reason why there are Catholic pacifists who have a problem with ROTC,” Rossi said. “On the other hand, I’m more convinced that the institution believes it does more good if we engage ROTC or the military.” Rossi said he sees this giving Marquette justification to have ROTC. He said they feel like it’s Marquette’s responsibility because they would rather see the training done here under Jesuit values instead of neutral values somewhere else. Rossi said he doesn’t believe the problem is with ROTC, but with war itself. He said the military has political and social roles that have deep moral ambiguity. He explained this as
they want harm not to be done to citizens, yet to do this, the military will have to use deadly force against another human being. He said he sees it as two ideas clashing against each other. Rossi said the vision of ending war is completely against practical moral prudence. “High idealism,” Rossi said. “Or common sense and moral prudence. The problem is eliminating ROTC won’t deal with the larger problem, which is war.” Well-rounded program funds education “The midshipmen here are developing leadership, developing teamwork, and those qualities that have value with the military,” Olson said. “They do that through volunteer work. They do that through service to each other. I think big qualities and the values that people see in the military are the same values that Marquette espouses.” Clark Dirksen-O’Donnell, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences and a member of the program, said the leadership experience he received at
Marquette was second to none. He said the program shapes well-rounded individuals for the future. “You want them to be wellrounded in all aspects,” Dirksen-O’Donnell said. “I think that’s one thing Marquette and the Jesuits definitely succeed at without question.” Tyler Thomsen, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences, said the program allows people to experience the real world. He said since the command structure is student operated, they are put into various different leadership positions that require them to lead a large group of individuals. Olson said when it comes to expenses, NROTC is funded through several ways like small government funds, midshipmen who generate their own funds through other jobs, alumni booster associations, and the expenses Marquette provides for renting, travel expenses for guests at formal events and others. Olson said the greatest amount of funds NROTC spends every year is on scholarships.
“The scholarships are the single largest budget item for NROTC,” Olson said. “For this semester, (we) paid just under $1 million in tuition each semester.” Olson said this can be one of the factors that pushes students to join NROTC. “Some join because they had family who are military,” Olson said. “Some join because they can’t afford college and this is a great opportunity. Some like idea of having a guaranteed job after college. Others are just curious.” Dirksen-O’Donnell said the financial aid is why he is at Marquette instead of a community college back home. He said he would have missed out on a lot if he hadn’t been in this program. “It’s been a blast,” DirkensenO’Donnel said. “The program is definitely difficult, but with that being said, it’s also very rewarding and the experiences I have gotten here I couldn’t have gotten anywhere else.”
News in Brief MKE transit has $1.5 million deficit The Milwaukee County Transit System faces a $1.5 million deficit in this year’s budget, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The transit system received a $165.37 million budget this year. This deficit is due to less people using the system and free GO Passes distributed to county residents 65 years of age or older and those with disabilities. Marquette also distributes 24/7 bus passes to undergraduate students. Milwaukee introduced the free GO Pass April 1, and the transit system expects the pass will provide more than 3.8 million free rides by the end of the year, creating a projected revenue loss of more than $2.6 million. The 2015 budget predicted only $822,000 in lost revenue
Advocates for raw milk believe it provides beneficial properties that are lost in the pasteurization process. However, the law prohibits selling unpasteurized milk because it could potentially carry bacteria that lead to a series of illnesses. “You cannot make (raw milk) safe. We firmly stand by that,” said Shawn Pfaff, spokesman for the Wisconsin Safe Milk Coalition that represents dairy, medical and public health groups opposing raw-milk sales. Photo via Jeramey Jannene
Free GO Passes have contributed to the $1.5 million budget deficit.
from these GO Passes, a difference of almost $1.8 million. The transit system has plans to look at the total impact of the GO Pass on revenue after April 1, once the program operates for a full year. Transit system Managing Director Dan Boehm told the
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Journal Sentinel there will be an estimated four percent drop in ridership this year, costing the transit system $2.35 million in fare revenue. Boehm also said lower diesel fuel prices should save the system $1.74 million.
Bill could legalize raw milk in Wis.
Raw milk supporters are making new efforts to pass legislation that would allow people to purchase unpasteurized milk directly from Wisconsin farms. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Rep. David Murphy, who grew up on a dairy farm, will introduce the new bill in the coming weeks. Pasteurization involves heating milk to a high temperature to kill pathogens. The same legislation was introduced in 2013, but the bill was not passed. “I have always been a supporter of people being able to buy raw milk ... to me, it’s a matter of freedom of choice,” Murphy said. “It plays to my libertarian side.” More than 30 states allow the direct purchasing of raw milk with some restrictions. It is not uncommon for some people to travel hours to buy unpasteurized milk in a private transaction.
Gener8tor presents new investments Gener8tor, a group that invests in high-growth startups, recently announced the amounts of money raised by some of its companies, the Milwaukee Business Journal reported. During a Tuesday presentation at the Milwaukee Art Museum, Gener8tor informed a crowd of more than 600 people that two of their invested-in companies raised more than $100,000 and one raised over $2 million. Another one of its startups, the clothing brand Stock, launched a partnership with MillerCoors. Gener8tor also announced its new investments in five more startups during the event. For this round of investments, Gener8tor received nearly 500 applicants, allowing it to be selective. This is Gener8tor’s first Milwaukee class that does not contain any Milwaukee-based companies. Gener8tor biannually chooses five startups to train, mentor and provide with $20,000 investments. It has a digital focus but also invests in a range of industries.
Bucks arena could go over budget Peter Feigin, president of the Milwaukee Bucks, visited the Marquette Law School Wednesday to discuss the possibility
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The Bucks may exceed thier $500 million budget for the new arena.
of exceeding the budget for the new Bucks arena. The Milwaukee Business Journal reported Feigin said the team may spend more than its $500 million arena budget, but he didn’t say by how much. The arena will be built to the north of the BMO Harris Bradley Center. “I think it’ll be very hard,” Feigin said. “One of the things that’s important to know is it’s probably my butt on the line because everything over ($500 million) we pay for.” Bucks spokesman Jake Suski said the team’s owners are trying to stay within budget. They already spent $10 million on environmental and feasibility studies. The budget is made up of $250 million from the Bucks’ current owners and former owner Herb Kohl, in addition to $250 million from the public. The Bucks owners and Kohl will pay for any budget overrun. Construction on the arena is slated to start in spring 2016 and be done before the 2018-’19 season.
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Late-night menu may change However, the consensus from those restaurants is that they have no added competition from Bro-Yo being open for late-night hours. “It’s a totally different entity,” Papa John’s General Manager Robert Hall said. “We haven’t had any problems yet and I’m happy for (Bro-Yo).” Keith Oman, general manager for Qdoba, said the surrounding restaurants have completely different products. He believes Qdoba will be fine. Brittany Barnette, an employee at Real Chili, said she thinks students will enjoy Bro-Yo’s new late-night hours but Real Chili will still remain busy. “I love Broken Yolk but I don’t think its affecting our business too much,” Barnette said. “At least nothing that I’ve noticed at all.” Jim Gatto, the owner of BroYo, said the decision has been a success so far. “If I have to say a grade wise, it’s been good,” he said. Gatto said one issue they looked at when deciding whether to do late-night hours was the potential conflicts that could arise. Late-night customers can bring in fights or raucous behavior. Gatto said there has been no issue with that so far. “Kids have been more than gracious to us,” Gatto said. “I think we work well with students and we have a good reputation in the Marquette community.” Bro-Yo plans to keep its full menu available during latenights this semester. It hopes to compile data from this semester to determine if a reduced menu will be put into place next semester. Gatto said the reason for the potential change is that there are often two employees working during the extended hours. He does not want customers waiting long periods of time for their food so reducing the menu could help orders come out faster. “We don’t want anyone waiting around for a long time for just a bacon, egg and cheese sandwich,” he said. “If we can fine tune it (the menu), we will.”
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Jesuit: Campaign reached thousands through shares Facebook, Twitter and Google. “I’m grateful to Marquette for agreeing to design the social media efforts and campaign,” Howes said. “I’m very pleased with the results.” The hashtag launched July 31, the feast day of St. Ignatius of Loyola, who founded the Jesuit Society of Jesus. Between then and Oct. 15, it made 3.4 million impressions. It also spiked the AJCU’s Facebook likes from 1,300 on Sept. 1 to
I’ve always believed that social media is merely a reflection of what happens in the real world.” Tim Cigelske Social media director
nearly 5,000 on Oct. 1 - a 284 percent increase. Additionally, Howes said the Jesuit Educated Facebook ads and videos were shared over 12,000 times. Cigelske said he was blown away by the response. “The spotlight is really meant to be on the community,“ he said in an email. “We’re supposed to be behind the scenes just helping facilitate the connections.” The campaign has a steering committee with representatives from 10 Jesuit institutions, including Marquette. Howes said the campaign mainly targets four audiences: prospective students and their parents, the general public, members of Congress and Jesuit school students and alumni. “We wanted to get people excited and interested,” Howes said. The idea, she explained, was for people to notice the campaign through an advertisement or on social media, go to the AJCU website, see names of the 28 colleges and universities and explore them further.
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Student entrepreneurs on their businesses Neckties, bracelets, athletic equipment among products By Brittany Carloni
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Undergraduate entrepreneurs share the stories behind their product ideas and how they balance running a small business as full-time students. Upties Kevin Brauer, a freshman in the College of Business Administration, started Upties about a year ago after he saw one of his old shirts in a pile for Goodwill. “It was a matter of probably two or three seconds, if that, and it was, oh, how could I use that shirt? How could I use the material?” Brauer said. “The Photo by Matthew Serafin/matthew.serafin@marquette.edu idea of a tie popped into my Kevin Brauer stands in front of an Upties display. It’s a business he started in his parents’ basement and proceeds go to Marquette’s IMAP program. head in that split second.” Brauer started the business in his parents’ basement, handroles as a full-time student and kind of my downtime.” sewing recycled fabric into ties makes all of the ties. Brauer said time management an entrepreneur. Thayer said she has learned with his friends. Now he works “My mind is always running a lot through Bracelets for with a skilled seamstress who is important for balancing his and trying to figure things out Bridges and Etsy. and get things done,” he said. “I have no business back“It’s very easy to get preoccu- ground, so this was a really big pied. I’m passionate about the learning experience,” she said. business and I’m passionate “I definitely recommend (startabout academics.” ing a business) to anybody.” In addition to neckties, customers can purchase paracord Vozilo bracelets on the Upties website. Brauer’s products can also be John O’Connell, a freshman found at the university Spirit in the College of Arts & SciShop until Christmas. He said ences, created Vozilo, an appli100 percent of those proceeds cation that builds relationships Jess Thayer will go toward Marquette’s between auto dealerships and owner, Bracelets for Bridges IMAP program. their customers. “I saw the Spirit Shop as O’Connell said the app puts a place where I could make customers in direct contact with Wesley said he worked with a statement and make a bold the dealership to book services move,” Brauer said. online and discuss costs. The Marquette Alumnus Andrew This semester, Brauer part- app will also provide data to Hampel to start the business. nered with Alpha Xi Delta dealerships to show the most The idea for Seiva Technologies originally started as a to create an autism aware- effective marketing methods. ness bracelet as a fundraiser O’Connell built the applica- class project that developed for Autism Speaks. tion’s prototype and works with into a business. “Eventually we both decided, The Commons and the Kohler Bracelets for Bridges Center for Entrepreneurship to instead of being a project and improve it. He said some of his looking at it as a project, reJess Thayer, a sophomore responsibilities include sched- ally turn it into a business,” said. “That’s where my The all-Greek GPA is higher than the all-university GPA in the College of Engineer- uling meetings with potential Wesley ing, created the Bracelets for customers, gathering market role came in taking (Hampel’s) Bridges Etsy shop after mak- research and finding the right ideas as a project and turning it into a business.” ing bracelets for children on a technical talent. The Seiva Technologies ofhigh school service trip to the “Communication and relaNorthern Cheyenne reservation tionship building is a big part fice is located on 27th Street in Montana. of the job,” O’Connell said, and Capitol drive, and inAfter the trip, she sold ap- “not only with customers, cludes five full-time employproximately $500 worth of but with the people that work ees. Wesley said the organization develops the sensors bracelets at a craft fair and real- with me as well.” ized she could use her crafting Vozilo is O’Connell’s second in-house, but the garments skills for something more. This technology venture. He also are manufactured through a led Thayer to open her online started a moving business with Wisconsin manufacturer. Wesley is co-oping with Seishop in Dec. 2014. a friend, and that sparked his “I had never made any- interest in entrepreneurship. He va Technologies this semester, thing and sold it before,” encourages others interested in which allows him to get credit Thayer said. “I just didn’t do starting their own business to for working with the startup. He that kind of thing.” take the initiative and surround said the ability to co-op gives A portion of her profits goes themselves with the right team. him more time to network with toward Engineers Without Bor“There isn’t anything potential investors. “It’s crucial,” he said. “A ders to fundraise its projects. more liberating than start85% of Fortune 500 top executives are sorority “I don’t want to sell bracelets ing your own business,” he lot of what I’ve been able to and fraternity members solely for profit,” she said. “For said. “It’s almost like having do wouldn’t be possible if I me that seems like a waste.” your own child. It’s some- didn’t have business hours Thayer sells three types of thing that you’re working on free. Trying to juggle it as bracelets on her website: bead 24/7, and you are always doing a student, there are a lot of meetings and opportunities I loom, macramé and roll-on something with it.” would have to miss.” bead crochet. She said it can Alpha Phiesta: $5 All you can eat tacos November. 5 5-9PM: The Marq Wesley said Seiva Technolotake her three to five hours to Seiva Technologies gies has also had the opportumake one bracelet. Alpha Xi Delta Puzzle Palooza November 18, 6-8PM “I just don’t ever stop,” she Seiva Technologies makes nity to travel and participate in said. “If I’m watching TV, athletic apparel equipped with competitions where they presAlpha Xi Delta National Philanthropy Day Nov. 13, 10-2PM: Wehr Chemistry I’m still technically working sensors that measure muscle ac- ent their product and get feedbecause I’m making bracelets tivation and range motion. Sam back from judges. whenever I have free time. Wesley, a junior in the College Making bracelets for me, it is of Business Administration, cofun, it is enjoyable, so that is founded the business.
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Students discuss Bublr Bikes station location Mashuda, Straz deemed too far, AMU likely locale By Sophia Boyd
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The Alumni Memorial Union is a favorable candidate for the Bublr Bike station that will be placed on campus. “I would personally prefer it to be located near AMU but there are still multiple locations being considered,” said Marquette Student Government President Zack Wallace. Bublr Bikes Executive Director Kevin Hardman said the location decision is slated to happen in the next month or two. In addition, he said the Bublr Bikes presence at Marquette could grow in the future. “This is the first of more stations,” Hardman said. “We’re thinking about… where are the needs beyond that station.” There is a suggestion page on Bublr Bike’s website for students and other users to give input on where the station should be. Weather and accessibility are the main things students are considering during the decision process. Triathlon Team President Austin Anderson, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences, came to the MUSG Senate meeting Oct. 12, when the Bublr legislation passed, to show his support. “I think it’s a good thing because it will make it easier for people to get to different places around Milwaukee,” he said in reference to Bublr Bikes. “Debatably, this is safer (than the bus).” He said the worst places to put the station would be
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MUSG passed legislation to bring Bublr Bikes to Marquette earlier this semester and are providing input on where the bike station should be on campus.
near Mashuda Hall or Straz Tower - the residence halls on each end of campus. “(It) would be too far away,” Anderson said. He suggested Olin Engineering Center to keep the bikes protected from weather or the west side of the AMU because it’s located in the center of campus. “Regardless of where we put stations, one of the key priorities is making the station highly visible to the general public,” Hardman said. “We want it to be as close to the street as possible.” Rebecca Zellelew, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences,
said the area under the bridge between Raynor and Memorial Libraries would protect the bikes from weather conditions. “But… if all community members are going to have to use the bikes, then it shouldn’t be hidden,” she said. Zellelew added that a location near the parking structure on W. Wells Street would be a good idea. Lora Strigens, chief university planner and architect, said there are several things being taken into consideration as the decision is being made. “Those include the infrastructure (access to necessary utilities, security cameras,
appropriate lighting, etc), enough physical space to accommodate the bike station, access to primary roadways traveled by bike, visibility and convenience for our campus community,” she said in an email. Another technical requirement for the station is the ability to connect to an energy source. Bublr Bikes stations run on either battery, solar or alternating current power. Hardman said the Bublr Bikes team is considering the most environmentally-friendly way to power the station. “We don’t know what at Marquette will work best
(yet),” Hardman said. “It’s a Marquette decision in collaboration with us.” Hardman said he wants the decision to be a marriage between student input and the station’s physical requirements. “What we would absolutely relish is more and more input,” he said. While the university works on its new master plan, Strigens said it is addressing different types of transportation, including walking and biking. “The Bublr station will fit into this effort and the recommendations for our campus relative to transportation and access/circulation,” Strigens said.
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Drones: Goal to create small computer so drone processes internally
place internally. “We hope that this is a pretty good prototype, but it’s hard to tell how much work is needed until we can sell this,” Medeiros said. While the drone still needs
work before it can be produced commercially, Echeverri Guevara hopes to one day see the invention used for surveillance and/or filmmaking purposes. “You couldn’t give the transmitter to someone who was
stealing something,” he said, noting that automatic drones provide technological advantages that remote-controlled drones cannot. Drones have been increasing in usage and popularity in recent years. Most notably, the United
States has been using them to carry out airstrikes against terrorist groups in Syria. Those terrorist groups include the Islamic State and the Khorasan Group, according to a CNN report. The Islamic State responded to
the airstrikes by sharing videos of them executing American hostages, one of which was Marquette alumnus James Foley.
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Helfaer social justice production hits home ‘To Kill a Mockingird’ theme of racism still relevant 55 years later By Lily Stanicek
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“To Kill a Mockingbird,” a story set in the 1930s yet is increasingly relevant today, will be Marquette Theatre’s annual social justice-focused production. The production opens its curtains on Thursday, Nov. 12th and will run until the 22nd. Through the intimate and episodic storytelling, “Mockingbird” tackles tough issues of race relations and corrupt justice systems. Putting on this production is no easy task, but it’s one that director Jamie Cheatham feels is an important one. “It just seemed like the right time to do this play with our past year -- with Ferguson and Black Lives Matter and the rise of our social consciousness of this disparity in our criminal justice system,” Cheatham said. “I think this play talks to that. Perhaps in a very mild way, but it seemed like a really good piece to choose for our campus and to talk about those issues.” The story will most likely be a familiar one for most students. Harper Lee’s novel detailing Scout Finch’s adventures in Maycomb, Alabama, with her brother, Jem, and her father, Atticus, have been discussed at length in classrooms, made into
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Jamie Cheatham, the director of “To Kill a Mockingbird,” said the message of Harper Lee’s novel is still relatable to present social justice issues.
award-winning cinema and been given a sequel. But Cheatham is hopeful that seeing the story performed live, with all the nuances he and the actors have given the production, will prove to be an entirely new and gratifying experience for the audience. “I’m absolutely committed to honoring Harper Lee’s novel, the story and the characters,”
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Madeleine Farley, who plays Scout, on the set of “To Kill a Mockingbird.”
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Cheatham said. “But I’m trying to bring out the theme (of racial injustice) without being heavy-handed.” Cheatham has approached the production with the fleeting and ephemeral nature of theater in mind. He wants to do justice to the original story while allowing the audience to become aware of the larger issues. One way he has done this is by adapting his interpretation of the script to address the issue of a lack of African American voices in the play. “Unfortunately in a story about race, these characters don’t get much of a voice,” Cheatham said. “There’s a black choir that comes in early, and they make several appearances as part of scene changes. So the African American voice has been raised, amplified a little bit, I hope, in this production. I think audiences will pick up on that without it being a distraction.” The performance will also incorporate talk-back sessions with figures in the Marquette community who will discuss the story through various lenses. A standalone presentation by Reggie Jackson of America’s Black Holocaust Museum titled, “To Kill a Mockingbird from an African-American Perspective” will also be held Nov. 16. “We have invited speakers from campus as well as Mr. Jackson to help enrich the production and the audience’s educational experience,” Chair of Digital Media and Performing Arts, Stephen Hudson-Mairet said. “All of our theater and social justice productions work to link a dramatic production to current events. It is a way to make theater come alive for our audiences.” The actors themselves dove headfirst into this difficult and heavy material. Not only does the play focus on racial injustice, it also speaks to the ideas of innocence, courage and the struggles of living in a world you don’t fully understand or that doesn’t understand you. The production’s Jem, A.J. Magoon, a sophomore in the
College of Communication, is excited about the unique role his character and all the children play in this larger complex narrative. “All three of the kids fill that role of being as much of the audience’s perspective as possible,” Magoon said. “It’s good that the play centers around children because it gives you an impartial look into what are otherwise pretty controversial matters, without any preconceived notions.” If the kids are the lens through which these injustices are seen, Atticus Finch acts as the moral center of the play. Michael Cienfuegos-Baca, a senior in the College of Communication, has the particular challenge of embodying a character so many are familiar with as an icon of fatherhood and steadfast principles. “It’s fun,” Cienfuegos-Baca said. “But it’s nerve-wracking to think that he’s a man that everybody knows but nobody’s met.” Direction from Cheatham, along with his own personal research, has helped CienfuegosBaca find those parts of Atticus that perhaps the audience hasn’t “met” yet. He’s changed various aspects of his own acting throughout rehearsals -- from the way he stands (he tends to look tall and proud when he should look weary), to learning to naturally fiddle with a pocket watch, to the way Cheatham has directed him to speak to Jem and Scout as if they were adults rather than children -- all in order to convey to the audience his unique and fully-realized version of Atticus on the stage. “It’s really about finding those physical moments,” CienfuegosBaca said. “Finding what roles Atticus plays and really trying to find the similarities, the parallels, from Michael to Atticus, where we meet, where we’re different and how I can find a relatable moment.” The courtroom scene that is at the center of the production highlights the intricacies of Cienfuegos-Baca’s Atticus and
the relationship he has to create with Isayah Phillips, a recent graduate from Georgetown who has been brought on to play Tom Robinson. “Working with Michael has been genuine,” Phillips said. “Every time the court scene is performed I feel as if we are discovering new ways to capture that authenticity between both characters.” An aspect of the set design plays into the interesting dynamic between CienfuegosBaca and his “kids,” Madeleine Farley, a junior in the College of Communication who plays Scout, and Magoon. The stage itself is constructed so that every time Atticus is speaking to Jem, Magoon is one step lower physically than Cienfuegos-Baca. Those little details, along with a clear understanding of the characters, helps to solidify these relationships which are so fundamental to the story. “When you are comfortable as actors with each other on stage, like I believe A.J., Madeleine and myself are, it really opens up possibilities to make it real.” Cienfuegos-Baca said. The story hinges on those relationships, and it is in them that the audience can see the full effect of racial injustice in this town. Despite the period setting, this production hopes to hit uncomfortably close to home for the audience. “We’re trying to make it real for the audience in as many ways as possible,” Farley said. “We want to scare the audience in some respects. We want them to be like, ‘this isn’t (just) 1935, this is 2015.’” Cheatham also wants the audience to come out of the production thinking about the impact of those big issues the play addresses. “I hope that it makes the audience think about, that for all our progress, some things have not changed,” Cheatham said. “That should rankle a little bit. It’s a gentle reminder, but hopefully it’s one that the audience does think about.”
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New store haven Words do carry strength for retro gamers Writer’s Fight Club Make Cents Variety Store allows players to reminisce childhood By Dennis Tracy
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Retro gaming has become a hobby for many of the die-hard gamers out there. Big games coming out this fall like “Halo 5: Guardians,” “Stars Wars Battlefront,” and “Xenoblade Chronicles X” are enough for a modern day gamer to get excited about spending $60 at the nearest electronic store. Introducing, Make Cents Variety Store on 4631 W. National Ave., a new retro gaming shop in South Milwaukee. Owners Chuck and Sherema Deau opened their doors up for business in May of this year. The store allows gamers to truly appreciate how far the industry has developed over the last 40 years, players need to look back at the games of the Super Mario Bros. on the Nintendo Entertainment System, the Crash Bandicoot franchise on the original PlayStation or Sonic the Hedgehog on the SEGA Genesis. The graphics, the controllers, the chipbit music found on the cartridges are all important elements into how gaming has changed over the years. Gamers need places where their legacy can be appreciated by other gamers, and where they can find classic games at affordable prices instead of turning to scalpers and eBay to obtain a copy of a rare Nintendo 64 game. When customers first walk in, they will notice a collection of PlayStation One games in a display case, and to the left is a collection of 80s action figures. Chuck Deau describes himself as an 80s child, growing up with Alf and the A-Team. These action figures give him an opportunity to remind himself of his childhood. The arcade cabinet featured Mega Man II from the NES era, but other games can be swapped out and hooked up for customers to play. “It’s more of a hobbyist thing,” Deau said about working these custom built arcade cabinets.“I learned that in the industry of working on Pacmans and Jukeboxes, and I kind of translated that into what I do for fun, which is console home gaming.” The store has divided its games by genre. The sports games are hidden away in the back, while the action games are towards the front. “It’s almost like milk in the grocery store, we’re going to make you walk to the back of the store,” Deau said.“You come in here, and you get lost. Lost in your memories, and nostalgia, and it just feels good being here.” The owners want their customers to feel like they can come back at any time, so they offer a rewards card where every $10 they spend at the store, they can get a stamp. After ten stamps, they can get $20 in store credit.
“If we went to another store, these are the prices we would want to see personally and if we can get an added discount on top of that, then you have our business for life,” Chuck said about how he determined the prices for the games and why they came up with the reward system. “With my husband being a gamer for years, he just feels like he wants us to be the kind of store that he would want to walk into, and see prices that he would want to pay,” Sherema said. For right now, the Deaus plan to keep their store where it is, but they do hope they will get bigger to obtain more space as the backroom is full of games that have yet to be unboxed. “I think in all of the years of watching bars open and close, I’ve learned a lot and we have a more step-by-step approach,” Chuck Deau said about expanding their business. “It’s inevitable that we will get bigger.”
challenges people to quote favorite authors By Thomas Southall
thomas.southall@marquette.edu
If Chuck Palanuik’s novel “Fight Club” taught me anything, then I shouldn’t have written this article much less mention it. Few things are more terrifying than breaking a rule of “Fight Club” and evoking the rage of a bloody, shirtless, anarchist Brad Pitt. However, this is the Writer’s Fight Club, an event happening on Thursday, Nov. 12 at Raynor Library from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., so there will be no fists. Even though I was kind of looking forward to that. I can’t help imagining two hipsters, smacking their rival with a MacBook in a swift uppercut or a beanie wearing vegan dual wielding copies of Robert Frost Anthologies, nimbly playing with them in their hands
like a pair of stiletto knives. Two enter the ring, only one leaves. Well, the loser can leave too, whenever they want (they’re not prisoners) they’ll just leave with their dignity slightly bruised. The idea for the event came from the minds of event coordinators Lisa Bonvissuto and Kieran Moriarty, two seniors in the College of Arts & Science. They wanted to do something for National Novel Writing Month, which sets up the challenge for participants to write a novel within the month of November. Unlike “Fight Club,” rules are less violent, but just as interesting. With the same concept as March Madness, two contestants go head to head. Taking turns, they have two minutes to cite a notable quote from an author. After the emcee asks the audience to applaud for either contender, the one with the most applause is declared the winner. The quotes are chosen from anything the authors have said, whether its through their novels, interviews or letters.
The trick is to try not to cram all the words in at once for your two minutes. Pro Tip: Bonvissuto said the audience responds best to shorter memorable quotes, so you don’t risk losing their interest. Last year’s winner was John Curran, a Renaissance Literature and Shakespeare professor, with some quotes from the works of Shakespeare. Leah Flack, an assistant English professor also participated with readings from James Joyce. This year more professors plan to appear such as assistant English professors Gerry Canavan, quoting Kurt Vonnegut (rumored to be in a full Vonnegut costume), and Brittany Pladek quoting Henry Wadsworth. But don’t let the competition intimidate you; Writer’s Fight Club is open to anyone interested in reading from his or her favorite authors or for just spectating. Last year many students duked it out armed with the words from Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Gillian Flynn and Fyodor Dostoyevsky.
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Lovell’s fireside chat cozy and productive
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One-day service events succeed in planting seeds for next steps What good can one day of service do? At some point or another, you have most likely participated in a one-day service event and experienced skepticism about the value in the amount of help you provided or the good you did. Marquette will celebrate Make A Difference Day Saturday. Registered volunteers will spend a few hours helping people in the community prepare their homes for winter. Marquette was founded on service, and students have always
been eager to participate. Still, some maintain doubt about one-day service events because they believe they are not conducive to sustainable solutions nor foster the development of lasting relationships with those being served. Doubt, skepticism and cynicism are understandable and healthy to a certain extent, but the focus needs to shift toward the good that one day of service is capable of doing. One day of service offers immediate alleviation to those in need. Considering Make A Difference
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Day, helping families prepare their homes for winter is not necessarily sustainable in the long term, but the community’s immediate seasonal needs are met thanks to the individuals who gave up their Saturday morning to help. To serve and be served risks vulnerability and exposure on either side. Those who are served are often grateful for the help of others, but to say the appreciation is set apart from shame, the feeling of perceived weakness, or the inability to help themselves would be a lie. Those who serve are exposed to realities, which before that point, only existed in realistic fiction novels. At times, truth is stranger – harsher even – than fiction. One day of service allows individuals to gain awareness of the kinds of lives that are being lived every day that would not have been known otherwise. Can you think of a time when you signed up for a day of service for the purpose of fulfilling service hours, or a friend’s request for you to join them? At the time, the decision was likely full of reluctance, but the experience might cross your mind often: the place you served, the emotions you felt and the people you met. Maybe now you volunteer there regularly or have been returning to a place of service since your freshman year Urban Connection experience. Marquette is fairly strategic with one-day service events and goes beyond providing an opportunity to serve and necessary transportation that comes with it. The reflections afterward create dedicated space and time to process and explore the service experience in communion with other participants. Ultimately, it is up to the individual to take further steps, whether that means changing one’s mindset about serving others, engaging in service more regularly, or continuing relationships with the people they met during the event. When done right, service goals can be met in one day. Present sufferings and problems can temporarily be put to rest, which in some cases is the only thing those in need truly desire. Service is service, and whether done by choice or with reluctance, the people who are helped will benefit. At its essence, a one-day service event plants many seeds. Service experiences create awareness of previously unknown realities, which can motivate volunteers to share their learned knowledge with others or involve themselves on a deeper level by serving on a regular basis. Service allows relationships to be built in circumstances that otherwise would not have been possible. What is most rewarding about a one-day service event is that it illuminates the togetherness of people of all sorts, and that makes all the difference.
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Last week’s fireside chat wtih President Lovell outlined new plans for Marquette.
Ryan Murphy
Columnist A week ago today, I joined about 30 of my peers at MUSG’s fireside chat with President Lovell. Thankfully, the circumstances surrounding this fireside chat were much more benign than those surrounding Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s original radio broadcasts. Marquette, unlike America in the ‘30s, is experiencing no Great Depression. As much as I relished the opportunity to hear our president speak, I was equally eager to finally step foot in the legendary Sensenbrenner reading room. I was not disappointed. The stained glass and dark wood panelling were reminiscent of a Hogwart’s bathroom – very impressive. The only thing that might have made the setting even more magical was a real fire in the hearth. None of the questions posed to Dr. Lovell were too hard-hitting; even so, he and the other administrators present gave interesting answers, and they were clearly engaged in the discussion. I appreciated his desire to develop more opportunities for students to apply their learning in service projects. As it is now, many of us see our academic obligations and our service opportunities belonging to separate spheres, so it is encouraging to see an effort underway to connect the two. Lovell made a point that service is a way to break the “Marquette bubble,” in which so many end up trapped. After all, there is a lot we have to offer our Milwaukee community and a lot we can learn from it in the process. A large part of the time was spent discussing the master plan. This is no surprise, as most of us are anxious to see how the campus will develop, even if we graduate by the time the changes are made. Lovell hinted that we may have a grocery
store on campus soon, an advancement everyone is keen to welcome. Even more exciting to me was the talk of a new College of Business building. The facade of the current structure is a boring gray rectangle. I find it doesn’t represent all the excitement that goes on inside, from the AIM students eagerly eyeing the stock market as they invest millions of dollars, to the freshmen panicking as they look for the restrooms that seem not to exist. One of the more interesting questions asked if there is any possibility of changing the residence halls’ visitation policy to allow opposite gendered guests to stay the night. Jim McMahon, the Associate Vice President and Dean of Residence Life, explained that it had been Marquette’s policy for a while, but that he had been a part of the team that established the policy we have today. I agree with him that there is no need to change the policy back. For students who wish to study late at night with opposite-gender friends, the campus has a variety of 24-hour spaces available. Practically speaking, there are far too many who would abuse the policy to the annoyance of their roommates. The announcement of Belgian waffle-makers bearing Marquette’s logo elicited the most ecstatic response by far. Like Leslie Knope, we have our priorities straight at this school: Waffles come first. The caveat that the waffle-maker would have to be chained to the wall is nothing to us. It is encouraging to have an administration that is so open to dialogue with students. If Lovell continues in this way, I have no doubt he will continue to be very well-liked and well-respected by the student body. Ryan Murphy is a junior studying Business Economics and Writing-Intensive English. He is reachable by email at ryan.p.murphy@marquette.edu
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Morgan Hughes
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In a sea of black X’s throbbing forward in nearly perfect unison, scream-singing lyrics to songs I’ve mouthed the words to a million times before, sweaty and fatigued, pushing my body forward through the crowd just to get half a step closer to the stage, I feel at home. This Halloween I traveled to Chicago to see my favorite band play live at a dive-bar venue just past the city’s Greektown neighborhood. I swapped my festive costume for an under-21 wristband and black permanent marker X’s on the back of both my hands, but it was a trade I was eager to make. I found The Front Bottoms in September of my senior year of high school, or rather, they found me. I guess I showed up late to the party because I began listening to them shortly after their second album was released, but I made up for my lack of punctuality with pure devotion. When you are sad or stressed out, what songs get you through the slump? Who do you turn to when the rest of the world seems unreliable or uninterested? It’s difficult to describe how it feels to love a band deeply, to dedicate your time memorizing the words to songs written by someone you’ve never
met, to defend them fervently to the people who you thought you could trust with this fragile, time-sensitive piece of yourself. There’s a reason people tattoo themselves with song lyrics, or wait for hours in line (or online) to buy tickets to a show, or risk the pummeling that comes from being at the front of the crowd. Music functions as a way to make people feel less alone, to give them something to relate to, and when you find that which you relate to, you latch on. A song from The Front Bottoms’ new album was recently on a popular Chicago radio station. When I found out, I was the epitome of melodramatic. Wrecked with the thought that music by my favorite band might be blaring through the headphones of someone who listens to mainstream radio, I was forced to accept the fact that I did not own this band. I may have a personal connection to The Front Bottoms, but I’m not unique in my feelings. Regardless of the show you attend, you will find people with an authentic attachment to the music. And when that music finds its way into the mainstream spotlight, there’s a physical pain felt by self-proclaimed ride-or-die fans that can’t be expressed with words. The most accurate way to describe the feeling is to call it bittersweet. While you’re happy for this band or artist that you know has worked so hard to
get to where they are, it’s hard not to feel like the friends from high school who you lost touch with once they left for college. You know them, you feel what they feel – or at least that’s what you tell yourself. You were so close, but then they lost touch. When that band starts to get recognition from the rest of the world, you have two choices: be the person who is comfortable getting waves of eye-rolls when you say “I’ve been listening to these guys for years,” or abandon your resolve as number one fan and force a smile when someone asks you if you’ve heard this “new band” they just discovered. It’s hard to say if there’s an effective remedy for this situation. If you’re anything like me, you’ll re-watch early music videos and online interviews to soften the blow, but much like after a break-up that was a long time coming, eventually you will realize that this was inevitable. Either the band would dissolve or they would receive enough recognition and support to stay together. But unlike a break-up, you still have the band, you just have to learn how to share them with the rest of the world. Worst case scenario, you can reminisce in the good times and remember that at least you had 2013. Morgan Hughes is a sophomore studying Journalism and Political Science. She is reachable by email at morgan.hughes@marquette.edu
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When you have followed a band since day one, it can be hard to share the enthusiasm once they have become mainstream.
Jack Hannan
Columnist Social media has enabled us to create a constant live feed of our every thought and action. Almost every meal is Instagrammed, and every party is added to Snapchat Stories. Despite over-sharing our personal information, we remain quite concerned with protecting our privacy. The extent of our right to privacy has been debated for years. However, recent legislation and technological advancements have brought the issue under closer scrutiny. In late October, a federal judge asked Apple Inc. for assistance in accessing user data on a seized iPhone thought to be involved in criminal activity. The company responded by announcing that encrypted data on locked iPhones running iOS 8 and higher cannot be accessed by anyone without the passcode, including Apple. This has sparked a discussion on the ethics and safety of advancing data security measures. Some believe these security measures help keep users’ personal information from being compromised, while others see them as protection for criminals. The discussion is not new. The privacy issue has been in the spotlight since the controversial passing of the USA Patriot Act under the George W. Bush administration in 2001. The legislation permits widespread government surveillance of citizens’ phone and internet activity. Though its stated purpose is to aid in counter-terrorism efforts, millions of Americans believe that the act oversteps boundaries and infringes on personal privacy. “Overstepping boundaries” might sound ridiculous to some. After all, if you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to worry about, right? In theory, this is true. People aren’t eager to share their sometimes embarrassing browser history or intimate text messages, but surely this minor embarrassment is worth saving lives by thwarting potential terrorism. Others worry that the surveillance will result in prosecution of petty crimes instead of terrorism. Rest assured, FBI agents are not concerned with underage drinking. This fear is not entirely baseless however, as there have been a number of controversial invocations of the legislation. Provisions of the Patriot Act have allowed law enforcement to obtain otherwise secure information in dozens of investigations into offenses ranging from drug trafficking to copyright infringement. This may not seem immediately concerning since these are relatively severe crimes, but the fact remains that the legislation is misused. Though the investigations in question were all fully justified by the Patriot Act, the act itself was meant to aid counter-terrorism, rather than crack down on everyday crime. Therein lies the problem. If security measures are already misused, who’s to say that this misuse won’t continue or expand? Maybe one day college freshmen really will need to fear legal consequences for sending texts about underage drinking. Allowing constant surveillance of the entire U.S. population gives a tremendous amount of power
to those who can access the data. Despite their many differences, Republicans and Democrats can all find common ground in their general distrust of government officials, and rightfully so. Political corruption is so commonplace that it no longer shocks us. I’m sure my fellow Illinois natives will recall governor Rod Blagojevich’s refusal to give his senate seat away for “f***ing nothing.” Do we really want government officials of similar character to have access to our credit card and bank account information? Or personal secrets that could be used as blackmail to extort money? I definitely do not. Perhaps this sounds like a crazy conspiracy theory. There are certainly a lot of what-ifs in this argument. You may even think that these risks are not enough to overrule legislation that helps fight terrorism. Unfortunately, the Patriot Act has actually been ineffective in doing that. According to the Washington Times, U.S. Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horwitz has stated that Section 215 of the Patriot Act, the provision which allows bulk data collection, has yielded no terror-related case developments. If the Patriot Act and other security legislation has successfully impeded terrorism, then maybe we have to sacrifice some of our rights to preserve our safety. But this is not the case. Surrendering even small amounts of privacy can be a slippery slope. I am no conspiracy theorist, but allowing the government unlimited access into aspects of our lives as personal as phone calls to loved ones is almost as scary as the threat of terror. Jack Hannan is a senior studying Marketing and Finance. He is reachable by email at jack.hannan@marquette.edu
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Keys to exhibition games
Thursday, November 5, 2015
Men, women set for tune-up games before lid-lifters
FRIDAY 11/6
By Jack Goods & Andrew Goldstein
Women’s Tennis Western Michigan Super Challenge When: Friday through Sunday
jack.goods@marquette.edu
Marquette men’s basketball will play its only exhibition of the season Monday against Valley City State. The Vikings, who play in NCAA’s Division III, have already played in two regular season games, including a 128-52 demolition of Oglala Lakota College. They’ll play twice more before their visit to Milwaukee. Similar to last season’s 11547 rout of Wisconsin Lutheran, this exhibition likely will not be a difficult matchup for Marquette. Still, there are some key storylines to follow in the game as the team gets prepared for the regular season. Who will play the point? Based on the rotation in Italy and what players said at the team’s media day, it sounds like freshman Traci Carter could start at point guard this season, with junior Duane Wilson moving to shooting guard, a position that is a better fit for his skill set. Head coach Steve Wojciechowski could experiment to see who runs the offense best, and who gets the most playing time will be important to monitor. Freshman Haanif Cheatham could also be a candidate to start at the position if he impresses, but he seemed less effective than Carter during Marquette Madness. Team chemistry If Carter does take over starting point guard duties, then this year’s team will have two new freshmen in the starting lineup. The fiveplayer recruiting class makes up more than a third of the team’s roster. Most of the players on the team never played together before this season, making the team’s preseason trip to Italy especially valuable. Will the Golden Eagles still have some issues with chemistry, or have they already worked out some of the game-speed kinks? Free throws If there’s one thing that has
Women’s Volleyball vs. Creighton When: 7:00 p.m.
SATURDAY 11/7 Cross-country Wisconsin Lutheran Warrior 5K When: 10 a.m. Women’s Volleyball vs. Georgetown When: 6 p.m.
SUNDAY 11/8 Photo by Doug Peters/douglas.peters@marquette.edu
Both the men and women’s teams have plenty to work on before their season openers on Friday, Nov. 13.
absolutely nothing to do with the competition Marquette is playing, it’s free throw shooting ability. It’s just you, the basketball and the hoop standing 15-feet away. It’s a skill the Golden Eagles need to improve if they hope to succeed this season. Last year Marquette was last in the BIG EAST in free throw percentage, shooting just under 65 percent. The Golden Eagles should benefit from both big men, Luke Fischer and Henry Ellenson, being serviceable from the line. Ellenson family reunion Wally and Henry Ellenson are getting the opportunity to play their brother, Ellwood, in the exhibition. A junior forward, Ellwood averaged just under seven points and seven rebounds in 17 games last season. It was his first season at Valley City State after transferring from Bemidji State. He has 10 points total in the Vikings’ two games so far this fall. Ellwood is listed at 6-foot-8, which
means he could face one of his brothers on Monday night. *** Women’s basketball will also get its season underway on Sunday when the Golden Eagles take on the Division II Southwest Baptist Bearcats in an exhibition game. There are three principal notes to watch for. Youth Youth is the name of the game when it comes to the 2015-’16 Marquette women’s basketball team, which features only three returning players from last year’s team and zero returning starters. Eight of the 11 players on the team are first-year freshmen, which makes Marquette the youngest team in Division I out of 349 programs. There’s a lot of talent on this team that will manifest itself down the road, but growing pains are definitely expected. Speed Last year, head coach Carolyn Kieger opted for an offense that
emphasized fast breaks and lightning-quick drives to the hoop, which definitely worked to some extent. Marquette averaged 67.4 points per game last year, which put them solidly in the top half of the country. Five out of the six guards that played for last year’s team are gone, however, so Marquette will have to find some new sources of offense to fill the rather large scoring void left by graduated senior Arlesia Morse (14.7 points per game) and transfer Kenisha Bell (14.5 ppg). Lack of size and defense Marquette’s 9-21 record last season was largely due to allowing 77.9 points per game, which put the Golden Eagles in the bottom five of the entire country in scoring defense. This problem will only be made worse by the fact that sophomore Shantelle Valentine is this team’s only true center; nobody else on the team has a listed height above 6-foot-1.
Conference leader comes to town Volleyball hosts Creighton in pivotal match Friday night
By Andrew Goldstein
andrew.goldstein@marquette.edu
Marquette volleyball’s sixmatch winning streak will face its biggest threat to date on Friday night. The Golden Eagles will play their final two home matches of the year this weekend, with the first coming against the conference-leading Creighton Bluejays in what may be the most important match of the year. The 12-1 Bluejays lost for the first time in conference play last weekend against Villanova. Marquette’s conference record
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currently sits at 9-3, so a win would put the Golden Eagles only a match-and-a-half behind the Bluejays for the regular season conference title with five matches left to play. The two teams are also adjacent in the national RPI standings: Creighton is 23rd and Marquette is 24th. Despite the renewed possibility of a BIG EAST regular season title, Marquette head coach Ryan Theis said his team is taking the season in stride. “Our team knows what playing Creighton at home means, so I don’t think we’d pile any more pressure on by saying ‘we have to catch them,’” Theis said. Marquette last played Creighton on Oct. 11, and the match was not particularly close. Creighton freshman outside hitter Jaali
Winters made a mockery of the Marquette defense, putting up 23 kills on 37 swings to lead her team to a 25-19, 25-21, 25-16 victory. “She’s got a lot of range,” Theis said of Winters. “We’ll probably see over 200 attacks from her (on film) and decide what we want to try and take away… If you can take one of her shots away, you can slow her down.” Win or lose, Marquette will not have a lot of time to recover before it’s back on the court again against the Georgetown Hoyas for the final match at the Al McGuire Center in 2015. Georgetown should provide a bit of a respite, though; the Hoyas are eighth in the BIG EAST with a 4-9 conference record. The Georgetown match is also Senior Night, which means that
it will be the final home match for outside hitter Erin Lehman and junior setter Mary Nilles. “Mary and Erin have been so upbeat and so positive toward our younger players,” Theis said. “Their ability to have fun with themselves and in this environment has meant a lot to us.” Theis’ squad can also secure its place in the BIG EAST tournament this weekend. Only the top four teams in the BIG EAST make the conference tournament, and Marquette is four matches ahead of Butler for the four-seed with six matches to go for both teams. If Marquette wins both of its matches this weekend and Butler loses one of its two weekend matches, the Golden Eagles will clinch a BIG EAST tournament berth.
Women’s Basketball vs. Southwest Baptist (Exhibition) When: 3:30 p.m.
MONDAY 11/9 Men’s Basketball vs. Valley City State (Exhibition) When: 7 p.m.
BIG EAST Standings Men’s Soccer (BIG EAST, overall)
Georgetown 8-0, 12-2-2 Creighton 7-1, 16-1 Xavier 5-2-1, 11-4-1 Butler 5-3, 9-4-3 Providence 3-4-1, 7-6-2 DePaul 3-4-1, 4-12-1 Villanova 3-5, 8-8 St. John’s 2-4-2, 4-10-3 Marquette 1-6-1, 5-9-2 Seton Hall 0-8, 0-14-1 Women’s Volleyball (BIG EAST, overall) Creighton 12-1, 18-8 Villanova 11-2, 21-5 Marquette 9-3, 18-7 Xavier 9-3, 13-10 Butler 5-7, 9-16 St. John’s 5-8, 15-13 Seton Hall 5-8, 11-14 Georgetown 4-9, 10-16 DePaul 2-10, 13-11 Providence 1-12, 10-17 Men’s Hockey ACHA Division III Pacific Region (Overall, points) MSU Denver 9-1-1, 19 pts Arkansas 8-1-1, 17 pts Marquette 8-3-1, 17 pts Iowa State 8-0, 16 pts Colorado “Mines” 7-2-1, 15 pts Air Force 7-3-1, 15 pts Bradley 7-5, 14 pts Northern Arizona 5-2-4, 14 pts Colorado State 6-4-1, 13 pts UW-Platteville-Blue 6-2, 12 pts McKendree 6-6, 12 pts
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Woeful MSOC season ends Team misses postseason play for first time since ‘08 By Jack Goods
jack.goods@marquette.edu
The Marquette men’s soccer season will end with little fanfare Thursday afternoon at DePaul. No matter the outcome of the match, the Golden Eagles are locked into finishing ninth place in the conference, only ahead of winless Seton Hall. For the first time since 2008, Marquette will not make a postseason tournament. So what went wrong? Injuries were a constant issue for the Golden Eagles, forcing plenty of youth into serious roles. Redshirt senior forward David Selvaggi, tied for second on the team in goals, missed time throughout the season with multiple leg injuries. Redshirt freshman Martin Alba, who was a consistent starter in the team’s midfield, missed the final eight games of the season. Redshirt freshman Danny Jarosz, an expected defensive starter, suffered an injury in the first game of the season against Oregon State and never returned to the lineup. Junior Nick Parianos suffered a knee injury last season and missed all of this year. The injuries seriously impacted the team’s depth, forcing many young players into the lineup. The
Jarosz injury pushed freshman Ruben Sanchez from the midfield to the backline. After the Alba injury, freshman Ben Tweedie made it into the starting lineup a bit earlier than the team expected. “You know those domino pictures?” head coach Louis Bennett asked. “You press one down, and they all seem to fall.” Five of the six true freshmen on the roster got serious playing time this season: goalkeeper Wicho Barraza, forward Toby Howell, midfielder Jesper Larsson, Sanchez and Tweedie. That’s quite unusual from a team that likes players to get a redshirt season to prepare them for the future. “I think this year nothing was ideal,” Bennett said. “It was one of those things where we knew it might be bumpy road, and we strapped up and put our seat-belts on. But it was probably a little bit bumpier road than we first thought.” Although many of the freshmen made decent contributions, it was quite a challenge to play a youthful lineup against the BIG EAST Conference, which housed some of the best programs in the country this season. “There are other teams in our conference that had record breaking years, but not with freshmen,” Bennett said. “(They had) 11 seniors, eight seniors. One of the long term goals I would like for Marquette program is to be able to stay old. That’s a difficult thing to
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Injuries to several key starters forced head coach Louis Bennett to play five of his six true freshmen this season.
do in college sports.” Despite the struggles this season, there is some reason for optimism. All the youth who received playing time this season now have a year under their belts, which could help the team going forward. “There are some people that have come out of this, and they are going to be stronger and better,” Bennett said. “It might not be
completely the right kind of experience that we would have liked, but it’s experience that I believe the real smart ones will use.” The season overall was a disappointment for the Golden Eagles. Bennett hopes that this is just a blip on the radar for a team that has been very successful over the last five years. “It may appear to be four steps
back, but I believe it’s one or two steps back,” Bennett said. “The results weren’t always indicative of how we play. There were probably three games where we didn’t really show the brand of Marquette soccer, including half the game (against Butler). In most of the other games you saw a brand of soccer we are all proud of.”
Women eliminated from postseason play
MU with singledigit wins for first time in 20 years By Dan Reiner
daniel.reiner@marquette.edu
The Marquette women’s soccer season ended Tuesday in the quarterfinal round of the BIG EAST Tournament, missing the NCAA Tournament for the second straight season after a streak of six consecutive appearances. The Golden Eagles finished with a record of 8-8-4, marking the first time in head coach Markus Roeders’ 20 years at the helm his team did not win at least 10 games or finish with a winning record. At one point, the Golden Eagles were 4-6-3, and went on a fivematch point streak to gain ground in the BIG EAST and secure a spot in the conference tournament. The team’s woeful inconsistency struck again, in the regular season finale at DePaul, though, losing 2-1 in overtime, and again on Tuesday in a 1-0 defeat at Butler. At times, this team looked like an NCAA tournament contender, but more often played like a team that couldn’t quite get all the pieces together. What went wrong The offensive attack got off to a hot start in August, scoring eight goals in the team’s first four games of the season. The burners dropped off after that, and the Golden Eagles barely scored over one goal in seven of their 20 games, ranking seventh in the BIG
EAST with 1.40 goals per game. Redshirt sophomore forward Molly Pfeiffer, who had three goals in the first five matches, didn’t score a goal after Sept. 4. Redshirt senior Jacie Jermier, the team’s facilitator from the left back position, didn’t score a goal after Sept. 27. Defensive miscues often bit the Golden Eagles as well. While not always reflected in the statistics, communication breakdowns and judgement errors could be blamed for important losses, including an own goal in a 1-0 loss at lowly Seton Hall and key mishaps in the DePaul loss. Those few plays might have been the difference between a first round bye in the BIG EAST Tournament and their eventual 5-seed road defeat. What went right Junior forward Darian Powell solidified her place as the team’s go-to offensive weapon, scoring seven goals for the second straight season. Powell looked at home alongside fellow forward Pfeiffer and junior attacking midfielder Liz Bartels. Getting good looks at goal wasn’t the problem – the team was fourth in the conference in both shots and corner kicks – but the inability to convert on the opportunities held them back. Senior keeper Amanda Engel wrapped up her decorated fouryear career with a 1.14 goals against average and 50 career wins at Marquette. The defense, aside from those few big mistakes, mended well overall. Jermier and junior Morgan Proffitt were named to the all-BIG EAST first team, while junior Erin Holland
held her own at the center back position. Looking ahead Marquette will lose just three seniors to graduation – Jermier, Engel and Ann Marie Lynch – but next season return nine players with one year of eligibility. Powell, Bartels and juniors Ashley Handwork and Meegan Johnston will lead the team on offense and work with now-experienced underclassmen such as Pfeiffer, Jamie Kutey, Emily Mouille and Caroline Fink. On defense, Proffitt, Holland and junior Cali Pyzdrowski will pair with the likes of Ryley Bugay and Madison Dunker. The biggest question heading into next season is who will start as goalkeeper. For the last 11 seasons, Roeders has had three primary keepers: Laura Boyer from 2005-’07, Natalie Kulla from ’08-’11 and Engel from ’12-’15. Freshman Sloane Carlson saw action in three games, including two starts for Marquette this season, but didn’t seem comfortable in the net. Unless another star keeper currently terrorizing high school offenses is waiting to join Roeders’ team, the job is Carlson’s to lose, but she will have to make significant strides. Expect Roeders and assistant coach Ashley Bares, as always, to book a difficult non-conference schedule to test the team early on. Next season, given the experience and ability on the current roster, the Golden Eagles should be contenders to get back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2013.
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Golden Eagles return eight starters to next year’s senior-laden lineup.
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Volleyball transfers happy at MU
Blasier, Miley thriving in supporting roles By Andrew Goldstein
andrew.goldstein@marquette.edu
A year ago, Sara Blasier and Joy Miley were a long way from Milwaukee. Blasier was the starting setter for Rice University in Houston, which notched 23 wins and nearly made the NCAA Tournament. Miley played outside hitter for California State University, Long Beach, one of the most prestigious volleyball programs in the country. Blasier was pre-med. Miley was studying to be a veterinarian. These were two young women, both of them accomplished and well-regarded athletes, yet something was missing for Blasier and Miley. “I just wasn’t as happy as I thought I would be with the volleyball there,” said Blasier, a native of Hartford. “I also wanted to be closer to home, so I came back here.” For Miley, her frustrations with Cal State Long Beach stemmed from the academic aspect of being a student-athlete. “I wasn’t able to pursue the major I wanted to pursue there,” she said. “I wasn’t able to take all the classes I needed to take when I had to do both beach volleyball (in the Fall) and indoor volleyball (in the spring).” Ultimately, both players made the decision to transfer following the conclusion of last year’s season. However, the way in which both players arrived at Marquette was different. Marquette head
coach Ryan Theis had already recruited Blasier when he was the head coach at Ohio University, so Blasier decided to consider Marquette based, in part, on that familiarity. Miley, a Downey, California native, had no prior contact with either Marquette or Coach Theis. She described her transfer experience as putting herself out on the market, much like a free agent would in professional sports. “You just kind of put yourself out there and see if any coaches are interested,” Miley said. “(Coach Theis) emailed me and asked if I would like to come on a visit, so of course I agreed to it.” Both players liked Marquette enough to announce their enrollment in early 2015. Blasier announced her intentions to join Marquette on January 15, and Miley’s announcement came soon after on February 24. Both players entered Marquette with two years of athletic eligibility remaining, and both are playing crucial roles for the Golden Eagles this year. Blasier is front and center in the Marquette offense as the starting setter, and her average pace of 10.58 assists per set suggests that she has had no trouble picking up right where she left off at Rice. Miley has been forced to take on more of a complimentary role. Even though she has the secondmost kills and attempts on the team, Marquette’s offense mostly centers around freshman wunderkind Taylor Louis, who has more than twice as many kills and attempts as Miley does. However, Miley says that she is not bothered by the disparity. “Taylor’s an amazing player,”
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Redshirt junior setter Sara Blasier leads Marquette in assists after transferring from Rice University last January.
Miley said. “You just have to do the best you can as a player, and hopefully that will get you time on the court.” Miley and Blasier both say that they feel completely acclimated to Marquette, although Blasier noted that she definitely did not miss the Wisconsin cold when she was in Texas. “I hadn’t been in cold weather in two-and-a-half years,” she said. “I’d walk outside (when I got back to Wisconsin), and my eyes would start watering because
it was so cold.” Blasier received an equally chilly reception from her former team when she told them that she planned to transfer. Blasier said her old teammates at Rice were “not very happy at all” when they heard the news, and the vast majority of them still refuse to talk to her. “They didn’t understand that I was leaving for my own reasons and thought that I was abandoning them,” Blasier said. “It was hard because I was close to some of
them... but I was the starting setter and I just sort of left, so I can see why they were upset.” Blasier’s story reflects the core dilemma of an athlete who is considering a transfer: Do you leave your old team behind to try and attain a better future for yourself, or do you sacrifice your own happiness (and your future, to some extent) for the good of your teammates? It can be an incredibly difficult decision, but both Blasier and Miley say that they do not regret choosing the first option.
Hockey set to face undefeated Creighton Both teams enter series with highpowered offenses By Jamey Schilling
andrew.schilling@marquette.edu
The Marquette hockey team puts its 12-game home win streak on the line this weekend as it hosts the Creighton Bluejays for a two game series at the Ponds of Brookfield. Fresh off a weekend sweep against cross-town rival
UW-Milwaukee during which the team outscored the Panthers 20-5, the Golden Eagles look to continue their impressive scoring production against an experienced Bluejays squad. Marquette is averaging five goals per game, led by sophomore forward Brian Kennedy, who has nine goals on the season. “We need to stay focused on the upcoming games and getting prepared for that so we make sure not to take a step back after a successful weekend like this,” said junior forward and team captain Adam Benkovich after
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The men’s hockey team has recorded a point in its last nine contests.
the UWM victories. Both the offense and the defense have played well overall for Marquette this season, though the defense has proven to be unreliable at times. Marquette’s defense can be stout one game, but porous the next. Last weekend’s series against UWM was a prime example. During Friday’s contest, the defense allowed three unanswered goals, causing the Panthers to tie the game in the third period, before the offense bailed them out late in the third. In Saturday’s game, however, the defense was stingy and only let up one goal. Whether or not Marquette’s defense shows up to play against Creighton this weekend is the XFactor. The Golden Eagles have the firepower to win shootouts against teams, but they will only gain the respect of their top opponents if they can be consistent in all facets of the game. At 8-3-1 and with 17 points, Marquette shares a tie for second place with the University of Arkansas in the Division III Pacific Region of the American Collegiate Hockey Association. The team has improved significantly since losing its first three games, and looks to achieve its goal of qualifying for Nationals. “I really thought guys were
in the right spots on the ice and making the correct decisions with the puck,” said head coach Will Jurgensen after the UWM series. “It was nice to see the drills we work hard on in practice start to take shape and improve our game.” The Bluejays enter Milwaukee
with just four games under their belt, but they’re 4-0 with an impressive 29-9 goal differential. It will have to be the rigid defense that shows up this weekend for Marquette if they want a shot at defeating their regional rival.
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Quidditch to host inaugural tourney Club makes cuts for challenging nineteam competition By Robby Cowles
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Marquette Club Quidditch will host its first ever tournament this Saturday at Valley Fields. The Golden Eagles will host eight other schools from across the country, with matches on two fields all day. Pool play begins at 9 a.m. and the championship game will be at 6:45 p.m. Marquette will first play at 9:45 a.m., with games to follow at 12, 12:45 and 2:15 p.m. before advancing into bracket play. Depending on the club’s record in pool play and seed in bracket play, the club will need to win three or four games to be tournament champions. Matthew Fiebig, senior captain, club president and de facto coach, believes the tournament is a huge step forward for club Quidditch. The club has attempted to host a tournament the past couple years, and Fiebig believes it will go a long way in improving the reputation of the club. “(The tournament) gives us recognition in our region, especially if we can perform this tournament well, because there have been crappy tournaments we’ve attended,” Fiebig said. “We’re trying to make this a reoccurrence,
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A tournament victory will bring Marquette’s side regional recognition and improve its chances for making the national tournament in April.
and that’s been emphasized. If we can show we’re effective at running a tournament, more teams will want to come.” Junior captain Nathan Digmann was eager about getting a chance to play on Marquette soil. “I think it’s going to be exciting to potentially have a home crowd,” Digmann said. “We’ve always gone to tournaments and regionals and stuff, and there’s family members that come every once in a while, but I think it’s going to be
exciting and worthwhile to have a home crowd there.” While in previous tournaments the club would field two teams to give more players experience, this tournament will feature just one team, with the club condensing its 36-member roster down to 21 eligible players. The captains said that choosing the roster was difficult, and while some players won’t play, both captains think it will take a total team effort for the
club to have success. “There’s always a little drama with (roster cuts), but we have to explain we’re one team, we’re here to win together, we’re a team of 36, we have to all come together and all work together,” Fiebig said. “Our ideology is that everybody is on the team, and we just have to take our best 21. We’d love to take all 36, but we’re forced to take 21.” Digmann agreed. “The words I like to use are ‘your time
BIG EAST soccer showdown Creighton, Georgetown face off for BIG EAST title By Dan Reiner
daniel.reiner@marquette.edu
The BIG EAST men’s soccer season wraps up Thursday with all 10 teams in head-to-head action. The most significant of those matches is one of the best all season. Creighton, ranked 3rd in Division I, takes on Georgetown, ranked 6th, to play for the
conference crown and the No. 1 seed in the BIG EAST tournament. The Bluejays, who are 7-1 in conference, need to win to clinch a share of the regular season title with the Hoyas. If Creighton wins, it will hold the top seed in the tournament. Meanwhile, Georgetown is 8-0 in conference, and a win would give the Hoyas the outright conference crown and top seed. Creighton is led by Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy favorite Fabien Herbers, who leads the NCAA with 38 points (13 goals,
12 assists). He has recorded at least one point in 16 of 17 matches this season. He’ll be pitted against fellow Hermann Trophy candidate and Georgetown defender Joshua Yaro. The Hoyas have an offensive weapon of their own in Brandon Allen, who has 24 points on the season with nine goals. Last season the Hoyas grabbed a 1-0 victory at Creighton on a 73rd minute goal from Arun Basuljevic. Thursday’s match will take place in Washington at 1 p.m. and can be seen on the BIG EAST Digital Network.
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will come eventually,’ because a lot of the people are underclassmen,” he said. With the condensed roster, the club hopes to have a championship showing in its inaugural tournament. “We’d like to win it all,” Fiebig said. “Hosting a tournament, everybody wants to show off for their home crowd, and I think this will be a good momentum going into regionals in a few weeks.”
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Record 12-2-2, 8-0
16-1, 7-1
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Brandon Allen (9 goals, 6 assists)
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Hockey coach adjusting in second season time there are situations where I feel like we’ve got to do what that team did.” He made an impact not only on the ice, but perhaps more importantly, off the ice as well. He and several other players in his class By Jamey Schilling established clear executive posiandrew.schilling@marquette.edu tions, made plans to bring in funds Will Jurgensen grew up in Oma- and even helped hire a new head ha, Nebraska, and played hockey coach at the time, Joe Cocking. Almost all of his coaching has for 18 years, eventually choosing to attend Marquette because it of- been self-taught, like creating fered him the chance to continue strategy for games, drills and of his hockey career. He played on course, forming a team. “It took me a while to figure the Marquette club hockey team this out, but I for four years, and came into this during his sophoseason under the more year he was same idea that we elected captain. were going to be During his seas good this year nior campaign, as we were when Jurgensen helped we ended last sealead Marquette son,” Jurgensen to the program’s said. “It was first Nationals kind of a wakeappearance. up call, you have Entering his to start over.” second year as The benefit for the head coach of Jurgensen this Marquette hockey, season, though, is Jurgensen holds a that he knows all 36-11-2 career reof the returning cord and is fresh players. Despite off an impressive Will Jurgensen this, he’s come to sixth place finish Men’s Hockey Head Coach the realization that in the Division III each season brings Pacific Region of the American Collegiate Hockey a new workload. “I’ve learned that you can’t asAssociation last year. “(My playing experience) helps sume that what happened last me because I know what it takes season is going to automatito get there,” Jurgensen said. “I cally happen this season,” he try not to talk about (the Nation- said. “You’ve gotta start from als) team as much, but at the same square one, and you’ve got to
Former MU player brings old wisdom to current team
(My playing experience) helps me because I know what it takes to get there.”
rebuild for that end goal.” From a player’s perspective, returners now know what to expect from their coach, and his short-and long-term goals. “Coach has always been a great motivator,” sophomore goaltender Robby Arner said. “He says the right things at the right times and doesn’t beat a dead horse if it seems like we need a break or we’re having an off day. He knows when to pick us up and knows when to tell us that he expects more.” Perhaps Jurgensen’s best asset as a coach is the fact that he
can relate so easily to his players. He’s been in the players’ positions, literally. “Coach Jurgensen’s best trait is that he is a young guy who just graduated from Marquette a few years ago, so it’s easy for him to relate to all of the players,” freshman forward Lee Barnes said. Even with the success of the past year and few months, improvement is constantly on Jurgensen’s mind, both for himself as a coach and for his players as a team. He said earlier this season how he was aiming at improving his presence behind the glass.
Player of the Week Brittney Feivor Feivor broke the school record in the 6,000 meter distance at Saturday’s BIG EAST Championships in Mason, Ohio, finishing 10th overall in a time of 20:07.1. She became the first Marquette female runner to earn all-BIG EAST honors since 2007. The junior from Pleasant Prairie averaged a 5:23 mile during the closely contested race. She paced the women’s team to a sixth place finish, while the Marquette men finished fifth in the conference. Photo courtesy of Marquette Athletics
“I have definitely been better on the bench, understanding when to talk, when not to talk, when to correct guys,” said Jurgensen. “Last year I was too loud, and like I said, too emotional. But I do still think I have a lot of room for improvement.” With 15 games remaining, and a very realistic shot at finishing in the top five of the Pacific division, Jurgensen looks to return finally to the Division III national tournament, only this time as a coach.