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like Jimmy John’s and Papa John’s with A ratings in their windows, they wondered why The Commons was labeled with a B rating by its dining hall register. “I was really surprised,” Spann, a By Natallie St. Onge student in the College of Education, and Annie Mattea natallie.stonge@marquette.edu said. “All of the other high schools anne.mattea@marquette.edu and other colleges I’ve been to I’ve When freshmen Justyn Spann always seen an A rating, so with this and Ian Bonnah were walking being a private university, shouldn’t down Wells Street and saw places the safety be higher? I would expect
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it to be the very best.” The Commons recently received a score of 72 for sanitation April 17, according to the Milwaukee Health Department website. The violations in that inspection have not been released. Donato Guida, general manager of Sodexo campus services, said what happened with The Commons’ inspection was an issue with a dish machine. He said the dish
machines were not able to hit a consistent temperature. Sodexo is Marquette’s dining services. He said Marquette’s facilities team looked at it and corrected the issue. Rick Arcuri, executive director of student affairs operations, said the dish washer was a warranty item and was repaired by the manufacturer’s service technician.
“The points lost can be earned back by correcting the item, so I don’t believe The Commons will carry a B rating after the re-inspection,” Arcuri said in an email. Jennifer Land, a freshman in the College of Nursing and someone who eats in The Commons dining hall every day, said the rating does concern her, but she said she would not want to know what the See FOOD page 2
Sri Lanka vigil honors lives Several French Ceremony held to courses dropped remember victims of Classes canceled for next semester after students enrolled
terrorist attack By Autumn Hirchert
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Marquette University Campus Ministry held a prayer vigil at 11:30 a.m. Friday at the St. Joan of Arc Chapel for the victims of the recent terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka. The ceremony preceded regular noon Mass as a group gathered around the tulip garden in front of the chapel. Bernardo AvilaSee VIGIL page 3
By Alex Garner
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Community members gather outside St. Joan of Arc Chapel last Friday.
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Two French course sections were recently dropped for the fall 2019 semester after a miscommunication in the College of Arts & Sciences. The French courses dropped were FREN 2002: Intermediate
French 2 and FREN 4210: Francophone Literature: Western: Literary Currents of Quebec. Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences Richard Holz said funds were allocated for seven sections of French courses for each semester next year, but the Languages, Literatures and Cultures department requested nine sections be taught. He said the department built nine sections in Checkmarq, allowing students to enroll though the courses were See FRENCH page 3
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FOOD: Most scores in 90s Clean-Up in MKE Continued from page 1 violations were against The Commons dining hall. “I would rather be aware that they are working to improve and want to hear about what they are changing and doing rather than what is wrong,” Land said. “Ignorance is bliss.” For Bridget Kelly, a sophomore in the College of Engineering who eats at The Commons at least five times a week, said the rating is worrisome. “I don’t think it’s fair that they kept feeding us the food that wasn’t really healthy,” Kelly said. Arcuri said no one on campus knows when the health inspectors are coming, but staff are trained year round to maintain health within the dining hall. “We would change a policy if we were notified that it was in violation of the health code,” Arcuri said in an email. Figueroa said if dining halls with healthier options and better ratings, like Straz, were opened longer, that would be better for students. “When (The Commons dining hall) it’s the only place you have on weekends, you kind of got to make do,” Figueroa said. “Having this the first year that it was open as well, and having a completely new food place, it should have a better rating or better options,” Bonnah, a student in the College of Arts & Sciences, said. But for Milly Figueroa, a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences and some one who eats at The Commons everyday, said she was not concerned about the low rating. “I haven’t had bad experiences yet,” Figueroa said. “I also think if you see something out for awhile, it’s common sense to not go for it. In a way, you can help it. It is worrisome overall as an issue, but I personally just haven’t been affected by it.”
The Commons received violations in late September 2018. It received priority violations for having raw sausage placed above cooked meat that was to be reheated, for having a brisket in a walk-in cooler at 77 degrees Fahrenheit and a high temperature dish washer machine did not register the minimum of 160 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the Milwaukee Health Department website. Raw meat can be contaminated and the lower temperatures could generate bacteria. The first two violations were corrected during the inspection by the operator. There were additional core violations including dry storage being below unprotected drain lines and the women’s bathroom not being provided with a covered waste bin. Diamond Hanson, a health communications officer for the Milwaukee Health Department, said the health grades are applied during the inspections. “Each establishment will have a routine inspection a minimum of once every 12 months,” Hanson said in an email. Guida said inspections typically occur twice a year at random. He said Sodexo Dining Services has never had a major violation. The grade that each facility receives is applied during the inspections, when the inspections evaluate compliance with the Wisconsin Food Code, Hanson said. The point system structured by the Milwaukee Health Department is on an A-C scale. To receive an A, a facility must receive above a 79. To earn a B, a facility must fall between 60-78, and a C is anything below 59. The letter ratings are intentionally visible to consumers at the entrance of the facility. If facilities score below a 59, they will temporarily close until they comply. A priority violation contributes directly to hazards associated with food borne illness or injury, according to the Milwaukee Health
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The Commons was the lowest graded dining hall facility on campus.
Department website. A priority foundation supports, facilitates or enables one or more priority items. A core item usually relates to general sanitations, operational controls, facilities or structures, equipment design or general maintenance. Other Marquette dining facilities such as Straz Tower and Cobeen Hall received ratings in the high nineties, Marquette Place received an 89 when it was inspected Jan. 7, according to the Milwaukee Health Department’s website. Its violations included having a sink too close to a food prep area, allowing for splash and contamination and clean utensils being stored before being fully air dried. These issues were corrected, according to the website. Schroeder Hall received a 91 during its inspection April 26. Further information about this inspection is not yet available. Cobeen Hall received a 94 during its most recent inspection Feb. 21. It received a violation for high bacterial amounts in chocolate and swirl ice cream samples taken Oct. 30, 2018, according to the Milwaukee Health Department’s website. Straz Tower was last inspected Oct. 22, 2018. It received a 98. Straz’s dining hall received a violation for improper cooling methods for Alfredo sauce in the walk in cooler. It was corrected during inspection, according to the website. The Brew at the Marquette School of Dentistry received a 97 during its last inspection Oct. 1, 2018. It received violations for yogurt being above appropriate cooling temperature and utensils sitting in stale water in the dipper well. Both were corrected during inspection. The Brew at Cudahy Hall has not been inspected since March 26, 2018. At the time, it received a score of 97. It received a violation for having five strawberry yogurt parfaits past the discard date. This was corrected during inspection. It also received a violation for a dish washer machine not working properly. The Brew at the Alumni Memorial Union has not been inspected since March 5, 2018, when it received a 98. It received a violation for improper sanitation concentration when washing utensils. Hanson said the violations are written on the inspection report with a compliance due date depending on what the violation is. If a violation is not corrected during the first follow-up inspection, there is a $125 repeat violation fee, Hanson said. “If compliance is not found by the fourth re-inspections then the establishment is temporarily closed until they comply,” Hanson said in an email.
Largest service day celebrates its 30th year at Marquette By Autumn Hirchert
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More than 1,300 Marquette University students, staff, faculty and alumni volunteered to participate in Hunger Clean-Up’s 30th anniversary. Marquette’s largest and longest-running day of service was April 27, where participants could volunteer their time with 60 agencies across Milwaukee. The locations varied from cleaning up trash in the 1.5 acre Victory Garden in the Riverwest neighborhood to carrying out a traffic study in the Clarke Square neighborhood. The event kicked off at 9 a.m. with an opening program in WestTowne Square outside the Alumni Memorial Union. Hunger CleanUp leaders set up several engagement stations like a photo booth, art projects and an assortment of lawn games for volunteers to participate in as they arrived. During the opening program, some of the student leaders that worked on Hunger Clean-Up all year shared their thoughts and goals for the event. “Be intentional, take the time to get to know your team members, take (the) time to understand your communities (and) consider what is your affiliation at Marquette and your role in Milwaukee,” Mary Thao, Hunger Clean-Up 2019 student leader, said. Katie Kramer, the graduate assistant for the Center of Community Service, said Hunger Clean-up accepts monetary donations over the year for transportation to service sites, tools and other needs.The rest of the money goes directly to their community spotlight, an organization chosen by student nominations and ambassador votes for
educational and fundraising efforts. This year, Hunger Clean-Up donated $5,000 to its community spotlight, Walker’s Point Youth and Family Center. “This organization has offered counseling, shelter, educational and other services to youth and families in Milwaukee since 1976,” Caroline Waltman, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences and Hunger Cleanup 2019 student leader said. After the opening program, volunteers dispersed with their groups to their assigned locations. One group participated in a neighborhood clean-up on the Near West Side and assisted in the opening of Pete’s Pops. Pete’s Pops is a popsicle business that has sold homemade popsicles by cart around Milwaukee since 2014 and just opened its first storefront on Villet Street last spring. Pete Cooney, owner of Pete’s Pops, is a Marquette alum and used to participate in Hunger Clean-Up when he was enrolled. “I have a strong connection with the 707 Hub, and when we scheduled our opening day and learned it was the same day as Hunger Clean-Up, it didn’t take long for us to get on the list,” Cooney said. “It’s been awesome to see so many volunteers come out and do all this work for the community.” The majority of the volunteers at Pete’s Pops were members of the fraternity Sigma Phi Epsilon at Marquette. “It’s great to be able to clean up a community and make it a more positive environment for the people that live here,” Ben Wrucke, Sigma Phi Epsilon member and senior in the College of Engineering, said. “This whole thing is also a really cool way to bond with your student organization, to get off campus and meet people like Pete who care about the community.”
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Staff from Walker’s Point Youth and Family Center accept the donation.
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FRENCH: Closed sections VIGIL: Prayers for loss Continued from page 1 not all approved. “When it came to my attention Friday (April 19) that nine courses were actually open, I asked the department to cancel two sections at this time, which had a total of six students enrolled,” Holz said in an email. “As only 40% of all seats in French courses are filled, there are plenty of options for those students and all have been helped to register for another course.” In a previous interview with the Marquette Wire April 24, Holz said there were not going to be any cuts in courses. Holz said he is not sure why nine sections were opened with only seven being approved. He said the Languages, Literatures and Cultures department informed him that it was a miscommunication. “When building the schedule for any given year, we ask departments to propose their ideal schedules and let them know that depending on resources and need based data, proposed sections may have to be closed,” Holz said in an email. “This year, we trimmed some proposed courses from nearly every department as our student enrollment and data did not support some of the proposed sections.” Holz said the College of Arts & Sciences uses course data to the best of its abilities to predict the courses it needs to offer and how many seats will be required to fill each section. “The are seven sections of French courses offered in the fall 2019 and seven proposed for spring 2020,” Holz said in an email. “Last year there were nine sections of French offered, but several have enrollments below our minimum level of 10 students.” Due to the size and complexity of the College of Arts & Sciences, courses are routinely
opened and closed, Holz said in an email. “As part of our schedule building process, … every department adjusts their schedule annually based on student enrollments and need for graduation and advancement in their majors,” Holz said in an email. “Given that the college teaches more than 800 sections a semester, we routinely open and close sections every semester across all departments to accommodate student needs and to keep costs down.”
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There are a lot of passionate professors there who could be teaching some amazing classes if given the opportunity.” Claire Bruns Junior in the College of Arts & Sciences
Holz said the College of Arts & Sciences positions itself to have flexibility with opening and closing class sections based on freshman enrollment and student demand, and semester course schedules are not completely finalized until classes begin. “We will open or close dozens of sections between the opening of fall registration and the start of classes,” Holz said in an email. Holz said if student enrollment calls for more French sections to be opened, they will be opened. As of now, however, Holz said the seven sections are sufficient for addressing student demand. “We are confident that our students interested in taking French courses are well served
at the present time,” Holz said in an email. Claire Bruns, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences, said she wishes the Languages, Literatures and Cultures department had more financial support so it could expand or offer more resources and opportunities to professors and students. “There are a lot of passionate professors there who could be teaching some amazing classes if given the opportunity,” Bruns said. “I think it’s disappointing that students aren’t able to take classes that they are passionate about just because there aren’t enough people interested in the same topics as them.” Bruns said dropping courses may also pose an issue for students needing them to complete a major or minor. “Being as efficient as possible in how we allocate student tuition dollars to meet all student course needs is our primary goal,” Holz said in an email. Meredith Lowry, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences, said she thinks there are always enough courses, but not a lot of options. Lowry said she has completed the French major and has taken about 10 to 11 offered French courses. “I’m kind of disappointed they cut some courses,” Lowry said. “From what I’ve heard professors have been offering to cover the courses that were going to be cut, but they wouldn’t let them.” Lowry said she feels like the university is trying to downsize the French program. “I think (the university) could put more funding into the French program … because I think learning another language is really important and helps you develop another way of thinking and viewing the world,” Lowry said.
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Borunda, assistant of multicultural ministry, was the main speaker and guided song and prayer. The ceremony started by recognizing not only the terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka but the ones happening around the world, including the Jolo Cathedral bombings in the Philippines and ChristChurch mosque shootings in New Zealand that both happened this March. “In solidarity with all our brothers and sisters around the world that are in mourning, let us offer our thoughts and our prayers,” AvilaBorunda said. The Sri Lanka terrorist attacks happened Easter Sunday, April 21. According to the Washington Post, three Catholic churches in Colombo, Negambo and Batticaloa and three luxury hotels in Columbo were attacked by Islamic suicide bombers. At least 253 people were killed in the attacks and more than 500 others were injured. The vigil included a reading of the Letter of Saint Paul to the Athenians and “A Prayer for Those Affected by the Bombings in Sri Lanka.” Then the group sang “Make Me a Channel of Your Peace” by Sebastian Temple. “We wanted to stand in solidarity and prayer, to bring people together,” Gerry Fischer, associate director of Campus Ministry, said. About 25 people attended the vigil including students and community members. About a dozen of the attendees were from Sri Lanka. “I am really grateful for Marquette for having this and inviting us,” said Shashini Welmillage, Ph.D. student at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee who was born in Sri Lanka. “It means a lot to know that people everywhere are feeling this feeling with us and they all understand what is going on.”
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Two unknown subjects removed property from an MU student in the 1700 block of W. Kilbourn Avenue by threatening use of a dangerous weapon. An investigation is ongoing.
MUPD cited a non-MU subject for trespassing at Engineering Hall.
MUPD observed two non-MU subjects loitering in Structure 1. One subject refused to provide identification. MUPD cited that subject. Both subjects were advised to not loiter on MU property.
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April 25 MUPD cited two non-MU subjects for loitering and illegal drug activity in the 900 block of N. 24th Street. MUPD transported a third non-MU subject to the Milwaukee County Criminal Justice Facility.
A non-MU subject removed the victim’s unattended and unsecured property from the Union Sports Annex and left the scene. MUPD located the subject in the area of N. 27th Street and W. Wisconsin Avenue and transported the subject to the Milwaukee County Criminal Justice Facility. A non-MU subject was observed loitering in a damaged vehicle in the 700 block of N. 8th Street. MUPD cited the subject.
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Alumnus and benefactor Ray Eckstein passes Lawyer established trust with wife, made contributions By Alexa Jurado
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Marquette University alumnus and major benefactor Ray Eckstein passed away April 20. Eckstein earned his bachelor’s degree at Marquette, and later his law degree in 1949. Eckstein passed away in his home in Paducah, Kentucky at the age of 93. He is survived by four daughters, two sons, 28 grandchildren and 38 great-grandchildren. During his second year at Marquette, Eckstein met his wife Kay, who also earned her bachelor’s degree at Marquette. They were married for nearly 69 years until Kay’s death in 2017. Together, the couple established the Ray and Kay Charitable Trust in 2005, where they made charitable contributions to faith-based initiatives that provide educational endeavors to sustain vibrant communities. In their Paducah community, the couple’s contributions can be seen in the Ray and Kay Eckstein Hos-
pice Care Center, the Ray and Kay Eckstein Regional Cancer Care Center and the Ray and Kay Eckstein Heart and Vascular Institute. Recent major gifts to Marquette included support for the E. J. O’Brien Jesuit Residence in 2014 and the construction of the new residence hall, The Commons, in 2017. The couple also played a key role in funding the Al McGuire Center. In 2007, the Marquette University Law School was named after Ray and Kay due to charitable gift they made to the university when their granddaughter Kelly Erickson graduated in 2006. “My wife and I have many fond memories at Marquette,” Ray Eckstein said at the time of the donation. “It was the place of our meeting and courtship, and the beginning of our wonderful life together. Catholic, Jesuit education has played an important role in our lives.” At the time of the donation, Eckstein said he and his wife were thrilled to be able to provide the law school with the foundation of a new building so future students can have the opportunity to benefit from the education he and his wife had.
“Ray Eckstein was a very proud ‘Marquette lawyer’—with emphasis on both parts of that phrase,” Joseph Kearney, dean of the Marquette Law School, said. “He knew from firsthand experience the difference that a legal education could make, not only in representing clients in practice but for one building a business. He also was a big believer in Marquette University and the Catholic, Jesuit educational tradition. His loyalty and generosity were inspiring.” After graduating from Marquette himself and while practicing law, Eckstein founded Wisconsin Barge Line, a river transportation company, according to his obituary. He later sold this company and formed Marquette Transportation, a marine transportation company that began in Cassville, Wisconsin and is now headquartered in Paducah, Kentucky. “Ray and Kay Eckstein transformed lives,” Kearney said in a news release. “Most obviously, they led the way to support Marquette University’s construction of Ray and Kay Eckstein Hall, an extraordinary resource in this region and widely recognized as the best law school building in the country.” Kearney said Ray and Kay’s
confidence in the leadership of the University and the Law School with respect to the building project—and in the work that future generations of students would do with their Marquette Law School education — remains humbling to those who knew him. “I have no doubt, (he) will continue to inspire our community in the future,” Kearney said in an email. In April 2008, the Ecksteins received a National Alumni Award from the university. As of 2008, their $51 million gift was one of the largest to an American law school, and the largest individual gift to a university in Wisconsin. “Ray Eckstein was an extraordinary businessman, a brilliant visionary, a devoted father, a beloved husband, a man of deep faith and a game-changing force who helped shape Marquette into the institution it is today,” Marquette University President Michael Lovell said in a news release. Lovell said he had the chance to visit Ray and Kay during the early stages of his presidency at their home in Paducah, Kentucky, to thank them for their role in transforming Marquette’s campus. “During our conversation, I was
moved by Ray’s humility and gratitude for his Marquette education, which is where he met the love of his life, Kay,” Lovell said in the news release. “The Marquette community has lost a bright light, and we extend our prayers and deep condolences to Ray’s family, who meant so much to him.” Marquette University Assistant Dean for Development John Novotny said in the news release that Ray always put God and family first above all else. “Ray was an amazing man, who among his many qualities had a wonderful love for life and spirit of perseverance second to none,” Novotny said in the release. Kearney said he admired Ray for many of his qualities. “Some of them were especially part of his professional life: his focus, his efficiency, his risk-taking. Others were more on display in his personal life: his faith, love of family, and gratitude to Marquette,” Kearney said in an email. “And still others could be seen just about wherever Ray was found and whatever he was doing: from his humor to his curiosity to, most generally, his embrace of life and all its possibilities. I will miss him.”
Virgin Mary statue to be blessed in new Grotto Figurine part of President Lovell’s project on spaces By Emma Tomsich
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Marquette University will hold a ceremony to dedicate the Blessed Virgin Mary Grotto at the St. Joan of Arc Chapel this Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. The grotto is a new addition to University President Michael Lovell’s Sacred Spaces project, which catalogues the many religious spaces and artifacts on campus that signify Marquette’s Catholic and Jesuit identity. Lovell said he was inspired to have Marquette create a Marian grotto after he completed the Ignatian Colleagues Program, an intensive 18-month experience based on the spiritual exercises of St. Ignatius that integrates the university mission into the way leaders lead, teach and live. The program required a final project, which Lovell said ultimately led to the vision for the grotto. “Throughout my life, Mary has been a steadying guide and a reminder that Jesus is God, but also human like every one of us,” Lovell said. “When we take time for reflection, Mary
teaches us so much about simplicity, grace and strength.” Lovell said he first announced the creation of the grotto at the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Dec. 8, 2017. He said he is deeply grateful to the benefactors who fully funded the grotto, particularly Geri (Nana) Fotsch and the Fotsch Family, retired staff member Norman Hoffman, and Chris and Katie Callen. Derrick Witherington, assistant director of Campus Ministry for liturgical programs said that for Catholics, devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary is a venerable tradition. “The grotto symbolizes this connection, giving our Catholic students a place to pray or to light a candle out of devotion to the Mother of God,” Witherington said. “More generally, the grotto provides a place of rest and reflection for anyone who wants to take a break from the hustle and bustle of their busy lives, connecting to something larger than themselves.” Witherington said the religious history of the grotto began in 1858 when the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to a teenage girl named Bernadette Soubirous in a small grotto near the village of Lourdes, France.
Ever since, the grotto became a place of pilgrimage for people who sought to deepen their connection to Mary. Because a trip to France was difficult if not impossible for many people, smaller versions of the same Lourdes grotto began to be built all over the world as a way of connecting people to the original grotto in Lourdes, Witherington said. “Our grotto at Marquette follows in this long tradition and will, it is hoped, become a place of prayer, reflection and meditation for all of our students,”
Witherington said. He said that any space for prayer is always blessed and dedicated in the Catholic Church to symbolically set the place apart and to offer the community the chance to be welcomed into the newly dedicated sacred space. Claire Stanley, freshman in the College of Arts & Sciences and member of Campus Ministry at the university, said she thinks the grotto is a beautiful symbol to add to the Joan of Arc Chapel area. “Placing it near the chapel
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The Virgin Mary statue is placed in the grotto behind St. Joan of Arc.
helps to enforce the statue’s and the space’s special sacredness,” Stanley said. “At the heart of campus, it’s important to keep in mind the space’s ability it offers us to feel protected and contemplate in prayer.” Stanley said it’s especially important to remember Mary’s significance and strength through reflection during the Easter season and the end of the school year. “As it’s placed in the chapel garden, I think it can strengthen the pillar of faith our campus works to keep up,” Stanley said. “I think it goes beyond the statue itself — the attention and significance it draws will hopefully inspire more people to become involved in Campus Ministry or practice their own faith.” Witherington said the university is fortunate to have Archbishop Listecki attend the celebration, which helps to connect the event to the local Church here in Milwaukee and the universal Church throughout the world. “I look forward to dedicating it on May 1 so that it will serve as a special and sacred place of devotion, inspiration and prayer for Marquette students, faculty, alumni and staff for decades to come,” Lovell said
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Lack of diversity Denim Day raises awareness among counselors Painted jeans show Petition to hire more psychologists of color on campus By Margaret Cahill
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Four Marquette University students, Breanna Flowers, Corrine Flowers, Sierra Jones and Dillon Lively were bothered when they found out that none of the 16 licensed psychologists at the university’s counseling center were African American. The students decided to create a petition April 9 to hire two black psychologists for Marquette. Lively, a freshman in the College of Communication, said the idea stemmed from the students’ personal experiences in the Counseling Center. “When I went to the Counseling Center, I saw a white woman,” Lively said. “She was very nice and knowledgeable, but she didn’t have the cultural context to understand a lot of what I was talking about. I felt like I needed to explain a lot of things to her. And while there is a time and place for this education, it doesn’t belong in a student counseling session.” This petition on Change.org is accompanied by legislation the four students are writing to Marquette University Student Government will recommend the university hires the psychologists. The petition currently has 381 signatures. Breanna, a sophomore in the College of Communication, said she had a negative experience in the Counseling Center due to this gap in cultural awareness. “It went well in the beginning, but I didn’t feel like (the counselor) understood my problems so I stopped going,” Breanna said. Corinne, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences, said the lack of black psychologists discouraged her from going to the Counseling Center altogether. “I had issues where I wanted to go to the Counseling Center, but I didn’t feel welcome,” Corrine said. “The representation just wasn’t there, and students need to feel they can go there to get help.” Marquette has 421 black students in undergraduate and graduate programs, all of whom are eligible to receive help at the Counseling Center, according to Marquette’s fall 2018 data from Office of Institutional Research and Analysis. Marla Guerrero, counselor and diversity coordinator at
Marquette’s Counseling Center, said she identifies as a woman of color, specifically Latina, and has experience working with several students of the same background. “Many students of color have shared with me that because I self-identify as a person of color, they feel comfortable and understood,” Guerrero said in an email. “This also goes for black identified clients who originally requested to see a black female counselor and were scheduled with me as the only woman of color counselor currently on our staff. Many shared with me that not being black was not a barrier in their experience with me.” Guerrero said she recognizes that a lack of black psychologists can be an issue for some students. “I do understand that for some students of color, including black students, having a counselor who looks like them and may have shared experiences can often help strengthen the therapeutic relationship/alliance, which ultimately can help improve mental health outcomes,” Guerrero said in an email. “ Guerrero said support the increase of representation and diverse staff in the Counseling Center because Marquette will continue to grow in its students diversity and the university must keep up with this trend across colleges and university across the country. Breanna said the students met with administration members from the Office of Student Affairs and the Counseling Center to discuss their concerns, and she said the conversations went well. “The administration seemed to show they cared,” Corrine said. “It’s something that should have already happened, but they said they will keep working on it.” Guerrero said that while Marquette doesn’t currently have plans to hire more psychologists, the university may change this in the future. “At the moment, we are fully staffed, so we are not in a position to fund additional counselors. However, we will always take great care to consider diverse candidates in any future hiring we do,” Guerrero said in an email. Lively said that as a freshman, she always hears about Marquette’s commitment to social justice and hopes it follows through with this initiative. “You always hear about ‘cura personalis’ and I really think this is a part of that idea,” Lively said.
support for sexual assault survivors By Molly Glowacki
molly.glowacki@marquette.edu
The Father Marquette statue in Central Mall wore a pair of jeans April 24 to honor Denim Day, which shows support for sexual assault survivors. The other pairs of jeans, donated and decorated by students, hung in Central Mall where there were informational tables for various Marquette resources on campus, like Campus Ministry, Marquette University Student Government and the Counseling Center. The Denim Day campaign was started 19 years ago by Peace Over Violence, a nonprofit feminist organization in California, according to a Marquette University news release. It started in response to a ruling by the Italian Supreme Court where a rape conviction was overturned because the victim was wearing tight jeans. It was decided by the judge the victim must have helped her rapist remove her jeans because they were tight, thereby granting consent. Denim Day is a symbol of protest against erroneous
and destructive attitudes about sexual assault. Marquette hosted Denim Day decorating parties throughout the month of April to decorate the jeans that were on display in the Central Mall. Marie Gribbin, a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences, said she believes Denim Day is an opportunity to rally people together to support sexual assault survivors. “Sexual assault awareness is something that is everybody’s issue because it happens everywhere to anybody,” Gribbin said. Gribbin and other students in the Panhellenic Association had a table where anyone could pick up a marker and write an inspiring message on a strip of denim. The messages were pinned to a board, which was given to Sojourner Family Peace Center, a Wisconsin nonprofit that provides domestic violence prevention and intervention services, according to its website. Rayne Trangsrud, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences and a program assistant for Sexual Violence Prevention and Education at Marquette, said many students were interested in her table and others when they passed by. “People are very engaged and are like, “Why are all these jeans
hanging up?” Trangsrud said. “(Denim Day) is very important because it shows survivors and everyone on campus that if this happens to them, there is support here on campus.” Sarah Parsons, the Women’s Innovation Network coordinator, had a table for the organization to show her support as an advocate because of the trauma sexual assault survivors experienced. “All of the feelings that can come from being a victim of this can be the very things that keep you from being great,” Parsons said. “You can’t flourish in your classes and flourish in life when you’re carrying all of this negativity.” Parsons said Denim Day was a valuable experience because the students seemed interested in the different resources, and they learned more about sexual assault and survivors. “I think it is really good to showcase the different resources on campus,” Parsons said. “I think it’s really good to hear victims’ stories, so then if they have that happen to them, or have something like that happen to someone they know, they know how to react to it … and what not to do.”
Photo by Jordan Johnson jordan.d.johnson@marquette.edu
Decorated jeans hang in the Central Mall to show support for survivors of sexual assualt on “Denim Day.”
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MUSG signs college Jesuit alliance statement Act to denounce prejudice, hate crimes on campus By Bryan Geenen
bryan.geenen@marquette.edu
Former Marquette University Student Government President and senior in the College of Arts & Sciences Meredith Gillespie signed a statement against hate crimes by the Jesuit Student Government Alliance March 14. The statement was released as a collective agreement to “recognize and condemn the trend of prejudice and discrimination that still extends across our campuses,” the statement said. It also offers steps and initiatives all institutions should take. The organization’s statement said “identifying and reacting to only the most prominent examples of bias cannot fully deconstruct the attitudes that encourage them. It is far past time that each of our institutions takes comprehensive and impactful steps to build more equitable communities, and we are committed to addressing the normalization of prejudice in
collaboration with our respective administrations.” JSGA is a formal association of all sitting undergraduate student government presidents of Jesuit institutions, according to its website. The alliance is made up of 28 Jesuit colleges across the country. The groups offer advice to one another to help better schools and communities of Jesuit schools, according to its website. The group, which was founded in 2018, was created as a type of network for student government presidents to talk with one another to create the best experience for students at their schools. “The decision to sign onto the joint JSGA statement was made by the entire Executive Board of MUSG,” Gillespie said. “We thought it was powerful that all the Jesuit schools were signing onto this joint statement standing against hate crimes and bias-related incidents, and wanted to show our dedication to preventing these incidents in the future.” The mission of the JSGA is to “cultivate students to their fullest potential, embodying the Jesuit mission and ideals,” according to its website. Sara Manjee, a junior in the College of Business Administration
and current president of MUSG, organizations which, in turn, would expressed her support of the state- offer support, ideas and initiatives ment that Gillespie signed. with one another. “I think it’s really important that Gillespie helped create JSGA we are recognizing and validat- when she took part in the annual ing the experiences of students National Jesuit Student Leadership who have experienced hate crimes conference this summer. Gillespie and bias-related incidents. I think talked about the importance of the there’s power JSGA to Marin all of our Jequette and to its suit institutions students. coming together “We noticed and collectively that upper-level recognizing and administrators condemning had a lot of conthem,” Manjee tact through the said. “Also in Association of doing that, we’re Jesuit Colleges at the JSGA proand Universities posing different and were able to steps and initiashare ideas and tives that every initiatives, which single Jesuit inwas really proMeredith Gillespie ductive for their stitution should Former MUSG President own take on, so inciuniversidents don’t hapties,” Gillespie pen again. It’s one said. “A lot of thing to say we recognize you and the student body presidents just we condemn the trend that’s hap- so happened to go to the National pening but it’s another to take these Jesuit Student Leadership confersteps so it doesn’t happen again.” ence over the summer. We noticed Gillespie and the other stu- a lack of communication between dent government presidents cre- all the colleges on a student level.” ated the JSGA to help improve Gillespie and the other student the communication between their government presidents created the
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JSGA to help improve the communication between them which, in turn, would offer support, ideas and initiatives with one another. Dan Brophy, executive vice president of MUSG and junior in the College of Arts & Sciences, said how important it is for Marquette to be involved in the network. “It just gives us a resource network, so it’s something we can reach out with to see what other universities are doing. To that sense, it means we can hear directly from our peers at other institutions to hear what they’re doing. Also, it gives us points for collaboration,” Brophy said. Gillespie also talked about the impact that the JSGA can have on the students of Marquette. “If there are other services that student governments are pushing on other campuses that are benefiting their student body, it’s super important for us to know that so we can start those initiatives at our school,” Gillespie said. “It kind of can give us a blueprint for what our student government can be doing and that is a massive, positive impact on our student body.”
Current student’s summer camp memories lead to creation of nonprofit Campfire Initiative Joe Eiselt is a semifinalist for winning funds for business By Margaret Cahill
margaret.cahill@marquette.edu
For Joe Eiselt, a senior in the College of Business Administration, his love for summer camp lasted far beyond his childhood. Eiselt, along with two friends he met at Red Arrow Summer Camp almost 13 years ago, started the Campfire Initiative, a nonprofit organization which aims to connect children and teens with a summer camp best suited for them. Eiselt met Ryan Princer, at a senior at University of Illinois Chicago and Mckenzie Beeby, a 22-year-old entrepreneur when they were all 9 years old at Red Arrow Camp on Trouct Lake in northern Wisconsin. Eiselt, Princer and Beeby all said their experience at camp inspired them to start an organization to ensure all kids have a camp experience as powerful as theirs. “For kids, summer camp is a unique time in their lives when they develop a true sense of identity,” Eiselt said. “At Campfire Initiative, we truly believe in summer camps. Each camp has as elaborate
a personality as a person, and we “McKenzie and I are in Chicago want to make sure each kid gets the and Joe is in Milwaukee, so we most out of it.” have to coordinate our schedules Eiselt said the Campfire Initia- so we can call each other often,” tive will not launch until Septem- Princer said. “We also travel to see ber, and in the mean time they each other occasionally to meet in entered the Think person.” Like an EntrepreBeeby said neur contest, a he focuses business competimostly on tion for students the marketages 18-24 hosted ing aspect of by the Graduthe organizaate Management tion, and he Admission Test. uses the skills After entering from his own in February, the video producCampfire Initiative tion business Joe Eiselt to advance the won the status of Creator of Campfire Initiative Campfire Inisemi-finalist April 15, after a panel tiative. of judges from the “I have my organization evaluated their idea. own business, so I understand how There are 10 business ideas re- to work the logistics,” Beeby said. maining, and the final stage of “I make sure the finances are in the competition consists of online order and we are getting our mesvoting. Anyone can vote online sage out there.” for one of the teams and the winEiselt said Campfire Initiative ner receives $10,000. Voting is would use the contest’s $10,000 open until May 15. not only to expand their organiWhile the three friends had zation, but also to create a scholbeen discussing the logistics arship for kids who otherwise of the Campfire Initiave since couldn’t afford camp. August, Eiselt found out about “It’s important for every kid the competition through the to have access to this experiBeta Gamma Sigma business ence, regardless of their financial fraternity at Marquette so he situation,” Eiselt said. decided to enter. The scholarship will partially
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include hundreds of camps around the country and is considering hiring independent contractors to help place kids in camps once the business takes off.
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Enrollment increases on ‘sugar daddy’ websites Student debt, cost of living cited as reasons for growth By Lelah Byron
lelah.byron@marquette.edu
Isabelle*, a senior at Milwaukee Area Technical College, needed to make rent. With the cost of living in the city being too much to handle on top of school tuition, Isabelle decided to sign up for a sugar daddy dating website when she was 19. Websites like this allow younger men and women to find relationships with older people who essentially act as benefactors, sometimes referred to as “sugar daddies”. “I made an account on SeekingArrangement and then I also then made a burner phone number,” Isabelle said. “I never gave out my real number.” According to a Forbes article written in June 2018, 44 million people in the U.S. collectively owe 1.5 trillion dollars in student loans. “If I can do this for two hours each month and pay my bills, then why not?” Isabelle said. It’s hard to exactly pinpoint when the sugar baby trend became an actualized phenomenon. From dated jazz songs to contemporary pop culture references, it’s clear sugar babies have existed for decades, Barrett McCormick, a professor of political science at Marquette University who teaches Politics of the Internet, said. In the past, individuals who deliberately sought out a wealthier partner have been referred to as gold diggers or social climbers, Teresa Lo, author of The Sugar Baby Club, said in an email. “Now, they’re called sugar babies.” “It’s an old behavior with an updated name,” Lo said in an email. Lo researched for The Sugar Baby Club, a fictional book following the life of one sugar baby, by making an account on a sugar baby website. She created an alias, met sugar daddies and babies and asked them about their experiences. Student loans came up a lot. Political polarization has turned issues related to spending into a diverse partisan problem, Philip Rocco, a professor of political science at Marquette University, explained. As a result, students turn towards extreme measures. Sugar dating websites don’t ignore the reality of economic insecurity. Rather, it’s become a marketing tool for one website in particular: Sugar Baby University. The website is targeted at college students who hope to pay off their loans. This website is a sub-sect of SeekingArrangement, the site Isabelle used. SeekingArrangement states that more than 4 million worldwide students have registered in some aspect for its service. Among those, 2.7
million have signed up to avoid student debt. The site’s mission statement explicitly targets the issue. It reads, “SeekingArrangement offers students the chance to find open and empowering relationships while also getting help to pay for school and other benefits.” The website further references debt through the usage of a constantly updating its “student loan clock,” which displays the current total U.S. student debt. The clock, bolded and highlighted in black, is the centerpiece of the home page. It ticks upward by the second. “Nobody wants to graduate college in debt up to their neck,” McCormick said. “The attraction of two or three thousand dollars a month for the four years of college … who doesn’t understand how that’s not attractive?” After deciding to make her account, Isabelle began the arduous process of sifting through profiles and reaching out to potential sugar daddies. “I actually didn’t meet with someone for the first time until maybe six weeks after I made the account,” Isabelle said. “I’m so nervous meeting people.” Meeting a potential relational partner in person when the majority of interactions are conducted online can be jarring at first, Catherine Puckering, a professor of communications studies at Marquette University, said. “It’s easier to create a counter-persona and keep it alive in a technological environment,” Puckering said. Besides the financial incentive, frustration at the emotional insecurity of people the same age can drive individuals to become sugar babies. When Lo was in college, she said her romantic relationships were toxic and unfulfilling. “I dated a guy my own age who was emotionally and physically abusive and couldn’t hold down a job or stay in school,” she said in an email. “If I could go back in time, I wish that I could’ve dated a sugar daddy.” To younger people, older men and women can seem more knowledgeable, wise and experienced. Having a leader can be especially alluring when seeking a mature relationship. It can also cause complications. “When the age gap in the relationship is more than just a number of years … difficulties can be quite difficult to bridge,” Puckering said. The first man Isabelle met in person was in his mid-sixties. Over coffee, he told her about his years of sugar daddy experience. Although the two ultimately decided not to pursue a relationship, he did help her by providing advice about the lifestyle. “He helped me learn the ropes,” Isabelle said. One of the most important things she learned was what types of sugar daddies to avoid. “There are people out there who
lie about their identity or being married, who want to take advantage of young women or who harass (them) to the point of being scary,” Lo said in an email. There’s a name for sugar daddies who promise lavish gifts but can’t fulfill their self-imposed expectations: “Salt daddies” offer sweeping gestures, like thousand-dollar checks that their babies will never be able to cash. “You got to be careful, because there really are a lot of fake people on there trying to scam you,” Isabelle said. But once sugar babies find authentically wealthy men, monetary gifts may be especially helpful. “Sugar dating often gives sugar babies the freedom to do what they want in life because their financial problems are taken care of,” Lo said in an email. Ultimately, Isabelle met a sugar daddy who she met once a month for nine months. He lived across the state, so he would commute to Milwaukee and book a hotel room. Meeting him at first was scary. “The first time I ever did it, I set my location on my phone and texted some trusted friends,” Isabelle said. But after she got used to their routine, she found herself feeling more comfortable. “I would sit on a chair in the corner and he would sit on the bed, and we would talk,” Isabelle said. “Then I would be like, ‘Okay, I have to go’ … and then he would pay me.” At first, he mainly talked about his life and work. He had two daughters, both older than Isabelle. With sugar babies receiving hefty paychecks and gifts, they may seem to benefit more from the relationship than the sugar daddies or mamas. “In a relationship like this, the power dynamics shift. Depending on how you look at it, each of those partners can be over benefited or under benefited,” Puckering said. Yet this doesn’t necessarily mean the relationship can never be mutually beneficial. The thrill of giving can be a reason for becoming a sugar daddy or mama. The thought of spoiling some-
one who genuinely appreciates the gift can be enough emotional gratification. “Look at people who make it big and then buy their parents a new house. Or someone who gets a bonus at work and takes his friends out for drinks,” Lo said in an email. Although sugar baby dating involves money, Lo argues some sugar daddies and mamas don’t prioritize or flaunt their financial advantage. Rather, some are driven more out of “loneliness and a need to connect with someone,” she said. To those sugar daddies and mamas, wealth is just an afterthought that can’t bring authentic happiness. Isabelle’s own sugar daddy was the same way. “He liked being in control of the situation and being able to teach me things,” Isabelle said. For Isabelle, her relationship never became sexual. “I told him from the beginning that I didn’t want to do anything sexual and he was okay with that,” Isabelle said. However, there may be the expectation that sexual favors will be exchanged. “A lot of men want to buy nude photos or videos,” Isabelle explained. “Girls need to (look at) safety nets in place so there’s no possibility of being trafficked.” Sexual favors being a prerequisite in some sugar baby relationships comes as no surprise, McCormick said. “SeekingArrangement publicly proclaims that there are no sexual services, but I mean, seriously?” McCormick said. “I’m not sure that saying, ‘No sexual services here, wink wink’ is really best way to ensure this is safe and healthy.” With sugar daddies and mamas having the financial advantage, it could be possible for the relationship to become coercive or even abusive. “If you’re here for the money, then you just kind of have to do whatever to get what you need,” Puckering said. “These older men hold all the cards.” In order to avoid a power imbalance, Isabelle made efforts to
achieve a certain level of detachment from her sugar daddy. “He wanted to know more about me, and I didn’t feel comfortable sharing those details because it would be really easy for him to find me,” Isabelle said. “I have a pretty public persona.” She didn’t talk to him about her family, her friends or other intimate details. She did, however, talk to him about school. Isabelle ended her relationship when her sugar daddy asked to pursue a “real” romantic relationship. She told him, “I am not physically attracted to you. I am not emotionally attracted to you. I’m doing this as a service.” To Isabelle, he was more like an uncle. Many sugar babies feel as if they need to protect their identity in order to avoid judgement. Both Lo and Isabelle admit to noticing — or experiencing — a sugar baby stigma of sorts. “Everyone secretly would like to marry or date up, but it’s frowned upon to be blatant about (being a sugar baby),” Lo said in an email. In 2018, Sugar Baby University revealed a list of top “fastest growing sugar baby schools.” In the top three were: Georgia State University, the University of Central Florida and the University of Alabama. Marquette University was not listed. However, sugar babies may still exist at Marquette. “In a random class of about 15 people in it, I asked about how many people knew someone who had (dated a sugar daddy) and two people raised their hands,” McCormick said. Lo indicated that the internet has merely extrapolated an existing concept. “The Cinderella story has been ingrained in our society forever,” Lo explained in an email. “Anyone who has ever wanted or needed something can understand how appealing it is to have a partner who could make their life easier.” *Isabelle’s name has been changed to protect her identity.
This story is part of the Blind Spot series that launched in the spring issue of the Marquette Journal.
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German shepherd regularly rides on front of owner’s bike By Kelli Arseneau
kelli.arseneau@marquette.edu
Motorcycles are no anomaly in Milwaukee during the summer. The city known for Harley-Davidson regularly exhibits bikers on its roads. But among the many riders zipping down the street, there is one sure to turn heads: a German shepherd named Molly. Known around the city as Molly the Motorcycle Dog, the canine is 9 years old. Jim Tremmel, Molly’s owner, drives her around on his motorcycle, which is equipped with a pad bungeecorded to the motorcycle’s tank for Molly to lay on, a chin pad near the right side handlebar, a dish behind the windshield always filled with ice water and large letters spelling out MOLLY across the front. When she goes for rides, Molly wears a pair of pink goggles to protect her eyes. Tremmel said he puts an icepack on Molly’s pad on hot days, but does not take her out if the weather is too hot. Molly just had her ninth birthday last Tuesday. Tremmel recalled the first time he took her for a ride — it was the day he adopted her from a breeder in Ripon, when she was nine months old. “I got her as a birthday present for myself,” Tremmel said. “My birthday’s July 3 and I picked her up July 4 … I got her at about 9 in the morning. By 10 after 9 … we were riding on the side streets.” That afternoon, Tremmel said, he and Molly rode in the Hales Corner Fourth of July parade. That evening he took her to the fireworks. “Got that out of the way so she’s not waking me up every time it thunders,” Tremmel said. Molly also has a Facebook page, @MollyMotorcycleDog, with nearly 4,000 followers. Molly is not the first dog Tremmel has made room for on his bike. Tremmel said he began driving around the city about 30 years ago with his former German shepherd, Lady.
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“Lady rode on the back. She Tremmel has driven oth- big goggles pushed back on her … but I was like, ‘Oh my God. sat up and put her paws on my er dogs other than Lady and head, and there were a ton of That’s the coolest thing I’ve shoulders,” Tremmel said. “I Molly on his motorcycle, but people coming up to take pic- ever seen.’ And she’s so chill,” (would) go 30, 35, 40 (mph) none were as involved with the tures with them,” Vivoda said. McDermott said. even with her on the back Milwaukee community. Vivoda added that afterward McDermott said she told other like that. And she loved it, “We do a lot of riding around. he told people about Molly and freshmen about Molly after seeloved riding.” … And that’s mostly just to her motorcycle, but “everybody ing her, and because they were Like Molly, Lady wore eye brighten up people’s day. Mol- else knew, so obviously I was in new to the city, it was the first protection while riding, Trem- ly does a great job at that,” the black.” time many had heard about her. mel said. While Molly wears Tremmel said. Bridget McDermott, a junior Tremmel said Molly is espegoggles made for dogs, Tremmel Kate Suess, a junior in the Col- in the College of Health Sci- cially popular with many local said dog goggles lege of Nurs- ences, said she saw Molly once, police officers and the Harleydid not exist 30 ing, recalled during her freshman year. Trem- Davidson museum. years ago, so running into mel’s motorcycle was pulled Since Molly just turned 9 years Lady wore reguMolly earlier over at the corner by Walgreens old, Tremmel said the duo will belar sunglasses. this semester, on Wisconsin Avenue and 16th gin slowing down a bit, but MolTremmel said during her Street, and a large group of stu- ly remains active and involved in with Molly on the lunch break dents were petting her. the Milwaukee community. front of the bike, at her clini“I didn’t have time to stop, I he can travel up cal site, the don’t know what I was doing to 50 mph. Women’s PaWhile Molly vilion in Aubegan riding with rora West AlTremmel at nine lis. She said months old, Lady her clinical did not get on cohort was Jim Tremmel the motorcycle all going to Molly’s owner, motorcyclist until she was 1 lunch when year old. Because they saw Lady was older, Tremmel and Tremmel said she was initially Molly. more nervous on the bike. But Suess said the group walked Tremmel learned a way to train past a German shepherd, and the dogs to feel safe: during began staring when they nohis first rides with both dogs, ticed she was wearing a pair he took them through the Mc- of goggles. Donald’s drive-thru where they “Her owner noticed that received a treat. we were staring at her, so he For Tremmel, the canine mo- brought her over to us and he torcycle rides are more than was like ‘oh, this is Molly,’ and just a fun experience for his this guy in my clinical group was pet. Tremmel said Molly rides like ‘oh, the motorcycle dog,’” in many parades, visits hospi- she said. tals and nursing homes, makes Suess said Tremmel gave her appearances at charity events, a picture from his pocket of tailgates at sporting events and Molly on her motorcycle. He more. He did similar visits and then showed the group some of appearances with Lady. Molly’s tricks, including playing “That’s what makes my day. dead and howling “I love you” You know, seeing people’s faces on command. light up,” he said. “She was the calmest dog I Tremmel has had many unique have ever seen, like just, so opportunities with his motorcy- chill,” Suess said. cle dogs. Because of Lady and For anyone living in MilwauMolly, Tremmel has met various kee, chances are they will run celebrities and been featured in into Molly the Motorcycle Dog. several television and print stoBrendan Vivoda, a senior in ries. Tremmel said during pa- the College of Arts & Sciences, rades and events, he has met Ma- first met Tremmel and Molly rie Osmond, Jay Leno, country this fall, at the Third Ward Art singer-songwriter Boxcar Wil- Festival. He and a group of lie, the U.S. Diving Team, ac- friends had just left the festival tor Erik Estrada and more. Lady and were getting lunch at the also once performed in a Pack- Milwaukee Public Market when ers halftime show while Molly they saw Tremmel and Molly on has been featured on national their motorcycle. Photo courtesy of Molly the Motorcycle Dog Facebook television at a Brewers-Dodgers “He had big goggles pushed playoff game. back on his head, (Molly) had Tremmel has brought a few of his dogs on his motorcycle over the years.
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Gold ‘n Blues will host spring concert Saturday A cappella group has been prepping for show, recording EP By Grace Schneider
grace.schneider@marquette.edu
The Gold ‘n Blues, Marquette’s coed a cappella group, has a spring concert Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in the Varsity Theatre. The concert’s theme is Spring Forward. Kate McNicholas, a sophomore in the College of Nursing, said the Gold ‘n Blues were founded in 2008 in the basement of McCormick Hall by a group of students who loved to sing. “Our seniors are moving forward in life and springing forward — for lack of a better term — into their new lives and their careers and grad school and whatever adventures that are coming their way post-undergrad,” McNicholas said. Katie Ruffino, a junior in the College of Health Sciences, said she started her a cappella career in high school and has been in the Gold ‘n Blues since her freshman year. She said she is excited for the final concert of the year. “It will be the last concert with
Ruffino said. “We have a really close-knit group … and we bring our own uniqueness to the group,” Ruffino said. “So even though we’re all so different, we can bond over the love of music and singing.” Additonally, McNicholas said the alumni network is so strong that she has friends that were in the group before she was. The Gold ‘n Blues is very involved and attends both on and off-campus events throughout the year, in addition to bonding events and community service, Photo by Claire Gallagher claire.gallagher@marquette.edu Seniors in Gold ‘n Blues will perform their own solo and group songs. Barrington explained. In addition to personal group these seniors, so I am excited “We sing a broad variety of events, Barrington said Gold ‘n to sing with them for the last songs, from popular things on Blues have many events on and time but (am) also sad because the radio to random stuff that off campus, which are sometimes they’re going to be leaving,” we think sounds cool to do a paid. Such events include singRuffino said. “I love the energy cappella,” McNicholas said. ing at university staff Christmas that we bring and how we can Colin Barrington, a junior in parties, performing for other share something that we love the College of Arts & Sciences, college groups and working with with the audience.” emphasized the hard work that high school groups. To make this concert special, goes into these concerts. To join this close-knit group, each of the four seniors gets to “I think it is our time and the prospective members can attend choose a song that is meaning- audience’s time to see if the fall Organization-Fest for more ful to them to perform a solo. hard work pays off for differ- information about the audition The group will perform six other ent songs, and I think that that is process, Barrington said. songs, McNicholas said. generally pretty exciting,” BarWith the Spring Forward conMcNicholas divulged that rington said. “And we all share cert coming up this weekend, these senior songs are “Home” a love of performing as well, so McNicholas said she is eager to by Ella Eyre, “Hold My Hand” I know everybody enjoys the see the group’s hard work exby Jess Glynne, “Best Friend” stage time that we all get.” pressed to the audience. by Rex Orange County and “The The members of the Gold ‘n “We hit the ground runBoxer” by Mumford and Sons. Blues have close relationships, ning right when we get back to
school at the beginning of the semester,” McNicholas said. “We learn 10 songs each semester, so we started the first week we got back.” The group was learning these songs as late as this week to get all 10 songs performance-ready, McNicholas explained. In addition to preparing for this concert, the Gold ‘n Blues have been working on an EP that has taken up a lot of their time, McNicholas explained. “(The EP) set us back a little bit because we had to perfect those four songs that we recorded for the EP, and then after that we were like, ‘Okay, now we really have to work hard for our concert,’” McNicholas said. “So, we have been working really tirelessly this semester to get ready for this show specifically.” Barrington said he is excited not only for the thrill of performing, but also for seeing the audience’s reactions. “We’re hoping that there’s not only high energy from us performing onstage, but we love it when the audience members also join us with how involved they can be in other aspects of the show,” Barrington said.
Jonas Brothers reunite, release first songs since 2013 Group filmed music video in MKE 12 years ago at The Rave By Ariana Madson
ariana.madson@marquette.edu
Summer is approaching, but students hope the weather will not be the only thing burnin’ up. With the release of two singles in the past few months, including the most recent, “Cool,” the Jonas Brothers are intending to release an album titled, “Happiness Begins” June 7. The Jonas Brothers reactivated their Instagram account and officially reunited Jan. 14. For fans, it’s the start of a new era, with a hint of nostalgia. For Angie Scavone, a senior in the College of Education, the release of this album caused her to remember when she first fell in love with the trio. “(I started following them in) third grade,” Scavone said. “I don’t know when I first heard them but it was probably from when I watched Disney Channel and right when they released (the album) ‘It’s About Time,’ before their self-titled album.” Scavone said she would make her parents listen to the AM 1300 radio station because it would
play the Jonas Brothers. Scavone said she also had the opportunity to see the trio perform three separate times. Her first concert ever was the brothers, and she saw them at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois with a few friends and her mom, who chaperoned. “We put our hands on the tour bus and we made about 20 posters before the concert, but they didn’t let us bring them in,” Scavone said. “I’m convinced Joe pointed at me.” She also saw them at Summerfest the summer before fifth grade and in Chicago during her junior year of high school. Miranda Spindt, a freshman in the College of Arts & Sciences, also saw the Jonas Brothers as her first concert. “They were my first concert, and I saw them in either Milwaukee or Chicago,” Spindt said. “I remember their first song was ‘Burnin’ Up,’ and I took one of my friends with me.” Spindt said she enjoys them even more now, especially since the trio’s songs seem to be more mature because they are older, engaged and married. She explained how the music seems to be for anyone, whereas some boybands target their music to young teens. For those such as Grace Callan, a junior in the College of
Health Sciences, the Jonas Brothers’ music is what really makes them stand out. “Their songs are wholesome,” Callan said. “They sound good.” Callan also resonates with the family aspect that the brothers bring forth, and finds their emphasis on family very heartfelt, especially by including their significant others in their posts and their involvement as uncles and siblings in each others’ lives. The Jonas Brothers have had a significant impact on some Marquette students. What came as a
surprise to some students is the fact that the Jonas Brothers shot their 2007 music video for “When You Look Me In The Eyes” on Milwaukee’s lakefront and at The Rave. “That’s amazing … (and) that probably means they want to come back to Milwaukee to revisit,” Callan said. Knowing that the Jonas Brothers showed shots from their Milwaukee trip in their music video and came to Milwaukee to perform more than once has some students crossing their fingers for the trio
to return or make an appearance at Marquette’s Homecoming. “I would love it if they came to Summerfest,” Callan said. “I was (also) thinking (of) Homecoming … if Marquette could make that happen.” Even if they do not make an appearance on campus or return to the Milwaukee area anytime soon, the Jonas Brothers’ recent comeback and upcoming album has fans excitedly posting the old J-14 posters of their favorite brothers on bedroom walls once again.
Photo by Andrew Himmelberg andrew.himmelberg@marquette.edu
The Jonas Brothers’ 2007 video for “When You Look Me In The Eyes” features The Rave and the lakefront.
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STAFF EDITORIAL
University should support unionization process
Service Employees International Union Local 1 employees have recently been approaching non-tenure-track faculty members seeking signatures for authorization cards. By signing, faculty members show their support for unionization at Marquette. The university sent an email to its faculty members March 28, urging them to consider not engaging with SEIU. However, allowing faculty to unionize provides them with protections that are not provided by the university. While the acting provost Kimo Ah Yun agreed to remain neutral in the matter at the rally, Marquette should take a step further. Marquette should accept unionization at the university in order to protect its non-tenure-track faculty members. This union would allow the nontenure-track faculty to demand
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Unionization would provide support for non-tenure-track faculty.
adequate compensation and benefits as a unified collective, rather than as individuals who can be replaced by less vocal workers willing to accept the less-than-ideal current working conditions. Many times, workers in these positions are financially vulnerable and are hesitant to speak out in fear of jeopardizing their positions. Currently, many adjunct professors at Marquette make extremely low wages. In addition, graduate student employees do not receive health insurance. Full-time faculty are given health, dental and vision insurance. If Marquette posits itself as an example of Catholic values and morality, this blatant mistreatment of some of the university’s most vulnerable employees is a situation that cannot continue. This ongoing push from non-tenure-track faculty to unionize is a clear path to rectify this
on-campus injustice. Non-tenure-track faculty make about $3,000 per course or $13,000 per year, according to information provided by non-tenure-track faculty member Samuel Harshner. One of the main issues with this situation is the lack of job security. Because their salaries have not kept up with inflation, it makes it hard for these individuals to plan their finances from year to year. Economic stability is a guarantee that the university can and should provide to all those it employs. A strong union would empower the staff at Marquette to not only self-moderate, but to use their collective strength to guarantee fair compensation and benefits for non-tenure-track faculty. Because the compensation for non-tenure-track faculty is lower than their tenured counterparts, they are sometimes forced to work
additional jobs in order to make ends meet. This not only adds to their already busy schedules, but could also impact the quality of education they can provide to students. As a prestigious academic institution, Marquette must treat the labor of its employees with the proper degree of respect it deserves. Without the ability to organize and collectively bargain as a strong union, the non-tenure-track faculty will continue to be vulnerable. Marquette has bragged about its world-class faculty. If it believes this is the caliber of the faculty on campus, then it needs to compensate them accordingly. In order to maintain excellent faculty at the university for years to come, Marquette needs to make sure all its faculty feel they have job security. To stand idly while the process of unionization convenes sends a clear message to prospective
hires — that Marquette reserves the right to exploit its faculty members’ hard work and time. Marquette supporting unionization at the university would show its care and concern for all faculty, not just those with tenure. Any financial or losses Marquette would endure from unionization are outweighed by the benefits it would provide adjunct faculty and graduate students on campus. Beyond the dollars and cents of the issue, there is a greater moral imperative behind unionization. As a community of men and women with and for others, a strong union exists solely to protect and reward one of our university’s most valuable resources — our hard-working educators. Marquette should stand with them.
decade, according to College Board. These prices have caused concern for many American voters, as a 2018 Pew Research survey found that 90 percent of Americans said college affordability is a very big or moderately big problem. Warren’s plan responds to these extreme costs by making two-year and four-year public colleges tuition-free. To pay for the plan, she proposed a 2 percent annual tax on families with $50 million or more in wealth. The plan aims to make education available to every American, “especially lowerincome, Black and Latinx students,” according to her campaign website. Given that the benefits of this plan would only be available to students who attend public schools, private universities like Marquette would
become significantly less attractive. Researchers at Georgetown University recently found that enrollment at private colleges would decline 7 to 15 percent for a policy that would make public universities free for families making less than $125,000 per year, with less selective schools experiencing the worst effects. This decline would likely be even more drastic under Warren’s proposal, which has no cap on family income, offering free public university tuition to an even greater audience. The loss of university income could also lead to cutbacks on new educational programs and faculty hires. This decline is especially concerning because private nonprofit
universities offer many benefits for the low-income students. Research done in 2016 at the University of Colorado Boulder found that smaller classes improve educational outcomes across education levels, especially for low-income and minority students. Marquette has a student-tofaculty ratio of 14:1, which is significantly lower than several of Wisconsin’s major public universities like University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Wisconsin-Lacrosse and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, whose ratios range from 17:1 to 20:1, according to each school’s website. Private nonprofit universities also appear to be more effective at increasing the likelihood of graduation for low-income students. Policy think tank Third Way recently studied the graduation rates of students who receive Pell Grants, the federal government’s main form of financial aid for low-income students. It found that after six years, 49 percent of Pell recipients earned a bachelor’s degree at a public university. However, this number increased to 55 percent at
private nonprofit universities, which enrolled a similar number of Pell recipients as public schools did. Instead of offering free public tuition, candidates should increase college affordability by expanding programs like the Pell Grant system. The maximum Pell Grant for the 2017-’18 school year was $5,920, which is only five percent higher than it was 40 years ago in inflation-adjusted dollars, according to College Board. While the cost of university continues to rise, the value of Pell Grants hasn’t kept pace. Drastically expanding this program would increase college affordability for the students who need help most while limiting a negative impact on private universities. Politicians like Warren should continue to devise policies that increase college affordability. However, free public tuition would significantly hurt private nonprofit universities like Marquette.
Free public college tuition plans would hurt Marquette Matthew Harte Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren announced April 22 a plan to make two-year and four-year public universities free from tuition and fees. While this proposal would open up educational opportunities to a wider demographic, candidates like Warren should consider the drastic enrollment declines that private nonprofit schools like Marquette would experience. These universities can provide unique benefits for low-income students that free tuition plans aim to help the most, such as smaller class sizes and higher graduation rates. Politicians are justified in attempting to reverse the increasing cost of higher education. Student loan debt reached more than $1.56 trillion by the end of 2018, according to Federal Reserve Data. Additionally, average sticker prices have tripled for public four-year schools and doubled at private nonprofit schools over the last
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Private nonprofit universities also appear to be more effective at increasing the likelihood of graduation for low-income students.”
Matthew Harte is a junior studying political science and economics. He can be reached at matthew.harte@marquette.edu
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Notre-Dame support misguided
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Comprehensive view of grades beneficial Sarah Lipo
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Social issues around the world are being overshadowed by the extensive support for Notre-Dame.
Aminah Beg
A catastrophic fire engulfed the historic Notre-Dame Cathedral, one of the most iconic and historic landmarks in Paris, April 15. French citizens watched and mourned as their church crumbled to the ground in front of their eyes. Notre-Dame is famous and significant for its architectural innovations, antiquity and beauty. The building itself is an architectural achievement adored and visited by many. Since the cathedral has such a historic and deep importance for so many people, it makes sense that the people of France and others connected to it were devastated that it was damaged. This was a very tragic situation, and the people affected deserve to grieve. At the same time, the NotreDame fire receiver much more media coverage than other disasters and injustices occurring around the world due to the violent oppression people experience in their homes. The cathedral is a Western landmark, and France holds a positive relationship with the United States. Since it is a catastrophe involving the West, it is bound to get more recognition than other calamities around the world. Although acknowledgment of Western events has always had more attention, this is not acceptable and should be modified by American media and society. Palestinians are being murdered by Israeli Defense Forces, Chinese Muslims are being forced into detention camps and the people of Flint have died due to the lead that continues to reach their drinking water. These are just some instances of death occurring, some even in our own country, that the Western media and government denies attention. It is the
responsibility of journalists and news corporations to ensure these kinds of issues reach the top headlines and the front pages. Just because a disaster does not directly affect the West does not mean help is not required. Shortly after Notre-Dame began to burn, $339 million had already been pledged to help rebuild the cathedral. By the next morning, more than $1 billion was collected for repair funds, mostly donated by business owners. These are not just donations solely from the French, but people worldwide poured in money to help the restoration of the church. Charities, politicians and social media users alike began to question the rapid surge of attention and money directed toward the cathedral. Head of marketing and reputation at the Henley Business School of the University of Reading Adrian Palmer commented on the businessmen and billionaires that chose to donate to the repair fund. “These brands stand for France and they sell around the world, so anything that puts the France brand at the center of people’s minds is going to help them,” Palmer said to who Thomas Reuters Corporation, a mass media and information firm. “It creates positive associations in people’s minds, that they are generous, caring and good.” Nobody can definitively comment on the intentions of those who donated besides the individuals themselves. At the same time, their motives can be questioned. It is unclear why this particular situation caused them to donate this much money. Some money from the substantial donations could have been allocated elsewhere to help those in our own country facing traumatic catastrophes. Similar support must be given to the sacred Native American lands that continue to
be destroyed in fracking and other infrastructure developments. The historically African American Louisiana churches being destroyed by arson attacks also need attention and help. There are causes affecting the entire planet that are not receiving enough attention or financial aid such as climate change due to some people’s inability to accept the severity of these situations. Even within France, some French citizens said the substantial amount of money raised would be better used to help decrease French poverty. Homelessness has increased by 21 percent in Paris, and President Emmanuel Macron of France continues to ignore this issue. According to The Washington Post, the leader of the General Confederation of Labor trade union Philippe Martinez commented on the support for Notre-Dame and said, “If they can give tens of millions to rebuild Notre-Dame, then (the government) should stop telling us there is no money to help with the social emergency.” People do not have to choose sides, and they are not constrained to only support one cause. NotreDame is an important landmark for some, so it makes sense that those affected want to fix it. At the same time, other pressing issues affecting the lives of many individuals cannot be brushed aside. Their problems cannot move down the priority list. Rather, resources must be allocated better to help those in need. After this catastrophe, it is clear that funds and support needed to solve other global issues are available – they are just not being properly distributed.
Aminah Beg is a sophomore studying public relations and cognitive sciences. She can be reached at aminah.beg@marquette.edu
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A Marquette education is one rooted in Catholic, Jesuit values. These values embody care for the whole person, which includes a flexible mindset that involves reflecting on experiences and working to serve others. Some of these traits of a wellrounded Jesuit education are the reason students choose to further their education at Marquette. Yet, as finals roll around and the stress of uncertain grades continue, a holistic view of the individual seems to be the last thing on anyone’s mind. As finals season quickly approaches, it can be easy to be sucked into cramming sessions and rushing to write long papers that never seem to end. Instead, it would be more beneficial for students at universities to approach finals season with a more holistic perspective. Instead of having so much ride on one exam or final paper, it would be advantageous for professors and students to break up the work during the whole year. This breakdown would encourage students to internalize the information they are learning since there would be smaller assignments throughout the year that would count for smaller parts of the final grade. Basically, at the end of the semester, there would be final presentations, projects, papers and exams due, but these final assignments would be similarly graded and weighted compared with other assignments throughout the semester. That way, there would not be so much riding on one assignment, especially at a time of the year when almost every class has final projects that often add up. This holistic approach could allow students to study, memorize and learn all throughout the semester, instead of cramming at the end when the final assignments are often worth so much of the final grade. If the assignments throughout the semester are varied presentations, papers and exams, this tactic can also allow the individual to grow in a multitude of skills they will need to use in the real world. Marquette’s mission is centered on “the search for truth, the discovery and sharing of knowledge, the fostering of personal and professional excellence, the promotion of a life of faith, and the development of leadership expressed in service to others,” according to the Marquette website. After all, a student is not going to succeed at every task put in front
of him or her, and an individual is more than just a single grade or exam. Some students are better at public speaking and prefer presentations to multiple choice tests, for example. Viewing education in a holistic way has its roots in the 1800s. Ron Miller, author of an article on holistic education in American culture, felt often students were not retaining information, and just memorizing facts for long, multiple choice-type tests, according to an article on the benefits of a holistic education. Since then, many schools and universities have focused on implementing programs that do focus on the individual as a whole. In fact, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education, administering an intensive final exam often just shows which students are sick, stress or overwhelmed, and ultimately, which students are the best at test-taking. Harvard University has already taken steps to diminish the number of scheduled finals at the end of the semester. In fact, of the 1,137 undergraduate-level courses, only 259 scheduled final exams in spring 2010. College is a time of change and growth. Obviously, the ultimate goal is receiving a diploma and earning enough credits to major in the field of one’s choice. It also involves living by oneself, doing laundry, learning how to cook meals, making new friends and becoming involved in a place that starts off as strange and unfamiliar. One unfortunate test grade or a presentation that does not go perfectly well will not linger in the years after college. Taking those steps is centered on growth of the whole person, and that includes making sure academics and final grades encompass a well-rounded view of the individual. Sarah Lipo is a sophomore studying journalism and social welfare and justice. She can be reached at sarah.lipo@marquette.edu
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THREE TITLES, FIVE YEARS
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Marquette’s men’s golf team and coach Steve Bailey’s son Christian pose with the 2019 BIG EAST Championship trophies at Callawassie Island Golf Course in Okatie, South Carolina.
Bailey helps team earn fourth-ever BIG EAST championship By Jack Phillips
jack.phillips@marquette.edu
The Marquette men’s golf team earned first place (303-288281-872, 8-over-par) overall Sunday afternoon at the BIG EAST
championship in Okatie, South Carolina, winning its third BIG EAST championship in five years. The team held a comfortable lead, with second-place DePaul (301-296-299-896, 32-over-par) finishing 24 strokes behind the Golden Eagles. It’s a much different tale compared to last season, when the Golden Eagles lost to Georgetown in the 2018 BIG EAST championship by just four strokes.
Matt Murlick led the squad after tying for a second-place individual finish (75-72-70-217, 1-over-par). The Winnetka, Illinois, native’s performance is a drastic improvement after finishing near the bottom of the pool in the last two invitationals. A line of Golden Eagles followed the junior in the standings. Senior Oliver Farrell ended the tournament with a sixth-place (77-72-69-218, 2-over-par) individual finish.
Freshman Tyler Leach finished in seventh place (78-71-70-219, 3-over-par), and senior Austin Kendziorski concluded his final BIG EAST championship with a tie for eighth place (76-73-72-221, 5-over-par). Sophomore golfer Hunter Eichhorn remained at the bottom of the pack for the Golden Eagles, finishing tied for 14th overall (75-78-73226, 10-over-par). This is Marquette’s first BIG
EAST title since 2017 and third title in the last five years. Head coach Steve Bailey and the squad propelled one another back to the top of the BIG EAST championship for the first time since 2017. Next up is the NCAA Regional May 13. The selection show, which determines where the team will be headed, takes place May 1.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Blockton signs training camp contract with Chicago WBB’s all-time leading scorer has chance to play pro By Zoe Comerford
isabel.comerford@marquette.edu
Marquette’s all-time leading scorer Allazia Blockton signed a contract for training camp with the Chicago Sky of the WNBA Tuesday. “Basically you try out for the team,” Blockton said. “The training camp is like three weeks and then, if they keep you, you’re on the team.” Though Blockton officially signed her contract Tuesday, she is leaving the country Sunday for
some international playing experience. From May to August, Blockton will play for Blumenau, one of Brazil’s professional teams. Blockton missed out on being one of 36 players selected in the 2019 WNBA Draft, but she said she is excited for the opportunity to play 90 miles south at the highest level. “It’s local. It’s close,” Blockton said. “It’s just a great opportunity to even get something like that.” As a Golden Eagle, Blockton picked up several BIG EAST accolades including 2018 Player of the Year, two-time Scholar Athlete of the Year, Freshman of the Year, four-time All-Academic honoree and two unanimous First Team selections.
She also became the first player in program history to collect three consecutive WBCA All-American Honorable Mention honors. Blockton is one of four All-Americans in Marquette women’s basketball history. Blockton became the only 2,000-point scorer in Marquette basketball history Dec. 9 and leaves the Golden Eagles as the team’s all-time leading scorer with 2,204 points. Although she suffered an ankle injury Dec. 29, Blockton received the conference Sixth Woman of the Year award and was a finalist for the Senior CLASS Award. She made the watchlist for both the Wade Trophy and Meyers Drysdale awards.
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Allazia Blockton celebrates tying the all-time scoring record Dec. 9, 2018.
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MEN’S LACROSSE
Fazio develops into starting option for Amplo’s program California native acts as facilitator for MLAX attack unit By Dan Avington
daniel.avington@marquette.edu
This season, Marquette men’s lacrosse used eight different attackmen in its starting lineup. One of those options was Ryan Fazio, a 5-foot-11 junior out of Solana Beach, California. In the beginning of his time at Marquette, Fazio struggled to carve out a consistent role as a starting offensive player for the Golden Eagles. A season ago, Fazio was left on the outskirts of the starting lineup. “Ryan’s been one of those guys that has always been right on the cusp,” associate head coach Stephen Brundage said. “It’s mentally been a struggle because he’s been in the lineup, out of the lineup, I put him at attack, I put him at middie.” Toward the end of last season, Fazio earned more starts and showed his offensive prowess, tallying six goals and five assists on the year. As this season began, he was on the sideline again until the Michigan game this March. The coaches finally decided to insert
him back into the starting lineup, which was where he remained for the rest of the season. Fazio said he credits his starting spot to his calmness on the field and lacrosse knowledge. “The IQ helps me a lot. (The other attackmen) are all really smart players, but I hope that I bring a calming presence to the offense,” Fazio said. “Coach Brundage is always talking about high-paced patience. When it gets out of hand, I can reel us back in and take control of the game.” Brundage said Fazio provides a different style of play than other attackmen because of his approach to the game. “He’s a facilitator, he’s a guy who can make a play for another guy,” Brundage said. “When you watch the game in any sport, you see guys trying to make plays for themselves. Ryan’s a guy who’s trying to make a play for his teammates.” Fazio said he embraces that role, wanting to be the team’s X attackman, which facilitates the offense. “I talk a lot. I can be the quarterback back there at (the) X,” Fazio said. “Getting people where they need to be and letting guys like Johnny (Wagner) and Andrew (Romagnoli) work and get their shots off is my skill set. I can just facilitate from X, move
the ball when it needs to.” One of the biggest impacts Fazio has is what head coach Joe Amplo described before the season as an “unrelenting energy,” which the California native brings to the team every day. “He has a natural love for the game, and you see that,” Brundage said. “If you pause the tape after we score a goal in a game, he’s definitely the most excited guy every time. It seems like a small thing, but he just brings a ton of passion in practice every day.” “I’m always talking, chirping with the guys, having fun while we’re working hard,” Fazio said. “It’s fun to see when I do make a play, the bench really reacts to it, and it’s exciting. It keeps me going.” The junior took control against No. 12 Denver, leading his squad with four points on two goals and two assists. Fazio ended the 2019 season with seven goals and six assists in his nine starts. However, he said he recognizes his need to improve. “My dodging is the main thing (I need to improve). Like I said, I’m not that athletic. I’d love to just pick up the ball off the end line and smoke my guy,” Fazio said. “Hopefully I can start to draw more attention when I do that and open up some more guys
Photo by Elena Fiegen elena.fiegen@marquette.edu
Junior Ryan Fazio runs in Marquette’s 9-8 loss to Denver April 26.
around the field.” Off the field, Brundage said Fazio embodies the California persona. “He’s definitely laid-back. That’s just his natural disposition, he’s a very relaxed guy,” Brundage said. “He does get really passionate and excited, but he doesn’t seem to get too down on himself when things aren’t going well.” Fazio will be the only returning starter for the attack unit next season. “He’s going to be huge (next season). He’s played a lot of la-
crosse for us. He’s one of our smartest guys,” Brundage said. “For a senior to have a great understanding of what I want as a coach and be able to pass that down … that’s going to be massive for us.” Fazio said he has big expectations for his senior year. “(I want to) get us back to our winning ways and get our team to the next step,” Fazio said. “We always talk about getting us over the hump, getting into the NCAA Tournament (and) going on deep runs, and that’s something I would love to do in my senior year.”
WOMEN’S LACROSSE
Program hosts conference tournament for first time Black’s team faces Georgetown again at Valley Thursday night By Maddie Adams
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For the first time in program history, Marquette women’s lacrosse will host the BIG EAST Women’s Lacrosse Championships. The semifinals will be May 2, and the winner of each of those games will play in the championship May 4 at Valley Fields. Marquette earned the No. 2 seed for the BIG EAST Tournament after its 14-12 win over Georgetown, meaning the Golden Eagles will play against the Hoyas again Thursday. “They are a fast team and they push the fast break,” head coach Meredith Black said. “They have a good offense and a couple threats that are pretty dynamic, so slowing them down will be key.” The opportunity to host the tournament comes in the program’s seventh year of existence. Head
coach Meredith Black said she and her team hope hosting will have positive effects on their play. “Having our home crowd here is going to be really awesome,” senior midfielder Grace Gabriel said. “I think that’s going to be a big advantage for us.” Black said the comfort of a normal schedule will help her players produce to their best ability. “Hopefully that’s a little ‘hometown edge’ that we’ll get,” Black said. “Our team is already really excited, and they feel really good about going into the tournament, but being on our home turf just makes it that much better.” The tournament comes after an important weekend for the program. The team celebrated Senior Day and had its Pancreatic Cancer Awareness game, which Black selected as the team’s philanthropy. Hosting the tournament will mark the end of the collegiate careers of nine seniors. “It’s bittersweet. I love this group. They are great,” Black said. “I am sad to see them go, but I’m also excited for them. They have done so much for the program and really brought us to new heights. I’m very proud of them.”
It’s clear the team isn’t dwelling too much on the sentimentality, though. “We will be able to start off
strong in practice this week leading up to the game,” Gabriel said. “We came out a little hesitant (in Saturday’s game), so I think if we
come out strong, we will be able to dominate them.”
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ATHLETICS
TENNIS
Al gets updated video scoreboard Teams come up short New technology allows staff to add in-game promotions
Men’s makes it to finals, women’s loses in quarterfinals
By Tyler Peters
By M’Laya Sago
The Al McGuire Center will have a video scoreboard next semester, replacing the scoreboard that has been up since the arena opened in 2003. Senior associate athletic director Scott Kuykendall said Marquette Athletics has been planning this project for the last few years. “We have been exploring the installation of a video board for several years, researching the option that best fits with the space in the Al McGuire Center,” Kuykendall said. “The roof isn’t able to support a center-hung board, so the new one is being installed on the north wall, replacing the secondary board that was previously there.” The new scoreboard will incorporate several unique features, including a digital video display. According to Kuykendall that will allow fans at the games to watch in-house productions, or the online or TV broadcasts. There will also be more
Marquette men’s and women’s tennis teams missed out on BIG EAST titles this weekend in Cayce, South Carolina in the 2019 BIG EAST Tournament. The women’s team lost in the quarterfinals to Villanova, and the men’s team lost in the finals to St. John’s. The women’s team lost 4-3 in the quarterfinal. The Golden Eagles fell behind early on, givingb Villanova a 3-0 lead, but they quickly jumped back into action when junior Lesley Foe claimed her set with a 6-4, 6-1 win at the No. 6 position. Junior Fleur Eggink fought her way through multiple rain delays to win her match, and junior Milicia Novakovic won her match at the No. 3 position, tying it at 3-3. However, Villanova’s Carina Burdick took two out of three sets against MU freshman Elisabeth Desmarais to defeat the Golden Eagles and move on
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The new board will allow for team introduction videos and more stats.
statistical data on the new scoreboard. Kuykendall said it will allow the game operation staff to display more player statistics than just points and fouls for basketball or blocks and kills for volleyball. There’s also the capability of having introduction videos or in-game promotions.
“The video board will have a tremendous impact on the atmosphere at the Al on game days, as it will allow us to play videos and graphics throughout the game to help us better engage with the fans,” Kuykendall said.
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to semifinals. DePaul University won the BIG EAST title after defeating Xavier University. The men had more success, defeating the Georgetown Hoyas in the quarterfinals 5-1 and the Butler Bulldogs 4-3 in the semifinals. In the finals, Marquette took two out of three doubles matches and picked up singles wins from senior Greg Anderson and junior Brandon Shanklin. St. John’s tied the singles matches at 3-3. St. John’s Dusan Vukicevic then defeated junior Brett Meyers despite Meyers’ 7-5 first-set victory to secure the BIG EAST title.
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Early lead not enough for MU to outlast No. 12 Denver Amplo satisfied despite seasonending loss at home By Dan Avington
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Men’s lacrosse entered Friday night’s matchup against No. 12 Denver with plenty at stake, including Marquette’s spot in the BIG EAST Tournament. The Golden Eagles played with urgency early on and grabbed an early lead, but they could not finish off the effort, losing 9-8 to the Pioneers. “I’m proud of our kids. They played their hearts out,” head coach Joe Amplo said. “It wasn’t (because of) a lack of effort. Denver deserved to win because they made more plays. You can’t not be satisfied about that.” Marquette started the game on a 5-1 run. “We were riding on emotion, and Denver didn’t come out sharp,” Amplo said. “Offensively, they had some turnovers early that gave us the momentum and some extra possession time.” The Pioneers then went on to finish the game on an 8-3 run
spanning the next two quarters. Marquette had plenty of opportunities in the fourth quarter, but neither team tallied a goal in that quarter. “They dominated possession in the middle part of the game, and that wore us down defensively,” Amplo said. “It was a one-goal game the whole time. We jumped them early, but it had the feel that it was going to be a grind.” Junior Ryan Fazio led the way for the Golden Eagles with four points on two goals and two assists. Senior John Wagner had a goal and two assists, and redshirt sophomore Griffin Fleming had two goals. Senior Noah Richard finished with four caused turnovers and 10 ground balls, which set a record for the highest ground ball total for a non-faceoff specialist in a single game in program history. Sophomore John Hulsman made 11 saves and allowed nine goals in the cage. For Denver, Austin French, Ted Sullivan and Ethan Walker all had a pair of goals. Goaltender Cole French allowed eight goals and made 10 saves. Despite the loss, Amplo said the game wasn’t all negative.
University of Denver’s defender Dylan Gaines tries to scoop up ball.
“If you asked me seven years ago if we were going to be in battles with Denver on the last week of the season after losing an overtime game against Duke, those kids who are seniors now would not have said yes,” Amplo said. “It’s amazing, and it’s a testament to those guys in that locker room.” With Georgetown’s win over St. John’s Saturday, Marquette’s season has come to an end. The Golden Eagles finished the season with a 6-8 record, including going 2-3 in BIG EAST play. MU ended up as the No. 5 seed in the BIG EAST, just barely missing out on the conference tournament. But Amplo is not concerned with his team’s lack of a postseason. “I’m satisfied,” Amplo said. “It’s not about the wins and losses for me. It’s about the peace of mind that these guys gave us everything they had.”
Midfielder Peter Henkhaus scored a goal in the last game of the year.
Marquette men’s lacrosse finished the season 6-8 overall. The team lost the final four games of the season.
Ryan Fazio (6) had four total points with two goals and two assists.
Griffin Fleming is an attackman.
The men’s lacrosse team huddles against Denver. The team lost 9-8.
Bob Pelton is a senior midfielder from Grand Rapids, Michigan. Photos by Elena Fiegen elena.fiegen@marquette.edu
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WOMEN’S LACROSSE
Golden Eagles upset No. 24 Hoyas in Senior Day victory Win gives Marquette No. 2 seed in BIG EAST Championships By Zoe Comerford
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Marquette women’s lacrosse ended its regular season with a 1412 upset over No. 24 Georgetown University Saturday afternoon, defeating the Hoyas for the first time in program history. “I can’t really put it into words. It’s an amazing feeling,” senior midfielder Grace Gabriel said. “We’ve been on this journey trying to beat them all four years and to finally get this win is an incredible feeling. … We’ve never beaten a ranked opponent either.” From the first whistle, it seemed as though Georgetown was going to control the game. At the start, the Hoyas dominated draw controls,
outshot the Golden Eagles and converted on free-position shots. Graduate student Charlotte McGuire was the first Golden Eagle to score after Georgetown jumped to a quick 2-0 start. McGuire came back to Marquette for her red shirt senior season. “I came back (to Marquette for my redshirt senior season) for a reason,” McGuire said. “The reason I play lacrosse is games like these. … Keeping that in the back of my head the whole game really made me give it my all every second.” Georgetown used a 4-0 run to take a 7-3 lead, but a pair of Marquette goals brought the Golden Eagles within two goals of the Hoyas at halftime. That included a McGuire goal with 54 seconds remaining. “When (Jocelyn Miller) was running up the field, I just knew I had to be open for her and get it from her,” McGuire said. “I saw what
Lindsey Willcocks (5) and her teammates trot off the field Saturday.
Grace Gabriel defends against Hoya attacker Taylor Gebhardt.
was open and just took it. That definitely brought momentum into the second half.” It only took the Hoyas 33 seconds to score in the second half on Georgetown attacker Taylor Gebhardt’s third goal of the day. Georgetown attacker Michaela Bruno then found the back of the net to give GU a 9-5 lead. Right when Georgetown found a comfortable lead, Marquette fought back with a 4-0 run, which included one goal from Megan Menzuber, two from Gabriel and one from freshman attacker Shea Garcia. Suddenly the game was tied 9-9. Later in the half, Georgetown grabbed an 11-9 advantage, but Gabriel spun around her defenders to score at the 12:36 mark and bring her team within one. Despite the efforts of the Hoyas’ Morgan Ryan to put Georgetown up 12-11, Gabriel ended the game with two goals to seal
Marquette’s victory. Bruno led the Hoyas with four goals on 10 shots. Georgetown midfielder Francesca Whitehurst had a game-high eight draw controls and picked up a team-high three ground balls. Georgetown finished with a 16-12 advantage in draw controls and completed three of its eight free-possession shots. However, the team committed 22 fouls. “I said at halftime, the more aggressive team will win this game and that’s offensively and defensively,” Marquette head coach Meredith Black said. “We tried to up our aggressiveness to match it and to maybe beat it to win the game.” For the Golden Eagles, the seniors filled the scoring column. Gabriel finished with a game-high five goals on 14 shots. McGuire added four of her own scores, and Marquette attacker Cate Soccodato
added one as well. “I didn’t think I was contributing that much in the first half,” Gabriel said. “To get those goals in the second half kind of propelled my game a little bit.” In the goal, junior Julianna Horning totaled 18 saves with a 60 percent save percentage, playing all 60 minutes. The Golden Eagles are the No. 2 seed in the BIG EAST Tournament and play Thursday in the BIG EAST semifinals against Georgetown again at Valley Fields. “We’re celebrating the win until midnight tonight,” McGuire said. “But then tomorrow it’s back dialing in for facing them on Thursday. They’re a good team (and) we have to respect that, but we also want to beat them again. We’ve never played them twice in a season.”
Marquette women’s lacrosse will be the No. 2 seed in the BIG EAST Championships for the first time ever.
Lindsey Willcocks had one assist.
Marquette defender Laine Dolan has played 16 games this season. Photos by Claire Gallagher claire.gallagher@marquette.edu