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By John Steppe and Clara Janzen

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A car driving southbound on 12th Street crashed into the Al McGuire Center Saturday morning at 2:33 a.m., university spokesperson Lynn Sheka confirmed in a statement. There were no injuries and the building was vacant at the time of Saturday’s crash, the university

statement said.

Marquette University Police Department took the male driver into custody when they responded to the scene shortly after the initial crash. The university statement said alcohol is “believed to be a factor in the accident.” Milwaukee Fire Department also responded to the incident.

MUPD released the driver but is still investigating the incident, MUPD Capt. Jeff Kranz said.

Kranz, who was on the scene, said MUPD is waiting for blood See MCGUIRE page 2

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Alderman Donovan referenced the tent city under the interstate near campus in a recent news conference.

MU responds, says vacant facilities not in position for use

By Clara Janzen

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In a news conference held last Tuesday to address homelessness in Milwaukee, Aldermen Bob Donovan and Mark Borkowski called

upon Marquette University to open the newly purchased, vacant Ramada City Center Hotel for the homeless this winter. The hotel is located at the intersection of 6th Street and W. Michigan Avenue.

In an email from university spokesperson Chris Stolarski, Marquette issued a statement in response saying that while the university is both compassionate and sympathetic to individuals who experience homelessness,

Marquette is not in a position to use its facilities — vacant or otherwise — to house nonresidents and assume the significant, complex responsibilities that come with operating a shelter.

Donovan referenced the homeless tent city located on 6th and Clybourn Streets under the interstate overpass located near the hotel.

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MUPD called tow trucks to remove the vehicle from the court.

Tuition rate will increase $2K in 2019-’20 year Hike follows annual trend of rising costs for private education

By Alex Garner

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The Board of Trustees approved a tuition increase of $2,060 to be implemented in the 2019-’20 school year, bringing the total tuition from $41,290 last aca-

demic year to $43,350, according to a university news brief released Nov. 26.

This is the largest increase in tuition that students have seen in recent years, according to archived university news briefs. Tuition has risen steadily at private nonprofit universities for decades, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.

“Tuition rates are set to ensure the university can provide the best educational, co-curricular

and operational experiences for our students, as well as our faculty and staff who make up this great community,” university spokesperson Chris Stolarski, said in an email.

According to archived news briefs, in the 2016-’17 academic year, the tuition increased $1,280.

In the 2017-’18 academic year, tuition was raised $1,330. The 2018-’19 academic year brought a $1,960 tuition increase.

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Gaffney, a sophomore in the College of Business, said. “(It’s) almost impossible to afford if I didn’t have scholarships.”

Stolarski said approximately 99 percent of undergraduate students at Marquette receive financial aid through scholarships, grants, loans and student employment, adding that the university provides over $129 million in undergraduate scholarship and grants.

“We will continue to dedicate significant resources to scholarship

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and financial aid for our families,” Stolarski said in an email. “Making higher education accessible to families from all backgrounds is part of the very foundation of Marquette.”

Stolarski said the university does not increase tuition to fund or offset the costs of any one expense.

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Homeless: Students sign petition to open hotel Continued from page 1 Donovan, who is chair of the Public Safety and Health Committee, announced an effort in the press conference to involve the private sector to help address the needs of homeless people. The alderman also scheduled a special meeting of the Public Safety and Health Committee next week at City Hall to address the issue.

“Marquette is actively engaged in a variety of homeless outreach programs,” Marquette’s statement said, citing Project Homeless Connect and Midnight Run. “In addition, Marquette works with the Milwaukee County Housing Division and its Housing First initiative, which includes the District Attorney’s Office and the Milwaukee Police Department, to find permanent housing solutions for the homeless.”

Midnight Run, which does not involve actual running, is a volunteer service program created in 1988 by students which focuses on the particular needs of the hungry and homeless people living in the community around Marquette. This program is organized by a coordinating team of Marquette students under the supervision of Campus Ministry. Volunteers serve in area meal programs and shelters, according to Midnight Run’s website.

Project Homeless Connect is run through United Way and helps provide essential services to homeless individuals.

Students have responded in a variety of ways, including a

Photo by Jordan Johnson jordan.d.johnson@marquette.edu

The City Center Hotel closed its doors this October and MU has not released details or specific future plans.

petition supporting the aldermen’s proposition. The petition has 307 signatures, and its description said Marquette should help those in need as a Jesuit institution.

“This is to tell President Lovell that he is making a mistake and should use the empty Ramada to house the homeless people who will not have access to warming shelters this cold winter season,” the petition description read. “Where is the heart and caring Jesuits always seem to have and now suddenly do not have? Tell President Lovell and Marquette University they need to open their doors to the less fortunate!”

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Government originally planned to write a letter urging the university to open the hotel for the homeless, but now instead plans to meet with university officials this week and draft a recommendation encouraging the university to develop a long-term plan for helping Milwaukee’s overall goal of ending chronic homelessness.

“When we initially were discussing it as an organization, we heard a lot of student voices saying that they wanted the university to open up the hotel,” MUSG president Meredith Gillespie said.

She said students are unfamiliar with what the university is doing as a whole to combat homelessness.

She said this is an opportunity to learn more and continue conversations, adding that students want to know what the university is doing to help the homeless outside of student organizations. An MUSG recommendation could encourage university to be more transparent about those efforts, Gillespie said.

MUSG legislative vice president Dan Brophy said that after having conversations with individuals who understand what would go into the decision, including students involved with Midnight Run, it makes sense why Marquette responded the way it did.

“It’s also important to remember that this was kind of thrust on

the university on the last minute when everyone was leaving for break, President Lovell was traveling and the university public relations people weren’t aware that the press conference would be happening,” Brophy said. “It’s fair that (MUSG) give the university some time to gather themselves and come up with what their actual plan would be.

MUSG stepped back from their end. “It’s important that we work with them to develop this plan and not just assume they’re taking this position because they don’t want to help individuals experiencing homelessness,” Brophy said.

In response to student voices, Stolarski said the university will continue to promote the dignity of each individual and prioritize care for the underserved in the community.

“To that end, Marquette is committed to a longer-term, coordinated solution to most effectively meet the immediate needs of individuals experiencing homelessness in Milwaukee, and ultimately address the underlying causes of this systemic issue,” Stolarski said in an email.

Stolarski said MUSG is no longer asking the university to open the hotel, but is seeking clarity about the university’s engagement broadly on local homelessness. MUSG will be partnering with Midnight Run to offer additional solutions, Stolarski said. Neither party offered specific plans for partnerships or resolutions.

McGuire: Estimations for damages in progress Continued from page 1 results for alcohol and any other substances involved. Kranz said MUPD believes the incident was not intentional.

“As complex as it was, it was really simple,” Kranz said. “An impaired driver lost control of their vehicle and drove through the doors.”

The car initially hit the traffic barrier on the west side of 12th Street before making a 90-degree turn, crashing through the building’s north entrance. A wall initially blocked the vehicle from getting past the arena corridor, but the driver backed up and drove into the arena seating bowl. After going down the west bleachers, the car rolled across the court and crashed into the east bleachers, according to Deputy athletic director Mike Broeker.

Broeker said a handful of bleacher seats will need to be replaced on the west side of the court, and the department is “unsure” of the integrity of the east bleachers after the car hit it. Building damage is

primarily concentrated near the northwest entrance.

This isn’t the first time a car hit the building. A car crashed through the 12th Street entrance in 2017 after the driver lost control of the vehicle.

Kranz said the department plans to increase patrolling of 12th Street but has no other preventative plans.

“We keep an eye on it,” Kranz said. “It’s a busy street, but it’s not our busiest street.”

Broeker said Marquette Athletics and other university personnel have “had conversations” about the protection of the Al McGuire Center from future incidents but said there are no definitive plans yet.

The university statement said the university is “assessing the damage to the building and is grateful no one was injured.”

The Marquette women’s basketball team moved its Saturday afternoon game against University of Illinois at Chicago to Fiserv Forum instead of the Al McGuire Center.

Marquette’s home game against the University of Wis-

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Surveillance cameras capture the car driving through the intersection of 12th Street and W. Wells Street.

consin-Milwaukee Wednesday will instead be on UWM’s campus at the Klotsche Center.

“Based on what I’ve seen the last couple hours, I have a hard time believing we’re going to be able to play women’s basketball here on Wednesday,” Broeker said.

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volleyball games will still be at the Al McGuire Center Friday and Saturday, according to the athletic department. The volleyball team uses a taraflex floor, a rubbery court surface. Women’s basketball has to use the hardwood floor, which was damaged from the crash.

Broeker said he is confident

Marquette will be able to host the women’s basketball’s game against Michigan Dec. 2.

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Disabled lack accessibility at Helfaer Remodeling plans would expand lobby, include elevator

By Claire Hyman

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“It’s something that most of us don’t think about.”

Stephen Hudson-Mairet said a person without a disability is often unaware that a building is inaccessible until it is brought to his or her attention, so he is trying to do just that.

Hudson-Mairet is an associate professor of theater and works in the Helfaer Theatre. Due to faculty and student injuries that have temporarily disabled people, and because the patron base is largely comprised of elderly people, he said he has become increasingly aware over the past four years of how inaccessible the Helfaer is.

The four-story building does not have an elevator, Connie Petersen, assistant professor of digital media and performing arts, said. Additionally, the bathrooms are too narrow to accommodate a wheelchair and the only entrance to the building that is accessible for someone with a physical disability necessitates a circuitous route around the back end of the building.

Hudson-Mairet said a recent remodel visioning offers hope the building can be updated to remedy these issues. That plan was valued between $8 and $18 million, Hudson-Mairet said. This was based on a recent estimate by the architecture firm Orchestra Design Studio.

The first phase of reconstruction would include expanding the lobby of the theater and putting in an elevator.

These issues aren’t new. The Helfaer Theatre has been inaccessible to patrons, performers and professors with physical disabilities since its construction in 1977, but the Americans with Disabilities Act wasn’t passed until 1990.

The ADA requires that both public

and private colleges make programs accessible to students with disabilities. This means that colleges must provide students with learning and physical disabilities with appropriate accommodations. However, according to the U.S. Department of Education, “The university is not required to lower or substantially modify essential requirements.” This means that the onus is not on the university to make changes to accommodate a student if the changes would fundamentally interrupt the nature of the activity.

For example, a student with a learning disability is allowed extended time on exams but is not allowed to have the content of the

for another. For instance, some classrooms are not equipped with desks that provide enough space to accommodate students with power wheelchairs. However, this space might be totally accessible to a student with crutches or a push wheelchair.

“We rely on people letting us know what their needs are,” Bartelt said.

Once students identify their needs, Bartelt or a member of ODS will go through their schedules with them before the start of a semester and evaluate the accessibility of the buildings and classrooms to which the students are assigned. Sometimes identifying an inaccessible classroom means four or five other classrooms have to move so that the

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Stephen Hudson-Mairet is concerned about safety at Helfaer Theatre.

exam altered.

Lora Strigens, the vice president for planning and facilities management, said in an email that facilities management is “continuously evaluating spaces that may need to be upgraded to be more accessible, and the Helfaer Theatre is a prime example of that.”

Strigens, who facilitates Marquette’s master architectural plan, said she works with Marquette’s Office of Disabilities Services to assess buildings’ compliance with ADA guidelines.

Jack Bartelt is the director of disability services, and he said a building or classroom that is accessible for one student might pose a problem

students can be moved into accessible classrooms.

“Marquette does have great accommodations offered at the Office of Disability Services,” Lauren Vasko, a sophomore in the College of Business Administration, said.

Vasko has a genetic condition called Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, which makes the connective tissue in her body loose. This causes daily muscle, nerve and joint pain, making it difficult for Vasko to walk very far. Twice a day, the Department of Campus Safety provides a ride service that takes Vasko from her residence hall to class.

“I found this challenging when I would like to get breakfast at a

dining hall before class or when I need to get from a class on one side of campus to a class on the other side of campus,” Vasko said.

Because of the limited nature of the ride program, Vasko ends up taking the Milwaukee bus system to get around campus.

Like Vasko, Petersen, who works in the Helfaer, had to find creative ways to navigate spaces not accessible to her while she was recovering from ankle and foot surgery.

For three months after her surgery, tasks that once came easily to Petersen, like getting her mail, going to the bathroom, using the printer and entering her workplace, became difficult.

However, despite the Helfaer’s lack of accessibility, Bartelt said he has no knowledge of a student needing his or her schedule changed due to the inaccessibility of the Helfaer Theatre.

Petersen spends most of her time in the costume shop on the fourth floor of the Helfaer Theatre where she teaches. The stairs in the lobby of the Helfaer and lack of ramps made it impossible for Petersen to easily enter work.

In order to get into the building, Petersen had to take a roundabout route around the Helfaer on a walkway with an incline that Petersen said is icy and unsafe to use in the winter.

A safer, less steep route required Petersen go through Lalumiere Language Hall, take an elevator to the bottom floor, exit Lalumiere out of the loading dock door, and re-enter the Helfaer Theatre through the back of the building.

Upon entering the Helfaer, Petersen was met with four flights of vertical stairs and no elevator access.

“I had to rely on students for their assistance,” Petersen said.

Petersen said her hope is that discussions with the university about renovations lead to changes before someone is seriously injured.

MUPD REPORTS NOVEMBER 25 At 12:36 p.m., MUPD cited a subject for trespassing at the Church of the Gesu after multiple warnings to stay off MU property.

NOVEMBER 24 MUPD responded at 2:47 a.m. to a single car motor vehicle accident at the Al McGuire Center and found the driver operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. MUPD cited the driver.

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tended vehicle in the 2200 block of W. Wells Street.

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MUPD responded to the 800 block of W. Wisconsin Avenue for a report of a disorderly subject refusing to leave Central Library. When MUPD took the subject into custody, the subject resisted arrest and spit at an officer. MUPD transported the subject to the Milwaukee County Criminal Justice Facility.

At 11:59 p.m., MUPD found a driver operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated after a traffic stop in the 2600 block of W. Clybourn Street. MUPD cited the driver, who was released to a responsible party.

NOVEMBER 21 Unknown subject(s) damaged the victim’s secured and unat-

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that many families make sacrifices to send their sons and daughters here,” Stolarski said. “It’s equally important to point out that continuing to offer the competitive and transformative education that families have come to expect from Marquette sometimes requires increased resources.”

Lucila Radke, a freshman in the College of Arts & Sciences, said the university needs to be more careful with raising tuition.

“I get that it costs money to run a school, but raising tuition isn’t the only way to get money,” Radke said.

Stolarski said summer tuition and parttime student rates will not increase.

“The 2019-’20 tuition increase percentage is the same as last year,” Stolarski said, adding that rates are set taking into account a university’s entire financial picture, as well as macroeconomic and demographic trends.

The 2018-’19 and 2019-’20 tuition increase percentages are both approximately 5 percent.

According the news brief, the Graduate School and the Graduate School of Management will see a $40 increase per credit and graduate students in College of Education will see a $30 increase per

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credit. There will also be an annual increase in tuition of $1,560 in the School of Dentistry and an annual increase in tuition of $1,380 in the Marquette University Law School for full-time students.

“I have friends (at other schools) that agree to pay a certain tuition when they are freshmen, and it freezes,” Keeley Hayden, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences, said.

“Obviously it’s different because we go to a private school, but it’s frustratChris Stolarski ing when University spokesperson it was $38,000 and now it’s $41,000, going to be $43,000.”

Stolarski said there are representatives from the Bursar’s Office, the Office of Financial Aid, the Registrar and the Office of Undergraduate Admissions to help students and families with their financial aid plans during their time at Marquette.

He said the deadline for families who currently receive federal financial aid through FAFSA is January 15, 2019.

Tuition rates are set to ensure that the university can provide the best educational, co-curricular and operational experiences...”

Information from archived university news briefs Graphic by Jennifer Walter jennifer.walter@marquette.edu

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By Emma Tomsich

emma.tomsich@marquette.edu

Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher from the 8th District of Wisconsin visited Marquette University Monday evening to lead a discussion at Sensenbrenner Hall titled “Wisconsin and American Foreign Policy.”

Gallagher was recently re-elected for a second Congressional term with 62.7 percent of votes over his Democratic opponent Tom Nelson.

Gallagher began the discussion by highlighting key historical moments when representatives from Wisconsin influenced foreign policy.

“Wisconsin, and the values of Wisconsin, have much to contribute to foreign policy,” Gallagher said. “And that makes it difficult to understand because we can seem removed from the great problems of international politics, but I would argue that America’s dairyland has a distinctly American foreign policy legacy that directly connects with our founding principles.”

Gallagher illustrated Wisconsin’s influence on foreign policy with three stories.

He first talked about Wisconsin Sen. Robert M. La Fallette’s commitment to a policy of strict neutrality during World War I. He then discussed American diplomat from Wisconsin George F. Kennan’s warning of Soviet power during World War II and how he combated international competition. Gallagher’s final lesson was inspired by Les Aspin.

“If you truly want peace, then you must prepare for war,” Aspin said. He said although Aspin wanted to end the Cold War between the U.S. and Soviet Union, Aspin knew that he must keep a strong national defense.

Modeling after past foreign policy influencers, Gallagher is using his background in foreign policy in an attempt to shape foreign politics.

“Rep. Gallagher has had several years now of foreign policy experience,” Paul Nolette, assistant political science professor, said. “That includes his military background and his work as a key staffer with Sen. (Bob) Corker on the Foreign Relations Committee.”

Nolette said he thinks Gallagher’s experience and skills that he brings to the table are useful for addressing foreign policy matters.

“There are several members of Congress who also have military experience, but his education and background in counter-intelligence and the Foreign Relations Committee will potentially make him one of

the go-to members on foreign affairs within the Republican caucus,” Nolette said. “This will be especially true as he gains legislative experience and rises in the GOP ranks in the House.”

Gallagher talked about three new reforms he is pushing to redistribute power from the top and reform the overall committee structure.

Gallagher submitted one reform as an amendment two weeks ago at the Rules and Organizing Committee. He explained the amendment would have allowed chairmen of committees to be elected by members of the committees instead of a steering committee which is made up of the most powerful people in Congress.

Gallagher said it is hard to change the status quo.

“I stood in front of all my Re-

control of it and I know that in a country like ours, we have the technology to control it. We just lack the will to actively control the southern border.”

Gallagher said the United States needs a system with one pathway to this country that is transparent, legal and flexible.

“We don’t have that right now,” Gallagher said.

He said that he worries this issue has become too politicized and we are moving further and further away from a solution. Gallagher said any solution would need to involve border security with the best technology available, if not a physical barrier.

Aside from lessons in foreign policy, students were most engaged in Gallagher’s advice.

Gallagher told students to build connections with mentors, strength-

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Gallagher was first elected in 2016, and again in the 2018 midterm.

publican colleagues and I made my argument and I lost the vote by 120 to 40 and then three voted present,” Gallagher said. “I have had a lot of my colleagues privately come up to me and say they appreciated the argument, but obviously anything that threatens the existing power structure is bound to run into a lot of resistance.”

Among foreign policy issues discussed at the forum, immigration was one of the topics discussed, specifically the United States’ southern border control.

“The threat from the southern border is all real, but it is not the existential one,” Gallagher said. “If we continue to ignore our border and immigration law, it makes a mockery of the law, and over time if we just ignore laws and we don’t get around to fixing problems, it could become an existential crisis.”

Gallagher spent a year in the drug enforcement agency working with narcotics at the southern border.

“I can tell you that the southern border is nonsecure,” Gallagher said. “We don’t have operational

en their writing skills and spend time exploring the world and gaining experience before returning to graduate school.

Katie Doyle, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences, attended the discussion for her World Conflict and Security course.

Doyle said she is currently studying International Affairs and French and is moving to France after graduation to work as a French teacher overseas before attending graduate school.

Doyle said she liked how Gallagher discussed career paths for those interested in pursuing foreign policy.

“I thought that it was interesting how he talked about taking a gap year after you graduate and not going straight into grad school ... taking that time to explore, gain language acquisition, learn about different cultures, and then after having those experiences, bringing them back to graduate school and incorporating them into your academic work and using them to decide on your career later on,” Doyle said.

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Transgender people face health care obstacles Gender identity can be coverage barrier, mental stressor

By Lelah Byron

lelah.byron@marquette.edu

“Is today real? Is today happening?”

When Mac Fowler gave himself his first shot of testosterone, he said he felt lightheaded with joy. He couldn’t stop smiling all the way back to the clinic waiting room where his dad sat enraptured by a level of “Angry Birds.”

“All I could think about was, holy s---, I’ve waited for five years and this is finally starting,” Fowler, a junior in University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s College of Education, said.

Fowler is now 11 months into testosterone injections, sporting a beard and speaking in a low register. He recalled the start of his transition excitedly, pausing often to pet his therapy dog Huggy.

But for Fowler and many other people who are transgender, the process to medically transition is long, complicated and can be rife with discrimination.

Angelique Harris, associate professor of sociology and the director for the Center of Gender and Sexuality Studies at Marquette, said for some health care professionals, it is difficult to understand the concept of identifying outside of one’s sex assigned at birth. As a result, there are regimented obstacles transgender people must maneuver in order to come close to medically transitioning. The process to become approved for hormone replacement therapy can take at least a year, often longer.

On the checklist: months of mental health counseling, preliminary clinic appointments, blood work, doctor approval and reviewing payment options.

“We have this whole idea of ‘you gotta be sure, you gotta be sure,’ and that’s one of the reasons the process is so long,” Harris said.

Fowler coordinated his transition with two doctors-one being his parents’ physician and the other a doctor recommended by fellow LGBTQ friends.

“It was a little tricky, because I’m not good at communication myself,” Fowler said.

Once someone who is trans looks to surgically transition, however, an especially formidable problem arises: negotiating with insurance companies. Coverage for transition procedures, including top or bottom surgery — surgery on the chest or genitals as part of gender reassignment — can be a challenge to receive. Although providers can cover mental counseling and hormone replacement therapy, some feel disinclined to foot hefty surgical bills.

“They have on your insurance policy a list of the types of surgeries you can have. Cosmetic surgery is what it’s considered for a top surgery or a bottom surgery, not a medical need,” Jody Dwyer, a public relations and marketing manager for tech company Ubimax and freelance writer on trans issues, said.

Dwyer’s name has been changed at her request to protect her identity.

Fowler and supporters of the trans community find issue with this classification, arguing insurance companies misunderstand the severity of dysphoria or the mental health problems accompanied with not feeling comfortable in one’s body.

“For me, dysphoria is looking in a mirror and not recognizing the person looking back,” Fowler said.

Although testosterone has greatly improved his confidence, he said he still has bad days. Top surgery would greatly alleviate remaining stress. As most insurance providers are unwilling to pay for such procedures, many trans people turn to unconventional methods to fund their transitions.

“I have had friends ... go through

a job in 2017 said they were fired or not hired because of their identities, according to a national survey. With rampant job insecurity, there is a risk that some transgender people will not receive insurance at all.

“When you consider that the majority of people in the United States get insurance through their employer, that already gives (transgender people) a setback,” said Ann Bagchi, sociologist and assistant professor at the Rutgers University School of Nursing.

For trans people who are uninsured and for trans people with insurance that doesn’t cover certain procedures, out-of-pocket costs can skyrocket. With fees from blood work, checkups and therapy appointments, some trans people are forced into sex work, Harris said.

A 2015 National Transgender Discrimination Survey released by the Red Umbrella Project collected responses from 6,400 transgender adults in America. Among them, 10.8 percent reported experience in sex work. One of the key reasons for participating in the underground industry was a dire financial need.

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take for granted, Bursch said. What may seem mundane and routine to them can be nerve-wracking for people who are transgender.

On paperwork, patients must write down their legal name and gender, forcing some trans people to use their “dead” names, or the names given at birth that do not correspond with their gender identities.

“Even just going to the doctor and sitting in the waiting room and filling out paperwork can be emotionally challenging,” Dwyer said.

Check-ups, too, can incite anxiety.

“There are certain boundaries and feelings of safety that some trans individuals have. For example, if they are a trans male, meaning they were born female, they might not want to have a breast examination ... that might make them feel body dysphoric,” Dwyer said.

Additionally, as insurance companies determine which doctors are in a network, dealing with a discriminatory doctor can be common.

“You can legally discriminate against a trans person here (in Milwaukee),” Harris said.

While Medicaid currently cov-

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GoFundMe to get funding for their surgeries,” Dwyer said.

Both Fowler and Jesse Bursch, a freshman at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, said they plan on paying out of pocket for surgeries. If his new insurance doesn’t cover his top surgery, Fowler said he has thought about offering art commissions.

Some trans people also experience the sudden shock of switching providers and no longer being eligible for HRT. “They now get a doctor that doesn’t allow it, and they go through withdrawal and had a lot of pain,” Dwyer said.

The unemployment rate for transgender people is three times the national average, and 27 percent of transgender people who applied for

ance does not eliminate all challenges, however.

“People think that if you have insurance coverage, you’re fine, but that’s clearly not the case. If you’re facing stigma and discrimination in a health care setting, then you’re not going to want to go back,” Bagchi said.

Since doctors serve as medical liaisons for patients, finding one who is informed on trans issues is crucial.

“It can be traumatic and emotionally scarring to have a doctor that doesn’t want to explain things to you, that denies your feelings as legitimate or refuses to call you by your preferred pronouns or name,” Dwyer said.

Doctors must acknowledge there are many aspects of health care they

ers treatment of gender dysphoria on a case-by-case basis, Wisconsin does not have laws barring gendertransition exclusions from such programs, nor are there laws banning discrimination in health care on the basis of gender identity. Additionally, the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act does not explicitly address discrimination against people who are transgender.

Among the 6,400 respondents of the National Discrimination Survey, 152 were from Wisconsin; eighteen percent of the Wisconsin sample reported being refused medical care due to gender identity, and 18 percent postponed necessary medical care due to discrimination.

Harris said while some health care professionals have a better understanding of gender, the prob-

lem remains with older generations of doctors who have not had inclusivity training or a general awareness of trans people.

“When you’re looking at people who are in health care now, your average 50-year-old cisgender male went to school 20 years earlier and did not learn about these things. ...

Is he coming into contact with trans people?” Harris said.

Dwyer, who was born intersex and put on estrogen by her parents at age 15, said she is no stranger to discrimination. Many of her doctors were inept at offering support or providing explanations, she said.

As an adult, Dwyer approached her OBGYN, who performed her bottom surgery. “(My OBGYN) didn’t want to talk about it, she refused to answer any of my questions and she just kind of left the room,” Dwyer said.

Bursch, who has not started HRT but said he hopes to within the year, said he has experienced the discomfort of being misgendered.

“I haven’t felt comfortable with doctors for a long time,” Bursch said. Although he recently had a positive experience at the Marquette medical clinic, discrimination back home in Minnesota was common.

“I did get misgendered a lot,” he said.

The Trump administration’s recent proposal to define gender as biological traits identifiable at birth marks a disturbing reversal of acceptance, Harris said.

The proposal would significantly roll back Obama-era legislative policies, including more fluid definitions of gender, protection from medical discrimination under the Affordable Care Act and the federal recognition of 1.4 million transgender Americans. It would also potentially give insurance companies an excuse to refuse HRT or surgical coverage.

“It’s creating a lot of divisions,” Dwyer explained regarding the proposal. “Misunderstandings have been emboldened.”

Fowler said once he heard the news, he closed his laptop and crawled into bed.

“I was like, ‘This is it,’” he said.

Misunderstandings about gender identity can lead to threats of physical and deadly harm against transgender individuals. 2018 has already seen the killings of at least 22 transgender women, according to the Human Rights Campaign. In 2017, advocates reported the murders of at least 29 transgender people, the highest number on record.

For Dwyer and Bursch, starting a conversation with allies remains most important to spread a message of inclusivity and ward against hate.

“Just being willing to listen to their story and just kind of take it in” can be a good first step, Dwyer said.

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Results of First-Year Student Survey released Majority of freshmen predicted higher GPA than they achieved

By Margaret Cahill

margaret.cahill@marquette.edu

The results of the 2018 FirstTime, First-Year Student Survey were published Nov. 13 by The Division of Student Affairs and Office of Institutional Research and Analysis, and show trends in first-year students’ expectations for their GPAs, extracurricular involvement, involvement in service, concerns about Marquette and plans for the future.

This year, the survey was taken by 83 percent of all first-year students during a mandatory program during orientation and online after orientation.

The questions on the survey relate to questions on the Graduating Senior Survey that many of these students at the end of their four years.

“OIRA administers several campus-wide student surveys of broad institutional scope on a recurring basis to help campus leaders and decisions makers better understand student expectations, the student experience and student outcomes after graduation,” Laura MacBride, assistant director of Institutional Research and Analysis, said.

Seventy-seven percent of students predicted that their GPA their first year would be between a 3.5 or a 4.0.

“Incoming first-year students arrive at Marquette with high academic expectations and predict that they will earn a higher firstyear GPA than they actually do,” Macbride said. “This is a helpful nugget for students: to know that they’re not unusual or alone when they do not meet their own high expectations.”

Macbride said that it is also helpful for staff who work directly with students to get a sense of how students are feeling and thinking as they come to campus for the first time.

The survey also asked students what they expected regarding their involvement in extracurriculars.

Ninety-five percent said they expected to be involved in a student organization or club sport during their time at Marquette.

“Coming from a smaller high school, I was expecting a lot of opportunities to be available here, and they are,” Aidan Hatton, a freshman in the College of Business Administration who took the survey, said. “But in terms of my involvement, I think schoolwork and meeting more people has gotten in the way. But I’m impressed with how much Marquette has to offer.”

The Graduating Senior Survey showed that only 80 percent of

students reported actually participating in a student organization or club sport by the end of their four years.

“We also know from the Graduating Senior Survey that the more thoroughly a student engages in an experience, the greater the impact,” Jodi Blahnik, senior psychologist at the Marquette University Counseling Center and a member of the Institutional Survey Steering Committee, said. “This is helpful when talking about extracurricular involvement with students — while it’s not problematic to cast a wide net of experiences to consider during your time at Marquette, it seems that quality of experience versus quantity has the greatest impact.”

About 69 percent of students said they expected to partake in service learning or community service between one to five hours per week.

Joro Rosales, a freshman in the College of Arts & Sciences who took the survey, said he participates in community service through service learning at the Milwaukee Rescue Mission, a shelter and after school program for families with low SES (social economic status).

“I really enjoy the service and I’m glad that Marquette is involved with many classes that demand this,” Rosales said.

The survey also asked students about their concerns related to Marquette. Twenty-seven percent said they were “concerned” or “very concerned” that tuition would be a problem, 15 percent said they were “concerned” or “very concerned” about handling classes and academic expectations and 7 percent said they were “concerned” or “very concerned” about fitting in at Marquette.

“Coming into this year, I was fearful about almost everything about college life, both the education and the people I would meet outside of classes,” Zack Passios, a freshman in the College of Business Administration who took the survey, said. “I was struggling with the thought that I wouldn’t fit in, but I was able to overcome it and realize that this school is so much more accepting than I first thought.”

MacBride and Blahnik both said that the data is unsurprising.

“As you’ll notice when you look at the data from a multi-year perspective, there is a lot of stability (e.g., expected grades after first semester) or consistent trends (e.g., use of tablets) in responses from year to year,” Blahnik said in an email.

Sixty-six percent of students said Marquette was their first choice of universities that admitted them.

MacBride and Blahnik both said this trend is not unique to Marquette.

The “American Freshman Fifty Year Survey” published by the

Higher Education Research Institute surveys first-year college students from across the country and found the percentage of students who attend their top-choice university has been declining since the 1970s.

Blahnik said Marquette administers this survey so the university can better understand the expectations and experiences of first year students.

“This data represents a single point in time and, more specifically, students’ expectations at the beginning of their Marquette experience,” Blahnik said. “However, there are items in others institutional surveys (e.g., graduating senior survey, alumni survey) that align with this survey to provide some comparison at other points throughout the Marquette experience.”

Gaby Bascucan Simone, a freshman in the College of Engineering who took the survey, said the survey was an interesting and important step for the university to take.

“It allows for freshmen to be honest and reflect on their fears,” Simone said. “During orientation, writing down what I was nervous about definitely helped a lot in setting my head on properly.”

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Haggerty part of worldwide showcase Dance organization celebrates people with disabilities

By Amanda Parrish

amanda.parrish@marquette.edu

Milwaukee will help celebrate International Day of Persons with Disabilities through dance at the Haggerty Museum of Art on Marquette’s campus this Sunday from 2 to 3 p.m.

Milwaukee is one of more than 40 cities participating at Heidi Latsky Dance’s ON DISPLAY GLOBAL, a dance movement aiming to raise awareness for people with disabilities. Catey Ott Dance Collective and Milwaukee area artists will perform Latksy’s dance at the Haggerty for a third year.

Heidi Latsky, founder of Heidi Latsky Dance, said ON DISPLAY GLOBAL began with her show GIMP in 2007, which featured four performers with disabilities who danced alongside four dancers without disabilities. Latsky recalled that after the show, the museum curator told her he was ashamed that he saw beauty in sculptures with missing limbs, but had a hard time seeing the same beauty in humans.

In reaction to the curator’s words, Latsky said she wanted to create a show where dancers would stand next to sculptures with missing limbs to highlight the juxtaposition of different ideas of beauty. However, Latsky’s idea never came to fruition.

Instead, Latsky said Bill de Blasio, the mayor of New York, came to her in 2015, asking her to help celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, marking the beginning

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A dancer performs at the Haggerty for ON DISPLAY GLOBAL in 2016. The Haggerty will be Milwaukee’s location for a third straight year.

of ON DISPLAY GLOBAL. The first performance took place in Times Square in New York City with only six performers. Now there have been over 200 performances in more than 14 countries and 40 cities.

Latsky said her goal is to have 100 cities participating by 2020.

Each city performs ON DISPLAY GLOBAL before Dec. 3, International Day of Persons with Disabilities. A video of the cities’ performances is shown in the General Assembly Lobby of the United Nations on Dec. 3.

“It is an act of social justice

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The all-white costumes are featured each year to represent vulnerability.

and a way to raise awareness,” Latsky said.

“From early on we are taught not to stare at those with disabilities,” said Catey Ott Thompson, founder of Catey Ott Dance Collective and adjunct instructor at Marquette.

“This is permission to really look.”

Ott Thompson, who previously danced for Latsky, said Latsky approached her with the idea of being an ambassador for ON DISPLAY GLOBAL. Ott Thompson said performers will be dressed in all white with no makeup or jewelry in order to capture a state of true vulnerability, and this costume will be consistent across all performances.

Performers stand still with their eyes open, looking at the audience who will walk through the living sculptures.

Then, performers close their eyes to internalize their movements as they begin to perform.

The cast includes both those with and without disabilities.

“The mission (of ON DISPLAY GLOBAL) is to deal with levels of self-consciousness,” Ott Thompson said. “Everyone has a degree of self-consciousness.”

She said the bare costumes and

act of standing still for all to see allows performers to find comfort in their vulnerability.

While the event is a dance performance, not all performers are trained dancers. Performers of all backgrounds are welcomed in order to represent people of all types, Latsky said.

“The goal is to represent (those with disabilities) amongst all other communities as confident and beautiful,” Latsky said.

She said allowing performers of all backgrounds, ages, races and genders helps achieve representation.

As long as performers are able to stand still, understand the intent of ON DISPLAY GLOBAL and train, Latsky said she welcomes them.

One such dancer is Kathleen Wolff, a 2018 Marquette College of Education alumna. Wolff graduated with a dance minor and took classes with Ott Thompson. This will be Wolff’s second year performing in ON DISPLAY GLOBAL. Having one year under her belt allows her more comfort to move freely, Wolff said.

“The global aspect is so special because you can see that people can come together to move and

speak to this idea of reverse selfconscious,” Wolff said. “It’s that mutual understanding.”

Wolff said she feels the performance is relatable because everyone feels self-conscious at times. She added that the dance allows people to acknowledge these self-conscious thoughts, but also allows them to step away from self-consciousness so they are not overwhelmed.

This will be the Haggerty’s third year as Milwaukee’s ON DISPLAY GLOBAL venue.

“The Haggerty was the first place that came to mind (to host the performance),” Ott Thompson said.

“It’s one of my Marquette homes.” “(ON DISPLAY GLOBAL) allows people to take the opportunity to walk through in a safe enough environment to really look,” Latsky said. “To view and be viewed and see what that really means.”

Latsky said she invites the audience to change its perception of beauty and redefine it.

The event is free and open to the public.

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Black Friday chaos affects first-time shoppers Students dish on competitive nature of holiday, past years

By Mikala Hershman

mikala.hershman@marquette.edu

In sharp contrast to the relaxation of Thanksgiving, some students like Tom Oppermann, a junior in the College of Business Administration, struggle to get the best Black Friday deals among the rush of other shoppers trying to do the same. For two years now, Oppermann was able to get almost everything on his list when hitting the mall on Thursday night and Friday.

Compared to last year, Oppermann’s Black Friday experience this year went much

smoother. Last Black Friday, he found himself eyeing the same products as other people more than once.

“Last year there were a couple of times when I reached for the same Calvin Klein shirt as someone else looking for the same size and it got kind of awkward,” Oppermann said.

“For me there was a lot less of that this year for some reason, but I was happy about it.”

Conversely, Skylar Clark, a junior in the College of Health Sciences, said she had much more trouble this year than in previous years, as shoppers became competitive trying to get the best deals on clothes and electronics. There was one

special item she had her eye on, but she had complications reaching it.

“When I went to the mall on Friday, I was trying to get an expensive pair of headphones that I wanted for a while, but there was a huge crowd around the shelves that they were on,” Clark said.

Clark said she then had to wait what felt like 20 minutes to reach the front of the crowd. By then she was sweating.

“Thank God there were a few left when I got there,” she said.

Clark said she always has these types of problems on Black Friday, but still loves going every year. She said she often finds herself among tons of shoppers who want the same products, and as the years go on, the trending products repeatedly cause her to face the most competition.

And while veterans of Black Friday know to plan for anything, new and unseasoned Black Friday shoppers are often faced with unexpected conflicts.

Will Godfrey, a junior in the College of Engineering, went Black Friday shopping for the first time this year, and he had a Black Friday brawl he said he will always remember.

Godfrey said all week he had his eye on a video game, but he knew that others his age did as well. However, he said he assumed he would have an easy enough time getting a hold of it.

Godfrey said he was shocked when he got into an altercation over a video game. He said he did not know what to expect because

his only prior experience taking advantage of holiday deals came from ordering products on Cyber Monday.

“Me and this kid sort of made eye contact and we could both just tell we were going for the same game because there were already a ton of people near the stack, “ Godfrey said. “After that, we both power-walked over to it and ended up sort of shoving each other to grab it first.”

In the end, Godfrey said the shoving was completely unnecessary. They had not realized that there was more than one game left, and both were able to get their hands on a copy.

Thanksgiving food varies based on cultural traditions Leftovers from family dinners last beyond break from classes

By Kelli Arseneau

kelli.arseneau@marquette.edu

Every Monday Amelle Aldurra, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences, gets lunch with her brother Anthony, a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences.

This Monday, their weekly tradition consisted of finishing their Thanksgiving leftovers.

For many students, Thanksgiving break means enjoying a series of home-cooked meals, warmly welcomed after months of residence hall food and takeout.

Amelle returned from Thanksgiving break with enough leftovers to last her the week, until she can go grocery shopping again.

Amelle spent Thanksgiving Day at her uncle’s, eating and catching up with her cousins. Her family had a celebration at their house Friday, gathering with family friends from church.

“The leftovers that I actually brought back are from Friday, because my mom cooked so much food,” Aldurra said. “It’s ... a lot of meat, pork and beef and some rice.

And I’m Middle Eastern, so we had a lot of Middle Eastern dishes,

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Matthew Braccio said his family recipe for gnocchi is time-consuming, but easier with help from friends.

and so I brought back some stuffed grape leaves and some meat pies.”

Like Amelle, Matthew Braccio, a senior in the College of Engineering, celebrated Thanksgiving with special dishes specific to his family’s culture and brought back leftovers.

Over the holiday, Braccio’s Italian

family made gnocchi, a sort of potato dumpling. He returned with pre-made meals to fill his freezer.

Braccio’s family makes gnocchi twice a year, once before Thanksgiving and Christmas, and once before Easter. Braccio said the large recipe requires many people, and his whole

family gathers for an entire day whenever his grandmother decides it is time to make the semi-annual family recipe. The family always makes enough gnocchi to fill their freezers year-round.

Braccio brings back the gnocchi in Ziploc bags of individual servings.

Once boiled, the dumplings are

fresh and ready to eat. He also brought homemade sauce and meatballs to complete an easy meal.

Braccio shared his special family dish with his roommates.

“I’ve had cooking sessions with my roommates and all that, showing them the recipe and how to make them,” Braccio said. “It’s a fun time, but it is a recipe where you do want to have like a family or a few roommates around to help cook with because it takes a while to make all the dough.”

Kal Reske, a freshman in the College of Health Sciences, came back after break with pumpkin pie and cheesy potatoes. For Reske’s family, Thanksgiving leftovers are an important part of the holiday.

On the day after Thanksgiving, her family has a tradition of inviting friends over to share leftovers.

Tradition also plays a part in the creation of holiday food. Reske said different members of her family have different assignments for which foods to bring.

“For us, the kids all make dessert, but the rule is we have to use our family recipe,” Reske said. “My pumpkin pie is my great-greatgrandma’s, and my apple pie is my grandpa’s.”

Reske said she expected the family-recipe pumpkin pie she brought back to last her one day.

“The pie will be breakfast, lunch and dinner,” she said.

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STAFF EDITORIAL

University unfairly scrutinized for decision regarding homeless

During a news conference this past week, Alderman of the 8th District Bob Donovan called on Marquette University to help address the ongoing homelessness problem in Milwaukee. Donovan’s suggestion was for Marquette to re-open the Ramada Hotel, located on W. Michigan Street, that the university recently purchased. Marquette filed plans with the city in October to demolish the building, but it remains standing. Donovan said the building could be used for a “common good” during the winter to house those experiencing homelessness.

Photo by Jordan Johnson jordan.d.johnson@marquette.edu Marquette responded in a statement and said it is not in a position Milwaukee homeless community members face brutal winter conditions. to use its facilities to house nonresi- it would be nearly impossible for and state tax-exempt status.

When Marquette had a housdents and assume the many respon- the university to turn the Ramada sibilities that come with operating a into a homeless shelter in time. ing shortage in 2009 students were shelter. The university said it would The building is not in good condi- put in the Hilton, on W. Wisconsin continue to work with existing or- tion and would need refurbishing Avenue, despite the fact that it was ganizations like Midnight Run and before it would be a suitable place more expensive and far from camProject Homeless Connect, which for people to live. Not only that, pus. The university needs to have are university-sponsored programs but the hotel is unfurnished. Staff the same standards for housing all would also need to be hired to look individuals whether or not they are that seek to help the homeless.

Since its statement, Marquette has out for the safety of the patrons students. The homeless population is entitled to housing that is safe and received backlash from students. A and the building’s facilities.

Housing the homeless is not as up-to-code and if Marquette is to be petition has circulated on Twitter and Facebook urging Marquette to open simple as opening the doors of the responsible for this, it would need to hotel and allowing people in. A cover all the bases. the hotel for the homeless.

Homeless shelters provide much Despite many being angered over homeless shelter is a business, and Marquette’s decision, the univer- Marquette would have to obtain a more than just a place to sleep. sity’s response was understandable. business license and other necessary Those in shelters often need access paperwork to op- to food, other necessities and variIn theory, it is a erate and have ous programs. In keeping with Marbeneficial idea to on file if it ever quette’s commitment to “cura peruse the hotel as wanted to re- sonalis”, it would be important for a shelter, but in ceive donations the university to include these things reality, it is not or government within its homeless shelter. Not feasible. grants. Obtain- only this, but opening a homeless Donovan put ing a business shelter without complementary serMarquette in a license and other vices would be a short-term solution challenging situpaperwork can to a long-term problem. ation by not distake a couple Although it would be very helpful cussing the possiweeks, accord- for the city and the homeless populability of opening a shelter before publicly announcing ing to the State of Wisconsin Depart- tion if Marquette could open a shelter, it is simply not possible on such a call to action. Without warning, ment of Revenue.

If the university wanted this to be a short notice. Marquette is working the university was forced to make a statement about a request it was nonprofit shelter, there would be sev- diligently to still help the homeless not expecting. If the alderman was eral more steps that it would have to and those efforts should continue. sincerely interested in developing a take in order to become a nonprofit If the university were to seriously comprehensive plan, he would have corporation. These steps include cre- consider creating a shelter, it would reached out to Marquette in advance. ating bylaws, obtaining a tax ID, ap- take time and careful planning, not a Winter is rapidly approaching and plying for federal tax-exempt status spur of-the-moment decision.

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Homeless shelters provide much more than just a place to sleep.”

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US relationship with Saudi Arabia unethical Aminah Beg President Donald Trump publicly announced his intention to continue relations with Saudi Arabia last Tuesday in a statement released by his administration.

In the statement titled “America First!,” Trump tried to decrease public outrage and claimed, “Our intelligence agencies continue to assess all information, but it could very well be that the crown prince had knowledge of this tragic event — maybe he did and maybe he didn’t!” The statement came after the controversial death of Saudi Arabian Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. The president seems to forget that the CIA stated with high confidence that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is responsible for ordering the murder of the Post columnist.

Khashoggi’s death and the president’s statement must be taken seriously because these incidents shed light on the type of countries that Trump and his administration decide to align with. Saudi Arabia’s government distorts Islamic teachings and uses them as a basis for inhumane treatment of civilians. The government claims public beheadings are justified through its interpretations of the Quran. In actuality, the Quran and beliefs of Islam do not support this action and offer no concrete validation for it.

The Saudi Arabian government also continues to play a role in the current humanitarian crisis in Yemen from the regional power struggle between long-standing rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia.

Saudi-led coalitions continue to employ airstrikes, which are responsible for half of the civilian casualties from the Yemen crisis. The country routinely defies international humanitarian law and is perpetrating a horrifying man-made disaster.

Trump does not intend to take any action against the serious situation regarding Khashoggi’s death despite agencies and individuals from both the Republican and Democratic parties calling for a response. Not only is Trump once again making decisions that go against grounded advice from important government officials, but he is also continuing to

support a regime that opposes America’s fundamental belief of freedom of press by murdering any of its critics of the regime.

The blind following of Saudi Arabia shows the American public that Trump truly only cares about the business benefits that Saudi Arabia can provide the United States to ensure that it is a strong competitor in the oil market. America is the largest petroleum producer, producing more than Russia and Saudi Arabia each. Canada now provides four times as much oil to the country than Saudi Arabia.

The Trump administration also believes it needs Saudi Arabia to prevent Iran, from gaining more power despite other Middle Eastern countries spending far more on defense than Iran. The United States has no real need to continue its positive relationship with Saudi Arabia, but the president denies this reality.

Trump confidently stated he will not ruin America’s economy over this, but refuses to take into account how this country is complicit in the humanitarian crisis. As a country that is so advanced in other aspects such as technology or civil rights, it is astounding that the president and his administration are so behind on this. The government and the public can no longer ignore the deaths of more than 10,000 and displacement of two million innocent Yemenis.

This is just another situation in which Trump chooses to remain ignorant and disregard the reality of the situation. Trump cannot expect the public to stand behind its “truly spectacular ally” when Saudi Arabia has such a problematic and murderous government.

The president claims moral superiority when his biggest partner hurts one of the poorest and most helpless countries in the world and conducts itself under the assumption they can execute its opponents with impunity. It proves he does not care about being an accomplice to the crimes in Yemen. No matter the political or international differences, a conflict that has been labelled the “worst man-made humanitarian crisis” requires attention.

Aminah Beg is a sophomore studying public relations and cognitive sciences. She can be reached at aminah.beg@marquette.edu

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Title IX proposal would decrease misconduct reporting Matthew Harte The Department of Education recently proposed changes to Title IX that would redefine the reporting of sexual misconduct on college campuses. This rework includes narrowing the definition of sexual harassment, limiting instances that schools are required to investigate complaints and allowing crossexamination of accusers. The proposal is harmful to the safety of students at Marquette and schools around the nation as it deters students from coming forward with misconduct claims.

Title IX is a federal law that applies to educational institutions receiving federal funds, which includes financial aid for students.

The law prohibits sex-based discrimination at these institutions, including Marquette. Sexual harassment is a form of discrimination that schools must address to continue receiving federal funds.

However, administrative changes in the Department of Education can lead to revisions regarding how schools should investigate harassment claims. Current U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’ proposed changes will overturn Title IX guidelines established during the Obama administration.

Sexual assault is already an epidemic on college campuses. About

20 percent of college women and 15 percent of college men are victims of forced sex during their time in college, according to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center.

More than 90 percent of sexual assault victims on college campuses don’t report the assault.

One of the most controversial aspects of the proposed changes is that colleges would be forced to allow students accused of sexual assault to cross-examine their accusers. The questioning would be performed by a lawyer or advocate of the accused party and would attempt to find inconsistencies or ulterior motives in the accuser’s testimony. The current Title IX guidelines discourage the use of cross-examination for its potential to re-traumatize victims.

Cross-examination may also discourage victims from coming forward because of uneven access to representation, including if the accused party is able to afford an expensive lawyer and the accuser is not. Brett Sokolow, president of the Association of Title IX Administrators, predicted that the cross-examination requirement would lead to a 50 percent decrease in sexual misconduct reporting, according to Inside Higher Ed. The suggested guidelines would also redefine what qualifies as sexual harassment. Under Obama-era guidelines, sexual harassment was defined as “unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature.” The definition would be changed to unwelcome

conduct that is “so severe, pervasive and objectively offensive that it denies a person access to the school’s education program or activity.” This definition further discourages victims from coming forward, as they may worry that their experience isn’t severe enough to receive help under the new standard.

The proposal also lowers the number of misconduct cases that a college must investigate. Colleges would only be obligated to investigate incidents that occur on campus or are part of campus programs or activities. This means a school is less likely to investigate an incident that happens at a student residence just outside of campus boundaries.

Under the Obama-era regulations, schools were expected to investigate any assault that occurred between two students regardless of the location. Based on this year’s Marquette University Common Data Set, 46 percent of Marquette undergraduates live off campus or commute. Students who go to these off-campus locations would have less protection under Title IX compared to students on campus.

Schools may also have a financial interest in limiting the number of sexual misconduct cases they investigate. The proposed Title IX changes would save universities $19 million over the next decade, according to analysis from the Department of Education. However, schools should be more concerned about their students’ mental health and safety than

Approximately 15% of men are victims of forced sex during their time at college.

Approximately 20% of women are victims of forced sex during their time at college.

Over 90% of sexual assault victims on college campuses do not report the assault.

Source: National Sexual Violence Resource Center Graphic by Anabelle McDonald anabelle.mcdonald@marquette.edu

cost-cutting measures.

The proposal requires a 60-day public comment period to gauge public reaction before being finalized. The Marquette administration has a responsibility to notify students about how the changes will affect the university’s sexual misconduct policies under Title

IX. They should also reaffirm their commitment to protecting students from misconduct by denouncing major aspects of the proposal during the 60-day comment period.

Matthew Harte is a junior studying political science and economics.

He can be reached at matthew.harte@marquette.edu

Small businesses deserve increased focus during holidays Reilly Harrington What is Small Business Saturday? In the words of the United States Small Business Administration, it is “a day to celebrate and support small businesses and all they do for their communities.” As obscenely large corporations tighten their grasp on both the American

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and global markets, this is a valiant effort to help small businesses stay afloat, particularly during the holiday season. However, the notion of one day during the busiest shopping weekend of the year acting as a levee against the ceaseless wave of empty commercialism falls short of its valid intentions.

The placement of this celebration of small businesses on the calendar is problematic in and of itself. Small Business Saturday fell on Saturday, November 24th this year, nestled in the middle of the kickoff of holiday shopping. Black Friday as a commercial concept has solidified itself as a fixture of the American holiday season and it does not look as if it’s going away any time soon. The increasing intensity of holiday shopping, spurred by major companies opening earlier and earlier each

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year, can burn out shoppers who could help support local businesses over the weekend’s remainder.

Additionally, the timing of Small Business Saturday further complicates labor issues typically associated with Black Friday.

Not only are employees forced to work, taking them away from their families, the hostility and impoliteness of the shopping crowds are well-known.

Thanksgiving is a holiday about coming together, and more often than not, that coming together is quite literal. Approximately 54 million Americans traveled more than 50 miles for the holiday this year, according to the American Automobile Association.

These are not shoppers in the mentality of appreciating the hard

The timing of Small Business Saturday further complicates labor issues typically associated with Black Friday.”

work of retailers big or small. If Americans want to celebrate and promote local family-owned businesses, which is a righteous and noble cause, then Small Business Saturday should come the week following Black Friday.

Remove the association of these special, smaller sales from the commercialized yuletide nightmare that is Black Friday and allow it to stand on its own, shining more of a light on the benefits the day could have on local peers and community members.

Though it is quite different from the chaos of the crowds that one may find during a Black Friday sale, there is another complicating factor present on this shopping weekend: Cyber Monday. Whereas Black Friday is representative of the stranglehold that superstores such as Target have on the local commercial markets, Cyber Monday is the natural result of a much greater threat to small businesses: the internet. Cyber Monday is a higher manifestation of the existential threat that small businesses face.

Consumers often justify their patronage of larger companies over smaller businesses solely for the

increased variety of products available. Not only can a shopper find nearly anything on the internet, they can find it in the comfort of their own homes. As the holiday weekend becomes more and more notorious for its rowdy crowds and early hours, Cyber Monday offers sanctuary from the tumultuous and hectic in-person shopping environments. Yet again, the association of Small Business Saturday with the most ugly elements of the holiday shopping season only lessens the importance of supporting local businesses.

As detestable and embarrassing as Black Friday may be, it is slowly solidifying itself as a fixture of the season. Cyber Monday has carved out its own lion’s share of the pre-Christmas shopping frenzy.

As these bigger companies grow and grow, small businesses should not wither and die in the shadow of rampant commercialization, but instead be put on an independent pedestal, showcasing the integral role small businesses play in local communities across the country.

Reilly Harrington is a senior studying digital media and peace studies. He can be reached at reilly.harrington@marquette.edu

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VB hosts NCAA Tourney for first time

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Marquette volleyball players and coaches celebrate the Golden Eagles’ overall 14th seed for the NCAA Tournament during the Selection Show party at the Union Sports Annex.

Historic season leads to No. 14 overall seed for Golden Eagles

By Dan Avington

daniel.avington@marquette.edu

For the first time in program history, Marquette women’s volleyball is a ranked seed in the NCAA Tournament.

The Golden Eagles will host the first and second rounds this weekend as the tournament’s No. 14 seed, which was announced Sunday.

“We’ve been working at it for a while,” head coach Ryan Theis said.

“We scheduled very aggressively this preseason trying to put our-

selves in the position to do it, so I couldn’t be happier for the group.”

In the team’s eighth consecutive postseason appearance, Marquette will host unseeded High Point University this Friday, a team playing in its third-straight NCAA Tournament.

Although Marquette lost to No. 9 Creighton in the BIG EAST title match last Saturday, Theis said he was confident in his squad’s ability to secure a top-16 seed.

“I thought we had a good shot,” Theis said. “We had six losses on the year and the worst loss was (Rating Percentage Index) No. 18.

That’s not a bad resume to put out there: 26-6 with those losses and three top 25 wins.”

The HPU Panthers, 21-9, come

into the matchup as Big South Conference champions.

HPU faced four ranked teams in the season but did not win any of those matches. The Panthers rank 56th in RPI despite securing only one victory over a top-100 opponent this year.

Senior middle blocker Molly Livingston leads HPU in kills, blocks and hitting percentage. At 6-foot-2, the Big South Conference Player of the Year has length at the net that Marquette struggled to defend at times this season.

HPU libero Abby Bottomley put up 535 digs in the regular season and was named to the Big South First Team. Other talented Panthers include middle blocker

Jordan Hefner, right-side hitter Katie Tylman and freshman outside hitter Madison Smith.

The key for the Golden Eagles will be utilizing their height and defending the middle of the court.

With HPU’s tallest players listed at 6-foot-2, Marquette can dominate above the net if the team can properly utilize the length of Elizabeth Orf, Allie Barber and Jenna Rosenthal.

Even though the Golden Eagles appeared in the tournament for eight straight years, this is the first time Marquette will host the first few rounds.

“We hope we get a great crowd (and) great turnout,” Theis said. “(Hosting) means a lot. We’re

familiar (with the location and) don’t have to be on the road. All those things will help.”

The winner of the matchup will advance to play either University of Cincinnati or Illinois State, which will occur at the Al McGuire Center prior to the Golden Eagles’ matchup.

If Marquette can advance to the Sweet 16, the team will likely have to topple No. 3 University of Illinois. A rematch with the No. 6 Wisconsin Badgers would likely happen in the Elite Eight.

For now, Marquette is focused on taking down the HPU Panthers to continue its historic season. The matchup will take place Friday at 7 p.m. at the Al McGuire Center.

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Incident forces move to Fiserv Athletic department chooses Bucks’ home for UIC matchup

WORK WITH MEANING.

By John Steppe

john.steppe@marquette.edu

Less than two hours after arriving in Milwaukee from the National Invitation Tournament Season Tip-Off, it became clear deputy athletic director Mike Broeker was not going to get much sleep.

Broeker got a call at about 3:45 a.m. that a car drove into the Al McGuire Center, penetrating the building’s north entrance on 12th Street, driving into the building and rolling down the west bleachers onto the court.

The incident left less than 12 hours to find a new home for the 2 p.m. women’s basketball game against the University of Illinois at Chicago. The unfortunate crash into the Al had a very fortunate consequence for women’s basketball: getting to play a game in an NBA arena.

“It’s just exciting to be able to play where a lot of our idols growing up play,” senior guard Amani Wilborn said. “LeBron (James) of course plays here, so knowing that I was on the same floor was exciting.”

Within minutes of waking up Saturday morning, Bucks president Peter Feigin was on the phone with Broeker about the possibility of using the Bucks’ new $524-million facility, Fiserv Forum.

Broeker said the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Mount Mary University, Milwaukee School of Engineering and Cardinal Stritch University were all receptive, but Marquette focused on Fiserv Forum once it seemed like a realistic option.

By about 9 a.m., the decision on Fiserv Forum was official.

The existing staffing infrastructure made Fiserv Forum an easier transition for Marquette Athletics staff. Fiserv Forum general manager Raj Saha found enough people to work the game with three hours’ notice.

“I wanted to put as little stress on our staff as possible because we’re already going to have to produce the game at another place,” Broeker said. “They have their own staff that could rally around.”

Staffing included fewer concessions available for fans since the listed attendance was 1,062, a fraction of what men’s basketball would expect for a home game.

“If we ended up at one of these other facilities, the staffing isn’t there at a building like the Fiserv,” Broeker said. “We may have had to do more there than we were capable of doing.”

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Senior guard Natisha Hiedeman tries to save a ball in Saturday’s victory.

Head coach Carolyn Kieger did not use the last-second venue change as an excuse.

“We keep telling our team that champions adjust,” Kieger said.

“Adversity makes us stronger.”

On the court, the change of scenery did not seem to hurt the Golden Eagles. Marquette trounced UIC 96-32 and at one point had a 67-point lead.

“We won,” Broeker said. “That’s the most important thing.”

Kieger said she was initially concerned about how the team would shoot at Fiserv Forum.

There is significantly more space between the hoops and seats behind the basket at Fiserv Forum than at the Al McGuire Center.

“We never came over here and

got any shots up (until Saturday),” Kieger said.

Her concerns did not last long.

“When Natisha (Hiedeman) hit the first shot, I figured, OK, I guess we’re good,” Kieger said.

Kieger and the Golden Eagles won’t have time to get too acclimated to the 17,500-seat venue. Wednesday’s game against UWM was originally slated to tip off at the Al McGuire Center but will instead be at the Klotsche Center on UWM’s campus.

Broeker said he is confident the Al can host Friday and Saturday’s NCAA Tournament volleyball games and Sunday’s women’s basketball game against Michigan.

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Men’s basketball finishes third in NIT Season Tip-Off MBB falls to Kansas, defeats Louisville in neutral site games

By Alex Milbrath

alexander.milbrath@marquette.edu

Marquette men’s basketball had mixed results in the National Invitation Tournament Season Tip-Off, losing 77-68 to No. 2 Kansas Wednesday night and beating Louisville Friday 77-74 in overtime. Here are key takeaways from each game:

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First half scoring proves to be unsustainable It was a tale of two halves for the Golden Eagles, who were leading by 12 with two minutes remaining in the first half. Marquette made 11 3-pointers and shot 55 percent from the field at the break.

“We were so slow, and they were so quick and had us on our heels,” Kansas head coach Bill Self said. “They’re so dangerous because everyone can shoot.”

Kansas made the right adjustments after halftime, limiting Marquette to just three 3-pointers on 10 attempts.

“I thought their pressure really pushed our offense out,” Marquette head coach Steve Wojciechowski said. “We didn’t have the same flow, number of passes and sound decision making in the second half that we had in the first half.”

Chartouny continues to grow With sophomore Greg Elliott still out with a thumb injury, graduate student Joseph Chartouny continues to have opportunities to grow. He had a seasonhigh 28 minutes against Kansas.

“He continues to get more and more comfortable, and that’s a positive sign,” Wojciechowski said. “He’s never played a team like this and on a stage like this.

He’s starting to get his legs under him which is good.”

Chartouny connected on his lone field goal of the game from behind the arc. He had a gamehigh eight assists.

Kansas big men give Golden Eagles foul trouble Playing a team as tall and physical as Kansas, Marquette big men Ed Morrow, Theo John and Matt Heldt needed to play tough in the paint. However, Kansas

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Louisville’s Malik Williams defends junior Markus Howard in the Golden Eagles’ 77-74 win over the Cardinals. Howard had 21 points in the victory.

forced Marquette’s big men into foul trouble, requiring Marquette to switch to a smaller lineup.

“In the first half, I thought we were really physical defensively, and they didn’t get many points at the rim,” Wojciechowski said.

“They didn’t get easy baskets, dunks and layups, which they got in the second half. I didn’t think our defense had the same intensity to it.”

Morrow and John finished with four fouls, and Heldt finished with three. The trio combined for only 35 total minutes, making it easy for 6-foot-9 Kansas forward Dedric Lawson to get to the basket. The Jayhawks had a 40-16 advantage for points in the paint.

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Golden Eagles complete comeback The win against Louisville was not necessarily the most conventional. Marquette was down up to eight points and Louisville led for more than 33 minutes of the game before Marquette came back to win in overtime. The

Golden Eagles shot 40 percent from the field.

“We won a game with our defense, and it’s nice to be able to say that,” Wojciechowski said.

Junior guard Markus Howard attributed the comeback to the team’s readiness in overtime.

“We practice it so much, so when it came to us in an overtime setting, I felt like us as a team really executed well and we really made plays,” Howard said.

Sam Hauser is ‘Mr. Reliable’ Junior forward Sam Hauser has emerged as a trusted and consistent scorer. Hauser was part of the Preseason All-BIG EAST First Team and made the Julius Erving Award Watch List.

He averaged 21 points and 6.5 rebounds in two games at the NIT Season Tip-Off. “Sam played great. He’s so pivotal to our team. He does pretty much everything,” Howard said.

“We’re fortunate to have him on our team because he’s one of the best players in the country.”

Hauser also had six 3-pointers against Kansas, five of which were in the first half, and was a big part of Marquette’s early 12-point lead.

Important win for postseason resume

If Louisville made any of its three shots in the final position of regulation, Marquette would’ve lost three of its first five games. Instead, the Golden Eagles have their first quality win of the season.

Marquette also has challenging contests against No. 12 Kansas State and No. 24 Wisconsin looming in the next two weeks.

“Louisville will win a lot of games this year,” Wojciechowski said. “It was a huge win, and we won a game where offense didn’t come easy for us, so I

think it was a real growth opportunity for our team.”

Wojciechowski said he adds extra value in a win against a Chris Mack-coached team. Mack was previously 7-2 against Marquette since Wojciechowski took over in 2014.

“I have the ultimate respect for Chris Mack,” Wojciechowski said. “Any time you play a Chris Mack-coached team, you know it’s going to be a fist fight.

His kids play hard and they play tough and we knew that going in.”

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Successful season comes after bringing team to hometown

By Zoe Comerford

isabel.comerford@marquette.edu

Sophomore middle blocker Elizabeth Orf had her best season statistically in 2018. It all started with a trip back home.

Volleyball head coach Ryan Theis always schedules preseason tournaments to allow his team to adjust from playing in practice to competing against other Division I programs. This season, the Marcia E. Hamilton Classic Aug. 31- Sept. 1. was in St. Louis, Orf’s hometown.

“My teammates know what a big family person I am,” Orf said. “So, I was really excited to show them around my house and stuff and have them hang out.”

Redshirt senior Jenna Rosenthal, who helped Orf transition to life in Milwaukee since her freshman year, enjoyed the trip as well. Rosenthal said visiting Orf’s home and seeing her family was a “charming” experience.

“Being able to be invited into their home really reinforced that Marquette volleyball is a family and we all care for each other

Photo by Andrew Himmelberg andrew.himmelberg@marquette.edu

Sophomore Elizabeth Orf cheers with teammate Madeline Mosher. The middle blocker has played in 106 sets and has made 145 kills this year.

and support each other,” Rosenthal said. “We have that huge network of support no matter how far we are from home.”

Orf has otherwise kept her Marquette and family lives separate.

“To have basically my whole life from Milwaukee, … my team, my coaches and my friends, at my house in St. Louis was kind of strange,” Orf said.

But she embraced the opportunity to merge those worlds this past September.

“It’s a really unique experience and I’m really grateful that Ryan and the other coaches made it work,” Orf said.

Sine then, much of her family has frequently made the trek to Milwaukee. Otherwise, she will frequently use phone calls, FaceTime and Snapchat to keep in touch.

“I still feel like my family makes an effort to make me feel involved and make me feel like I’m there and know what’s going

on when I’m far away,” Orf said.

Orf is the oldest child with two younger brothers. One is 17 and the other is 5. She said she tries to be the best role model for both of her brothers, but when she’s at school, she misses spending time with them.

“I miss hanging out with (my 17-year-old brother) and his friends (and) just going to get ice cream and going for drives,” Orf said. “I miss seeing (my 5-yearold brother) growing up.”

Months later, the trip home is still memorable for Orf. “The wins and losses are always important,” Orf said. “In the big picture, just that my team got to come to my house, that’s such a unique experience. They got to experience a little bit of my life back home, see what my everyday routine is, see what my neighborhood looks like, see where I went to school. That does stick out in my mind.”

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Rose’s versatility plays vital role in volleyball’s progress Sophomore setter can also play as defensive specialist

By Zoe Comerford

isabel.comerford@marquette.edu

Sophomore setter Sarah Rose knew head coach Ryan Theis and his coaching staff long before she ever stepped foot in the Al McGuire Center.

Theis recruited Rose’s older sister, Caroline, several years ago while at Ohio University. But Caroline chose Western Michigan University over the Bobcats.

Now that Rose has been in a Marquette uniform for two seasons, she has provided Theis a versatile option in the back line.

When Theis first recruited the younger Rose sister, he was looking for a setter that could also play defensive specialist. The American Volleyball Coaches Association AllAmerican nominee fit the bill.

“We were looking for that kind of special person and Sarah fit,” Theis said.

Rose led her team to a 2016 regional championship and sectional semifinal. She tallied 2,605 assists and 865 digs in her high school career at York Community High School in Elmhurst, Illinois.

Her versatility was on display Oct. 27 during the Golden Eagles’ sweep over Providence when senior Anna Haak was injured. She finished the set second on the team in digs.

As a setter, Theis said Rose puts hitters in good positions and is an efficient defender. She averages 1.56 digs per set.

“If people hit it back there, there’s a good chance she’s going to dig it,” Theis said. “She’s a really calming presence, which is helpful for hitters as well.”

Rose has not always been very confident. As a freshman in 2017, Rose had 33 digs, or 0.73 digs per set.

This season, she has quadrupled those stats.

Assistant coach R.J. Lengerich said Rose has had to work on her defensive game over the past two years, and that is one aspect of her game that is at a higher level than ever before in her career.

“The biggest improvement she’s made is her defensive game. I’m just seeing her dig balls that she just didn’t dig in the past because of fast hands,” Lengerich said. “Not only has she gotten better because of things she’s done in practice, but because of the extra work she’s put in on top of that.”

“Recently, defense has been a lot different for me,” Rose said. “Being more disciplined on defense is a huge change I’ve made.”

However, her trademark on the court has been a serve coaches call the “Sarah Rose.” This occurs whenever she serves the ball extremely short, catches her opponent offguard and records an ace.

“Her serving game has become outstanding. She is one of the best point scorers on our team,” Lengerich said. “She’s become one of the more feared servers in the league and on our team.”

Rose has gone from three aces in 2017 to recording 28 of the team’s 175 aces this season. She is tied for third place on the team for most service aces with fellow sophomore Martha Konovodoff.

Her short saves have helped the Golden Eagles rank fourth nationally with 1.79 aces per set.

“What she brings to the team is a lot of confidence,” Lengerich said.

“She’s not easily rattled. She understands where to move on the court.”

The 5-foot-7 setter went from only playing 45 sets out of 116 last season to playing in every set this season. Rose is second on the team with 505 assists.

“When she’s in as a setter, she’s just really distributing smart sets that’s allowing our offense to be … top five in the country in most statistics,” Lengerich said. “None of that happens without the person handling the second ball.”

Marquette did not accomplish Rose’s goal of winning a BIG EAST Championship. Instead, the Golden Eagles received a No. 14 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament.

“It’s a huge responsibility but it’s also a great thing to be a part of,” Rose said. “(The hitters) help make me seem like a better player, but sometimes I wouldn’t be able to set if the defense couldn’t get the ball up, and no one would get kills if I didn’t have my hitters. … I’m super lucky to be a part of this team.”

Theis and Lengerich said they have high expectations for Rose for the remainder of the 2018-’19 season.

“She works with Meghan (Keck) as her setting coach quite a bit. When they watch film, they’re looking at what percentage of sets were good sets, what percentage of sets were killable balls, where our hitters are in good situations to score,” Theis said.

“We’d love nine out of 10 balls out of her hands to be somewhere where a hitter can kill it.”

Rose’s impact spans far greater than just the volleyball court.

“I enjoy being on the road with her and joking around with her and seeing her development as a player,” Lengerich said. “In general (she’s) a really cool person and fun person to hang out with, great family and really down to earth.”

Rose said she never expected she would play volleyball at Marquette, but now she’s an essential player suiting up for one of the most elite programs in the nation.

“I definitely did not expect (Marquette) to be my first choice,” Rose said. “As soon as I came on campus, I fell in love. … When I got here, I had that feeling that this is where I belong.”

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Setter Sarah Rose attempts a serve in Marquette’s sweep over DePaul Oct. 19. Rose had two aces.